Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree

I've created a non-traditional Christmas card for challenges at Cardz4Guyz - #182 Oh Christmas Tree and Deep Ocean Challenge Blog #167 Inspired by a Song/Movie. 

My husband really liked this card so I figured it would be great for a guy. The ribbon is not too froufrou (I don't hear that word much anymore!), the colors are not too feminine and the trees are just that...trees...with the exception of the Christmas Tree in the foreground, waiting for the right man to chop it down and take home to his family for decorating! The stamp set is Lovely as a Tree. 

The sentiment "The Most wonderful time of the year" is one of our favorite songs by Andy Williams and Johnny Mathis. I think Johnny's version was in the movie Jingle All the Way.

I used Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay and Lost Lagoon (retired) inks, along with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I made a mask for the moon and sponged the sky. I made a mask for the snow mounds, sponged, stamped the trees, added shadows with Lost Lagoon ink and ran some Wink of Stella over the mounds. My card base is Island Indigo and the ribbon is Island Indigo Ombre.

The sentiment is from Brightly Lit Christmas.

If you have questions about the masks and sponging, I'd be happy to answer them when we return from Disney over the weekend. 

If you like the products I used, they are listed below. If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would be honored to help you...just say the word!!

Thanks for looking!!

Product List

Brightly Lit Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144807]

$17.00

Lovely As A Tree Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[128655]

$28.00

Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122923]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Island Indigo 1/4" Ombre Ribbon

[144233]

$7.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

$6.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Mickey and Stamp & Cut Quilt #4

Well, it's our second day with the Mouse. Yesterday was a beautiful day at Epcot Food & Wine Festival. We didn't do any rides, just ate and imbibed. Today we head to Hollywood Studios where we will ride our two favorites...Tower of Terror and Toy Story Mania. We are in search of mouse ears for a friend, as well. Once done, we will take the boat to Epcot and you guessed it...eating and drinking our way around the world again.

BUT before we go, I'd like to share my card for the day...

I think it fits the Global Design Project #GDP112, CASEing a project by Connie Collins.

I found a new Tuesday challenge at Cardz4Guyz - #182 Oh Christmas Tree. I do love my gold foil Christmas tree adhered to the patterned paper. I think a guy could like this card!

If you have looked at my first 3 Stamp & Cut Quilt cards, you know the patterned paper, technique, etc., so I won't repeat myself here...plus it might get you to look, if you haven't already!

Thanks for looking (again) I hope!!

Stampin' Up! Deck the Halls

We are on our way to Disney for 4 days so my posts will be quick and easy, scattered amongst food and beverage shots.

Looking at the inside of my card, you would think I had a few beverages making it! Alas, no wine was involved in the making of this card!

I was inspired by three challenges, the first one being by my PA friend and fellow demonstrator, LeAnne at The Paper Players #369 Theme Challenge

My second inspiration was the theme of winter at Dragonfly Dreams. My third inspiration came from Stamping Sensations One Layer Christmas Card. (Complete opposite of yesterday's card!)

The front of my card is one layer but I DO have a problem not layering so the inside is layered! My card base is Whisper White stamped with Real Red and Garden Green. The stamp sets I used are Carols of Christmas and Christmas Pines. I stamped the focal point first, then covered it with a mask and stamped the boughs and holly. Can you see where I'm going with this?

Now for the inside...

I printed out the sentiment on my computer using the RGB codes for Garden Green and Real Red. I was too lazy to get out my sponge to do the edge of the Whisper White mat so I used my Garden Green Stampin' Write Marker and got carried away. I matted that on a panel of Real Red and matted that on Garden Green and adhered the whole shebang to the card base.

The inside is one hot mess but I kind of like it for some odd reason. BUT, I really like the one layer front and thank the above challenge blogs for leading me to do this. I hope you will take time to visit the challenges and thank you for visiting me!

Supplies used:

Carols Of Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144804]

$20.00

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142049]

$35.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102584]

$8.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

$6.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

$6.50

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

[131262]

$29.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Stampin' Up! Swan Lake

OK, let's see if the person whom I CASE'd recognizes it!

My challenge for today is from Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C410 Layer it Up...I think I accomplished that...7 layers or 8 if you include the base!

First the measurements in order of layers:

Whisper White Base: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Powder Pink Mat: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"

Floral DSP: 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"

1/2 Silver Snowflake

Powder Pink Mat: 4 3/8" x 3 3/8"

Homemade DSP:4 1/8" x 3 1/8"

Powder Pink Mat: 3 7/8" x 2 7/8"

Whisper White Art Piece: 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"

I stamped the art piece with Basic Gray Archival Ink and colored the floral "wreath", cattails, lily pad, water and beaks with Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso watercolor pencils. I created my own DSP using Powder Pink ink and the dotted stamp from Timeless Textures on Whisper White card stock for the second DSP mat. I lined up my images and sentiment with the Stamp-a-ma-jig.

Now for the products used and thanks for looking!

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144244]

$8.00

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack

[144131]

$22.00

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

$20.00

Swan Lake Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142977]

$20.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

$7.00

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

$12.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

$6.50

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$12.00

Foil Snowflakes

[144642]

$6.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Stack & Cut Quilt Technique #3

This is a 5 x 7 card, which I don't usually make, but Carole provided the card base so I adapted the rest of my pieces to fit. I now know the patterned paper is Graphic 45 Winter Wonderland. I embossed my Very Vanilla mat with the Holly TIEF. The sentiment is from a Paper Pumpkin kit, stamped on Very Vanilla with Cajun Craze ink and cut with a retired 1 1/4" punch. The foil pieces were given to me by Carole and strategically placed where my pieces didn't quite meet!

Thanks for looking!

tams# 17450

Product List

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141634]

$7.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[126965]

$6.50

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Stack and Cut Quilt Technique #2

Since this technique makes 5 cards, here's my second installment...

All the ingredients were donated by my friend, Carole. She is a VERY generous lady! My cardbase, mat and sentiment are all Stampin' Up. The sentiment is from a Paper Pumpkin kit.

Tomorrow will be my third card of the series. Stay tuned and thanks for looking!

tams# 17443

Product List

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102584]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

$6.50

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Stampin' Up!

Today our card group celebrated my birthday  (a week early because we'll be in Disney). I made these Ham & Cheese Sammies and used the card makers as guinea pigs. It was a success! Great recipe.

They outdid themselves with their cards and I want to display them all here!

Carole T.

Sue M.

Meg L.

Dottie H.

Sue L.

Lynn M.

I made my favorite chocolate cake, which is also my former boss' favorite cake. Perry was craving that cake so it was a win win. Others wanted to make my birthday cake but hubby won out! Hubby also won out by getting a new exhaust on our 2015 Charger RT. I like the sound!

We will be celebrating all month cuz that's how I work my birthday! If I'm in my 70's, I can milk it for all it's worth!! Tomorrow we will go out for lobster at the Twisted Lobster. I get a free lobster dinner! Saturday our son is grilling ribs, Sunday who knows; Monday we leave for Disney and the Food & Wine Festival.

Oh, but this post is about cards, not my birthday or food. Here is one of the cards we made today. It's also about a challenge...Tic Tac Toe Challenge #022.

I did the center across...circle, ribbon, friend. The circle and ribbon are obvious...but I made this with friends and a friend will receive this Christmas card!

This was a CASE of Libby Fens' (almost sounds like "friends"). I used Pool Party card stock for the base, Whisper White for the mat with embossed Softly Falling, sponged lightly with Pool Party ink. The circle is  a 2 1/2" punched circle with 3 Champagne Foil trees from the Card Front Builder Thinlits adhered. I ran a strip of Pool Party Ribbon across the bottom and adhered a hand cut swallowtail banner using the sentiment from Merry Patterns. Measurements in inches and supplies follow...and thanks for looking!

Pool Party card base: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Very Vanilla embossed mat: 4 x 5 1/4

Christmas Around the World: 2 1/2 circle

Ribbon: 7 1/2

Banner: 1/2 x 2 1/2

tams# 17424

Product List

Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies

[144674]

$30.00

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[139672]

$8.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122924]

$8.00

Christmas Around The World Designer Series Paper

[144629]

$11.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[126982]

$6.50

Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon

[144152]

$7.00

Merry Patterns Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144973]

$0.00

Stack and Cut Technique #1

It's pretty late to be making a card, but I didn't post yesterday so I needed to make my presence known!

There are no measurements or ingredients for this card. You can view how to make it by going to Splitcoaststampers and checking out the tutorial.

I'm participating in Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge for November, Craftyhazelnuts Weekly Christmas Challenge #357, and CHNC Challenge Extra for November. I just found a new challenge I would like to enter too The Merry Christmas Challenge #41.

Don't you just love the elk with its baby? The patterned paper was a gift. The sentiment is from SU Merry Patterns, stamped in Garden Green.

Thanks for looking!