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Christmas Pines Christmas Card

Posted on November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 by Josee

Hello!

In case you missed the announcement, the ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA is on! Make sure you shop early for best selection because everything is while supplies last!

Now, today's card features the Christmas Pines stamp set for a different look than the last few cards I made using this set (check them out here and here), as I did not use the matching framelits on this card! I went for a different color scheme, and I really like how it turned out. Kind of reminds me of ice and snow. Hmmm…now that say that out loud, maybe that's not such a good thing?

How To Make It:

This card starts with a base of Whisper White Thick cardstock. The card base was stamped with the background stamp from Christmas Pines using Night of Navy ink. While I was stamping the front of the card, I stamped the inside too and added the sentiment.

Then I added a strip of the striped Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape to the edge of the cardbase.

Then on a piece of Whisper White cardstock, I stamped the little border stamp from Christmas Pines and the 'Noel' sentiment both using the Night of Navy ink.

I added a Christmas Trinkets Embellishment to the center of a long string of Silver Metallic Thread and tied it, then I wrapped the thread around the stamped Whisper White cardstock piece securing it at the back with some Tear & Tape Adhesive.

I used the Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere the piece to the Silver Glimmer Paper and then added that to the card front with some Tear & Tape Adhesive also.

To finish off the card, I added some Rhinestones Basics Jewels to the stamped border- this helped fill in any imperfect stamp alignment and added more sparkle to the card. 🙂

Stamps:

Christmas Pines-142049

Paper:

Whisper White cardstock-100730, Whisper White Thick Cardstock-140272, Silver Glimmer Paper-135314

Ink:

Night of Navy-126970

Other:

Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape- 141664, Rhinestones Basics Jewels- 119246, Christmas Trinkets Embellishments-141997, Silver Metallic Thread-138402, Tear & Tape Adhesive- 138995

I hope you have a stampin' good day!

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NEW! Stitched Shape Framelits Dies and a Stamp Sale!

Posted on November 1, 2016October 28, 2016 by Josee

Good Morning!

I have some wonderful news to share today!! Actually, two pieces of news I think you will LOVE!!

First news is a NEW toy for your Big Shot! 🙂 The Stitched Shapes Framelits dies were set to be a new item in the next Annual Catalogue, but Stampin' Up has decided to release the dies early…starting today!! These dies will be a great addition to your arsenal of stamp tools- just in time for Christmas cards and tags too!

On top of the new framelits being available today, there is a selection of stamp sets available for sale at 25% off!! Here are the details. You can also shop for them directly in my store here.

You can see the new Stitched Shape Framelit Dies in action here:

What do you think? Aren't they amazing? I can't wait to get a chance to play with these too! The best part is the stamp sets that are on sale can be used with the new framelits for gorgeous stamped cards!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a stampin' good day!

Wonderland Christmas Card

Posted on November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 by Josee

November's HOSTESS CODE is: HHYBZP2P
Use it to qualify for Jo-Jo Points; click to find out more

Good Morning!

In case you missed the announcement, make sure you check out this week's ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA! On top of that, there are some new WEEKLY DEALS too!

Now, on to today's card:

Wonderland Christmas card

How to Make It:

1. Emboss one set of trees on small black layer in gold and a set of trees on both edges of large black layer (in portrait layout)

2. Squeeze teaspoon of multipurpose glue into an empty button container and add 3-4 drops water. Mix and splatter glue onto black layers with Aqua Painter. Sprinkle glitter over glue splatter and shake off excess. Allow to dry.

3. Stamp “Silent Night” in black on vanilla strip and cut banner end.

4. Layer card together as shown. Use dimensionals behind single tree stamp layer.

5. Thread cording through button and tie bow. Add banner and button with glue dots.

Measurements:

Vanilla card base: 4.25”x11” (top fold) and vanilla strip .75”x3.25”
Black layers: 4”x5.25” and 2”x4.25”
Gold layer: 2.25”x 4.5”

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Wonderland (w-139752 or c-140365)
Inks: Basic Black (140931) and Versamark (102283)
Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), Basic Black (121045), Gold Foil Sheets (132622)
Other: Gold Embossing powder (109129), Heat Tool (129053), Gold Stampin’ Glitter (133457), Aqua Painters (103954), Gold Basic Metal Button (133763), Multipurpose Glue (110755), Gold Cording Trim (139618), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Glue Dots (103683), empty button container

You can shop directly for supplies by clicking on each item below- make sure to scroll through the list to see all supplies:

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

View the NEW 2015 Holiday Catalogue here!

View the List of Retiring Holiday Products

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November Hostess Code to use: HHYBZP2P

Earn FREE stamps! Use this monthly Hostess Code to earn JO JO POINTS for every $40 you spend (before taxes & shipping)!

Click here to learn more about this Loyalty Program!

>>How to use the hostess code:

   a. Enter your items into cart
   b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
   c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

d. After you receive your order confirmation, keep track of your JO JO POINTS earned on your JO JO POINTS Tracking Sheet! Earn 1 JO JO POINT for every $40 you spend before taxes and shipping!

e. Once you have 10 JO JO POINTS, email me your Tracking Sheet and choice of photopolymer or clear-mount stamp set FREE!!

NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!

Thinking of You Mom

Posted on April 22, 2015April 20, 2015 by Josee

Good Morning!

Today I wanted to show you a Mother's Day card!

I decided to try something a little different with this card. I had this idea to use the Blossom and Pansy Punches to create a bit of a 3D flower- and I wanted to use it to make the letter 'O' in the word MOM, but I didn't have any alphabet dies large enough for it to work. So, I made my own 'M's!

I used the Banner Thinlit dies to create the letters! I used the large one to cut out the main shape, and then the smallest one to complete the M shape. I then did it again with the next size down to create the smaller M. They worked out to be just the right size for the card.

StampingJo layered flower punch Now for the flower, I punched the larger Blossom punch (which is on the retired product list!) and snipped each petal to give the flowers more depth. I inked up the edges of the punched flowers with some ink and then sprayed them with a water filled Stampin' Spritzer. Then I took a bone folder and gave some of the petals some shape. There were 2 Blossom punch flowers and 2 Pansy punch flowers to make the flower. I let them dry and put them all together with some glue dots, then added the Something Borrowed Embellishments.

The sentiment is from the Sheltering Tree stamp set and I stamped it on a strip of Whisper White, that fit perfectly in the smallest Banner Thinlits die- I only put one side of the strip in the die to cut just the end of it.

The ribbon you see is from the Artisan Embellishment kit, which is not orderable right now 🙁

Here are the supplies I used on this card:

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day today!!

April Hostess Code to use: WEG2FME7

Earn FREE stamps! Use this monthly Hostess Code to earn JO JO POINTS for every $40 you spend (before taxes & shipping)!

Click here to learn more about this updated Loyalty Program!

>>How to use the hostess code:

a. Enter your items into cart
b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

d. After you receive your order confirmation, keep track of your JO JO POINTS earned on your JO JO POINTS Tracking Sheet! Earn 1 JO JO POINT for every $40 you spend before taxes and shipping!

e. Once you have 10 JO JO POINTS, email me your Tracking Sheet and choice of photopolymer or clear-mount stamp set FREE!!

NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!… READ MORE “Thinking of You Mom”

Hooray It’s Your Day!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Josee

Good Morning!

Today I wanted to show you an AWESOME card kit available in the 2015 Occasions Catalogue. I think it may be one of those kits you might overlook at first, but once you realize how much fun it is you will wish you had seen it sooner!

Pictured here is everything you get with the Hooray It's Your Day kit, plus I added the optional stamp set Hooray It's Your Day, which was a perfect match to add to the kit.

stamping jo hooray it's your day kit

The best part of playing with this kit, was that you can really make the cards any way you want to. I made a few birthday cards and some all occasion cards that have come in pretty handy 🙂

Stamping Jo Hooray It's Your Day kit cards, Stampin Up Probably the most important thing you will need to use this kit is somewhere you can spray the Stampin' Spritzers without getting the ink everywhere! Some newspapers and/or a box are great for this! Then you can go to town spray the pre-made cards using the included masks. Be prepared, you will get your fingers dirty! I used Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo inks in the Stampin' Spritzers. I had some Spritzers already so I did use an extra one, but it was handy because I was able to mix some of the colours to get some amazing looks!

Stamping Jo Hooray It's Your Day kit cards, Stampin Up

Once you have spritzed the cards and allowed them to dry, you can start adding the stamped sentiments and embellishments. The kit comes with some wood cutouts, white die cuts and white baker's twine that can also be coloured with the Stampin' Spritzers.

One fun thing to note about this card kit is that some of the cards are gift card holders, some are file folder type cards, some are the tab folded card and some are regular cards. So you really get a variety of card styles to play with! PLUS, all the envelopes are included too!

Here are is what I used to create with this kit- and don't forget, anything you buy this week until April 10th has FREE SHIPPING!!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow with more stamping goodness!

April Hostess Code to use: WEG2FME7

Earn FREE stamps! Use this monthly Hostess Code to earn JO JO POINTS for every $40 you spend (before taxes & shipping)!

Click here to learn more about this updated Loyalty Program!

>>How to use the hostess code:

a. Enter your items into cart
b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

d. After you receive your order confirmation, keep track of your JO JO POINTS earned on your JO JO POINTS Tracking Sheet! Earn 1 JO JO POINT for every $40 you spend before taxes and shipping!

e. Once you have 10 JO JO POINTS, email me your Tracking Sheet and choice of photopolymer or clear-mount stamp set FREE!!

NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!