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Cheers to the Year Christmas Card

Posted on November 3, 2017October 13, 2017 by Josee

In case you haven’t noticed, I have been making quite a few cards using the new Cheers to the Year stamp set. I can’t seem to help it! It really is such a versatile stamp set and there are some many different looks you can get with this stamp set!

How To Make This Christmas Card:

Start with a card base of Old Olive cardstock. Then on a layer of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the circle designs from the Cheers to the Year stamp set in Old Olive and Bermuda Bay inks. Add some little hearts in Real Red ink.

Add some Old Olive Mini Chevron Ribbon that has a piece of red tinsel from the Mini Tinsel Trim Combo Pack weaved around it (tape the ribbon to the back of this layer) and then adhere this layer to the cardfront.

Die cut a scalloped circle from Real Red cardstock using the Layering Circles Framelits.

On a piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the greeting and the designs using the Cheers to the Year stamp set and Basic Black, Old Olive and Real Red ink. Punch out the greeting using the 2 1/4″ Circle Punch and adhere the circle layers together, adding them to the cardfront with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stampin’ Up Stamps:

Cheers to the Year stamp set

Stampin’ Up Paper:

Old Olive cardstock, Real Red cardstock, Whisper White cardstock

Stampin’ Up Ink:

Old Olive ink, Real Red ink, Bermuda Bay ink, Basic Black ink

Other Stampin’ Up Supplies and Tools:

Old Olive Mini Chevron Ribbon, Mini Tinsel Trim Combo Pack, 2 1/4″ Circle Punch, Layering Circle Framelits

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Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers Now Available!

Posted on November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 by Josee

Some super exciting news to share with you today!

Stampin’ Up has launched a new line of alcohol markers called Stampin’ Blends!! And, they are available starting today!

If you are not familiar with alcohol markers, alcohol markers contain alcohol and dye ink- in this case the Stampin’ Up colors! The alcohol allows wonderful color blending and reducing coloring lines. These alcohol markers are also great for coloring your embellishments like brads, pearls, rhinestones our White Perfect Accents and even work on vellum and acetate. There are some popular brands on the market being used in the stamp world, like Copics and Spectrum Noir and although those brands are great, it can be hard to find the right colors to coordinate with the Stampin’ Up suite of coordinating colors! If you love that our cardstock, ink and embellishments all match, you will love these new Stampin’ Blends too! The best part is they can be purchased individually or in combo packs so you always have a light and a dark version of the color to blend together!

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Stampin’ Blends Features

- Add just the right amount of color where you need it with the brush tip or fine-point.
- Each color (except Ivory and Bronze) has a light and dark shade marker, available individually or in a combo pack.
- Press fit seal prevents air from entering the barrel and causing evaporation.
- The nestable lids are easy to keep track of and have a tight fit for long-lasting color.

Learn about Alcohol Marker Basics

Check out this video to learn the basics of blending with the new Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers:

Learn about the Color Lifter and Skin Tones with the Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers:

Learn more about the Color Me Happy Project Kit- perfect for coloring with the new Stampin’Blends!

You can download the Stampin’ Blends flyer here. Ready to shop the NEW Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers? Click here or click on the image below!

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Cheers to the Year Mini Pizza Box

Posted on October 31, 2017October 13, 2017 by Josee

I just love how cute these Mini Pizza Boxes are and if you saw this one, you just might agree! So, today I’ve got a Christmas mini card set to share with you using the Cheers to the Year stamp set.

How To Make This Mini Pizza Box Gift Set:

Start by decorating your Mini Pizza Box: I stamped snowflakes from the Cheers to the Year stamp set in Versamark ink all over a 3″ strip of Pool Party cardstock and embossed them with White Embossing Powder and a heat tool. I then cut the embossed strip- one to fit the Mini Pizza Box and the leftover strips will be used for the cards. I added a punched circle of the copper Year of Cheer Designer Series Paper and a stamped and punched greeting for the top. A knot of Copper Trim was added on top and some Copper Metallic Thread was adhered under the punched circles.

The cards were made by cutting Whisper White cardstock to 3″ x6″ and scored at 3″ to fit the Mini Whisper White envelopes.

Each card was decorated differently using the Year of Cheer Designer Series Paper and cut strips from the embossed Pool Party card stock I made in the first step. The greetings were stamped with Chocolate Chip ink and the snowflakes behind the greetings were all stamped using Pool Party ink all punched with different sized Circle Punches. Copper Trim was added to each card as well. Stampin’ Dimensionals were also used to pop some of the pieces off the cards.

These gift card sets are a great way to use up scrap pieces left over from different projects! I’d love to see what you make with these Mini Pizza Boxes- feel free to leave your version in the comments here or share them on my Facebook page! I’d love to see them!