Hand Stamped Cards with Josee Smuck-Stampin' Up! Canada Demonstrator

Hello!!

It's Tuesday! Always an exciting day because it starts off Stampin' Up's Weekly Specials!! Check them out! 

And while you are there, check out the Year End Closeouts!! So many deals!! Consider it a little gift to yourself 

As you may have seen, the 2015 Occasions Catalogue and SALE-A-BRATION are coming January 6th!! I was able to spend a little time playing with my new stamps so I've got a little peek for you! 

It's a very simple no layer card, and I think it looks pretty cute! I think you will love this stamp set! It is the 'Best Day Ever' stamp set and you can get this one for FREE with a Sale-A-Bration order over $60! I've got more sneak peeks coming over the next few weeks so come back to check them out! 

Have a great day!!

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When you use this code, you will receive the FREE SGGW Tutorial with 6 EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS! Dec will be the last month to get your hands on these Stampin' Gals Tutorials!!

>>How to use the hostess code:a. Enter your items into cart
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c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply

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Good Morning!

Welcome to this month's 'A New Year' Blog Hop! Christmas is coming very soon, I hope you are all ready! Of course, once Christmas comes, New Year's seems to come by super quickly too and the holidays are over before you know it! 

A new year often brings some new changes, new goals, new resolutions so I like to celebrate the New Year with a bang! I think of parties with family and friends! Lots of noise makers, party hats and good times 🙂 I thought that making a party favor for each place setting, or even to bring as a hostess gift would be a great way to use my Stampin' Up supplies! 🙂

I just love this Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlet die! I have gushed so many times about the many creative projects I've seen by other stampers using this die- there are just so many ways to use it! I really love how simple it is to make a WOW project like this one! 

I made the box two-toned by cutting first with the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and then again with the Gold Foil paper. I then embossed the gold foil paper with the Large Polka Dots embossing folder, then used some sticky strip to attach the two die cuts together at the bottom to make the box. So easy!! Honestly, the hardest part was deciding how to make the tag! 

I decided to use the same papers and the Star Framelits dies to create the tag.

I used only part of the stamp in the Mingle All the Way set to create the sentiment. I love this stamp as is, but it just fit better than using the whole stamp. 🙂 I had to be super careful, but I used Versamark to ink only the words I wanted and then embossed it with Black Detail embossing powder. Just make sure to gently scrape of any areas where you don't want the black powder to be on the gold foil before you heat emboss it! You may also find it easier to stamp on the gold foil before you cut it with the Star Framelits.

I used a small piece of sticky strip to attach the two larger stars together so they would stay offset, punched holes in the solid stars and strung everything together using the Gold Baker's Twine. Then I used the white Organza ribbon to tie a lovely bow on the top of the box, and before I finished tying the bow, I threaded the twine into the knot of the bow and finished the bow off. 

And it really was as simple as it sounds! I could easily make one of these for each place setting, filling each with some chocolate or after dinner mints. The Big Shot just makes it so easy!! 

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I enjoyed making it!

Here is a list of supplies I used. You can click directly on each item to purchase in my store:

 

 

Now click Next Blog to hop on over to Laura Milligan's blog to check out what goodness she has in store for us! 

 

 

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December Hostess Code to use: SYB2AWN6

When you use this code, you will receive the FREE SGGW Tutorial with 6 EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS! This will be the last tutorial in our series! 

>>How to use the hostess code:
a. Enter your items into cart
b. At Check out- Look under "Special Offers" (bottom left)
c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply

NOTE: if your order is over $200, do not use the code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards on your order!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Morning! Happy Friday!

Can you believe we are another week closer to Christmas?! Are you ready? I'm getting there….slowly. 🙂

Before I show you today's card, I thought you might enjoy another little peek at what I unpacked yesterday 🙂

I got my box of goodies from the New Occasions catalogue and Sale-A-Bration!! I've already started playing with the new stamp sets, so I will be showing you some samples soon! 😉

Here is the card I wanted to show you today. Another simple yet gorgeous card! I hope you like it!

You can download the project sheet here: Shimmer Snowflake card

Here are the supplies used. Use what you have, or buy what you need. Just click on the photos to go right to my store!

·         Whisper White Base – 5½” x 8½”

·         Whisper White Mat – 3¾” x 5”

·         Red Glimmer Paper – 4” x 5¼”

Instructions:

1.    Using the Big Shot, dry emboss the Whisper White mat using the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder.  Stamp “Merry Christmas” in the bottom right corner using Real Red ink.  Set aside.

2.    Using the Big Shot & Snowflake Card Thinlit pieces, cut the large snowflake and the small snowflake from the *center* of the Red Glimmer. (The dies you cut out will not be seen as you’ll be covering this with the Whisper White mat.) Add a piece of wax paper between your framelit and the card stock so that the image releases from the die.

3.    Layer the largest snowflake above the stamped sentiment using Glue Dots.  Adhere the smaller snowflake to the larger snowflake using a Dimensional.  Place a large Rhinestone in the center of the small snowflake – this will help cover up the Dimensional.

4.    Adhere the Red Glimmer paper to the Whisper White folded base card.  Adhere the Whisper White mat to the Red Glimmer paper using Dimensionals.

5.    Adhere small Rhinestones in the center of the embossed snowflakes if desired.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

December Hostess Code to use: SYB2AWN6

When you use this code, you will receive the FREE SGGW Tutorial with 6 EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS!

>>How to use the hostess code:a. Enter your items into cart
b. At Check out- Look under "Special Offers" (bottom left)
c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply

NOTE: if your order is over $200, do not use the code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards on your order!