Merry and Thank You with Seasonally Scattered

Yesterday was my marathon Christmas shopping day, but I needed to combine that with some product deliveries.  And before I could leave, I needed to make some thank-you cards to include with the orders.  My Quick and Cute ideas here are easy for you to make, and more importantly, duplicate! I used the Thanks and the Merry images from Seasonally Scattered for the heat embossed centers.

I had a very productive shopping day and I'm almost done my shopping except for the stocking stuffers, which I find the most fun to buy and give, usually neat little gadgets and puzzles! With my grandkids more aware of Christmas and excited about the presents, I'm afraid I may have done some spoiling, but I haven't had that much fun in forever!

Just before I left the house, my doorbell rang and it was my Man in Brown (Mr. UPS) with another order delivery.  Because one of my customers to whom I was planning on delivering a small order yesterday had some more product in the recently arrived box, I opened up the container to find this....

A GLITTER ERUPTION!!!!  

Oh, my goodness!!  There was glitter everywhere!  A package of silver glitter had been broken en route and had vomited glitter all through the box!!

I had no time to clean it up then, so I have a big job ahead of me today!  In the meantime, there is glitter all over my Craft Cave!  It's in the carpet, on my chair, on my clothes, in my hair, on my face!

I apologize to my customers.  As hard as you try to clean it all up, it is pervasive.  I'm sure you'll find some festive joy scattered somewhere in your order.

You should know that Stampin' Up! is very good about replacing faulty goods and will be sending the customer who ordered the Silver Glitter another package ASAP straight to her door.

• For these Thank You and Greeting Cards, I used the Notecards and Envelopes which come together in a package of 20 cards and envelopes.  At 3 1/2" x 5", they are just the right size for little expressions of thanks and festive greetings and they come in Whisper White and Crumb Cake..
• The design is simple but attractive and very easy to put together.  All the panels are 5" long so they can simply be matched up with the ends of the cards, which makes getting them straight so much easier.
• Both sentiments from the Seasonally Scattered stamp set were heat embossed with coloured embossing powder, Cherry Cobbler for the Thank You card and Pool Party for the Merry card.

• As I said, the Merry Card had the sentiment stamped in Versamark Ink on the Whisper White panel and covered with Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder, then embossed with the Heat Tool.
• The Design Series Paper you see underneath is from the All is Calm Specialty Designer Collection.  I cut a strip a little wider than the sentiment strip, to provide some contrast with the Whisper White background.
• I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels as the perfect little accents.

• I repeated the same procedure on the Thank You as on the Merry card, only I used Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss powder instead of Pool Party and I used Under the Tree Designer Series Paper instead of All is Calm. 
• I again added a few rhinestones.

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It's called Snuggles and Smooches! It is item # 140326 and it is $19.95 in Canada.

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!

Product List

Seasonally Scattered Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135020]	Seasonally Scattered Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135023]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]	All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper [135823]	Under The Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper [135825]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder [129398]	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss Powder [122949]	Heat Tool [129053]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]

Preparing for Parties!

Today I am hosting a Stamp Club Member's Appreciation event. I'm so excited about it! I have been working hard to prepare for the party. In fact, preparing for parties is something I really enjoy. I'm not an extrovert by any stretch of the imagination, and I sometimes find attending parties difficult, but, on the other hand, preparing for them is so much fun!!

I don't want to spill all the beans here, because I'm sure someone from my Stamp Club will be reading this today, but here's a sneak peek of some of the party decor and treats and I'll post a more complete look at it all tomorrow after the party is over!

• These little treat holders are made with the Fry Box Bigz L Die and my Big Shot!  I was so pleasantly surprised at how easy these are to cut and assemble. Half a sheet of cardstock, run through the Big Shot, creased and only two areas to glue, means you're cut and done in 5 minutes flat!  And they are so cute!  There's so many things you could do with them.  Just Google it and you'll see!
• I used a 2" circle punched from some All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper as a background and then the large Snowflake Thinlit from the Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies to die cut a snowflake from Lost Lagoon cardstock and from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and mounted them with glue dots onto the box.  Easy peasy! 

How would these look on your Christmas tablescape as place cards?  How about office treats for your coworkers, or Christmas goodies for your child's friends?  Is your imagination going strong?  Let me know and I will order you one!

And just because it's cute and I like clever ideas, let me share a piece of original, creative festive entertainment for the masses:

         

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!


  Product List

All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper [135823]	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315]	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]	Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679]	Glue Dots [103683]
Big Shot [113439]	Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies [135855]	2" Circle Punch [133782]	Fuse Fast Adhesive [129026]	Bone Folder [102300]

Winter Joy for The Paper Players and The Colour Throwdown

I really enjoyed making this card for The Paper Players Challenge #223 and The Colour Throwdown Swatch Challenge #320. It kind of exudes a quiet Joy! The best kind, in my humble opinion. This could be a Christmas card, but it could also be a winter all occasion or birthday card, any occasion that merits joy! I've been wanting to use the word framelits from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits for a long time now. This was the perfect layout for it.

And I've been loving the Soft Sky, Real Red and Whisper White palette, so adding some Crumb Cake was a natural.

• On the Crumb Cake card base, I added a background panel of All is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper in Soft Sky. On to that, I added a small panel of some Nordic Noel DSP backed by Real Red cardstock.
• I added a 1" wide piece of Red Glimmer paper to the top for some pizzazz, under which I placed two flags, one in Soft Sky and one in Real Red.
• I used the "Joy" Framelit and cut one out in Soft Sky cardstock and one in Crumb Cake. When using these Thinlits or Framelits, be sure to place some waxed paper between the cardstock and the die.  It makes removing the cardstock from them so much easier!  I glued the Soft Sky Joy to the Crumb Cake Joy, offsetting them a bit for a shadow effect and so that the word would show up better on the Soft Sky background. The 2 Way Glue Pen is fabulous for gluing these thin lines on something. It works just like a pen. I used glue dots to attach it to the card,
• A Neutral Designer button with a little bow made from Soft Sky 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon is the perfect finishing touch. I tied the bow and then used a glue dot to attach it to the button rather than threading it through.  Glue dots are very effective in adhering something like the button to the Red Glimmer Paper.

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3. You get to make new friends and belong to an amazing group of women and men who love what you love!

4. You get access to the new catalogues and can order from them a month ahead of the public! 

5. You get to help others discover the creativity within - my favourite part!

These are just a few of the benefits!  Plus, if you sign up between now and December 2, you will have the added perk of a 5% Cash Back Bonus on all your December Sales! What is there to lose?

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Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!

Product List

All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper [135823]	Nordic Noel Designer Series Paper [135822]	Red Glimmer Paper [121790]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]
Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]	Neutrals Designer Buttons [130031]	Soft Sky 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon [134580]	Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies [135851]	2-Way Glue Pen [100425]
Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]