October In Person Class for Christmas Cards - Part 2

 

In October, I'm planning to hold both an In Person and an Online Christmas Card class. I'll have two price options. You'll have 4 designs and you can choose to make 1 each of the 4 designs for $25 or a minimum $30 order from me or you can make 2 each of the 4 designs for $50 or a minimum $60 order from me. The registration deadlines are as follows:

In Person: Monday, Oct. 24 by clicking HERE.

Online in the Okanagan: Monday, Oct. 24, by clicking HERE.

Here's the third card I'll be featuring: (The first two can be found HERE.)

This card, with its Cherry Cobbler and gold theme, uses the Brightest Glow bundle including the Brightest Glow stamp set and the Labels Aglow dies. The background DSP is from the Lights Aglow 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper, enhanced by the Glimmer 12" x 12" Specialty Paper.

The second card uses the Ringed with Nature Bundle:

I really wanted to try making a rustic Christmas Card with this versatile set. I originally made one with all Crumb Cake card base and tree rings but it lost a lot without the contrast, so I used Very Vanilla instead. The Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder that embosses and die cuts at the same time is very cool, and I love all the great little embellishments and sentiments you can add.

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator,  I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Brightest Glow Bundle (English) [159552] $71.00	Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English) [159542] $34.00	Ringed With Nature Bundle (English) [159889] $72.75	Ringed With Nature Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159883] $32.00	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $21.00
Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159537] $13.75	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $12.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $14.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237] $12.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $12.75
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $12.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.75	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $12.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $25.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $11.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $11.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $11.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $11.00
Festive Pearls [159963] $9.75	Linen Thread [104199] $7.00	Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder [159888] $49.00	Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $33.00	Paper Snips [103579] $15.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

October In Person Class for Christmas Cards - Part 1

In October, I'm planning to hold both an In Person and an Online Christmas Card class. I'll have two price options. You'll have 4 designs and you can choose to make 1 each of the 4 designs for $25 or a minimum $30 order from me or you can make 2 each of the 4 designs for $50 or a minimum $60 order from me. The registration deadlines are as follows:

In Person: Monday, Oct. 24 by clicking HERE.

Online Out of Towners: Fri., Oct. 14 by clicking HERE.

Online in the Okanagan: Monday, Oct. 24, by clicking HERE.

Here's the first card I'll be featuring:

This card uses the Boughs of Holly Suite, alcohol ink blending on vellum, embossing vellum and die cutting using the Holly Berry dies. The background DSP is from the Boughs of Holly set.

The second card uses the Lights Aglow Suite:

It was difficult to photograph this largely monotone design all in Soft Succulent, except for the sentiment on a Evening Evergreen tag. You can see all the delicate silver embossing on the snowflakes and the designs on the Festive Foil background paper. But with all that and the Boca pattern on the Lights Aglow 6 x 6 Specialty DSP just behind the snowflakes. I have to say that the dies for the large snowflake are amazing. They die cut the outline but also an intricate pattern of cut-outs in the interior of the snowflake without touching any of the beautiful heat embossed designs I stamped on it. The result is stunning and the photo just doesn't do it justice!

On the next post, I feature the other two designs.

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator,  I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Leaves Of Holly Bundle (English) [159608] $70.00

Christmas Lights Bundle (English) [159961] $63.75

Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $16.50

Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $21.00

Trimming the Tree Bundle for As You See It Challenge #284

 

It's time for another sketch challenge at As You See It Challenges and this time it is brought to us by the lovely Joanne James! I love this one because there is definitely a recognizable shape, but there is also lots of room for being creative and I'm really looking forward to seeing all the entries!! Here's the banner:

I'll bet you have lots of ideas, don't you? I wanted to highlight the Perfect Partners Promo before it's over. So I used the Trimming the Tree stamp set from the Annual Catalogue and the time limited dies that coordinate with it that are only available until Sept. 30. They are definitely handy and create a look that you couldn't get with the stamps alone.

• On a Merry Merlot card base I added a layer of Copper Foil sheet and a slightly smaller layer of the Lights Aglow 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper in Evening Evergreen.
• My pendulum layer is Merry Merlot cardstock embossed using the Merry Melodies 3D Embossing Folder.
• I  2-step stamped the Christmas tree from the Trimming the Tree stamp set in Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent on Basic White and also stamped the garlands, bow and the sentiment in Merry Merlot.
• I die cut these with the coordinating Tree Trimming Dies, available only until September 30th. With the same dies, I die cut the other trimmings from Copper Brushed Metallic Cardstock and the tree holder from Gray Granite cardstock. The sentiment I die cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies.
• I assembled everything, popping up the tree and sentiment using dimensionals.
• I added some copper Brushed Metallic Dots at the end.
  
  
  
  
  
  

It's starting to look a lot like Christmas at Paper Pumpkin!! The October kit will build you 9 classic Christmas cards! And they will coordinate with November's tag kit as well as with lots of other regular Stampin' Up! products! But you must subscribe by October 10th to be able to get it, HERE.

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator,  I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Trimming The Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158972] $25.00	Trimming The Tree Bundle (English) [162522] $64.75	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $7.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $21.00	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $21.00
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979] $12.75	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $12.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $11.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $11.00
Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $11.00	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $12.25	Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $13.75	Tree Trimmings Dies [160256] $47.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $48.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00