Christmas in the Paddock and Year End Closeout Sale

Have you ever started out on a project that just got more and more out of hand the further into it you got? That's what happened to me last night! I had seen a picture that I loved and I wanted to turn it into a Christmas card for my horse loving sister and I thought I had all the elements to pull it off, but it just got more and more complicated the more I worked on it. I think it was my first decision that made it so difficult, but I didn't realize that until I was too far along to change it, so I just had to make the best of it. Here's the picture I was trying to reproduce:

And here's mine:

• I thought that Heartland and Let It Ride would give me the horse and the barn and I could create the fence posts by hand cutting some from the Barn Door image. 
• The Barn Door stamp set and coordinating dies could also provide the wreath. 
• The Christmas Countdown stamp had a little cardinal that would work, along with some snowflakes. 
• And I turned to Roots of Nature for some Background Trees. Then it was just colouring in, sponging and using Shimmery White Embossing paste for the snow, after shading in the Whisper White cardstock underneath with Balmy Blue ink. 
• The trees and sky background were Gray Granite and Smoky Slate, while the snowflakes were Whisper White craft ink.
• My big mistake was stamping the barn in Real Red. I should have stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then coloured it in in Real Red using Stampin' Blends markers.

The retiring list has been published for the 2019 Holiday Catalogue and there are some savings to be had on several items. When you read this over, please be aware that bundles are only valid for one catalogue period, so all the bundles in this catalogue will retire, even if the separate products in the bundle are not retiring. To find out if they are you have to check the individual products. Remember these retiring products are now only available WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, so get them early, while they are still available. 

And here is the list of all the products that will carry over into other catalogues. The ones marked with an asterisk * will not be available again after Jan. 3 until the next 2020 Holiday Catalogue.

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

Let It Ride Cling Stamp Set [148765] $33.00	Heartland Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151223] $23.00	Barn Door Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151247] $27.00	Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set [148217] $57.00	Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En) [150513] $30.00
Christmas Countdown Cling Stamp Set [151833] $29.00	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $12.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $13.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $10.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $10.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $10.25
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $10.25	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $40.00	Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147942] $12.00	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147935] $12.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $12.00
Gray Granite Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [149536] $6.00	Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker [144607] $6.00	Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144582] $6.00	Pumpkin Pie Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144578] $6.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] $7.00
Shimmery White Embossing Paste [145645] $12.25	Sliding Door Dies [145662] $37.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

What's New at SU Blog Hop with The Raven

I'm so pleased that you are joining us for our hop. We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who are Hoppin’ With Exciting Ideas to share with you. Our theme this month is Fall or Halloween! I hope you'll find some exciting ideas to help you!

The products that I'm sharing with you are The Raven stamp set, the Wicked Dies and the Coffin Treat Boxes. All these products can be found in the Stampin' Up! 2019 Holiday Catalogue.

I also used some Shimmery White Embossing Paste, dyed black and the new Basic Pattern Decorative Masks, also from the Holiday Catalogue. You can see the effects of this treatment on the coffin lids.

• Before assembling the coffin treat box lid, I dyed a small amount Shimmery White Embossing Paste with 2 drops of Memento Tuxedo Black Refill ink. I then used the brocade pattern decorative mask on the tops of the coffin lids and the palette knife to spread the Embossing Paste thinly and smoothly over it to create a pattern on each one. You need to let them dry thoroughly before assembling and clean off all embossing paste from the tabs before they dry to make applying the adhesive to them much easier, and allow them to close snugly.
• I also dyed some tulle fabric in a small container of rubbing alcohol and Memento Tuxedo Black refill ink. I used over 20 drops of ink for about 1/8 cup of alcohol. (Even though my daughter has been out of ballet for 15 years, I still have scraps of tulle lying around!) I used some of it to gather in a tuft behind the raven on one of the coffins and for a bow on the other coffin. You might want to wear gloves to do this as the black dye does come off the tulle even when it feels dry.
• I stamped and fussy cut two feathers and two ravens. I used the Stamparatus to stamp them in order to get a sharp, full coverage image with the Memento ink. One coffin had the two ravens on it - an "Attempted Murder" of crows you might say! Lol. The two feathers went on the other along with the word "Wicked", die cut with one of the Wicked Dies from Gorgeous Grape cardstock. There is also some of the Black Satin Ribbon on the other one.
• The card has a sponged background using a mask for the moon, Soft Seaform, So Saffron, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Smoky Slate and Night of Navy inks. The branch and sentiment were stamped directly onto the sponged background, while the raven was stamped on Whisper White, fussy cut and glued to sponged layer for a bit more depth.
• The word "Wicked" is die cut again from Granny Apple Green cardstock and glued to the cardfront.

I hope you enjoyed my design with The Raven. Now please hop on over to Loni Spendlove's blog to see what's new with SU in her world:

Or try moving back to Sharon Burkert's blog for her creation:

Here's the list of bloggers in our What's New At SU October Blog Hop to help you keep on track:

Margriet Siekman - Creatiefmarsie
Tricia Butts – Triciastampingcreations
Judi Anderson - Judistamps
Anke Heim – Scraphexe
Pia Gerhardt-Scraproomboom
Sharon Burkert – As the Ink Dries
Heather Cooper-Playing with Papercrafting
Loni Spendlove - Creative Juice by Loni
Diane Browning - 24-7 Inkspiration

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my projects or ask me a question about the technique used. Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! – Thank you!

Keep Creating!

Heather Cooper

Please contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator if you have any questions or to make a product purchase. If you do not have a demonstrator, I would be happy to answer any questions about products, or the techniques shown here. If you live in Canada, you can use the link below to order products from me or join my Papercraft Cats team. 

Product List

The Raven Cling Stamp Set [150593] $23.00	Coffin Boxes [150451] $9.50	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $12.00	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Refill [133456] $6.75	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $10.25	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $10.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $10.25
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $12.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $10.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $10.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $10.25	Shimmery White Embossing Paste [145645] $12.25
Black 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Satin Ribbon [146280] $9.50	Wicked Dies [150725] $20.00	Basic Pattern Decorative Masks [150697] $8.25	Palette Knives [142808] $6.75	Silicone Craft Sheet [127853] $8.25
Snail Adhesive [104332] $9.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50