Evergreen Border Punch for As You See It Challenge

 This is a short post today because it's the start of OnStage and I have 2 other blog posts to write for As You See It Challenges as well! It's a new Recipe Challenge today cooked up by Team Member Jan. Check out the challenge banner:

I always love creating in shades of neutral. I find them very warm and comforting. I decided to try a Christmas card in neutral tones:

• On an Early Espresso base I added an embossed sheet of Soft Suede using the Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder.
• I used the Evergreen Border Punch and punched out 3 borders of evergreen trees: one in Gray Granite cardstock; one in Very Vanilla cardstock; and one in Copper Brushed Metallic cardstock.
• I arranged those in a staggered way on the card front to create depth. I used glue dots to attach the back two borders, but used black dimensionals for the front metallic border to increase the illusion of depth.
• On a scalloped circular label die cut with the Tasteful Labels dies I embossed the one word sentiment Noel from the Tidings and Trimmings stamp set in Copper embossing powder. It is mounted with dimensionals over a layer of the Gold Shimmer Ribbon from the Blackberry Beauty suite and added little snippets of Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim and Gold Fine Art Ribbon.

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Product List

Tidings & Trimmings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153503] $24.00	Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (English) [155716] $54.75	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $12.00
Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $24.00	Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon [156470] $11.00
Early Espresso 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Faux Suede Trim [152472] $8.75	3/8" (1 Cm) Fine Art Ribbon [154561] $10.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder [153576] $13.50	Evergreen Border Punch [153603] $31.00
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $82.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $8.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Quick Post! Almost Home!

This is a very quick post! I'm on holidays visiting grandkids of course and almost home, but not quick enough to get a Wednesday post up. So I'm adding one from my daughter's house and using the last Christmas card from my Christmas in July Online Class on July 24th as the subject today.

This one features the Tidings & Trimmings bundle from page 89 in the Annual Catalogue. The colour palette is Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand, and Gold.

• On a Cherry Cobbler card base, I've used some Tidings of Christmas 6 x 6 DSP in Sahara Sand.
• Using the Christmas Trimmings Dies which are part of the Tidings & Trimmings Bundle, I die cut four stars of various kinds from Gold Foil Sheets backed with Adhesive Sheets so they can be applied like stickers.
• I stamped the sentiment from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set in Versamark ink on Cherry Cobbler cardstock and added Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder from the Metallics collection and heat set it.
• I die cut it and a Gold Foil backing with dies from the Tasteful Labels Dies and mounted the whole thing using Stampin' Dimensionals.
• A bow made from the Gold Simply Elegant Trim is added to one star while the others have centers made with the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

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I've been visiting my daughter Erin, and grandkids Wyatt and Pippa on Vancouver Island this past weekend and we've had a great time, but we're en route home today and it will be back at it! I've pre-ordered my products from the July/Dec Mini Catalogue which will be available to you in August along with the new Sale-A-Bration Brochure so soon you will be starting to see some samples from those new publications!

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

Tidings & Trimmings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153503] $24.00	Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (English) [155716] $54.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $6.75	Tidings Of Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155718] $15.75	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $12.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $24.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Simply Elegant Trim [155766] $10.25	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $8.25
Christmas Trimmings Dies [155561] $37.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $13.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50