Stylish Christmas for The Paper Players

Ever since the Annual Catalogue came out in June, I've admired the Stylish Christmas stamp set and its DistIINKtive qualities, so when I saw The Paper Player's new colour challenge this week, I could see that it was meant for this stamp set:

The other colour that I chose to use is Gold. And here's how it all turned out:

• I'm always pleased with how this particular DistINKtive stamp set performs. The images all come out clearly with just the right shading. Real Red and Shaded Spruce are great colours for these images. 
• Once they were stamped on the Whisper White, I also stamped them quickly on some Full Adhesive Post It Notes and fussy cut them to use them for masks, then covered up the already stamped images with them.
• I was then able to stamp the flourish twice in Versamark Ink and heat emboss it in Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder for the third colour in the challenge. I mounted some Gold Foil Strips on each edge of the Whisper White panel and mounted that in turn onto some All Is Bright DSP before adding it all to the card front, centering the panels. 
• Some Gold metallic pearls served as the centers for the poinsettia. The sentiment, from the Stylish Christmas stamp set (Don't you love the font?)was also stamped in Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. That plain white panel was mounted with Dimensionals onto the card front.

There are some great deals to be had while you shop for the last time from the Holiday Catalogue. Check out the deals at my On-Line Store where you can see what is left in stock and what deals are still available. You can also download the PDF list here.

Do you have your new Craft & Carry Stamparatus Bag yet? Do you have a Stamparatus yet? These would make ideal Christmas Presents, or "after Christmas Presents", and who knows, even though it's not guaranteed by Stampin' Up!, it might still arrive in time for the big day! Let me know soon though!! I have both and they are great!

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

Stylish Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146773] $29.00	Stylish Christmas Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146770] $39.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.50	All Is Bright 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147892] $15.00	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $11.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $13.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $10.25	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $10.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $12.25	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75
Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.25	Heat Tool [129053] $41.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $9.50	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $9.50	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Quick and Easy Christmas Cards from the New Holiday Catalogue

One thing I really like about the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue is that there are a lot of ways for you to come up with simple solutions for your holiday greeting cards and today I want to show you another possibility! This one is made possible by some photorealistic Designer Series Paper in rich Christmas colours and some great Christmas sentiment dies. It's a really quick and easy design. Let's take a closer look:

• It starts with that great DSP. It's the All Is Bright Designer Series Paper*, which alternates photorealistic images with cute graphic designs. The realistic images make great cards!
• I mounted one of these panels on a Cherry Cobbler card base. Then I added a panel of Crumb Cake cardstock that I had run through the Big Shot using the Corrugated Dynamic Embossing Folder*.
• Using the Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies* I ran the two words through the Big Shot with some Cherry Cobbler cardstock and some Gold Glimmer Paper, both backed with the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, so that you just need to pull off the backing and stick them down on the card front when done. 
• The final touch is to tie a bow in the Crumb Cake twine from Nature's twine and add it to the card front on the corrugated strip using a glue dot. I then coloured a Rhinestone with the dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends marker and added it to the middle of the bow.
• Voila! Your card is done! Can you see yourself mass producing these?

*new products from the 2018 Holiday Catalogue, available for purchase Sept. 5, 2018

WHATTTT! YOU'VE LEFT IT TO THE LAST MINUTE AGAIN???

Yes, this is the last day to earn Bonus Days coupons to spend on the Holiday Catalogue in September! And this is the last day to order the gorgeous Blended Seasons Bundle before it's gone for good! Contact me if you need help to get your order in on time! You can order yourself at my On-Line Store.

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

Gold Glimmer Paper [146958] $6.75	All Is Bright 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147892] $15.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $11.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $11.50	Nature's Twine [146342] $12.25
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.75	Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144575] $6.00	Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [148026] $14.00	Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies [147912] $38.00	Big Shot [143263] $150.00
Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets [144106] $13.50	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.25	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $9.00	Glue Dots [103683] $7.00