ICS Blog Hop: Christmas Cards Galore with Joy & Noel

 Happy December and welcome to our December ICS Blog Hop! I'm happy to share one of our November club cards with you today. For my club, I wanted to focus on shimmer paint and so all four cards used shimmer paint in some way. This is the second one using the Bright Copper shimmer paint!

For this card, I used the Joy & Noel stamp set with one of my favorite techniques - watercoloring on shimmery paper. :) I started by embossing the image with copper embossing powder. Set yourself up to paint by dropping a drop of each color you'd like to use on a clear block - this will be your painting palette. Place the drops far enough away on the block that they won't touch! Then, color in the portion you want to color with water alone in an aquapainter and then proceed to drop bits of color into it. It's like magic! Once it's dry, fussy-cut it out with paper snips.

It might be tricky to see here, but I also used copper Shimmer Paint on the Buffalo Check stamp in the background - simply use a sponge dauber to apply the shimmer paint. A word of caution though - you'll want to clean the stamp soon after while it's still wet or you'll be scraping the shimmer paint off the stamp! It does still work; it's just considerably harder work!

 Unfortunately, the Merry Merlot & Copper Ribbon is already sold out and is no longer available - which is a good reminder for all of us. If there is something you have your eye on, please do yourself a favor and don't hesitate to order it! There are many, many items in the Holiday Catalog that will be discontinued forever soon - and trust me, if you like it now, you'll be kicking yourself that you didn't order it while it was still available! If you're in Canada, you're welcome to order from me at my online store and if you're in another country, please find a local demonstrator! Thank you for stopping by, and now go visit Debbi who is next in the blog hop!

Like what you see? Here's what I used to make this card. Click on any of the images to visit my online store!

ICS Blog Hop Paper Palooza: Nature’s Poem

 

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to share this month's card with you today! I had so much fun designing it. Our blog hop theme this month is Paper Palooza: that means showing off all of the awesome designer series papers that are on sale in the Buy 3 Get 1 Free sale this month! Tropical Escape is my favorite; that's what I'll be getting!

 For this month, I used the Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper!

With paper this gorgeous, it's not hard to come up with awesome projects!!

I LOVE the effect you get by attaching the ruffled ribbon to the top & bottom of the layer here! And the marble stamp is just such a quick, easy, and versatile background. I used the Rooted in Nature stamp set for the sentiments here, too, and some gold metallic thread and the Tropical Elements buttons finish it off perfectly!

These were two of the cards we made at my Artisan Stamp Club this month. Nature's Poem was our them; can you tell??! This one (below) was made using the Thank You Thinlits and the Handwritten background stamp. It was interesting to compare the two styles of background stamps: wood-mounted and cling-mount using the stamparatus. With the wood-mounted background stamp, I like to ink up the stamp and place it rubber-side up on my workspace, and place my paper and then a piece of scrap paper and rub in circles on top. To use the cling-mount stamp in the stamparatus, it was SO easy to place the stamp inside the stamparatus and stamp on my scrap paper. Then, I place my paper layer inside the stamparatus so that it is centered inside the stamped image (you'll know it's centered because you'll have the stamped image showing still on your scrap paper underneath). viola! Perfect stamped images every time!! I may be converted to cling mount background stamps!!

So yeah, this card was super fast and easy. And if you wanted to make it a birthday card, just switch out the thinlit to the Happy Birthday thinlit! so fast and easy, and you could easily make this using any designer paper with any color combination. I love cards that can be remade and CASEd easily!

Thanks for stopping by today! Drop me a comment to let me know which card you liked better. And I'll include product lists for each of the cards below so that you can recreate them at home! All of the products can be purchased in my Stampin' Up! store by clicking on the images. If you don't have a demonstrator already, I'd love to be yours (as long as you're in Canada)! Shoot me a message and I'll even send you a catalog. Now, go visit my good friend Joni who is next in the blog hop!

You are Wonderful Card:

Thank You Card:

ICS Blog Hop: Party Pandas

 Hi everyone! And welcome to this month's Inspire, Create, & Share Blog Hop. I'm proud to represent Canada in this awesome group of stampers!! If this is your first stop on the hop, a big welcome! Relax, sit back, and enjoy all the inspiration that this talented group has to offer. Simply click on the next arrow at the bottom of each post, and you'll be whisked away to the next stop on the hop!

This month, we were given a color challenge as well! So fun! Color challenges are such a fun way to be inspired! My project features the Party Pandas Sale-a-Bration set. It is free with a $60 purchase, and it is soooo stinkin' adorable! These pandas are great for a variety of occasions. And who doesn't like pandas??

 I also used the turquoise (hello, Bermuda Bay!) Glimmer Paper from the Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper pack and the Basics Pack 3 Washi Tape. The colors were perfect for this color challenge!!

 Thanks for stopping by! Now, click the NEXT arrow to go see the next person on the hop - my sweet friend, Joni!

Until next time,

Here's what I used to make this card! Click on any of the images to visit my online store. If you're in Canada, I'd love to be your demonstrator if you don't already have one!

ICS Blog Hop: Amazing You

 Well hello everyone! And thank you for visiting me on today's Blog Hop. Which just so happens to be on the FIRST day of SALE-A-BRATION!

If Stampin' Up! is relatively new to you, you may be wondering what the heck kind of cheesy name that is. It's the name Stampin' Up! gives to their big annual sale where if you spend $60, you get a free item from a catalog of exclusive Sale-a-Bration offerings. These items are available while supplies last until the end of March and they cannot be purchased - only earned with a $60 purchase. And new this year - there are a couple of big-ticket items that are earned with a $120 purchase! (and yes, they are totally worth it!!).

For this month's Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop, we wanted to show you some ways that you could get to $60 and get a free item! Woohoo! So get your shopping list ready and visit a few of my friends today for some awesome ideas!!

The Amazing You stamp set is my Number One Top Favorite stamp set in the Sale-a-Bration catalog. Why, you may ask? Well, for one reason, I really like the fonts. I like that you can use the words to make a few different sentiments. Let's celebrate you. You are simply amazing to me. Celebrate amazing you. Let's celebrate. Amazing you. So many options! Plus I love the wild rose. It brings back memories of my Quadra Island days :) But the main reason why I love this stamp set is that there is a set of THINLITS that coordinates with it. It has the three words celebrate, amazing, and you - in the same fonts as in the stamp set. What a great way to coordinate stamping and paper! Imagine that "amazing" in gold glimmer paper?! I looove it. Totally my top two favorite items in Sale-a-Bration. Here they are, for your enjoyment!!

Soooo, I thought that I'd give you a couple of options for ways that you could earn this stamp set! It is free with a $60 purchase (FYI, the thinlits are free with a $120 purchase). We all have different supplies, so one option may appeal better to meet the gaps in your supplies!

OPTION 1: (basics - cardstock, ink, embellishments) Total: $64.50 CAD

OPTION 2: (for those who may have all the colors already!) Total: $62 CAD

Now, I'll be honest. I did use a couple of inks that were not in the marker set I indicated above. And I'll put them in my supply list below. But really, the colors are flexible. You can use what you have to create a new and different look that's all your own!

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope you enjoyed my card, and my recipes for Sale-a-Bration success! Now, go see Deb Naylor to see what she's cooked up for us!

Happy Stamping!

Here's the full details on what I used to make this card. If you click on any of the images, they'll take you straight to my online store where you can purchase them if you're in Canada. If you don't already have a demonstrator, I'd love to be yours! If you do, please contact your demonstrator.

ICS Blog Hop: Tags & Trimmings

Hi everyone! I am a new hopper on the Inspire, Create & Share Blog Hop, and I am super excited to be joining this group of talented artists! Please enjoy my post, leave me a comment so I know you were here (we bloggers need lots of encouragement!), and when you get to the bottom, click on that NEXT arrow to visit the next blogger in the hop.

Today, I'd like to share with you a card I made with my stamp club. I LOVE to take products that you wouldn't normally put together and make something beautiful with them. This month, I used the Tags & Trimmings bundle along with the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper pack. Unconventional Christmas card colors, for sure! But I love the finished product, and I hope you do too!

It's hard to see the glimmer in the snowflake in the photo, so I took a closer look at the card so you could see it - it's so pretty!! And also notice those layers - it is my go-to-standby-everybody's-gotta-have-it duo of the Stitched Shapes Framelits and the Layering Circles Framelits. Non-negotiable, guys. They will up your layer game for sure! Also the Triple Banner Punch. I pull that thing out for at least every other card I make. The unsung hero in this card, though, is the Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Pad. It shows up as beautifully white snowflakes against a Berry Burst background. Give it a couple of minutes to let dry after you stamp, though, so it doesn't smudge!

Thanks for stopping by today! If you like what you see and you'd like to create it at home, you can always visit the Stampin' Up! online store. If you don't have a demonstrator (and you're in Canada!), I'd love to be yours, whether you're near or far. If you already have a demonstrator, you can contact them about how to get these products.

Now, go see Karie who is next on the hop!

Jenilee

Pssst!! Wanna know exactly what I used to make this card? Here you go! Clicking on any of these images will take you directly to my online store, too. Sweet!