Bada-Bing! Paper-Crafting!: ready for Christmas

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Monday, November 27, 2017

Christmas In The Making

Hi stampers! It's Christmas in the making over here! We got the tree up (a small one...Jon didn't want to mess with the awesome and large one from my childhood...boo) and I need to get the rest of the decorations up this week! It feels weird since it was almost 70 yesterday, ha! But I love Christmas as you know and decorating! Ian is pretty into it this year as well!

I've had this card done for a while and haven't had time to share! I just love coloring this lady with my Blends markers! I couldn't decide which snowflake looked better so I used both silver and gold!

I rolled both ends of my sentiment as well. It's hard to see but it's the perfect finishing touch! The sentiment is from the hostess set in the holiday catalog. I try not to get too many of them but I loved this one! This card took a while to take shape but I really like how it turned out!

Don't forget that there is FREE shipping today!

Now I'm off to try to convince Jon to put up the big tree...and find a place where it can fit :-)

Happy stamping!

Product List

Christmas In The Making Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Seasons Of Whimsy Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Versamark Pad

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Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker

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Foil Snowflakes

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White Stampin' Emboss Powder

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Stampin' Blends Cards - Stampin' Up Global Design Team Blog Hop

Hi stampers! HOW in the world is it November already? The holidays and last few months of the year go so darn fast! And, just in time for your holiday crafting, the Artisan Design Team is showcasing the BRAND NEW Stampin' Blends Markers. Stampin’ Up!’s premier alcohol markers, Stampin’ Blends are high-quality, dual-tip markers that come in 12 of Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive colors, each with a light and dark shade. Maybe you don’t think of yourself as an artist, but you don’t need to be because these markers make it super easy to blend colors and create gorgeous works of art!

I shared a little bit about these yesterday as well, so check out those tips and tricks after you hop!

I have a few cards to share. The first one is actually the second card I made because I totally forgot we were supposed to showcase a couple of specific colors (Night of Navy and Pink Pirouette). Thankfully, I remembered right after I finished it. So, I'll get to that in a minute but here's my re-do.

The Ready For Christmas bundle creates such a fun little scene and it was so fun to color all the little accents. I designed this with the wreath as my main inspiration! I wanted a staircase with a wreath and it's so cute! And now who says blue and pink can't be Christmas colors? This would be perfect for a family with two boys and a girl ;-) For my staircase, I really wanted to add some texture, so instead of stamping it, I embossed kraft paper (from the Merry Little Christmas Cardstock Pack) and then cut it out and sponged ink all over it. I also VERY CAREFULLY colored some of our rhinestones pink. SU doesn't really recommend this because it can ruin the tip of your marker but I'm a rebel like that and was VERY careful! Did I mention that? :-)

For my next card, I borrowed an idea from fellow DT member, Holly (thanks girl)! She made a stunning lantern card where the lanterns looked like they were glowing and I loved it! We were sent the Color Me Happy stamp set and Color Me Happy Project Kit so I broke into it and used a couple of parts of it here. I thought a new years card with the little Chinese lanterns would be cute and quite appropriate, no? The lanterns are fun to color and watch come to life! Don't they really look like they glow? I added some of the gold tape and a fun little tassle from the kit. And don't forget about Teeny Tiny Wishes for that sentiment! I have been reaching for that set a lot lately! It's an oldie but a goodie!

Who knew pink and blue made such good holiday cards!

And finally, here is my original card in more traditional holiday colors. Isn't this bundle just the cutest?

And there you have it! This girl who used to HATE to color and be pretty crappy at it (lol) is now an artist (said all French-like)! Order yours today and let your inner artist out!

Now, take a trip on over to the Netherlands and visit Miriam! She's sure to knock your socks off!