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Thursday, December 6, 2018

Let your Designer Papers Shine!

I don't think I'm a paper hoarder, but I do have a lot of beautiful designer papers I don't use enough of, so today I'm sharing a project that lets some of them shine!

This card and coordinating gift bag uses one 12" x 12" sheet of DSP with about a 9" x 6" piece leftover. The greetings from Timeless Tidings are stamped in Tranquil Tide & Real Red.

I'm playing along with the theme challenge at Global Design Project this week - Tis the Season!

The bag is created using the Gift Bag Punch Board. I used a 6" x 11" piece of designer paper and followed the instructions included with the Punch Board to make a medium sized bag. The Real Red ribbon is 19" long. The circle is die-cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and there is a 2"circle of Tranquil Tide behind it. I used the Sprig Punch with Red Glimmer Paper to add some holiday sparkle! The Red Glimmer Paper is retired, but remember, I'm trying to use up my paper stash! It is still available in other gorgeous colors, though.

The coordinating card uses a 2-3/4" x 5-1/2" piece of the same DSP. I used a 1/2" strip of Red Glimmer Paper to separate the designer paper from the Tranquil Tide card base. I had a 1" strip of the DSP that I cut off the full sheet so I cut a 5" length from that, flagged both ends and used it as another layer behind the sentiment. Two more sprigs & three more Red Rhinestone Jewels add the finishing touches. On the inside of the card I added a Whisper White panel and stamped Merry Christmas & Happy New Year in Tranquil Tide.

This would be a great design for mass producing Christmas cards in a hurry. All you need is some beautiful designer paper and one coordinating cardstock color plus one ink. If you don't have Glimmer Paper, try using Foil Sheets or Washi Tape for the 1/2" strip and punch the sprigs from a contrasting cardstock.

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Swaps from OnStage Live 2018 - Part II

As promised, I have more swaps from OnStage to share with you today! Feel free to ask for more details in the comments or email me.

Stampin' Up seriously spoils their demonstrators...check out all the freebies from OnStage Live 2018!

And here are some more of my favorite swap cards ---

The coloring on this Floral Statements cards is gorgeous! The background is embossed with the Tufted Embossing Folder.

This is a beautiful card just to let someone know you're thinking of them. Created with the Lilypad Lake Bundle in Soft Seafoam.

Created with First Frost, stamped in Tranquil Tide. The DSP is Frosted Floral and the greeting is from Wishing You Well.

A clean & simple card stamped in Early Espresso on Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla cardstocks. Stamp sets are Dandelion Wishes & Around the Corner.

Created with This Little Piggy. Background was stamped using the Buffalo Check background stamp.

Sweet little card created using Hedgehugs. The background is Crumb Cake cardstock embossed with the Climbing Vine Embossing Folder.

So cheerful! The stamp sets are Lemon Zest & Coffee Cafe. Colors are Lemon-Lime Twist & Daffodil Delight.

This one is so striking! The background is created with the Buffalo Check background stamp. The stamping & die-cuts are from the Falling For Leaves Bundle. The entire card front is raised with Stampin' Dimensionals and the die-cuts are accented with Bright Copper Shimmer Paint.

Festive Birthday Card using Broadway Birthday, Broadway Bound Specialty DSP and the Polka Dot Basics Embossing Folder.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing all these wonderful ideas! Thanks for visiting today. Stop by again next Thursday when I'll be showing a quick & easy Christmas card!

Monday, November 26, 2018

Swaps from OnStage Live 2018 - Part I

Greetings! I'm a bit late in writing this post, as my technology has been giving me fits! Hopefully I've gotten it under control and can get my blogging back on track now.

I attended my first Stampin' Up OnStage earlier this month and all I can say is, WOWZA! It was so much fun, and all the education and inspiration was amazing. Six thousand plus demonstrators from all over the world came together in Orlando to share stories, celebrate achievements and trade ideas. I want to share some of the gorgeous swaps I received so you can be inspired too!

This beauty combines the Alpine Adventures stamp set with the Pretty Pines Thinlits & the Cable Knit Embossing Folder.

This Z-Fold card uses Spirited Snowmen, the Large Letters Framelits, and the Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder. Love the color combination of Pool Party & Real Red! This one was created my my friend and team member Laura Malanowski.

This is a notebook cover using the Spirited Snowmen. Colors are Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate & Shaded Spruce. The beautiful coloring is accented with Wink of Stella.

Yet another idea using the Spirited Snowmen! I love the interesting sketch using a trio of ovals.

How beautiful is this?! The stamp set is Still Night and the background is embossed with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder. Colors are Night of Navy and Galvanized Metallic.

Dashing Deer in Cherry Cobbler & Gray Granite. The DSP is Festive Farmhouse. The "Joy" and snowflakes are from the limited-time Snow is Glistening stamp set.

This one is so sparkly! The stamp set is Making Christmas Bright. The background is embossed with the Subtle Embossing Folder. The bulbs are cut from Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper (Copper, Merry Merlot & Tranquil Tide)