Seasonal Anticipation

             

October in Wisconsin has been an amazing experience!  We wanted our stampers to feel that amazement while crafting their beauties this month.


Sweater weather becomes more meaningful . . . Halloween turns "Thanksgivingful" . . . and our Christmas Star helps us anticipate the beauty of things to come.  Wonderful new stamps, thinlets, and punches with some tried and true techniques thrown in for good measure are sure to create some warm smiles as the chill in the air finds its way to our town!  All papers, inks, and accessories used in our cards are from Stampin’ Up! ©

Seasonal Starlight

It's never too soon to start thinking about the wonders of the Winter season.  Some bling and a big 3D star grace the front of this simple card.  You will get that warm and wonderful feeling putting this one together.

Christmas Star Card

The Christmas Star Stamp image starts out flat but ends up sporting some interesting dimension with a simple stamp, snip, and score. We used our paper trimmer scoring tool to score along the white lines in the Cherry Cobbler stamped image.  Mini mountains and valleys make the star come to life.  We attached it to the card front with small pieces of Dimensionals and gave it a shining star center with a large Rhinestone.  A strip of Season of Style Designer Series Paper layered over a strip of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock is adhered to a Whisper White Card Stock base.  A message--ours is from the Warmth & Wonder Hostess Stamp Set--nestles in the corner of the card.  Little Rhinestones scattered around to put interest into some white space add that zing from bling that we love!  We really must give credit for this idea to our Pinterest Friend, Nikki Spencer at My Sandbox.com.

 

It's all about sharing great ideas in our creative paper world!   All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from Stampin’ Up! ©

Sunshine and Sweater Weather

Who can resist a try at capturing the beauty of Mother Nature in the Fall of the year?  Not us for sure!  Falling leaves on a sunburst and some embossing for interest create seasonal drama that we are proud to share.  We borrowed a technique for making summery paper flowers to create the realistic leaves showcased on this card. 

Autumn Sunburst Card

A little sponging in Chocolate Chip Ink on Tangerine Tango and Crushed Curry Card Stock leaves which we pre-cut with our Autumn Accents Bigz Die was just a start.  We spritzed with a little water, smudged the ink around, and crumpled the leaves into little wads.  We admit that it is a tiny bit messy, but when the leaves are "uncrumpled" and allowed to dry the result is nothing less than gorgeous.  We used the finished product as the centerpiece of this card.  Once you start making sunbursts, you won't want to stop.  We cut four 1 1/2" x 4" strips of Sweater Weather DSP on the diagonal and adhered them to a piece of partially embossed Very Vanilla Card Stock to make ours, but there are many more ways to make this impressive background.  Easy Sunburst Instructions are available in a video by our friend Dawn in her "How'd She Do That?" series.  A little strip of Designer Paper topped with 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon is just the thing to provide a nest for the leaves.  The finishing touch on our card is the message from the Tags 4 You Stamp Set, punched with the Label Bracket Punch and popped up with a Dimensional.  All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from Stampin’ Up! ©

Thankful Expressions

Some interesting little twists and techniques make this card something to brag about!  We got a little glittery while turning the brand new Halloween Happiness Stamp into a creation we can be thankful about!  

Thankful Expressions Card

Our creation starts with a base of our old cardstock friend Old Olive and just gets better and better.  The Second Tuesday Stampers and friends are trying out the fun new Expressions Thinlits Dies from Stampin’ Up! © and we couldn't be more . . . Thankful! The message is cut from Old Olive Card Stock Scrap and we got some help from our Magnetic Board and the Big Shot to get a perfect cut.  We covered up the message on the Halloween Happiness Stamp with plain old tape and colored the leaves with Old Olive Marker and the pumpkins with Pumpkin Pie (of course!)  A little "huffing" and a firm stamp on Very Vanilla Card Stock was only the beginning.  We use a little more Pumpkin Pie to color on Silver Glitter Paper. A punch with our 1" Circle Punch and a pop with a Dimensional turns a Happy Halloween into a Thankful Expression. A little layering with Pumpkin Pie Chevron Ribbon tucked under our image gives just the right balance to this nice little creation.  

Don't forget the waxed paper trick to easily extract your expression of thanks from the die! Our thanks to  Meg Loven at Lovenstamps for helping us out with this one.
All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from Stampin’ Up! ©