Santa Claus is Coming to Town...

Although this card uses retired Stampin' Up products, it was too cute not to share!  I looked at a variety of Santa cards on Pinterest and combined ideas to come up with this one. :)

Supplies

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Buttons (ordered on Amazon), 2-inch circle punch (for collar pieces), additional retired SU punch (I forgot the name!)

Stamp sets: Oh What Fun, Cozy Christmas (retired), Snow Place (retired)

Cookie Cutter Christmas

The Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set is so versatile and so much fun to play with!  The coordinating punch makes it fast and easy to punch out  FIVE different images from the set--a reindeer, a gingerbread man, a teddy bear, a darling Eskimo, and a Santa.  We recently made three cards from this set at my Christmas Card marathon.

I cased all of these cards from Pinterest.  Some of the supplies used on the cards are retired such as the twine, the Pool Party ribbon, the snow flake images (from Snow Place set), and the DSP (Candy Cane Christmas) on the Santa and reindeer card.

Here is another cute card we made at one of my classes using the gingerbread image.  The tray is made with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch, my score lines are 1/8" apart.

The only image left to show is the sweet teddy bear.  This is a simple baby card made with this image.  I've done this card with a pink bow and a pink card stock layer to welcome a baby girl.

I have really enjoyed making projects with this stamp set.  The next projects I want to make with this set are some darling Christmas tags created by Judy May.  See her awesome tags HERE.

Happy Stamping!

Lovely as a Tree

Lovely as a Tree is one of the oldest stamp sets in the catalog.  It's so popular that they keep bringing it back year after year and I'm so glad because it's one of my favorites!  It is nice for Christmas cards, fall cards, and masculine cards.

Supplies used for the card above: 
Cardstock: Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler
Ink pads: Tranquil Tide and Early Espresso (just for sponging the edges of the brick and window piece)
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler double-stitched ribbon; Hearth and Home Thinlit dies; Brick Wall embossing folder, White doilies, Stampin' Sponges.

The greenery above was die cut with the Pretty Pines thinlit dies, but you can also use the Boxwood Wreath embellishments instead as shown in the following card.

These are some other beautiful cards made with this lovely set.

Please use the following hostess code on your next online order: HYZTJPTS.  If your order is over $50, you will receive the Quilted Christmas Ribbon for FREE.

Jar of Love

Today I want to highlight one of my favorite stamp sets in the Stampin' Up catalog--Jar of Love.  Strangely enough, I didn't notice this set when I first browsed through the annual catalog last year. When my friend, Erin, told me it was at the top of her list, I had to take another look.  Wow!  So many possibilities with this set for so many occasions.  If you decide to add it to your collection, be sure to get the matching framelits to go with it!

My team leader, Michelle Suit, sent me this really awesome tri-fold card using Jar of Love and the retired Fruit Stand paper.

Lemondade card supplies: Cardstock--Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry, and Whisper White.  Ink--Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry, and Versamark.  The lid was embossed with silver embossing powder.  The jar image was stamped right on the lemon paper and hand-cut (instead of die-cut so there wouldn't be an edge outside of the jar).

I did a monthly card kit with this set last summer and we made the following cards in addition to the lemonade card (most ideas were found on Pinterest).

Fish Card supplies: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, and White cardstock and ink.  The words were embossed with white embossing powder.

Flower jar card supplies: Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla cardstock. Flowers were stamped in Calypso Coral with bottom layer "stamped off" first.  Jars and lid were stamped in Smoky Slate. Twine on the jar was stamped in Crumb Cake.  Fireflies stamped in Basic Black with Crushed Curry for the dot.  Words stamped in Versamark then embossed with white embossing powder.  Ribbon is held in place with tear tape.

For You Glimmer Jar Card Supplies: Mint Macaron, and White cardstock.  Gold Glimmer Paper.  Ink--Going Gray, Mint Macaron.

3 x 3 Lightening Bug card supplies:  Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, and Whisper White cardstock.  Ink--Bermuda Bay, Going Gray, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, and Calypso Coral.

I received this adorable card from a card swap last year and had to recreate it!  I wish I would have written down the name of the gal who made it:

Supplies:  Softly Falling embossing folder.  Pool Party and Shimmery White Cardstock.  DSP is from the Soft Subtles paper stack (retired now). Snow Place (retired stamp set) was used for the greeting, snowman, and snowflakes. The white pom pom trim is also retired.  The bells came from Michaels.  

This is another super cute Christmas card made with the jar image. I found this design on Pinterest made by Kelly Agee and had to case it.  I plan to make it at my Christmas class in November.

Supplies:  Cable Knit Sweater embossing folder.  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, and Garden Green cardstock.  The candy images came from the retired Candy Cane Christmas DSP (punched out with 1/2" circle punch), the ribbon is also retired.  The greeting is from the Christmas Pines stamp set and the boughs were diecut with the Pretty Pines Thinlits.

I also used the jar image to make a Valentine's card last February.  It really is such a versatile set!

Colors:  Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, and Rose Red.  The first card had Crumb Cake cardstock as well.  The Valentine's greeting came from a Paper Pumpkin kit and the XOXO came from the Bloomin' Love stamp set. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing these cards made with this delightful set! Please use the hostess code found on the right side bar if you decide to order this month.  If your order is $50 or more, you can get the new Winter Wonder embossing folder for free!

Simple cards with DSP

If you are anything like me, you have an abundance of DSP (Designer Series Paper) in your craft room.  My latest DSP addition is the Delightful Daisy paper.  I had used several of the patterns for my Daisy Delight class, but I wanted to show samples made with ALL of the patterns and the swirly background had yet to be used. This is what I came up with:

The cardstock base is Old Olive.  The DSP piece is  4" wide and 3" tall.  The greeting is from a retired sale-a-bration set. I added double-stitched ribbon and glitter enamel dots.  The card was simple and easy to make and I loved how it turned out.  I couldn't resist replicating the design with a variety of greetings, paper, and ribbon.  The remaining greetings all come from the stamp set One Big Meaning.  The paper on all of the cards is from the Delightful Daisy pack.

I had to stop myself from repeating this card with every different kind of paper I owned.  I can't wait to try it with Christmas paper!

These are some of the other cards I made with the Daisy Delight bundle.  I found most of these designs on Pinterest.

3 x 3 cards:

Same design, different colors.

 

Same design, different colors:

  

The moral of the story is, find an easy design you like and repeat it over and over with different colors, images, patterns, etc.  And don't forget to use that wonderful DSP!

Daisy Delight Product-based Class

Get some fabulous new products from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog.  Save on shipping and tax and make 6 projects for free!

Class includes:

• Daisy Delight Stamp Set
• Daisy Punch
• 1/2 package of Delightful Daisy DSP (6 sheets, 12 x 12)
• 1/2 package of Wood Textures DSP (24 sheets, 6 x 6)
• 1/2 package of Glitter Enamel Dots (you will use some of these at the class)
• Six Make & Take projects

Date: Saturday, July 5th, 2 pm.

Place: LaFroth Home

Cost: $50 for everything above, or $15 for cards only (plus 1/2 pack of Glitter Enamel Dots)

Register by July 1st, prepayment required

New Catalog!

The 2017-2018 Annual Catalog starts today!  So many awesome new goodies in there!  Please join me for my next class on June 24th where we'll be using new products to make four fabulous projects.

Today I'm going to share a few cards I made with the Colorful Seasons bundle.

With this one stamp set, you can make gorgeous cards for Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall.  Check out the amazing designs stampers have shared on Pinterest and you might find yourself as anxious to add this bundle to your shopping cart as I was!

I found the design for the first card HERE.  I used Sahara Sand instead of Tip Top Taupe.  The three shades of the flowers were made with one ink pad (Watermelon Wonder) stamped three times.

I found the design for the following cards HERE. I changed the box shape into a regular card.  I used Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, and Early Espresso.

We made the following 12 x 12 page at a team meeting with Michelle Suit.  It is not for a scrapbook, it is meant to be framed and displayed in your home.  Perfect art for the summer.

I'm only getting started.  Look at the intricate leaves and snowflakes you can die-cut with the thinlits.  I can't wait to make more projects with this awesome set!

Free gift for June orders:

Please use the following hostess code when placing orders this month: ZAYEMD9C.  If your order is over $50, you will receive a free package of Glitter Enamel Dots: 

Notice the nice touch the Glitter Enamel Dots add to the cards.