Monday, November 29, 2021

Penguin Place simple Christmas card

Greetings!

The Penguin Place Bundle which is comprised of the Penguin Place 28-piece photopolymer stamp set and the Penguin Builder Punch is a great set for all ages.  Penguins are so stinkin' adorable, and when you can punch them out it makes it quick and easy to create great cards.  The clear photopolymer stamps make it so fun to build the penguin's features and surroundings because you can see exactly where you're stamping!




Even though the stamp set includes a scarf, the Black & White 1/4" Gingham Ribbon makes the perfect scarf to tie around the little penguin's neck so he can stay extra warm will playing out in the winter wonderland!  The little hat is adorable and super easy to cut out with the Paper Snips.

Gather Your Supplies:

  • Penguin Place Bundle (Save 10% when purchasing stamp set & punch with bundle item#)
  • Wintry 3D Embossing Folder
  • Shaded Spruce cardstock 
    • card base 4-1/4 x 11 scored & folded at 5-1/2 
  • Basic White cardstock
    • 4 x 4-1/2
    • scraps for Penguin, hat and tree 
  • Basic Black cardstock
    • scrap for Penguin
  • Pumpkin Pie cardstock
    • scrap for Penguin feet
  • Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
  • Black & White 1/4" Gingham Ribbon - 6"
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Here's How It's Made:
Emboss top front of card base with the pine bough from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders.
Ink "snowbank" stamp with Balmy Blue, stamp onto Basic White cardstock panel to create snowbank outline, re-ink and stamp twice more to create snow scape.  Use Paper Snips to trim off excess cardstock above top snowbank.
Ink tree stamp with Shaded Spruce, stamp tree onto snowbank line and stamp again without reinking.  Repeat once or twice to place your trees on each snow bank line.  Stamp one tree onto a scrap of Basic White and cut out using Paper Snips.
Ink "Be Chill..." with Pacific Point and stamp along bottom of Basic White cardstock panel.  Adhere panel to card base front.  Adhere cut out tree at top of snowscape line.
Punch penguin out of Basic Black, Basic White and feet from Pumpkin Pie.  Ink beak with Mango Melody and stamp onto white penguin body piece.  Ink eye stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento and stamp.  Ink hat stamp with Pacific Point and stamp onto white scrap.  Cut out with Paper Snips.
Build penguin.  Wrap Black & White 1/4" Gingham Ribbon around penguin and tie.  Secure knot and edges of scarf with mini glue dots.  Adhere to card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.  Place hat on top and adhere with Stampin' Dimensionals.
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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  
Beverly J

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Whimsy & Wonder Holly Jolly Christmas

Greetings!

The Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Series Papers have an unexpected color palette.  They feature colors you wouldn't necessarily gravitate to when thinking Christmas but after seeing these papers it's easy to change your mind.  It's a lovely variety of pinks, blues and greens with gorgeous touches of silver throughout.

Our team Facebook Live event this past week had a Mystery Card Challenge On the Fly announced at the end.  It's a really simple layout that uses one or two layers of Designer Series Papers and here is my finished result.  These papers make it so fun and happy! The "holly jolly Christmas" greeting from the Christmas To Remember stamp set HAD to be the greeting on the card.




Isn't it festive!  It feels like a party with all those adorable ornaments scattered this way and that along with bows and leaves - oh my!

The Polished Pink color is a wonderful limited time addition (2021-2023 In Color) to the Stampin' Up! colors and has become a favorite.  It's so lovely!  I didn't want the background color for my greeting to be full strength Polished Pink nor did I want Basic White so I had to improvise.  Good thing we have the fabulous Blending Brushes to use!  I lightly brushed Polished Pink ink onto Basic White cardstock to give me the perfect soft pink for the greeting to be stamped onto.  There really is no end to the versatility of how we can use the tools to customize our creations.

Gather Your Supplies:

  • Christmas to Remember Stamp Set
  • Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Series Paper
    • 3 x 4-1/4 ornaments print
    • 3 x 4-1/4 pink zigzag print
  • Polished Pink cardstock
    • card base  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored and folded at 4-1/4
  • Basic White cardstock
    • 4 x 5-1/4 panel
    • scrap for greeting
  • Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
  • VersaMark Ink Pad
  • Metallics Embossing Powder - Silver
  • Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack  
    • Misty Moonlight/Silver baker's twine - 10"
  • 2021-2023 In Color Jewels
  • Blending Brushes
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Here's How It's Made:
Adhere Basic White cardstock panel to card base front, centering.  Adhere both Designer Series Paper pieces, placing at angles as pictured above.
Rub Blending Brush onto Polished Pink ink pad to grab color, softly brush onto Basic White scrap until you achieve the soft shade of pink desired.  Ink greeting stamp with Polished Pink, stamp.  Ink greeting stamp with VersaMark, stamp, sprinkle with Silver Emboss Powder, shake off excess, heat set with Heat Tool.  Fussy cut out words with Paper Snips.
Adhere greeting to card front - pop up "holly jolly" with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.
Tie Misty Moonlight/Silver baker's twine into bow and adhere.  I placed the greeting next to an ornament so the bow looks like it's at the top of the ornament while also drawing attention to the greeting.
Add 2021-2023 In Color Jewels to ornaments and near greeting to add sparkle.
The Take Your Pick Tool makes attaching small pieces easy and precise.  Use the Putty Tip for easy grabbing and placement of small embellishments.
Here's what the inside looks like:

Cut 4 x 3 piece of zigzag print, adhere to inside of card.  

Ink sentiment with Polished Pink, stamp onto a 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of Basic White.  Adhere to print.  Cut out an ornament and adhere near lower right hand size of panels.

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November HOST Code: NK3NNPKU
  • Place an online order of $65 or more (before tax/shipping) and earn a FREE Gift                        (FREE Gift sent by December 15th)
  • For orders of $150 or more in my store (before tax/shipping), do not apply the Host Code.  Use the Stampin' Rewards you will earn.  You will receive the Host code gift from me.
  • One Host code gift per customer, per month.
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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  
Beverly J