Glistening Your Holiday Cards

We had our first snowfall of the season this past weekend. Guess who was the first one out there rolling around in it? Not me! Brandon will turn four years old this weekend and he loves the snow as you can tell from the picture.

When the sun came out Sunday afternoon the snow was glistening. It was the perfect inspiration for making a holiday card using the new Shimmer Paints from the Stampin' Up! holiday mini. I used Frost White on this card. I added a little paint on a sponge and then gently rubbed it over my embossed image and sentiment. I even put a little over the flower and leaves.

I must warn you, the Stampin' Up! Shimmer Paint comes in a very small bottle. When you order it from me, you'll think you've been ripped off. That's what I thought when I received my bottle. Rest assured, a little goes a really long way. I'm not exaggerating!

Don't forget, everything from the Stampin' Up! holiday mini can be ordered through January 4th. This includes all three colors of Shimmer Paint. After that, it's history!

Stampin' Up! is really coming up with some fabulous new products for 2010!!!! We're talking clear stamps and a new punch design. Stay tuned for some sneak peeks!

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Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Christ is Born

Ink: Garden Green, White Pen

Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Garden Green

Designer Series Paper: Christmas Cocoa

Accessories: Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Button Latte, Pretties Kit

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Petals-A-Plenty Impressions Folder, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die

KISS Challenge

Are you wondering what a KISS challenge is? KISS stands for Keep It Simple, Sweetie! It's the new challenge over at the Pals Paper Arts blog! I like simple!

My KISS creation today is for Christmas. To keep it simple, I used only two Stampin' Up colors - Whisper White and Real Red. I created an embossed background using the new Stampin' Up! Petals-A-Plenty Impressions Folder which can be found on page 21 in the new holiday mini catalog. This folder deeply embosses the perfect background setting for any of your holiday creations.

The stamp is from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Best collection which is a hostess level 1 set. I love this set of stamps because it includes beautiful greetings for Valentines Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Christmas.

Are you starting your holiday card making yet? It's never too early to get a head start. Have fun with it and enjoy the new products SU! is offering for the holidays. The Delightful Decorations stamp set and Ornament punch have been a HUGE seller. You'll see me create more with this set in the coming weeks. I did post one card with this set which you can view HERE.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting my blog!

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New Holiday Mini Catalog Now Available!

Click here to view the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog

Still need a copy of your own?
E-mail me HERE and I'll send one to you right away!

Guess who is the featured artist tomorrow over at the Pals Paper Arts Blog? One guess?!

Stay tuned . . . I'll share it with you tomorrow.

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Sneak Peek: Delightful Decorations

Today I have a wonderful sneak peek from the upcoming Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini to share with you! The stamp set is called Delightful Decorations. This set includes four beautiful ornaments as well as three smaller circle stamps. There is a coordinating punch which will cut out your stamped ornaments perfectly! There is even matching rub-ons to make things even easier for creating your holiday paper crafts.

What do you think about the patterned paper I used? Another sneak peek from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini. This paper is GORGEOUS! Some of the papers in this pack have a shimmer to it and a flocked design. This paper matches perfectly with Stampin' Up! in color Soft Suede and Real Red.

Helpful Hint for Holiday Card Making: Last year I made about 50 Christmas cards total. It never hurts to get a head start and mass produce! I make five cards of each design I create for Christmas. Before you know it, you will have what you need and have quite an assortment for all your friends and family!

Check out the product list for this creation at the bottom of the post. Please e-mail me if you have any questions or leave a comment at the bottom of this post & I will respond.

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Enjoy your weekend! Happy stamping!!

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Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Delightful Decorations (#116517 avail Sept 1st), Teeny Tiny Wishes (#115370)
Ink: Soft Suede, Whisper White Craft Ink
Designer Series Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty (#116770 avail Sept 1st)
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Real Red
Accessories: Square Fire Rhinestone Brads (#109112), Hemp Twine (#100982)
Tools: Ornament Punch (#116794 avail Sept 1st)

Sneak Peek Treat

How about a little Stampin' Up! Halloween sneak peek treat today? The Pals Paper Arts Challenge (PPA4) for today is "Anything BUT A Card". How about theses Halloween themed Sour Cream Containers? Cute? All the supplies are from the upcoming Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog due out September 1st. The tutorial for the containers can be found HERE on Splitcoaststampers website. The directions are simple and the supplies I used are minimal.

Here is the recipe so you can start your wish list:

Stamps: Twick or Tweet (available Sept 1st)

Designer Series Paper: Night & Day Specialty (available Sept 1st)

Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: 1/4 Grosgrain Pumpkin Pie Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch,

1 3/8 Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch

Just a little note: The Night & Day Designer Series paper in the new mini includes two black polka-dot window sheets! I used one for a container. Wouldn't candy corn look yummy in this one? You can fill these little containers with Hershey Kisses, M&M's, Skittles, Tootsie Rolls, etc. Throw in a plastic spider ring among the candy as a little "trick". Hee hee!

The Stampin Up Holiday Mini Catalog due out September 1st is amazing! I've never seen a mini where I had to spend some serious time debating what to buy first because I just wanted everything! If you would like a copy, please e-mail me so I can send you one absolutely free! (while supplies last)

Stay tuned for some Christmas sneak peeks this week! I think the new Christmas products are my favorite. I can hardly wait to show you!!! Don't forget to subscribe to my blog if you haven't already (upper left corner) to get all the updates via e-mail!

Thank you so much for visiting today! Have a good one.

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Thanksgiving Place Cards

Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I am! I finished up getting groceries today. My refrigerator is overflowing! The turkey takes up the most space. I don't mind cooking Thanksgiving because I love turkey leftovers!

Here is a last minute idea for your Thanksgiving table - place cards! These are really quick and easy to make. I used my new favorite die from Stampin' Up! called the Top Note Bigz Die. It was
on back-order for awhile so I just got mine last week. I've used it so much since last week I can't even believe it.

Anyways, I used the new Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper from the SU! Holiday Mini Catalog. I ran the paper and die through my Big Shot and then folded the die cut in half. I used the SU! Curly Label Punch Bundle, which kinda matches the shape of the Top Note Bigz Die, to punch out a smaller piece to write the name in. Then I grabbed this awesome pack of leaves I picked up at Target awhile back on clearance. The leaves have an embossed outline and a pop dot on the back of them. Just peal & stick. I also stamped on the inside of the place card a greeting. That's it!

Now it's time to clean house. Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

Tiffany

The Season of Friendship Lasts Forever Stampin' Up Holiday Mini Catalog

Happy October!

My card today was inspired by the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog that you can order from today through January 18th! This is one of the best mini catalogs I've seen and I want it all. My favorite set out of the mini is the one I used on this card - Season of Friendship. It has 6 stamps total including a bare tree, leaves, flower, snowflake, bird, and the beautiful saying shown on my card. It's a set to use year-round. How can you pass it up? Since I couldn't, it is my sale of the month set which means if you order this one, you get it -20% off the retail price of $23.95.

I used only 4 colors of Stampin' Up! ink to create this card. I used Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, More Mustard, & Always Artichoke. The card base is in Always Artichoke. I stamped the tree on Whisper White cardstock and then colored each leaf on the stamp a different color using the brush end of the Stampin' Up! marker. I matted the tree on More Mustard and then Ruby Red cardstock.

The ribbon is a velvet, burnt orangish color from American Crafts.

I used a 1 inch and 3/4 inch circle punch to add the little bird. I paper pierced around the Ruby Red circle and added the entire piece to the card on a pop dot.

The sentiment was stamped in Close to Cocoa and then cut into a rectangluar shape. I used my Stampin' Up! Ticket Corner punch on this piece to give it a little interest. I also paper pierced under the saying. This piece was also matted to Ruby Red and More Mustard cardstock.

In case you missed it, I made a little gift set using this stamp set a few weeks ago. Click here to view that posting.

Enjoy looking at the Holiday Mini Catalog and remember you can order directly from me 24/7 on my Stampin' Up! website or drop me an e-mail & I'll be happy to do the work for you! Take care and thank you for stopping by!

Tiffany
Tiffany's Cardtique October Stampin' Up! Set of the Month Sale -20% off
Season of Friendship (pg. 6 of the Holiday Mini Catalog, item #111776)