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Holiday Mini Catalog 2011
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Quilted Card
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Jenn Gulch created this beauty. Isn't it amazing!! She cut small squares of the fabric from the Holiday Mini catalog and sewed them all together. She is amazing!!
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
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I created these cards using spice cake designer series paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog. So, so many uses!!
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Monday, January 02, 2012
Another GREAT mini catalog set
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Check out all the products in the mini catalog – including this stamp set and the patterned paper. Order today so you do not miss out on getting them.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Stocking punch – get it while you can!!
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Isn't this a gorgeous card created by Jenn Gulch? You can do so much with this punch. Fun, fun. Have you heard—it isn't not going to be available again? Get it while you can!!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Simply Scored
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Have you used your new tool yet? If not, it sure is time!
Here is any easy card to make. Using the scoring tool, make a grid pattern every ½" inch. Stamp and sponge over top. Nice look, huh? Faux tile is what it is called.
I used the gorgeous Gently Falling stamp set.
The Happy Birthday saying comes from the set Happiest Birthday Wishes.
Have you used that seam binding yet? I like how the bow looks. And, really the easiest ribbon we have for that is the Seam Binding. It is really soft and thin.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Stockings, in a pair??
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But, they don't match. Hehheh. I bet there is another pair around just like them.
Gail Oneill created this card. She did a great job using that punch and all there is to it.
How to create those stockings?
- Punch them out with the new stockings punch.
- Run them through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Die.
You will see that the punch is made up of different pieces. So, punching the top of the stocking, the heel, and the toe pieces are relatively simple. Way cute!!
Also used in creating the stockings was pattnered paper. Can you imagine how far twelve sheets of patterned paper goes when you just use a little for accents here and there?
Frostwood Lodge is the patterned paper used. As I have said before, a lot of times the colors in the pattern paper drive the color palette of a card. In this case, they were tweaked just a touch.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Neat use of the Top Note Die
Have you ever wanted a square out of the top note die? If so, there is a way.
Here is the top note piece cut the first time:
Then, turn the piece sideways (vertical) and run it through again.
And, then you have this. Yeah!!
Gail Oneill created this one and had a good time creating it – I know because it shows!
How do you come up with this color palette you ask?
Pretty easy. Pick out a pack of patterned paper and go to town.
The pack of paper is Spice Cake from the Holiday Mini Catalog.
And, the colors in there lead to the card above: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pool Party,
Pear Pizzazz, River Rock, Very Vanilla.
I think the color that really makes the palette pop is the Pool Party – that is the blue color. Doesn't that just really make the card? Pair it with the More Mustard and you have a STUNNING card!
Happy Stamping!!
Monday, November 07, 2011
Unique Fold Card
It is always fun to come up with a new card fold – and one that fits into our standard sized envelopes.
With our new Simply Scored tool, creating fancy fold cards just got easier!!
How to use the Simply Scored tool?
So, for this card, you would put your cardstock in the Simply Scored tool.
Score on the lines of 2 1/8" and 5 7/8". The card will fold o those lines and be really neat.
Create your focal point (in this case, the piece with the tree). Make sure you only adhere to the left-hand side of the card (so that the card will open.
Leah Putnam created this card for you. She used one of the A la Carte stamps from the back of the Holiday Mini Catalog. The nice thing about those are that they are single stamps. Buy one here and there. Add to an order here and there. They are not going to break the bank. Yeah!!
Happy Stamping!
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Using that Silver Glimmer Paper
Tina Taves created this beauty. What a nice job!! And, she used a few new things from the Holiday Mini Catalog.
The one that really caught my eye was that small piece of nestled Silver Glimmer paper. See it? The little bit of snow on the background? Way cool!!
What she did:
- Stamped the house in Cherry cobbler on whisper white cardstock.
- Ripped a small piece of Silver Glimmer paper. Adhered that to the bottom of her house.
- Cut a small piece of whisper white cardstock and stamped Happy Holidays on it. Adhered that over top of the silver glimmer paper. That little piece of the card (house piece) has three layers right there – house, glimmer paper, and happy holidays piece.
The "house stamp set has been VERY popular. It comes from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Christmas Lodge, 123767 $33.95, 123769 $25.95
Another popular item on the card is the 3/8" quilted Satin Ribbon from the Holiday Mini Catalog.
The background was made using the Snow Burst Embossing folder, 124096.
Happy Stamping!
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