Night In Bethlehem

10 / 14 / 1710 / 12 / 17

I know it’s not even Halloween yet but I can’t stop thinking about Christmas! It’s my favorite holiday of the year and there are only 74 days till Christmas! So, I wanted to share one of my favorite new bundles from the new Holiday Catalog.

Night in Bethlehem is a bundle that includes the stamp set and thinlets.

It’s easy to create some really beautiful cards with this set and I found when using this set, I didn’t need to add a lot of embellishment. And the sentiments are so beautiful.

On this card, I used Night of Navy and Whisper White. I’ve stamped the star image in Smokey Slate Ink. I used the thinlet to die cut the town and then used dimensionals to adhere it back on.

I used Dapper Denim Ink and stamped the town image and kept stamping upward without reinking to get this effect. I stamped and die cut the Joseph and Mary image and used dimensionals to adhere. I love the font for this sentiment. I added a few rhinestones around the star.

I love this last card. It’s a little more detailed but the effect is so worth it. The card base is Crumb Cake and the the other color is Basic Black. I created a mat using Basic Black and Whisper White card stock. There are two different town thinlets to use in the big shot. I cut one in Basic Black and one in Whisper White. I layered those on the card front. Added my Joseph and Mary image using Basic Black ink and the thinlet. And again the sentiment is so inspiring.

I got my ideas straight from pinterest. Remember if you get a new stamp set and you don’t know how to use it, just search on pinterest with the stamp set name and great ideas will come up. 🙂

Here are the supplies I used: Product List

Enjoy and create something today! October Hostess Code: P6WQRDBB

Cat Punch and the Eclipse Technique

10 / 13 / 1710 / 12 / 17

Have you heard of the eclipse technique? I hadn’t until I started seeing it on pinterest and I had to find out how to do it. It’s really simple and makes a great effect on your cards and scrapbooks. I used the cat punch for mine and I love how it turned out!

On the first two cards, I used Wood Words from the Annual catalog. I stamped first and then used the cat punch to punch out. Before putting the cat back in place, and to add an extra layer, I punched the cat out of a solid color of card stock and adhered that to the back of my stamped cat. Then I used dimensionals to adhere it back on to the front of the card (so it stands up a bit).

On the last card, instead of stamping, I used a piece of Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper on a Cajun Craze Card Base. This cat is a little more hidden but I love it! The sentiment came with the September Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Here are the supplies I used for all three cards:

Product List

Enjoy and create something today!

Merry Patterns Stamp Set

10 / 12 / 1710 / 12 / 17

I love this new set “Merry Patterns”. It is super cute and easy to use.

You can earn this stamp set for free by placing a $300 order or by hosting a party with $300 in sales! This special is good through Oct. 31! Leave me a comment if you’d like to a host a virtual party or one in your home! Here are some of the awesome cards I’ve made with this set!

Enjoy and create something today!

World Cardmaking Day and Designer Series Paper Sale!

10 / 2 / 1710 / 2 / 17

World Card Making Day is a day dedicated to doing what we love most…making handmade cards! It celebrates the creativity and personal connection handmade cards create between you and someone you care about! And because it’s so special we just don’t want to celebrate it for one day, we want to celebrate it for 10 days with a special sale!

Stampin’ Up! has a Special Sale (between now and October 10)…you can save 15% off note cards and envelopes and select stamp sets! You can also save on FAST FUSE…Purchase a Fast Fuse Adhesive and get 2 Refills FREE!!! Celebrate your card making hobby today! World Card Making Day Sale Items. Shop Now.

I love all the beautiful Designer Series Paper, and I know you do too! Purchase three packs of select Designer Series paper and get one FREE during October! This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual and holiday catalogs. Designer Series Paper Sale Items.

October Hostess Code: P6WQRDBB