Joyful Christmas

Joyful Christmas

I have had to emboss this set every time I have used it. It just doesn’t need much else and the heat embossing is so pretty. The flowers and leaves are hand cut. That seems like a lot of work, but they really cut pretty quickly. I just popped them on a dry embossed background (retired folder) to finish the card.

I hope you get to stamp today!

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

Joyful Christmas

Ink

Versamark

Paper

Whisper White ~ Cherry Cobbler ~ Garden Green

Fun Stuff

Big Shot ~ Apothecary Accents Framelits ~ Lacy Brocade TIEF ~ Gold embossing powder ~ Embossing Heat Tool ~ Basic Pearls

 

Holiday Sale

Holiday Sale!

Here is a huge list of items that are on sale Nov. 20 through Dec. 2! Don’t miss the three DoorBuster items today, though. They are on sale for ONE DAY ONLY, Wednesday November 20th.

Download the pdf file to see the rest of the sale items or view them in my Online Store!

Don’t forget our weekly, Tuesday Deals!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

Christmas Stamp a Stack 2013

These are the card choices for Stamp a Stack, Stamp Camp next Thursday. I will be adding them throughout the day today.  Stamp Camp is next Thursday, November 14th, 6:00-9:00 PM at the Bixby Community Center. You must RSVP with your card choices to attend. Each stack is 5 cards of 1 design. Your first stack is $7.50 and each stack after that is $5.00 OR you can choose 5 stacks for $25.00. You may also stamp one of each card design for $10.00.

Ornament Keepsakes

Keepsake Ornaments

Endless Wishes

Endless Wishes

Joyful Christmas

Joyful Christmas

Let me know if you would rather do this one in green or red!

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Festive Flurry

Flip Card

This is a flip card using the new thinlet dies. Backgrounds for this card may vary somewhat.

Wishing You

Wishing You

This is just a prototype of this card using washi tape. My Wishing You set won’t get here till Monday and that is the actual set I am using for this card. I am moving the layout just a little and there is a cute Santa from the Tag It set that can be used on this card also, plus varying backgrounds.

RSVP Here

 

 

Wetlands

Wetlands

Here is a a simple but pretty card that we made at Stamp Camp this month.

The background is made by sponging (with daubers) ink onto a clear acrylic block and then spritzing with Alcohol. It needs to be fairly wet. Allow the colors to run together a bit and then “stamp” the block on your card stock to create the Background. I suggest letting it dry completely and then ironing the back of the card stock or pressing it in a book for a few days to straighten out any warping caused by the alcohol.

I stamped the goose image once on the background once it was dry and then stamped it again on Very Vanilla card stock. I used blender pens to color in the goose and then cut it out (just the body) and popped it up over the original stamped image. The sentiment, button and linen thread finished off the card.

I hope you are enjoying this lovely fall weather that is inspiring my creations! Be sure to check out the new weekly specials, packaging bundles and MDS specials for November. You can view them on my Specials Page.

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

Wetlands

Ink

Cherry Cobbler ~ Early Espresso ~ Cajun Craze ~ Crushed Curry ~ Sahara Sand

Paper

Very Vanilla ~ Early Espresso

Fun Stuff

Sponge Daubers ~ Clear Block ~ Linen Thread ~ Retired button ~ Alcohol 90%

 

Another Thank You

Another Thank You

We used the embossing resist technique on this simple card that we made for Stamp Camp last month. Embossing resist is an easy technique where you emboss your focal image in clear ink on your white or vanilla card stock and then stamp over it with your background images. The ink won’t stick to the Clear Embossing (after it has been heated). When you wipe the ink away from your embossed image (with a soft tissue) the original card stock color shows through.

On this card we stamped the large Thank you image from Another Thank You on Very Vanilla card stock and then over stamped it with the background leaves from Gently Falling. We then sponged any remaining uninked cardstock with a light rub of So Saffron to make the entire image pop. Then we just layered that piece on our Old Olive card stock base. Easy Peasy.

Thanks for looking

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

Another Thank You ~ Gently Falling

Ink

Cajun Craze ~ Crushed Curry ~ So Saffron ~ Old Olive

Paper

Very Vanilla ~ Old Olive ~ Versamark Ink

Fun Stuff

Clear Embossing Powder ~ Sponges ~ Heat Tool ~ Tissue

 

Spooky Treat Bag

Bite Me

Most of the projects from my newsletter are different projects that you won’t see on my blog, but I had to share this one here. I love stamping directly on the treat bags and adding a simple tag.

The framelit from Chalk Talk is perfect for that. Not only does it have the opening at the top that lets you just pop it over your ribbon, since it is a framelit you can make it any length you want. I lengthened it to make the sentiment from Halloween Bash fit.

This bag holds 4 large Chocolate Chip cookies.  These bags are food safe, but to keep the oil from the cookies off the bag, I first packaged them in the food safe gusseted cello bags (on the clearance rack for only $1.59 for 25 bags!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

Bite Me ~ Halloween Bash

Ink

Whisper White Craft ~ Pumpkin Pie Marker ~ Basic Black Marker ~ Black StazOn

Paper

Crumb Cake

Fun Stuff

Big Shot ~ Chalk Talk Framelits ~ Tag a Bag gift bags ~ Cellophane Gusseted bags ~ Pumpkin Pie satin ribbon ~ Corner punch (retired)

 

25 Sets at 25% Off!

This post will remain at the top of my blog till October 29th. Scroll down for newer posts.

25% OFF 25 Stamp Sets!

We have been Celebrating Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary all year, but the official anniversary date is October 25th. In honor of our special day, Stampin’ Up! is offering 25 sets at 25% off! But you have to hurry and get these, because the sale ends on Monday, October 28th. You can call, email me or order in my online store. Click the photo above to view the sets in a .pdf file.

This Weeks Tuesday Specials!

Tuesday Specials

Thankful Thursday Special for October 24

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Enjoy these super deals!

Belinda

 

Gently Falling Grunge

Gently falling

I used the Gorgeous Grunge set to  “grunge” up this quick fall card. It’s a fun and  simple technique. I sponged and roughed up the edges to add a little more distressing. I love the size of the stamps in this set, they are large enough to add a lot of detail in a very short time. Adding the washi tape over the image gives it even more depth, because of the semi translucent nature of the tape. This was one of our Stamp Camp cards this month. Quick and fun.

Be sure to check out the Thankful Thursday deal today. There are several punches specially priced at only $11.16! Artisan Label, Bitty Butterfly, Hexagon, Mosaic, Pansy

Happy Stampin!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

Gorgeous Grunge ~ Gently Falling~ Thoughts and Prayers

Ink

Early Espresso ~ Cajun Craze ~ Crushed Curry ~ Crumb Cake

Paper

Crumb Cake ~ Very Vanilla

Fun Stuff

Epic Day washi tape ~ Witches Brew washi tape ~ Season of Style washi tape ~ Linen Thread ~ Distressing tool ~ Sponges