Hi Stampers, Today for our blog hop we have a sketch challenge.  I am trying to use all of my wonderful holiday DSP for an assortment of Christmas card and wanted to try using Trimming the Town today.  Now, I don’t have the stamp set or dies that coordinate with the paper and had to get creative. I came up with a plan which was fun to do and made a fast card  from the  paper!

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Snowman Season:

The recipe:

Card base:  Misty Moonlight 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Real Red 4 x 5-1/4

DSP: Trimming the Town 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Banner: Misty Moonlight 2 x 5-1/8 Embossed with Greenery EF and Punched with the Banner Triple Punch

Scallop Rectangle mat: Real Red Die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Art piece: Whisper White 2-3/16 x 3-3/8

The details:

• Fussy cut the two houses from the Trimming the Town DSP
• Fussy cut the two trees from the Trimming the Town DSP

The sentiment:

• Stamp your sentiment onto the Whisper White art piece with Tuxedo Black Memento ink using the saying from Itty Bitty Christmas
• Mount your art piece onto the Real Red Stitched So Sweetly mat

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your Trimming the Town DSP to the Real Red mat
• Wrap a piece of Real Red All The Trimming ribbon  around the matted DSP panel
• Adhere this panel to the Misty Moonlight Card base with Dimensionals
• Adhere your embossed Misty Moonlight banner to the right side of the card front
• Attach your Real Red matted art piece on top of the banner with Dimensionala
• Adhere your blue house with glue dots to the Whisper White matted art piece
• Attach the red house with Dimensionals next to the blue house
• Tuck in the large green tree behind the red house with glue dots
• Adhere your small green tree to the left side of the red house with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Adhere a All the Trimming Real Red bow to the left of the art piece (on top of the ribbon  wrap)
• Add a Gold Jingle Bell to the bow and you are done.

Here is our team:

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather: 

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano: 

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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 The Merry and Bright Sale has been extended through November  25th

It  is not to late to order during the Merry and Bright Online Extravaganza!   Because there was some technical issues yesterday, Stampin’ Up! has extended the sale for one more day.  If you did not order yesterday, it is not too late to order and receive 10% off almost everything in the catalog.

Stampin Up! Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza – Tuesday, November 24 Only!

MERRY & BRIGHT ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA!!

Stampin’ Up! is doing an Online Extravaganza event on Tuesday, November 24 only and you’ll be able to save 10% on nearly all items from the 2020–2021 Annual Catalog!

Sale details:

• Sale starts at 12:01 AM MT on Tuesday, November 24
• Sale ends at 11:50 PM MT on Tuesday, November 24
• Nearly all 2020–2021 Annual Catalog items are eligible for the 10% discount. Exclusions apply, see the exclusions list below.

Get your lists ready and order early on the 24th so that you don’t miss out!  This is a one day only sale!!  Now is a great time to pick up gifts for your crafty friends and family (and a few for yourself too!!) for the holidays AND get them on sale!

Excluded List:

Below is a link to the items that are not included in the sale.  Just click the link below to see that list.

Here is the exclusion list, click Excluded List to open up the file:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

Hi  Stampers, It’s Alternate Monday day.  That means I am sharing a card taken from the blog hop that I participate in each Thursday. I am taking either the sketch or color challenge and making a second card that is close to or similar to the posted card from the hop.  I want to inspire you to get different looks for your card by mixing it up a bit by color and design.  Today I used the same layout, with a twist and changed the colors to give the card an “Alternate” look.

Stampin’ Up! Arrange A Wreath:

Card recipe:

Card base: Melon Mambo 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Whisper White 4 x 5-1/4

DSP panel: Artistry Blooms 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Sentiment: Whisper White 1/2 x 3-1/2 Punched at the end with the Banner Triple Punch

The details:

• Using the Wreath Builder Dies, cut out the berry wreath in Melon Mambo and Garden Green card stock
• Using the Wreath Builder Dies, cut out the large leaf wreath with Granny Apple Green card stock
• Stamp the flower image from the Arrange A Wreath stamp set 3 time in Melon Mambo Ink
• Die cut the flowers out with the  coordinating flower die from the Wreath Builder Die set
• Die cut 6 Whisper White flowers using the die from the Wreath Builder Dies set

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Butterfly Gala stamp set onto the Whisper White sentiment piece with Tuxedo Memento Black Ink

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP panel to the the Whisper White mat
• Attach this panel to the card front with Dimensionals
• Glue your Melon Mambo wreath onto the front of the card
• Glue your Garden Green Wreath on top of the Melon Mambo wreath onto the front of the card
• Attach your Granny Apple Green wreath on top of the Garden Green wreath onto the front of the card
• Attach your 3 Melon Mambo Flowers to the wreath with Glue Dots
• Adhere your 6 Whisper White die cut flowers to the front of the wreath with glue dots
• Attach your sentiment to the left hand side of the card with glue dots

Finishing touches:

• Attach a Whisper White 1/2 inch bow from the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Pack
• Adhere  a large pearl to the center of the Melon Mambo  flowers
• Adhere small Rhinestones to the center of the small Whisper White Flowers
• Add some In Color Enamel Dots in Bumble Bee here and there around the wreath and you done

Card inspiration:

Here is the card from our Thursday Blog Hop that inspired my “alternate” look

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Stampin Up! Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza – Tuesday, November 24 Only!

MERRY & BRIGHT ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA!!

Stampin’ Up! is doing an Online Extravaganza event on Tuesday, November 24 only and you’ll be able to save 10% on nearly all items from the 2020–2021 Annual Catalog!

Sale details:

• Sale starts at 12:01 AM MT on Tuesday, November 24
• Sale ends at 11:50 PM MT on Tuesday, November 24
• Nearly all 2020–2021 Annual Catalog items are eligible for the 10% discount. Exclusions apply, see the exclusions list below.

Get your lists ready and order early on the 24th so that you don’t miss out!  This is a one day only sale!!  Now is a great time to pick up gifts for your crafty friends and family (and a few for yourself too!!) for the holidays AND get them on sale!

Excluded List:

Below is a link to the items that are not included in the sale.  Just click the link below to see that list.

Here is the exclusion list, click Excluded List to open up the file:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

Hi Stampers, today for our hop we have a color challenge using at least 3 of the follwoing colors, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Garden Green and White.  I got a bit carried away and used all 5.  But this is a Christmas card and what perfect colors to make a wonderful card for the upcoming holiday season.

The color challenge:

Stampin’ Up! Arrange A Wreath:

Card recipe:

Card base: Cherry Cobbler 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Whisper White 4 x 5-1/4

DSP panel: Tis the Season die cut with the largest Stitched Rectangle Die

Sentiment: Whisper White 1-5/8 x 3-1/4 Punched at the bottom with the Banner Triple Punch

The details:

• Using the Wreath Builder Dies, cut out the berry wreath in Shaded Spruce car stock
• Using the Wreath Builder Dies, cut out the large leaf wreath with Garden Green card stock
• Die cut the poinsettia petals in Real Red and Cherry Cobble card stock using the Wreath Builder Dies
• Darken the edges of the petals with the Real Red and Cherry Cobbler Ink with your sponge dauber
• Stamp the double leaf image from the Arrange a Wreath stamp set  5 times in Versa Mark Ink
• Sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder of the images and heat set with your heat gun
• Die cut the leaves  with the Wreath Builder Dies
• Color in the partridge using the ink to rubber technique and your Stampin Write Markers as follows:
• Head: real red, Wings: Soft Suede and Breast: Gray Granite
• Die cut the leaves and partridge out with the coordinating dies from the Wreath Builder Dies

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Arrange A Wreath stamp set onto the Whisper White sentiment piece with Versa Mark Ink
• Sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder over the stamped sentiment and then heat emboss with your heat gun

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP panel to the the Whisper White mat
• Attach this panel to the card from with Dimensionals
• Glue your Shaded Spruce wreath onto the front of the card
• Attach your Garden Green wreath on top of the Shaded Spruce wreath
• Glue your poinsettia petals together (the Cherry Cobbler are on the bottom, Real Red on top)
• Attach your two flowers to the left, bottom of the wreath
• Tuck in the gold leaves and your partridge with glue dots
• Attach your sentiment to the left hand side of the card with glue dots

Finishing touches:

• Adhere  a gold Wonderful Gem to the center of the poinsettia flowers
• Add some Red Rhinestones on the wreath for added sparkle

Here is our team:

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Sue Prather: 

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano: 

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Julie Johnston:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi  Stampers, It’s Alternate Monday day.  That means I am sharing a card taken from the blog hop that I participate in each Thursday. I am taking either the sketch or color challenge and making a second card that is close to or similar to the posted card from the hop.  I want to inspire you to get different looks for your card by mixing it up a bit by color and design.  Today I used the same layout, with a twist and changed the colors to give the card an “Alternate” look.

Stampin’ Up! Toile Season Slim Line Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Very Vanilla 8-1/2 x 7, scored at 3-1/2

Card front: Very Vanilla 8-1/2 x 3-1/2

Large mat: Red Red  8-1/4 x 3-1/4

DSP: Toile Tidings 8-1/8 x 3-1/8

Art piece: 2- Very Vanilla panels, Die cut the Stitched Rectangle Dies   approx. 3-1/2 x 2-1/2

Sentiment: Very Vanilla  7/8 x 5  punched with the Banner Triple Punch

The details:

Cardinal:

• Stamp your cardinal and greenery with Tuxedo Black Ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock
• Color your images with Stampin Blends using the images from the Toile Christmas stamp set as follows:
• Cardinal: Real Red
• Beak: Mango Melody
• Greens: Mossy Meadow
• Berries: Real Red
• Stem: Soft Suede
• Die cut all the images using the Christmas Cardinal Dies

More details:

• Die cut 3 swirls from the Christmas Cardinal Dies using Gold Foil Sheets

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the For Unto Us stamp set with Vera Mark Ink
• Sprinkle with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set with your heat gun

Putting the card together:

• Wrap a piece of Mossy Meadow Diagonal Striped  Ribbon around the Very Vanilla 8-1/2 x 3-1/2 panel
• Attach this panel to the front of the card
• Adhere your DSP panel to the Red red mat and attach to the front of the card
• Adhere your two Very Vanilla Stitched Rectangle Die cuts to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere your  greenery stem and cardinal to the right side of the card with glue dots
• Attach your sentiment to the left side of the art piece  with glue dots

Final details:

• Add your three gold swirls to the greenery stem with liquid glue
• Add a Mossy Meadow Diagonal Striped  bow to the right   of the art piece
• Attach Real Red Rhinestones to some of the red berry clusters
• Add some Gilded Gems and Red Rhinestones here and there to the front of the card you are done

 Card inspiration:

Here is the card from our Thrusday blog hop that inspired my “Alternate” look

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi Stampers, today we have a sketch challenge.  I am loving the new slim line card and stretched (no pun intended) the design to make my slim line card today using the Snowman Season stamp set.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Snowman Season:

The recipe:

Card base: Old Olive 8-1/2 x 7, scored at 3-1/2

Card front: Old Olive 8-1/2 x 3-1/2

Large mat: Red Foil 5-7/8 x  3-1/4

DSP: Trimming the Town 5-3/4 x 3-1/8

Art piece mat: Old Olive 4-1/8 x 2-3/4

Art piece: Whisper White Die cut the Stitched Rectangle Dies 4 x 2-5/8

3- Snowflakes: Whisper White So Many Snowflakes Dies

Sentiment: Whisper White 5/8 x 3 punched with the Banner Triple Punch

The details:

Art piece:

• Stamp your two snowman images from the Snowman Season stamp set onto the Stitched Rectangle Die cut with Black Tuxedo Memento Ink
• Color in the snowman with Stampin Blends as follows:
• Scarf and Hat: Light Old Olive and Light Real Red
• Noses: Light Pumpkin Pie
• Outline the inside of snowman with Light Pool Party

The sentiment:

• Stamp your sentiment with the saying from Itty Bitty Christmas in Real Red Ink

Putting the card together:

• Wrap a piece of Sheer Real Red Ribbon around the Old Olive 8-1/2 x 3-1/2 panel
• Attach this panel to the front of the card
• Adhere your DSP panel to the Red Foil mat and attach to the front of the card
• Adhere your art piece to the Old Olive mat
• Adhere the art piece stack to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach your sentiment to the right of the art piece  with glue dots

Final details:

• Add your three snowflakes to the front of the card with glue dots
• Add a Sheer Real Red bow to the left of the art piece
• Attach Real Red Rhinestones to the center of each snowflake

Here is our team:

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather: 

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano: 

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Julie Johnston:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

Product List

Hi Stampers, It’s Alternate Monday day.  That means I am sharing a card taken from the blog hop that I participate in each Thursday. I am taking either the sketch or color challenge and making a second card that is close to or similar to the posted card from the hop.  I want to inspire you to get different looks for your card by mixing it up a bit by color and design.  Today I used the same layout, with a twist and changed the colors to give the card an “Alternate” look.

Stampin’ Up! Snowflake Wishes:

This alternate look took on another twist by turning the card to portrait instead of landscape. Even this small change made a big difference.

The recipe:

Card base: Balmy Blue  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Pacific Point 4 x 5-1/4

Art piece: Whisper White 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

DSP: Snowflake Splendor  3 x 4-1/2

Sentiment: Whisper White die cut the the Stitched Nested Dies approx. 2-1/4 x 1-1/4

The details:

• Die cut 3 snowflakes using the So Many Snowflake Dies using the  Pacific Point card stock
• Stamp 1 large snowflake onto Whisper White card stock using Balmy Blue Ink and die cut the snowflake our using the So Many  Snowflake Die
• Die cut the Center of the Whisper White art piece using the die from So Many Snowflakes

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the  Snowman Season stamp set onto the Whisper White Die from the Stitched Nested Dies in Black Tuxedo Memento Ink

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP panel to the Pacific Point mat
• Adhere your art piece on top of the DSP and Pacific Point mat
• Attach this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach the sentiment to the center of the cut out with Dimensionals
• Attach your snow flakes to the front of the card with glue dots
• Adhere Rhinestones in the center of the snowflakes
• Adhere some Artistry in Bloom Sequins here and there on the cards along with a few Rhinestones you are done

Another color variation:

Here is the same card done with another color version of the Snowflake Splendor DSP and Balmy Blue Glimmer paper

Card inspiration:

Here is the card from our Thursday Blog Hop that inspired my “Alternate” look

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi Stampers, today for our hop we have a theme challenge.  Todays theme is snowflakes, snow or snow scene.  My choice was snowflakes and the perfect set for the design are the Dies from the So  Many Snowflakes Dies set.  I went with a traditional color combo of reds and green  and love the joyful feel of the card.  Have fun on our hop and make sure you visit all the other talented card makers on the hop.

The theme:

Stampin’ Up! Snowflake Wishes:

The recipe:

Card base: Pear Pizzazz 5-1/2 x  8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Mat: Real Red 5-1/4 x 4

Art piece: Whisper White 5-1/8 x 3-7/8

DSP: Heartwarming Hugs 3 x 4-1/2

Sentiment: Whisper White die cut the the Stitched Nested Dies approx. 2-1/4 x 1-1/4

The details:

• Die cut 3 snowflakes using the So Many Snowflake Dies using the  Real Red Foil DSP
• Die cut 1 medium snowflake in Whisper White card stock using the So Many Snowflakes Dies
• Die cut the Center of the Whisper White art piece using the die from So Many Snowflakes
• After the art piece is die cut, emboss the piece with the Subtle Embossing Folder

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the  For Unto Us stamp set onto the Whisper White Die from the Stitched Nested Dies in Black Tuxedo Memento Ink

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP panel to the Real Red mat
• Adhere your art piece on top of the DSP and Real Red mat
• Attach this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach the sentiment to the center of the cut out with Dimensionals
• Attach your snow flakes to the front of the card with glue dots
• Finish off the card by placing Rhinestones to the center of the snowflakes and you are done

Here is our team:

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather: 

Karen Finkle:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Julie Johnston:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My Customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 8 Butterflies and earn  free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

Product List