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! Beautiful Blizzard:

Here is the card recipe:

Card base: Tranquil Tide 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper in Copper  5-1/8 x 4-1/8

Art piece: Whisper White 5 x 4

scallop mat: Tranquil Tide from the Layering Circle Framelits

Sentiment: Whisper White: from the Circle Stitched Framelits

The details:

• Die cut the Whisper White art piece with the Blizzard Thinlits Die
• Mount the die cut art piece onto the Glimmer paper mat
• Wrap a piece of Tranquil Tide Ribbon around the panel
• Attach the matted panel to the front of the card

More details:

• Stamp the sentiment piece with versa mark ink
• Heat emboss the sentiment with Copper Emboss Powder
• Adhere the sentiment to the Tranquil Tide Scallop Circle mat
• Attach the sentiment circle piece to the lower part of the front of the card with dimensionals

More details:

• Attach a small snowflake to the sentiment piece
• Adhere a Tranquil Tide bow to  left side of the sentiment
• Adhere additional snowflakes to the front of the card and top them off with Clear Epoxy Shapes
• Punch out some tiny circles using any size paper punch and add them to the sentiment piece along with a few Clear Epoxy Shapes

Here is the card inspiration:

Here is the card from the blog hop on Thursday, you can see it here:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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 color challenge.  We were able to choose one of the colors for the challenge.  I picked Real Red to go with the other two colors which were Gold and White.  I then used the stamp set Beautiful Blizzard and the matching die to create my card.  Enjoy!

Here is the color challenge:

Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Blizzard:

Here is the card recipe:

Card base: Real Red 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Gold Foil 5-1/8 x 4-1/8

Art piece: Whisper White 5 x 4

Banner mat: Real Red: 4-1/8 x 1-3/8

Sentiment: Whisper White: 4-1/8 x 1-1/4

The details:

• Die cut the Whisper White art piece with the Blizzard Thinlits Die
• Mount the die cut art piece onto the Gold Foil mat
• Attach the matted panel to the front of the card

More details:

• Stamp the sentiment piece with versa mark ink
• Heat emboss the sentiment with Gold Emboss Powder
• Adhere the sentiment to the Real Red banner mat
• Wrap a piece of Gold Cord around the sentiment piece
• Attach the sentiment panel to the lower part of the front of the card with dimensionals

More details:

• Attach a large snowflake to the sentiment piece
• Adhere a loop of Real Red Ribbon
• Adhere a Gold Cord bow into the the Real Red loop
• Adhere additional snowflakes to the front of the card and top them off with a Real Red Rhinestone

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:

Shelagh Freemantle:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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! Stylish Christmas:

Here is the card recipe:

Card base: Merry Merlot 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Mat: Gold Foil 5-1/4 x 4

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

The details:

• Stamp your poinsettia in Merry Merlot onto the front of the art piece and also onto a piece of Whisper White Scrap paper
• Cut out the flower from the scrap piece of paper
• Stamp the flourish twice in Merry Merlot ink on the right and left side of the stamped flower on your art piece
• Stamp your leaves around the flower and flourishes in Old Olive

More details:

• Add some Metallic Thread loops on top of the stamped flower adhering the loops with glue dots
• Mount the cut out flower on top of the Metallic Thread with dimensionals
• Add Pearls to the center of the flower
• Adhere some pearls and mini sequins here and here around the poinsettia
• Stamp the sentiment in Old Olive and attach to the front of the card

Another version in a different color:

This card was done the same way except the colors were Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green. I also gave it an “alternate” look by adding two flowers.

The card inspiration:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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, I have a confession:  I love little boxes and treat containers.  Anything that holds a goodie of some type just makes me smile.  Setting a party table and adding a special touch makes me happy.   I also make little favors  each month for my card classes.  When my customers arrive for class they all have a special treat waiting at the table for them.  I try to coordinate the papers I use with the cards we are making.  I have always meant to share these with you as well, three years later I decided it is time to start posting.

Here is a peek a some of the gift card holders my ladies received this month at card class, just perfect for this time of the year.

Gift Card Holders:

I want to thank fellow demonstrator Su Mohr at Aromas and Art for providing such a great tutorial on how to make these holders.  I just changed up the papers and embellishments and had a blast making over 20 of these for my card classes this month.

Here is the recipe:

Gift card holder base: 7-3/4 x 5

DSP panels: 4-3/4 x 2-1/2 and 4-3/4 x 1-1/2

Belly band: 1 x 8

Here are the details:

• Score the gift card holder at 6 and 2-1/2 inches
• Adhere the front panel and the top flap panel to the front of the holder
• Before gluing the side of the holder, take a circle punch and punch a notch into the bottom flap, this will make getting the gift card out a bit easier (see picture below)

More Details:

• Score the belly band at 6-1/16 and 2-1/2
• Adhere the belly band together and slide onto the gift card holder with the seam in the front
• Punch a oval tag and stamp with sentiment of your choice
• Punch some Glimmer paper sprigs and attach them to the sentiment
• Adhere the sentiment to the front flap of the belly band covering the seam
• Finish the holder with a ribbon bow of your choice

More examples:

Here is the inside:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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 we have a sketch challenge and when I saw it I knew right away which stamp set I was going to ink up.  I ordered the Stylish Christmas stamp set and it was just waiting to get used.  Today’s sketch was perfect for the beautiful flourish and flower in the set.  Enjoy!

Here is the sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Stylish Christmas:

Here is the card recipe:

Card base: Red Real 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Mat: Gold Foil 5-1/4 x 4

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

The details:

• Stamp your poinsettia in Real red onto the front of the art piece and also onto a piece of Whisper White Scrap paper
• Cut out the flower from the scrap piece of paper
• Stamp the flourish twice in Real Red ink on the right and left side of the stamped flower on your art piece
• Stamp your leaves around the flower and flourishes in Shaded Spruce
• Die cut Real Red tiny flowers from the Dashing Deer Thinlits set and glue to the front of the card

More details:

• Add some gold cord loops on top of the stamped flower adhering the loops with glue dots
• Mount the cut out flower on top of the gold cording with dimensionals
• Glue one of the tiny Real Red flowers to the center of the poinsettia
• Add a medium Faceted Gold Gem to the center of the flower
• Adhere some Gold Metallic pearls here and here around the poinsettia
• Stamp the sentiment in Shaded Spruce and attach to the front of the card

The inside:

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:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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! “Dashing Deer”:

Here is the recipe for the card:

Card base: Cherry Cobbler 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Mat: Festive Farmhouse DSP 5-1/4 x 4

Small mat: Mossy Meadow 4-5/8 x 3-3/8

Small panel:  Festive Farmhouse DSP 4-1/2 x 3-1/4

Sentiment: Very Vanilla 3/4 x 3-1/2 punched with the Triple Banner Punch

Here are the details:

The art piece:

• Die cut a Cherry Cobbler Scallop circle from the Layering Circle Framelits
• Die cut  a Very Vanilla circle from the Stitched Circle Framelits (the largest one) and emboss with the Swirls and Curls EF
• Die cut the deer from Festive Farmhouse DSP using the Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies

More Details:

• Adhere the large  DSP panel to the front of the card
• Adhere your Festive Farmhouse DSP to the Mossy Meadow mat
• Wrap a piece of Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine in Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow around the panel
• Adhere your matted stack of the front of the card with dimensionals
• Adhere your matted circle to the front of the card with dimensionals
• Adhere your deer to the embossed circle

The last details:

• Stamp your sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink and adhere the sentiment to the front of the card
• Punch a few sprigs from the Sprigs punch using some DSP from the Festive Farmhouse DSP and a few from Mossy Meadow card stock
• Nip the tip of each sprig and use these tiny leaves to make the embellishment on the deer’s neck
• Die cut a tiny flower from Cherry Cobbler using the Detailed Deer die flower and adhere this to the middle of the leaf cluster
• Top the card of with a Gold Metallic Pearl in the center of the flower and then scatter a few more around the embossed circle
• Add a double bow of Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine  to the right on the embossed circle

The Inside:

Here is the card inspiration:

Here is my card from the Thursday Blog, you can see it here:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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:  I want to apologize for the most recent post that went out this evening.  I hit publish on a very rough draft of a post that should be published next Saturday.  I apologize for filling your email with an incomplete blog post.

I hope you look forward to my updated accurate post on Dec 8th.

Happy Stamping, Kristi

Hi Stampers, Today we have a color challenge using the Christmas colors, Shaded Spruce, Real Red and Crumb Cake.  I pulled my last sheet of Designer Series Paper from the “All It Bright” pack and used the polka dot paper as the inspiration for my card.  It fit nicely for the color challenge too.

Here is the color challenge:

Stampin’ Up “All Is Bright”:

Here is the recipe for the card:

Card base: Crumb Cake 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Mat: All is Bright DSP 5-1/4 x 4

Small mat: Shaded Spruce 4-5/8 x 3-3/8

Small panel:  All is Bright DSP 4-1/2 x 3-1/4

Here are the details:

The art piece:

• Die cut a Real Red Scallop circle from the Layering Circle Framelits
• Die cut  a Whisper White circle from the Stitched Circle Framelits (the largest one)
• Die cut 3 pine bough sprigs  from the Pretty Pines dies in Shaded Spruce
• Punch a leaf sprig and the word Merry from the Joyous Noel Glimmer paper
• Stamp the word Christmas in Shaded Spruce onto a  piece of Whisper White card stock (1/2 x 2-1/4)

More Details:

• Adhere the large  DSP panel to the front of the card
• Adhere your All Is Bright DSP to the Shaded Spruce mat
• Wrap a piece of Real Red ribbon around the panel
• Adhere your matted stack of the front of the card with dimensionals
• Adhere your matted circle to the front of the card with dimensionals
• Glue the word “Merry” on the circle with liquid glue
• Adhere the word “Christmas” with glue dots below the word “Merry” with glue dots
• Attache your pine boughs and glimmer sprigs to the left side of the circle art piece with glue dots

The last details:

• Stamp some leaves in Shaded Spruce using the Painted Harvest stamp set and punch them out and cut them apart
• Adhere the leaves to the top of the pine and sprig arrangement
• Top the leaves off with Pearls and Rhinestones of different sizes
• Add a Real Red ribbon knot to the right of the circle art piece

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:

Shalegh Freemantle:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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! Merry Christmas To All:

Here is the recipe:

Card base: Gray Granite 4-1/4 x 11, s cored at 5-1/2

Mat” Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper 4 x 5-1/4

DSP: All Is Bright: 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Rectangle mat:Whisper White Embossed with the Swirls and Curls EF 2-3/4 x 4-3/4

Small mat: Gray Granite 3-1/2 x 3-3/8

Art piece: Whisper White 3-3/8 x 3-1/4

The details:

• Stamp your Sentiment  image on the Whisper White art piece with Versa Mark Ink
• Emboss the sentiment with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set

More details:

• Mount the DSP panel to the Glimmer paper mat
• Mount the embossed panel to the matted stack
• Adhere these stack to the front of the card
• Mount your art piece to the Gray Granite mat
• Adhere the panel to the front of the card with dimensionals
• Punch two mistletoe branches out of the Copper Glimmer paper and adhere to the sentiment piece with glue dots
• Add a bow made from the Tea Room Combo Pack ribbon and adhere to the Mistletoe branches
• Add some pearls for added bling

Here is the card inspiration:

Here is the card from my Thursday Blog Hop.  You can see the card here:

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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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Sale Starts November 23 -28, 2018

To make this deal even sweeter I am offering  double Butterfly rewards for all orders that are $50 or more after shipping and tax.

 

Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza Details!!

 

SIX DAYS. THREE SALES. ONE SPECTACULAR PROMOTION!

For shoppers everywhere, this time of year is a dream come true.  Some of the biggest sales of the year are happening, which means some of the biggest savings are, too!  Hope that you are ready to save big, because Stampin’ Up! is throwing a spectacular six-day promotion with exclusive, limited-time deals.  Get ready for Online Extravaganza!

Details:

Online Extravaganza will run for six days. During this time, Stampin’ Up! will be throwing three, 48-hour sales featuring a selection of products from the 2018–2019 annual catalog—all at 10% off!  Each 48-hour sale will feature two product categories (e.g., paper, stamps, ink, etc.).  When one sale ends, the next sale begins; this cycle will continue until Online Extravaganza is over.  By the end, nearly every item from the annual catalog will have been sale!

November 23–24

ANNUAL CATALOG PAPER & EMBELLISHMENTS – 10% OFF!!

• Bags
• Brads and Buttons
• Cards and Envelopes
• Card stock
• Designer Series Paper
• Embossing material
• Glitter
• Ribbons
• Twine
• Specialty Paper
• Tags
• Washi Tape

Ordering Deadline for the Paper & Embellishments Sale:  November 24, 11:50 PM (MT)

November 25–26

ANNUAL CATALOG STAMPS & KITS – 10% OFF!!!

• Stamp sets (clear-mount, wood-mount, and photo polymer)
• Project kits
• Card kits
• Kit refills
• Memories & More
• Punch box kits

Ordering Deadline for the Stamps & Kits Sale:  November 26, 11:50 PM (MT)

November 27–28

ANNUAL CATALOG TOOLS & INK – 10% OFF!!!

• Adhesives
• Applicators
• Cleaners
• Cutting tools
• Embossing folders
• Framelits and thinlits
• Ink Pads
• Ink refills
• Markers
• Punches
• Scoring Tools
• Stamp blocks and cases

Ordering Deadline for the Tools & Ink Sale: November 28, 11:50 PM (MT)

WOW!!!  That’s 10% off almost everything in the Annual Catalog!!!!

Additional Information:

• All order types qualify for this promotion.
  • Includes customer, workshop, and online orders.
• Promotion includes items from the 2018–2019 annual catalog only.
• While discounts will be available for most items, some exclusions apply. These non-discounted items include—but are not limited to—the following products:
  • Host stamp sets
  • Paper Pumpkin (prepaids, monthly subscriptions, past kits/refills)
  • Big Shot
  • Stamparatus
  • Bundles will not receive additional discounts during this promotion.
• Item quantities are limited.
  • Depending on inventory levels, discounted pricing may or may not be available for items featured in the promotion throughout the entirety of each 48-hour sale.
  • Discounted items may be turned off if their supply reaches a predetermined threshold.
  • If an item is turned off during a 48-hour sale, it will be made available again at its regular price within 36 hours of its 48-hour sale ending.
• Discounted pricing for items featured in this promotion will be available only during each allotted 48-hour sales period. (E.g., discounted card stock will available only during Paper & Embellishments sale; discounted ink pads will be available only during Tools & Ink sale.) No exceptions.

List of exclusions:

Here is  list for the exclusions for the sale, you can find it here.

 

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 $25.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (before shipping and tax)  Collect 20 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.