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! Ice Cream Corner:

The recipe:

Card base: Whisper White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

DSP panel: Ice Cream Corner DSP 5 x 3-5/8

Mat: Bermuda Bay 3-1/8 x 4-1/2

Small DSP panel: Ice Cream Corner die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Die that measures approx. 3 – 4-3/8

Circle: Whisper White die cut with the Stitched Circle Die (second largest)

Circle scallop mat: Bermuda Bay die with the Layering Circle Die

Sentiment: Whisper White 1 x 4 (we will be cutting this down) Punched with the Banner Triple Punch

The details:

• Punch the ice cream cone, cone using the Ice Cream Corner DSP
• Run the cone through the Tasteful Textiles EF for added dimension
• Stamp your ice cream using the stamp from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set as follows:
• One each of Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, and Terra Cotta Tile
• On the Terra Cotta Tile, add Terra Cotta Tile sprinkles using the image from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set
• Add Wink of Stella onto each scoop and let dry
• Die cut the tiny flower that is on top of the cone in Bermuda Bay  card stock and the die from Budding Blooms die set (or any tiny flower will do)

The sentiment:

• Punch the end of the sentiment piece with the Banner Triple Punch
• Stamp the sentiment from  the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set in Versafine Ink
• Then stamp again directly into the Cinnamon Cider Ink
• Sprinkle the sentiment with Clear Embossing Power and heat set with your heat gun

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP Ice Cream Corner panel to the front of the card
• Adhere the small DSP panel from Ice Cream Corner DSP to the Bermuda Bay mat
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Glue the White circle to the Bermuda Bay Scalloped mat and attach to the left side of the card

The ice cream cones:

• Attach the cone to the Whisper White circle with Dimensionls
• Attach each scoop of ice cream to the cone with a Glue Dot on the bottom and a Dimensional at the top of each scoop
• Proceed until each scoop is adhered
• Attach the tiny Bermuda Bay flower  to the top scoop of ice cream
•  Tuck your sentiment under the cone and attach your sentiment with Glue Dot to the cone (trim down your sentiment to approx.. 3-3/4 long

Finishing touches:

• Add a Cinnamon Cider Ribbon to the left of the circle art piece
• Adhere some Rhinestones here and there on the front of the card for added sparkle
• Add one last Rhinestone to the center to  the flower and you are done

Card inspiration:

Here is the card from our Thursday blog hop that inspired the “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.

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Hi Stampers, Today we have a sketch challenge.  I was excited to use the new Ice Cream Corner Suite to make my card for today.  I was thinking of all the flavors of ice cream that I love and had flavors for the scoops I created for my cone.  How about Berry Cobbler, Caribbean Ice, and Mint Delight?  I am not sure it there are any flavors out there like that but they sound yummy to me.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Ice Cream Corner:

The recipe:

Card base: Whisper White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

DSP panel: Ice Cream Corner DSP 5-1/2 x 4-1/4

Mat: Blackberry Bliss 3-1/8 x 4-1/2

Small DSP panel: Ice Cream Corner die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Die that measures approx. 3 – 4-3/8

Circle: Whisper White die cut with the Stitched Circle Die (second largest)

Circle scallop mat: Blackberry Bliss die with the Layering Circle Die

Sentiment: Whisper White 1/2 x 3 (we will be cutting this down) Punched with the Banner Triple Punch

The details:

• Punch the ice cream cone, cone using the Ice Cream Corner DSP
• Run the cone through the Tasteful Textiles EF for added dimension
• Punch 3 more cones from Whisper White card stock and glue all three layers together finishing off with the DSP punched cone
• Stamp your ice cream using the stamp from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set as follows:
• One each of Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, and Old Olive
• On the Old Olive, add Old Olive  sprinkles using the image from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set
• Add Wink of Stella onto each scoop and let dry
• Die cut the tiny flower that is on top of the cone in Bermuda Bay and Old Olive card stock and the die from Budding Blooms die set (or any tiny flower will do)

The sentiment:

• Punch the end of the sentiment piece with the Banner Triple Punch
• Stamp the sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthday with Black Tuxedo Memento Ink

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP Ice Cream Corner panel to the front of the card
• Adhere the small DSP panel from Ice Cream Corner DSP to the Blackberry Bliss mat
• Wrap a piece of Blackberry Bliss Stiped Ribbon around this panel
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Glue the White circle to the Blackberry Bliss Scalloped mat and attach to the right side of the card

The ice cream cones:

• Attach the cone to the Whisper White circle with liquid glue
• Attach each scoop of ice cream to the cone with a Glue Dot on the bottom and a Dimensional at the top of each scoop
• Proceed until each scoop is adhered
• Glue your two Bermuda Bay flowers together and attach to the top scoop of ice cream
• Snip the Old Olive flower apart and tuck those under the flower as leaves
• Attach your sentiment with Glue Dot to the cone (trim down your sentiment to appox. 1-3/4)

Finishing touches:

• Add a Blackberry Bliss Stiped Ribbon to the left of the circle art piece
• Adhere some Rhinestones here and there on the front of the card for added sparkle
• Add one last Rhinestone to the center to  the flower and you are done

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: 

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.

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.

I had a scrap of the True Love DSP left over from my blog hop card and this is how I came up with my card today.  I just did not want to waste that beautiful paper and used the odd piece that was left over for another offset card design.

Stampin’ Up! True Love Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Whisper White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Front Panel: Whisper White 4-1/4 x 5-1/2

Offset panel: True Love DSP Cut offset  any dimension works  Mine is 2-1/4″ across the top and 3-1/4″ across the bottom

Offset panel mat: Basic Black

Sentiment: 1/2 x 6 (to be cut down to fit later)

The details:

• Emboss the Whisper White panel with the Tasteful Textile EF
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card
• After you cut your offset DSP lay the corners 1/8″ inside the upper left corner of a piece of Basic Black card stock
• Take this to your trimmer and trim the  other two side to match the edges of the top corner trim
• Adhere your offset panel to the right top side of the card front with Dimensionals
• Die cut 3 sets of the sentiment “Hello” (this was a die from a Pinkfresh Studio Die) or other sentiment of your choice in Basic Black card stock
• Glue 3 layers together to make the letter strong and have some dimension
• Adhere the sentiment to the offset panel  on the front of the card

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment of your choice with Versamark ink
• After you stamp with the Versamark go directly into your Melon Mambo ink and stamp the sentiment and then onto your Whisper white sentiment piece
• Sprinkle the sentiment with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set with your Heat Tool
• Lay your sentiment under the offset panel and trim to fit the offset panel

More details:

• Stamp your daisy 2 time in Melon Mambo Ink onto Whisper White card stock using the stamp from Daisy Lane
• Punch both daisies out with the coordinating punch
• Adhere the bottom daisy to the front of the offset panel
• Layer the second daisy on top of the first one using a Dimensional
• Die cut  the leaves from Pear Pizzazz card stock.  (I use the die from the Wild Rose Die Set )
• Tuck the leaves under the daisy with glue dots
• Finish the card off by adhering some Magenta Madness Enamel dots onto the front of the card for added bling

Card inspiration:

Here is the card from the Thursday Blog Hop that inspired the “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 blog hop we have a color challenge.  The colors are, Black, White and any other color we choose.  I pulled out the True Love DSP and created my share for today.  I added Petal Pink for a soft touch to the strong Black and White theme.

The color challenge:

Stampin’ Up! True Love Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Whisper White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Front Panel: Whisper White 4-1/4 x 5-1/2

Offset panel: True Love DSP Cut offset  any dimension works  Mine is 2-3/4″ across the top and 4″ across the bottom

Offset panel mat: Basic Black

Sentiment: 1/2 x 6 (to be cut down to fit later)

The details:

• Emboss the Whisper White panel with the Tasteful Textile EF
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card
• After you cut your offset DSP lay the corners 1/8″ inside the upper left corner of a piece of Basic Black card stock
• Take this to your trimmer and trim the  other two side to match the edges of the top corner trim
• Adhere your offset panel to the left top side of the card front with Dimensionals
• Die cut 3 sets of the sentiment “just want to say” from the Floral Gallery Dies in Basic Black card stock
• Glue 3 layers together to make the letter strong and have some dimension
• Adhere the sentiment to the offset panel  on the front of the card

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment with Versamark ink using the saying from the Art Gallery stamp set
• After you stamp with the Versamark go directly into your Petal Pink ink and stamp the sentiment and then onto your Whisper white sentiment piece
• Sprinkle the sentiment with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set with your Heat Tool
• Lay your sentiment under the offset panel and trim to fit the offset panel

More details:

• Stamp your daisy 2 time in Petal Pink Ink onto Whisper White card stock using the stamp from Daisy Lane
• Punch both daisies out with the coordinating punch
• Adhere the bottom daisy to the front of the offset panel
• Layer the second daisy on top of the first one using a Dimensional
• Stamp 3 leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink and Die cut the leaves out.  (I use the leaves from the Forever Blossom stamp set and coordinating dies)
• Tuck the leaves under the daisy with glue dots
• Finish the card off by coloring some Basic Pearls with the Dark Petal Pink Stampin Blend and scatter onto the front of the card for added bling

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.

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! Handsomely Suited:

The recipe:

Card base: Smokey Slate 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Extra front panel: Smokey Slate 4-1/4 x 5-1/2

Mat: Night of Navy 3-1/2 x 4-7/8

Art piece: Whisper White die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Die measuring 3-3/8 x 4-3/4

Embossed with the Brick and Mortar EF

The details:

• Die cut the  bowties and the tie knot using the DSP from the Well Suited DSP
• Emboss the bowties and knots with the Tasteful Textile EF
• Die cut 3 extra  bowties and knots for each  bowtie from Whisper White card stock
• Stack and glue 3 white  bowties together topping the stack with the DSP bowtie
• Repeat with the knots and then glue the knots onto the corresponding bowtie

The sentiment:

• Stamp your sentiment from the Handsomely Suited stamp set with Versamark Ink
• Then stamp the sentiment immediately into Night of Navy Ink
• Sprinkle Clear Emboss Powder over the sentiment and then heat set with your Heat Gun
• Die cut the sentiment out using the Stitched Rectangle Die

Putting the card together:

• Wrap a piece of Basic Gray Bakers Twine from the Well Suited Twine Pack around the Smokey Slate Panel
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card
• Adhere your embossed art piece to the Night of Navy mat
• Attach this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach your six  bowties onto the art piece with Glue Dots
• Adhere your sentiment onto the front of the card with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Add a double Basic Gray Twine bow from the Well Suited Twin Pack to the left of the sentiment with a glue dot and your are done

Inspiration Piece:

Here is the card from our Thursday Blog hop that inspired todays ” 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 and I was so excite to try out the new Well Suited Suite from the new Mini Catalog.  This suite is my favorite in the whole catalog and I could not wait to create with it today.  Enjoy the hop and have fun making your cards.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Handsomely Suited:

The recipe:

Card base: Smokey Slate 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Extra front panel: Smokey Slate 4-1/4 x 5-1/2

Mat: Night of Navy 3-1/2 x 4-7/8

Art piece: Whisper White die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Die measuring 3-3/8 x 4-3/4

Embossed with the Tasteful Textile EF

The details:

• Die cut the ties and the tie knot using the DSP from the Well Suited DSP
• Emboss the ties and knots with the Tasteful Textile EF
• Die cut 3 extra ties and knots for each tie from Whisper White card stock
• Stack and glue 3 white ties together topping the stack with the DSP tie
• Repeat with the knots and then glue the knots onto the corresponding tie

The sentiment:

• Stamp your sentiment from the Handsomely Suited stamp set with Versamark Ink
• Then stamp the sentiment immediately into Night of Navy Ink
• Sprinkle Clear Emboss Powder over the sentiment and then heat set with your Heat Gun
• Die cut the sentiment out using the Stitched Rectangle Die that measures approx. 2-3/8 x 1

Putting the card together:

• Wrap a piece of Night of Navy Bakers Twine from the Well Suited Twine Pack around the Smokey Slate Panel
• Adhere this panel to the front of the card
• Adhere your embossed art piece to the Night of Navy mat
• Attach this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach your three ties onto the art piece with Glue Dots
• Adhere your sentiment onto the front of the card with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Add a double Night of Navy Twine bow from the Well Suited Twin Pack to the left of the sentiment with a glue dot and your are done

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.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi Stampers, today for our hop we have a theme which is,  “Anything New”   The bundle I am using is called the Art Gallery Bundle and is coming soon in the January-June Mini Catalog.  The paper and ribbon are  gorgeous and the stamp set coordinates perfectly.   Enjoy the hop today and I hope you get inspired to create this card.

The theme:

Stampin’ Up! Fine Art Floral, Art Gallery Bundle:

The recipe:

Card base: Whisper White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Poppy Parade: 4 x 5-1/4

DSP panel: Fine Art Floral DSP 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Banner: Fine Art Floral DSP 1-1/2 x 5-1/8 Punched at the bottom with the Banner Triple Punch

Small mat: Poppy Parade 2-3/4 x 4-1/8

Embossed panel: Whisper White die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Die  and Embossed with the Tasteful Textiles EF

The details:

• All floral images are from the Art Gallery Stamp set, stamp as follows:
• Stamp your solid floral image  in second generation stamping on whisper White card stock in Poppy Parade Ink
• Stamp the detailed layer of the floral image full strength over the top of the stamped solid image in Poppy Parade
• Stamp the center of the floral image in Tuxedo Black ink
• Stamp your leaf image onto Whisper White card stock using Mossy Meadow Ink
• Die cut the flower and leaf image out using the Floral Gallery Dies

The sentiment:

• Stamp your sentiment in Tuxedo Black ink using the sentiment from Ornate Thanks stamp set
• Die cut the sentiment out using the Stitched Rectangle Dies

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP panel to the Poppy Parade mat
• Adhere your DSP banner to the  left hand side of the DSP panel with Stampin Seal
• Wrap a piece of Fine Art Ribbon around the stacked panel and adhere with Glue Dots
• Attach this panel to the front of the Whisper White card base with Stampin Seal
• Adhere your embossed panel to the Poppy Parade mat
• Adhere this small stacked panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals

More details:

• Adhere your leaf to the left hand side of the embossed panel
• Adhere your flower to the leaf stem with Dimensionals
• Attach your sentiment to the bottom of the embossed panel

Finishing details:

• Adhere a Fine Art bow to the left hand side of the embossed panel
• Add a few Glitter dots here and there for added sparkle

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.

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! Playful Pets:

The recipe:

Card base: Basic Black 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Real Red 4 x 5-1/4

Panel for placing the strips: Real Red 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Banner: Real Red 1/1-/4 x 3-7/8

Sentiment: Whisper White  1/2 x 2 punched with the Banner Triple Punch

Art piece: Playful Pets DSP die cut with the second largest Stitched Shape Circle Die

Art piece mat: Real Red die cut the the coordination Layering Circle Scallop Die

The details:

The panel:

• Cut 6 x any size strips of Playful DSP  (mine were approx. 1/2 and up in size but any size strips work, no measuring needed on this one)
• Apply liquid glue onto the back of your first strip and lay it anywhere diagonally across the Real Red  panel
• Proceed to lay  3 more strips in the same directions leaving tiny spaces between strips
• Apply the next strip in a different direction and proceed to cover the entire card, laying strips of paper down until the card is filled
• Adhere your 1-1/4 x 3-7/8 Real Red  strip of card stock across the completed panel about 2/3 the way down

The sentiment  and art piece:

• Stamp your sentiment from Itty Bitty Greeting stamp set onto the sentiment piece with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
• Adhere your DSP circle art piece to the Real Red Scallop Die cut with Dimensionals

Putting the card together:

• Attach your DSP strip panel to the Real Red mat
• Wrap a piece of Playful Pets Black and White Bakers Twine around the Real Red banner strip  panel
• Attach this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attache your Art piece to the front of the card with Dimensionls
• Attach your sentiment piece to the left hand side of the art piece tucking the end under the art piece

Finishing touches:

• Add a Playful Pets Black and White Bakers Twine bow  to the left side of the art piece
• Attach  a Real Red Rhinestone Jewel to the puppy’s neck

Card inspiration:

Here is the card that inspired todays “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,   Happy Christmas Eve.  May your holiday be filled with goodness and joy.

This will be my last holiday card of 2020.  I hope you have enjoyed the different seasonal cards this year and were able to make a few of the designs I have shared.

Today for our hop we have a sketch challenge.  The Brightly Gleaming DSP is so beautiful and I wanted to use all of designs from the paper pack.  I did a technique where I used most of the paper designs in the pack by cutting them up and putting the strips  diagonally on the front panel.   The card was topped off by my favorite  sentiment from the For Unto Us stamp set.

The sketch:

Stampin; Up! For Unto Us and Brightly Gleaming:

The recipe:

Card base: Very Vanilla 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Night of Navy 4 x 5-1/4

Panel for placing the strips: Very Vanilla 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Banner: Night of Navy 3/4 x 3-7/8

Sentiment: Very Vanilla die cut with the Stitched Shaped Circle Die

Sentiment Die: Cooper Foil Sheet die cut with the Layering Circle Scallop Die

The details:

The panel:

• Cut 6 x any size strips of Brightly Gleaming DSP  (mine were approx. 1/2 and up in size but any size strips work, no measuring needed on this one)
• Apply liquid glue onto the back of your first strip and lay it anywhere diagonally across the Very Vanilla  panel
• Proceed to lay  3 more strips in the same directions leaving tiny spaces between strips
• Apply the next strip in a different direction and proceed to cover the entire card, laying strips of paper down until the card is filled
• Adhere your 3/4 inch strip of Night of Navy card stock across the completed panel about 2/3 the way down

The sentiment:

• Stamp your sentiment from For Unto Us in Night of Navy Ink onto the Very Vanilla Stitched Circle
• Mount your sentiment onto the Copper Foil Scallop Die cut with Dimensionals
• Die cut two small Copper snowflakes and one medium Night of Navy snowflakes from the So Many Snowflakes dies
• Attach the Night of Navy snowflake to the sentiment piece at 11 o’clock and attach a small copper snowflake on top with a glue dot
• Attach the other small copper snowflake to the sentiment piece at 5 o’clock with  glue dot

Putting the card together:

• Attach your DSP strip panel to the Night of Navy mat
• Wrap a piece of lace Ribbon around the Night of Navy banner strip
• Attach this panel to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach your sentiment piece to the right hand side of the card over the ribbon panel and Night of Navy strip with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Add a lace bow to the left side of the sentiment
• Attach  Night of Navy Holiday Jewels to the center of the snowflakes
• Add some Rhinestones here and the onto the sentiment piece for added sparkle and you are done

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.

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Hi Stampers, Today we have a color challenge using Poppy Parade, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Old Olive, and Early Espresso.  What fun it was to use such a variety of products to make my card from the Quite Curvy Dies to the Winter Snow Embossing Folder and more.   The Trimming the Town DSP had all the fun colors for our challenge so I was set in using all 5!  Have fun and make sure you hop to our other talented card makers and take a peek at their creations too.

The color challenge:

Stampin’ Up! Wrapped In Christmas meets Trimming The Town:

The recipe:

Card base: Poppy Parade 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

DSP panel: Trimming the Town 5-1/4 x 4

Embossed panel: Whisper White 5-1/4 x 4

Extra panel for stability: Whisper White 5-1/4 x 4

The details:

• Die cut the Whisper White panel in half with the Quite Curvy Die
• Emboss this panel with the Winter Snow Embossing Folder
• Die cut 3 leaf sprigs in Old Olive card stock with the die from the Quite Curvy Die set

The sentiment:

• Ink up the sentiment image from the Wrapped In Christmas stamp set in Versa Mark Ink
• Then stamp the image right into your Poppy Parade Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White card stock
• Sprinkle clear embossing powder over the image and then heat set with you heat tool.  (This technique lets you emboss with any color ink you want)
• Die cut the sentiment out with your Layering Circle Die
• Die cut the coordinating scallop in Poppy Parade card stock
• Glue your sentiment to the Poppy Parade sentiment piece

Putting the card together:

• Adhere your DSP panel the to extra Whisper White panel (this is to help with stability because the DSP is thinner paper)
• Adhere your embossed curvy die cut panel to the top of the DSP panel
• Attach this stack to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach your sentiment piece to the right hand side of the card with Dimensionals
• Tuck in  your leaf sprigs under the sentiment piece with glue dots

Finishing touches:

• Add a Poppy Parade bow from the All the Trimming Combo Pack to left side of the sentiment
• Add some Poppy Parade embellishments from the All The Trimming embellishment pack and you are done

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