Painted Christmas and Evergreen Elegance for Freshly Made Sketches #512

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Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches #512 Sketch Challenge, (FMS512) from Kim.  I've been challenging myself lately with the technique of distressing card bases and layers.  To me the colouring of this piece of paper looked kind of vintage or aged, so distressing it is, well maybe just slight distressing - I'm learning :) 

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Crumb Cake and Soft Sea Foam?, a combination I wouldn't have thought to put together - but I love it!  The colours come from the DSP, which is the best Trix, simply pull the colours from the DSP and create! 

And here's the card details:

4 1/2 x 5 1/2 Pear Pizzaz card base  (4 1/4 x 11 folded in have portrait orientation)

4 1/8 x 5 3/8 Crumb Cake cardstock (CS) layer

4 x 5 1/4 Painted Christmas DSP 

1 1/2 x 4 1/8 Soft Sea Foam CS band layer

Extra piece of Soft Sea Foam and Real Red for die cut pieces

Painted Christmas DSP

Christmas Season Bundle

Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set

Inks: Evergreen Elegance; Real Red; Pear Pizzazz

Bakers Twine in Crumb Cake

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Assembly & Tix:

*  Distress the edges of the Crumb Cake layer with scissors and adhere to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (glue)  

*  Distress the edges of the DSP and adhere to the Crumb Cake layer.  ***Trix, take care when using the scissors on the DSP, it isn't as heavy as cardstock and it will rip very easily. 

*  Stamp Merry Christmas from the Evergreen Elegance stamp set using Evening Evergreen ink. 

*  Wrap Crumb Cake Bakers Twine around the Soft Sea Foam layer three times at the top and bottom of the layer. ***Trix, apply Stampin' Seal to the back of the layer to wrap and  adhere at the same time.

*  Distress only the sides of the Soft Sea Foam layer and adhere with dimensionals.

*  Stamp then die cut the sprig and red berries, using the Pear Pizzazz and Real Red ink and CS.  Adhere with dimensionals.  

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Painted Christmas DSP & Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set

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A quick and simple card today, using a 3x4 piece of Painted Christmas DSP and the colours from the DSP to enhance.

I love using a simple band of Soft Sea Foam under the 3x4 layer just to set it off a bit.  And, my apologies in advance, I already given the card away, so I'm crossing my fingers that the band measurement is correct, otherwise adjust as necessary :)   #makeacardsendacard     'Tis the Season'  ;)

 

And here's the card details:

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Evening Evergreen card base  (4 1/4 x 11 folded in half portrait orientation)

3 x 4 layer Painted Christmas DSP 

3 1/8 x 4 1/8 Real Red Cardstock (CS)

2 x 4 1/2 band layer Soft Sea Foam CS

3 1/2 x 3 1/2 Basic White CS for the sentiment label

Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set for the greeting

Seasonal Labels Dies 

Real Red Ink

Real Red Sheer Ribbon

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

***Click here to purchase the Painted Christmas DSP

***Click here to purchase the Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set

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Assembly & Trix:

*  Adhere the DSP to the Real Red CS layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (glue) 

*  Adhere the Soft Sea Foam CS band to the card base.  ***Trix, line up the 3x4 layer and the Soft Sea Foam layer on the card to decide placement of the band of CS.  Use grid paper to line you the layers and then glue down.

*  Adhere the 3x4 layer with glue.

*  Stamp the sentiment in Real Red and cut our using a Seasonal Label Die.

*  Adhere the ribbon to the back of the b=label with Stampin' Seal then adhere to the card front with dimensionals.

***That's it, your done!  #makeacardsendacard  Or make multiples and get those Christmas cards created and mailed :) *** 

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Available 'til Nov. 30th 2021

*  The Stampin' Up!® Starter Kit is being discounted to $100 (usually it's $135)

*  Choose up to $165 in Stampin' Up!® products of your choice

***Yes that is a $65 shopping spree! 

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I'm always happy to talk about the products and the company I love!  

Questions?

Do I have to teach classes or demonstrate the product - No, you are simply purchasing a kit of supplies.  I welcome all hobby enthusiasts to our little community.  Choose the supplies you want in your kit and enjoy the ongoing perks Stampin' Up!® offers, or choose to move your hobby to a business, it's totally up to you.   

Will I receive ongoing discounts? - Yes 20% future orders.

What's the catch?  - I've heard there are quarterly minimums - what does that mean?  Stampin' Up!® demonstrators receive 20 % off their purchases.  To be eligible for the discount you need to spend $300 every 3 months.  - However - this Special Promotion is extra special because it's November -  part of the way through the final 'Quarter'  of the year.  That means you don't need to spend your qualifying $300 until April 2022. 

Enjoy and have a super day!

Peaceful Cabin for my Stampin' Up!® 6 Year Anniversary

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Six years ago I purchased the Stampin' Up!® Starter Kit.  I had been creating cards and scrapbooking for years before that but I wanted to add to my stash and the Starter Kit was simply the best option.  Paying no tax, or shipping and getting a $35 shopping spree was exciting.  As well, I was really looking forward to being part of a community of crafters, and wow, I certainly have felt that way ever since, we truly are a community.  

Click here to watch today's Facebook live, I shared a bit more about my journey with Stampin' Up!® while I created the money & gift card holders below. 

***To celebrate I'm giving back to my customers, team members & friends***

1.   Prize Patrol!!!  Simply watch my video to the end, post WTE (watched to end) in the comment section and let me know which Gift Holder you liked better - the Money Holder or the Gift Card Holder.  ***Not on Facebook?, then please leave a comment here on my blog at the bottom of this post.   I will leave this draw open until Saturday at midnight and choose a winner on Sunday.  If you live in Canada and I choose your name I'll send you the 'Joy of Sharing Card Kit' as a gift! 

2.  * Click here, to visit the 'My Projects' page  of my online store.  Click 'Add To Cart' (the products I used are pre-loaded) or personalize your cart and choose what you need by editing your cart. 

* Purchase $60 worth of products and I will send you pre-cut card supplies to make 8 cards, two each of four designs. 

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And here's the project details:

This image on the left is the Money or Cheque Holder and the image on the right is the Gift Card Holder.  Both cards are made from one piece of 6x6 DSP. 

And here's the project supplies:

Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper

Cardstock (CS) Basic Black; Smoky Slate; Basic White (inside)

Peaceful Cabin Stamp Set

Cabin Dies

Tailored Tag Punch

Memento Black Ink

Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon

White Glittered Organdy Ribbon

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Assembly & Trix:

Please click here to watch my Facebook Live video today for the Trix.  I used one 6x6 piece of a 12x12 sheet of DSP.  Yes that means you could create 8 gift holders from one piece of DSP  :)

Measurements:

Money/Cheque Holder

*  8 x 10 Smoky Slate CS scored at 3 1/2 and 7

*  2 1/4  x 6 Peaceful Place DSP

*  2 1/2 x 6 1/2  Basic Black CS

*  8 x 3/4 inch strip Basic Black CS

*  Scrap Basic White CS for sentiment

Black Organdy Ribbon

Gift Card Holder

*  4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Basic Black CS

*  4 x 5 1/4 Basic White CS (3x) for inside of card

*  White Glittered Organdy Ribbon

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Enjoy, I hope my gift holders inspire you to create a little project for the special people in your life!  Have a super day! 

 

A Blessings Of Home Merry Christmas

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The Blessings of Home Stamp Set and matching dies are coming in the 2022 January - June Mini Catalogue.  I received it early as part of the #onstageathome event this past weekend.  I love a bouquet of fresh flowers at anytime of the year, especially with some Christmas greenery tucked in, so I stamped the beautiful bouquet from Blessing Of Home and coloured it with reds and greens then added a bit of glimmer to add to the Christmas feel.    The Merry Christmas is from Evergreen Elegance stamp set in the Annual Catalogue.

My card was inspired by Australian demonstrator Maheswari Rajaguru.  Here blog is called 'My Stamp Garden'.  I love how Maheswari layers her cards, the card in particular that inspired todays card has a distressed middle layer.  Please see her card in the International Highlights Gallery we both enter each month.  The voting is now closed for November but check back here December 6, at 4 pm for the December Highlights Gallery!   Here's the link to see Maheswari's card #8  

My card uses the new Blessings of Home stamp set & the Merry Christmas greeting from the Evergreen Elegance stamp set in the Annual Catalogue.

  

And here's the card details:

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Crumb cake card base  (4 1/4 x 11 folded in half portrait orientation)

4 1/8 x 5 3/8 Crumb Cake cardstock (CS) layer    Item #120953

3 3/4 x 5 Crumb Cake CS layer

4 x 3 Shimmery White CS    Item #101910

1 x 4 scrap of Shimmery White CS for sentiment layer

Scraps of Old Olive CS for greenery Item    #100702

Timber 3D Embossing Folder    Item#156406

Blessings Of Home stamp set   *coming January 2022

Evergreen Elegance stamp set    Item #153313

Memento Black Ink    Item #132708

Real Red Ink    Item #147084

Blender Pens   Item #102845

Stampin' Blends Markers: Soft Succulent, #155521  Evening Evergreen, #15517  Old Olive, #154892    

Wink of Stella Glitter Brush    Item #141897

Linen Thread    Item #104199

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Assembly & Trix:

***Confession, initially I used blender pens to pick up ink and vary the intensity of colour on the flowers, as I worked I wasn't sure I liked my colouring, so I moved to blends for the leaves  -  ***Happy Mistake, I knew I wanted to try the technique we learned at #onstageathome, using Wink of Stella to pick up ink colours right from the ink pad, so that's what I did with the smaller flowers, the result is sparkly flowers, so I continued to add Real Red ink and Wink of Stella to the large flower. 

*  Distress the first layer of Crumb Cake CS with an old pair of scissors along the edges to rough them up, wrinkle them a bit with your fingers to break up the paper fibres.  Then adhere to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, (glue).

*  Emboss the smaller Crumb Cake layer with the Timber Embossing folder and adhere to the card layer with glue. 

*  Stamp the flower bouquet with Memento Black ink on the Shimmery White CS and colour using the Real Red ink pad and Wink of Stella for the flowers.  ***Trix, to vary the depth of color on the flower petals, colour first by picking up colour from the Real Red ink pad lid with a blender pen.  Then follow with Wink Of Stella and Real Red ink, take care to pick up a very little bit of colour at a time, and wipe off the lid after using. 

*  Colour the leaves with a combination of blends as listed above. 

*  Die cut the coloured image, and extra greenery using the scraps of Old Olive CS.

*  Adhere the greenery to the back of the bouquet image using glue.

*  Adhere to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals (dimensionals).

*  Stamp the greeting using Evening Evergreen Ink and fussy cut out. 

*  Adhere the Linen Thread to the back of the greeting with a Glue Dot.

*  Adhere the greeting to the card.  ***Trix, stack two mini dimensionals on top of each other and adhere to the card, allow the 'M' and the 'C' to simple lay on the bouquet. 

The #onstageathome virtual celebration event was fabulous!  Three days filled with inspiration and community!  Would you like to be part of a vibrant community of paper crafters?  If so I invite you to take advantage of the Special Offer on now til Nov 30th.  

Start With Savings

Starter Kit Promotion

Available 'til Nov. 30th 2021

*  The Stampin' Up!® Starter Kit is being discounted to $100 (normally $135)

*  Choose up to $165 in Stampin' Up!® products of your choice

***Yes that is a $65 shopping spree! 

Please click the image to Join Lesley's Team

To order the $100 Starter Kit and Join my Stampin Trixsters Team, please click here 

For more information, please email me at lesley@stampintrix.ca

I'm always happy to talk about the products and the company I love!  

Questions?

Do I have to teach classes or demonstrate the product - No, you are simply purchasing a kit of supplies.  I welcome all hobby enthusiasts to our little community.  Choose the supplies you want in your kit and enjoy the ongoing perks Stampin' Up!® offers, or choose to move your hobby to a business, it's totally up to you.   

Will I receive ongoing discounts? - Yes 20% future orders.

What's the catch?  - I've heard there are quarterly minimums - what does that mean?  Stampin' Up!® demonstrators receive 20 % off their purchases.  To be eligible for the discount you need to spend $300 every 3 months.  - However - this Special Promotion is extra special because it's November -  part of the way through the final 'Quarter'  of the year.  That means you don't need to spend your qualifying $300 until April 2022. 

Enjoy and have a super day!