Tricia's Stamping Creations: October 2021

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities October Blog Hop Peaceful Christmas

Welcome to the Paper Pumpkin Possibilities October Blog Hop as we showcase alternative project ideas using the Peaceful Christmas Kit. This beautiful card kit has so many wonderful options and you will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share their ideas and projects to help inspire you.

The cards in this month's kit are simply beautiful, especially the snowy scene in shades of gray and silver. I noticed that the design was on both the front and back of the card base and it gave me and idea to be able to double the number of cards I could create from these five card bases. I cut the back of the card base to create a card front and chose Soft Succulent cardstock for the card base to frame the design. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't capture the beautiful shimmer of the silver foil stars in my photos. I wanted the pretty scenery to be the main focus of my card design and added a sentiment label created with the Label Me Fancy Punch with Silver embossing to coordinate with the card design.

Products Used:

Paper Pumpkin October 2021 Peaceful Christmas Kit

Label Me Fancy Punch (item #151297)

Soft Succulent Cardstock (item #155776)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Simply Elegant Trim (item #155766)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Measurements:

Soft Succulent Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Label punched with the Label Me Fancy Punch

Peaceful Christmas Card Base (from the kit)

Card Front (cut from the back of the card base) - 5 1/4" x 4"

This clean and simple card design is a wonderful way to double the number of cards you can create from the five card bases with the shimmery snow scene. With just a few basic supplies, you can create an elegant set of Christmas cards. For the sentiment, I chose one of the images from the exclusive stamp set in the kit and heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder. I used the Silver trim from the Simply Elegant Trim pack and wrapped it around the card front twice and tied it in a knot at the front, towards the bottom of the card front. I attached the sentiment label over the Silver trim with Stampin' Dimensionals included in the kit. I then attached the card front to the Soft Succulent card base with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. To finish off the card design, I added several Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the sky for a touch of bling. The Silver shimmer of this card design is so soft and pretty and the Soft Succulent cardstock adds a touch of color to help make the card front pop.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my alternate card design will help inspire you to think outside the box to create your own beautiful projects for the holidays. With just a few simple supplies, it's easy to step up your Christmas cards to send to the people in your life.

Now it's time to visit Charmane's blog and see what wonderful projects she has to share with us. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. Not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber? Click the link below to sign up to receive November's wonderful Gifts Galore Kit.

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Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Saturday, October 23, 2021

Stamping With Friends Fall Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends Fall Blog Hop as we showcase projects to help you celebrate this wonderful season. Whether you love the beautiful colors, the fun activities or the special holidays that we celebrate at this time of the year, there is something to inspire us all. You will have the opportunity to visit with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they showcase their wonderful ideas and projects to help inspire you.

I love the colors of Fall and how they combine to create warm, beautiful projects. For my Fall card design, I chose to use the Pretty Pumpkins Bundle paired with the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper, both from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog. I chose to heat emboss the images with Copper embossing powder to help step up the design. This card design would be wonderful as a Thanksgiving card to send to family and friends to let them know that you are thinking of them.

Products Used:

Pretty Pumpkins Bundle (item #156478)

Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper (item #156494)

Stitched So Sweetly Dies (item #151690)

Cajun Craze Cardstock (item #119684)

Very Vanilla Cardstock (item #101650)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154897)

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155519)

Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155521)

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154882)

3/8" Diamond Weave Ribbon (item #156507)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Cajun Craze Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4"0

Matte Rectangle - 2 3/4" x 3 7/8"

Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/2" x 4"

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Stamped and die cut pumpkin images using the Pretty Pumpkins Bundle

This pretty seasonal card showcases the beautiful colors of Fall using a piece of the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper for the background and Stampin' Blends Markers to color the pumpkin images. For the sentiment label, I heat embossed the sentiment in the top right corner and then heat embossed the border image towards the center of the bottom of the label. I also heat embossed the large pumpkins image onto a separate piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and die cut it with the coordinating dies. I love how Copper embossing looks with the Fall colors and how it steps up the design of this card. After coloring the images, I attached the pumpkins image to the sentiment label with Stampin' Dimensionals, so that it overlaps the stamped border image. I added a piece of the Diamond Weave Ribbon to the center of the card front to add some texture to the design. To help make the sentiment label design pop, I added it to a layer of Cajun Craze cardstock and the attached it to the card front over the ribbon with Stampin' Dimensionals. I love how this card turned out and how these beautiful colors combined to create a warm and inviting Fall card.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful Fall projects to celebrate the season. Stampin' Up! has wonderful products to make creating easier and their coordination helps take the stress out of planning and making your own beautiful projects.

Now it's time to visit Karen's blog and see what she has to share with us to celebrate Fall. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call List

Linda Moore

Donna Schnees
Tricia Butts
Karen Egan
Nancy Reynolds
Caron Bailey
Victoria Littlewood
Xenia Stanford

Until Next Time

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Tricia Butts
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Ink. Stamp. Share. October Monthly Blog Hop Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. October Monthly Blog Hop and this month we have a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. Our Design Team Members will each choose a row either horizontally, vertically or diagonally to create our project. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their ideas and creativity to help inspire you.

For my card design, I decided to use the top horizontal row from the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge - Jewels, Circle, Blue. I love to use jewels to embellish my projects and circles are one of my favorite shapes for creating focal images for my designs. Finally, blue is my favorite color so this row seemed like the perfect choice for my card. I chose The Angels of Peace stamp set from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog and decided to use the smaller angel image for my design.

Products Used:

Angels Of Peace stamp set (item #156365)

Wintry 3D Embossing Folders (item #155433)

Layering Circles Dies (item #151770)

Label Me Fancy Punch (item #151297)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Balmy Blue Cardstock (item #146982)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Balmy Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #147105)

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154830)

So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154905)

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154893)

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154885)

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154899)

Color Lifter (item #144608)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Simply Elegant Trim (item #155766)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Scalloped Circle die cut with Layering Circles Dies

Sentiment Label punched out with the Label Me Fancy Punch

Balmy Blue Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

White Circle die cut with Layering Circles Dies

This pretty card design features the wonderful Angels Of Peace stamp set and I love the combination of images and sentiments in this stamp set. I paired it with the Snowflakes embossing folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders to create a wonderful texture to the card front. The blues from my line of Tic-Tac-Toe are Misty Moonlight and Balmy Blue and I love they way they look together. I used the Layering Circles Dies for the Circle part of my line and I combined a Misty Moonlight scalloped circle to help frame the Basic White focal circle. I colored the angel image with Stampin' Blends Markers and used Clear Wink of Stella on the image to add a touch of shimmer. I stamped the small snowflake image around the angel with Balmy Blue Classic ink to create a soft background. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Silver embossing powder onto the Misty Moonlight sentiment label and I attached it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals over the top of the Silver Trim from the Simply Elegant Trim, which I wrapped around the card front twice and tied with a simple knot. For my jewels, I added Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the card front, sentiment label and in the hair of the angel for a touch of bling. I am so happy with how this card design turned out and that I was able to check off each of the boxes in my row of Tic-Tac-Toe.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge a try and see what wonderful projects you can create with it. There are so many great combinations to help you step outside your comfort zone and try something new.

Now it's time to visit Kim's blog and see what she has to share with us using this month's challenge. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call

Until Next Time

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Tricia Butts
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

New At SU October Blog Hop Masculine Cards

Welcome to the New At SU October Blog Hop as we showcase Masculine cards to help you get creative for the guys in your life. Creating masculine cards can be very challenging and I you will have the opportunity to visit with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share their ideas and projects to help inspire you.

For my card today, I decided to add a twist to my design. I chose to use the Evergreen Elegance stamp set from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog, which is a beautiful Christmas stamp set. I paired it with the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the sentiment is from the Enjoy The Moment stamp set. At first glance, this probably is not a combination you would think of for a masculine card design, but with a little experimenting, I came up with a wonderful masculine birthday card that is fun to create.

Products Used:

Evergreen Elegance stamp set (item #153313)

Watercolor Shapes stamp set (item #156968)

Enjoy The Moment stamp set (item #154452)

Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder (item #153576)

Stitched So Sweetly Dies (item #151690)

Soft Suede Cardstock (item #115318)

Shaded Spruce Cardstock (item #146981)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Shaded Spruce Classic Ink Pad (item #147088)

Balmy Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #147105)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack (item #155475)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Soft Suede Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Matte Layer - 3 1/2" x 2 1/4"

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Shaded Spruce Cardstock

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Focal layer - 2"x 3 1/4"

This card design is all about texture and layers. I created the focal image using just two ink colors and stamped off the images to create different colors and layers to the design. For the background, I stamped off the Balmy Blue Classic ink once and then stamped it onto the Basic White cardstock layer in the center. To create the layers of trees, I stamped the first large tree with Shaded Spruce Classic ink on the left side of the layer and then again on the right side without reinking. For the center tree, I used the medium size tree image and stamped it off once before stamping it onto the Basic White cardstock layer. This gives the illusion of a forest with simple stamping. I attached the layer to the Soft Suede cardstock matte layer and wrapped a piece of the Crumb Cake Baker's Twine twice around the layer and tied it in a knot on the left side. For the background layer of the card, I embossed it with the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder to add texture to the layer that coordinates with the focal design. I attached it to the card base and then attached the focal image with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to the upper left side of the card front. To complete the design, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Enjoy The Moment stamp set with Gold embossing powder onto the sentiment label I die cut with one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I attached the sentiment label to the bottom right corner of the card front with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. I love this color combination and how the design has a wonderful rustic, nature theme to it.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to look at this beautiful Christmas stamp set and see how versatile it is for other occasions. I feel that the amazing tree images in this stamp set make it a winner for masculine card designs. Note that for today only, the Evergreen Elegance stamp and the Enjoy the Moment stamp set are part of the 24 Hour Stamp Sale, where you can save 15% when you order before 11:50pm Mountain Time, October 20th. I think you will find that these stamp sets would make a great addition to your collection.

Now it's time to visit Ginger's beautiful blog and see what she has created to inspire you. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.