Stamping Inkspirations December Blog Hop Sounds of the Season

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations December Blog Hop and this month our theme is Sounds of the Season. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore this wonderful theme. There are so many possibilities to explore. 

When I think about the sounds of Christmas, I think of singing Christmas carols and listening to holiday music to get us into the spirit of the season. So for my card design, I chose to use one of the designs from the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder to create a festive background. The focal image and sentiment are from one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets, Festive & Fun, and I colored the images with Stampin' Blends Markers, one of my favorite ways to color. The result is a bright and festive Christmas card that makes me think of spending time together with family and friends, celebrating the joy of the holidays. 

Products Used:

Festive & Fun stamp set (item #162078) - Retiring

Countryside Corners Dies (item #161471)

Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder (item #156392)

Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper (item #161945) - Retiring

Shaded Spruce Cardstock (item #146981)

Parakeet Party Cardstock (item #159259)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Sweet Sorbet Classic Ink Pad (item #159216)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #159224)

Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #159220)

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

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154903)

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

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154904)

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154883)

Color Lifter (item #144608)

White 1/2" Iridescent Ribbon (item #161955)

Parakeet Party 1/8" Metallic Woven Ribbon (item #159196)

2022-2024 In Color Pearls (item #161621)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Shaded Spruce Cardstock

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

Large Layer die cut with the Countryside Corners Dies

Parakeet Party Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" embossed with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder

Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper

Card Front Square - 4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Focal Layer die cut with the Countryside Corners Dies

Sentiment Label die cut with the Countryside Corners Dies

For my card design, I chose to go traditional with a red and green combination using Sweet Sorbet, Shaded Spruce and Parakeet Party. I love how the designer series paper adds a wonderful pop of color against the greens and I embossed the Parakeet Party cardstock to add some texture to the design. I stamped the focal image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the images with a variety of bright and cheerful colors to bring the design to life. For the sentiment, I used part of one of the images from the Festive & Fun stamp set and die cut it out with one of the Countryside Corners Dies. For the embellishments, I layered the White Iridescent Ribbon with the Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon to cover the seam of the designer series paper layer and used several Parakeet Party Pearls from the 2022-2024 In Color Pearls. I love how this card turned out and how bright and festive it looks. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore this fun theme to help you create your own beautiful projects. Remember to check out the retiring products from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog to stock up on your favorites before they disappear. 

Now it's time to visit Danielle's blog and see what she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button 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 liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie  ●  Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman   ●   Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre  ●  Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts  ●  Danielle Kassing

Teri West  ●  Kim Fee

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Stamping Inkspirations December Blog Hop Sounds of the Season

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations December Blog Hop as we celebrate the Sounds of the Season with our last blog hop for 2022. Many of us are busy getting ready for the holidays and creating last minute projects to celebrate this special season. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their beautiful projects to help inspire you to create your own projects.

For today's card, I decided to use the retiring Host stamp set Caroling Mice. They look so cute and festive and I love the idea of them singing to the person that receives this card. I paired it with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder, which adds some wonderful texture to this card and adds to the musical theme I have chosen for today's blog hop. For my color combination, I decided to use Balmy Blue and Pacific Point with splashes of bright holiday colors for the mice. I like to think that the sounds of the season are joyful and uplifting, just like my cute little carolers. 

Products Used:

Caroling Mice stamp set (item #159912) Host Reward - Retiring

Give It A Whirl Dies (item #154336)

Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder (item #156392)

Pacific Point Cardstock (item #111350)

Balmy Blue Cardstock (item #146982)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Smoky Slate Classic Ink Pad (item #147113)

Balmy Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #147105)

Pacific Point Classic Ink Pad (item #147098)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

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

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154903)

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154958)

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154906)

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

Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154886)

Brights Stampin' Write Marker Assortments Pack (item #147157)

Snowfall Accents Puff Paint (item #150691) - Retiring

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (item #158130)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Pacific Point Cardstock

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

Large Square Layer - 3 3/4" x 2 2/4"

2 Sentiment Labels die cut with the Give It A Whirl Dies 

Basic White Cardstock

Large Square Layer - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Stamped Mice image (fussy cut with Paper Snips)

This sweet card design just "sings" Christmas with these cute little Caroling Mice and I added some texture to the background with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. I stamped the mice image onto a piece of Basic White cardstock and colored them in with Stampin' Blends Markers. I chose to use Gray Granite, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake to color the mice and used Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue and Poppy Parade to color in their coats, hats and scarves. Using Paper Snips, I fussy cut the image out. For the focal background, I stamped the ground using Smoky Slate Classic ink and the falling snow with Balmy Blue Classic ink. The musical notes were stamped with Pacific Point Classic ink and I colored them in using the Pacific Point Stampin' Write Marker to help them stand out. I added the mice to the stamped background, centering it on the Basic White square and then layered it onto the Pacific Point layer. 

The sentiment labels were created using the sentiment die from the Give It A Whirl Dies and I heat embossed the sentiments with White embossing powder to make them pop. I attached the focal square and sentiments to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop them up. Using some Snowfall Accents Puff Paint, I added some snow to the ground around the mice's feet and also to the falling snow to add some texture to the design. To add a touch of sparkle, I added some Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels to either side of each of the sentiments and to the falling snow on the focal layer. This cute Christmas card was so much fun to create and I think it fits today's theme perfectly. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to use our wonderful theme to create your own beautiful projects to celebrate the holiday season. There are so many wonderful products to choose from to help spark your creativity.

Now it's time to visit Gez's blog and see what beautiful projects she has to share with us. Just click on 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 liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie  ●  Karen Henderson  ●  Tricia Butts

Gez Carpenter  ●  Aurélie Fabre  ●  Mo Rootes

Annette Ball  ●  Leonie Stuart   ●  Susan Webster

Jan Musselman  ●  Ann Krucek  ●  Danielle Kassing ● Judith Patterson

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Tricia Butts
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New At SU May Blog Hop 2022-2024 In Colors Sweet Songbirds

Welcome to the New At SU May Blog Hop as we showcase the beautiful new 2022-2024 In Colors now available in the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. Our talented Design Team members will be sharing their wonderful projects and ideas to help inspire you.

It's so exciting to get to play with these beautiful new In Colors and I challenged myself to create a project using all 5 of these wonderful, vibrant colors. For this card, I chose to use the new Sweet Songbird Bundle, which is so cute and perfect for these fun colors. The windows were created using the Picture This Dies and I embossed the card front using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture to the design. I love how the 2022-2024 In Colors, especially with the stamped images using the Classic Stampin' Pads. 

Products Used:

Sweet Songbird Bundle (item #158727) New

Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder (item #156392)

Picture This Dies (item #155559)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183) New

Starry Night Cardstock (item #159263) New

Orchid Oasis Cardstock (item #159267) New

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

2022-2024 In Color Classic Stampin' Pads Bundle (item #161108)

Soft Suede Classic Ink Pad (item #147115)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (item #158130)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Orchid Oasis Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with Stylish Shapes Dies

Starry Sky Cardstock

Card Front - 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

Basic White Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 1/4" x 4"

Scrap cardstock for birds and nest stamped with images from the Sweet Songbird stamp set

This card design is great for celebrating special occasions and I love the variety of sentiments available in the Sweet Songbirds stamp set. I loved creating the cute birds using Tahitian Tide for the main body and then stamping off once with Sweet Sorbet to color the belly of the birds. The beaks were colored with the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend Marker to help them pop. I used Soft Suede ink to stamp the branches and the nest and used the Party Parakeet ink for the leaves. For the flowers, I used Sweet Sorbet and Orchid Oasis inks to add some color to the background. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with White embossing powder onto an Orchid Oasis sentiment label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I love that this label fit perfectly inside the center window of the card design. For a touch of bling, I added small Iridescent Rhinestones to the center so the flowers for a bit of sparkle. To add some dimension, I popped up the card front layer with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals and centered it onto the stamped Basic White layer. This cute card design is so cheerful and is sure to brighten someone's day. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore these wonderful new In Colors to help you create your own beautiful projects. There are so many possibilities with the amazing coordinating products Stampin' Up! has to offer. The 2022-2024 In Color Classic ink pads can be ordered as a bundle to save you 10%. 

Now it's time to visit with my fellow Design Team members and see what they have created with these beautiful new colors. Just use the Roll Call List below to find your way along our blog hop. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

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. 

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Tricia Butts
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Stamping Inkspirations December Blog Hop The Sounds Of Christmas

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations December Blog Hop as we showcase projects with this month's theme, The Sounds of Christmas. You will be visiting with creative crafters from around the world as they share their wonderful projects and ideas to help inspire you for the holidays.

This month's theme was so much fun and had me singing more than one Christmas carol as I designed my card for this blog hop. The Holly Jolly Wishes stamp set has a wonderful variety of sentiments with lines from different Christmas carols and the hardest part was choosing which one I wanted to use. In the end, I went with two sentiments that went together and I partnered them with the Picture This Dies to create the windows to frame the song lyrics. I also used the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder to add texture to the card and I love the way the musical notes tie in with this theme. For my color palette, I went with more traditional colors including Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Basic White and Gold. To create the holly, I used the Merriest Moments Bundle with Shaded Spruce and Cherry Cobbler Classic ink. I love the clean and simple look of this design with the touch of elegance created with the Gold accents.  

Products Used:

Holly Jolly Wishes stamp set (item #156362) - Retiring

Merriest Moments Bundle (item #156783)

Picture This Dies (item #155559)

Layering Circles Dies (item #151770)

Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder (item #156392)

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (item #119685)

Shaded Spruce Cardstock (item #146981)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Gold Foil Sheets (item #132622)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Shaded Spruce Classic Ink Pad (item #147088)

Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad (item #147083)

Gilded Gems (item #152478)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Shaded Spruce Cardstock

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

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/8" x 3 7/8" 

Basic White Cardstock 

Layer 1 - 5 1/4" x 4"

Medium Circle die cut with Layering Circles Dies 

Holly Leaves & Berries stamped and die cut with the Merriest Moments Bundle

Gold Foil

Medium Circle die cut with Layering Circles Dies

For my card design, I wanted the sentiments to read like you would sing in the song "Deck The Halls". So I decided to use the Picture This Dies to create the openings for the sentiments. I embossed the Cherry Cobbler cardstock layer first with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder and then die cut the openings with the rectangle Picture This Die. I lined up the Cherry Cobbler cardstock layer over the top of the Basic White cardstock layer and used a pencil to mark where the openings would be to line up the sentiments. I stamped the sentiment image with Versamark ink onto the Basic White cardstock at the top and bottom area where it would line up with the openings. I heat embossed the sentiments with Gold embossing powder. I also heat embossed the second sentiment onto the Basic White cardstock circle with Gold embossing powder and layered it onto the Gold Foil circle. I attached the Cherry Cobbler layer to the Basic White cardstock layer with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals so that it lined up over the embossed sentiments. I then attached this layer to the Shaded Spruce card base with adhesive. For the Holly leaves and berries, I stamped two leaves with Shaded Spruce Classic ink and one of the berry cluster with Cherry Cobbler Classic ink onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock and die cut them with the coordinating dies, all from the Merriest Moments Bundle. I attached the circle sentiment label to the center of the card with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals and added the leaves and berries to embellish the top left side of the sentiment circle. I colored the leaves and berries with Clear Wink of Stella to add a touch of shimmer. To finish off the card design, I added some Gilded Gems to the Cherry Cobbler layer for a touch of bling. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own projects with this festive theme to share with family and friends. There are so many wonderful products in the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog to choose from to help spark your creativity.

Now it's time to visit Elaine's wonderful blog and see what she has created. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would appreciate 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

Angie McKenzie  ●  Libby Fens  ●  Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes   ●  Gez Carpenter

Rochelle Laird-Smith  ●  Tricia Butts  ●  Elaine de Montmorency

 Jill Chapman ●  Jo Blackman  ●  Jan Musselman  

Annette Ball  ●  Karen Henderson  ●  Teri West 

Danielle Kassing  ●  Terry Hamilton  ●  Susan Simpson 

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. Make sure to take advantage of the Last Chance Sale and stock up on your favorite retiring products from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog before they disappear. 

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Tricia Butts
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