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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Ink. Stamp. Share December Blog Hop

Welcome to December's Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop as we prepare to see in the New Year with a color challenge. When you think of the New Year you think of new possibilities and opportunities and that is how I see this month's challenge. You will be visiting Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world as we share our project ideas using the colors in the image below.

I love how bright and vibrant the colors are for this month's challenge and I wanted to use them with a new stamp set that will be available to earn for Free during Sale-a-bration, beginning January 3rd, 2019, with a qualifying order. The Lovely Lattice stamp set is so pretty and detailed and I knew that I wanted to color the flowers with the colors from the challenge.

I chose Night of Navy cardstock for the card base and added a layer of Pacific Point cardstock as a matte for the Whisper White layer of cardstock that I chose for the focal point of my card design. I stamped the large image with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Gold Embossing powder. I just love the antique feel that that the embossing adds to the design.

Using an Aquapainter, I colored the flowers using Pacific Point, Berry Burst and So Saffron Classic inks and I used Garden Green Classic ink to color the leaves. I added a soft watercolor wash around the edge of the design using Pacific Point Classic ink to add a little dimension to the design. The sentiment is from the new Butterfly Gala stamp set that will be available in the new 2019 Occasions Catalog. I heat embossed it with Gold embossing powder to coordinate with the floral image. I love how these colors work together to create this beautiful card design that would make a wonderful birthday card.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope my card has helped inspire you to try these colors with your projects and experiment with different ways you can use these colors. Remember the New 2019 Occasions Catalog and 2019 Sale-a-bration Catalog launch on January 3rd, 2019. If you would like a copy of the catalogs and you live in the U.S. and don't already have a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to send them to you.

Now it's time to visit Sandra's blog and see what she has to share with us this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Blog Hop Roll Call List below to find your way. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Sandra

Blog Hop Roll Call List

Jacqueline Bobeldijk-Schilder

Jo Blackman

Until Next Time.

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Tricia Butts
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

All Is Bright Christmas Cards

With less than a week until Christmas, I thought I would share some of the Christmas card designs that I have created over the past few months using products from the retiring 2018 Holiday Catalog. Today I am sharing two cards created using the beautiful All Is Bright Designer Series Paper (item #147892). I just love the photo realistic designs in this paper pack and how easy it is to create clean and simple card designs with this wonderful paper.

With this first card design, I combined the designer series paper with the Merry Christmas To All Bundle (item #149952). The Gold Glimmer Paper really makes the die cut sentiment pop and I love the way the stamped sentiment coordinates to complete the card. The Real Red 3/8" Mixed Satin Ribbon (item #147894) creates a beautiful border to all a splash of color to the card design.

My second card design was CASEd from a card I found on Pinterest, created by fellow demonstrator, France Martin aka Frenchie Stamps. I just love the clean and simple design of this card and the way the designer series paper provides the focal point of this card. The strip of Cherry Cobbler cardstock has been embossed using the Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (item #147923) to add texture to the card. The sentiment is from the Timeless Tidings stamp set (item #148936 Clear Mount) and I am really going to miss this stamp set. It has been my go to Christmas sentiment stamp set from the 2018 Holiday Catalog.

Now is the perfect time to stock up on your favorite products from the 2018 Holiday Catalog during the Year End Closeout Sale. Many of these beautiful products are retiring and will not be available once this catalog ends January 2nd, 2019 or if they sell out.

Both the Timeless Tidings stamp set and All Is Bright Designer Series Paper are retiring. These products are perfect for traditional Christmas card designs.

The Merry Christmas To All Bundle features both the Merry Christmas To All stamp set and coordinating Merry Christmas Thinlets dies and when purchased as a bundle, you save 10%. This bundle price will no longer be available after January 2nd, 2019 but both the stamp set and die set will be available to order separately.

To take advantage of these wonderful products before they disappear, visit my Online Store here. You can place your order 24/7 and have it shipped directly to you. The Clearance Rack has also been updated and you can save up to 60% on discontinued products while supplies last.