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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Around The World On Wednesday October Blog Hop 10 Cards In 30 Minutes

Welcome to the Around The World On Wednesday October Blog Hop as we showcase projects with the theme "10 Cards in 30 Minutes". This challenge is a great way to share ideas to help you create a bunch of cards quickly and simply without the stress. You will be visiting with our talented Design Team Members as they share their projects to help you get started.

This challenge was well outside my comfort zone and I have to admit, I didn't meet the deadline of 30 minutes to complete all ten cards. If I took out the time it took to cut all the pieces ahead of time, I came very close. As a perfectionist, I am not a person to rush creating my cards and I couldn't create a card that I wasn't happy with. I had the option to use Basic White for the sentiment label and stamp the sentiment image with Evening Evergreen Classic ink but it just didn't look right to me and I wasn't happy with how the design looked. By switching it for an Evening Evergreen sentiment label and heat embossing the sentiment with Silver embossing powder, I had the look I was searching for.

This beautiful card design features the Merriest Moments Bundle and I love that this bundle has the stamp set, dies and embossing folder all together to make designing and creating this card so much simpler. I was able to streamline my creative process by cutting all the pieces I needed first, then die cut the sentiment labels and lastly heat embossed the sentiment. The color combination I chose was Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen and Silver. The Silver embossing adds a wonderful elegance to this design.

Products Used:

Merriest Moments Bundle (item #156783)

Evening Evergreen Cardstock (item #155574)

Soft Succulent Cardstock (item #155776)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Subtle Shimmer Sequins (item #156407)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item #110755)

Measurements:

Evening Evergreen Cardstock

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

10 Sentiment Labels die cut with the Merriest Frames Dies (included in the bundle)

Soft Succulent Cardstock

10 Card Front Layers - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (included in the bundle)

As you can see, there are not a lot of layers to this card, so it is simple to prepare the supplies to create a large number of cards to create at one sitting. Once all the layers were precut, I embossed all the Soft Succulent card fronts and heat embossed the sentiment labels with Silver embossing powder, ready to assemble the cards. In assembly line fashion, I adhered the card fronts to the card bases first and then attached the sentiment labels onto the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. I love that the embossing folder creates the perfect spot to place the sentiment label inside the embossed frame. To embellish the cards, I used the Subtle Shimmer Sequins and attached them to the card front with a little Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The add the perfect sparkle to this card design and coordinate with the Silver embossing. This card design would be a wonderful choice if you need to create a large quantity of Christmas cards to send out to family and friends.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my cards will help inspire you to create your own bunch of cards to help you build your card stash. No matter how long it takes to create your cards, remember that is about enjoying yourself and loving what you create.

Now it's time to visit Teri's blog and see what she has created to help inspire you to create your own 10 Cards in 30 minutes. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. Please 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

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

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Tricia Butts
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

ICS October Blog Hop My Favorite Punch

Welcome to the Inspire. Create. Share. October Blog Hop as we showcase our favorite Stampin' Up! Punches. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share their ideas and projects to help inspire you use punches to create your own wonderful projects.

Stampin' Up! has so many wonderful punches, so it was difficult for me to pick out a favorite. For my design I decided to use two different punches to create this card. The Evergreen Border Punch is part of the Evergreen Elegance Bundle in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog, which is traditionally a Christmas bundle, but I decided to show how it can be used to create a masculine birthday card. I paired it with the Label Me Fancy Punch for the sentiment and I chose to use Evening Evergreen, Just Jade and Pool Party with a touch of Basic White for my color combination. I love the cool, crisp design of this card and how it reminds me of a Winter scene here in Colorado.

Products Used:

Handsomely Suited stamp set (item #154444)

Evergreen Border Punch (item #153603)

Label Me Fancy Punch (item #151297)

Stitched So Sweetly Dies (item #151690)

Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder (item #153576)

Evening Evergreen Cardstock (item #155574)

Just Jade Cardstock (item #153079)

Pool Party Cardstock (item #122924)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Evening Evergreen 3/8" Open Weave Ribbon (item #155573)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Evening Evergreen Cardstock

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

Scalloped Rectangle die cut with Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Sentiment Label punched out with Label Me Fancy Punch

Row of trees punched with the Evergreen Border Punch

Just Jade Cardstock

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

Row of trees punched out with the Evergreen Border Punch

Pool Party Cardstock

Rectangle - 3 3/4" x 2 5/8"

Basic White Cardstock

Rectangle - 1" x 3 3/4"

This card design is all about textures and layers. I used the Evergreen Border Punch to punch out a row of Just Jade trees and a row of Evening Evergreen trees. To create the forest, I trimmed the Just Jade trees to a row of 6 and I attached Mini Stampin' Dimensionals behind each of the trees. For the Evening Evergreen trees, I trimmed the trees to a row of 7 trees and cut the 7th tree on the left side so that it looks like the ground sloping away from the trees. I attached the Just Jade trees on top of the Evening Evergreen trees but offset them slightly and raised the Evening Evergreen trees so that they were slightly higher. To create the focal layer, I attached the Basic White strip to the bottom of the Pool Party Rectangle and added a piece of the Evening Evergreen ribbon across the bottom of the Basic White strip and attached it to the back. I adhered the layers of trees to the focal layer so that they overlapped the join of the Basic White strip with the Pool Party layer, lining up the Just Jade trees against the right side. The background layer of Just Jade cardstock was embossed with the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder to add texture and then I added it to the Evening Evergreen card base. I attached the focal layer to the Evening Evergreen scalloped rectangle and then attached it to the card front. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Handsomely Suited stamp set with White embossing powder and attached it to the card front so that it overlaps the focal image using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. I love the peaceful feel of this card design and how it showcases the versatility of the Evergreen Border Punch for more than just Christmas.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help you to see the versatility of Stampin' Up!'s punches to create wonderful projects. There are so many great options to choose from.

Now it's time to visit Shirley's wonderful blog and see what favorite punch she has chosen to create with this month. 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 liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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Tricia Butts
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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Colour Combo October Blog Hop

Welcome to the Colour Combo October Blog Hop as we explore the color combination of Coastal Cabana, Basic Gray and Real Red. We have been challenged to create a project using this color combination to help provide you with ideas and projects to inspire you to get creative.

For this month's color challenge, I wanted to create something fun and cheerful. I decided to use the Clever Cats stamp set to create an non-Halloween card and paired it with the Coastal Cabana Designer Series Paper from the Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper. I used the Layering Circles Dies to create the focal image and the Label Me Fancy Punch for the sentiment. This clean and simple card design is easy to create is sure to brighten someone's day.

Products Used:

Clever Cats stamp set (item #156490)

Layering Circles Dies (item #151770)

Floral Heart Dies (item #154306)

Label Me Fancy Punch (item #151297)

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #155228)

Real Red Cardstock (item #102482)

Basic Gray Cardstock (item #121044)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Basic Gray Classic Ink Pad (item #149165)

Brights Stampin' Write Marker Assortment (item #147157)

Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack (item #152466)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Real Red Cardstock

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

Small hearts die cut with the Floral Heart Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 1/4" x 4"

Focal circle die cut with the Layering Circles Dies

Sentiment Label punched out with Label Me Fancy Punche

Basic Gray Cardstock

Scalloped Circle die cut with the Layering Circles Dies

Label punched out with the Label Me Fancy Punch

and then cut label in half

Coastal Cabana Designer Series Paper

Background Layer - 5" x 3 3/4"

This cute card is simple to create and is a great way to use the Clever Cats stamp set for a non-Halloween themed card. I love how these colors work together and the diagonal plaid background makes for a fun background. I stamped the cat image and the sentiment with Basic Gray Classic ink onto Basic White cardstock and I colored the box with the Coastal Cabana Stampin' Write Marker. I cut the Basic Gray label in half and attached it behind the sentiment label to create a frame. I attached a piece of Real Red Trim around the bottom of the card front and added the sentiment label over the top with Stampin' Dimensionals. I attached the Basic White focal circle to the Basic Gray Scalloped Circle and attached it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. To decorate the card, I die cut a row of Real Red hearts with the Floral Heart Dies and attached three of them to the focal circle and two of the hearts on either side of the sentiment.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore creating your own projects with this color combination. There are so many wonderful products to choose from to create fun, colorful cards.

Now it's time to visit Verity's blog and see what she has created with this month's color challenge. 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 like about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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Tricia Butts
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Stamping Inkspirations October Blog Hop Harvest Time

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations October Blog Hop as we showcase projects with the theme "Harvest Time". As the days get shorter and cooler and the leaves change color, it makes me think of warm Fall colors and wonderful natural textures that come with this wonderful season. Join us on our blog hop as we share our projects and ideas to help inspire you to embrace this theme in your own creative projects.

The Harvest Meadow Suite has so many wonderful products for creating beautiful Fall projects. For my card design, I chose to use the Nature's Harvest Bundle with the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper to create this peaceful Get Well card. I added texture to the background of the circle die cut with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and I added several of the Gold Dots from the Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots that are also in this wonderful suite. I love the way these products coordinate to take the stress out of creating.

Products Used:

Nature's Harvest Bundle (item #156813)

Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (item #156505)

Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper (item #156494)

Early Espresso Cardstock (item #119686)

Crumb Cake Cardstock (item #120953)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad (item #147114)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #1548881)

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154892)

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots (item #156506)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Early Espresso Cardstock

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

Large Circle die cut with Layering Circles Dies

Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with Harvest Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Stamped and die cut flower image using the Nature's Harvest Bundle

This beautiful card has all the elements that remind me of Harvest Time and Fall. The wheat patterned background of the designer series paper makes me think of the farms near where I grew up and the colors I chose are warm and comforting, just like I would feel bundled up against the cold on a crisp Fall day. I love that the Harvest Meadow Suite provided me with the products I needed to create this card design. I stamped the images and sentiment with Early Espresso Classic ink to coordinate with the card base. I used Gold embossing powder to distress the embossed background of the Early Espresso circle to create texture and to bring out the detail in the embossing. The Gold dots were the perfect finishing touch for this card design. I would like to think that this card would bring comfort to the person receiving it and help them on the road to recovery.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore the wonderful colors and textures associated with Fall to help you create your own beautiful projects.

Now it's time to visit Deb's blog and see what wonderful creative ideas she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way along our blog hop. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects.

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie ● Libby Fens ● Cheryl Hamilton

Mo Rootes ● Leonie Stuart ● Tricia Butts

Deb Macdowell ● Chris Smith ● Jan Musselman

Teri West ● Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Gez Carpenter

Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson ● Danielle Kassing

Annette Ball ● Jill Chapman ● Terry Hamilton

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Tricia Butts
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Stamping With Friends October Blog Hop CASEing The Catalog

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends October Blog Hop as we showcase projects we have CASEd from current Stampin' Up! Catalogs. What is CASE you ask? It stands for Copy And Share Everything and it is a way to jump start your creativity when you might be feeling stuck. You can choose to copy a project exactly or you may choose to select the layout, color combination or certain elements to create your own project. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share their projects and ideas to help inspire you.

The card I chose to CASE is from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog on page 22 and features the Dragonfly Garden Bundle. I really liked the layout of this card design and the heat embossing for the background using the stamp images from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set. I decided that I wanted to recreate this card design using a different color combination to come up with my own version of this card.

For my card design, I wanted to create a Fall themed design based on the card from the Annual Catalog. The colors I chose were Mossy Meadow, Misty Moonlight and Cinnamon Cider with accents of Silver and Gold to help step up the design. For the heat embossed background, I used Silver embossing powder so that it would pop against the Misty Moonlight cardstock layer. I chose to use the Tailored Tag Punch for my sentiment and I like the way the Cinnamon Cider cardstock label has the look of leather. For the large dragonfly, I heat embossed the dragonfly with Gold embossing powder onto Gold Foil and then punched it out with the Dragonflies Punch. I love the detail and texture this adds to the card design.

Products Used:

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (item #156224)

Tailored Tag Punch (item #145667)

Mossy Meadow Cardstock (item #133676)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Cinnamon Cider Cardstock (item #153078)

Gold Foil Sheets (item #132622)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154890)

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack (item #155475)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Mossy Meadow Cardstock

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

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Cinnamon Cider Cardstock

Sentiment Label punched out with Tailored Tag Punch

Gold Foil Sheet

Large Dragonfly punched out with Dragonflies Punch

This card design features one of my favorite techniques - heat embossing. I love the way it steps up a card design and I chose to use both Gold and Silver embossing to create a fun contrast. I stamped the images from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set onto the Misty Moonlight cardstock card front with Versamark ink and embossed them with Silver embossing powder. I also heat embossed the sentiment onto the Cinnamon Cider sentiment tag using Silver embossing powder to create a rustic look. For the dragonfly, I heat embossed the stamped image with Gold embossing powder onto the Gold Foil and punched it out with the Dragonflies Punch. I love how the embossing brings out the wonderful detail of the wings and body on the Gold Foil. For the Baker's Twine, I took a piece of White Baker's Twine and wrapped it around the card front twice and then cut it. I colored the White Baker's Twine with the Light Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Marker so that it coordinated with the card base. I then wrapped it around the card front twice and tied a knot towards the right side of the card. I attached the sentiment label with Stampin' Dimensionals over the top of the Baker's Twine and added the Gold Dragonfly with Stampin' Dimensionals so that it slightly overlapped the bottom right side of the sentiment label. To finish off the card design, I added three small Basic Rhinestone Jewels, one to the top of the sentiment label and the other two to the centers of the embossed dragonflies. I love how this card turned out and how I was able to use the different elements from the card design in the catalog to create my own version.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore CASEing to create your own wonderful projects. It's a great way to spark your creativity and provide you with a starting point for your designs.

Now it's time to visit Victoria's blog and see what 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.

Blog Hop Roll Call
Libby Fens
Linda Moore
Donna Schnees
Sandra Roberts
Karen Egan
Tricia Butts
Victoria Littlewood
Caron Bailey
Tina Hewett
Xenia Stanford

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Tricia Butts
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