Hi stampers and card makers, today for our hop we have a sketch challenge.  After finishing up all the Christmas cards for this season I ended up with a ton of bits and pieces of DSP.  A light bulb moment went off when I thought of the “scrappy technique” to make my card today.  It used lots of small pieces of DSP and made a pretty card at the same time.  I have used this technique before, and each card is unique and so pretty with all the wonderful papers that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.   After you visit my blog, please stop by our other creatives team members blogs to see what they created for you today with this week’s sketch.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Boughs of Holly Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Basic White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Scrappy strip panel: Basic White 5-1/2 x 3

Gold Glimmer paper: 5-1/2 x 1/2

Diagonal strips: Boughs of Holly DSP

The details:

• Cut strips of Boughs of Holly DSP at the diagonal, alternating the direction of the cuts after each pass through the trimmer (make them 6 inches long)
• Cover the scrappy strip panel with Stampin Seal Adhesive
• Cover the panel with your diagonal strips of DSP, starting at either the right or left edge of the panel
• Cut the overhanging DSP off with your trimmer
• Adhere the two Gold Glimmer strips of the top and bottom of the scrappy strip panel
• Adhere this to the card front with Stampin Seal

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set onto Basic White card stock using Versamark Ink
• Heat emboss the sentiment with Gold Embossing Powder
• Die cut the sentiment using the die from the Harvest Dies

More details:

• Fussy cut a poinsettia from the Boughs of Holly DSP with your paper snips
• Ahere this to the front of the card with Dimensioanls
• Adhere the sentiment to the front of the card with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Adhere some Gold Seasonal Adhesive Backed Sequins to the front of the card
• Add some additional Gold Festive Pearls here and there onto the front of the card
• Add a Gold Simply Elegant Trim bow to the center of the poinsettia with a glue dot and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Jaimie  Babarczy:

Kristi Gray:

Karen Fickle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

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Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

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Hi stampers, today for our hop we have theme challenge of “snow” I had to get creative on this one as I did not have any current products with a snow theme, no paper, stamps or dies!   I did however have the Wintery 3-D embossing folder so that was my starting point in creating my card.  I kept it simple and monochromatic using white, vanilla and a bit of silver.  I hope you enjoyed my share and when you are done, please make sure you stop by our other creative teams’ blogs today and see their “snow cards.

The theme:

Stampin’ Up! Wintry Let it Snow Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Very Vanilla 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Embossed panel: Basic White 4 x 5-1/4

Embossed strip: Basic White 2 x 5-1/4

Banner mat: Silver Foil 2-1/4 x 5-1/4

Sentiment: Very Vanilla die cut with the Stylish Shape die

Sentiment mat: silver foil die cut with the Layering Circle die

The details:

• Emboss the basic white panel with the Timbers Embossing folder
• Emboss the basic white strip with the Wintery 3-d embossing folder
• Adhere the Wintery Embossed strip to the Silver Foil mat

 The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set with Versamark ink onto Very Vanilla card stock
• Sprinkle Silver Embossing Powder and heat set
• Die cut the sentiment out with the Layering Circle Die
• Adhere the sentiment to the silver scallop die cut mat

Putting the card together:

• Attach the Wintery Embossed matted panel to the embossed Timbers panel with Stampin Seal
• Wrap a piece of Silver Metallic 3/8 Cotton Ribbon around the panel
• Attach this to the front of the card with Stampin Seal
• Adhere the sentiment piece to the front of the card with Dimensionals

Finishing touches:

• Attach a Sprig Trinket to the left of the sentiment
• Adhere a Silver Metallic 3/8 Cotton Ribbon bow with a glue dot next to the sentiment and on top of the stem of the Sprig Trinket
• Add a few pearls here and there for added dimension and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Jaimie  Babarczy:

Kristi Gray:

Karen Fickle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

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Hi stampers and card makers:  today for you blog we have a color challenge of Real Red, Sweet Sorbet, White, Pool Party and Garden Green. Well, it just so happens that the Sweetest Christmas DSP is a perfect match for this color challenge. I picked Sweet Sorber, White, Garden Green and Pool Party because hey, that were all in the darling paper, how easy is that?

Make sure after you visit my blog that you stop over and see what all the other creative team members created today.

The color challenge:

Stampin’ Up Sweetest Christmas Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Sweet Sorbet 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Pool Party 4 x 5-1/4

Embossed Panel: Basic White, embossed with the Merry Melody EF

The details:

the stamped DSP

• Cut a piece of the diagonal DSP from the Sweetes Christmas paper pack to 3-7/8 x 5-1/8
• Stamp the sentiment from the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set in black in in between the colored diagonal stripes in Black Ink

More details:

• Die cut two candy canes from the Sweetest Christmas DSP with the Candy Canes Dies
• Stamp the leaf image from the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set onto White card stock in Garden Green Ink
• Die cut the two leave images out with the leaf image in the Candy Cane die set
• Using the diagonal lines on the DSP as a guide cut the stamped DSP panel in two pieces in a 1/3 -2/3 ratio.  We will be using the larger piece for the bottom of our card panel

The sentiment:

• Cut 3 strips of Basic White card stock 7/8 x 6
• Stamp the sentiment in Black Ink toward the right side of the strip
• Glue or adhere all strips together to form some dimension (we will be cutting them later)

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the diagonal cut DSP to the white embossed panel with Stampin Seal
• Attach this to the pool party panel with Stampin Sea
• Adhere the stacked sentiments strip to the front of the card (the edges with overhang).  Place the sentiment as far to the right as possible to leave room for the cany canes
• Then attach this stack to the front of the card with Stampin Seal

Finishing touches:

• Adhere your candy canes to the left of the sentiment strip with Liquid Glue
• Adhere a Garden Green Ribbon to the center of the candy canes
• Tuck the two Garden Green leaves to the right and left of the candy canes
• Finish the card off by adhering some Adhesive Backed Seasonal Sequins to the card and you are done

Another card:

After we cut the stamped DSP, we had another piece of the paper to work with, so I made another card the same way but just reversed the paper from the bottom to the top and made some color changes in the paper to give the card an alternate look.

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Sue Prather:

Karen Fickle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

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Hi stampers and card makers, today for our hop we have a sketch challenge.  I had not inked up the Christmas Season stamp set since last year and wanted to show the set some love this season.  I paired two returning favorites in my card, the Christmas Season stamp set and die plus the Painted Christmas DSP.   It was fun using this set again which goes to show you, you can get a lot of mileage from all your stamp sets year after year.   After you visit my blog make sure you click onto the list of other creative team members blogs to see what they did with the sketch.  Happy Stamping.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Christmas Season:

The recipe:

Card base: Crumb Cake 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/2

Mat: Real Red 5 x 3-3/4

DSP: Painted Christmas 4-7/8 x 3-5/8

Circle: Basic White die cut from the Stylish Shape Die

Scallop mat: Real Red die cut from the Layering Circle Dies

The details:

The foliage:

• Using Basic White card stock stamp the following images using the Christmas Season stamp set:
• 2-small pinecones: Crumb cake and Early Espresso
• 2-Fir bought: Old Olive
• 2-Broadleaf stem: Old Olive
• 3-Holly Leaves: Garden Green
• After you stamp all the foliage, die cut them out with the Seasonal Label Dies

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set in Real Red Ink
• Die cut the sentiment out with the Seasonal Label Dies

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the Painted Christmas DSP to the Real Red Mat
• Adhere this to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the white circle to the Real Red scallop mat’
• Attach this to the front right side of the card with Dimensionals
• Arrange and attach the foliage to and around the circle art piece
• Attach the pinecones to the arrangement with Dimensionals for added height

Finishing touches:

• Adhere the sentiment with a Mini Dimensional on the left and a glue do on the right to the circle art piece
• Adhere a Real Red bow to the center of the foliage arraignment with a glue dot
• Add some Real Red Rhinestones in and around the foliage for added sparkle and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Fickle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

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Hi stampers and card makers, today for our hop we have a theme challenge of “Christmas” The ideas are endless when it comes to making beautiful cards with this theme.  I try to get as much use and mileage out of all my stamps, so a repeat of the Sweetest Candy Cane Bundle and the Christmas Banner Bundle seemed like a good idea.  I went for the traditional colors as that is my favorite for the season.  I can’t wait to see a jar of colorful Christmas candy canes sitting on my counter for the little ones to eat!  After you stop by my blog, make sure you visit our other creative team members blogs and see what Christmas card they created for you.  Happy Stamping.

The theme:

Stampin’ Up! Sweetest Christmas:

The recipe:

Card base: Real Red 5-1/2 x 8=1/2, scored at 4-1/4

Diagonal die cut: Garden Green 5-1/4 x 4 Did cut with the die from the Candy Cane Dies

Circle: Basic White largest die from the Stylish Shape Dies

The details:

Foliage and candy canes

• Die cut the two candy canes from the Sweetest Christmas DSP using the die from Candy Cane Dies
• Stamp the following foliage in Garden Green ink using the Christmas Banner stamp set
• 2 fir boughs (one in second generation stamping
• 3 holly leaves
• 2- Thin long stems
•  Stamp the following from the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set in Garden Green Ink
• 3 -short broad leaf stems
• Die cut all the stems out using the coordinating dies from the Candy Cane Dies and the Christmas Banner Die
• Die cut 2 gold fir bough stems from the Christmas Banner Dies using Gold Foil Sheets

The sentiment:

• Stamp the banner outline image from the Christmas Banner stamp set in Black Ink onto Basic White card stock
• Stamp the greeting in Real Red Ink inside the banner
• Die cut the banner out with the due from the Christmas Banner die set

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the Garden Green diagonal Die panel to the front of the card with Liquid Glue
• Attach the Basic White die cut circle with Demensionals in the center of the card front
• Attache your candy cands in the middle of the circle with Dimensionals
• Tuck in the green stems with liquid Glue behind the candy canes
• Attache the banner sentiment with liquid glue on top of the candy canes

Finishing details:

• Adhere the three holly leaves to the banner with Liquid Glue
• Attach 3 Red Rhinestones to the holly leaves for the berries
• Add additional Red Rhinestones to the front of the card here and there to add some added sparkle

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Fickle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• • Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
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  • Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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Hi stampers and card makers, we have a sketch challenge today for our hop.  I used the Leaves of Holly Bundle along with the Boughs of Holly DSP to make my card today.  Adding a bit of glitz with some gold card stock adds just the right amount glamor for a fun holiday card.  After you visit my blog, make sure you stop by our other creative team members blogs to see what they did with the sketch challenge.

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Leaves of Holly:

The recipe:

Card base: Mossy Meadow 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Basic White 4 x 5-1/4

DSP panel: Boughs of Holly DSP 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Circle: Basic White die cut from the Stylish Shape Die

The details:

making the holly

• using the Holly Berry Dies cut the following leave and berries
• Mossy Meadow: Large and small detailed holly leaves, 2 fir bough sprigs
• Old Olive: Large and small background holly leaves, 2 fir bough sprigs
• Real Red: background holly berries
• Cherry Cobbler: detailed holly berries
• Distressed Gold DSP: 4 fir bough sprigs
• Glue the details die cuts from the berries and the holly leaves to the background dies cut with Liquid Glue

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Leaves of Holly stamp set with Vermark Ink onto BAsic White cards stock
• Sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder onto the sentiment and heat set with your heat gun
• Die cut the sentiment out with the die from the Holly Berries Die

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the DSP panel to the Basic White mat
• Attach this to the card from with Dimensionals
• Attach the Basic White die cut cirle to the center of the card with Dimensioanls
• With Lquid Glue adhere the two holly leaves to the left hand side of the circle
• Glue the berries and the base of the twol holly leaves with
• Tuck in and glue the greens and gold springs under the holly leaves (glued to the DSP panel)

Finishing touches:

• Adhere the sentiment on top of the right holly leave with Liquid Glue
• Attach a double Gold Trim bow to the left of the holly berries with a Glue Dot
• Adhere some Gold Sequins from the Adhesive Backed Seasonal Sequin pack and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

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Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Fickle:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• • Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
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  • Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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Hi stampers and card makers, today for our hop we have a color challenge using iconic Christmas colors. Our choice was to use at least 3 of the following colors, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Poppy Parade, Garden Green, and Mossy Meadow.   I used mostly Real Red, Mossy Meadow and Garden Green in my card today.  After you visit my blog, make sure you stop by our other creative team members blogs and see what they did with the color challenge today.

The color challenge:

Stampin’ Up! Cottage Wreath Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Basic White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Real Red 4 x 5-1/4

DSP panel: Gingham Cottage in Real Red 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

DSP strip: Painted Christmas 2 x 5-1/8

Circle: Basic White from the Stylish Shape Dies

The details:

making the wreath:

• Stamp the wreath from the Cottage Wreath stamp set in Garden Green ink onto Basic white card stock
• Die cut the wreath out with the Country Wreath Die
• Die cut the foiage out as follows using Country Wreath Dies and the Christmas Banner dies
• Fir bough: Real red from the Christmas Banner dies (cut two and snip them apart
• Small leaf: 3 in Gold Glimmer paper and 4 in Mossy Meadow card stock using the Country Wreath die

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment in Real Red ink onto Basic White card stock
• Die cut the sentiment out using the Stylish Shape die

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the Gingham DSP to the Real Red mat with Stampin Seal
• Adhere the DSP Painted Christmas strip to the front of the matted panel
• Attach this stack to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere your Basic white Stylish Shape Circle to the front of the card with Dimensionals

Putting the wreath together:

• Attach the die cut wreath to the middle of the circle with Dimensionals
• Tuck in the Sentiment and attach to the wreath with Liquid Glue
• Start adding the stems and leaves using liquid glue.  (Some are on top of the wreath, and some are under the wreath to give the foliage more dimensions

Finishing touches:

• Adhere a double Gold Simply Elegant Trim bow to the center of the leaf bouquet with a glue dot
• Add some Red Rhinestones here and there onto to the wreath for added sparkle and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jaimie Babarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Fickle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• • Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
  • Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
  • Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

These are the products I used to make my card:

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Hi stampers and card makers, today for our hop we have a sketch challenge.   The Leaves of Holly bundle worked beautifully with the sketch right down to the die from the Holly Berry Dies.  Add the gorgeous Boughs of Holly DSP and there you have it, a wonderful Christmas card.  After you visit my blog, please stop by our other creative team members blogs and see what they created with our sketch for today.  Happy Stamping!

The sketch:

Stampin’ Up! Leaves of Holly:

The recipe:

Card base: Real Red 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4

Mat: Basic White 5-1/4 x 4

DSP panel: Boughs of Holly 5-1/8 x 3-7/8

The details:

• Die cut the following pieces from the Holly Berry Dies as follows
• 2-Leaf and sentiment piece: Basic White,  (Glue them together with the leaves opposite each other so you have leaves on both top and bottom)
• Extra leaf (small size detail leaf): Basic White
• Sprigs: Gold Glimmer paper, Old Olive and Shaded Spruce
• Fussy cut the poinsettias from the Boughs of Holly DSP

The Sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Leaves of Holly stamp set onto Basic White card stock with Veramark ink
• Sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder onto the sentiment and then heat emboss the sentiment
• Die cut the sentiment using the die from the Stylish Shape die set

 Putting the card together:

• Adhere the DSP panel to the White mat
• Attach this to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the leaf and sentiment stacked piece to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Adhere the sentiment to the middle of the die cut piece with Liquid Glue
• Attach the fussy cut poinsettias with a Dimensional (only in the center to be able to tuck the greenery underneath)
• Tuck in a glue an extra white leaf to the top poinsettia
• Tuck in and glue all the greenery sprigs and the gold spring underneath the poinsettia clusters

Finishing touches:

• Adhere a Real Red bow from the Real Red and Garden Green combo pack to the left side if the top poinsettia with a Glue Dot
• Add a few Real Red Rhinestones here and there to the front of the card and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Karen Fickle:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• • Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
  • Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
  • Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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Hi stampers and card makers, today for our hop we have a theme challenge of “Thankful”.    I had previously used the Hello Harvest stamp set coloring in the large pumpkin.  For today’s card I used the pumpkin dies from the Rustic Pumpkin Dies for the focal point of the card.  This pumpkin has so much texture, which really make the piece pop just a bit more.  After you visit my page, please hop on over to our other creative team members blogs to see what they created for our “thankful” theme.

The theme:

Stampin’ Up! Hello Harvest Card:

The recipe:

Card base: Pumpkin Pie (a full sheet)

Triangle DSP: Rustic Harvest 4 x 5-1/8, cut at a diagonal

Circle: Basic White die cut with the largest Layering Circle Die

Circle mat: Pumpkin Pie die cut with the coordinating scallop die

The details:

the pumpkin and flowers

• Die cut the two pieces to the pumpkin using the Rustic Harvest die 3 time for each piece using Pumpkin Pie card stock
• Using Liquid Glue, glue the 3 layers together to make an extra thick pumpkin
• Sponge the edges of the pumpkin using Pumpkin Pie ink with your sponge daubers or blending brush
• Glue the middle section of the pumpkin to the largest pumpkin with Liquid Glue
• Die cut the tendrils from the Rustic Pumpkin dies in Old Olive card stock
• Die cut the stem of the pumpkin from Soft Sude card stock and die cut the stem from the Rustic Pumpkin dies
• Sponge the edges of the stem with Soft Sued Ink with your sponge daubers or blending brush
• Stamp the small sunflower from the Hello Harvest stamp set in black ink onto Basic white card stock
• Color in the flower with your Stampin Blends as follows:
• Flowers: Daffodil Delight
• Centers: Pumpkin Pie
• Die cut the flowers our with the die from the Rustic Pumpkin Dies

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from Cottage Wreath stamp set in black in onto Basic White card stock
• Die the sentiment using the Stylish Shape dies

Cutting and folding the card:

• Score the 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock as follows:
• Score the Portrait orientation at 4-1/4
• Score the landscape orientation at 5-1/2
• Putting the full sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock in your trimmer at a diagonal in the portrait orientation, cut the card stock diagonally (you will end up with two card bases)
• Fold the flaps towards the center and you have your card base

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the two diagonally cut DSP pieces to the two diagonal flaps with Stampin Seal
• Adhere the White die cut circle to the pumpkin pie scallop mat
• Ahere the pumpkin to the left-hand side of the circle with Dimensionals
• Glue the stem to the top of the pumpkin with Liquid Glue
• Adhere the tendrils to the top and bottom of the pumpkin with Liquid Glue
• Adhere the one flower to the pumpkin (right side of the tendril and on bottom with a Dimensional
• Attach the other two flowers to the pumpkin using Liquid Glue
• Tuck in your sentiment and attach with a Glue Dot
• Glue the circle art piece with the pumpkin to the front of the card attaching it to the bottom flap only with Liquid Glue

Finishing details:

• Add a double Linen Thread bow to the top of the pumpkin
• Adhere some Matt Black Dots to the art piece and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jamie Barbarczy:

Sue Prather:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• • Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
  • Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
  • Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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Hi stampers and card makers, today for our hop we have sketch challenge.  The Sweetest Christmas Suite was calling my name for this challenge.  With the candy cane DSP and the coordinating die, the flavors of candy canes are limitless along with the darling DSP too.  After you are done visiting my blog, make sure you stop by our other creative teams’ blogs to see what they made for the sketch.

The sketch:

I took a few liberties with the sketch and moved my sentiment from the top the bottom.  You could easily put the sentiment in either location and the card would still be fantastic.

Stampin’ Up! Sweetest Christmas:

The recipe:

Card base: Basic White 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2

Mat: Real Red 4 x 5-1/4

DSP: Sweetest Christmas DSP 3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Banner: Sweetest Christmas DSP 1-7/8 x 5 (cut a tail from the end with your snips)

Square piece: Basic White die cut with the Stylish Shapes largest square die

The Details:

• Stamp a variety of leaves from the Christmas Banner stamp set with Garden Green Ink onto Basic White card stock and die cu them with the Christmas Banner dies
• Die cut some Old Olive solid pine branches from the Christmas Banner Dies
• Die cut two candy canes using the die from Candy Canes dies and the DSP from the Sweetest Christmas pack

The sentiment:

• Stamp the sentiment from the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set in Black ink onto some Basic White card stock
• Die cut the sentiment out with the die from the Holly Berry Dies (I die cut the sentiment, so the saying was on the right had side of the die cut and trimmed the left side to fit on my card)

Putting the card together:

• Adhere the DSP panel to the Real Red panel with Stampin Seal
• Attach the banner to the right-hand side of the matted panel
• Adhere this to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach the white Stylish Sqaure to the front of the card with Dimensionals
• Attach the candy canes to the middle of the sqaure with a few glue dots
• Tuck in the and glue the greenery underneath the candy canes to make a festive arrangement of greens

Finishing touches:

• Attache a Real Red bow from the Real Red and Garden Green combo pack to the center of the arrangement
• Attach the sentiment to the white square with a glue dot and Dimensioanl
• Add a few Iridescent Pearls and you are done

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what the rest of the team created for you today:

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders:

Mary Deatherage:

Kristi Gray:

Jamie Barbarczy:

Sue Prather:

Karen Finkle:

Akiko Sudano:

Karen Ksenzakovic:

Tara Carpenter:

Terry Lynn Bright:

Carol Buckalew:

Can I help you?

Do you need product to make this card and need a demonstrator? I would be happy to answer any questions or assist you.  You can either click the “shop with me button” which directs you to my online store or click the “contact me” button for further help.  Happy Stamping, Kristi

My customer loyalty program & my way of saying THANK YOU for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

• Earn a Butterfly for each $50.00 in Stampin’ Up! products that you order through me. (Before shipping and tax) Collect 8 Butterflies and earn free product valued at $30.00
• Current Butterfly Club members also receive all Stampin’ Up! catalogs for free!
• Butterflies are calculated per order and cannot be combined with other orders made within the same month.

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