A fun challenge

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I was challenged to make a card with the stamp set Chock-Full of Cheer and here is my fun little result!  The images in this set are quite fun in nature, so I find this set easy to use.  Especially with the complimentary wheel Cheerful Christmas and matching Designer Series Paper Be of Good Cheer.

I didn’t want to get too ornate with this one, just quick, simple and colorful.  This set to me screams bright bold color.  I chose to stick to the new 2012-2014 In Color collection and used everything except Primrose Petal!  I also kept the accessories to a minimum and just used the Scallop Border Punch and one Pearl Basic Jewels.  The end result is an easily mass produced card – I made 25 in just a few hours, that is just as fun as it is quirky.

 

  • To get just a hair of Raspberry Ripple showing around the stamped image squares and rectangle, I measured 1/16th to the left, right and in etween both.  For a total of 4/16 – or 1/4” larger than my white before I cut it up.
  • For the bottom, I used the large row of circles and masked it off if I felt it needed it, depending on where I stamped my Merry Christmas – in this case, to the right. 

You could kick this card up a notch if you wanted to with more Pearl Basic Jewels or some Rhinestone Basic Jewels.  You could even stamp the circles at the bottom in alternating colors like I did for the card in this post.  Just have fun with it – after all, it’s in the name of the set… Chock-full of Cheer!

Creatively yours –

Ingrid

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Stamp Sets – Chock-full of Cheer (126717) Paper – Whisper White (100730), Gumball Green (126840), Raspberry Ripple (126842), Summer Starfruit (126839) Ink – Gumball Green (126861), Raspberry Ripple (126859), Midnight Muse (126860), Summer Starfruit (126853) Cool Tools – Scallop Edge Border Punch (119882) The Perfect Finish – Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)

Chock Full of Cheer

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Back to Spool Fun

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Back to Spool

In honor of going back to school, Stampin’ Up! is offering you something just as cool! Don’t you just love it when you get to try a new product out for free?  I absolutely love our ribbons, so I encourage you to try as many of our five new In Color free 3/8th inch triple stitched Grosgrain ribbons out and see how your projects pop!  For every $40 you spend in September you get to pick one of the five gorgeous colors below.  What a perfect time to plan out your holiday cards and get the matching ribbon for them for free!

126848L Gumball Green

Gumball Green 126848

126845L Raspberry Ripple

Raspberry Ripple 126845

126844L Primrose Petal

Primrose Petal 126844

126846L Summer Starfruit

Summer Starfruit 126946

126847L Midnight Muse

Midnight Muse 126847

I’m in love with these new colors and can’t use enough of them in my projects.  If I HAD to chose just one, my favorite would be the Gumball Green, or the Summer Starfruit, but I really really also love the Midnight Muse!  See, I can’t just pick one.

In Color Dahlias 127556

2013-2014 In Color Dahlias (127556)

So don’t let this great offer pass you by – stock up on adhesive, Whisper White cardstock, envelopes, or get the Big Shot that you’ve been wanting! And don’t forget – you can coordinate with our new Ink Pads and even the cool new Dahlias!

Creatively yours –

Ingrid

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Distressed Dots Simplicity

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My nephew Matt just got engaged to his soul mate Rebecca the other day.  🙂 I needed a quick and simple card to pop in the mail to congratulate them and here is the result.

I love Clean and Simple (CAS) cards.  There is nothing better than just a good quick card.  Even better, one that happens to use up some scraps that I had lying around.  This card is cute, vibrant and easy to pull together in five minutes. 

The Distressed Dots background stamp is a must have in my book, because nothing has to be perfectly stamped.  That’s the nature of the distressed part.  It’s meant to look that way!  I used a square punch to achieve the banner ends on all the scraps that I used.

I popped the Sweet Essentials saying up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few paper piercing finishing touches using the new Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack.   

Create Away –

Ingrid

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Stamp Sets – Distressed Dots (122815), Sweet Essentials (126457) Paper – Whisper White (100730), Midnight Muse (126843), Gumball Green (126840), Raspberry Ripple (126842) Ink – Midnight Muse (126860), Gumball Green (126861), Raspberry Ripple (126859) Cool Tools – Paper Piercing Tool (126189), Essentials Mat Pack (126187), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), 1 1/4” Square Punch (119865) The Perfect Finish – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

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So Long, Farewell – Flower Fest

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Since starting back in February, I have stamped with a few but much loved stamp sets.  Nothing is more loved by me that Flower Fest.  I will miss you my friend.  Here is a fun little card that we will be stamping with at a Stamp A Stack by request tomorrow.  To punch it up and make it current, I used our new In Colors – Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals.  I didn’t think I would love Summer Starfruit as much as I do.  It’s that funky mix of yellow and green – very hip and cool.

I hope you love the result!  The butterflies are stamped in Basic Black and then burnished with the three in colors and some sponge daubers.  I used our Lots of Tags Sizzlits for the tag and Extra Large Oval Punch.  Since I don’t have too much ribbon yet in the In Colors – I have been using my fun little strip which seems to be becoming a fast favorite for me – and quite cost effective too! 

This entire card is on a white base, and I adhered a 1/4 panel to the inside to give the color punch for the background.  When making a card like this – be sure to stamp the butterfly image completely – you’ll cut off the end with your paper snips, it looks better as a whole image rather than cut off (look at my second to the bottom image and you’ll see what I mean.

Have fun – this card has so many possibilities, I can’t wait to try it with some of the new stamp sets available tomorrow.

Create Away –

Ingrid

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Stamp Sets – Flower Fest  (122280), Occasions Alphabet (123598) Paper – Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals Ink – Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals Cool Tools – Paper Snips, Basic Pearl Jewels, Lots of Tags Sizzlits, Big Shot, Sponge Daubers, Extra Large Oval Punch Finishing Touch – Stampin’ Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals Untitled-12 Flower Fest

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