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Scentsational Season Goes Beyond Christmas

For today's Saturday sample, I'm sharing another great swap I received at the Hilton Head Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip in September.  The creator's info got separated from this sample, so I don't know who made it to attribute creative credit to them.  I love the elegant look in this handmade card that comes via the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder and neutral color scheme.

Although many of us send out lots of Christmas cards, it's also nice to send handmade cards for other reasons during this wonderful holiday season and even beyond.  And I love to do that with winter images.

Isn't the coffee/cocoa mug a darling image from the Scentsational Season rubberstamp set?  I love it!  These two handmade cards are a great example of the great versatility of this image.  

 

 

If you would like to reproduce these handmade cards and/or purchase papercrafting supplies to make handmade cards, check out the supply lists below and then click here to shop my online store where you will find the best quality available in papercrafting supplies.  

Then get busy making handmade cards and watch the people in your life get happy when you give them away!  I love to see the reaction of people when they receive handmade cards...especially the first time.  These are special, and they look and feel very different from the mass produced cards available everywhere.  These are handmade, heartfelt.  Made by your hands, warmed by your heart.  Get in on the handmade craze today!

Stampin' Up! supplies (*Holiday Catalog items):

Elegant Mug Card:

• Stamps:  *Scentsational Season rubberstamp set-wood #121026, clear #121190
• Ink:  Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad #126974
• Paper:  Very Vanilla #101650, Early Espresso #119686 Cardstocks
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder #127751, *Holiday Collection Framelits Dies #127814, Rhinestone Basic Jewels  #119246, SNAIL Adhesive #104332, Stampin' Dimensionals #104430

Casual Blue Mug Card

• Stamps:  *Scensational Season Rubberstamp Set-wood #121026, clear #121190, *Mixed Medley Hostess Rubberstamp Set-wood #128054, clear #128057
• Ink:  Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad #126962, Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker #119680
• Paper:  Marina Mist #119682, Early Espresso #119686, Very Vanilla #101650 Cardstocks; *Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack #126904
• Accesories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, *Holiday Collection Framelits Dies #127814, 3/4" Circle Punch #119873, Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon #119257, SNAIL Adhesive #104332, Stampin' Dimensionals #104430

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Winter Memories Rubberstamp Set

For today's Saturday Sample, here is a lovely notecard  card I received as a swap featuring the Winter Memories rubberstamp set .  I love how we can take a Christmassy stamp set and use it beyond Christmas.  After all, it's still winter, so ice skates make a perfect image for a handmade card to send out in Janary and February.  

This is a quick and easy card with plenty of style and panache.  The Labels Collection Framelits Dies made a "negative image" to use as a stencil, framing the skates with a soft aura of color delivered via Sponge Daubers and Baja Breeze ink.  

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Winter Memories rubberstamp set (Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog)

Ink:  Black StazOn Pad, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pads, Brights Stampin' Write Markers

Paper:  Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Card Stocks

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Sponge Daubers, Early Espresso Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon 

Order these items and more in my online store.  

Please shop today!  

And thanks for stopping by:)

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Ornament Keepsakes has been our most popular rubberstamp set in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog (this is not official, but it's what appears to be the case:) and it's easy to see why.  With coordinating Holiday Ornaments Framelits (Big Shot Dies) to cut them out, you can make gorgeous ornanments like the ones on the handmade Christmas card above with ease.  To sweeten the deal, you can purchase both the rubberstamp set and framelits as a bundle and save 15%.  I love the way Stampin' Up! makes it easy to make wonderful things AND save money!

I received this gorgeous handmade Christmas card as a swap when I attended the Stampin' Up! Hilton Head Incentive trip in September, and it is the creation of April Jackson.  I love blue Christmas cards.  They just look serene and elegant.  And I think April did a fantastic job with this handmade Christmas card featuring the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle.  The Christmas ornament that takes center stage--literally--is all shimmery thanks to Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, and it's just the right touch for glitz and glamour while retaining real elegance.  

This handmade Christmas card was the inspiration for one of the cards in my Christmas Card Stamp a Stack last month.  I simplified it since we were making lots of cards.  Here's the list of supplies for this card:

Stampin' Up! Supplies (*Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog):

Stamps:  *Ornament Keepsakes rubberstamp set

Ink:  Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad; VersaMark Pad

Paper:  Marina Mist, Very Vanilla Cardstocks

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Holiday Ornaments Framelits, *Holiday Frame Embossing Folder; 3/4" Circle Punch (to round the edges), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Although we can save money by purchasing the Ornament Keepsakes rubberstamp set and coordinating Holiday Ornaments Framelits, I also love the fact that we can purchase them separately.  Stampin' Up! gives us choices and options that help us create the handmade items we want to make and purchase the supplies we need according to our taste and budget.  Win, win!

Purchase any of these papercrafting supplies and/or more from my online store:

candystamps.stampinup.net

It's the easiest shopping you will do this season!  Purchase this week for Christmas delivery!

 

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This is one of the handmade Christmas cards we made in last month's rubberstamping card club in San Antonio.  My club delivers lots of fun and value while helping you build your papercrafting supplies in a budget-friendly way, learning lots of techniques, and making new friends.

Full information about my Rubberstamping Card Club in San Antonio for 2013 is here.  We begin in January, and there is room for you!

The handmade Christmas card shown above is actually a quick and easy card.  It's made special by the awesome touchable texture delivered via the Core-dinations cardstock (sandable cardstock--how cool is that???!!!) and the very trendy and wintry sweater trim as well as the sparkle of the Dazzling Details (a very shimmery glitter glue).  Love those items from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog!

Stampin' Up! Supplies (*Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog items):

• Stamps:  *Heart of Christmas, Four Seasons (hostess set)
• Ink:  Gumball Green, Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pads
• Paper:  Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red Cardstocks; *Gumball Green Core'dinations Cardstock
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Stripes Embossing Folder, *Stampin' Sanding System, *Gumball Green Sweater Trim, Owl Builder Punch, Dazzling Details; Anywhere Glue Sticks, Stampin' Dimensionals

Start the year out right with regular, monthly stamping.  It's good for your mental health...really and truly!  

Contact me today to let me know you will be joining us!

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Scentsational Season Candy Canes

This gorgeous handmade Christmas card was created by one of my swapping buddies, Bobbie Ganley, and she uses the candy cane image from the Scentsational Season rubberstamp set as a design element in a very elegant, festive card.  I thought I would share it today for my Saturday Sample.  

Don't you love the touchable texture on this card?  Now I realize you can only see, not touch, this handmade Christmas card.  But I think even just looking, you can tell how awesome this card is in person.  I really, really love the Core'dinations cardstock as I have said on previous posts.  It takes our amazing dry embossing we do with the Big Shot and Stampin' Up! Embossing Folders to another level of texture and tones.  

Stampin' Up! Supplies (Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog items denoted by *):

Stamps:  *Scentsational Season, More Merry Messages rubberstamp sets

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Gumball Green Cardstocks; *Cherry Cobler Core'dinations Cardstock; Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper; Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Holiday and Labels Collection Framelits, Polka Dots and Petals a Plenty Embossing Folders, Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch, *Stampin' Sanding System

I also love the new bundles in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  By purchasing coordinating products together, you save 15%.  Both the Scentsational Season rubberstamp set and coordinating Holiday Collection Framelits are used in the card above.  They can be purchased singly or together as a bundle.  Stampin' Up! scores again by giving us options AND savings.  

You can purchase any of these items from my online store.  Or feel free to contact me at candy@sweetstamper.com with any questions.  Thanks so much for choosing me as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator:)

Order now from my online store:  quick, easy, affordable shopping for all your crafting needs!

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I adore gingerbread men, and the ones in the Scentsational Season bundle (stamps and coordinating framelits) are so much fun to use!  This handmade Christmas card comes together quickly thanks to my favorite stamping tool:  the Big Shot.  

In addition to loving the Scentsational Season bundle, I love the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  I have used this folder again and again.  It creates a deeply embossed woodgrain image.  I think that when you emboss the Early Espresso Core'dinations card stock with this folder and then sand it with the Stampin' Sanding System, like I did above, it truly looks like bark.  So cool!

Stampin' Up! Supply List, Holiday Catalog items noted by *:

• Stamps:  *Heart of Christmas, *Scentsational Season 
• Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pads
• Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla Cardstocks; Early Espresso Core'dinations Cardstock
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Holiday Collection Framelits, *Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Stampin' Sanding System, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, Anywhere Glue Sticks, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Masculine Card-Congrats

I recently had several men that achieved some pretty amazing things in their life and wanted to give them a masculine card with plenty of style and panache to congratulate them.  Enter:  Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper (Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog).  I adore this paper:)  It's gorgeous for anyone, but it is especially useful for masculine cards.  Almost every one of the 12 designs in this paper set is perfect for masculine cards...which tend to be a bit more challenging for us ladies to create.

The designs in Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP are also towards the CAS (clean and simple) end of the design spectrum, making it easy to create masculine cards that are simple (which the guys tend to like more) yet stylish.  Since I was creating handmade cards for young men, I also wanted to go a bit trendy with a nod towards classic.  The chevron design and In Colors are trendy while the embossed Congratulations leans more towards the classic.  I love the look of old meets new!

• Stampin' Up! Supplies:
• Stamps:  Layered Labels rubberstamp set
• Ink:  VersaMark Pad
• Paper:  2012-2014 In Colors Card Stock Assortment, Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stocks; Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper
• Accessories:  Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Embossing Buddy, Pewter Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit), SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

So what about you?  Are you making your own masculine cards yet?  I offer private classes and would love to do one with you and your friends with a focus on masculine cards.  In my private classes, YOU choose the designs we make.  Book your class today by simply emailing me:  candy@sweetstamper.com.  We will set a date that works for both of us.  We can squeeze it into December or start the year out right in January with handmade cards...made by your hands, warmed by your heart.  I can't wait to stamp with you!

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Stop the rushing around and start the quick, easy cute packaging!  Stampin' Up!, once again, has answers to your (and my!) holiday needs!  Get your Stampin' Up! holiday packaging today from my online store:

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Simple, easy shopping; simple easy packaging.  Classic yet trendy style!

What will you put inside your Stampin' Up! holiday packaging?  Ideas:

• homemade goodies
• candy-dipped pretzels
• purchased, wrapped candies
• chocolate:)
• popcorn balls
• Stampin' Up! supplies!
• Fancy Friends Kit
• Ornamental Elegance Kit (makes 10 of the ornaments on the cover of the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog!)
• mints and gum
• the possibilities are endless!

Scentsational Season Coffee Gift/Card

Delight your coffee- loving friends and associates with this handmade card/gift.  (Scroll down to see the inside of the card with the coffee packet.)  This Scentsational Season project allows you to bundle your handmade Christmas card and small gift into one simple “package” and thought it would make a super Saturday Sample.  I have a supply list AND instructions for you so you can recreate this!

*Indicates Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog Products

Stamps:  *Scentsational Season (#121026 wood mount, # 121190 clear mount), More Merry Messages (#126400 wood mount, #126402 clear mount)

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (#126966), Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker (#119680)

Paper:  Sahara Sand (#121043), Very Vanilla (#101650), Cherry Cobbler (#119685) Cardstocks; * Festival Of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (#126904)

Accessories:   Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (#113439), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (#117335), *Holiday Collection Framelits (#127814), Stamping Sponges (#101610), *Cherry Cobbler Sweater Trim (#129938), *Silver Dazzling Details (#127845), SNAIL Adhesive (#104332), Sticky Strip (#104294), Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430)

1.  Take ½ sheet of Sahara Sand cardstock, fold in half and crease with bone folder.  Run front of card through Big Shot with polka dots folder.  Take 4-1/4 x 2 piece of cherry cardstock and attach to inside of card with Sticky Strip.  (You need Sticky Strip here so that your coffee packet is held in place securely.)  Stamp greeting of choice from Many Merry Messages in upper right hand of card inside.  Set aside.

2.  On 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 piece of Sahara Sand cardstock stamp greeting at bottom of piece and steam marks at top of piece.  Sponge all edges with espresso ink.  Take 2-1/2 x 2 scrap of Vanilla cardstock and stamp mug image from Scentsational Season with cherry ink.  Cut out using mug framelit with Big Shot. Color liquid inside mug with Early Espresso marker and attach to Sahara Sand piece with a dimensional.  Ink up the steam marks from Scentsational Season with the Espresso marker and stamp above the mug.

3.  Take 4-1/2 x 3-1/4 piece of plaid dsp and stick to 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 piece of cherry card stock.  Stick 20” piece of sweater trim to back of cherry cardstock with a small piece of Sticky Strip.  Place 4-5 dimensionals on back of panel and stick to card front.  Place 3-4 dimensionals on back of small Sahara Sand panel and stick to center of plaid panel.  Open card and insert coffee packet.  Tie closed.  Accent snowflake on front of mug with Silver Dazzling Details.  

This is one of the projects I created for my 12 Weeks of Christmas campaign where I give 12 free projects to my newsletter subscribers.  They come to your inbox every Wednesday leading up to Christmas.  Are you on my newsletter list yet?  If not, you should be!  My newsletter comes out twice each month and is a great free resource, chockfull of tips, free projects, notice of specials, how-to's, and more.  Right now, you get the 12 Weeks of Christmas projects in addition to my Sweet Stamper Newsletter, so there are plenty of ideas coming your way:)  Sign up today by going to the little sign up box in the upper left hand corner.  Enter your contact info, and then sit back and enjoy fresh inspiration and ideas...free!  And feel free to visit my online store to browse the fantastic Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog products like Scentsational Season!  candystamps.stampinup.net.

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Mixed Medley Rubberstamp Set is one of the fantastic hostess sets in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  

• What is a hostess set?  It's an exclusive set of rubberstamps that you may purchase when you are a Stampin' Up! hostess.  They are also discounted, so they are incredible value!
• How do I become a hostess?  You can host a Stampin' Up! event or place an order of $150 or more.
• How do I host a Stampin' Up! event?  Contact me to book a date for one of my private classes where you and your friends will make 6 cards, 6 tags or 2 Christmas ornaments.  When your friends and family order Stampin' Up! supplies at our class, YOU earn free stamping supplies and also qualify to purchase our exclusive, discounted hostess rubberstamp sets.  
• How do I get hostess benefits without hosting an event?  Place an order of $150 or more from my online store.  You will receive "stamping rewards" of $25 to spend any way you wish including on our exclusive hostess sets.  Spend more and get more free!

The darling handmade Christmas card above is a swap I received at the Hilton Head Incentive Trip I earned with Stampin' Up!.  I lost the creator's info, but it's a great card and uses just one rubberstamp set:  Mixed Medley hostess set!  Here's the list of Stampin' Up! supplies used in the above handmade Christmas card.  Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog items are denoted with *.

Stamps:  *Mixed Medley hostess set

Ink:  Baja Breeze, Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin' Pads

Paper:  Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Raspberry Ripple cardstocks; *Snow Festival Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Adorning Accents Edgelits, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, *1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels; SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

Please contact me today by email (candy@sweetstamper.com) or by phone (210) 355-5729 to book a private class for you and your friends.  You will learn to stamp, make some great handmade projects, and earn free supplies!

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Perfectly Preserved in Elegant Vintage Style

This gorgeous handmade card is a swap I received from one of my trusty swapping buddies Dorrie, and she takes the Perfectly Preserved rubberstamp set and brings in an elegant, vintage style.  To me, it's more elegant than shabby chic, and I love it!  Dorrie is very, very creative.  I love the way she combined the Cannery Framelits with the Apothecary Accents Framelits. All those shapes combine to form a lovely, unique design.  And the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons look gorgeous with the little bits of Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper underneath.  That is a design technique I plan to use:)

Perfectly Preserved rubberstamp set is one of the fantastic new rubberstamp sets in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Well, it may not be considered new now since the catalog debuted in August, but you know what I mean!  

The little pear image is stamped and then cut out with the Big Shot and coordinating framelits--Cannery Framelits.  Dorrie stamped and die cut two of the pears and layered them on top of each other, with one folded, to create a great 3D effect in this handmade card.  Isn't it darling??!!!

Here's the list of Stampin' Up! supplies used on the above handmade card with Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog items denoted with *.

• Stamps:  *Perfectly Preserved, Itty Bitty Banners, and Everything Eleanor rubberstamp sets
• Ink:  Early Espresso, More Mustard Classic Stampin' Pads
• Paper:  River Rock, Very Vanilla, More Mustard cardstocks; *Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Cannery Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, *Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Stamping Sponges, Regals Brads, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, 1/2" Circle Punch, Anywhere Glue Sticks, Stampin' Dimensionals

Dorrie used a lot of Big Shot elements in this elegant, vintagey handmade card, and the Big Shot is my favorite papercrafting tool.  Grab some great deals on Big Shot dies and other papercrafting supplies during our Online Extravaganza now through November 28th.  Check out all the special deals in the flyer here.  And then head to my online store: candystamps.stampinup.net to get your supplies and save money.  Personally, I love sales, and this is a great one!  

Handmade Thanksgiving Card

For this 5 x 7 handmade Thanksgiving Card, the main elements are from the Autumn Accents Die in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  It's a handmade card made almost entirely with with the Big Shot, my favorite tool for creating handmade, heartfelt cards.  It immediately brings touchable texture to my handmade card.  The "greeting" is from the very lovely Full of Blessings rubberstamp set, also in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Here's the full list of Stampin' Up! supplies with *denoting Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog items:

Stamps:  *Full of Blessings rubberstamp set

Ink:  Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad; VersaMark Pad

Paper:  Old Olive, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango cardstocks; *Champagne Glimmer Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Autumn Accents Die, Stamping Sponges, Embossing Buddy, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Anywhere Glue Sticks, Stampin' Dimensionals

I created this handmade Thanksgiving card for a business client that sends handmade cards to their business clients.  They make very memorable marketing pieces!  

Get your Stampin' Up! supplies today in my online store...at a discount!  They are the best papercrafting supplies on the market, and we have many, many items available at 20-50% discounts in our Online Extravaganza that runs November 19-29.  They are Black Friday specials with plenty of time to access them.  Many of us are in the midst of Thanksgiving preparations and are glad for a few spare minutes to relax and shop without leaving home:)

I hope my handmade Thanksgiving card has brightened your day.  Christmas is just around the corner, but I'm still savoring the wonderful fall season and Thanksgiving, our incredible national holiday when we pause to give thanks.  May your Thanksgiving Day be filled with family, friends, creativity, and thanks.  I sent out my handmade Thanksgiving cards to family that doesn't live nearby so that I can still express to them my gratefulness for their life and the way they bless me.  Writing down my thoughts and feelings of thanks make them last well beyond Thanksgiving Day.  

Please don't forget to do a little online shopping and saving in your downtime in my online store:
candystamps.stampinup.net.  Sit back and enjoy creative inspiration and get ready to make your upcoming holidays handmade and heartfelt:)

Evergreen Rubberstamp Set

Evergreen rubberstamp set, from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog, is a perfect choice for handmade Christmas cards with an inspirational message.  The entire first and second verses of Silent Night, that quintessential hymn of Christmas loved by all, are in a tree shaped rubberstamp image.  How cool is that?!!!

I received this beautiful inspirational Christmas card as a swap when I was at the Hilton Head incentive trip for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, and I love it!  This handmade card has lots of what I call "touchable texture" and I love it's combination of earthiness and beauty.  All this loveliness was created by Cat Power.

For today's post, I want to share with you the supply list for this inspirational Christmas card--in case you want to reproduce it in part or in full.  

Stampin' Up! supply list (*denotes Holiday Catalog item):

Stamps:  *Evergreen rubberstamp set

Ink:  Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit Classic, Soft Suede Stampin' Pads; Versa Mark Pad

Paper:  Pool Party, Very Vanilla Crumb Cake Cardstocks; *Early Espresso Coredinations Cardstock

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Antique Brads, *Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, *Stampin' Sanding System, Anywhere Glue Sticks, Stampin' Dimensionals

As a Christian, Christmas is one of the most meaningful, special times of the year for me and my familt.  As you celebrate the true meaning of the season, I hope you make some of your own inspirational Christmas cards...maybe even with the Evergreen rubberstamp set highlighting that silent night long ago that changed history and life on earth forever.

Holiday Twist Ties

Holiday twist ties.  No doubt you've seen similar ideas on Pinterest, but today I'm sharing this quick & fun project with a Stampin' Up! twist & it costs pennies, maybe, perfect for upcoming festivities!

Start with some supplies from the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack: Wire Works (sorry--it sold out, but you can use any craft wire) & Letters to Santa DSP (or other holiday DSP), plus Sticky Strip and you're ready to start!

Cut DSP to 1/4 inch x 12 inch and then into 2 x 6 inch pieces- you will need both pieces to make one twist tie so cut desired amount.

Line one piece of DSP with a 6 inch piece of Sticky Strip.

Peel off the red backing and place a 6 inch piece of wire from the thinnest spool (approx 26 gauge) over the Sticky Strip.

Place the second strip of corresponding DSP over the wire, lining up carefully; smoosh & tie!

Try these twist ties with the Gussetted Cellophane bags in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog- since I don't have my holiday goodies baked yet, I put some Stampin' Up! buttons in one of these bags & they're perfect, with lots of room!  At 5" x 3" x 11-1/2", these gussetted cellophane bags are large enough to hold plenty of treats--food or otherwise:)

Hope you enjoy this fun lilttle craft- this would be great to get your kids involved with too!

This is a project shared by my daughter and guest blogger Tiffany aka handydandyhelper.blogspot.com.  I love her creativity and kid-friendly projects! 

Triple Time Technique- The Open Sea

We are learning the triple time technique at my hostess clubs this month, and I wanted to do a holiday card with a non-holiday rubberstamp set.  In my creative journey, I landed on The Open Sea!  I knew I wanted to use the "Peace on Earth" sentiment from Greetings of the Season (Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog). I also knew I wanted to use the new 3-1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon (Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog).  The tulle ribbon is both easy and fun to work with!  Here is the result of my designing.  I thought it would make a great Saturday Sample, complete with supply list AND directions:)

I love the triple time technique, and The Open Sea is a perfect rubberstamp set for it.  You could easily change out the greeting with a Happy Birthday or other sentiment and have a great masculine card.  The Open Sea is perfect for masculine cards, and triple time technique is not fussy or girly, making it a wonderful technique for our manly men to enjoy.

Here is the list of supplies for the card as well as instructions.  Enjoy!

Stampin' Up! Supplies (* indicates Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog items):

• Stamps:  The Open Sea, *Greetings of the Season
• Ink:  Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede Classic Ink Pads; VersaMark Pad
• Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla Card Stocks
• Accessories:  Decorative Label Punch, *Crumb Cake Scallop Tulle Ribbon, Embossing Buddy, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

1.  Take 1/2 sheet Cherry Cobbler card stock, fold in half, and crease with bone folder.

2.  Take Very Vanilla cardstock pieces and layer them with a tiny bit of SNAIL adhesive to hold them in place.  These are the dimensions:

1. 3-1/4 x 2
2. 4-1/4 x 3
3. 5-1/4 x 4

Random stamp the world and compass images with Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede inks. Place small pencil mark in upper left corner on back of each piece so you remember how to put them back together.  Now pull them apart and layer them onto the card base and corresponding Cherry Cobbler pieces, placing another pencil mark in top left corner of Cherry Cobbler pieces as well as dimensionals on back of each:

1. 3-1/2 x 2-1/4
2. 4-1/2 x 3-1/4
3. card base

(If you are methodical when you are stamping, you don't need the pencil marks.  But invariably, the phone rings, the dog barks, or the baby cries.  The little pencil marks ensure you can put your pieces together accurately:)  Do not attach the smaller two pieces to the card base yet!

3. Attach the two smaller pieces to one another by peeling off the dimensional protective pieces.  Wrap a 12" piece of Crumb Cake Tulle around as shown in photo and tie in knot.  Trim ends as desired.  Now attach this entire panel to front of card.  

4.  Take 3 x 3 scrap of  Cherry cardstock and swipe with Embossing Buddy.  (This ensures your Embossing Powder stays right where you want it to and does not stray into undesired territory.)  Stamp "Peace on Earth" in Versa Mark and then cover with Gold Embossing Powder.  Heat with Heat Tool to set.  Allow to cool and punch out with Decorative Label punch.  Place 2 dimensionals on back and affix to card as shown in photo.

To learn great techniques like Triple Time Technique, enjoy a free monthly class, and receive hostess benefits, please consider joining one of my stamp clubs.  New clubs begin in January, and you can join us as my guest absolutely free next month.  Simply email me to let me know when you would like to come.  You are under no obligation, and it's a great way to try us out.  I have a fabulous group of ladies to stamp with, and we would love for you to join us!  Full information about my stamp clubs is here.

Handmade Christmas Tags

On Monday night I held an impromptu stamping session to celebrate the spectacular 15% off Stampin' Up! special, and I promised to show you the handmade Christmas tags in case you could not join us. Here is the one that I designed first.  I received the one on the left, made with Snow Much Fun rubberstamp set, through a Stampin' Up! Convention swap.  The person's info got separated from the tag, so I have no idea who made it.  Anyway, I love this tag and decided to use it as a springboard for my own creation.

One of the great things about making your own handmade Christmas tags is that you can use up lots of your scraps!  In addition, these make fantastic gifts.  Make up a set of a dozen or so to give to family, friends, coworkers, teachers, etc.  They will be so appreciative!  After all, a cute handmade Christmas tag will dress up any gift, however large or small.  And they make a great gift in their own right...for just pennies.

I love the way the little die from the Apothecary Accents framelits nestles right into the largest Scallop Circle Punch.  And if you follow my blog, you know that I just adore the Winter Memories rubberstamp set.  It has been the subject of many projects this year!  So it was a natural choice for me.  The tag base is actually Midnight Muse, and that is not really coming out in this photo.  I took it late in the afternoon, and my natural light did not give me a true color.  I'll take another photo to see if I can get a better rendition of this handmade Christmas tag creation.

Stampin' Up! supplies:

Stamps:  More Merry Messages, Winter Memories rubberstamp sets

Ink:  Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad; Black StazOn Pad, Neutrals and Soft Subtles Markers

Paper: Midnight Muse and Whisper White Cardstocks; Snow Festival Designer Series Paper; Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Apothecary Accents Framelits; 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, Boho Blossoms, and Modern Label Punches; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Island Indigo Bakers Twine

Please visit my online store:  candystamps.stampinup.net to purchase any of these supplies and more.  I'm thinking you have lots of scraps you can use, but in case you need a punch or something to round out your supplies, there are lots of choices there with no encounters with traffic or sub-standard customer service.  With your online purchase, you will receive a handmade thank you card from me.  Thanks so much for choosing me as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  I am honored to serve you:)

Blessings,

Candy Rattray

Handmade Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all my blog readers!  Hope you are enjoying a handmade Halloween, complete with handmade Halloween cards and Halloween favors, goodies, and treats.  It's also Happy Birthday to me!  That's right--I'm a Halloween baby:)  As such, everyone remembers my birthday, so I get to talk to lots of people on my special day as they call and email to wish me a Happy Birthday.  Very special times for me as I get to reconnect with so many family and friends:)

This really lovely handmade Halloween card, featuring the very popular Frightening Feline single stamp from the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog is another of the great swaps I recently received.  I love the sparkles on the black cardstock!  Here's the supply list in case you want to recreate this handmade Halloween card or simply some of its elements.

Stampin' Up! Supplies (*denotes Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog products):

Stamps:  *Frightening Feline

Ink:  Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Tangerine Tango Stampin' Write Marker

Paper:  Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla Card Stocks; *Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Spider Web Embossing Folder, *Window Frames Framelits Dies, *Festive Paper Piercing Pack, *1/2" Striped Satin Ribbon, Color Spritzer Tool, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

Please visit my online store:  candystamps.stampinup.net to purchase any of these supplies and more.  And thanks so much for choosing me, Candy Rattray, as your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  It is my great joy to serve you and inspire you to creativity:)

Scentsational Season Gingerbread Joy!

I received this darling Scentsational Season rubberstamp set sample during a swap at Stampin' Up! Convention, and it makes a great Saturday Sample!  The little gingerbread man is just so darn cute!  This card was created by Betty Gillespie of Derby, KS.

Stampin' Up! Supplies (*Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog Products):

Stamps:  *Scentsational Season rubberstamp set, Joyous Celebrations rubberstamp set

Ink:  Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad; VersaMark Pad

Paper:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler Card Stocks; Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Perfect Pennants Die, *Holiday Collection Framelits; Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

Gingerbread men date back to the 16th century and are one of the happiest images of the Christmas season!  They evoke thoughts of childhood and warm, spicy aromas and good eating.  Sign me up!  In addition, gingerbread men appeal to men and women, boys and girls.  So consider using the gingerbread man as part of your handmade, heartfelt holiday celebrations. Whether in the form of actual gingerbread men cookies and/or gingerbread men handmade cards and other cute projects, your handmade creations will delight you as well as your friends and family.

Please visit my online store to purchase the supplies used in the above sample and more.  You can purchase the Scentsational Season rubberstamp set and Holiday Collection Framelits as a bundle and save 15% or purchase a bundle with the stamp set and designer series paper.  Those bundles are available in clear mount as well as wood mount.  

And during this month only, you receive a free Festive Paper Piercing Pack ($7.95 value) when you purchase one of these bundles.

Click here to see the flyer with all 4 options.  With every option you save money and get a free gift!  It's a great Stampin' Up! special to take advantage of to make your handmade, heartfelt holiday creations even more affordable.  

Get them in my online store today.  I appreciate your business!  candystamps.stampinup.net

Jewish Celebrations Rubberstamp Set

I received this gorgeous handmade card as part of a swap at Stampin' Up! Convention.  The person's info got separated from the card, so I have no idea who made it.  But it is just gorgeous!  This handmade card features the brand new Jewish Celebrations rubberstamp set from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  

 If you want to make handmade Hanukkah cards this year, Jewish Celebrations is the set for you!  There are 5 fantastic images--true classics.  Here is the full rubberstamp set.

As you can see, these are fantastic images for anyone wishing to celebrate their Jewish faith with handmade cards and other handmade items.  In fact, in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog, on page 23, you will see another beautiful handmade card with a menorah and the Shalom greeting as well as a gorgeous Hannukkah gift/favor.  The little triangle box on page 23 would be beautiful for tucking in a little money gift--which is traditional for Hannukah.  

Additionally, I love the versatility of the circular image.  In the handmade card above, the designer used the full image (stamped on vellum cardstock and then adhered to white cardstock).  It is beautiful.  On page 23, the Stampin' Up! designer took the same image, stamped it twice, and then cut out the little triangles and center to really highlight the Star of David.  And these images work equally well for masculine cards and feminine cards.  Once again, Stampin' Up! delivers, in a big way, rubberstamp sets that go the distance!  Here's the supply list for the handmade card above.

Stampin' Up! supplies (*indicates Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog products):

Stamps:  *Jewish Celebrations rubberstamp set

Ink:  Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Paper:  Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Brushed Silver, Whisper White, Vellum Cardstocks

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Window Frames Collection Framelits, Delicate Designs Embossing Folders, 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Another great way to use Jewish Celebrations rubberstamp set is to create a set of lovely notecards as a gift.  The images are lovely and easy to use.  A set of handmade cards is a really nice, affordable gift that would be equally appropriate for men and women.  In our world of social media, handwritten, handmade cards really stand out and are even treasured.  Please visit my online store today for any of the supplies mentioned above and more.  

 

 

Pocket Card for Halloween

Is this Pocket Card for Halloween cute, or what?  I received this darling Halloween card at Stampin' Up! Convention as a swap.  It features the fabulous Googly Ghouls and Monster Munchies rubberstamp sets and the amazing Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper.  I adore this dsp:)

Here's how a pocket card works:  you create a pocket and then pull out the card insides, or in this case, the invitation.  Pocket cards have been around for quite a while.  They are a fun way to deliver a special invitation or other message.  

The other element I really love on this Halloween card is the 1/2" Striped Satin Ribbon, another Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog item that is both fresh and classic.  I love it!  I used it on some Halloween scrapbook pages that I will show you on Friday (my normal day for scrapbooking features), so stay tuned!

In the meantime, please head to my online store and browse the wonderful Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog items.  I work hard to deliver loads of handmade inspiration and ideas so that YOU can have a handmade, heartfelt holiday season that warms your heart as well as those you love.  In my online store, you will find Stampin' Up! products that bring those projects to life with value and quality.  If you are going to use your valuable time to make something, ensure you will love  the results by using quality supplies.  

In the meantime, are you planning some Halloween/Harvest festivities?  A costume party?  A movie night?  Trick or treating with the kids/grandkids?  Hangin' out with friends?  I'm thinking you can whip up something simple AND adorable in just a few minutes to make that occasion even more special.  Email me to let me know what you are planning, and include photos, please.  I would love to feature some of your projects here on my sweetstamper blog!  

First Christmas Rubberstamp Set

The simplicity and beauty of First Christmas rubberstamp set hits all the right notes of expressing the "reason for the season" aka what Christmas is all about.  There are 4 simple stamps in the First Christmas rubberstamp set including the baby Jesus in the creche shown here, a lovely star, the sentiment shown here, and another that says, "This Christmas may you know Him more fully through the love and grace He so richly bestows."  

On Sunday's I like to feature faith-based posts, inspirational posts, and the like.  Sunday is the Lord's day, and I make it a practice to not offer anthing for sale on my blog except for charity, so you will find me featuring my stamp camps since they are charity events and actually benefit the Tower City Church Storehouse.   And you will find handmade cards and other projects that are inspirational or can be used as such.  

This lovely handmade card is one I actually received at a swap during Stampin' Up! Convention.  When I first saw this rubberstamp set, I liked it but was not wowed by it.  Well, it has really grown on me and is the set I'll be using for personal handmade Christmas cards this year.  On the sample shown here, there's a little bit of "fancy" which, to me, depicts the royalty of Christ Jesus.  But there's also a simplicity in the First Christmas rubberstamp set which depicts the lowly birth of Jesus Christ as well as the simplicity of the Gospel.  That's a great combination for an inspirational Christmas card.  

How about you?  Are you planning to celebrate the upcoming holiday season to the full?  When we lift up Jesus, the reason for the season, we don't get burned out from the holidays.  We don't get caught up in materialism and meaninglessness.  Jesus Christ is the center of Christmas, and as we honor Him, our celebrations are special and meaningful.  After all, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ.  As such, let's celebrate to the full!  Handmade Christmas cards, gifts, lights, trees, festive parties, special times with friends and family...all because we are celebrating the birth of Jesus.  He is so worth it!

Single Stamps from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! has launched a pilot program whereby single stamps (clear mount only) are available for purchase from some of the most popular greetings rubberstamp sets.  Those are the ones with all the words:)  

Shown here is one of the word stamps available from the Word Play stamp set paired with Papaya Collage.  Personally, I love this greetings stamp set and all the rubberstamp words in it.  But sometimes, you just need one of the stamps, and Word Play is $28.95 (clear mount) for the entire set.  Now, while that is really good value for 12 beautimous, stylized greetings, it's a lot of money if you really only need one rubberstamp.  Solution:  Stampin' Up!'s single stamps!

You may now purchase single stamps (clear mount only) from Word Play, Perfectly Penned, and Seasonal Sayings.  Seasonal Sayings is from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog while the other two sets are in the main catalog.  

This is a quick and easy card I made using one of the fabulous SUDSOL sketch challenge.  It features the thank you greeting from Perfectly Penned.  

 

I don't actually own Seasonal Sayings...yet!  But here is a sample from one of my trusty swapping buddies, Gail Beezley.

This handmade card illustrates perfectly the ability to take one really beautiful greeting rubberstamp, embellish it, and create a lovely card that would make anyone's day.  

See all the single stamps available here:

Word Play

Perfectly Penned

Seasonal Sayings

Simply click on the rubberstamp set name, and you will see each single stamp and its price.  The single stamps are only available in clear mount, and you may order them online or by phone if you call me.  Don't delay as this pilot program is only good through January 2nd. Call me at 210-355-5729 to place your order or with any questions you may have.  Purchase online at my online store:  candystamps.stampinup.net.  Single stamps from Stampin' Up! are one more way Stampin' Up! gives you (and me!) practical, affordable, beautiful solutions to our crafting needs.

Saturday Sample - Winter Memories Rubberstamp Set

I've been in the groove with Winter Memories rubberstamp set of late and wanted to share this handmade card as today's Saturday Sample.  I created this as part of a sketch challenge.  What's a sketch challenge?  It's where you get a sketch--kinda like a map-- and then make your card from there.  

I said I'm in a groove with Winter Memories rubberstamp set because I have mode so many projects with this great stamp set!  I'm loving it:)  The classic images are real keepers.  I've made two different swaps, the handmade card above, and 3 designs for my upcoming Christmas Card Class.  It's easy to use and very versatile.  Here's what I used on my card above.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Holiday Catalog Items signified by *

Rubberstamps:  *Winter Memories set

Ink:  Black StazOn, Assorted Stampin' Write Markers:  Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Cherry Cobbler, Blush Blossom, Pool Party

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla Card Stocks; *Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Tasteful Trims Die, *Cherry Cobbler Sweater Trim, Dazzling Details (glitter glue), SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

Please sign up today for my October Christmas Card Class featuring Winter Memories rubberstamp set.  Full info and sign up are here.  I can't wait to stamp with you!

Watercolor Winter Rubberstamp Set

This beautiful handmade card featuring Watercolor Winter rubberstamp set was made by one of my trusty swapping buddies, Lori Skinner.  It was created with the Triple Time Technique, and we are using this very same technique...albeit with a different stamp set, at my stamp club meetings this month.  I'll show that sample soon--it uses the lovely Gently Falling rubberstamp set, and I can't wait to show you!

But back to this handmade card using Watercolor Winter.  Watercolor Winter rubberstamp set is one of many versatile and gorgeous sets in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Its classic images are easy to work with, and the set is also very affordable.  At just $18.95 for clear mount and $25.95 for wood mount and with 7 rubberstamps with poinsettias, pinecones, holly leaves, and pine needles images, you can't go wrong.  Watercolor Winter will actually take you through fall and winter...and even beyond.  Oh, did I mention that this is a two-step rubberstamp set?  Do you know what that means?  It means you get twice the stamps--an outline image (shown above) as well as a fill-in image (shown below) for double the rubberstamping options!  

This is another of Lori's designs and shows how you can take Watercolor Winter rubberstamp set and make it look springy/summery!  Although Lori uses the poinsettia rubberstamp image here, by using a different, bright color palette, the poinsettia comes incognito to another handmade card with a completely different look and feel.  Talk about creative options!  I love it!

Please visit my online store:  candystamps.stampinup.net.  You can check out Watercolor Winter rubberstamp set as well as all the products in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog and so much more including cute, creative projects.  My online store has beautiful fabrics in fat quarters, scrapbooking supplies, papercrafting supplies, coordinating products to make things look fabulous, and everything you need for handmade, heartfelt projects for the holiday season as well as everyday life.  Make your world special by creating your own handmade items.  You and your friends and loved ones will feel more special than ever:)

Christmas Card Class-Winter Memories

Christmas Card Class-October-featuring Winter Memories rubberstamp set from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog

Thursday, October 11th at 12:00 noon  AND

Saturday, October 13th, at 10:00 a.m.

I'll have the holiday music playing to set the mood, and we will be stamping to the sweet refrains of "White Christmas" and more!  If you don't live in the San Antonio area or can't join us this month,my Class by Mail option is perfect for you.  And if you just want instructions, that option is also available.  Whichever option you choose, make these beautiful cards!

• $18 includes all supplies prepped and ready for you to enjoy stamping and creating!
• My original designs exclusively for you!
• 6 handmade cards (featuring Winter Memories rubberstamp set) plus envelopes, 2 each of 3 original designs
• Hands-on instruction during class, illustrated instructions for home use
• $18 Class by Mail includes all supplies excluding any stamped images according to Stampin' Up! policy (this includes Big Shot elements, ribbons, brads, etc.) and Priority Mail postage. It's my Christmas Card Class sent to your doorstep...sans the Christmas music:)
• $8 Extra Kits available (supplies only), In Studio or by mail
• $4.95 Illustrated Instructions Only
• rsvp with payment by Tuesday, October 9th.
• payable by check (made out to Candy Rattray), cash, or credit card (paypal buttons below), small fee added to cover paypal charges

In Studio Class attendees: Please bring your own basic adhesive!

October Christmas Card Class

In Studio or By Mail $18.75 USD Extra Kits $8.50 USD Instructions Only $4.95 USD

Stampin' Up! Special-October

I have another Stampin' Up! special to share with you!  The free gifts from Stampin' Up! just keep on coming!  During the month of October, receive a FREE Festive Paper Piercing Pack (127857) when you purchase either of two Ornament Keepsakes Bundle, both available in wood mount and clear mount.  Each product number below has a link to my website so you can see all the goodies for yourself!

132260 Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount) includes:

• Ornament Keepsakes Set (wood-mount)
• Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Festive Paper-Piercing Pack

132261 Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount) includes:

• Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (wood-mount)--stamp set plus coordinating framelits at 15% savings
• Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Festive Paper-Piercing Pack

132262  Christmas Gift Pack -$62.90-(wood-mount bundle) includes 

• Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (wood-mount)-stamp set plus coordinating framelits at 15% savings
• Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Festive Paper-Piercing Pack 

 132263  Christmas Gift Pack -$66.90-(clear-mount bundle) includes 

• Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (clear-mount)-stamp set plus coordinating framelits at 15% savings
• Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Festive Paper-Piercing Pack 

This is a fantastic Stampin' Up! special, and you get in on it right here in my online store: 

candystamps.stampinup.net    Email me with any questions, and make sure you get free Stampin' Up! paper piercing pack this month!

 

 

Autumn Accents Die-Saturday Sample

For today's Saturday Sample, here's a handmade card I created using the fabulous new Autumn Accents Die.  I am loving the shapes of the different leaves on this die and am anticipating its many, many uses.  I'm looking at these gorgeous leaves and thinking how great it will look to scatter a bunch of them on the table and serving area for Thanksgiving Dinner this year.

But I digress.  Back to today's Saturday Sample.  Each week, I feature a card on Saturday, the Saturday Sample, complete with supply list.  That is so you can recreate the sample...or change it up by adapting it to the supplies you already have on hand.  

For the handmade card above, the Autumn Accents Die and the Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper are the stars of the "show," and they both are featured in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  This handmade card is loaded with what I call touchable texture.  I love handmade cards that make you want to feel them, run your hand over the elements, and experience the joy of handmade cards vs. the slick, mass-produced kind.  And I love the way Stampin' Up! coordinated products allow us to create repeating images--one of my favorite design elements.  See how the herringbone pattern on the designer series paper is repeated in the herringbone texture on the maple leaf?  The stripe texture on the oak leaf is slanted in the same direction as the herringbone on the designer series paper.  These little repeats of pattern make for a design that is pleasing to the eye.  Did I say, yet, how much I absolutely love the colors and patterns in the Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper?  I adore it!

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

*Denotes Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog Products

Stamps:  *Full of Blessings

Ink:  Black StazOn Pad, Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

Paper:  Basic Gray, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango, and Cajun Craze Card Stocks; *Champagne Glimmer Paper; *Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Autumn Accents Bigz Die, *Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Stripes, Houndstooth, and Square Lattice Embossing Folders; Basic Black 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon; SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

You can get all these products and more at my online store.  Please stop by for a visit:  candystamps.stampinup.net.  

Frightening Feline

Frightening Feline single stamp (128105) is perfect for your Halloween cards and treats and made its debut in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  This darling Halloween rubberstamp image is just $8.95, wood-mounted.  With a Black StazOn Ink Pad, you are ready to go for cute, fun Halloween projects.  The basis of what we do in papercrafting is rubberstamps, ink, and paper.  We can add lots of bells and whistles, but that is the basics.  I love that with Stampin' Up! rubberstamps, even the basics look great.  

The handmade card above is one I received in a swap at Stampin' Up! Convention, and it is so cute!  Check out the 7/8" Cotton Ribbon on this card--made for stamping!  The ribbon is 100% natural cotton and looks great on its own, but it is actually designed to hold ink.  It's the perfect width and weight, and of course, Stampin' Up! has a rubberstamp set that is designed to accompany the ribbon.  Border Banter (128930 clear mount, 128927 wood mount) has 6 different borders with images like chevrons and dots that can be used at any time of year as well as the spooky, creepy, crawly stamped image you see above plus more.  It's part of the great offerings in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  One of the hallmarks of Stampin' Up! (no pun intended:) is the amazing coordination of products.  The 7/8" Cotton Ribbon and coordinating Border Banter are great examples of that coordination which makes our papercrafting look like we are professional artists when, in fact, we are just having so much fun:)

Would you like to do some fun Halloween stamping?  Join me for my Halloween Fun Class coming up on October 6th.  We are making 5 different 3D projects to make your Hallween handmade and heartfelt.  Full details of the fun projects (including candy:) and sign up are at the top of this blog.  Tomorrow is the final day to sign up, so please sign up today!

Perfectly Preserved

Don't you love all the texture on this handmade card featuring the new Perfectly Preserved rubberstamp set and coordinating Cannery Framelits?  Dorrie, one of my swapping buddies, made several designs with the Perfectly Preserved Bundle of products from the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog, and her cards are to die for!  I'm so blessed to have fantastic swapping buddies that provide me with great handmade card samples like this to share with you.  

Perfectly Preserved Bundle is an incredible value provided by Stampin' Up!.  By bundling the coordinating products of the Perfectly Preserved rubberstamp set and the Cannery Framelits, you save 15%.  Since most of us would buy both products...since they do go together, making our lives so much easier and way more fun...the bundle is a great deal.

Actually, Dorrie's card is teeming with new products from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  The cute plaid lid on the jar is part of the Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper.  The background on the card is made with the new Core'dinations sandable card stock embossed with the new Woodgrain Embossing Folder and the Big Shot.  The wide natural looking ribbon is the new 7/8" Cotton Ribbon.  Dorrie used it plain here, but you can actually stamp on this ribbon!  It's a fine cotton and looks great all by itself as shown above or stamped, as shown in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog (on page 20).  That gorgeous button is one of the new Brushed Bronze designer buttons.  Love them!  And lastly, Dorrie used the new Window Frames Collection Framelits for the Cajun Craze piece behind the jar.  

If you want everything in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog like I do, call me at 210-355-5729 or email me and let's have a party!  You will earn free products which means at least part of your Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog wish list will be free!  Here's the chart showing the free Stampin' Up! products you can earn.  

My private parties are a great way to share stamping with your friends, earn some free products, and have a blast.  Full details of my private parties are here.  Call me today at 210-355-5729 to book your date and let's party!

Saturday Sample - Scentsational Season

For today's Saturday Sample, check out this darling handmade card featuring the Scentsational Season Bundle from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Aren't the gingerbread men just too cute??!!!  This handmade card was created by one of my trusty swapping buddies, Bobbie Ganley, and I just love it!  

I'm a total sap when it comes to Christmas, and I think gingerbread men are one of those Christmas images that speak of home and treats and childhood and the kid that comes out in all of us during the holidays.  Bobbie hit all the right notes with this beautiful handmade card.  The Scentsational Season Bundle and the Big Shot make this card come together quickly and easily, but no one would know that.  

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

*Denotes Holiday Catalog Items

• Stamps:  *Scentsational Season rubberstamp set
• Ink:  Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pads
• Paper:  Crumb Cake, Vanilla Card Stocks; Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Tasteful Trim Die,*Holiday Collection Framelits, Antique Brads, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

I love the way Stampin' Up! has given us product bundles in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog saving us 15% on things we would get anyway because they go together.  By purchasing both the Scentsational Season rubberstamp set and the Holiday Collection Framelits featured above, I get them at 15% off.  That savings makes my money go a bit farther as I prepare for my holidays.  I want my holidays to be the best they can be, and I know you want that, too.  For me and my family, that means handmade cards, handmade gifts, and lots of goodies and special holiday foods made from scratch.  It's a lot of work, but when you are working towards something that is meaningful and you are creating special memories...well, it's worth the money, it's worth the time, and it's worth the effort.  

Hop over to my online store today:  candystamps.stampinup.net for your Scentsational Season Bundle and get your holiday preparations off to a great start!