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October 17, 2018

Peggy's Pretty First Frost Cards

Hi Stamping Friends!

Have you seen the gorgeous papers from the Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper? It just may be my favorite DSP of all time!

The colors are beautiful, the patterns are so beautiful and every sheet shimmers with a pretty pearlescent frosted sheen on the front AND the back! You really have to see it to experience it's beauty! The pearl is in honor of the Stampin' Up! 30th "pearl" anniversary. I especially love the shimmer on the back because it means those one-color patterns take on a whole new elegance!

Today, I'm sharing a couple of beautiful cards created by Peggy Tassler featuring items from this awesome Frosted Floral suite!

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Peggy's First Frost Congratulations Card

This card is a perfect example of how elegant the back side of the Frosted Floral DSP can be. Peggy Tassler created this card for some of my Too Cool Team members who had awesome achievements last month.

Background Basics—Peggy started by embossing a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Gray Granite cardstock with the Subtle Texture Impressions Folder. She adhered a 4" x 2" coordinating Gray Granit Frosted Floral piece on the top. The luxurious Tranquil Tide 1/4" Velvet Ribbon was adhered across the edge of the DSP with Tear & Tape Adhesive. Peggy trimmed the ends of the ribbon trim flush to the edge of the layer before adhering it to a Merry Merlot card base.

Floral Foundation—The elements is the First Frost stamp set and coordinating Frosted Bouquet Framelits combine to create GORGEOUS floral collages! Peggy started by adhering a couple of Tranquil Tide leaf die-cuts to create a foundation for the bouquet. Next, she die-cut a couple of sprigs from the Galvanized Metallic Paper, which looks like brushed metal. Ooohh! I love how that looks with the Gray Granite elements!

Flowers—Peggy stamped the two largest First Frost flowers in Merry Merlot and the two smaller flowers in Blushing Bride onto Whisper White cardstock. This set is one of those special "Dis-Ink-tive" stamp styles, which means you get amazing details on the images! These flowers have the look of a lovely watercolor painted flower. She die-cut the flowers with the Frosted Bouquet Framelits and popped some up with Dimensionals.

Sweet Sentiment—Last, but not least, Peggy stamped the First Frost sentiment in VersaMark onto a 2-1/4" x 1/2" piece of Gray Granite cardstock and embossed it with White Embossing Powder. It's attached to the card front with SNAIL. I just love how these cards turned out!

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Peggy's Frosted Floral Good Cheer Card

The Frosted Floral DSP is so pretty to use as a background to a sentiment focal point. Peggy created this quick & cute all-occasion card.

Background Basics—Peggy started by texture embossing a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White with the pretty Tufted embossing folder. She adhered a 4" x 2-1/2" piece of Frosted Floral DSP along the bottom. She added a 4" x 3/4" strip of Night of Navy cardstock across the middle before wrapping some Silver Metallic-Edge Satin Ribbon around the layers. They were mounted with Tear & Tape Adhesive onto a Night of Navy card base.

Sweet Sentiment—Oooh, you can really see the sheen of the pearlescent paper in this photo. Peggy stamped the First Frost sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto Whisper White, then die-cut it with the lovely label shape from the Frosted Bouquet Framelits. She also cut a coordinating Night of Navy label mat, then popped up the layers over the ribbon with Dimensionals. She finished the card with a few floating Rhinestone Jewels!

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Posted on October 17, 2018 at 10:14 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 16, 2018

Two More Toil & Trouble Suite Cards

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I've got a couple of super-cute Halloween card ideas to share with you today. These two swap cards feature the adorable trick-or-treat images from two Halloween stamp sets coordinating Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper!

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Created by Marisa Alvarez.

Trick or Tweet Scare Up A Little Fun Card

What a fun suite of products! The items in the Toil & Trouble suite are perfect for spooky cards & treats for Halloween! Marisa Alvarez shared this cute little swap card using lots of these coordinating products.

Background Basics—Marisa started by embossing a Granny Apple Green card front with the Softly Falling Texture Impressions Folder. Next, she created a focal point foundation by overlapping a 1-1/2" x 3" piece of striped Toil & Trouble DSP and a 3" x 3" frog pattern from the same pack. Aren't those little frogs adorable?!

Focal Point—She stamped the Trick or Tweet dog image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a Whisper White 2-3/8" Stitched Shapes circle. Marisa colored the image with Stampin' Blends Markers in Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green and Soft Suede. The circle is layered onto a Basic Black scalloped circle die-cut with the Layering Circles Framelits. It's adhered with SNAIL to the card front.

Sweet Sentiment—She stamped the Trick or Tweet sentiment in Memento Black and punched it out with a 1-1/4" Circle Punch. It's layered on another black scallop circle. Before popping up this element, Marisa added some loops of Black Metallic Thread to the back.

Bitty Bats—Marisa added a couple of black bats, punched with the Spooky Bats Punch, flying around the focal point...so cute!

Created by Kim Williams.

Cauldron Buble Cute Witch Card

I adore this fancy fold Halloween swap card created by Kim Williams! I'm not sure if I've seen this kind of card opening before! Check it out!

Card Fold Basics—Kim's fancy fold card begins with two pieces of Gorgeous Grape cardstock: 7-1/2" x 5-1/2" (scored at 4-1/4") and 7" x 2-1/2" (scored at 3-1/2"). She adhered the smaller piece with Tear & Tape Adhesive to the larger panel of the card front. The fold of the small piece is NOT flush with the outer edge; it's right outside the 5-1/4" x 4" Granny Apple Green inside card layer. She stamped a Cauldron Bubble sentiment on the top of that inside sheet, so that it would peek out of the top when the card front is closed.

Background Basics—The front of the card is covered with a 5-1/4" x 3" piece of Toil & Trouble DSP.

Wicked-Cute Witch—Kim stamped the Cauldron Bubble witch in Memento Black ink onto a 2-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Whisper White, then colored it in with Stampin' Blends Markers in Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black, Petal Pink and Pumpkin Pie. She did an awesome job of shading with those Blends...just look at those adorable striped stockings! It's adhered to the front of the small card base panel. A Black Foil Spooky Bat Punch shape was attached to the top.

Finishing Touches—The final element on this card is actually the card closure feature. The 2-1/4" circle punched from Granny Apple Green cardstock is popped up with Dimensionals, so that the front flap can be tucked under the side to secure the card closed. How clever! She decorated it with a cauldron image die-cut with the Cauldron Framelits from the Toil & Trouble DSP. There's another Black Foil bat attached with Dimensionals flying around the cauldron, too. I love this card so much! What about you?

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October 15, 2018

Toil & Trouble Halloween Cards To Die For

Hi Stamping Friends!

Halloween is just two weeks away, so there is just enough time to purchase supplies for your spooky cards & treat holders! I do not typically create many Halloween projects, so I was excited to receive a few swaps from my stamping friends that featured products from the Toil & Trouble suite. I could not wait to share them with you!

Today's Halloween cards pair the cool Toil & Trouble Designer Paper with the Cauldron Framelits for a couple of quick & easy trick or treat greetings!

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Created by Susan Campfield at Suestampfield.com.

Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble Cauldron Card

Did you know that the Cauldron Framelits coordinate perfectly with the imagery in the Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper? I love that Stampin' Up! has been designing their DSP to match up with some of the framelits, so you can easily die-cut the pre-printed graphics OR the stamped images! Talk about versatile...and EASY! That means there is very little stamping on this card, so the pieces come together quickly! This project was created by Susan Campfield.

Background Basics—Susan embossed a 4" x 5-1/4" layer of Granny Apple Green cardstock with the Swirls & Curls Folder. She tied a pretty knot into the Granny Apple Green Texture Weave ribbon, then secured the ends behind the textured layer with some Tear & Tape Adhesive. The whole layer is mounted onto a Gorgeous Grape card base with Tear & Tape for extra hold.

Sentiment Layer—Sue stamped the Cauldron Bubble greeting in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the bottom of a 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" of Gorgeous Grape cardstock. It's mounted onto a 3" x 3" Basic Black mat, then popped up with Dimensionals.

Focal Points—The cauldron was die-cut from the Toil & Trouble DSP with the matching Cauldron Framelits. The die also fits the Cauldron Bubble cauldron stamp image, too. The little frog was stamped in Memento Black ink onto Whisper White and colored with Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers. It was die-cut with the same framelits, then popped up with more Dimensionals. So fast & cute!

Created by Amy Combs at Amy's Paper Shoppe.

Trick or Treat Toil & Trouble Witch Hat Card

Here is another fun Halloween card using a die-cut from the Toil & Trouble DSP! This one was created by Amy Combs.

Background Basics—Amy started with a 3-3/4" x 5" Pumpkin Pie background embossed with the Swirls & Curls folder. It's layered onto a 4" x 5-1/4" Granny Apple Green mat then mounted onto a Gorgeous Grape card base. She used a couple strips of Toil & Trouble DSP for some background accents, too: 4" x 1" across the bottom & 7/8" x 2" at the top left.

Sweet Sentiment—Amy stamped an Itty Bitty Greetings sentiment in Pumpkin Pie ink onto a 2-5/8" Whisper White Stitched Shapes square die-cut. It's layered onto a 3" Basic Black scallop square die-cut from the Layering Squares Framelits. I love the little Granny Apple Green Texture Weave and Gorgeous Grape Mini Striped ribbon accents that she adhered to the back before popping up the layer with Dimensionals.

Finishing Touches—She die-cut the witch hat from the Toil & Trouble DSP, then popped it up with more Dimensionals. Amy added a couple of Glitter Enamel Dots and a black Faceted Gem that all coordinate perfectly with the Halloween colors!

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October 12, 2018

Quick Dashing Deer & DSP Cards

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Today is your final chance to order the Dashing Deer Class-To-Go Kit, the second class from my Countdown To Christmas card series. I enjoy pairing the delightful deer images with different designer series papers for quick & cute holiday cards, and I'm sharing a couple of those today.

If you're liking the Dashing Deer cards I've been sharing, the Dashing Deer Class-To-Go kit is the perfect way to purchase the bundle! You'll receive the shimmer mist & spritzer, along with all the card supplies to create 12 holiday cards! It's a fantastic value! Check it out below!

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Created at Ronda Wade's Creative Convention.

Dashing Deer with Festive Farmhouse Card

The pretty plaids from the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper look amazing when paired with the filigree pattern on the Dashing Deer image! A festive, country Christmas feel!

Background Basics—I adhered a 4" x 3" piece of Festive Farmhouse DSP to the bottom of a Cherry Cobbler card base. A 4" x 1/2" strip of Silver Foil gives a little shine.

Country Deer—I stamped the Dashing Deer image in Cherry Cobbler onto a 3" x 4" piece of Whisper White, then matted it onto a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" layer of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. It's popped up with Dimensionals.

Sweet Sentiment—The Dashing Deer greeting was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto a 2-1/4" x 5/8" strip of Whisper White, then the ends were fishtail cut. I added a couple of Sparkle Glimmer Paper leaves punched with the Sprig Punch to the back of the sentiment banner with Tear & Tape, then popped the element up with more Dimensionals. So quick, so easy...so cute!

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Created at Ronda Wade's Creative Convention.

Merry Dashing Deer with Joyous Noel DSP Card

The gorgeous Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper makes any card more festive and elegant! I love how it dresses up this merry little deer card!

Card Base Basics—I mounted a 2" x 5" piece of Joyous Noel DSP to a 2-1/4" x 5-1/4" piece of Copper Foil, then adhered it to a Gray Granite card front.

Dashing Deer—I stamped the tiny Dashing Deer in Gray Granite onto a Whisper White 2-3/8" Stitched Shapes Framelits circle. I added Tear & Tape to the back of the element and looped some Braided Linen Trim around on the sticky part. It's popped up with Dimensionals.

Sweet Sentiment—I stamped the Dashing Deer "many merry thanks" image Whisper White cardstock in Gray Granite ink and trimmed out the "merry" with my super-share Paper Snips. It's added to the circle with SNAIL adhesive. Easy & so sweet!

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October 11, 2018

Merry Christmas To All Half Front Cards

Hi Stamping Friends!

I love October! Not only is Fall my favorite season, but I'm loving how all of the holiday crafting really kicks up to full speed! I'm doing more seasonal classes, prepping for several in-home holiday card workshops, helping my team get excited about the holidays and creating tons of projects for my upcoming craft fairs!

I'd love to be doing some holiday stamping with YOU! Let me know how I can help you with your holiday projects! And, if you're in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, area, please come out and visit me at my Too Cool Stamping craft fair booth!

Mark Your Calendars For My Upcoming Craft Fairs

October 20—Holly Days, Deer Ridge Elementary School
November 17—Yuletide Treasures, Indian Springs Middle School
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Merry Christmas To All Half Front Cards

The All Is Bright Designer Series Paper is some of my favorite Christmas paper of all time! I love the photograph images on one side and the more graphic coordinating images on the other side. Nothing shows off the beautiful coordination of these papers than this 1/2 cut fronts on today's cards.

Making Christmas Bright half front - ornaments 1

Background Basics—This fun opening card starts with a 6-1/2" x 5-1/2" Gray Granite card base, scored and folded at the 2-1/4" mark on the 6-1/2" side. I decorated the front panel with a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of the pretty ornaments pattern of the All Is Bright DSP.

Making Christmas Bright half front - ornaments 4

Inside Décor—I adhered a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of coordinating All Is Bright DSP to a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White for the inside. I stamped a Merry Christmas To All sentiment in Gray Granite, then added a little curly accent in Crumb Cake ink at the bottom.

Making Christmas Bright half front - ornaments 2

Sweet Sentiment—I stamped the larger Merry Christmas To All sentiment in VersaMark ink onto a 3" x 2-1/2" piece of Whisper White. I heat embossed the sentiment with Silver Embossing Powder, then added that curly accent again in Crumb Cake ink.

Making Christmas Bright half front - ornaments 3

Lovely Layers—I layered the embossed greeting onto a 3-1/4" x 2-3/4" piece of Gold Foil, then popped it up with Dimensionals onto a 2-3/4" x 3" piece of Gray Granite cardstock. I attached the focal point onto the left front panel with more Dimensionals. Finally, I added a couple of white Adhesive-Backed Sequins for a finishing touch.

Two Cool—If you love a traditional Christmas color combination, this version of the card design is for you!

Making Christmas Bright half front - pine 2

Background Basics—I used one of the pretty pine bough All Is Bright patterns for the front Shaded Spruce card flap.

Making Christmas Bright half front - pine 4

I added a coordinating Read Red striped All Is Bright pattern to the inside. The sentiment is in Shaded Spruce and curly accent in Gray Granite.

Sweet Sentiment & Finishing Touches—This time I embossed the greeting in Gold Embossing Powder and added a Cherry Cobbler curly accent on the focal point. It's layered onto Gold Foil, like the first card, and popped up onto a layer of Cherry Cobbler. I finished it off with a couple of gold Metallic Pearls. So festive!

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October 10, 2018

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October 09, 2018

Shiny & Stunning Dashing Deer Cards

Hi Stamping Friends!

Today's Dashing Deer cards focus on stunning foil deer elements! I received both of these cards from a recent swap and they were a couple of my faves!

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Created by Sandy Carlson at Stampin' Gem .

Sandy's Two Golden Dashing Deer Card

Oooh, I love the shiny & glittery focal point on Sandy Carlson's Dashing Deer swap card!

Background Basics—Sandy started with a Very Vanilla Thick card base, then adhered a 1-1/4" x 5-1/2 strip of All Is Bright Designer Series Paper down the side. I love what she did next...popping up a 3-1/4" x 5-1/2" panel of Very Vanilla onto the card front. It adds a little unexpected interest to the card.

Focal Point Background—Sandy die-cut a 1-7/8" Real Red circle with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and adhered it to a 2-1/4" Layering Circles die-cut. Before attaching it to the card front, she added lots of loops of Gold Metallic Thread behind it. Simply cover the back of the circle with SNAIL, loop the thread around your fingers, twist into a "figure 8" and lay onto the adhesive back. Fluff the loops to your liking, then add Dimensionals to hold the loops in place and pop up the element.

Sweet Sentiment—Next, she stamped the bottom line of the Dashing Deer sentiment in Real Red ink onto a 4-1/4" x 3/8" strip of Very Vanilla. She fishtail cut the ends, then adhered it to another 4" x 3/4" Garden Green banner strip and attached it to the front of the circles.

Dashing Deer & Finishing Touches—I also love the way she cut the two tiny deer with the Detailed Deer Thinlits out of two different golds: Gold Glimmer Paper and Gold Foil Sheets. They are popped up, too. Last, but not least, she added three gold Metallic Pearls floating above the focal point to pick up the gold accents. What a lovely design!

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Created by Karen Titus.

Karen's Stunning Silver Dashing Deer Card

Wow! This simple swap card from Karen Titus is quite the stunner!

Card Base Basics—Karen begins her card with a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White. She added a 2" x 3-1/4" piece of the Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper to the center of the piece, then stamped the Dashing Deer sentiment right below it in Night of Navy ink. It's mounted onto a Whisper White Thick card base.

Dashing Deer—She die-cut the Silver Foil deer with the Detailed Deer Thinlit using the Precision Base Plate for a smooth foil surface. It's mounted onto the front with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen, then accented with a few Rhinestone Jewels. Done!

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October 08, 2018

Dashing Deer In Christmas Reds & Greens

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If you're a fan of traditional red & green colored Christmas cards, you're going to love today's two Dashing Deer swap cards! I'm loving that this bundle can go from an elegant look, like I shared last week, to more of a country style, like today's projects. Talk about versatile!

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Created by Bonnie O'Neill at Bonnie Stamped.

Bonnie's Dashing Deer Joyous Noel Card

Have you noticed all of the amazing red & green color combinations for Christmas this year?! Bonnie O'Neill's swap card features Merry Merlot along with the pretty Tranquil Tide colors. I'm especially loving this combination this year!

Background Basics—Bonnie began with a vertically-folded Tranquil Tide card base. The 4" x 5-1/4" Merry Merlot layer is embossed on the right side with the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Texture Impressions Folder. She added a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper to the left side. After wrapping some of the Ruffled Tranquil Tide Ribbon down the seam and securing the ends to the back, the layer was mounted onto the card front.

Dashing Deer—The Dashing Deer filigree deer image was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto Whisper White, then die-cut with the Detailed Deer Thinlits. It's popped up with Dimensionals onto an Stitched Shapes oval in Tranquil Tide, then mounted onto a scallop oval die-cut with the Layering Ovals Framelits. The whole focal point is popped up again with Dimensionals.

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Sweet Sentiment—Bonnie stamped the Dashing Deer greeting in Tranquil Tide onto Gray Granite, then die-cut it with the cute label shape from the Detailed Deer Thinlits. It's popped up with Dimensionals, too. So pretty!

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Created by Rhonda Bassler

Rhonda's Dashing Deer Festive Farmhouse Card

Rhonda Bassler's swap card features the pairing of Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow along with the pretty plaid paper from Festive Farmhouse DSP.

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Card Base Basics—Rhonda's card features a fun barn door card front. She started with a 8-1/2" x 2-3/4" short Mossy Meadow card base, scored at the 4-1/4" mark. Then she adhered a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Mossy Meadow to the inside of the card. She adhered a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler that has been embossed with the Swirls & Curls folder to the inside panel. TIP: I like to use Tear & Tape Adhesive with my embossed layers for a secure hold.

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Background Basics—On the card front, Rhonda added a 3-3/4" x 2-1/4" piece of Festive Farmhouse plaid to a 4" x 2-1/2" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock. Both pieces are adhere with SNAIL.

Dashing Deer—She stamped the Dashing Deer filigree image in Crumb Cake ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, then die-cut it with the Detailed Deer Thinlits. The deer is mounted onto a 2-1/2" tall Cherry Cobbler oval, die-cut from Layering Ovals Framelits. It's adhered to a large Stitched Shapes oval and popped up with more Dimensionals Remember when adding this focal point, you only want to have Dimensionals on the lower half, since the upper half hangs above the barn door cover.

Finishing Touches—Rhonda stamped the Dashing Deer sentiment onto Very Vanilla, then die-cut with the Banner Punch. It's popped up, too. Lastly, she die-cut a small Cherry Cobbler flower and attached it to the deer's neck with a Glue Dot, topping it with a gold Metallic Pearl. Very nice!

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October 06, 2018

Dashing Deer Kit: Mini Merry Deer Cards

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It's kind of hard to even think about holiday cards when it's a hot & humid 82° fall day in Fort Wayne, IN, today! But Christmas will be here before you know it—only 80 more sleeps! Now is actually the perfect time to order the supplies you need for your handmade holiday greetings and this month's Countdown To Christmas card kit is a popular choice to help you get your projects done early!

Today, I'm sharing another card design from the three card styles featured in the Dashing Deer Class-To-Go Kit. Find out all the details below!

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Dashing Deer Mini Merry Deer Card

I love the small focal point and minimal stamping on this elegant card style. It's soft Very Vanilla color with the embossed Swirls & Curls texture and a touch of beautiful Very Vanilla Lace Trim gives it a vintage snowy look!

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Background Basics—This card begins with a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock embossed with the Swirls & Curls Texture Impressions Folder. I tied some of the Very Vanilla Lace Trim around the layer before mounting onto a Very Vanilla Thick cardstock card base with Tear & Tape and SNAIL adhesive.

TIP: Spritz the cardstock lightly with water before running it through the Big Shot with the embossing folder for crisper and deeper texture impressions with less tearing of the fibers. Good news! The class kit comes with a Stampin' Spritzer to help you with this!

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Sweet Sentiment—The Dashing Deer sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. It was mounted onto a Layering Squares scallop square die-cut from Gold Foil, then popped up with Dimensionals.

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Dashing Deer—The mini deer image from the Dashing Deer set was stamped in Early Espresso into scrap Very Vanilla cardstock, die-cut with the matching Detailed Deer Thinlits die and popped up with Dimensionals. I finished up by adding a few gold Metallic Pearl accents.

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Two Cool—For card #2, I moved the square focal point to the bottom of the card. Everything else is the same.

Three Cool—This time, the base of my focal point was die-cut with the Layering Circles Framelits. And, instead of a thank you greeting, I stamped the greeting on scrap Very Vanilla then trimmed out just the word "merry" and popped it up.

Four Cool—The final card from this stack moves the circle focal point back up to the top of the card.

These pretty cards will stamp & assemble in just minutes, because I have everything except the stamping done for you!

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October 05, 2018

Dashing Deer With Joyous Noel DSP

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The Dashing Deer stamp set has hands-down been one of the most popular bundles from the Holiday Catalog so far. I think my favorite part is the awesome Detailed Deer Thinlits dies! Pair those die-cuts with any of the Foil or Glimmer sheets and WOW! Talk about an instant & elegant card!

Today, I'm sharing a couple of Dashing Deer swap cards featuring Copper Foil die-cuts and the beautiful Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper with copper accents. They are pretty simple cards to assemble, but oh...so...lovely!

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Marcia's Dashing Deer With Joyous Noel DSP Card

Marcia Gay's swap card shows how beautifully the Merry Merlot/Copper Reversible Ribbon accents the copper deer and Joyous Noel DSP. So pretty!

Background Basics—Marcia layered a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Joyous Noel DSP onto a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Tranquil Tide cardstock. It's mounted onto a card base of Thick Whisper White cardstock.

Sweet Sentiment—Marcia stamped the Dashing Deer sentiment in Tranquil Tide ink onto a 3" x 1-7/8" piece of Whisper White cardstock, then matted it onto a 3" x 1" layer of Tranquil Tide. After tying some of the Reversible Ribbon around the sentiment, it's popped up with Dimensionals.

Dashing Deer—The gorgeous Detailed Deer was die-cut from Copper Foil Sheets using the Detailed Deer Thinlits. I highly recommend using a Precision Base Plate instead of the bottom Cutting Pad for better cutting and an easier release of the die-cut from the die. (See my Smooth Foil Die-Cuts Video) It's adhered to a Whisper White Stitched Shapes oval die-cut and layered onto a Tranquil Tide Layering Ovals scalloped oval mat. Then the focal point was popped up with Dimensionals. Love it!

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Jennifer's Dashing Deer With Joyous Noel DSP Card

Jennifer Hill's swap card uses many of the same materials as the first card, but is a little different design. I'm loving that Joyous Noel DSP with the Dashing Deer!

Background Basics—Jennifer stamped the Dashing Deer sentiment in Tranquil Tide ink onto the lower right side of a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Gray Granite cardstock. It's mounted onto a Very Vanilla card base. Next, she layered a 1-3/4" x 3-3/4" piece of Joyous Noel DSP onto a 2" x 4" piece of Merry Merlot cardstock.

Dashing Deer & Finishing Touches—This Copper Foil die-cut is popped up over a 2-5/8" square of Whisper White that's been embossed with the Softly Falling Texture Impressions Folder. It's matted onto a 2-7/8" square of Merry Merlot and popped up onto the card front. The card is finished with a few floating Pearl Jewels near the sentiment.

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