Archive for the ‘Fall Holiday Cards’ Category:
Sticky Strip Embossing – Dragonfly Card
I have hosted Technique Tuesdays in my home once a month for over 11 years. That’s a lot of techniques! Over the summer, I reorganized my technique packs and found I was missing an example. Well, rather than going back to a retired set, I re-envisioned it with a current stamp set.
This technique was Sticky Strip Embossing – a SUPER EASY technique. Use your embossing buddy as usual, but create a bold line of embossing by putting down a stripe of Sticky Strip. Then sprinkle your embossing powder right over hit, tap off the excess, and heat emboss until melted.
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November is a month of important dates for my family. My husband and I celebrate our wedding anniversary and both of our birthdays.
We have another event to celebrate – my father’s successful heart surgery! We are so *thankful*grateful*blessed* that he came out of it and is working hard in recuperation and recovery.
My customers made this card a while ago and were surprised how much they loved the color combination. It is a little more masculine with the Early Espresso and Copper, but I always love our Elegant Eggplant card stock in fall-themed cards! The copper embossing powder and copper foil sheets make this card pop and shine.
Wacky Wednesday Monster Punch Card
Punch classes are favorite events for my customers! At my Holiday Cards Punch Class this month, here is the Halloween Punch Card we made:
I did base this off of another demo’s card, but added some of my own creativity too.
Here is what you need to make this card:
- (2) 1-1/2″ circle punch pieces in Whisper White
- (4) Tree Builder branches in Real Red
- (2) 3/4″ circle punch pieces in Pacific Point
- (2) 1/2″ circle punch pieces in Basic Black
- (2) Fox Builder tails in Old Olive
- (1) Fox Builder body in Old Olive (cut for nose)
- (1) Classic Label punch piece in Whisper White (I punched out about 3/4 of it for the mouth)
- (1) Star punch point in Whisper White
You do need to trim the branches for the bloodshot eyes. I also used the chalk marker for the mouth.
The card comes together very quickly. Don’t forget – how you place the eyes is how nice/wacky/mean a creature can look!
Hope you enjoyed this whimsical card – I think it is a perfect way to celebrate my 16 years as a demonstrator!
Totally Trees Step It Up Saturday
I knew I wanted to share this step-it-up set of cards on World Card-Making Day.
The first card was a simple but lovely card created for the Fabulous Fall Stamp Camp. We used the Totally Trees stamp set and the Rose Wonder stamp set for the phrase. Also used for this card was the Petals & Paisleys Specialty Designer Series Paper (sorry, not one on sale), Layering Squares Framelits, and the Ribbon Trio Pack. We did double dip the inking of leaves on this card – start with the lightest color and before stamping lightly restamp into a darker color.
But even though I liked this card, I knew it was a perfect card to step up.
I added another vertical layer behind the DSP, tied a knot with ribbon, added three copper circles, and embossed both the phrase and the leaves on the tree. Some very simple changes, but they really make this card pop.
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Throwback Thursday – Embossed Foil Card
I haven’t done a Throwback Thursday for quite a while. Today’s card features a technique from October 2011 called Embossed Metal Technique. The older card used Jack of All Trades stamp set and the web embossing folder plus some accent images from Spooky Bits stamp set. The metal on this card was a thick and sturdy piece of craft metal.
For my new card, I wanted to feature more of the embossed piece, but didn’t have a thick piece of craft metal at the ready so I used aluminum foil instead. You do need to be careful to not tear the larger piece, but it is quite economical and sure to be found in your cupboard. I went to our lovely Woodlands embossing folder for this card plus I used the Peace This Christmas stamp set.
Monochromatic Monday – Jar of Haunts
I’ve been a bit out of commission with the start of the school year and a rotten cold. Don’t know why, but this year I have wanted to hang on to the last bits of summer (which is not usually me). I’ve got to get my fall/winter mojo going because Stampin’ Up! has a gazillion new items to play with in the holiday catalog.
Monochromatic Monday – seems I really like this post day. Today’s post features all of gray colors – Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, and Memento Black with a little Whisper White. A little Old Olive is in the eyeball coloring. I don’t usually color with blender pens, but that is how I colored the solution in the jar.
Jar of Haunts is a must-have item if you have the coordinating framelits. So easy and fun to use – the jar stamp is the medium-sized jar in the framelit set. I also used the Spooky Fun and the Hardwood background stamp set.
Our new label punch is easy to layer by just punching out a few extra pieces and cutting them and adhering them behind the saying.
Throwback Thursday – Classic Pick-Up Trucks
I live in a house full of men. Yeah, sounds great, but sometimes not so much. But I love them, even down to their grease monkey ways.
When Stampin’ Up! has a car-themed stamp set, I am usually ordering it right away.
Classic Pick-Ups is a stamp set from the early 2000s, and I still have it. When my boys were younger and wanted to make me really happy, they would create birthday cards for their dad and other brothers with this set. Here is an example of one of our creations:
Now Guy Greetings has a great classic car in the set. Some stampers have a tough time with this stamp set as there are some images that are not easy to work a card around. Try using the stamp set with a collage format, and you will love it.
However, I kind of stuck to the same type of image – the Model T. Of course now we have my all-time favorite tool, the Big Shot. Lots of Labels framelit set and silver paper help this card pop more this time around.
Wacky Wednesday – Happy S’Mores Day Card
Hello everyone~
Today my Facebook friends got to vote on what card to highlight for Wacky Wednesday. They got to choose between two holidays – National Duran Duran Day or National S’Mores Day. You guessed it – they picked s’mores.
I had a totally different idea when I went into my stamping area, but luckily, inspiration came quickly and brought some fire (yes, pun intended) into the design.
I used only three punches for this card and both the Foxy Friends and Fresh Fruit stamp sets (the phrase is from the Fresh Fruit stamp set).
I sponged the bottom of the main image and the marshmallow with Soft Suede. The stick is our new classic label punch, punched only a one-third width. The logs are the same label punch, and the flames are the tail of the Foxy Friend punch. The marshmallow is the 1/2″ circle punch.
Of course, I used a marker to adjust the saying. I’ll practice that a bit more the next time.
That little raccoon is just the sweetest little thing, don’t ya think?
Technique Tuesday – Tear N’ Tape Embossing
Sometimes the simplest techniques make me happy. I just love this one. Heat embossing is one of those wow techniques that every stamper loves to do, but oftentimes doesn’t take the time for. It’s not that the technique is difficult or even new. For gosh sakes, I remember heat embossing in a workshop as a guest before I had kids.
I taught my stampers the Tear N’ Tape embossing technique last week. Tear N’ Tape is a great tool for securing 3D projects, and now I think I will have to buy even more rolls of it.
Supplies
- Tear N’ Tape
- Embossing Buddy
- Embossing Powder
- Heat Gun
- Card Stock
- Stamps/Ink
For this card, I used the Fresh Fruit stamp set and embossed the pear the traditional way. Colors include Old Olive, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. The stamp set is a two-step style, but I also sponged over the edges of the embossed image.
For the embossed stripe, here are the instructions:
- Rub card stock with Embossing Buddy.
- Tear off a piece of Tear & Tape. Take off protective layer
- Dump embossing powder all over strip of tape. Tap off excess.
- Heat until set.
Lovely as a Tree One-Layer Card
One of the difficulties when I design a card is my tendency to layer. I love layers of card stock on cards, and I guess I am a bit of a traditionalist. Sometimes, however, it is time to break out of a pattern and try something new. When creating cards for my All About Men Stamp Camp, I wanted to focus on less layers and different styles. Well, this is one I came up with that was a big hit with my stampers.
You fold a base piece of card stock in half and then cut off about 3/4″ -1″ of the front piece. You then layer a 1″ strip of DSP on the back piece. The new Going Places DSP is filled with interesting and masculine designs, which made it a perfect back liner for this card. Stamps I used included the pine tree from Lovely as a Tree and the background from You’ve Got This. Colors were Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow. The card was finished off with a button and thread.
Simple, classy, masculine, and economical!
