Good Cheer Santa Plate                                 

Don't you just love this Santa and Reindeer. I just had to put him in my decorator plate. The crystal Effects on Santa, the Reindeers eyes, nose and the holly berries doesn't show in the scan, but it really takes this project to the next level. I made the Winter Post plate (below) at a Late Night Stampers make-and-take class at convention.  All Supplies are Stampin' Up! unless notated.

Santa Plate

Stamps: Good Cheer

Paper: Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla

Ink: Black StazOn and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Stampin' Up! exclusive Top Note Sizzix die, Watercolor pencils, aquapainter, Real Red marker, Crystal Effects, Stampin' dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, Circle Sissors Plus

Winter Post Plate

Stamps:  Winter Post, Many Merry Messages, Lovely as a Tree, Christmas Punch

Paper: Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla

Ink: Real Red and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Stampin' Up! exclusive Top Note Sizzix die, Stampin Dimensionals, Stampin Sponges, Circle Scissors Plus

I got the plates at the Dollar Tree in the frames section. They are called " Design your own Decorative Wall Plate" They come with a plastic plate stand and a notch in the back, so you can hang them on the wall. The Plastic covering pops off, so you can change the design for each holiday or event.

Happy Stampin'  Janet

Holiday lineup and Sizzix Box #2 XL die

Isn't the snowman stamp from the Holiday Lineup  stamp set just awesome with the Stampin' Up!  exclusive box #2 Sizzix xl die?

This cute little gift box is a make-n-take I am offering at my workshops this month. The Holiday Lineup stamp set fits this box just perfectly. I am quite pleased with how it turned out. What do you think?

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Stamp: Holiday Lineup

Ink: Basic Black and Bashful Blue

Paper: Whisper White 12x12 (makes 2 boxes)

Accessories: Sizzix box #2 xl die, Bashful Blue 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon, Bashful Blue brads (from Soft Subtles assortment), Stampin' Sponges, Paper piercer, Watercolor pencils

Thanks for looking. Janet

Holy Triptych Angel and Shimmer Paint

This was another of the cards from my Shimmer paint stamp camp last week. I have never used Gold and Silver together before. Don't you just love it. The gold embossed tag, with the silver embossed angel and Silver Shimmer paint on the angels wings makes this card quite stunning. The shine unfortunatly doesn't show up in my scan.

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Stamp: Holy Tryptch, Baroque Motifs
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Bordering Blue, Elegant Eggplant, Rich Razzlegerry, Very Vanilla
Ink: Encore Gold, Encore Silver. Bordering Blue, Rich Razzleberry, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana
Accessories: Gold and Silver Embossing Powder, Embossing buddy, powder pals, Platinum Shimmer Paint, Razzleberry 1/2" polka-dot ribbon (turned over), Gold Elastic cord, Aquapainter, paint brush

This is the card I cased: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/675472?&cat=11090&si=baroque I used Shimmer paint for the wings and Gold cord instead of 2nd ribbon, I left off the brads, left of sponging around tag and changed one of the cardstock colors for Rich Razzleberry. Thanks for looking.
Happy Stampin'
Janet

Patterned Pines meets Shimmer Paint

I'm back. It has been a long two months, with me being sick more days than well, but I think I have finally recovered. At least I am back stamping again. I have a really fun class scheduled that will allow you to play with the new Shimmer Paints from Stampin' Up! You cannot really tell in the scan but the trees in this card have a beautiful sheen to them. I put 3 drops of Handsome Hunter reinker and 3 drops of Frost White Shimmer paint in a paint pallette, then applied with a sponge dauber. I cased this card from Http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1525351?&cat=17813 but changed the colors, the ribbon, left off the bow and the sentiment, and placed my ribbon behind the top note die. I hope you like it.

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Stamps: Patterned Pines (Level 1 Hostess Set)

Paper: Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla

Ink: Handsome Hunter reinker

Accessories: Frost White shimmer paint, Top Note Bigs die, 3/8" Vanilla Taffeta ribbon, Sponge dauber.

Thanks for looking

Sweet Centers Halloween

I actually make this card last week and just have not had the chance to post it. I am glad to report that today is the 5th day in a row that I have not been sick. So knock on wood, I am finally better!!!

Don't you just love the new Sweet Centers stamp set in the Stampin' Up! Holiday mini catalog?

Here is my Halloween version.
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Stamp Set: Sweet Centers, House of Haunts, Twick or Tweet, Sanded Backround, Frightful Fence jumbo stampin' around wheel.
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black Craft. Basic gray classic, White craft, White jumbo cartridge (made with empty cartridge and craft white ink refill)
Accessories: Sweet Treat cups, Black embossing powder, White embossing powder, Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4" circle and 1 3/4" circle punches, stampin sponge, watercolor crayons, aqua painter

Here is the outside once the candy is removed. To make the moon I punched a 1 1/4" circle, and used the remaining paper as a template, placing it on my card and sponging inside the circle with White craft ink. A 1 3/4" circle is punched in the card front. A 1/14" circle punches out the center of the Sweet Centers stamp. The Sanded backgroud is stamp on Whisper White cut slightly larger than stamped image. The center (punched out) is glued to an additional white piece of cardstock cut into a tag, that fits behind the Sweet Centers stamped image with a piece of 1/4" black grosgrain ribbon used as a pull tab.  On the inside of the card I stamped the bird from the Twick or Tweet stamp set on the back of the tag. When the tag is pulled it makes a opening to remove the candy without tearing up the card. If you notice the white specks on my card, that is what happens when you forget to use your embossing buddy, but since this is a Halloween card the specks did not ruin the card. Moral of the story, DO NOT FORGET to use your embossing buddy.   Thanks for lookin'