Sunday, October 29, 2023

More Christmas Classics for PP664


Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, Claire is hosting our Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.


Rows Selected: 
Plaid - Die-Cut - Embossing 
Patterned Paper - Die-Cut - Sequins/Enamel Dots

Tic-Tac-Toe week is so much fun! I love all of the options to really get the creative mojo working. There are so many possibilities! I decided to skip some of the fall-themed squares because I’m in a bit of a festive mood this week making Christmas cards. In the end, I ended up using elements from two rows on the board. Hooray! I sure hope you will take this challenge for a spin and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!   

*I’ve shared measurements and a full supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.

Color Combo:
Right now, I am really enjoying creating with the Christmas Classics stamp and die bundle from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog. I don’t know why I waited so long to order this set…it truly makes awesome…well, classic holiday cards. I really like the detailed frames in this set and decided to make that the focal image of my card. 

To bring in a little pop of red on the holly berries I initially die-cut another frame in Real Red, cut off the berries and glued them on the Shaded Spruce frame. But I just felt like it needed a little “more” to make the berries pop. Then I remembered that I ordered the Metallic Enamel Effects a while ago, stuck them in my embellishment drawer and forgot about them. The red added the coolest pearlized effects to the berries, exactly what I was wanting. They take a little bit to dry, but the end result is SO worth it!  


Measurements and Details: 
  • Shaded Spruce Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4” 
  • Real Red Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4” and 4-1/4” x 3”
  • Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper: 5-1/8” x 3-7/8” and 5-1/4” x 1/2” 
  • Basic White Cardstock: 4-1/8” x 2-7/8” (embossed with Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder), 4” x 1-1/4” and  5-1/4” x 4”
  • Shaded Spruce Cardstoock: 4-1/4” x 4” 
  • Silver Glimmer Paper: scraps for (2) die-cut leaves
  • Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems and Real Red Ribbon

Finally, a peek inside the card. I simply added a strip of DSP and a coordinating festive sentiment to “keep the party going” from the front of the card. I made a few extra of these for team swaps because they were so fun to create! 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Tic-Tac-Toe ChallengeWe’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday November 3rd, 2023

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 


Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c
an click on any of the photos to go directly to my 
Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

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JV6DKGQY

Place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDFsee the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your 
creativity!


If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. 
You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me


Registration is open through November 20, 2023 for my Cultivated Creativity DIY Paper
Crafting Kit club. This month features the new Winter Owls stamp set and coordinating Winter Owls Dies. Five gorgeous projects you won’t want to miss! 
 




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Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 
Anne Marie


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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Christmas Classics



Hello Crafting Friends! 
Today, I’m sharing my festive project for the October FAB Instahop


Our theme this month is “Favorite Christmas Carol:.

This was a tough one to decide on because I do enjoy some Christmas music. I have a lot of favorites. I would have to say “Deck the Halls” always brings a smile to my face though. There is something about holiday decorating that just signals the start of the season. I love getting out all of the holiday decor every year. We put up multiple trees and its always an adventure to try to untangle all of the lights. HaHa! But I love transforming our home into a winter wonderland. ’Tis the Season! 

CLICK HERE to head on over to Instagram to hop along with us for lots of 
FAB creative inspiration.


For my card, I used the Christmas Classics stamps and dies from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog. Just like it’s name implies, this set is destined to be a classic favorite for the holidays. I just love mix of fonts on the timeless sentiments inspired by classic Christmas songs and the dies have a wonderful assortment of greenery and labels to create gorgeous holiday projects. 

The Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper in this suite is also pretty fabulous with lovely patterns of florals, foliage, woodgrain texture and plaids. If you have visited me before, you might know that I often love making holiday cards in non-traditional colors. But there is just something about that traditional red and green combo that is always perfect to celebrate the season.  

I was inspired to design my card using the awesome layout this week over at Freshly Made Sketches. You can never go wrong with a good card sketch and this is a great challenge to get to get those creative wheels turning. The team always shares such awesome inspiration, too.


This sketch was perfect to add lots of lovely layers which is always a good thing in my book. It’s a little tough to see in the photos, but the white layer is embossed with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. The musical notes just add to the holiday cheer.  I heat embossed the sentiment for some added shine and also added some snowy detail by dusting and flicking white craft ink around the Real Red layer. 

There are lots of little details on this one, so I’ve listed all of the supplies I used on the card at the very end of this post. 

Finally a peek inside the card. I simply added a strip of Designer Series Paper and a coordinating sentiment to keep the Christmas spirit going from the front of the card. I love how this one came together and I hope you do as well! 

Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c
an click on any of the photos to go directly to my 
Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

The current Host Code is: 
JV6DKGQY

Place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDFsee the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your 
creativity!


If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. 
You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me


Registration is open through November 20, 2023 for my Cultivated Creativity DIY Paper
Crafting Kit club. This month features the new Winter Owls stamp set and coordinating Winter Owls Dies. Five gorgeous projects you won’t want to miss! 
 


Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 
Anne Marie


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