Stampin' Anne: Christmas in July

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

Peaceful Boughs for Facebook Live

Hello everyone! For my Facebook Live video this week, I featured three projects using one of my favorite holiday stamp sets in the Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog, the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the coordinating Beautiful Boughs Dies. It’s never too early to start on those Christmas cards, so I had a lot of fun with a little “Christmas in July” theme.

To check out the video for how these projects were made, click here: Peaceful Boughs Facebook Live.

On Friday at 4:00 PM CST, I go Live over on my Stampin’ Anne Facebook Page with some fun Stampin’ Up!® projects. Please join me and if you can’t make it Live, you can always watch the replay. Also, I’d like to invite you to join my Stampin’ Anne Facebook Group for more updates, promotions, upcoming classes and exclusive projects. Everyone is welcome!

My first card featured more of a bright and cheery color combo. I just love that pop of Bermuda Bay with Granny Apple Green and Real Red, don’t you? The embossed background adds some extra texture and of course I used some Wink of Stella for extra sparkle.

***I also want to mention that I have a link to a downloadable PDF with measurements for all of these projects listed toward the end of this post.

Here’s a close-up of the texture and detail.

My second project was a gate fold card, where I used the little “sprigs" from the Beautiful Boughs Dies to crate a wreath. This card also features the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper which will also be returning to the Mini Catalog starting on August 4th.

Gate fold cards are super-easy to make and just have that extra “wow” for the recipient. I dressed up the wreath with some pearl accents, colored with a Bronze Stampin’ Blends Marker.

My last project was a fun holiday card using the more traditional colors of Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce. The Buffalo Check Background adds a fun rustic pattern and this card also features the new Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder which will be available on August 4th in the new August - December Mini Catalog. I also featured this card for the Third Thursday’ sBlog Hop last week, you can see that blog post HERE.

***All of the measurements / details for these three projects can be found on the

PDF Project Sheets found by clicking HERE***

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I hope you enjoyed these projects using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and coordinating Beautiful Boughs Dies! Once again, here is the link to watch the Facebook Live video for more details: Peaceful Boughs Facebook Live.

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

The current Host Code is: XZSRKMJ4

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Also, If you 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 PDF, see 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 12 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity!

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Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day today!

-Anne Marie

Product List

Peaceful Boughs Cling Stamp Set (En) [150541]	Beautiful Boughs Dies [150661]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Buffalo Check Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151372]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]
Copper Foil Sheets [142020]	Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper [150429]	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685]	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]
Linen Thread [104199]	Pretty Peacock 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149751]	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon [151155]	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots [152155]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083]	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]
Stamparatus [146276]

Thursday, July 16, 2020

July 2020 - Third Thursdays Blog Hop

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month, our theme for the hop is Christmas in July. It’s a great time to start working on those Christmas projects, especially cards. It’s kind of hard to believe that we are mid-way through July and the holidays will be here before we know it!

I’ve listed all of the hoppers toward the end of the post, so make sure you stop by and see what everyone has to share today!

The temps have been over 100 degrees here this week, so it was kind of nice to crank up the air conditioner, put on some holiday tunes and make my first Christmas card of 2020! There are SO many awesome holiday stamp sets available in the Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog right now. I used a set I bought a while back and have never used: Peaceful Boughs. This Beautiful Boughs Dies coordinate with this stamp set to create beautiful projects featuring pinecones and pine branches. I especially love the sentiment in this set. I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for this card below, along with a full supply list at the very end of this blog post.

Color Combo:

I have to admit, I tend to shy away from the traditional red and green Christmas color combo, but for some reason it just felt right for this card. It has a very “woodsy” feel to it, don’t you think? To keep with that theme, I added a strip of Cherry Cobbler cardstock to the cards tamped with the Buffalo Check background stamp. I didn’t have any patterned paper that felt like it worked on the card, so I made my own.

As I mentioned, there are so many awesome holiday products in the Annual Catalog right now. If you are like me and love both the fall and winter seasons, the new August - December Mini Catalog will be launching on August 4th. I used one little “sneak peek” from that catalog on my card, the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder. It added great texture to the background. Also, the little Jingle Bells will be making a comeback in the upcoming catalog. They do add a lot of extra bulk to a card though, so I’d probably have to mail this in a bubble mailer. They are great accents for 3D projects though and they really jingle, which is fun!

Card Measurements and Details:

Cherry Cobbler Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”
Shaded Spruce Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4”
Whisper White Cardstock - 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”, embossed with Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder (available August 4th in the new August - December Mini Catalog)
Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 1-3/4” x 5-1/8”, stamp with Buffalo Check background stamp in Cherry Cobbler ink and then spritz with a mixture of a few drops of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol (70% or less) in a Stampin’ Spritzer bottle
Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - scrap to stamp sentiment in Versamark ink, heat emboss with White Stampin’ Emboss powder and die cut using Beautiful Boughs Dies
Crumb Cake Cardstock - scrap to die cut three of the small, full pinecones from Peaceful Boughs Dies
Gold Foil Sheets - die cut three small detailed pinecones from Peaceful Boughs Dies
Shaded Spruce Cardstock - scrap to die cut two of the single pine images and one of the trio of pine images from Peaceful Boughs Dies
Linen Thread, Jingle bell and Gold Glitter Enamel Dots
Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5-1/4”

Finally a peek inside the card. I stamped a coordinating sentiment and a couple of the pine images to add some extra color and interest.

Thank you for visiting today! Your next stop on the Blog Hop is to visit Susan Legits, who has a beautiful project to share with you. Click on the button below to head on over to her blog.

July 2020 Third Thursdays Blog Hop:

Kimberley Morris

Susan Webster

Angie McKenzie

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!)

Susan Legits

Kim Fee

Jan Mussleman

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

The current Host Code is: XZSRKMJ4

Bonus Days are here! Every $50 you spend by August 3, 2020 (before shipping and tax) earns a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be used between August 14-31, 2020. There is no limit to the number of coupon codes customers can earn per order or throughout the duration of the Bonus Days earning period. Note: An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes will delivered only via email.

Also, If you 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 PDF, see 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 12 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity!