Stampin' Anne

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***

Would you like to get a Make and Take Kit for THREE Peaceful Boughs projects sent to you?

Place a minimum $35 order (pre-tax and shipping) in my Stampin’ Up!® Online Store using the Host Code below by Monday, July 27th, 2020 at Midnight CST
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Make and Take project kits include everything you need to make the projects except any stamped images, ink, adhesive.

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.

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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]

Sunday, July 19, 2020

The Paper Players 500th Challenge

Happy Sunday! Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players. This week, Jaydee is hosting a VERY special challenge.

The Paper Players are celebrating 500 challenges and we have a special Clean-and Simple Theme Challenge. Check it out and play along with us to celebrate this awesome milestone!

I’m SO excited for this week at The Paper Players! I had to go back and look it up and I think this is correct. (Ack, it was a LOT of posts to sort through, lol!) I started playing along with The Paper Players Challenges at Challenge #15. Then I was invited to be a Guest Designer in Challenge #23. I joined the Design Team with Challenge #37. I did take a wee hiatus in mid-2015 but was welcomed back with open arms a couple years later. I absolutely LOVE this fabulous team! I kind of feel like they were with me when I started my stamping journey and I am so incredibly blessed to have this wonderful group of women in my life today! 500 Challenges is truly awesome!

I had to chuckle when I saw that Challenge #500 was a Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Challenge. I have to say that even though CAS is not my “thing”, this team has really helped me with this style and I have come to embrace it a lot more. I actually LIKE it! I’m not quite at the “one layer card” stage yet, but I am embracing the “less is more” design element.

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details below, along with a full supply list at the end of this post.

For this card, I started with a Whisper White base. I NEVER do that! *GASP* The only “rule” I tend to stick to with Whisper White card bases is that they have to be the thick version of the cardstock. It’s just more sturdy and pretty much made to be a card base. The regular WW cardstock is too flimsy, in my opinion.

From there, I added a layer of color and then just decided to let the Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper be the star of the show to play off the sentiment. I went with a polka-dot-theme with the paper and the ribbon because I felt like it all worked together. You can never have TOO many polka dots, right? Best part about this card, it came together REALLY quickly and that is a win in my book! I hope you like it!

Card Measurements and Details:

Thick Whisper White Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”
Night of Navy Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4”, emboss with Subtle Embossing Folder, spritz with a mixture of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (2-3 drops) mixed with rubbing alcohol (70% or less) in a Stampin’ Spritzer for added sparkle
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (white with polka dots) - 3-1/2” x 4-3/4”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (Calypso Coral polka dots) - 3-1/2” x 2”
Whisper White Cardstock - scrap to die cut a tag from the Stitched So Sweetly dies and stamp sentiment from So Sentimental in Night of Navy Ink
Whisper White Polka Dot Organza Ribbon and three rhinestones
Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5-1/4”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (white with polka dots, inside card) - 1” x 5-1/4”
Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - scrap to stamp sentiment from Happiest of Birthdays stamp set

Finally, a peek inside the card. I simply stamped a sentiment from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set, cut it out and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. I added a little pop of that DSP for some color and to keep the theme going from the front of the card.

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our 500th Clean-and-Simple “Celebrate" Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday July 24th, 2020.

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

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!)

Ann Schach

Allisa Steinlicht

Stef Perry

Mary Deatherage

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.