Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team created projects showing “My Favorite Things” from any of the two current catalogs or the upcoming catalog in January. We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments! We love hearing from you. At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Have a Hoot Christmas Owls
First, let me start by saying that I love these owls! I’ve made many Halloween cards with them and am enjoying making Christmas cards as well. Add the new way to make easy-peasy shaker cards (you can see Monday’s card here), and I am in heaven right now. This card actually is from the just closed Freshly Made Sketches, and Color Throwdown challenges. However, I can still make the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge # 092. I liked the card so much that I decided to hold off on it for this Blog Hop.
Here’s my card:
Here are the challenge banners:
Measurements and Such
The Merry Merlot base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches to create a tent card.
I started with two pieces of 5-1/2 by 4-1/4 inches of Whisper White. After I ran one piece through the Big Shot in the Woodland embossing folder, I trimmed it to 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches for the front. As always, I trimmed the inside piece to 5-1/4 inches by 4 inches.
While I had the white out, I cropped a piece using the largest square from the Stitched Shapes die set. I also grabbed a scrap piece of white for the sentiment.
The DSP for the bottom square and the envelope flap comes from the gorgeous 6 x 6 Classic Christmas DSP. I trimmed the piece for the envelope flap to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches. I cropped the piece for the front of the card using the same die I used for the white square.
Now that I had all my pieces ready, it was time to start assembling.
Assembly Required, but Still Easy-Peasy
Following the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, my sentiment needed to be a strip. I chose the Merry Christmas sentiment from Snowman Season and needed to use my Stamp-aratus. After using my embossing buddy on the scrap of white cardstock, then stamped the sentiment using Merry Merlot ink. Next, I cleaned the stamp and restamped the sentiment using VersaMark. Then, I covered it in clear embossing powder and heat set the sentiment.
I trimmed the sentiment strip to 7/8 inch by 4 inches. Then, I could use the Banners Pick a Punch for the chevron end of the strip. I used the Label Me Fancy punch for the ribbon end of the sentiment strip and added a piece of Snowflake Splendor ribbon.
Then it was time for the easy peasy shaker. I stamped the owl family on my white square of cardstock. I stamped another on a scrap piece of white. Following the Color Throwdown colors, I used Soft Suede blends for the branch right on the square. I colored the owls on the scrap paper using Crumb Cake light blend. Their hats are light Cherry Cobbler for the bottom band and dark Cherry Cobbler for the top part of the hat.
I used the clear medium envelopes to make the shaker part of the card. I tried to make (my first posted) video of how to make this easy-peasy shaker card, but it wasn’t good at all. So, please see this post for written directions and Connie Stewart’s video. So easy!
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop!
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on January 13th when our theme will be Time to Sale-A-Brate. Participants will showcase tags or 3D items that will be great for gifts for any occasion. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft room.
One of the great things about being on a design team is that we get sneak peeks at the themes and what all the other DT members created. For this Make My Monday challenge, the theme is masculine and I made a masculine Halloween card. I have one-and-a-half Halloween cards to make, but the out-of-state ones will be mailed this evening. This card is for my nephew who is in college out-of-state. Is he too old for a Halloween card? Not at all when there’s a Chik-fil-a gift card inside! The layout for this card was inspired by this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.
Here’s my card:
I’m having a grand time with the owls from Have a Hoot and with all the greeting from Festive Corners photopolymer stamp sets.
Here’s the challenge sketch from CAS(E) this sketch, #395:
Measurements and Such
I used Rich Razzleberry for the base of the card. I trimmed it to 4-1/4 inches by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches.
A mat between the plaid DSP and the base definitely needed to be included. I chose Basic Black and trimmed it to 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches.
The plaid DSP, from the Plaid Tidings DSP pack, is trimmed to 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
I used one of the rectangle stitched dies to crop some Mango Melody cardstock frame the white focal panel. The final measurement of both the Mango Melody frame and the white cardstock underneath is 2-1/4 inches by 4-1/8 inches.
I used the Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad to stamp all the stamped elements of this card.
The sentiment, spider web, and spider come from the Festive Corners stamp set.
I stamped the owl sitting on the branches directly onto the white cardstock. It’s important to note that I stamped it before I attached the frame. I also stamped another oil on a piece of scrap white cardstock to color and crop.
Since I wanted to use the Regals DSP for the owl’s cape, I also stamped the owl on a piece of the Rich Razzleberry 6 x 6 inch DSP.
I used the dark and light Basic Black blends combo to color the branches.
Continuing……..
I colored the owl using the light and dark Smoky Slate blends combo. After I finished coloring, I used the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker to outline all of the parts of the owl.
I cropped the owls out of the white cardstock and the DSP. Next, I very carefully fussy cut the two pieces of the cape and used the multipurpose glue to adhere it down.
There are mini-dimensionals under the owl. Have I said that I really enjoy this stamp set?!?
While dry-fitting all the pieces, I decided that I needed something to tie the framed panel and the plaid together. I already had a cropped black spiral-ish circle thingie from the Painted Labels die set. After cutting it in half, I simply played around with the placement of it.
I trimmed the white cardstock for the inside to 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches. The inside sentiment also comes from Have a Hoot and says Have a Hoot on Halloween.
I trimmed a piece of the plaid DSP to 6 inches by 2-3/8 inches for the envelope flap. Next, I adhered it and trimmed it using my paper snips.
With that, I’d finished this card and envelope coordinated set.
Thank you so much for stopping by today.
I’d love to hear what you think, and greatly appreciate every comment.
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Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate your time.
Orange in October? What could be more perfect? Without further ado, here’s my card, inside and out:
I love all the stamps and dies in this set, but the dabbing owl on the front? Absolutely my favorite! This adorable Halloween card comes to you courtesy of two stamp sets, Plaid Tidings DSP, and the Peek-a-Hoot die set. I did use the scalloped trim die from the Painted Labels die set, but ribbon would be a good substitute. The inside sentiments come from the Festive Corners stamp set.
I’m not sure which niece or nephew will be getting this card, but I’m so in love with it I might have to make many more.
Measurements
The base of the card is Pumpkin Pie cut to 4.1-4 inches by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches. This card is a tent card.
The black carstock mat on the front measures 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches.
I cropped the spider web and two of the scallop trim pieces from the center of the black mat layer. In order to get a long enough piece of the trim, I needed to overlap two pieces then trim off the ends. So stinking pleased that I was able to get the ends trimmed in the same place.
I trimmed the Plaid Tidings DSP to 4 inches by 3 inches. While I had the DSP handy, I trimmed another piece to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
Next, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 2-1/4 inches by 4 inches for the top of the outside. I also trimmed a piece to 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches for the inside of the card.
I stamped the owls for the front and inside of the card on scrap pieces of white cardstock. . I’ve found that it’s much easier to color them before cropping them out using the die set.
I already had the black Everyday Label punched out. Actually, I have a pretty decent stash of various colors and various labels already punched.
I cropped the sentiment label using the three piece label die from the Peek-a-Hoot die set. Who knew that it would fit perfectly on the Everyday Label punch out? Score!!
Stamping, Coloring, Assembling ~ oh my!
The Stamp-aratus made the whole sentiment process infinitely easier than it could have been. After stamping the sentiment on the piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock, I cleaned the stamp and stamped it a couple of times in VersaMark. I used clear embossing powder then heat set it using my heat tool.
I colored the owls first. Since I used the light and dark Cinnamon Cider blends combo they have a very slight orange color to them. Of course, that could just be because the rest of the card has so much orange in it. I used the Pumpkin Pie marker to color the little, tiny beak. Using the Crumb Cake marker for the talons seemed like a good choice..
I used the light and dark Mango Melody blend combo for the cutout portions of the pumpkin on the inside. The Pumpkin Pie blends combo finished out the main part of the pumpkin.
The branches were colored using the Soft Suede blends combo.
The hanging spider by the owl recieved a layer of Wink of Stella for a little bling.
After using the multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the spider web, I stamped the spider from the Festive Corners stamp set.
Amazingly, the only dimensionals are under the black Everyday Label punchout. Since I needed to make sure the card wouldn’t need extra postage, I popped the sentiment panel up using two layers of glue dots.
After I finished the envelope, I’d completed this card/envelope coordinated set.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you will join our challenge this week at MakeMyMonday.com!
I’d love to hear what you think, and greatly appreciate every comment.
If you LOVE DSP and love to buy it, the special this month is just for you!
Here’s the DSP that’s included in the 15% off sale!
ARTISTRY BLOOMS DESIGNER SERIES PAPER TIS THE SEASON 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
FOREVER GREENERY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
POINSETTIA PLACE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
TRIMMING THE TOWN DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
PLAID TIDINGS 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
TOILE TIDINGS DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
PEONY GARDEN DESIGNERS SERIES PAPER
WHALE OF A TIME 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
HEARTWARMING HUGS DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
MAGIC IN THIS NIGHT DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
SNOWFLAKE SPLENDOR DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
IN GOOD TASTE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
PLAYING WITH PATTERNS 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
PLAYFUL PETS DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
Do You Want to Place an Order?
Of course you do! Even more so because of the DSP sale, right?
If you are ordering less than $150.00, please use the host code shown. If you are ordering more than $150.00, please contact me first so you can get your stamping rewards!
The HOST CODE for OCTOBER is CBDP2DQT.
Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate your time.
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s September Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations – this month’s projects are all about Halloween. Prepare yourself for wonderful mix of spooky, scary and sweet. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
Here’s my easel card:
Have a Hoot
The first time I saw this stamp set, I knew I had to have it. It found it’s way onto my first pre-order for the mini-catalog. However, I’d been so eager to order it I didn’t even pay attention to the fact that this set has coordinating dies! At first, I thought everyone creating Have a Hoot cards were master fussy cutters. Then I figured it out. Of course, you know that means I “HAD” to get another pre-order started immediately.
The Easel Card
I’ve created a number of easel cards, and the amount of angle for the top card depends on where you place your popped up piece to hold the card in the easel position. This time I have a pretty steep incline to allow space for the spider web at the bottom. The spider is on the stamp with the dabbing owl on the front corner. I thought it needed to live happily on a web, so I put it inside.
Measurements
I used a Basic Black base cut to 4-1/4 inches by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches.
A picture is worth 1,000 words, so I thought a picture would be the easiest way to explain the scoring for the easel. This pin comes from Jennifer Arent from Jennifer Arent Stamps.
A picture really IS worth 1, 000 words, especially in this case.
I used Pumpkin Pie for the front base mat, topped by Basic Black which had been run through the Big Shot using the Brick and Mortar 3D embossing folder.
Wink of Stella adds such a beautiful shimmer on cardstock. However, don’t get carried away with yourself like I did. I wound up sanding down the embossed bricks. Remember, Wink of Stella is a glitter pen. What happens when said glitter gets filed? You guessed it, I had glitter all over the card and my grid paper. Not fun.
I used the Plaid Tidings DSP for the large front panel on the front. Then, I used 2 of the stitched rectangle dies to create a frame for the Pumpkin Pie trimmed DSP piece.
There are dimensionals under all of the owls, the sentiments on the front and inside, and the spider. I used tear-and-tape to secure the underneath part of the glitter ribbon, and a glue dot to secure the front.
The top of the inside sentiment panel measures 1-1/2 inches from the top of the 4 by 5-1/4 inch white cardstock.
While this card may look complicated, it really can be made by beginners, casual, and avid stampers. You are only limited by your imagination, and your supplies on hand. The easel makes even the cleanest and simplest card much more interesting. Don’t you think?
Back to the Blog Hop!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Jackie Beers from Blue Line Stamping. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
I’d also love to hear what you think, and greatly appreciate every comment.
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate your time, and enjoy reading, and responding to, comments.
About Me
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
