tea-drinking stamper

I have a couple customers who do not have a Big Shot or other die cutting machine who were thrilled to make a card that didn't require dies. We did use one die for the base, but that element could easily be fussy cut. This is such a fun card that could be used for a winter birthday or just a wintry note card. The card front is stamped all over using Purple Posy ink on Purple Posy card stock. Other than the "glass" globe, the rest of the stamping is done with  Highland Heather. I painted some Wink of Stella on the snowman to make him sparkle. Products Used: Still Scenes rubber cling stamps (6), 150503, $22.00 Snow Globe Scenes Dies (10), 150655, $31.00           Bundle (stamps and dies), 153023, $47.50 Purple Posy 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 150881, $8.75 Highland Heather 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 146986, $8.75 Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (40), 100730, $9.75 Purple Posy Classic Stampin' Pad, 150084, $7.50 Hig...

I have a collection of snow globes that I bring out every Christmas. A couple can stay out all winter long, but most have a Christmas theme. I have had a fascination for snow globes ever since I was a child and bought my first one on a trip to New York City. It was a plastic souvenir globe with the Statue of Liberty inside. So I was delighted when Stampin' Up! came out with this snow globe stamp set. There was another one a couple years ago, but it didn't compare to this one! I couldn't wait to make a card using the shaker domes. We made this card at my last stamp class. The insertion of the dome is much easier than you might think. In fact, it's super easy. The first thing I did was cut hole for the globe from the Shaded Spruce card stock, centering it. We laid that aside while working on the Christmas scene because I used the Crystal Effects with glitter (we now have Shimmery Crystal Effects for a single step) and it needed to dry. Of course, we colored the scen...

The Feels Like Frost dsp is so pretty, it can stand alone. And that's how I used it for these cards. Stamp the greeting, either directly on the paper or on a banner, add a cut-out and the design is complete. An easy way to churn them out. I used the bears from the Snow Globe Scenes on these cards, but the deer would work, too. Add some ribbon for a little extra pizzazz. Products Used: Snowman Season photopolymer stamps (12), 150458, $18.00 Feels Like Frost 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper (48), 150444, $14.50 Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (40), 100730, $9.75 Purple Posy 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24) 150881, $8.75 (upper card) Seaside Spray 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 150883, $8.75 Silver 12" x 12" foil sheets (2), 132178, $5.00 Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 150880, $8.75 (lower card) Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon (10 yards), 150446, $7.00 Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad...

I find I like so many designer papers but just don't use them up as quickly as I should. Sometimes it's because I like them so much I decide to hoard them; other times, I just don't have enough left of one design to use for a class so they accumulate. But I am determined to use up as much of that old paper as possible before purchasing much more. For this card, I used some of the paper designed to accompany the Christmas Quilt stamp set. In order to use this in one of my stamp classes, the ladies received different designs and complementing colors. They were either Real Red with Garden Green or Garden Green with Real Red. That way, the stamp colors coordinated no matter which paper they used. I fear ribbons have accumulated the same way the designer series paper has, so I'm also trying to use that up. I pulled a pile of ribbons out for my customers to make their own selection. We all had fun playing with the basic design. The red rhinestones here are the basic rhi...

No stamping is needed for this card, a great masculine card which would also be perfect for Christmas. My plaid dsp is left over from several years ago, but since we have more plaid paper in our holiday catalog, I figured it would work. Any class attendees who wish to duplicate it can do so with the current plaid (Wrapped in Plaid), just tweaking the colors to coordinate. In fact, you'll notice that in my samples below, I used two different plaids because there wasn't enough to go around to everyone in my class. The deer and pine trees are cut-outs from the Snow Globe Scenes Dies. I'm continuing to use up old embellishments, too, but my regular class attendees don't mind.  Because the dsp is 6" x 6", I have decent sized scraps left over after cutting the background paper into 3-3/4" x 5" pieces, so we simply applied glue to the envelope flap, adhered the dsp and trimmed it to fit. Current Products Used: Garden Green 8-1/2" x 11" c...

There is something about the anchor in the Sailing Home stamp set that really appeals to me. Although my card looks quite different, I took my idea for it from one of the samples on page 144 of the annual catalog. I had some fall dsp (Nature's Poem) that reminded me of a sandy sea bottom and so I used that and chose my colors around it. Products Used: Sailing Home rubber cling stamps (12), 149457, $24.00 Smooth Sailing Dies (12), 149576, $32.00           Sailing Home Bundle (stamps and dies), 151066, $50.25 Cajun Craze 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 119684, $8.75 Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 146988, $8.75 Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 146981, $8.75 Crumb Cake 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 120953, $8.75 Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad, 147085, $7.50 Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad, 147088, $7.50 Very Vanilla Thick Twine, discontinued