Stamping with the Stars

Thankful Thoughts Card

I thought I was all done posting Thanksgiving cards this year, but this idea sort of popped into my head while I was working on my MOJO Monday entry this morning.  I think the In Colors are perfect for this card.  

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamp sets:  Lovely as a Tree, Pg. 110 #115026; Autumn Splendor, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 12 #116503; Grateful Greetings, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 8 #116511

Paper: Crushed Curry Cardstock (CS), Pg. 155 #115319; Dusty Durango CS, Pg. 155 #115321; Soft Suede CS, Pg. 155 #115318; Bermuda Bay CS, Pg. 155 #115317; Very Vanilla Naturals CS, Pg. 157 #106530; Autumn Meadows, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 13 #116769; Optional: Scrap of Really Rust CS, Pg. 156 #100661;

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pg. 156 #100908; Dusty Durango, Pg. 155 #115654

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Pg. 194 #113439; Stampin' Up! Two Tags Die, Pg. 198 #115954; Gold Embossing Powder, Pg. 188 #109129; Clear Embossing Powder, Pg. 188 #109130; Heat Tool, Pg. 188 #100005; Embossing Buddy, Pg. 188 #103083; VersaMark, Pg. 190 #102283; Button Latte Designer Button, Pg. 181 #114333; Gold Elastic Cord, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 27 #109867; Paper Piercing Tool, Pg. 191 #116631; Stamp-a-ma-jig, Pg. 191 #101049; Blender Pens, Pg. 192 #102845; Sponge Daubers, Pg. 192 #102892; Snail Adhesive, Pg. 192 #104332; Stampin' Dimensionals, Pg. 192 #104430

Cut Very Vanilla Naturals CS 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" and score at 4-1/4" to form the card base.  Cut Soft Suede 4" x 5-1/4" for the card front.

Cut the four In Colors CS 1-1/4" x 2". Line them up as shown and tape across all of the strips.   I wanted to make two cards so I cut the strips 1-1/4" x 4" and taped at the top and bottom.  Then I cut down the center.

 Use the Sponge Dauber to ink around the edges with Chocolate Chip.  Fold the strips where they meet to ink between the strips.

Dust the CS with the Embossing Buddy and use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the Lovely as a Tree image across the strips.  Load the stamp up with VersaMark and then Chocolate Chip ink and stamp the image.  Heat emboss the image.

Die cut the tag from Very Vanilla Naturals CS.  Heat emboss the sentiment the same way you did the trees. Ink around the edges.

Attach the tree image and tag to the Soft Suede card front with Snail.

Use the Paper Piercing Tool to pierce holes to fasten the button to card front with gold cord. 

Stamp the oak leaf on Autumn Meadows paper with VersaMark.  Apply Gold Embossing Powder and heat emboss.  Squeeze the inkpads to deposit some of the ink on the inside lid.  Pick up some of the color with the Blender Pen and fill in some of the lines on the leaf. 

Stamp the acorns on Dusty Durango or a scrap of Really Rust and shade in with the Chocolate Chip and Dusty Durango.  I used Really Rust to give it a little more contrast with the Dusty Durango ink.

Cut out the images with paper snips and attach to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Attach the card front to the card base and you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Mickey

Snow Bear Card

This card was inspired by those cute Coke commercials they always air during the holidays.  I usually run out of the room during commercials, but I just love those cute polar bears.  I guess those ad people know what they're doing!

This is also my entry in the MOJO111 Challenge over at Mojo Monday.  

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamp sets:  Cold & Cuddly, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 18 #116523; Simple Snowflake, Pg. 208 #115554; Many Merry Messages, Pg. 33 #116586

Paper:  Whisper White Cardstock (CS), Pg. 155 #100730; Bermuda Bay CS, Pg. 155 #115317

Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Pg. 155 #115655

Accessories:  Printed Window Sheets, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 27 #116805; Silver Cord, Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 27 #109866; Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Pg. 183 #114319; Jumbo Snowflake Punch, Pg. 186 #116628; Heat & Stick Powder, Pg. 180 #100625; Dazzling Diamonds, Pg. 180 #102023; VersaMark Pad, Pg. 190 #102283; Heat Tool, Pg. 188 #100005; Embossing buddy, Pg. 188 #103083; Clear Rhinestones, Pg. 179 #113144; Paper Piercing Tool, Pg. 191 #116631; Bone Folder, Pg. 188 #102300; Stamp-a-ma-jig, Pg. 191 #101049; Stampin' Dimensionals, Pg. 192 #104430; Snail Adhesive, Pg. 192 #104332;  Sticky Strip, Pg. 192 #104294

Cut Whisper White CS 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" and score at 4-1/4" to form the card base.  Cut Bermuda Bay CS 5-1/4" x 4" for card front.

Cut Whisper White CS 3-1/4" x 2-1/4" and use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the bear image and sentiment.  Stamp with Bermuda Bay ink.  I guess I could have positioned my sentiment a little better, but of course I didn't notice that until I started writing my post.  Oh well, as my friend Joni use to tell me when I first started machine quilting, "If you're going to worry about every little flaw, you're not going to enjoy this hobby very much."  Of course, Joni's work is always flawless as far as I can tell.  LOL

Layer the stamped CS on 3-7/16" x 2-7/16" Bermuda Bay.  You could cut the Bermuda Bay mat  3-1/2" x 2-1/2" and it would look fine.  You could also use a contrasting color, but I've been into this same-color layering lately.

Wrap Whisper White Organza Ribbon around the Bermuda Bay card front as shown and attach with tape to back.  Layer the image piece over the ribbon and attach with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Cut the Window Sheet 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and score at 4-1/4" to form the overlay.  You may need to trim the card base to fit inside the overlay.  I trimmed 1/8" from the bottom of my card base.  Attach the card front to the card base with Snail, but don't attach the card to the overlay yet.

Dust Bermuda Bay CS with the Embossing Buddy and stamp the Simple Snowflake with VersaMark.  Apply Heat & Stick Powder and tap off the excess.

Heat the image just until the Heat & Stick Powder turns shiny.  Apply Dazzling Diamonds and tap off the excess.  Heat again to set the glue.  Be careful not to overheat---it only takes a second or two. 

Punch the image out with the Jumbo Snowflake Punch.

Slide the card into the overlay and position the Snowflake on top of the Window Sheet.  You may want to use temporary adhesive to  keep the snowflake in position.

Remove the card from the overlay and pierce a hole through the snowflake and overlay front.  Insert a Clear Rhinestone Brad and attach.  If you use the smallest rhinestone, you should be able to position the brad "wings" under the snowflake so they don't show.

Insert the card into the overlay.  I used a little Sticky Strip on the back of the card to hold the overlay in place.  Wrap Silver Cord around the top of the card and tie in a bow.  Position the bow over the Whisper White Organza Ribbon as shown.

That's it.  I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.  Now I have to get busy preparing for tomorrow's workshop!

Mickey

Autumn Splendor

This card is my entry for this week's Mojo Monday Challenge-MOJO110.  I used up a lot of my Autumn Meadows Designer Paper (DSP) scraps.  I also used some left over embossed pieces from the Autumn Splendor Thank You Card I posted last August.

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamp set:  Autumn Splendor, Holiday Mini-Catalog, Pg. 12 #116503

Paper:  Autumn Meadows, Holiday Mini-Catalog, Pg. 13 #116769; More Mustard Cardstock (CS), Pg. 156 #100946; Brushed Gold CS, Pg. 159 #102935

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pg. 156 #100908; Really Rust, Pg.156 #102549

Accessories:  Autumn Harvest Rub-Ons, Pg. 177 #115731; Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pg. 183 #111367; Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Pg 194 #113439; Scallop Circle #2 Die, Pg. 199 #113469; Gold Embossing Powder, Pg. 188 #109129; Heat Tool, Pg. 188 #100005; VersaMark, Pg. 190 #102283; Blender Pens, Pg. 192 #102845; Sponge Daubers, Pg. 192 #102892; Circle Scissor Plus, Pg. 191 #112530; Glass Mat, Pg. 191 #1125312; Snail Adhesive, Pg. 192 #104332; Stampin' Dimensionals, Pg. 192 #104430; Mini-Glue Dots, Pg. 192 #103683; Gold Elastic Cord, Pg. 27 #109867; Paper Snips, Pg. 191 #103579; Glue Pen

Yesterday was kind of a rush, so I didn't take the time to take a lot of pictures.  In fact, I didn't take any until I was all done with the card, so we'll have to make the most of it!

 Stamp the leaf and acorn images onto Autumn Meadows DSP using VersaMark.  Apply Gold Embossing Powder and heat emboss.  Cut around the images with Paper Snips.

Use a Blender Pen to fill in the images with Really Rust and Chocolate Chip.

Run a 4" x 4" piece of Brushed Gold CS through the Big Shot with the Scallop Circle #2 Die.  To emboss the tiny gold dots on the scallop edge, I used a glue pen I bought at a local craft shop.  Unfortunately, the 2-Way Glue Pen in the Stampin' Up! catalog doesn't have a fine enough tip for this project.

Set the Circle Scissor Plus to 3" and cut a circle from the Autumn Meadows DSP.  Ink around the edges with Chocolate Chip and attach to the scallop Circle with Snail. 

Cut a lighter colored piece of Autumn Meadows DSP  1-7/8" x 1-7/8".  Rub on the "Bless your Home" image as shown.  Ink around the edges and attach to a 2" x 2" piece of Brushed Gold CS with Snail.  Attach the scallop circle piece with Snail.  (I'd like to use a lot more Stampin' Dimensionals on these layers, but then I run into postage issues.) 

Cut contrasting Autumn Meadows DSP as follows:  5" x 5", 3" x 3-3/4", 1-1/2" x 5". Ink around all of the edges with Chocolate Chip. 

Now, I did a dumb thing when I assembled my card.  Instead of just wrapping my ribbon around the 1-1/2" x 5" piece, I attached that piece to the 3" x 3-3/4" piece first, then wrapped the ribbon around both pieces before tying the bow.  That would have looked great if the scallop circle were smaller, but as it turned out, I just wasted a lot of ribbon that wasn't going to show anyway. *sigh*. 

So anyway, here is how you should assemble the card:

Cut More Mustard CS 5-1/4" x 10-1/2" and score at 5-1/4" to create the card base.  Attach the 5" x 5" DSP to the card front with Snail. Attach the 3" x 3/4" piece in the upper left with Snail as shown.  Wrap the ribbon around the 1-1/2" x 5" piece and tie in front.  Now attach that piece to the card front with Snail. 

Cut a piece of Gold Elastic Cord 4" long and tie a knot on both ends.  Fold in half and tuck it under the bow and attach with a Mini-glue Dot. Attach the acorns under the bow with Stampin' Dimensionals.  tuck the stem under the bow and stick it to the Mini-Glue Dot holding the Gold Cord.

Attach the scallop circle to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

That's it.  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will be inspired to create your own card. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Mickey