To all of you who drop in and allow me to be a part of your lives, I want to wish you joy and peace this Christmas! I hope that you have time to spend with family and loved ones. For those of you who have sadness because of losses this year, my heart and prayers are with you. May God’s peace give you comfort and His love give you peace.
Merry Christmas!
I know it isn’t the last Friday of the month yet but, like last month, the Fancy Friday team decided to hop a little early in order to get ahead for the holidays. Our team is a group of demonstrators who love to make beautiful things. Sometimes they are clean, sometimes they are layered but the one thing I can say for sure is that our projects will be fancy! If you hopped over from my dear friend Cindy, welcome to the next stop. For December we are creating a Fancy Tags. Always a last minute thing for me so I’m happy to see (and share) some ideas for you!
The first thing you may notice about these tags is that they are distinctly different styles. The second….they are all the same tag. Just like the two cards I posted last week, at this time of year it is simply too hard for me to come up with totally new sketches and ideas. So, I just kind of do a riff on one idea. Totally what I did here. The tags are created using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and the corner rounder from my Envelope Punch Board (but the Project Life Corner Punch works perfectly too). I cut the paper to 3-1/2″ x 2″ and punched. The two outside tags are Thick Whisper White and the middle tag is Fabriano Watercolor Paper.
Here are the specifics of each:
Gold Tag – Apply Embossing Buddy to whole tag. Take your Versamark ink pad and dip the edges of your tag right onto the pad. Apply Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on the inked edges and heat emboss. Smoosh your Snowflake Element into Versamark and apply more Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, heat emboss that too. Stamp sentiment from Santa’s Gifts with Versamark and add even more embossing powder. Tie on some Gold Thread, add Gold Sequin Trim holding it on with a Gold Mini Metallic Clothespin.
Watercolor Tag – Apply Embossing Buddy to whole tag. Stamp sentiment with Versamark ink and add White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Heat Emboss. Apply a little bit of water to the paper, using an Aquapainter apply Bermuda Bay Ink. Ink up Snowflake Element with Versamark and add White Stampin’ Emboss Powder then heat emboss. Tie on Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim with Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine.
Sequin Tag – Using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Chipped Sapphire, sponge on ink using the Mini Blending Tool (Tim Holtz). Spritz on water and let dry. Ink Softly Falling Embossing Folder with Versamark and stamp onto tag. Add White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat emboss. Stamp sentiment with Momento Tuxedo Black. Emboss snowflake with white (like above). Tie on Silver Baker’s Twine (this came from an old Paper Pumpkin). Add sequins.
All the snowflakes were attached to the tags using the Fine Tip Glue Pen with a place for the To/From on the back.
Along with Allison, Kaitlyn, Krista and Marisa that joined in last month, we are also welcoming Sarah for December. These ladies are seriously talented and totally fancy!!
The fabulous Mercedes Weber is up next! Wait until you see what she created!
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Stamp: Santa’s Gifts; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Watercolor (Fabriano), Tangerine Tango, Thick Whisper White (base); Ink: Bermuda Bay, Versamark, Momento Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Accessories: Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Envelope Punch Board, Heat Tool, Gold and White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Aquapainter, Snowflake Elements, Gold Metallic Thread, Silver and Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine, Sequins, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Softly Falling Embossing Folder (for stamping), Gold Mini Metallic Clothespin, Gold and Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim
As my kids have reminded me this morning….9 more days until Christmas! Oh my!! So much to do, so little time! We have noticed over at Freshly Made Sketches that I might not be alone on this. Seems like many of you are in the same place…I know our team feels that way. So we have a deal for you. Every year, the team takes a break over the holidays but we leave our sketch open during the whole period so that you can join us if you get some time to craft. This year is no different and my friend Linda Callahan has created a sketch that is classically “FMS”. Clean, inspiring and great for lots of interpretations. You will love it for last minute holiday inspiration or for pulling out your new “not holiday” stamps that you have been itching to use. Or maybe that is just me….. Ok, yeah….it is me but maybe you too??!! So you have lots of time to play along with this sketch. Hope you will!
I kept this one pretty simple and kept to gold. LOTS of gold. The Winter Wonderland DSP was my inspiration and I used a piece in the background plus a piece (one of the stripes) for the crossing panel. I had to pull out the snowflakes again for another go. I have held off since I overloaded you early in the season but I just cannot stop myself from using them. They are so amazing!! I heat embossed this one with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The sentiments are a combination of old and new. ‘Merry’ comes from the old Snowflake Soiree set and the ‘& Bright’ comes from Holly Jolly Greetings. I love them together, don’t you?! They were stamped in Versamark and heat embossed as well. That is it. Easy and fast. ‘Cause that is where I am this week. Maybe I’ll have time for a little more complicated after Christmas!
The team has another round of beautiful inspiration for you. Please make sure you go tell them how much you enjoy all they do each week! When I think about all the amazing work they share over a whole year, I’m in awe. Freshly Made Sketches is a great resource for so many stampers and we are thrilled you allow us to be a part of your crafting world! Thanks to all of you for your support, for playing along and for sharing with us each week too!
I’ll be back on Friday with some Fancy Friday goodness. And yes, there are more snowflakes. *smile* Until then, I hope you have a wonderful week!
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Stamps: Holly Jolly Greetings, Snowflake Soiree (ret); Ink: Versamark; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Winter Wonderland DSP; Accessories: Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dimensionals
I’m here today with two cards that are pretty much exactly the same but with a very different look. Let’s face it, this is the time of year to work smarter not harder! So the basics…. I stamped the awesome snowflake from Holly Jolly Greeting with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold (and Silver) Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The image panels were cut out using the Stitched Rectangles Die (Simon Says Stamp). Using the lovely sentiment dies from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits, I cut multiple layers from Thick Whisper White. I then stacked them up and glued them together using the Fine Tip Glue Pen. For the top layer, I used Watercolor Paper (Fabriano) and Silver Glimmer paper respectively. On the watercolor paper, I colored the sentiment with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Mowed Lawn) and an Aquapainter, dabbing some off to create an ombre look. Once dry, I covered the sentiment with Clear Wink of Stella (coming in the new Occasions catalog!). I added sequins onto each to add a little more shine.
So there you have it! Two versions of the same card. Easy to duplicate and fun to make! I think I need to make a few more!
Hope you had a great week. Thanks for stopping in today!
Stamp: Holly Jolly Greetings; Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Paper: Fabriano Watercolor, Thick Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper; Accessories: Big Shot, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Heat Tool, Metallics Sequins, Retired Sequins, Basic Rhinestones, Clear Wink of Stella, Fine Tip Glue Pen
Today I have such a treat for you! Another fabulous sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. It is brought to you by our sketch hostess Rita Wright. As always, she comes up with something fun and fresh! Love it!
I tried to keep it clean and played with using watercoloring as one of the “panels”. I like the effect and how the stitched frame works with it. I layered two Stitched Rectangle Dies (Simon Says Stamp) to create the frame…easy peasy. All the stamps from from Paper Pumpkin. The poinsettia is the flower from October’s kit layered and colored with Zig Markers. The holly and sentiment come from the November kit. The picture doesn’t do it any justice but the flower and holly are topped with Clear Wink of Stella and the sparkle in person is lovely. I cheated a little on the scalloped element because I just could not seem to make it work with any strips of paper there. So I added Gold Thread instead. Hope Rita gives me a little latitude on that! A little gold sequin in the center of the flower ties into the gold.
I hope you enjoy this week’s inspiration and all that the design team has created. I’ll be back on Friday with a couple more quick holiday cards because, well, it is time for QUICK holiday cards now isn’t it?! *smile* See you then!
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Stamps: Paper Pumpkin kits (Oct/Nov); Ink: WPlus9 Black Dye Ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Peacock Feathers, Zig Clean Color Markers; Paper: Watercolor (Tim Holtz Distress Paper), Real Red; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Gold Thread, Metallics Sequins, Clear Wink of Stella
I had some time to stamp last week and thought I would give the latest sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch a go. All the circles were a little daunting at first but then I found my butterfly stamp from Garden in Bloom. It works perfectly. Using my handy dandy Misti, I was able to line these up just by moving the card stock in fixed intervals. Worked pretty well! The butterflies are stamped first using Pool Party and then the outlines were stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black. I cut the panel using the Stitched Rectangles die from Simon Says Stamp and added the sentiment from the CAS-ual Fridays set Mon Ami. I added a black background panel and some black sequins from the Metallics Sequins pack.
Hope you enjoy this one today. There is still some time to give the sketch a go and you’ll be happy you did. Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. Until then, have a great day!
Stamps: Garden in Bloom, Mon Ami (CAS-ual Fridays Stamps); Ink: Pool Party, Momento Tuxedo Black; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU), Basic Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Metallic Sequins, MISTI
I hope your December has been good to you so far! I am having a hard time accepting that it is already December…surely I am not alone! I have not had a lot of crafting time over the last week but I’m hoping to get back to it today. If you have had the same thing going on, I have just the solution for you. This week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches will get you moving right along! The incredible Jen Mitchell is our hostess this week and she has created one that is sure to inspire.
I am still completely obsessed with this flower from Altenew’s Beautiful Day. For today’s card, I stamped it onto White Vellum with Versamark Ink and embossed it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Pretty, isn’t it?! I picked the backdrop of Winter Wonderland DSP because the prints are so subtle but yet add so much. Using the Banners Framelits, I cut some Very Vanilla card stock and stamped the sentiment from Watercolor Wishes with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I added a little border of Gold Foil to the DSP which coordinates nicely with the embossed flower and gives the print later a little more stability for raising it up on Dimensionals. The center of the flower is a Basic Pearl that I colored with a Sharpie black marker. I love how it brings your eye more to the flower!
It was nice taking a break from Christmas card stamping but I need to get back to work if I’m to get stuff mailed in time. Please tell me I’m not the only one with lots more to stamp!!
I hope you enjoy this week’s sketch and the lovely work from our Design Team. Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!! Happy stamping!
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Stamps: Beautiful Day (Altenew), Watercolor Wishes (SU); Ink: Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black; Paper: White Vellum, Very Vanilla, Winter Wonderland DSP (SU), Gold Foil, Basic Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Banners Framelits, Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Basic Pearl, Sharpie Marker
Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well. For those of you in the US, I’m sure you are getting ready for Thanksgiving and I hope yours is safe and happy! I’m the sketch hostess over at Freshly Made Sketches this week and I thought I’d give you one that wasn’t too complicated. Hopefully you’ll have some time in the hustle and bustle of your week to join in!
My card is one of those that was just impossible to photograph. I wish I could figure out why that happens but this one is so much prettier in person. I embossed Thick Whisper White using the Softly Falling folder and then cut out the butterfly with Bold Butterfly Framelits. Behind the butterfly, I used distress inks and sponged a rainbow of colors onto watercolor paper. Then I topped the colors with Wink of Stella to make it sparkle. I added some sequins left over from the Watercolor Wishes kit and a sentiment from And Many More stamped in Bermuda Bay.
I hope that you enjoy this sketch! I know the team has done their usual amazing work and you will love the inspiration as always!
I’m off the blog for a few days to enjoy time with family. Thanks so much for stopping in. See you soon!
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Stamps: And Many More; Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Bermuda Bay; Paper: Fabriano Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor, Thick Whisper White; Accessories: Sequins (Watercolor Wishes Card Kit), Big Shot, Softly Falling TIEF, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Wink of Stella
A quick card for today. I had some time to stamp last week and wanted to play with a new set I got. I was the lucky winner of an Altenew Instagram giveaway and used the gift certificate on this stamp set called Beautiful Day. The images in the set really are gorgeous! Even better, they layer really well so you can put together quick cards that look hard. I can’t wait to spend more time with it but this turned out pretty even with my limited time. I used Distress Inks to layer the colors. Two different blues stamped on watercolor paper that I had dampened with a clean paint brush. The leaves are the same color. The first layer was stamped off and the next layer was full strength on the Mowed Lawn ink. Once the paper was dry, I stamped the sentiment using Basic Gray ink. I sewed around the edges to add a little something extra and added some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. I know you’ll see more with this set in the future!
Back tomorrow with a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. I’m the hostess this week and I have one that I think you’ll enjoy. Until then, have a, well, beautiful day! Thanks for stopping in!
Stamps: Beautiful Day (Altenew); Ink: Basic Gray (SU), Tim Holtz Distress Inks Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass and Broken China; Paper: Watercolor (Fabriano), Basic Gray (SU); Accessories: Sewing Machine, Watercolor Brush, Sequins (PPP)
I know it isn’t the last Friday of the month yet but the Fancy Friday team decided to hop a little early this month (and we will next month too) in order to get ahead for the holidays. And you know what?! I have some fun news. This team of amazing designers has just added some new fanciness!!! Many of you know that Fancy Friday developed after the 2013-14 Artisan Design Team’s tenure was up. We enjoyed hopping together so much that we wanted to keep sharing with you once a month. Some of our team has needed to take a hiatus so we thought we should add stampers to the team that you are sure to love! The one thing I can say for sure is that our projects will be fancy! If you hopped over from my dear friend Cindy, welcome to the next stop. For November we are creating a Fancy Christmas, but with a twist. We are using non-traditional colors and hope to inspire you to try some of them!
I have to say that I went pretty far out of my normal Christmas color scheme on this one but I love it so much! I have told you many times that Holly Jolly Greetings is my favorite stamp of the Holiday Catalog. This is totally why! I love the snowflake (a lot) and I love the versatility of the sentiments. And they will be great sentiments for years to come. You see, I tend to “collect” Christmas sets. Especially the ones with great sentiments. They rarely leave once I have gotten them. That also makes me picky when it comes to sets because I have so many from previous years. But this one…..unique and flexible! And guess what? It is one of the continued and not retiring sets from the Holiday Catalog so I think Stampin’ Up agrees!
So how did I create this? Using watercolor paper to start, I placed down some water on the paper. Then using Distress Inks, I added three different colors (Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry) to the stamp. I spritzed the stamp with water and stamped. I did the same with the “Joy” and then took a wet paint brush and added a little ink then splattered it. The clear sequins are from the Metallic Sequins pack and I just love the little bit of special something they add! The panels are cut with Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS). The card base is Tangerine Tango and I think it is a nice foundation for these crazy colors. This is a fun card to make and I may play around with some other color combinations as I get more serious in my Christmas card production.
As you hop around, please make sure you add a special welcome to Allison, Kaitlyn, Krista and Marisa. These ladies are seriously talented and totally fancy!!
The fabulous Mercedes Weber is up next! Wait until you see what she created!
And you can click our logo above to get to the Fancy Friday Pinterest page!
Click HERE to purchase these wonderful Stampin’ Up products!
Stamps: Holly Jolly Greetings; Paper: Watercolor (Fabriano), Tangerine Tango, Thick Whisper White (base); Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Metallic Sequins, Dimensionals, paint brush