Thinking Autumn! The weather here in Southeastern PA has been so cool and beautiful for August that I can’t help but think of Autumn…having some new products from the Holiday Catalog helps, too.  Today’s card uses the Quilt Builder Framelits, which coordinates with the Christmas Quilt stamp set.  Although this is a Christmas Bundle, you can see how it can go well beyond Christmas.

Christmas Quilt Bundle #146026
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Here’s the details

• The card base is Early Espresso card stock with a mat of Very Vanilla card stock cut 1/4″ smaller.
• To make the quilt block, I cut an Early Espresso base using the plain square framelit.
• Using the square star framelit, I cut a frame from Early Espresso card stock and glued this to the base.
• I then cut the square star framelit out three more times:  in Very Vanilla card stock, and from 2 patterns in the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper collection.
• These were glued inside the Early Espresso frame to create the quilt.

Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper #144613
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• Here’s a quick video on the Christmas Quilt Bundle from Stampin’ Up.

• After piecing the quilt block together, a quick run through the Big Shot with the new Quilt Top Embossing Folder added such a pretty texture and put the “quilting” in the quilt block.  Stampin’ Up! does such a wonderful job of offering terrific product suites and this is definitely one of them.

• The sentiments on the front and the inside are from the new Count My Blessings stamp set.  Isn’t the font fabulous?  Both are stamped in Early Espresso ink.

• Count My Blessing stamp set is another example of how versatile the sets in the Holiday Catalog are.  Even though this is considered a Fall stamp set, the images and sentiments can be used year round for any number of occasions.  Sets like this have so much added value and are keepers in my book!

Count My Blessings Stamp Set – Wood #144787 Clear #144790
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• Some coordinating Designer Series Paper on the envelope to match the inside makes this a pretty custom made card to share with someone special.
• I hope when you are paging through the new Holiday Catalog that you look beyond the holidays with some of these sets and products.  You will definitely see so much more potential in them!

Thanks for stopping by today and remember that you only have until tomorrow to redeem your August coupons that you earned in during July Bonus Days.

Take care,

Rosanne

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Happy Monday…I hope you have a good weekend!

Today I’m sharing two cards made with the Celebration Time Stamp Set and the coordinating Celebration Thinlits.  You can purchase these as a bundle and save 10%.

I created the top card first and was happy with it, but after photographing it decided maybe I could “amp” it up a little.  I made the second card adding one detail and taking one away.  I think there definitely is a difference in the overall look.

Here’s the details

• The card base is Whisper White thick card stock.
• A patterned panel from the Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack measures 2″ x 5 1/2″.

• The center panel consists of a Sweet Sugarplum panel measuring 3″ x 4″ and a Whisper White panel measuring 1/4″ smaller.
• A piece of Sweet Sugarplum 3/8″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon is wrapped around the center panel with a sweet little bow attached with a glue dot.
• The stamped image, from Celebration Time stamp set is stamped in Sweet Sugarplum ink on Whisper White card stock and cut with a thinlit from Celebration thinlits.
• On this die cut, I snipped the bow from the top and the pedestal from the cake plate, leaving just a cake.
• Another cake is cut from the thinlits in Sweet Sugarplum card stock.  Layer both the cake and this die cut staggering the cake a bit to show some of the plate at the bottom.
• I popped the image with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• For the card above, I simply added a few retired sequins.
• This layer is also popped on the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

• Here’s the difference….on this card I embossed the Whisper White panel with the Softly Falling embossing folder.

Here they are side by side.  The girls in my card making class last week preferred the embossed card.  I think I agree with them.  The added dimension of the embossing makes the panel “pop” more. Which one do you prefer?

Thanks for stopping by today…and remember that the new Holiday Catalog goes live on Friday, Sept. 1.  I’ve been busy creating some fun projects with the products from this catalog…stay tuned.

Take care,

Rosanne

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Happy Friday…and there’s another summer weekend ahead.  There are really very few left so I hope you have some fun plans!

Speaking of fun…I have a fun and easy 3D project today.  I mentioned earlier in the week that I held a birthday card making class, so I created these cute little “presents” for the ladies.  I really enjoy making favors for any occasion and these were so fast and easy to create.  I found the tutorial for these on Sam Hammond’s Pootles site HERE.  Sam used these to create EOS lip balm but they also worked well for my project.

Stampin’ Up! Foil Frenzy Specialty paper was perfect for these boxes.  It is heavy enough to create a very sturdy box and certainly pretty enough to make them festive.

Foil Frenzy Specialty Paper #144125
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Here’s the details

• These sweet little boxes measure 2″ x 2″.
• I modified Sam’s directions and deleted the base for the lip balm.
• The colors of Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Soft Sky are so pretty against the kraft paper.

• Since these are Explosion Boxes when the lid was removed…the surprise inside was a Ferraro Roche candy.
• I punched a retired scallop for the bottom and applied a little Tombow glue to the candy cup to keep it secure.
• I also used a retired Project Life corner rounder punch for the boxes.

• So Easy & Pretty! Bow Builder punch made the perfect size bow for the box top.

These were a fun little addition to our birthday card making class!  If you are local to me and would like to attend my next class, please email me at rosanne@heartfeltstamping and I will be sure to let you know the details for my September class.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous Friday!

Take care,

Rosanne

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It’s that time of the week for another Tic Tac Toe Challenge.  If you haven’t yet played, I would urge you to give it a try.  The challenge board is packed with fun elements to really spark your creativity.  These are some of the easiest cards I create because most of the inspiration is already on the board!  Here is this week’s…..

I chose the bottom row across:  die cut, sentiment, floral

My card features the Oh So Eclectic stamp set and coordinating Eclectic Layers thinlits.  I mentioned earlier in the week that I bought this set because of one thinlit….the one I used on this card HERE.  However, after seeing so many pretty samples, I am sold on the entire bundle now.

Here’s the details

• The card base is Pear Pizzazz card stock.
• The patterned background is from the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper.  As you can see here, this is more than just a Christmas paper.  The patterns in this collection are super versatile.  I used another on this card HERE.

Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper #144621 Images © Stampin’ Up!

• The center panel is Pear Pizzazz card stock measuring 4″ x 3″ with a mat of Whisper White card stock cut 1/8″ smaller.

• The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder stamp set and is stamped in Basic Black Archival ink.
• It’s all in the details! A pretty, yet very simple, detail is the Berry Burst 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon wrapped around the sentiment layer with a bow added.
• The blooms are stamped in Berry Burst ink using the Oh So Eclectic stamp set.  Two step stamping created the color variation.  I first stamped off once for the main flower and then at full ink for the detailed stamp.
• The leaves were created using a pattern from the Color Theory Designer Paper Stack and punched with the new Leaf punch that will be available in the Holiday Catalog on Sept. 1.
• The flowers are arranged and layered using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

• The inside sentiment is from the Butterfly Basics stamp set.
• A little added Designer Series Paper with a thin strip of Berry Burst card stock coordinates so nicely with the outside of the card.
• And to tie the whole card together, the envelope flap is embellished with more Designer Series Paper.

I hope that this may have inspired you to give the Tic Tac Toe Challenge a try this week.  Check out what Team O has created for even more creative fun HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a terrific Thursday!

Take care,

Rosanne

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