Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes and Holiday Ornaments Framelits

Are you in love yet . . . with the Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set, that is?  I certainly am, and it is featured again today on my card share.

Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes

 This picture provides a closeup of the ornament:

Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes

This picture provides a view at a different angle:

Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes

Stamping Up supplies used to create the card featuring the Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set:

Stamps:  Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes (128051),  Watercolor Winter (129727), and Curly Cute (120510)

Ornament Keepsakes Clear-Mount Stamp SetWatercolor Winter Clear-Mount Stamp SetCurly Cute - Clear-Mount Stamp Set - by Stampin' Up!

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685), Gumball Green Card Stock (126840), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Ink: Gumball Green Classic Ink (126861), Old Olive Classic Ink (126953), VersaMark lnk(102283), and Black StazOn Ink (101406)

Accessories:  Holiday Ornaments Framelits (127816), Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (113439), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930), Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder (122949), Silver Embossing Powder (109131), Black Brads (119736), Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon (120992), and Heat Tool of your choice

Instructions for creating the Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes card:

  • Cut an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Gumball Green Card Stock, fold or score in half for the card base; a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock; and a 3-3/4″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock,
  • Cover with Gumball Green Classic Ink the pine needles stamp from the Watercolor Winter Stamp Set and randomly stamp around the Whisper White Card Stock,
  • Repeat but with Old Olive Classic Ink, and set the card stock to the side,
  • Cover the appropriate ornament stamp image with VersaMark on Whisper White Card Stock,
  • Carefully apply Silver Embossing Powder at the top of the ornament,
  • Carefully apply Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder to the remainder of the ornament and heat set,
  • Using the appropriate Holiday Ornaments Framelits and the Big Shot, cut out the ornament,
  • Use the same framelit to cut out an ornament from Cherry Cobbler Card Stock,
  • Cut the Cherry Cobbler ornament in half from the top to the bottom,
  • Adhere this to the back side of the Cherry Cobbler Embossed ornament for a mat,
  • Attach dimensionals (double up for better dimensions) to the back of the matted ornament,
  • Tie silver elastic cord around the top of the ornament,
  • Remove paper from dimensionals and attach to front of the pine needles stamped piece of card stock,
  • Punch a small hole near the top of the the card stock, insert the cord, and adhere it to the back of the card stock,
  • Tie a Cherry Cobbler bow and attach above the ornament,
  • Cover with Black StazOn Ink the sentiment, Seasons Greetings, from the Curly Cute stamp set and stamp the sentiment onto the bottom just below the ornament,
  • Add four black brads, one at each corner,
  • Adhere this piece to the 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, and
  • Adhere this to the Gumball Green card base.

Enjoy the card featuring the Stampin Up Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set and Holiday Ornaments Framelits, which you can get as a bundle (129950) from Stampin Up.

God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen

Stampin Up Watercolor Winter

As the calendar turns to October, I begin to think about holiday cards like this one that features the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp SetThe card is actually a birthday card for a special person who has a birthday during December.    Stampin Up Watercolor Winter

This view of the card shows the dimensions of the key elements from the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter stamp set:

Stampin Up Watercolor Winter

I love the pine needles and cones from the Stamping Up Watercolor Winter set.  In the past I have resorted to making my own pine needles for cards.  So this set will go a long way in speeding up my stamping of pine-related elements on cards.

Stampin Up Watercolor Winter

Don’t you just love the new Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons as shown here?

Let’s make this card together.  Go to your craft room and get out the following supplies:

 

Stampin Up Supplies:

Stamp Sets (clear mount):  Stampin Up Watercolor Winter (129727) and Bring On The Cake (for the sentiment) – (121958)

Paper:  Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953), Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685), Gumball Green Card Stock (126840), Whisper White Card Stock (100730), and Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)

Ink (Classic):  Real Red (126949), Cherry Cobbler (126966), Gumball Green (126861),  (Markers) Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip (119703)

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (116824), Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details (125585), Dazzling Details (124117), Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555), and Brights Collection 3/16″ Brads (119740)

 

 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THIS CARD FEATURING THE STAMPIN UP WATERCOLOR WINTER STAMP SET

  • Fold an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock in the middle to for a card base.
  • Cut a  5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock.
  • Place the Cherry Cobbler Card Stock into the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder and run through the Big Shot.
  • Cut a 4-3/4″ x 2-1/4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock. 
  • Cover the outline poinsettia stamp with Real Red Ink and stamp onto the center of the Whisper White Card Stock.
  • Cover the solid poinsettia stamp with Cherry Cobbler and stamp over the outline poinsettia stamp image (recommend using a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig – 101049).
  • Cover the pine needles stamp with Gumball Green Ink and stamp the image in the two places shown in the picture of the card.
  • Cover the outline pine cone stamp with a Soft Suede Stampin Write Marker and stamp the image in the two places shown in the picture.
  • Cover the solid pine cone stamp with a Chocolate Chip Stampin Write Marker and stamp the image over the outline pine cone image (recommend using a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig).
  • Apply Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details onto the poinsettia as desired.
  • Apply Dazzling Details (white) onto the pine needles and cones as desired.
  • Take two Cherry Cobbler Designer Brads and cut off the prongs.
  • Adhere the brads into the center of two small Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (I used Crystal Effects).
  • Adhere the buttons to the Whisper White card stock as shown in pictures.
  • Cover with Soft Suede the Birthday Wishes stamp from the Bring On The Cake Stamp Set and stamp as shown in the pictures. You want to ink the word “Birthday” first and stamp it and then the word “Wishes”.
  • Cut a 4-15/16″ x 2-7/16″ piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock and adhere the decorated Whisper White Card Stock to it to form a mat.
  • Cut two 2″ squares of design from the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (see pictures).
  • Cut two 2-1/4″ squares of Gumball Green Card Stock.
  • Adhere the two square pieces of the designer series paper to the two squares of Gumball Green Card Stock.
  • Adhere the Cherry Cobbler Embossed Card Stock to the front of the card base.
  • Adhere the designer series paper and mat squares to the Cherry Cobbler Embossed Card Stock (see pictures).
  • Place dimensionals on the back of the  Crumb Cake mat with the decorated Whisper White Card Stock.
  • Remove the backing from the dimensionals and adhere to the card front (see pictures).
  • Using a Gold Gel Pen, cover the center of the flowers that are embossed onto the Cherry Cobbler Card Stock.

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God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen
Enjoy the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp Set!