Red Sparkly Stars - MM136 & NAC117

This is a combined color challenge from Merry Monday and sketch challenge from Nacho Average Challenges. Lots of sparkle and glitter here (I can handle glitter on Glimmer Paper, lol). There's a bit of snow falling here in Montreal, so hopefully that puts people in the Christmas mood for my craft show this weekend!

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Good Greetings

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

 

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White card stock; Trim the Tree DSP; Red Glimmer Paper

 

Misc: Star Framelits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (star punch), Bitty Banners Framelits, Rhinestones, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

 

 

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Santa Ornament

A few weeks ago I shared some porcelain ornaments I had made. I've been having fun making these ornaments, and wanted to share another one today. This one is made with the *vintage* Stampin' Up! set Santa's List.

 

Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers!

 

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Friend to Friend - CCMC330

Tangelo Twist is possibly one of my least used colors. I'm not an orange person in general, so I always end up choosing other colours. Even in this color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary, I added some touches of it as more of an afterthought to give it some extra punch. I pulled out my Vivid Vases set that I haven't used in awhile and colored it with the challenge colors. The background stripes are mimicked on the center vase.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Vivid Vases, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Stazon Black; Blackberry Bliss

 

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White card stock 

 

Misc: Oval Framelits, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Banner Punch, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Stampin' Write Markers, Dimensionals, Rhinestones

 

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Thank You Dahlia - PPA228

My card today is based on the sketch challenge from Pals Paper Arts. I decided to pull out a stamp set I haven't used in awhile and make it my focal point for this card. I love purple, pink and black together, so that's what I went with for my card.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Regarding Dahlias, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Memento Tuxedo Black

 

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White card stock; 2013-2015 In Color DSP (Strawberry Slush)

 

Misc: Dimensionals, Rhinestones

 

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Butterfly Birthday - AW29

My card today is for the color challenge at Around the World Stampin' Up! Challenges. We're still a month away from Christmas, and I'm tired of holiday cards, so I decided to pull out some old favorites and make this card.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge, Wetlands

Ink: Crumb Cake, Hello Honey, Real Red

 

Paper: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White

 

Misc: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Glue Dots, Pearls

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Busy with Craft Shows!

Yesterday I did a craft show in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu to sell my cards, ornaments, post-it's, etc.

Here's how my table looked:

I had so many cards they didn't all fit on the table!

Next weekend I'll be in Hemmingford to sell my stuff there, and the following Sunday at Centennial in Greenfield Park.

And just cuz it's cute, here's a pic of my kitty Ben guarding all my stuff before I packed up the car :)

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Pine Branch - FMS163

My card today is for the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. I used the Ornamental Pine set, and then "spruced" it up (haha, get it?) with some Dazzling Details glitter. This is the only format of glitter I can really handle, since it's already gluey. I used some snow sequins to embellish the ribbon on the front.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Ornamental Pine

Ink: Garden Green, Early Espresso

 

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White card stock; Trim the Tree DSP

 

Misc: Cherry Cobbler Sheer 1" Linen Ribbon, Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Frosted Sequins, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dazzling Details Glitter

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Perfect Peacock Notebook

I've been busy preparing for 3 upcoming holiday craft shows for the next 3 weekends. I'll be selling cards (of course), post it notes, bookmarks, ornaments, and covered hard cover journals like this one.

I colored the Perfect Peacock image with my Blandabilities and covered the front and back of the journal with 2013-2015 In Color DSP.

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Endless Wishes - NAC116

Well, these are definitely not your normal snowflakes, but I wanted to do something different for the color challenge at Nacho Average Challenge, and this is what I ended up with. I love how rich these colors are, and this fabulous ribbon is an awesome touch to this card, to make the red pop.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Endless Wishes

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Garden Green

 

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White card stock

 

Misc: Cherry Cobbler 1" Sheer Linen Ribbon, Rhinestones

 

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Grateful for You - FabFri54

Even though Thanksgiving is past here in Canada, I figured I'd use the colors for the challenge at Fab Friday this week for one last fall/thanks style card. My gold sequins were still sitting on my desk, so they ended up in today's card as well. They give a nice sparkle to the card without having to resort to the dreaded glitter :P

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Merry Everything

Ink: Cajun Craze

 

Paper: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Whisper White card stock; Moonlight DSP stack

 

Misc: Gold Sequin Trim, Tag Topper Scalloped Punch, Note Tag Punch, Dimensionals, Woodgrain Embossing Folder

 

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Bright Smiley Flower - CCMC329

This week's sketch at Create with Connie & Mary was kinda odd looking to me :P I really didn't know what to do with it, but I knew that I did not want to make another Christmas card. Since it's been kinda gray and snowy here in Montreal, I decided to make something bright and cheerful with the Sweet Stuff stamp set. I figured a bunch of gold sequins would work well with this card, and this is what I ended up with. Not sure if I like it, but I give up trying to change it :)

 

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Sweet Stuff

Ink: Tempting Turquoise; Memento Tuxedo Black

 

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Whisper White card stock; Sweet Taffy DSP 

 

Misc: Gold Sequins, 1" Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Framelits, Dimensionals, Pearls, Melon Mambo Blendabilities, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities

 

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Wetlands CAS - PP222

Clean and simple thank you card... That's the theme for this week's challenge at the paper players. I already had the Wetlands stamp sitting on my desk from another card I made earlier in the week, so I figured I might as well use that. I tried to keep the colors neutral and natural. It's definitely a simple card...

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

 

Stamps: Wetlands

 

Ink: Early Espresso, Old Olive

 

Paper: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Sahara Sand card stock

 

Misc: Linen Thread, Pearls, Dimensionals

 

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Blue & Silver Christmas Bauble - MM134 & TSSC340

All week I wasn't sure what to use for the Merry Monday challenge, since I didn't think I had any current Christmas ornament stamps, then I realized that of course I have Christmas Bauble. I figured that it'd work well with the Techno Stamper sketch challenge for the week as well. After a mishap with glitter (note to self, you still hate glitter), I ended up with this glitter-less card. :)

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Christmas Bauble

Ink: Versamark

 

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Smoky Slate card stock; All is Calm DSP

 

Misc: Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals, Soft Sky and Lost Lagoon Stampin' Write Markers, Silver Stampin' Dazzle Marker

 

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Birthday Greetings - NAC115

Hey look, not a Christmas card for a change! I was starting to get a bit tired of Christmas cards, so I figured I'd make a birthday card for this week's sketch challenge at Nacho Average Challenges. I let the DSP take over the show for this card. It's nice and splashy, without being too overwhelming, which I like a lot. I love this color combination, I'm not sure if I'd have thought to do it myself.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Wetlands

Ink: Island Indigo

 

Paper: All Abloom DSP, Island Indigo and Whisper White card stock

 

Misc: Regals Designer Buttons, White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals

 

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Christmas Card with November My Paper Pumpkin Pieces - SSC88

My Paper Pumpkin kit came in yesterday, and as soon as I saw it, I was in love with the silver snowflake die cuts, as well as the stamps. I decided to make my card for the Sunday Stamps sketch challenge using pieces from the kit, and here's what I ended up with. There are lots of rhinestones on there! Once I started putting them on I had a hard time stopping!

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: November Paper Pumpkin

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky

 

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Smoky Slate card stock

 

Misc: Rhinestones, Silver star and Baker's Twine from November Paper Pumpkin, All Is Calm Washi Tape, Sponge Dauber

 

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Get Your Santa On - PP221

My fun little Santa card today is for the color challenge at the paper players this week. It's hard to see, but I jazzed him up a little bit with a silver belt buckle and some Dazzling Details on his sleeve cuffs, hat and bottom of his coat. The embossing folder has been around for awhile and is in the annual catalog, but for some reason I only just ordered it recently. I have a feeling I'll be playing around more with it soon!

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Get Your Santa On

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

 

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla card stock

 

Misc: Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker, Mossy Meadow Stampin' Write Marker, Silver Stampin' Dazzle Marker, Dazzling Details Glitter

 

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Cozy Country Christmas Card - AW28

And it's another Christmas card... I keep thinking Christmas is ages away still, but it's really just over 6 weeks away. I've got a few craft shows in between now and then as well, so having lots of Christmas cards on hand is a good thing!

 

I used the colors from the challenge at Around the World Stampin' Up! Challenges for this card. I sponged the brown oval with Baked Brown Sugar, overtop of some punched out stars. Then I sponged the stars even more to make them darker and offset them a little bit to get a bit of a highlight behind them. It feels like a very cozy, country style card, probably because of the plaid background and the rustic sponging.

 

 

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Joyeux tout (Merry Everything)

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Mossy Meadow

 

Paper: Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler card stock; Trim the Tree DSP

 

Misc: Oval Framelits, Sponge Daubers, Note Tag Punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (star), Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

 

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If you live anywhere in Canada, including Quebec, and would like a copy of the new 2014 Holiday catalog, or to order these items or any other Stampin' Up! supplies, please contact me: emily@emilymark.ca

Peace & Beauty of the Season - CCMC328

I love it when cards take shape but you have no idea what you're going to do when you start working on it. I started this card for the color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary by wrapping 2 pieces of washi on my card. Then I figured I'd add some red flowers and decided on the sentiment to use. Then it seemed a bit too empty so I added some Gorgeous Grunge splotches to fill it in a bit.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Ornamental Pine, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Cherry Cobbler

 

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Smoky Slate card stock

 

Misc: Petite Petals Punch, Labels Collection Framelits, Smoky Slate Candy Dots, All Is Calm Washi Tape

 

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If you live anywhere in Canada, including Quebec, and would like a copy of the new 2014 Holiday catalog, or to order these items or any other Stampin' Up! supplies, please contact me: emily@emilymark.ca