Holiday Keepsakes Card

I LOVE this card!  It does not look as impressive in the pictures but the rhinestones and champagne glimmer paper really pop on the card.  I would love to give someone credit but there was no name.

Happy stamping!
Stef

Ornament Joy Card

This is another great card from the monthly swap but there was no "recipe" inside the card so I don't know who created it.

Sorry for the lack of posting these past few days; my kiddos have been sick and I totally forgot about posting.  LOL!  

Happy stamping!
Stef

Ornament Keepsakes Clear Case Mini Album

Clear Case with the belly band and ornament on top

Clear Case without belly band

Inside the front cover with the pages folded "shut"

Front side of pages unfolded

Top view of pages

Back side of pages and back inside cover

Close up of pages

Close up of pages

 Hello!  Tonight(I am writing this on Friday) is a big demonstrator meeting with my upline, Suzanne.  She is having a mini album contest and this will be my entry.  I spent HOURS agonizing over it and hope to have a good chance to win the $100 Stampin Up gift certificate.  I think I have a fighting chance but I know that I will be amazed with the projects that the other ladies bring for their entries.  Even now I am second guessing myself and considering the benefits of adding Dazzling Details to a few ornaments....hmmm....  A girl can't go wrong adding bling!

If you want directions add a comment.

Happy stamping!
Stef

PS This is a Saturday morning update.  WOW!  Had fun last night and stayed until midnight working on Suzanne's make and take project which was another mini album.  We had pizza and snacks and lots of fun!  I will find out today who won the album contest....my fingers and toes are crossed!!!

Ornament Keepsakes Ornament

At Stamp Camp I demonstrated how to make this lovely ornament which was featured on the Holiday catalog.  I was requested to demo it at my clubs as well.  (-:  It is very simple and there are even videos posted on youtube if you are a visual person.

Here are my directions:

Holiday Catalog Christmas Ornament

Colors:

Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler pads

Very Vanilla and Old Olive CS

Punches:

1 ¾  circle punch

1 3/8  circle punch

Supplies:

Hot glue gun, Cherry Cobbler tulle, linen thread, glue dot, large pearls, Rosette die (or score with the Simply Scored), Candlelight Christmas DSP 12x1”, Vanilla ribbon, hole punch, Shimmer paint spray

Stamps:

Ornament Keepsakes set

Instructions:

1.       Use 2 sheets of Vanilla CS (cut into strips) to stamp all 40 ornaments. Stamp one ornament in Olive and the other in Cobbler.  Cut out with the framelits.

2.       Use the Simply Scored tool to score down the middle of each ornament and fold. Save five of each ornament to use for the back.

3.       Use liquid glue to adhere the larger Olive ornaments together in groups of threes.  Just glue one half of the ornament to the next.

4.       Mount each of the 3D ornaments to one of the remaining flat ornaments.

5.       Glue the Cobbler ornaments together in the same fashion.  Mount them on the remaining flat ornaments.

6.       Punch a circle in Olive.  Use hot glue to cover it and start mounting the large ornaments around the perimeter by the “stems”.

7.       Cut tulle in pieces of 3 scallops.  Scrunch each piece and glue between the ornaments.  Use your bone folder to press down while glue dries.

8.       Glue down the Cherry ornaments over the tulle sections.

9.       Cut 5 pieces of linen thread 12” long.  Knot the ends and form two loops out of each thread.  Glue between the Cherry ornaments.  (I did not have thread so I skipped this part.)

10.   Use a glue dot to adhere a large pearl to a vintage facet button.

11.   Make a rosette with the DSP and adhere in the center of the ornament.  Adhere the button in the center of the ornament.

12.   Punch a hole in the top of one Olive ornament and string Vanilla ribbon through the hole to use to hang the ornament.

13.   Mist the ornament with shimmer paint.

Stamp Camp Project #3 Waterfall Card

Once again the program is too smart for me.  LOL!  Sorry that the picture is on its side and that it took me so long to post the third project.  I have worked off and on for several days on this card and was not happy with it until I added the great new scalloped tulle.  LOVE IT!  It really added pop to the card.  I toyed with putting rhinestones on top of the gold brads but ended up taking them off.

This is a waterfall card so when you pull the ribbon on the bottom (left side of the photo) the scallop circle on top flips to reveal the next scallop circle.  Each circle is smaller than the last and one of the scallops is the new one out of the Holiday catalog.

Also, the ornaments are colored with the Ink Refill Drop technique.  The picture makes it difficult to see the neat shimmer of colors.

Happy stamping!
Stef

#2 Stamp Camp project Penny Spinner Card

Good morning!  This is a fun project and will have a few "extras" incorporated into once I place my next order.  This card will have to tide you over until I can post the updated version later.  LOL!  The ornament spins back and forth along the card and is so much fun!  My kids sat at the table yesterday afternoon and just watched it spin for at least five minutes.  Too funny!

I discovered an easier way to do the pleated medallion than the way I taught in club.  Phew!  I did it the hard way at club!

The embossing folder is the new one from the catalog.

Happy stamping!
Stef