Tis the Season

It is that time of year, and I am going to try to post a new holiday card every week until Christmas. 4 weeks = 4 cards! For my first card I used another Mojo Monday sketch.  

The Designer Series Paper is from the Trim the Tree Stack Pack. The cardstock is Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, and Garden Green. The Noel is cut from the Wondrous Wreath framelits. I searched all over the place for my Gold Foil paper, but I couldn't find it anywhere, so I had to work around it. I used a gold sharpie and colored a section of whisper white cardstock. Here's a better picture of the shine. Sorry, its a little fuzzy. I really need to work on my photography skills.

Creative Challenges!

Welcome to this month's installment of the Jacksonville Starz Monthly Blog Hop. This month we decided to do a color challenge.

Even though I helped pick out the colors, I really had a hard time coming up with something, not to mention I had a creative block. I also found out that my Basic Gray Ink Pad is dried out, and I don't have any refill for it! :( I guess I know what I'll be ordering in the near future!

Anyway, I paid a visit to one of my favorite challenge blogs Mojo Monday to help get the creative juices flowing. Mojo Monday plus Jax Starz Color Challege equals this super simple cute card.

Product List

• 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch (Hello Honey)
• 1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch (Pool Party)
• Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set 
• Six-Sided Sampler Clear-mount Stamp Set (greeting)
• Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
• Hello Honey 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon
• 2014-2016 In Color Backgrounds Designer Series Paper Stack
• Pool Party 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock  (Card base is 3.5 x 11" Scored @ 5.5")
• Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
• Basic Gray 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad (mine was dry, so I used my stampin' write marker instead)
• Bitty Butterfly Punch 

I hope you liked my card. Please leave a comment before you head over to Lee's blog!

Also, don't forget to check out the rest of the Jacksonville's shining Starz: Lee Conrey, Amanda Sevall, Maria Willis, and Sheilah Stamper

Happy Hauntings

Welcome to the Jacksonville STARZ Blog Hop. This month our theme is Halloween.  Pinterest is just booming with ideas for Halloween, which led me to create these "Pinspired" projects.

The card is "Pinspired" by Lynn Pratt & Karen Morris. I really love how the tombstones turned out. I changed Lynn's original card by changing the coloration and making the tombstone haunted by a ghost instead of a bat. I used Karen's technique to create the bats using the Butterfly punches.

For instructions on how to recreate this card Click Here

Product List

• Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202]
• Basic Black 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [121045]
• Perfect Plum 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [101889]
• Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199]
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]
• Old Olive 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100702]
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082]
• Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad [126980]
• Elegant Butterfly Punch [127526]
• Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406]
• Decorative Label Punch [120907]
• Owl Punch [118074]
• Fringe Scissors [133325]
• Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973]
• 2-1/2 Inch Circle Punch [120906]

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These cute little Monster Treat Boxes are "Pinspired" by Debbie Henderson. I must admit that I had no intention of purchasing the Curvy Keepsake thinlit, but after seeing the creative things that Debbie did with it, I couldn't resist. Even my husband loves these little guys!!!

I used the 3/4" circle punch for the eyes and eyelids.

Frankenstein's nose is the scrap left over from the handle of the Curvy Keepsake Box. His pupils are made from the 1/2" Circle Punch. I created his hair using the Large Oval punch with little triangles cut out of it. I finished up his mouth and stitches with a Black Stamp'n Write Marker.

Dracula's teeth are the tips of the Pennant Punch, and his nose and pupils are from the owl punch (since I still had it out from making the card). I cut a scrap piece of Basic Black with the Curvy Keepsake thinlit, and then I used a 1" circle punch to shape his widow's peak. I finished\up by giving him bloodshot eyes and bloody fangs with a Real Red Stamp'n Write marker. I can't wait to make more creatures!

I hope you enjoyed these "Pinspired" projects. Now make sure you click the next button, so you can check out Amy's awesome creation!!!

If you missed any of the other Jacksonville STARZ fabulous crafts, please make sure you check them out.
Amanda Sevall
Priscilla Thoreson
Maria Willis
Amy Unick
Lee Conrey
Susan Best

Lisa Tyndall

Monique Zimmer

Stamp, Stock, & Save

For those of you who do not know, October 4th is "World Card Making Day", and Stampin' Up! is so excited about it, that we're having a ridiculous 15% off sale on some of your favorite products! From October 1-6 , you'll be able to purchase select ink, paper, envelops, and adhesive-all at a 15% discount! Select stamps are 20%!

To top off the savings, I will be offering additional free shipping on orders of $50 or more placed at my World Card Making Day Event on October 4th! 

Click HERE to see a PDF of all the great deals!

• Deadline is Monday, October 6, 2014; 11:50 PM (MT)

New Snowflake Card Thinlit

I spent my Labor Day weekend making cards with the Southern Hot Scrappers. My Winter Letterpress Stamp set was on backorder and came in the mail last Saturday, so Sunday was spent creating this card (and a few others). I'm loving the silver glimmer paper paired with the Encore Ink.

This card is pretty simple to make. For printable instructions click HERE.

Product List

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $6.95	Silver Glimmer Paper $4.95	Silver Metallic Encore Pad $9.95	Scallop Edge Border Punch $15.95
Letterpress Winter Photopolymer Stamp Set $25.95	Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents $4.95	Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies $32.95

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Here is one more picture of the card. The snowflake is pretty big, so you can put a nice sized greeting on the inside.

The Winter Letterpress Stamp set pairs up nicely with the Snowflake Card Thinlits. I was disappointed that there is not a die that fits the large snowflake. However, Stampin' Up! has a great YouTube video to circumvent this issue.

Don't forget to pin this post and leave a comment or question!

STARZ Holiday Blog Hop

The Jacksonville STARZ are celebrating the release of the the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog with a Blog Hop. If you didn't hop over here from Rose Ann's Blog, then make sure you check her post along with all the other STARZ.

My design uses the Bright and Beautiful Stamp Set along with the Stars Framelits.

Click Print Recipe for a printer friendly version.

Product List

• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
• Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
• Silver Metallic Encore Pad
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Bright Beautiful Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
• Confetti Stars Punch
• Stars Framelits Die
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive
• All Is Calm Designer Washi Tape

Instructions:

1. Punch the Confetti Stars out of the bottom edge of the Island Indigo. 
2. Emboss the top portion of the Island Indigo with the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder.
3. Adhere the Washi tape just above the Confetti Stars.
4. Using Dimensionals, adhere the Island Indigo piece to the card face.
5. Using the Silver Encore Inck, stamp the largest star image onto the Lost Lagoon, then cut the image out using the 2nd largest Stars Framelit.
6. Cut the 3 stars out of the Glimmer paper in one pass, by nesting the 2nd largest and the 2 smallest Star Framelits.
7. Adhere the large Glimmer star using Tombo Multipurpose glue. Then build the rest of the star using Dimensionals.

Thank you for visiting. After you leave a comment, make sure you hop on over to Priscilla's Blog and check out her Holiday card.

Blog Roll: Lee Conrey, Sheila Stamper, Amanda Sevall, Rose Ann Marr, & Susan Best

Stampin' Up has got an awesome deal right now. Buy a Big Shot and get a Stamp set with its matching framelits free. If you already own a Big Shot, then you can still buy the bundles at a 15% discount. These Bundles are special and will only be available until August 31st, so get them before they are gone. 

* Also available in wood mount.

** Some stamps are also available in Spanish or French.