Christmas Magic - updated!

Today's card is a re-arranged cased card from Joyce Whitman.  I spotted it on Pinterest and loved the clean lines and just had to give it a go.  I rearranged the layout and used a different sentiment stamp.  Trust me, finding a sentiment to fit into that little space was tough.  Thankfully I had a couple of friends over that had some sets that I didn't have so we found something that would work.

Recipe:

Crumb Cake - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
   (or 11" x 4 1/4", scored and folded at 5 1/2")
Real Red - 5 1/4" x 4"
Whisper White 5 1/4" x 4" (inside)

Pieces and Parts:

Whisper White - 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" (snowman)
Crumb Cake - 2 3/4" x 2" (snowman)

Whisper White - 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" (bell)
Crumb Cake - 2" x 2" (bell)

Whisper White - 1 1/2" x 1 1/4" (sentiment)
Crumb Cake - 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" (sentiment)

Designer Series Paper DSP - 2 3/4" x 1 1/4"
Crumb Cake (3" x 1 1/2")

The snowman, stamped with Black Memento ink, is colored with Real Red, Pool Party, Garden Green, Crumb Cake and Pumpkin Pie).  You should be able to click on the picture and have it open in a bigger format, easier to see.

The bell is stamped with Crumb Cake and the sentiment with Real Red.

** Outside sentiment (which I forgot to list originally) is from Hang Your Stocking.  Thank you Linda for noticing!

Inside the sentiments come from Tin of Tags and Snow Place.

Thank you for looking in today.  It was sure fun to be able to stamp again and be creative without being so tired I just wanted to sleep!

Have a Blessed Sunday!  ~ Donna


Product List

Christmas Magic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[142116]

$28.00

Christmas Magic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142119]

$20.00

Hang Your Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142114]

$21.00

Snow Place Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139738]

$26.00

Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142180]

$21.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$6.50

Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper

[141981]

$11.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Real Red & Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Markers

[141973]

$7.00

Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive Stampin Write Markers

[142032]

$7.00

Snowmen... Arizona Style

I spotted a snowman made from Swirly Scribbles Thinlits by Jessica Urrutia and immediately thought about how we make Snowmen in Arizona...  with Tumbleweeds!  So I pulled out some Crumb Cake cardstock and went to work!

 

 

Recipe: 

Base:  Whisper White Thick cardstock - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack (Real Red Dots) - 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"

Marina Mist - 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"

 

Whisper White / Crumb Cake - Swirly Scribbles

Whisper White for stamping Scarf from Snow Place with Real Red ink.



 



Jessica's version used Whisper White, so I made one of those as well.  I believe Jessica cut off the little leaves off of the middle sized Swirl, but that just makes it look more like a tumbleweed and that's what I wanted, so I left them on.

I used just the "Christmas!" part from Merry Christmas! from the Snow Place stamp set and added my own handwriting at the end. 

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Product List

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

[141497]

$27.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

[138434]

$22.00

Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119682]

$8.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

$6.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Project Life Journaling Pens

[135304]

$5.00

Snow Friends Framelits Dies

[139664]

$27.00

Snow Place Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139738]

$26.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Snow Place Window Spotlight

This is an adorable card I have planned for this weekend's workshop.  There will be some new stampers there and I think this will be a nice easy card with lots of POP!  I'm CASEing this card from Angie Leach.  I've changed up the sentiment and added some extra glitter, but thanks go to Angie for this great design!

Recipe:
Whisper White Thick Cardstock for the base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Marina Mist 5 1/8" x 3 7/8" and rounded on the top with the Project Life Corner Rounder Punch.
Whisper White 5" x 3 3/4" and embossed with the Brick Wall Texture Embossing Folder

Punch a 2 1/2" Circle from the top down and centered on the Brick Wall.
Stamp the Penguin with Memento Black ink and the Scarf and Earmuffs with Cherry Cobbler.
Cut them out with the Snow Friends Framelits.
Color his beak with Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango or Tangelo Twist.  I colored his feet too and then remembered they would be hidden!

It's hard to see, but I used the two way glue pen around the edge of the hole and sprinkled it with Dazzling Details glitter.

Pop the Brick Wall up with Stampin' Dimensionals, remembering not to put them where you want to put your Penguin.  I also put one Dimensional behind his head and then slid him into place with his Scarf hanging out.  I put 1/4 of a dimensional behind the earmuffs.

The banner along the bottom started out 3 7/8" x 1", stamped in the center with "there's snow place like home" and then used the Triple Banner Punch to make the bannered ends.  Remember if  you stamp before cutting the banner, that you will be cutting off 3/8" from the point on each side, so plan ahead.

I am SO excited about this weekend's workshop.  There's going to be a BIG surprise for me there, that is no longer a surprise (she just couldn't wait to tell me).  My very best friend Danita is coming up from Southern Arizona for the workshop.  This is a HUGE deal because her health really keeps her home most of the time.  I can hardly wait to see her.  It's going to be the best workshop EVER!

Thank you for looking in today.

~ Donna

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Snow Way Penguin!

This cute card was fast and easy so cute~  We may not get snow here in Phoenix, but it can't be Christmas without snow, so here it is!

Recipe:

Base - Whisper White Thick Cardstock - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Top Layer - Whisper White Regular Cardstock - 5 1/4" x 4"
Night of Navy - 5 1/4" x 1 3/4"
Designer Series Paper - Season of Cheer 5 1/4" x 1 1/2"
Stamps - Snow Place Bundle with Snow Friends Framelits
Ink:  Memento Black, Night of Navy, Real Red.

I popped up the top layer with Stampin' Dimensionals to give the card a bit of dimension.

Thank you for looking in today!

~ Donna

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Woodland Pines

Today I have a WOW card to share with you that was spotted on Linda Schnabel's blog by one of my regular stampers.  As soon as she shared it with me I knew I had to give it a try.

You won't believe how easy this fabulous technique is.

Simply stamp on the "raised" side of the Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with your favorite pine trees in Mossy Meadow.  I used "Lovely as a Tree" for mine, but you could use the pines from the Wonderland stamp set.  The "raised" side of the folder is the one where the trees are recessed into the folder.

I really like how it turned out, but thought it might be a little too stark white at the top so I decided to add some sky and snow on the ground.  I used a sponge and lightly sponged some Soft Sky across the top of the folder and along the bottom.  Then I added the tree stamps in Mossy Meadow.

This technique put a little more blue on the tree trunks than I would like, so I think next time I'm going to try using a sponge dauber so the ink only gets on the background instead of the trees.  It still came out looking pretty good though.  I'm very happy with it!

Inside the "snow" card I added some snowflakes and a Merry Christmas to tie it together.

Let me know if you give this a try.  You won't believe how easy it is.  Oh, and be sure to clean your folder in between each time.  I simply ran mine under the faucet and then made sure it was completely dry.

Thank you for looking in today!

~ Donna

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Time to Chill

Do you remember playing with paper dolls and how much fun it was to dress them up with different outfits and accessories?  I sure do and these little guys remind me of playing with those paper dolls and all of their accouterments. Don't you think they are adorable?

I've been stamping and die cutting penguins and accessories and tomorrow I plan to dress them up and put them on everything!  Ok, well, maybe not everything, but they will certainly be on so many cards!

The inside and outside sentiments are so perfect together. Add a few snowflakes on the inside and you can "Let It Snow!"

I stamped the penguins directly onto the Whisper White and then added the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing.

The scarf, earmuffs, tie, hat and cane are all popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The best thing about those little add-on's is they have Framelits Dies to go with them!  The Bundle saves you 15% when you buy Snow Place and Snow Friends together (140844)

Since the temperatures are still in the triple digits here, I thought snow on my cards would be a great idea!!

Thank you for looking in today!

~ Donna

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