Sparkly Snowflake

Hello! 

As I play with the Silver Glimmer Paper, I can't help but think of Snowflakes! As uncommon as it is to make a black & white Christmas card, I was just drawn to give it a try with this card.

I used the Lattice Embossing Folder on the black cardstock background, and the Snow Flurry Bigz Die for the Snowflakes, in Whisper White and Silver Glimmer Paper. The embellishment in the middle is from the Antique Brads package. This card is very simple, yet quite stunning to see in person.

Snow Flurry Bigz Die (127813):

Antique Brads (117273): 

Lattice Embossing Folder (119976):

Here's a look at the card again.

Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping!

Jo-Ann

 

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Scentsational Season

I love Christmas Card time! I have been having so much fun making some cute Christmassy cards. This one was made to trade as a swap at a recent Stampin' Up Regional seminar. I love the color combo, and the adorable images from the Scentsational Season stamp set.

Here are all my swaps, ready to go! 

 

The supplies used are:

stamps: Scentsational Season

cardstock: Crumb Cake, Bravo Burgundy, Regals Designer Paper Stack

inks: Early Espresso, Garden Green, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Holiday Collection Framelits, 1/8" Espresso Ribbon, Northern Flurry embossing folder, square punch (to notch out the flags), corner rounder

 

Scentsational Season stamp set (121190 C or 121026 W): 

Holiday Collection Framelits 127814:

(these cut out the stamp images PERFECTLY on your Big Shot)

Northern Flurry Embossing Folder 120902

Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping,

Jo-Ann

 

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Holiday Extravaganza!

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You can Email me if you'd prefer that I place your order, but keep in mind I will only place them once I get a minimum of $100 in orders, so this may be too late if there's something you're desperate for! (My first order will be going through this Thursday morning.) 

Christmas Trees!

 
Good Morning!

I wanted to share with you these Christmas trees I made with my kids recently. We had a great time!

You can see from the bottom view here that I used styrofoam cones from the craft store, and added the paper curls all around. 

You just cut double sided paper (I used the retired set called Holiday Thyme) into 1" X 6" strips. (You need about 3 12X12 sheets per tree.)  Then, using your Bone Folder, curl one end at a time, as you would with curling ribbon. Leave a flat space in the middle, and put a sewing straight pin thru that area into your styrofoam shape. No glue required! 

You can also do this on foam wreath shapes too, but make sure to get the dense foam so the pins don't fall out! This was easy enough for my 7 and 11 year olds to do, but I did help them with the curling part.

Enjoy!

 
 

Cocoa & Ornaments

The above card is one I designed for my recent Christmas Card Stamp A Stack, held on Oct 24th. It was so much fun!

This card uses:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Tree Trimmings, Holiday Best Hostess stamp set

Cardstocks: Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip.

Inks: Versamark, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Ornament punch (from the Stampin Up Holiday Mini Catalogue), Modern Label Punch, Scallop Edge punch, silver brads, dimensionals, 3/4" circle punch and Iridescent Ice embossing powder.

Here are some of the ladies enjoying a great time of stamping 16 Christmas cards!

Above are Jen, Joanne and Kristin

 

And here are Diane, Erica, bekky, Jimi, Kathryn, and Alex....stamping away!

Stay posted for some more great Christmas ideas coming soon....

Jo-Ann
 
 
 

Christmas Ornament Card

Just wanted to share with you a pretty Christmas card I demonstrated at my last stamp club event.

It is made using some of the new products from the Holiday Mini Catalogue (contact me to get your copy!)

The ornament stamp from Delightful Decorations (#116517) was inked in Soft Suede, then I dabbed on some of the new Champagne Shimmer Paint (#116806) with a Sponge Dauber before stamping it. I punched it out with the new Ornament Punch (#116794). The Whisper White cardstock was stamped with the Serene Snowflakes (#115438) stamp, dabbed with just the Shimmer Paint, and punched along the edge with the Eyelet Border Punch. I added a slit with the Slot Punch, and ran some Polka-Dot Soft Suede Ribbon around it. The sentiment is from Four the Holidays (#116921), and I added some Gold Elastic Cord (#109867) to make the top of the ornament.

The Shimmer Paint is amazing, and so easy to use. It can be dabbed right onto an inked stamp, or dabbed onto an uninked one, for a tranparent shimmery look. I LOVE the BLING this gives you, and it's so perfect for Christmas cards!

If you'd like to place an order for any of the above, or anything else, please email me at stampinwithjoann@shaw.ca, or go online to my website, and click Shop Now.

Happy Stampin'!

Jo-Ann