Heirloom Frames and Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peeks!

Happy Monday! Just two more left till school starts...argh! So much to do and so little time! I need to spend the next two weeks buried in my studio to get ready for all of my fall events.
Speaking of fall, I am absolutely LOVING the gorgeous fall-themed products in the new Holiday Catalogue! So much so, that I decided to combine this week's featured product with some awesome sneak peeks from the upcoming catalogue! I am featuring the Woven Threads Suite and love how easily the products from this suite can be used for seasonal projects. Here are the items in the suite...

Woven Threads Suite (Item #152184)

For today's project share I combined products from this suite with the Gather Together bundle from the Holiday Catalogue for a fall-themed sympathy card...

I love this Terracotta Tile linen-look DSP pattern for fall! I used it for my background and then stamped the sentiment directly on it in Early Espresso ink. The frame is die-cut from Early Espresso card stock, embossed with the coordinating embossing folder and them distressed using the new Golden Glitz Delicata metallic ink. I love the way the gold ink accents the beautiful embossed pattern on the frame.

I adhered the frame to the background panel, centring it around the stamped sentiment, using dimensionals. I created an arrangement of leaves and twigs using the Gathered Leaves dies, which BOTH cut and emboss in one pass through the machine. LOVE that!! One tip that I have discovered is that if you lightly mist or brush your card stock with an Aqua Painter before die-cutting, you get a much deeper impression on the leaves. The little twigs and sprigs were die-cut using the new All Around Wreath dies...I am loving these little accents for more than just wreath-building!

See those little tufts peeking out from behind the leaves? Those are tassels created from the Woven Threads Trim! It's super-easy to do by simply removing the bottom thread on the trim...quick and easy tassel embellishments! The final touch was a little double bow tied with some Cajun Craze twine from the Come To Gather ribbon combo pack.

On the inside, I added a Very Vanilla panel on which I stamped a beautiful sentiment from the Woven Heirlooms stamp set in Early Espresso ink, as well as some flourishes in Pretty Peacock.

Sympathy cards are never fun to make, but using beautiful products like these makes it much easier.

I will be featuring this card and two others in tomorrow's Live @ Five video over on my Facebook business page. I hope you'll join me then, but if you miss it, you can check out the replay later in the week on my YouTube channel or on the Video Tutorials tab above.

Before I go, just a reminder that my Holiday Catalogue Product Shares are now open for ordering. You can reserve your Designer Series Paper and Ribbon Shares by clicking the appropriate images below. Deadline to order shares is September 2nd. Shares are available to Canadian residents only.

Thanks for stopping by today...have a spectacular week!


Product List

Woven Heirlooms Bundle [151093] $64.75	Gather Together Bundle [153036] $51.25	All-Around Wreath Dies [150641] $46.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $10.25	Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink Pad [150711] $15.00	Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150884] $12.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979] $12.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25	Woven Threads Designer Series Paper [149497] $15.75
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $6.75	Gold Glimmer Paper [146958] $6.75	Sahara Sand 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Woven Threads Trim [149499] $11.00	Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack [150456] $12.25

Blooms and Gingham

Hi there...I hope you're having a good week! Today I want to share with you a project I made using the Heartfelt Blooms Sale-a-bration stamp set. Check this out...

Now, I will admit, that when I first saw this stamp set at OnStage, I wasn't all that impressed. It wasn't until I used it and saw the incredible photo-realistic image it creates that I fell in love with it. It is a new, Stampin' Up! exclusive style of stamp called DistINKtive, and it fabulous! Here is a closer look at the stamped flowers:

The depth and shadows this stamp gives are just amazing! To create this card, I first stamped the image and then die-cut a stitched circle to pop up a portion of the stamped image. I added a sentiment from the same stamp set in Night of Navy ink. I love the combination of Sweet Sugarplum and Night of Navy!

I also ran the Whisper White card stock through my Big Shot using the new Petal Pair TIEF and then layered it on a piece of Night of Nacy card stock before adding some gingham ribbon in the same shade. I layered that on a piece of Sweet Sugarplum card stock and then mounted it on a Night of Navy card stock base.

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped a portion of the floral image in Sweet Sugarplum.

I can't say enough about how beautiful this stamped image is...oh, did I mention it is FREE with a $60 order during Sale-a-bration?? This set needs to be at the top of your Wish List for sure!

Product List

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147202] $0.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $10.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $10.00
Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $8.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $8.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $40.00
Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [145656] $11.75	Night Of Navy 1/2" Gingham Ribbon [144232] $10.00

Dragonfly Sympathy

I don't know about you, but I really hate making sympathy cards. They always mean someone I care about is hurting, which makes my heart hurt too. That's why I always try to have a few pre-made so that I don't have to associate the sadness of loss with the craft that I love. Today I have a sympathy card I designed for my recent card buffet...

I used some of the gorgeous Inside the Lines Sale-a-bration DSP for the background. That stuff is SO versatile, whether I take the time to colour it or simply use it as a fabulous neutral background. Here I stamped part of the DSP using some of the spatter stamp images from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set using Rich Razzleberry ink. I also heat embossed some spatters in silver to add texture and shine.

The dragonflly is die-cut from Basic Black card stock using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. I added some silver texture by inking parts of the die-cut with Versamark and heat embossing in silver. I layered the detailed dragonfly on solid vellum dragonfly to give the wings more substance.
The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder stamp set and is stamped in Basic Black ink. The only embellishment on the front of the card is some black metallic thread.

On the inside of the card I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped the sentiment from the Better Together stamp set and a dragonfly from the Dragonfly Dreams set, both in Basic Black.

This simple sympathy card is perfect to have on-hand for when the need arises. If you haven't already done so, be sure to pick up a pack of the Inside the Lines DSP for FREE with a $60 order before Friday, March 31st, or it will be gone forever!

Product List

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set [142924] $26.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $33.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $48.00	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $8.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316] $10.00
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $10.00	Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper [143830] $0.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies [142749] $41.00
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $30.00	Basic Black Metallic Thread [141695] $4.00