Bright & Beautiful Lost Lagoon

I just love the simple traditional images in the Bright & Beautiful stamp set. The fact that the Star Framelits match perfectly is a major bonus! I know of lot of you purchased these as a bundle recently during the recent Bigshot promotion & just might be looking for ideas.  I came across a cute card by Carla Blake on Pinterest that I thought would really work for a little set I was creating.  I have changed mine a bit but I love it in Lost Lagoon so have kept that colour base.  I have made my stars a bit more 3d & have also created a little matching star box.

I have used the new Confetti Stars Punch & the new Lucky Stars Textured Embossing Folder on the card & went for a star overload!   This little duo is my class project for September, so if you would like to make them send me an email or call me to book your place.  I have a classes tab up the top of my blog with all the details.   

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TRICIA

Bright & Beautiful Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$42.95

Stars Framelits Die

$45.95

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock

$11.95

Lost Lagoon 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$15.95

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$14.95

Silver Glimmer Paper

$8.95

Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

$13.95

Confetti Stars Punch

$37.95

Stampin' Trimmer

$49.95

12 Weeks of Christmas WEEK 6 : A Christmas Lodge

Well look at that we are halfway there!  Are you still here?? Can you believe Christmas is only 6 weeks away? I have not even thought about Christmas shopping so I think I had better start soon.

I saw a card like this on Youtube and thought "I think I could make something a bit like that."  It was made by Amy Celona,  and you know what I did manage to recreate it in my own way!  Youtube is a great resource for getting ideas for Stampin' Up! stamp sets - just type in the name of the set or style of card and up come lots of videos.

I have been desperately waiting for this stamp set to come here to Australia since it was released in the USA.  I love its huge tree and cute little snow covered lodge.  Ok, so we don't get snow here at Christmas but it is lovely just the same.This card is a sidestep (fancy fold) card.  My stamp club girls were wanting to make a few fancy fold cards and this one came to mind immediately.  I hope they like their versions of it as much as I did.  It is so much prettier in real life.

Hope you like bling because this card really sparkles and shines! There are quite a few different elements here.  I used the silver glimmer paper for the snowy ground cover & snowflake, Gumball Green for the ribbon and leaves of the branch.  It is so much prettier in real life as the camera just doesn't pick up all those sparkles.   

Christmas Lodge Side Step Card

Christmas Lodge Side Step card in Early Espresso.

Close up of all the bling

Stamp Set: Christmas Lodge.
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Silver Glimmer Paper, Candelight Christmas Specialty DSP. 

Ink:  Early Espresso, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake, Champagne Shimmer Paint.

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Delicate Design Folders,  3/16" Metallic Brads,  Paper Piercer, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Glue Dots, 2 way Glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds.

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TRICIA  

12 Weeks of Christmas WEEK 5 - Diamond Fold Snowflake Sioree

Wow can you believe it - 7 weeks till Christmas.  I have not even started to think about shopping for Christmas yet either.  Best get started soon or else it will be here and I will be empty handed!

Here is my week 5 post - Diamond fold Snowflake Soiree card.  This is quite an easy fun fold card to create and can be done without a score tool if you don't have one, although it is much quicker if you do.

I played around with different ways of inking up the snowlfakes from craft white ink to illuminate ink  but my best result was with my own concoction. The snowflakes were stamped in Versermark & then I used my own special recipe of embossing powder.  2 teaspoons of white embossing powder and 1/4 teaspoon of Dazzling Diamonds. Boy does it sparkle!  It's very hard to capture in photos but the last one does capture some of it.

Diamond Fold Snowflake Soiree Card

Sparkly Sparkles!

Stamp Set: Snowflake Soiree (Holiday Catalogue)
Paper:  12 x 12 Pool Party (textured retired),Whisper White, Silver Glimmer paper, Not Quite Navy
Ink: Versermark, White embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds.
Cool Tools:  Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Rhinestones. 

Elegant Bird Die Peace Banner

At the Stampin' Up! Convention in May this year I saw Beth Stewart demonstrating the elegant bird die.  Whilst I have an addiction to bird style paraphernalia, I was not overly impressed by this die when I saw it in the catalogue.  To my surprise, after seeing Beth demoing its many uses, it grew on me and I am somewhat addicted to using this die now!  I loved her Peace banner she made.  You can see Beth's version HERE.

I loved it so much I decided I would recreate it using what I had in the way of supplies - it is pretty close to the original though.   Here is my version - it is quite long so hard to photograph!  It used lots of supplies but was well worth it.

whole banner

Angel

"A" framelit with crochet flower

Bird die close up

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Brushed Gold A4 card stock, First Edition Specialty DSP. 
Ink: Peach Parfait & Early Espresso (to colour the glimmer paper for angel hair) and for cheeks, Basic Black Marker (eyes).

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Stripes Embossing Folder, Framelits Die - Labels Collection, Elegant Bird Bigz Die, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlit Die, Paper Snips, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Neutral Buttons, Paper Daisies, Fleurettes II, Rhinestones,  Silver Brads, Rhinestone Brads, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch,  Pearls, Dimensionals, 1 1/16" hole punch.

Ribbon: Whisper White Bakers Twine, Whisper White 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Very Vanille Seam Binding Ribbon.

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TRICIA 

Valentines Hearts

I originally created this card for a card class I am doing but it was very involved and time consuming.  I love the little envelopes and have seen lots of Valentine's cards like this.  I used the red glimmer paper which gives it such a lovely sparkly feel.

Stamp Set: I {heart} Hearts, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Red Glimmer Paper, Real Red, Very Vanilla.
Ink: Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Basic Black

Ribbon: 5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Envelope Die, Small Heart Punch, Heart To Heart Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder.

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA