Stamp Simply Favorite Eight

 

Happy New Year’s Eve, Sweet Friends!

Every year, Sharon at Stamp Simply asks her designers to choose eight of their favorite cards from the year for her year end Fav Eight post.

Here are the cards that I chose (under each card is a link to the original blog post as well as links to the supplies used).

 

 Sunflower Season- To Everything There Is A Season

Featured Items: Stamp Simply Clear Stamps- Sunflower Season Bundle, Stamp Simply Clear Stamps Sunflower Season,  Versafine Onyx Black,  Echo Park Farmer’s Market 6x6 Paper Pad,  Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Sunflower, Spellbinders Celebrations Dies- Pierced Rectangles,  May Arts Baker’s Twine- 110 yd spool- Kraft, May Arts Burlap String- 400 yd spool- Natural

Merry Christmas- Poinsettia Coffee Card

Featured Items: Have A Cup On Us Bundle, Seasonal Wreaths, Fall/Winter , Craft Consortium Tartan Plaid 6x6 Paper, Versafine Black Onyx, Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker,  Sizzix 3D Texture Fades A2 Embossing Folder - Lace, Have A Cup On Us Bundle,  Sizzix Thinlits Dies  by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Red

 

I Will Give You Shepherds

Featured Items: Give Thanks Bundle, Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Scripture Sentiments , Versafine Onyx Black, Craft Consortium Brick Textures 6x6 Paper Pad, Give Thanks Die, May Arts Burlap String- 400 yd spool- Natural, Seam Binding Sampler- Patina- 30 yards

Autumn Blessings

Featured Items:  Autumn Blessings, Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad, Doodlebug Design Pumpkin Spice 6x6, Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock- 24 ct, Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz Skeleton Leaves, Spellbinders Paper Grace- Hemstitch Oval Dies, Darice Embossing Folder- Wire Fence, May Arts ⅜” Crochet Lace- 15 yd spool- White, May Arts ⅝” Twill- 30 yd spool- Teal , Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Bronze

Have A Cup On Us

Featured Items: A Cup of Java, Have A Cup On Us Bundle, Harvest, Welcome Fall ,Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker, Doodlebug Design Pumpkin Spice 6x6 Paper Pad, Carta Bella Welcome Fall 6x6 Paper Pad, Have A Cup on Us Bundle,  White Crochet Lace, Natural Twine, Black Rhinestones

God Bless The USA

Featured Items: Old Glory Bundle,  Patriotic Bundle Trio, The Red, White and Blue, Patriotic Sentiments, Versafine Onyx Black, Echo Park Let Freedom Ring 6x6 Paper Pad, Stamp Simply Clear Stamps- Old Glory Bundle, Patriotic Bundle Trio; Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Red , May Arts Burlap String- 400 yd spool- Navy, Sizzix 3D Texture Fades A6 Embossing Folder- Lumber 

Christmas Stocking Joy

Featured Items: Christmas Stockings & Mittens Bundle, Christmas Joy Sentiments, Farmhouse Christmas, Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen, Craft Consortium Tartan Plaid 6x6 Paper Pad, Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Christmas Stockings & Mittens Bundle, Peace & Joy Word Dies, Two Sprigs;  Tim Holtz Layering Stencil- Holiday Knit, May Arts Metallic String- 300 Yard Spool- Silver, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Black

May the Spirit of Christmas

Featured Items:  Floral Cluster-Winter Poinsettia, Christmas Peace, Versafine™ Onyx Black, Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker, Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad, Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs,  Spellbinders Elegant Ovals Dies,  Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

Happy New Year and don’t forget to check out the specials from Stamp Simply!

His Name Shall Be Called

 

Merry Christmas Eve, Sweet Friends!

I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas!  I am looking forward to our Candlelight service this evening.  It is a yearly tradition that I truly enjoy, but this year will be a bit different since my hubby is celebrating in heaven with Jesus! I miss him so.

I have mailed most of my Christmas cards but they were mailed late and I am still short about thirty cards (even though I mailed over eighty five cards, ugh, I always underestimate what I need)!  Since the cards will be too late for Christmas, I may send out more of an all occasion card next week to the thirty or so families.  

In the meantime, I needed a few last minute cards, so I designed a mainly one layer quick card using stamps and supplies from Stamp Simply!

To create this card:

Score a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock on the 5 ¼” side at ½” first, then 1/8” before and after the ½” mark, then score at the 3 ¾” mark, then 1/8” before and after the 3 ¾” mark.

Flip the cardstock over so the score marks have the raised ridge on the front of the panel.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool on the center of the score marked area and under the lower score marks.

Ink the block image from the Jesus stamp set along with the Isaiah 9:6 verse sentiment to the card front using Versamark ink.

Apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Mount the panel on a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of gold pearlescent cardstock.

Adhere the entire card front onto a white card base.

Die cut the snowflake from gold pearlescent cardstock, add to the card front and finish off with a pearl in the center of the snowflake.

Quick and easy to create multiple cards.

As many of you who follow my blog know that I enjoy participating with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #575-#576  “Anything Goes” Annual Blog Hop Challenge.

Stamp Sets Jesus (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: White, Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock- Gold 15 ct

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr. , Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Scribbly Snowflakes, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Pearls- Pearl

Also, don’t forget to check out the December specials from Stamp Simply!

Peace, Goodwill to Men

 

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a blessed week so far! Today I am sharing another fairly quick Christmas card using stamps, dies and other supplies all from Stamp Simply!

I love the fonts on the Christmas Peace stamp set and combined the poinsettia image from the Floral Clusters Winter Poinsettia with the wreath image from the Seasonal Wreaths-Fall/Winter along with lace and an embossed background.

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of cream cardstock using the Darice Wire Fence Embossing Folder, trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of Luxury Pearlescent Gold Metallic Cardstock.

Adhere the panel to a white card base.

Adhere a piece of the 1.75” Valentina Ivory Lace to the front.

De-static two additional pieces of cream cardstock with an embossing powder tool.

Ink the poinsettia image from the Floral Clusters Winter Poinsettia stamp set and the wreath image from the Seasonal Wreaths – Fall/Winter with Versamark ink, stamp onto the prepared panels, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the heat embossing has cooled, die cut each image with the coordinating dies (die cut an additional piece from cream cardstock to layer behind the image).

Layer the poinsettia with the wreath to leave an opening for the sentiment.

Repeat the above steps with the verse sentiment from the Christmas Peace stamp set, trimming the panel to fit behind the layered poinsettia wreath. Adhere behind the poinsettia and wreath image.

Mount the poinsettia wreath image to the card front using dimensional foam.

Add a few champagne pearls to the floral center to finish off the card.

As many of you who follow my blog know that I enjoy participating with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #573-#574 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

Stamp Sets: Christmas Peace, Floral Cluster Winter Poinsettia, Seasonal Wreaths, Fall/Winter  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: Ivory,  Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock- Gold- 15 ct

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr. , Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs, Seasonal Wreaths, Fall/Winter Bundle,  Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Darice Embossing Folder- Wire Fence, Venise Lace 1.75” Valentina- 1 yd- Ivory, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Pearls- Champagne

 

Also, don’t forget to check out the December specials from Stamp Simply!

Glory to God

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another fairly quick card using stamps, dies and other supplies all from Stamp Simply!

I am so far behind on my Christmas cards and need to start mailing them! This card does not have too many layers but will still probably need a “hand-cancelled” stamp.  Last year, most of my cards required the “hand-cancelled” stamp along with additional postage for weight.  I am trying to conserve funds this year (as we all are), but a few of my cards arrived last year with just the envelope and no card.  Not sure what happened to the cards, but those were a few that I tried to mail with just a regular postage stamp vs. the “hand-canceled”.  I will not do that again, lol!

This card is also for The Card Concept #185 Christmas Blessings Challenge.  I am a bit late posting my DT card and my apologies.  I am still trying to maintain all of my husband's outside duties along with my own- he was such a great husband and I miss him so!

I was inspired by the greenery and the colors for my Clean and Layered card.  Our challenge is open for the entire month of December and we hope you will have time to join us. 

I am also linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #573-#574 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the above challenge sites- gorgeous projects from all!

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of white cardstock using the Darice CrossesEmbossing Folder, trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

Add a piece of the designer paper from the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad.

Die cut the greenery from white cardstock using the Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Mini Holiday Greens .  Color the die cut pieces with water-based markers.

De-static two pieces of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment onto one panel and the candle image on the other from the Christmas Peace bundle with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the candle with the coordinating die from the Christmas Peace bundle and the sentiment with an oval die (die cut an additional oval and candle from blank white cardstock to layer behind the stamped/heat embossed images).

Color the candle using water-based markers and colored pencils.

Mount the die cut holiday greens under the oval sentiment and mount the sentiment onto the card front using dimensional foam.

Add the candle using dimensional foam on the portion that is not adhered to the oval. 

Adhere the panel to a white card base. 

Apply shimmer to the candle with a clear glitter marker and add a few pearls to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Christmas Peace Bundle  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Water-based Markers, Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Happy Christmas by Carta Bella 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr. , Stamp Simply Dies- Christmas Peace Bundle, Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Holiday Greens Mini, Darice Embossing Folder- Crosses, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Pearls- Pearl

Also, today is the last day for 20% off Stamp Simply stamps and dies!