In-Person Classes Next Week

Hello and welcome to my blog. My next in-person classes are coming up next week. All you need to bring are you scissors and favorite adhesives. Class cost is $20 or free with a $30 order. The schedule is as follows:

Thursday, November 10th at 12:00

Sunday November 13th at 2:00

Below are the cards you'll make.  The first 2 feature the early release Fitting Florets Bundle (#163129) that's available tomorrow, November 1st.

Just let me know which day you would like to attend.

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Fa La La Friday Holiday Free Tutorial Featuring Aspen Dies with Video

Hello and welcome to Fa La La Friday Holiday Projects! This is week 4 of 10 weeks. Each week I will post a holiday project with a free tutorial. This week's project is a card featuring Aspen Trees Dies and Reindeer Dies.

Below are several pictures of my card, after which you can download a free tutorial with instructions and measurements. 

I started with a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card base of Starry Sky. On the card front I smeared a generous amount of clear Wink of Stella. This is the glittery background you are seeing through the trees. The Aspen Trees Die was cut from a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Pearlescent Specialty Paper.

The reindeer and trees are dies from the Reindeer Die set, the reindeer from Soft Suede cardstock and the trees from Shaded Spruce cardstock. The inside sentiment is from the Regal Reindeer stamp set.

The sentiment was stamped on Pearlescent Specialty Paper with Starry Sky ink. To keep the ink from smearing on this paper, heat emboss clear embossing powder over the sentiment. The Double Oval punch was used to punch the sentiment and border pieces.

For free instructions and measurements, click on the box below. Links to all the supplies I used are listed below.

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Regal Reindeer Bundle (English) [159728] $51.25	Reindeer Dies [159727] $33.00
Regal Reindeer Cling Stamp Set (English) [159722] $24.00	Aspen Tree Dies [159798] $36.00
Double Oval Punch [154242] $19.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $18.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159263] $9.25
Pearlescent Specialty Paper [154291] $4.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $10.25
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $9.25	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $9.25
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $9.25	Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [159212] $8.00
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $8.00

Soft Seedlings Book Bind Card for Kylie Bertucci's International Winners Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Kylie Bertucci's International Winners Blog Hop! Today I'm joining Kylie Bertucci and a group of very talented demonstrators for a blog hop around the world. I'm so excited to be participating in the Top Ten International Highlights Winners Blog Hop! I earned this honor with my card, Soft Seedlings Double Fold Card. Thank you so much for voting for me.

It seemed only fitting to feature another card made with the awesome Soft Seedlings Stamp Set. This card is a book bind card and features autumnal colors.

You can see in the below picture the "book bind" feature. To achieve this look, score a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock at 5 1/2" and 4 1/4". Fold on the score lines and adhere the 1 1/4" section on the left together. 

Notice another feature on this card. I stamped the leaves stamp from Cottage Wreath stamp set on the Natural Finish ribbon and adhered it around a 4" x 1 1/8" piece of Cajun Craze cardstock. The colors used were Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Rich Razzleberry.

I also used the same stamp and colors on the Very Vanilla piece for the card inside.

Now let's talk about how to stamp the leaf. The leaf was stamped on all 4 corners of a 3 7/8" Very Vanilla square as follows:

1. Ink the whole leaf in Pumpkin Pie and stamp.

2. Using a dauber, ink the sides sections of the leaf with Rich Razzleberry and stamp.

3. Lastly, ink the middle section all the way up to the tip of the leaf with Old Olive and stamp.

To add the specks to this piece and the inside piece, I put a little puddle of Cajun Craze reinker on a block then dipped my juicy Wink of Stella in it. Using the cap of the Wink of Stella, I flicked the ink onto the cardstock. The further away from the paper you are, the smaller the flicks will be. This piece was adhered to a 4" square of Cajun Craze then adhered to the card front.

This cute Pumpkin Pie circle was cut with a die from Brushed Shapes. 

To help you purchase the supplies I used for this card, I have links to the products listed below.

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Soft Seedlings Cling Stamp Set (English) [159905] $20.00	Cottage Wreaths Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159652] $19.00
Brushed Shapes Dies [159177] $25.00	Beautiful Trees Dies [155840] $36.00
Natural Finish 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon [159051] $8.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00
Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $9.25	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $9.25
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $9.25	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $10.25
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $8.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $8.00
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091] $8.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119790] $4.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $6.50