Canada Ink's Up! Blog Hop!

 Canada Ink's Up! Blog Hop!

It's time again for another Canada Ink's Up! Blog Hop!! This month the theme was anything we wanted. I decided that it's never too early to start my Christmas cards!

I started with a piece of Evening Evergreen Card Stock cut to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4". 

Cut a piece of the Boughs Of Holly Designer Series Paper to 4" x 5 1/4" and attach it to the card front.

From the Boughs Of Holly DSP, fussy cut one of the poinsettias. Set aside.

Cut a 1" x 5 1/2" strip of Basic White Card Stock and a 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" strip of Evening Evergreen C/S. Attach together using Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue. Glue down to the card front at an angle, see photos for placement. Carefully trim off excess after glueing down. 

Stamp a sentiment onto the strip using Evening Evergreen Ink.

Using Dimensionals, attach the poinsettia flower. Attach the   Textured Element using Glue Dots. See photos for placement.

Using tiny dots of Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue add some of the small gold "For Everything Sequins" to the corner of the Basic White C/S strip and to the center of the flower. 

For the inside of the card, attach a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White C/S. I used a leaf from the Leaves Of Holly Stamp Set to add some interest to the inside of the card. Stamp a leaf using Evening Evergreen Ink and another leaf stamping off once to get a lighter tone. Do the same for the envelope!

I hope you like todays project!! Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Be sure to "hop" around and see the other great projects!!

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Product List 

Sweet Candy Canes Cling Stamp Set (English) [159560] $30.00	Leaves Of Holly Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159601] $30.00	Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $16.50	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $12.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $11.00	Textural Elements [159966] $11.00	Sequins For Everything [153556] $16.25
Take Your Pick [144107] $13.75	Paper Snips [103579] $15.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

Canada Ink's Up Blog Hop!

 Canada Ink's Up Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday and welcome to our team, Canada Ink's Up!s Blog Hop! This months theme is Christmas in July. I have missed a few blog hops due to life getting in the way but I was determined to participate this month!

My card is a simple Christmas card using the stamping off technique. It looks like I used multiple stamp pads but I only used two!

I used the beautiful Leaves Of Holly Bundle. It is a photopolymer stamp set with amazing details in the multiple holly leaf stamps. While it is a "two step" set I only used a single layer of stamping. 

Details:

The card base is a piece of Thick Whisper White Card Stock cut to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4".

I stamped directly onto the card front using two different holly leaves (I used a large leaf and a smaller leaf) and Soft Succulent Ink and Evening Evergreen Ink. I inked up one leaf using Evening Evergreen Ink and stamped it full strength, then without cleaning it or re-inking it, I stamped it again 2 more times to get the 3 different color tones. Repeat using the other leaf and Soft Succulent Ink stamping 3 times, then one more Soft Succulent leaf full strength. 

*Tip: make sure all the leaf stems end up in the center so they will be covered by the die cut. Stamp as many times as you would like to fill up the area. 

Die cut the label using Basic White C/S. Stamp sentiment using Evening Evergreen Ink.

Using this funky looking die, cut a piece of Evening Evergreen C/S for one card and Gold And Rose Gold Metallic Specialty Paper for the second card. This piece fits perfectly behind the leaf on the die cut tag! I used some Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to attach these together. 

*Tip: when you die cut using the Gold And Rose Gold Specialty Paper you might have to run it through your Stampin' n Cut & Emboss Machine a few times. 

Attach the label over the stamped leaves using Multi_purpose Liquid Glue. Add a Festive Pearl and a Gold Shimmer Ribbon bow to finish it off.

For the second card the only difference is I used a different sentiment, and the Gold And Rose Gold Specialty Metallic Paper behind the die cut and I used Dimensionals to attach the label and I tied some ribbon around the card.

I also stamped a leaf inside my cards and on the envelopes.

I hope you have enjoyed todays cards! I would love for you to leave me a comment!

Be sure to check out all the other participants!!

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

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Product List

Leaves Of Holly Bundle (English) [159608] $70.00	Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156353] $30.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $7.00
Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $12.75	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $11.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $11.00	Festive Pearls [159963] $9.75
Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon [156470] $11.00	Paper Snips [103579] $15.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $13.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $10.25

Eden's Garden

 Eden's Garden

I found some time to play in my craft room today. I brought out the Eden's Garden Collection and designed the first card. The second card we designed together at our team, Canada Ink's Up! Zoom Christmas party!

**While the Eden's Garden Bundle will be available in the upcoming January-June Mini 2022 Catalogue, the Ever Eden Designer Series Paper, Ever Eden Cotton Paper and the Garden Gems are only available until January 3rd, 2022. So if you need them don't wait!!!

Here are the directions for the 1st card:

Cut a card base of Evening Evergreen Card Stock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and score at 4 1/4".

Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Basic White C/S and the same for a piece of the Soft Succulent Cotton Tissue Paper. Crumple up the Cotton Paper. Using a Glue Stick, add glue over all of the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Basic White C/S, un-crumple the Cotton Paper and carefully attach it to the Basic White C/S layer. Press down gently covering all of the Basic White C/S layer. If a tiny bit of the Basic White C/S shows on some edges, use a trimmer to trim off. Attach this layer to the card base.

Cut 2 different pieces of the Ever Eden Designer Series Paper, 1@ 2" x 4 3/4" and 1@ 1 3/4" 4". Attach to the card base using my photo for placement.

Cut a 4 1/4" piece of Gold Shimmer Ribbon. Attach to the card front with a strip of Tear And Tape. See photo for placement.

Using the fancy leaf sentiment die from Eden's Dies, die cut out using Evening Evergreen C/S. Cut a piece of Basic White C/S, 1/2" x 2 1/2" and using Evening Evergreen Ink, stamp the sentiment. Attach together with Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, then using Dimensionals, attach to the card front making sure some of the Gold Shimmer Ribbons shows at the top of the sentiment die.

Add some Garden Gems to finish off the card.

Directions for the 2nd card:

Cut a card base of Evening Evergreen Card Stock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and score at 4 1/4".

Cut a piece of Soft Succulent C/S to 3 3/4" x 5".

Cut the Ever Eden Designer Series Papers follows: 

1@ 2" x 5" 

2@ 3/4" x 5"

Attach the DSP strips to the Soft Succulent C/S panel leaving some space between the DSP layers. See photo for placement. Attach this layer to the card base.

Cut a piece of Basic White C/S to 3" x 2 1/2". Stamp the floral image using Evening Evergreen Ink.

Cut a piece of Evening Evergreen C/S to 3 1/8" x 2 5/8". Attach the Basic White stamped piece to this panel. Attach it to the card base using Dimensionals.

Add a Soft Succulent Ribbon Bow and 3 Garden Gems to the stamped panel.

On a small scrap of Basic White C/S, using Evening Evergreen Ink, stamp a sentiment. Angle cut one end then attach it to the card front using Dimensionals. 

I hope you enjoyed both cards today. Leave me a comment, I love hearing from you!

Happy Stamping and Creating! Find some time to play today!

Arlene

Product List

Eden's Garden Collection (English) [160849] $112.50	Eden's Garden Bundle (English) [157832] $72.00	Ever Eden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cotton Paper [159997] $11.00	Ever Eden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159996] $20.00
Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $12.00	Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155776] $12.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $10.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25
Garden Gems [159277] $9.50	Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon [156470] $11.00	Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $9.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00

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