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Artful Amaryllis Two Step Stamping

I hope you are enjoying the products from the new 2024 September-December Mini Catalog.  Last time I shared  a card using the Artful Amaryllis bundle.  I put together the flowers using the dies.  Today I have another card using the bundle.  This time we are stamping the flowers and then cutting using the dies.

Artful Amaryllis Bundle  Seasons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Cherry Cobbler and Gold Satin Ribbon  Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

I'm loving this too.  It's so easy to make those flowers.

The base of this card is Mossy Meadow.  It measures 4 1/4 x 11.  Score and fold at 5 1/2.  

This card does have lots of layers.  Let's go over them.

Cut a layer of Cherry Cobbler 3 5/8 x 4 7/8.  Next, you'll need a layer of patterned paper from the Seasons of Green & Gold Specialy Designer Series Paper.  It measures 3 1/2 x 4 3/4.

We'll cut a tag using the Greetings of the Season dies.  By the way, you'll find these dies and the Seasons of Green & Gold designer paper mentioned in our Online Exclusives.  The tag is cut from the plaid paper in that paper pack.

Glue all of these layers together.

Artful Amaryllis  Seasons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Cherry Cobbler and Gold Satin Ribbon  Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments  Close Up  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Stamp the large flower stamp in Memento ink on a piece of Basic White.  Now you'll just fill in the parts of the flower with stamps.  It's easy to fit these right into the correct space since the stamps are photopolymer.  The stems has two parts.  One is up above the flower.  I used Lemon Lime Twist.  For the flowers stamp in Cherry Cobbler.  The stamps themselves put the various shades of the color in there.  It's like magic!  Cut the flower using the coordinating Artful Amaryllis dies.  Add to the center of the tag with dimensionals.

Stamp the sentimen from the stamp set on Basic White.  Cut this out with the Unbounding Love dies.  Add with dimensionals.

There's just a few more things.  The Drusy Embellishments add a little bling.  Make a bow with the Cherry Cobbler & Gold Satin Ribbon.  Add the bow with a glue dot.

Artful Amaryllis Card  Seasons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Cherry Cobbler and Gold Satin Ribbon  Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Such a pretty card.  This can be a Christmas card or just for someone special as it says.  Any sentiment could be used.  If you want to see the card I shared earlier, scroll down or go here.  I think you'll see that this bundle can be very versatile.

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Artful Amaryllis  Seasons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Cherry Cobbler and Gold Satin Ribbon  Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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1, 2, 3, Z Fun Fold with Winterly Tree Tops

I'm using three of my favorite things in the 2024 September-December Mini catalog for Stampin' Up!  That's the Winterly Tree Tops bundle, Seasons of Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper, and the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper.  I love that you can use the Winterly Tree Tops dies to cut out some of the images from the Nests of Winter patterned paper.  That's what I did for the robin on the front of the card.

Seaons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Winterly Tree Tops bundle   Nests of Winter DSP  Wildflower Designs Dies  1 2 3 Z Fun Fold  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

I am a lover of green so it's a given that I love all the green designs in the Seasons of Green and Gold DSP.  This card is a 1, 2, 3, Z Fun Fold because of the measurements needed for the card pieces.

Our card base is Old Olive.  Cut one  piece that is 4 1/4 x 11.  Score at 2 1/8, 4 1/4, and 5 1/2.  Another piece of Old Olive measures 4 1/4 x 3 1/4.

Fold the card at the 5 1/2 score line.  Then fold back on both of the score lines that are left.  Glue down the small area making it like a book fold.

Here comes the 1, 2, 3 part of the card.  Cut the Seasons of Green and Gold paper as follows.

1 x 4 in the green plaid

2 x 4 in the mistletoe paper

3 x 4 leaves of mossy meadow and olive leaves

1 7/8 x 4 in the green stripe for the inside of the card.

Seaons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Winterly Tree Tops bundle   Nests of Winter DSP  Wildflower Designs Dies  1 2 3 Z Fun Fold  Card Open  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Here is the card opened.  Now simply glue in the designer paper pieces in the spaces where they will fit.

For the inside of the card you'll need a piece of Basic White that is 1 7/8 x 4.  I'm using the Greetings of the Season stamp set found in the Online Exclusives.  Stamp in Cherry Cobbler.

Let's decorate the front.  That will be the Old Olive card stock that is left. From the Nests of Winter, cut one of the robins using the Winterly Tree Tops dies.  Cut the wood piece using the Wildflower Designs dies.  The the scalloped frame from Mossy Meadow card stock using the same dies.  Glue those pieces to the card front.  I did cut out additional berries from the patterned paper and added them around the bird.  The saying is from Greetings of the Season. To complete the card front stamp the berry spray in Memento ink and color using blends, Old Olive combo and Cherry Cobbler combo.  Cut with the dies and glue.

Glue this piece to the undecorated flap .  You can center the piece or put it anywhere you think it looks best.  Mine is glued a little to the left of the flap.  Make sure that the piece lines up top to bottom with the rest of the card.

The berries on the mistletoe paper were stamped using part of the stamp with the 2 birds.  Stamp in Memento ink and color in with Pecan Pie and Cherry Cobbler blends.  Fussy cut or use the dies to cut.  I cut more berries here too.

Seaons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Winterly Tree Tops bundle   Nests of Winter DSP  Wildflower Designs Dies  1 2 3 Z Fun Fold  Close Up  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

 

Nests of Winter Suite Collection, #164702, $97.75

Winterly Tree Tops Bundle, #164066, $55.75

Nests of Winter DSP, #164183, $12.50


This is a lovely card.  I hope you'll try it!  Thanks for checking it out!

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Seaons of Green and Gold Specialty DSP  Winterly Tree Tops bundle   Nests of Winter DSP  Wildflower Designs Dies  1 2 3 Z Fun Fold  Card Partially Open  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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Tutorial Medley CASE the Catalog

I have often said that our catalogs are the answer when you have lost your mojo.  They have such wonderful samples all over those pages.  The theme for the Tutorial Medley group is CASE the catalog.  That stands for Copy And Share Everything.  As stampers we tend to borrow from our catalogs, Pinterest, Facebook, or wherever.  I say go for it.  I  do recommend that you give credit if you can for ideas that are not your own.  My card today is a CASE of the Annual Catalog page 103.

CASE the catalog page 103

 

And here is my CASE of the card.

Tutorial Medley August 2024  CASE page 103 of Annual Catalog  Frosted Forest Bundle Card  Thoughtful Wishes DSP  Linen Thread  Nested Essentials dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

I used the Thoughtful Journey 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper for this card.  I also used the Unbounded Love bundle.

I do have a tutorial for you to download for this card, so I won't go through all of the directions.

Download Unbounded Love - August 2024

I love how this card turned out.  I think using the Thoughtful Journey paper with the Frosted Forest dies made the difference.  I also used it for the background of the tree and the strips of paper.

Here are a few more pictures of this card for you.

Tutorial Medley August 2024  CASE page 103 of Annual Catalog  Frosted Forest Bundle Card  Thoughtful Wishes DSP  Linen Thread  Nested Essentials dies  Close Up  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Tutorial Medley August 2024  CASE page 103 of Annual Catalog  Frosted Forest Bundle  Thoughtful Wishes DSP  Linen Thread  Nested Essentials dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Tutorial Medley August 2024  CASE page 103 of Annual Catalog  Frosted Forest Bundle Card  Thoughtful Wishes DSP  Linen Thread  Nested Essentials dies  Inside of Card  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create



Tutorial Medley August 2024  Frosted Forest Bundle  Thoughtful Wishes DSP  Linen Thread  Nested Essentials dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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Night Divine and the Fractured Technique

I'm sharing my last Christmas card of the season.  The Night Divine stamp set is so wonderful.  As of this writing the stamp set, dies, and bundle are available in the US market.  The Shining Brightly Designer Series Paper that I used is no longer available for you.

Night Divine bundle  Simply Elegant Trim  Fractured Technique  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create


The base of this card is Thick Very Vanilla 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.  Score at 4 1/4.  Burnish the fold with a Bone Folder.  

Cut a piece of Very Vanilla 4 x 5 1/4.  Run this through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the Snowflake Sky EF.  This folder was not available at the writing of this post but is projected to be in December 11th.  Glue this layer to the card front.

Cut a piece of designer paper.  The Shining Brightly paper is no longer there, but you have so many other choices from our beautiful papers.  This is a square 2 x 2.  Glue this paper in the top center of the card at an angle.

Cut strips of our Gold Foil at 1/4 inch.  Place a strip at one corner of the square butted up next to the side of the designer paper.  This strip should go off the end of the card.  Work around the square clock wise and add another strip.  The end of this one butts next to the strip added before and still lays along the next side of the square.  It should extend over the edge of the card.  Repeat until the paper is surrounded with the strips.  Trim the strips along the edge of the card.  I'm sure you can search YouTube for videos on this fractured technique.  I don't have one.

Night Divine bundle  Simply Elegant Trim  Fractured Technique  Close Up  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Add a shepherd and lamb.  The shepherd is part of the total nativity of the Night Divine dies.  Just trim him off.  Use Night of Navy scraps.

The saying is from the Night Divine stamp set.  Use an embossing buddy on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Stamp the saying with Versamark.  Add the gold powder from the Metallics Embossing Powders and use a Heat Tool to melt the powder.  This goes so pretty with the gold in the DSP.  Fussy cut around the saying.

The Simply Elegant Trim is not available as of now.  The projected time of arrival is January 1.  Add a little strip of Seal behind where the saying will be and add the gold trim.  I just did a few circles and pushed it into the Seal.  Hint:  add some of the Mini Dimensionals directly to the card front under where the saying will go.  That way you can avoil having a dimensional over any of the ribbon.  It will help the saying lie flatter.

Add some of the Neutral Adhesive-Backed Sequins as an embellishment.  

Night Divine bundle  Simply Elegant Trim  Fractured Technique    Jo Anne Hewins  Inside of Card  Luv 2 Create

This is the inside of my card.  The cut out is part of the entire piece of the nativity from Night Divine dies.  Just trim away the extra.  Save it because you might just need it.  I did on the front of the card.  The saying is from Night Divine.

I still need to make Christmas cards but the end is in sight.  I hope that you are almost done as well!  I have so enjoyed the Christmas items in the September-December Mini catalog.  It will be completely gone in a few weeks.  Some items are already gone.  I encourage you to go have a look.  You could find some good deals.  As of this writing the Night Divine dies are on sale for for $24.30 in the US.

Night Divine bundle  Simply Elegant Trim  Fractured Technique  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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So Very Merry, An Online Exclusive

Good morning!  I have a cute card today using the So Very Merry stamp set.  If you haven't been to the Stampin' Up! Online Store lately, I urge you to do so.  Our catalogs are fantastic.  Right now we have the 2023-2034 Annual Catalog and the September-December Mini.  That mini will be going away soon.  In fact the retiring and carry over lists have already been published.  Some items are already no longer available.  There are some sale prices.  There are also products in the Online Store that can not be found in a catalog.  Go to https://www.stampinup.com/ and check out the menu.  Look at the Online Exclusives and the Kits Collection.  Check out What's New.  Search Paper Pumpkin for refills or add-ons that are available.  I digress.  Please take a look if you are interested in the So Very Merry stamp set.

So Very Merry  Merry Melody EF  One Horse Open Sleigh DSP  Christmas Card  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create


This card has a base of Real Red 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4.  There is a layer of Pool Party measuring 3 3/4 x 5.  The Basic White layer is 3 1/2 x 4 3/4.  Run this layer through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Merry Melody Embossing Folder.

The paper is the One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Paper.  This is another Online Exclusive.  The Real Red pattern is 1 x 3 1/2.  The bluish paper is cut 3/4 x 3 1/2.  Use the Basic Borders dies to cut one side of this paper.  Glue the two papers together so that the zig-zag sticks out a little.  Hint:  Pay attention to the zig and zag and try to make each end look the same.

Stamp the Santa with Memento Black ink on Basic White.  Color with blends.  These are the colors that I used:  Pool Party Combo, Read Red Combo, Crumb Cake Combo, and SU800.  Punch with the 2 3/8 Circle Punch.

So Very Merry Card  Merry Melody EF  One Horse Open Sleigh DSP  Close Up of Card  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

The ribbon is another Online Exclusive.  It's called Real Red and Gold 3/8 Dotted Ribbon.  Cut two pieces to add under Santa.  Angle the ends.

Add the Santa with dimensionals.

The saying is from the So Very Merry set.  Stamp in Memento on a piece of Basic White.  Cut this out with the Stylish Shapes dies.  Add with dimensionals.  Cut the end over to the Pool Party.

Embellish with the Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

So Very Merry Card  Merry Melody EF  One Horse Open Sleigh DSP  Inside of Card  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

I chose a simple inside using a strip of the One Horse Open Sleigh DSP and a saying from Brightest Glow.

That's it!  I love how this card turned out!  I still have Christmas cards to make, but I probably only have about 30 left to make.  I've made about 100.

So Very Merry  Merry Melody EF  One Horse Open Sleigh DSP  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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During December I'm going to try to post 3 times a week.  I've been able to make some cards using the new products from the Jan-April Mini and from the Sale-a-Bration brochure.  I'll be sharing them before long.

 

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