I love being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator! One of the perks is being able to preorder products from new catalogs a month before the catalog goes live. My first purchase from the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog was the Sweet Candy Canes Bundle and the Sweetest Christmas 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. Find them on pages 8 and 9 of the catalog. Click here to see a PDF of the catalog.
Sweet Candy Canes Samples
For the card above, I paired the Sweet Candy Canes stamp set and coordinating Candy Canes Dies with a SaleABration item: the Silver and Gold 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. During SaleABraiton months, July and August, earn free, exclusive stamp sets, dies, and Designer Series Paper with minimum purchases of $50 and $100. (See something you like? Make sure to order before it’s gone. Supplies are limited.) Click here to see a PDF of the SaleABration brochure.
I heat embossed the candy canes with gold embossing powder, die cut them, and added them to a Basic White cardstock panel cut with the Deckled Rectangle Dies. Embellish with ribbon and jewels, and you have created an elegant, handmade greeting card.
The card above showcases the Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper. I die cut the candy canes directly from the patterned paper and layered them on different panels of the paper. It makes for another quick and easy holiday card.
Here’s another example of a quick, cute, card. Stamp the candy canes with Real Red ink, die cut, and layer on a piece of the festive Designer Series Paper. Hint: Use a Stamparatus so you can restamp the candy canes to achieve deep, red images.
Here, I paired the Sweet Candy Canes stamp set with Stampin’ Up!’s Peekaboo Treat Bags. I love these bags. See another post here. Use the bags to gift everything from candy to gift cards.
Sweet Candy Canes Samples Video
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stamped the background stamping, using the Stamparatus, with Versamark Ink onto Real Red cardstock
sprinkled White Embossing Powder over the image
heated it with the heat gun
die cut with a scallop rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies
layered it on Basic White card stock embossed with the Star-Crossed Embossing Folder
Adhered it to a piece of Real Red card stock
Stamped the sentiment with Real Red ink and used dimensionals to pop it up on the front of the card
Added my very favorite Red Rhinestones
Candy Canes Heat Embossing
Enjoy a few additional card samples!
Please enjoy this Facebook Live replay showing how I created the card at the top of the post.
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If you like this stamp as much as I do, you can add it to your Starter Kit! There’s a great deal in progress for Stampin’ Up!’s kit through November 30. You choose $125 worth of any product for just $75. And, shipping is free. This is a great low-cost, low-risk opportunity to get a taste for what Stampin’ Up! is all about. You’re not required to host parties, workshops, or classes; just enjoy your discount and all of the other benefits: including access to a members-only Facebook group filled with a ton of card sample ideas, the chance to attend demonstrator events and participate in exclusive pre-orders, and more.
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Today, I’m sharing a Tree Angle Winter Card Sample. Scroll to the end of the post for a how-to video.
As paper crafters, I think we can agree we all love paper — all kinds of paper! It always catches my eye first in the catalog. I especially love Stampin’ Up!’s Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper and the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper. Find them in the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog.
I wanted to use them both in the same card. I die cut the trees using Stampin’ Up!’s Stitched Triangles Dies
To create a winter scene, I layered the trees on Balmy Blue Card Stock embossed with the Winter Snow Embossing Folder. The sentiment comes from the Tree Angle Stamp Set.
In addition, I created my own colored ribbon using the Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends and the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding. This works as both a winter and a holiday card.
Be sure to watch this video that shows how the card goes together. Hop over to my YouTube Channel and subscribe. I add one video a week featuring different techniques and cards.
Tree Angle Winter Card Sample Ingredients
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