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Peace On Earth

August 18, 2017 by Diane Leave a Comment

It’s another fabulous Friday around here. We’ve got a busy weekend planned with a soccer tournament and hubby is home for the weekend. Gotta tell you…this living apart is hard. Hopefully, it won’t be much more than a year or two. 

Last night was our Monthly Downline meeting. I know I say this every time, but I love getting together with these ladies. We may have started as Uplines and Downlines, but we are so much more than that. I love how encouraging everyone is. We cheer each other on. And we support each other when someone needs help. I think we are a pretty awesome group. Crafty friends are the best friends.

Today’s card is my swap from last night. It uses the brand new Carols of Christmas stamp set that is going to be in the new Holiday Catalog starting 9/1. Don’t worry, you won’t have to wait until then to get your stamp set. Stampin Up has released it early so you can get a jump on your Holiday cards.This card actually didn’t end up looking like what I had originally visualized. Originally, I had planned to use embossing paste with the diamond stencil on the background. But I forgot to take the stencil with me to work yesterday (yes, I craft at lunch when I have a time crunch). And, I couldn’t do the embossing paste after work because it wouldn’t have dried in time for the meeting. So, I decided to ink it with my old Gold Encore pad using daubers. I’m bummed that those pads are retired, because every now and then a card really needs some gold.

The music paper is in the new Holiday Catalog. You’re going to love it. I cut it into strips, then wrinkled it, and then sponged on some gold ink. The gold is very subtle, but it gives a little extra sparkle to the paper. 

The Vanilla Lace and Gold Sequin trim is tied around the card. This gives me a little base to anchor my trees and deer on the card. The tree on the left is on Dimensionals and the one on the right is glued directly to the card base. 

I love using the embossing paste on the trees to give them that snowy winter look. Here’s a tip when you do this technique. Using your palette knife, brush the embossing paste onto the tree from the top down only. You can see that the paste clumps on the top side of the branches – just like real snow would. Don’t try to make the paste look like an even layer on all the branches. You would never see an even layer of snow on a tree in real life. On my tree, the snow is a little heavier at the top and gets thinner towards the base. While the paste is still wet, add the Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Set aside and let dry for a couple hours. Once it’s dry, you can glue the trees to the card.

If you’re looking to make some new friends or just want to see what we do at a Demonstrator meeting, we do welcome guests. Contact me to find out about our next meeting.

As if August wasn’t special enough with school starting and the Holidays right around the corner…Did you take advantage of the Bonus Bucks special in July? If so, now is the time to redeem those codes. They are valid only the month of August. Header_PP_Sept_Promo_Aug0817Have you been on the fence about trying Paper Pumpkin? Now is a great time to join with an amazing introductory rate during our Fall into Savings promotion. If you subscribe between August 11–September 10, we will deliver September’s (gorgeous!) Paper Pumpkin kit straight to your door, complete with everything you need to make adorable, shareable projects—all for 50% off! Sign up using promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com by September 10. The 50% discount only applies to the new subscriber’s first kit. After that, the price for each month’s kit will return to the regular price of $19.95 USD. Header_Carols_Xmas_Demo_Aug2017_ENGDuring the month of August, you have early access to one of our top-trending bundles from the upcoming holiday catalog! Get it now before the Holiday Catalog officially starts in September. Save 10% when you buy the stamp set and Thinlits bundled together! You may also buy each item singly.

146036

Carols of Christmas Bundle (wood-mount)

$52.00

 

146037

Carols of Christmas Bundle (clear-mount)

$45.00

 

144674

Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies

$30.00

 

144801

Carols of Christmas Stamp Set (wood-mount)

$28.00

 

144804

Carols of Christmas Stamp Set (clear-mount)

$20.00

 
146036
Carols Of Christmas Wood-Mount Bundle – 146036

Price: $52.00

146037
Carols Of Christmas Clear-Mount Bundle – 146037

Price: $45.00

144801
Carols Of Christmas Wood-Mount Stamp Set – 144801

Price: $28.00

144804
Carols Of Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 144804

Price: $20.00

144674
Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies – 144674

Price: $30.00

144623
Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper – 144623

Price: $13.00

120953
Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 120953

Price: $8.00

119686
Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119686

Price: $8.00

101650
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 101650

Price: $9.00

102584
Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 102584

Price: $8.00

126974
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126974

Price: $6.50

132141
Metallic Gold Encore Pad – 132141

Price: $9.95

133773
Sponge Daubers – 133773

Price: $5.00

141672
Very Vanilla 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Lace Trim – 141672

Price: $7.00

144128
Gold Mini Sequin Trim – 144128

Price: $6.00

141979
Embossing Paste – 141979

Price: $8.00

142808
Palette Knives – 142808

Price: $5.00

144103
Pattern Party Decorative Masks – 144103

Price: $6.00

133751
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter – 133751

Price: $5.00

141705
Layering Circle Framelits Dies – 141705

Price: $35.00

143263
Big Shot – 143263

Price: $110.00

129026
Fuse Fast Adhesive – 129026

Price: $10.00

144108
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.00

138995
Tear & Tape Adhesive – 138995

Price: $7.00

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