Paper Crafting Blog Hop November 2024 - December Holidays!

 

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop for November 2024 - featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of projects and design styles to share with you this month - and every one of them is spotlighting projects for December holidays!

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I so love this time of year - November for Thanksgiving and December for Christmas.  Lately I've been working on a few Home Decor Items for the holidays and today, I'll share one with you.  I love covering wood elements with our awesome Designer Series Paper (DSP) - so here is one of my recent creations -

It's really so easy - but I'm including a step by step tutorial for this incase you have not tried before.

Step 1 - the first thing is to purchase (or create if you do woodworking) your wood piece.  These are available at most hobby stores in many shapes - so for this project I chose stars.  Lay the wood piece onto the DSP you plan to use and trace around it with a pencil.  I used our "Take A Bow" DSP - which has a ton of coordinating designs.

Step 2 - Using your paper snips - cut out the image - cut just inside of your pencils lines to have the best fit.

Step 3 - adhere the DSP to the wood piece - Tombow liquid multi-purpose glue works great for this.  It's very strong, and it gives you some wiggle room to make sure the DSP and wood line up.

Step 4 - You can then trim off any extra DSP hang-over pieces and use a sanding block to smooth out all the edges.  It's best to hold your wood piece level and sand down from the front to the back of the wood piece.  This causes any excess DSP to be sanded off.

Step 5 - Then to camoflauge any imperfections in the edges, I used a dauber and added some Real Red Ink to all of the edges.  This also makes the DSP pop.  Then I cut out letters with the Mini Alphabet die to make my words to add on cardstock layers.

Step 6 - Next I took a piece of SU White Frayed Ribbon (#158138) on the Clearance Rack, and cut a long piece of it to become the base for my stars. (any coordinating substantial ribbon will do).  I added Tear and Tape to the ribbon to adhere a jump ring at the top for hanging.

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Step 8 - Finally I used the Tear and Tape again to adhere each of the three stars I made to the ribbon.  

My Finished project - I love how it turned out and will be displaying it with pride this holiday season.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I would love to hear your thoughts and comments!

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Now, please click on through to the rest of those hopping with me this month to see all of their wonderful creations and inspirations! ~Maureen

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code XPXQGRQG through November 30, 2024 to get full benefits from me-

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.  

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for November 2024 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Light the Year

It's Sunday - and time to share another great card and free tutorial!  Just look at this beautiful Christmas Card - I love latern images and this one really delivers, all the warmth of the season.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Light the Year

All images © 1990-2024 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Light the Year (164284); Reindeer Fun (164167); Golden Greenery (164331)

·       Card Stock and Paper: (CS) Very Vanilla (101650); (CS) Mossy Meadow (133676); (DSP) Season of Green & Gold (164324)

·       Stamp Pads: Cherry Cobbler (147083); Gray Granite (147118); Mossy Meadow (147111); Old Olive (147090); Lemon Lolly (161666); Pecan Pie (161665); Early Espresso (147114)

·       Tools: Light the Year Dies (164091); Golden Greenery Dies (164116); Deckled Circles Dies (162286); Blending Brushes (153611); Paper Trimmer (152392); Stampin’ Blends Daffodil Delight (154883) and Poppy Parade (154958)

·       Miscellaneous: Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 Measurements:

 ·       Card Stock 1: Very Vanilla 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”

·       Card Stock 2: Mossy Meadow 5 ¼” x 4 1/8”; Mossy Meadow 3 1/8” x 58”

·       Card Stock 3: Very Vanilla 15/16” x ½”

·       DSP: 5 ½” x 4”

 Instructions:

 1.    Cut out the Very Vanilla base card then fold it in half making a 5 ½” x 4 ¼” card.

2.    Cut Mossy Meadow CS layer, and Seasons of Green & Gold DSP layer.

3.    Die cut the ¾” Deckled Circle. Adhere all of the pieces in previous steps as shown in photo with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

4.    Stamp the candle from Light the Year in Gray Granite. Then color with Stampin’ Blends (Poppy Parade & Daffodil Delight).

5.    Stamp the remaining pieces from Light the Year and Golden Greenery as shown in photo, then die cut.  Cut the loop off of the lantern.

6.    Using Blending Brush and Lemon Lolly ink, to color in the lantern.

7.    Layer and glue pieces as pictured starting with the candle

8.    Using the Paper Trimmer, cut out the Mossy Meadow and Very Vanilla scraps for the sentiment from Reindeer Fun.

9.    Stamp the sentiment, then glue two pieces together adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code XPXQGRQG through November 30, 2024 to get full benefits from me-

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.  

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for November 2024 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

ICS Blog Hop - November 2024 - Christmas is coming!

 

Welcome to our Inspire - Create - Share Blog Hop for November 2024!  So glad you are here! Christmas is right around the corner - before you know it, it will be here!

All of our projects this month focus on just that - Christmas is coming! 

You might be hopping on over here from Elizabeth's site - who had some elegant holiday inspiration for us!  Be sure to hop on through all the great blogs below for more inspiration!

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So I love the idea of creating a great piece of decorative art to be displayed in someone's home for the holidays!  Either my own home - or to gift.  I started with the Happy Houseplants kit - now you could certainly make up the kit just the way it comes and give the finished products as gifts. Or you could even give the kit as it to a crafty friend.

Happy Houseplants #163873 - $25.00 (US Market)*

But I chose to pull out a frame and mat from the kit and make a Holiday Decor piece.  Just a note - be sure to take the plastic film off both sides of the cover plastic.  Only one side of the film is printed on, and I missed taking off the other side at first.

So I used the brayer to add Pretty Peacock in to the mat from the frame.  I went over it several times till I got it the depth of color I wanted.  You could continue till it was solid - but I liked the mottled look - and the glass mat made clean up so easy!

For my project I was using a 6"x6" piece of the Oxidized Copper Specialty paper for my background - and I wanted more of it to show, so I ended up cutting down the mat to 1/2" and using it like a border around my image so more of the Copper would show. 

Then, using the Shepherd's Care stamp set - I created this beautiful scene.  The Shepherd was fussy cut and popped up on dimensionals - making it more 3D - and these frames work perfect for that.

After that I just added a few rhinestone gems to the sky to add some sparkle and put it all in my frame - these frames are great as they have both a hanger for hanging and an easel for standing - so you can display as you wish.  I really love how it came together!

But, you are probably wondering, if you use your frames to do this, what do you do with the rest of your pieces of the kit.  Well, I did what we do best - make a card!!

I cut my plant base piece from the kit down to a cardfront layer size - 4" x 5 1/4" and layered it onto a Granny Apple Green card base.  Completed the image as show in the kit, added a sentiment (from "Textured Floral"), some Iridescent Adhesive backed Discs and a cute little bow-

I then used some foliage from "Spotlight on Nature" set and stamped it on the inside of the card and on the envelope - coming down from the top to mimic the hanging plant.

To continue our "Christmas is Coming" theme - you could do all four images from the kit on cards, tie them up with a bow - and they become another fun Christmas gift.  How fun is that!

Hope you liked this idea, and will try it!

Now be sure to follow the hop through and see what other creative ideas this team came up with.   

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code XPXQGRQG through November 30, 2024 to get full benefits from me-

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.  

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for November 2024 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Otterly Amazing

 

It's Sunday - and time to share another great card and free tutorial!  I am having so much fun with this new Online Exclusive bundle.  These otters just make me smile.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Otterly Amazing Card

All images © 1990-2024 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

·       Stamp Set: Otterly Amazing Bundle (164933)

·       Card Stock and Paper:

Balmy Blue (146982), Basic White (159276), Otterly Adorable DSP (164936), Pecan Pie (161717)

·       Ink:  Early Espresso (147114)

·       Tools:  Bone Folder (102300), Paper Trimmer (152392), So Swirly Embossing Folder (163791), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)

·       Miscellaneous: Riverside Irregular Pearls (164937), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813),

Measurements:

·       Balmy Card Base:  4 ¼” x 11”; score at 5 ½”

·       Balmy Blue Cardstock 4” x 5 ¼”

·       Pecan Pie Cardstock 3” x 4”

·       Basic White Cardstock 2 ¾” x 4”; 4” x 5 ¼” for inside

·       Otterly Adorable DSP – die cut otters

 Instructions:

1.    Cut each piece listed in the measurements above.

2.    Score Balmy Blue Cardstock at 5 ½”; fold in half to form the card base.

3.    Emboss Balmy Blue Cardstock layer with the So Swirly Embossing Folder and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine; adhere embossed cardstock to the card front.

4.    Adhere Pecan Pie Cardstock layer to the card front.

5.    Stamp sentiment onto the Basic White Cardstock layer using Early Espresso ink; adhere to the card front.

6.    Die cut otters from Otterly Adorable DSP; adhere to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

7.    Embellish card front with Riverside Irregular Pearls.

8.    Adhere Basic White Cardstock panel inside card. 

If you'd like to see another adorable card with this set - check out my 11/7/2024 FB Live Video - HERE

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You can check in the SHOP NOW tab at the top of this page to find my current hostess code at any time.

To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code XPXQGRQG through November 30, 2024 to get full benefits from me-

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.  

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 Any costs shown are in the U.S. Market for November 2024 – Price will vary in other Stampin’ Up! markets.

   ~*~*~*~*~

If you don't currently have a demonstrator and would like a catalog; or would like to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.

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Always Stamping, Maureen - the Crazy Stamping Lady!