Video: Fifth Thursday Technique

It's time for another Thursday online Facebook Live card class.  This month had a fifth Thursday so today's video gets to be a Technique Thursday video.  This month I used the new embossing paste with the brick wall decorative mask.  I am so excited to use this embossing paste with whatever mask and tinted whatever color I need.  This was really a quite simple technique to accomplish with stunning results.

 Check out the video of the creation of this card:

A fifth Thursday also means an anything goes challenge at Watercooler Wednesday.  So, I am entering this card.  I actually made three of these cards along with mini treats bags to welcome new neighbors.  Make sure you check out the inspiration cards and other creative entries at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 134.

There is a great Fall Special happening with Paper Pumpkin right now.  If you are a NEW subscriber and subscribe between now and September 10, you will receive the September kit for half price.  Head over to Paper Pumpkin now to  check it out.

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Products needed to create this card:

Painted Autumn for CTS 236

Fall is my favorite season and I always get so excited when the new holiday catalog comes out and there are brand new fall products to play with.  It was so much fun to play with the new Painted Autumn suite for this card and give you a sneak peek of another product from the 2017 Holiday Catalog before it goes LIVE FRIDAY.

I am so excited and I can't wait to share it all with you.  I am having an online launch party for the holiday catalog starting Friday at 9am.  I will be online starting at 9am for most of the morning and then on an off until Saturday, September 9 at 8pm.  I will be sharing samples, pictures, videos, answering questions, etc.  Get ready to party with me.

I love the watercolor look of this stamp set and the Designer Series Paper in this suite.

Make sure you head over to CAS(E) This Sketch and check out the card inspiration from the design team as well as the other creative entries.

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The Carols of Christmas bundle is now available for Pre-Order and if you choose, you can use your Bonus Days coupons toward the purchase of that bundle.

There is a great Fall Special happening with Paper Pumpkin right now.  If you are a NEW subscriber and subscribe between now and September 10, you will receive the September kit for half price.  Head over to Paper Pumpkin now to  check it out.

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Products used to create this card:
Burlap (Retired)
Painted Harvest Stamp Set (2017 Holiday Catalog)
Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (2017 Holiday Catalog)

Inspired by Just Add Ink 374 and FabFri 119

I was inspired by the cell phone in the inspiration picture from the challenge Just Add Ink 374.  I immediately thought of the Text ya Later Stamp Set and wanted to create a card inspired by both the cell phone and the colors in the inspiration picture.

I also decided to use the sketch from the FabFri challenge.  When I added the medallian from the Eastern Medallian thinlits, it had a different look than I expected.  I think it looks like little aliens peeking out from behind the cell phone.  What do you think?

Make sure you head on over to the challenges to check out the the
inspiration cards from the design team and the other creative entries
Just Add Ink Inspiration Challenge #374
FabFri119

If you earned Bonus Days coupons in July, it is now time to redeem them on any order with Stampin' Up!  Head on over to my store and redeem them between August 1-31

The Carols of Christmas bundle is now available for Pre-Order and if you choose, you can use your Bonus Days coupons toward the purchase of that bundle.

There is a great Fall Special happening with Paper Pumpkin right now.  If you are a NEW subscriber and subscribe between now and September 10, you will receive the September kit for half price.  Head over to Paper Pumpkin now to  check it out.

Host code for August = SRPUJHAH

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Be Creative for Back to School

I was excited to learn the theme for the Paper Craft Crew this week was a Back to School theme.  We have already started school at this house and school has been the focus around here for the past couple of weeks.  I decided to use the Crafting Forever stamp set when creating this card since I whole heartedly believe in the importance of exercising your creative muscles daily and think that school should encourage and celebrate creativity as part of the learning process.

While creating this card, I used the Tic Tac Toe Challenge to help finalize my design.  I chose the middle vertical row featuring pink, oval, and sentiment.  I also decided to watercolor the cup full of paintbrushes and the background for the sentiment, so I am entering the card in the TGIF Challenge 122 since it is a watercolor challenge.

 Make sure you head on over to the challenges to check out the inspiration cards by the designers and other creative entries.
TGIFC122
PCC257
TTTC012

If you earned Bonus Days coupons in July, it is now time to redeem them on any order with Stampin' Up!  Head on over to my store and redeem them between August 1-31

The Carols of Christmas bundle is now available for Pre-Order and if you choose, you can use your Bonus Days coupons toward the purchase of that bundle.

There is a great Fall Special happening with Paper Pumpkin right now.  If you are a NEW subscriber and subscribe between now and September 10, you will receive the September kit for half price.  Head over to Paper Pumpkin now to  check it out.

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Products used to create this card:

Deck the Halls for CAS 237 and Watercooler Wednesday 133

As a musician and music teacher, I absolutely love when any music products are available through Stampin' Up! There is a great new Specialty Designer Series Paper in the 2017 Holiday catalog featuring classic Christmas songs.  I love that one of them features Deck the Halls and there is a Deck the Halls stamp in the Carols of Christmas stamp set.    

I decided to go with a black and white theme for this card.   The only pop of color is what I have "decked the halls" with on this card--Emerald Envy and Real Red for the holly on the front and Real Red ornaments hanging on the inside of the card.

I entered this card in two challenges.  Make sure you visit them to see the inspiration cards by the design teams and the other creative entries.
CAS 237
Watercooler Wednesday 133















If you earned Bonus Days coupons in July, it is now time to redeem them on any order with Stampin' Up!  Head on over to my store and redeem them between August 1-31

The Carols of Christmas bundle is now available for Pre-Order and if you choose, you can use your Bonus Days coupons toward the purchase of that bundle.

There is a great Fall Special happening with Paper Pumpkin right now.  If you are a NEW subscriber and subscribe between now and September 10, you will receive the September kit for half price.  Head over to Paper Pumpkin now to  check it out.

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Products needed to create this card:
Merry Music Specialty DSP (2017 Holiday Catalog)

Aim for Alaska Holiday Blog Hop

I am part of the Aim for Alaska Group.  We are a group of Stampin' Up! independent distributors who have been learning and working and growing our businesses.  Although the name is Aim for Alaska and some in the group are striving for the goal of the incentive trip to Alaska, some are striving for other goals and all are striving to learn and grow their business.  My personal goal was to earn enough points for the OnStage LIVE in Salt Lake City in November.  Well, I'm happy to say I met my goal.  If you'd like to learn more about the Aim for Alaska group, you can check it out here.

This blog hop is celebrating the 2017 Holiday Catalog that goes live on September 1.  Check out the amazing projects that designers from all over the world have created using products from the Holiday Catalog.

I chose to focus on Halloween for this blog hop.  There are tons of great products in the Holiday Catalog for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year.  Many of the products in the Holiday Catalog are not limited to the fall/winter holidays,  but would be perfect for projects all year round.  I love the cat punch and black rhinestones in this project.  I don't think either one of those are necessarily only for Holiday projects.  Make sure you check out all the great projects on this blog hop.

Currently you are visiting Angel Shaver--USA, so have a look at the list at the end of this post to see who's next.

I also entered this card in Freshly Made Sketches 302, so be sure you check out the inspiration cards by the designers and the other creative entries.








If you earned Bonus Days coupons in July, it is now time to redeem them on any order with Stampin' Up!  Head on over to my store and redeem them between August 1-31

The Carols of Christmas bundle is now available for Pre-Order and if you choose, you can use your Bonus Days coupons toward the purchase of that bundle.

There is a great Fall Special happening with Paper Pumpkin right now.  If you are a NEW subscriber and subscribe between now and September 10, you will receive the September kit for half price.  Head over to Paper Pumpkin now to  check it out.

Host code for August = SRPUJHAH

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Products used to create this card:

Spooky Cat Stamp Set (2017 Holiday Catalog)

Spooky Night DSP (2017 Holiday Catalog)

Black Rhinestone Embellishments (2017 Holiday Catalog)

Cat Punch (2017 Holiday Catalog)