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Poppy Moments Make Stunning Projects!!

Wow! I LOVE these beautiful Poppy Moments dies! I'm excited to share them with you today. I have a free PDF tutorial for you and a video where I walk you through making this card.

These stunning dies are available NOW in the new January - June Mini Catalog!! These dies will be incredibly popular so order yours now while they are in stock! I did some cards as Thank You cards and some cards with Happy Birthday. Both greetings come from the Peaceful Moments stamp set - I love the font used with these greetings! The stamp set and the dies are offered together as a bundle a 10% savings - yay!!

For the inside of the card I used another greeting from the Peaceful Moments stamp set and added an image from another stamp set, Painted Poppies. I colored the flowers with the Popy Parade Stampin' Blends combo pack and the stem with the Old Olive Light Stampin' Blend.

To adhere the detailed flower to the flower base and the detailed leaf to the leaf base, I dipped a section of sponge in Multipurpose Liquid Glue and sponged the glue on the back of the detailed piece.  Watch the video below to see that in action!

For a free PDF tutorial on how to make this card and all of the dimensions click here. 

I created this lovely card back n December for a card swap with other demonstrators. This card uses the Painted Poppies stamp set and the matching Painted Label dies. The circle piece in the center of the die is from the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper.

The other project that I shared in the video is this covered book of sticky note pads. Isn't it gorgeous?!  I created these in December for some very special leaders on my Stampfield Stars team to gift to them at our Elite Retreat event.

Here is what the project looks like with the cover open. The pad of Sticky Notes is available for demonstrators to purchase, I thought it would be a perfect gift for my leaders but I wanted to dress it up by adding a cover. Hello Poppy Moments dies!

This was a fun project because I got to use the other flower and one of the other leaf dies from the set - so fun! I used the Hand-Lettered Prose Dies for the word "Notes".

The dimensions for the cover are: Basic Black 7" x 7 1/2". Then with the 7 1/2" side at the top of the scoring tool, score at 6 1/8" and 6 1/2".  The sticky notes came mounted on sturdy black chipboard so I just adhered the cover on to the existing backing with Tear & Tape. The Poppy Parade layer for the letters is 2 1/8" x 3 5/8", with a 2" x 3 1/2" piece of Basic Black that has been embossed with the Subtles Embossing Folder. The letters are die cut from Poppy Parade and the flowers and leaves are the same combo that I used on the card above, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, and Garden Green. I then adhered a 3/4" x 7" piece of Poppy Parade inside, with just an 1/8" sticking out so that it shows when the cover is closed. 

Thanks for letting me share some photos from our Stampfield Stars Elite Retreat back in December! We went to a Christmas High Tea at a local tea room - it was SO fun!! These leaders on my team all hold the title of Silver Elite and above - they are such an amazing inspiration to all of our Stampfield Stars members. 

Rachel Tessman, Carole Baumgartner, and myself. (Photo credit: Carole Baumgartner).

Carol Rosengren and Cheryl Lee show off their Poppy Covered Note Pad!

Rachel Tessman, me, and Linda Larsen. (Photo credit Carole Baumgartner). One of my leaders could not join us so I sent her a "Tea Party In A Box". It was a great day!

Have you ever thought about joining Stampin' Up!? I would love for you to join my Stampfield Stars team! You can learn more about that here.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are excited to try these beautiful dies!! Happy creating!

Susan

Creative Inking Blog Hop: 'Tis The Season and Sneak Peek of January Mini!

Welcome to our hop! Today I have a cute little Hershey Kiss Box and Gift Card Holder to share! I have a Christmas version and a Valentine version!

I had so much fun with the Christmas Gnomes that I had to make a Valentine version to decorate this cute little box!  The Christmas version is decorated with the Christmas Cheer / Cup of Cheer Dies Bundle - so many fun little dies to decorate with in this bundle! Last chance to get this adorable Christmas Cheer bundle before it retires!!!

Inside the Cup of Cheer box I have the Hot Cocoa kisses - which are filled with marshmallow cream - yum! The "window" in the box is made from the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I left one end of the box unglued so that if you slip the ribbon off you can have easy access to the candy without having to rip open the box.

This is the greeting on the back side of the Christmas box.

These cute boxes also have a spot for a gift card. The sweet "Be My Valentine" sentiment is perfect for this project, love the little hearts that are right on the stamp! This stamp image is from the retiring Everything Festive stamp set - get yours today before it is gone! I cut the sentiment out with another of the Stitched Rectangle Dies - perfect fit!

The Valentine version has cherry Hershey Kisses inside - love the little "window" in this box so that you can see the candy.

Perfect little Valentine gift - a little chocolate and a gift card for fun!

Or a great last minute Christmas gift for a friend or neighbor.

This cute project would work for any holiday or event, just change up the paper and decorate accordingly. I adapted this project (I made it shorter) from a birthday version created by Dawn Griffith a few years ago.

These gnomes are SO easy to make!! 

Free PDF tutorial on how to make the box and the gnome!

Or if you prefer a video tutorial here is the Facebook Live video tutorial on how to make this cute box and gift card holder.

Thanks for stopping by today! Now it is time to hop along to see what BJ Peters has to share!

Or you can click this button to hop back and visit Sue Lehrer. Happy creating!  To purchase any of the products shown above, click on the item you are interested in below. Happy shopping!

Gnome Fun!

Isn't this gnome adorable?! And so easy and fun to make that I just couldn't stop with this treat holder!

I also used a gnome to decorate this simple gift card holder ( I use a ton of these gift holders this time of year!). A few punches and one die make this gnome quick and easy to create!

For this easy gift card holder, just slide off the belly band to open up the card - inside is a pocket for the gift card. Dimensions and directions for this gift card holder are on the free pdf project sheet I have linked below.

Ready to make your gnomes?! Super fun and easy! 

Click here for the step by step project sheet.

If you prefer a video tutorial check out this video that I did on my Facebook Page on how to make these cute projects.

Here are the "magic" ingredients to build these cute gnomes! Full details are in the project sheet I linked above or you can watch the video. The original creator of this gnome project was demonstrator Diane Kessluk. She fussy cut a circle punch for the beard. I wanted to make this project in my Die Cutting and Embossing class and I did not want my crafters to have to fussy cut. So I set out to find a die in my collection that would make the perfect beard. And behold, the Tropical Dies had the solution! A leaf die that was just perfect! You can watch Diane's original video on YouTube here.

So darn cute!! The mouth is just a simple curved line drawn with the Basic Black Marker.

I hope you have a ton of fun creating your own gnomes for your holiday gift giving! They would make darling tags to go on to your holiday gifts!

In case you were wondering what was inside.....yummy!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! You can pick up your Perfectly Plaid Bundle here! All the other supplies are listed below, just click on the photo of the item to see it in the store. Happy creating!

Susan
 

Creative Inking Blog Hop: Gratefulness Christmas Dog Treat Holder

Yay - gratefulness is such a wonderful theme for our blog hop! Today I am grateful for my team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators and I wanted to share one of the gift items that I created for them for our recent Stampin' Up! OnStage events this past weekend.

I had so much fun "dressing" these doggies in their cute scarves!! I paired the cute dog punch with the Let It Snow Embellishment kit.

You get 24 scarves in each kit in a variety of colors - I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach the scarves.

The little treat holder fits 2 Ghirardelli treats, as long as only one has a filling. The ones with fillings are a bit thicker then the ones that are not filled, so I found one of each kind was the perfect thickness for this project.  Dimensions and a video tutorial are below.

I used the Free Skate stamp set to decorate the back of the box, and added a red heart punched from the Dog Builder Punch.

I used a variety different patterns from the Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper to decorate - that way I could match them to the different scarf colors.

A small dog biscuit could be put in the box instead of chocolate - a perfect Christmas gift for your friends and family with pets! The cat punch also looks terrific with the scarf too!

 

Here is the video from my Facebook Page on how to make this cute project!

Measurements:

Basic Black - 4” x 7” .  On 4” side, score at 1/2” and 3-1/2”.  On 7” side, score at 1”, 1-1/2” and 4-1/4” 

Basic Black - scrap

Let It Snow Designer Series Paper - 2-1/2” x 2-3/4” and 3/4” x 2-3/4” 

Whisper White - 2 1/2" x 2 3/4"

Real Red - scrap

This treat holder box was shared by fellow demonstrator Anne Marie Hile. 

This little treat holder was one of the gifts that I made for my team members that attended the Stampin' Up! On Stage Events this past weekend.  Here are the team members that joined me in Las Vegas...

And another group of team members  who were at the Portland, Oregon OnStage Events. I also had team members at the Lansing, Hartford, and Atlanta events. I am truly blessed and grateful to get to partner with these amazing men and women in my Stampin' Up! journey!

Time for more gratefulness! Hop this way to see what BJ Peters has to share!

Or hop back to visit Sue Lehrer's blog!

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Time to stock up and save! Lots of holiday colors of card stock on sale just in time to make Christmas cards!

Giving Thanks with Word Wishes

It is almost November - time to start thinking about Thanksgiving cards! I'm excited to share this project with you and I have some tips on how to sharpen dull dies too! 

The Designer Paper that I used for this card is actually from a Halloween paper - Monster Bash. A couple of the patterns in the pack are not Halloween specific and perfect for fall / Thanksgiving cards! The word "Thanksgiving" is from the Word Wishes Dies. In addition to the word Thanksgiving, this set of dies includes these words: St. Patrick's, Christmas, Father's, Mother's, Valentine's, Halloween, New Year's, Easter, Happy, Merry, and Day. The word "wishes" is from the coordinating A Wish For Everything stamp set. When you purchase the two items together as a bundle, you get a 10% discount! The beautiful leaf is from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and the matching Seasonal Layers dies.

For the inside of the card I added a small strip of the designer paper, the inside Thanksgiving sentiment from A Wish For Everything, and another leaf image from the Colorful Seasons stamp set.

I used the Holiday Basic Rhinestones for the dots for the "i's" - the Holiday Rhinestones come with the following colors: Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, and Shaded Spruce. Because the rhinestones are transparent, the colors actually go with a wide range of additional colors. The rhinestones on this project are technically Pumpkin Pie but they also match the Crushed Curry perfectly.

HOW TO SHARPEN A DULL DIE: I've had this detailed leaf die from the Seasonal Layers dies for a long time and have used it a lot. When we made this card at my Breakfast Club events last weekend we had difficulty getting the die to cut well. We had to send it through multiple times to get a good cut - time to sharpen it! I took a piece of aluminum foil, folded it in half, and then in half again. This gave me 4 layers of aluminum foil.

Then I sent it through the die cut machine. This gives you a really cool foil leaf, but more importantly, it sharpens the die. After cutting it with foil I wadded up a piece of wax paper and rubbed it all over the cutting edge of the die, this helps the paper release from the die so you don't have to poke out all the leftover pieces. I then sent the die through the machine with my cardstock and it cut beautifully in just one pass through! 

For additional details on how to sharpen dies and to see how to make this card, check out this Facebook Live video from tonight.

I just love this time of year! this past weekend my niece Amelia and I took a lovely fall hike in downtown Minneapolis along the West River Parkway. It was chilly but as you can see in this photo, Amelia and the dogs were well bundled (except Mama Bella - she is not a fan of her coat unless the temperature is below zero). It was so pretty out and the dogs got a nice long 5 mile walk!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog - the supplies used for this project are listed below - happy creating!

Susan

Birch Bark Moose with Peaceful Boughs

I'm so excited to share this masculine / holiday card with you! And the best part?! This super cool Birch background stamp is on sale - for today only! Woo hoo! I have a free PDF project sheet for you to download and a video today!

Click here to see the entire list of 60 stamps sets that are on sale today, Wednesday, October 23rd from 12:00 a.m. MT to 11:50 pm MT!!

This fun fold card is called a Z fold. One of the advantages to this card is that a portion of the inside of the card shows from the front of the card. Isn't this Moose punch adorable?! He is just perfect on this card!

As you can see in this close up, after stamping the Birch background I embossed the piece with the Subtles 3D Embossing Folder - it adds an amazing realistic texture to the paper that makes it more like real tree bark!

Just change out the greeting to turn the card from a holiday card to an all occasion masculine card. I used a sentiment from Meant To Be stamp set on this version.

The moose is popped up on Dimensionals so that he stands out - love that extra dimension!!

This is the Facebook Live video on how to make this project. Follow my Facebook Page to see all of my free tutorials!

Click here for a free PDF tutorial on how to make this card, including the dimensions and materials needed.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! Don't forget to shop the amazing (but really short) 24 hour sale!!! Just click here to shop or click on any of the items below to go to my online Stampin' Up! store! Happy creating!

Susan

Creative Inking Blog Hop: Octoberfest

Welcome to our Octoberfest Blog Hop! In Munich Octoberfest means beer, giant pretzels, and heart shaped ginger cookies - but here in Minnesota it means colorful fall leaves and beautiful scenery! To honor that, I have three cards to share with you today, all featuring the gorgeous Stampin' Up! Come To Gather Designer Series Paper.

The base for this card is a wonderful neutral color called "Gray Granite" and I used Champagne Foil and Merry Merlot as accents. Of course the wood grain paper and the patterned paper that I punched the leaves from are in the Come To Gather Designer Paper. I used the leaf punch from the Every Season Punch Pack to punch out the leaves and then mounted each with a Mini Dimensional. The punch pack also comes with a little bat, a heart, and a snowflake - covers every season! The greeting is from Woven Heirlooms - I just love the font of this set, and the set also has a beautiful sympathy message that you can see below. 

The leaves on the side of the card are from the To Every Season stamp set which is available as a bundle with Every Season Punch Pack for a 10% savings. I made my own background stamp by putting all three leaves on one block, then inked them up with Gray Granite ink, and stamped them down the side.

I just wanted to share a photo from my dog walk this afternoon - we went urban today and took a lovely walk in on West River Parkway in Minneapolis along the Mississippi river - the fall leaves were beautiful today!!

This card was one that my customers have been making in my on going Stamp-A-Stack event! I will be sharing the other cards on my blog soon!

This next card also features the To Every Season Bundle and more Merry Merlot cardstock. Merry Merlot is such a beautiful color! It is one of my favorite "go to" colors for fall! I used the gorgeous 3D Hammered Metal embossing folder for the background. This embossing folder works best with the blue 3D Embossing Plate. The sentiment is framed with one of the Ornate Frame dies cut from Copper Foil. I used the Delicata Copper Ink Pad to stamp the leaves before punching them out.

For the inside of the card I also used the Delicata Copper ink pad to stamp the large leaf.

The last card uses some of the other pretty paper from the Come To Gather pack - two of the Pretty Peacock patterns paired with the Thank You die. 

For the ribbon I custom colored my own using the Light Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blend and the Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon. So easy to do - just drag the tip along the ribbon - it soaks through and colors both sides at once! Why don't I do this more often?! A perfect match for every project!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Now it is time to hop along and check out the other Octoberfest projects!

Click here to visit BJ Peters blog and to see her project!

Or if you would like to hop back, click here to visit Sue Lehrer's blog!

I could not resist sharing one more photo from our walk in Minneapolis today - it was just lovely!! The supplies from today's projects are listed below, just click on the small photo of an item to go to the Stampin' Up! store for a larger picture. Thanks for stopping!

Susan

Make a Thanksgiving Pilgrim and a Christmas Elf!

Two fun project for you today! Both are made with the Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Die! The first is this little Thanksgiving Pilgrim Box filled with a Pumpkin Spice Caramel and a Dove White Chocolate Carmel Apple (kind of like having Pumpkin Pie and Apple Pie at thanksgiving!)....

And the 2nd is this cute little elf. When I designed the front of the Mini Curvy Keepsake Box to look like an elf I knew I just had to make a matching tag for the back with the adorable #Elfie stamp set!

I added the Snowfall Accents Puff Paint to the hat trim and pom. Just squeeze on a little of the liquid and heat it to watch it puff up! This product has been flying off the shelves and is temporarily not orderable until Stampin' Up! can replenish their supply. If you would like to be notified by Stampin' Up! when it is again available (they are estimating it will be back in stock at the end of October), just click here.

For the backside of the Thanksgiving Pilgrim box I kept it simple - the die image is also from the Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Dies and the sentiment is from the Harvest Hello stamp set. I added a bow with the Cajun Craze Twine from the Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack.



The belts on the two projects are exactly the same. I used a 1/4" x 2" strip of black cardstock for the belt and trimmed it to fit the box. The buckle is a 1/2" square of Gold Glimmer Paper and the center is a 1/4" square of black cardstock. I used punches to make the different collars. For the elf collar I used the pennant from the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch and embellished it with the Metallic Pearls. For the Thanksgiving Pilgrim I used the 1" Circle and the 1 3/8" Scallop Circle punches, see below.

Thanksgiving Pilgrim Collar: First I punched a portion (about 1/3") of the 1" Circle Punch from a strip of 1" wide Whisper White cardstock. 

See the little scooped out portion that the 1" Circle punch made? Then I went back in with the 1 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch and punched again. This gave me a "bib" shape. I cut it in half to form the collar.

The "tie" is made with the Basic Black 3/8" Scalloped Edge Ribbon - it was perfect! I used 3 glue dots to attach it, one in the center and one on each of the "tails".

I made 34 of these little elf boxes as a gift for the members of my team that were presenting and helping at our Demos Galore event on September 28th in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It was so fun to see all the boxes piled together!

Christmas candy was a bit hard to find in September when I designed this project - but the Dove Dark Chocolate and Dove Dark Chocolate & Mint Swirl candies were the perfect red and green to match this project!

Here is the video showing how to make the Thanksgiving Pilgrim box - it is a Facebook Live video from my Facebook Business Page.

And here is the video showing how to make the Christmas Elf box - also from a Facebook Live video I did on my Facebook Business Page. If you would like to be notified for my next Facebook Live video, just like my Facebook Business Page here.

The Mini Curvy Keepsake Box Die is the perfect size for any celebration - and the decorating possibilities are truly endless!  Order yours today so that you will have it in time for all of your holiday projects! Thank you SO much for stopping by today! To order any of the supplies that I used click on the pictures below. Thank you for your support!