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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!

Boo To You! Two Cards and an Adorable Halloween Werewolf Treat Box and Gift Card Holder

It's October 1st - time to plan those Halloween crafts!! Today I have 3 projects to share with you - all featuring the super cute Boo To You stamp set!

Aren't these just the CUTEST stamp images!!  I have a project featuring each of these little monsters!

First let's start withe the treat box project. The box perfectly holds TWO Reese's Pumpkins and has a card tucked inside...

And inside the card is a pocket for a gift card! I put a fall Starbuck gift card in mine - Chocolate AND Coffee - what a great little Halloween gift! But you could put in any gift card or cash if you prefer (cash is the perfect gift for any teen or young adult!)

The box is made from the Stampin' Up! Mini Pizza box. You cut out the center section and you can make two treat boxes from one Mini Pizza Box!  This project may look familiar to you if you follow my blog - I made this cute Easter project using this idea earlier this year.  I got this great idea from my team member Rachel Tessman, here is her Mini Pizza box treat holder and card from last Halloween. Thanks for the great idea Rachel!

I used the new Gold Mini Pizza boxes from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog for this project. Because you are cutting the box into two boxes, you do need to add some Tear & Tape adhesive. Scroll down for the free PDF tutorial or to watch the video on how I made this project.

I love this little monster - he reminds me of the Monster's Inc. movies! This versatile set is perfect for Halloween, but also for a child's birthday card like this one. I used one of the patterns of the Monster Bash paper that is not specific to Halloween. The Beads & Baubles embossing folder adds a fun background behind our little monster and I used the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set for the sentiment. 

This fun fold card also has a pocket for a gift card!  This is just one of the free project sheets that I sent out this week to my subscribers. Are you receiving my weekly free project sheets in your email box? You can click here to subscribe so that you don't miss a thing!

Of course, I also had to make another version with the Boo To You zombie too! 

Here is a peek at the inside! As I mentioned, those who subscribe to my weekly free project sheet newsletter got this project sheet in there inbox, in case you missed it you can see it here.

Now back to our fun treat holder - here is the Facebook Live video where I walk you through this cute project!

Werewolf Treat Box and Gift Card Holder:

Click here for a free PDF Tutorial with dimensions and step by step instructions.

Thank you SO much for joining me today! You can purchase all of the products that I used for this projects by clicking on the images below - happy paper crafting!

Susan

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Creative Inking Blog Hop: Autumn Vibes

Welcome to our hop! I have 5 fun cards to share with you today, all from the same Designer Series Paper Pack which just so happens to be on sale this month! I have an autumn card (to follow our blog hop theme) and then 4 other cards you can create with the same amazing pack of paper, Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper!

I started by creating this fun card for our Autumn Vibes blog hop theme. The burlap is actually paper, but it looks amazingly realistic!! I added a layer of copper foil paper and used the pretty Leaf Trinkets to add to the "fall" theme.

The pretty Scalloped Lace Trim makes it extra elegant! But once I got this amazing paper out - I just could not stop creating!

I created the other four cards using another design from the Pressed Petals package - you get 4 sheets of every design and it is made to be cut apart and made into cards! I used the three panels down the center of the sheet.

I used exactly the same layout that I used for the autumn card - so simple and pretty!

Different panel, same layout again! The square is 3 3/8" so I layered it with a piece of Early Espresso cardstock that is 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".

This panel was a different shape but I kept all of the card elements the same, just made a larger layer. 

Four lovely cards fast!!!  Which one do you like best?!


For the next card I used one of the larger panels but I used the reverse side of the paper and went with a Christmas theme!

I used the Christmas Gleaming bundle stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on Very Vanilla Cardstock. This bundle comes with two lovely ornament punches. I punched out a Gold Glimmer ornament, cut off the hanger, and adhered it on top of the Mossy Meadow / Very Vanilla small ornament with just the hanger showing.

The elegant gold Metallic Edged ribbon was the finishing touch!

The beautiful Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper that I used to make all of these lovely cards is part of the buy 3 get 1 free sale that is going on right now!! Only 10 days left for this awesome deal - don't miss out!

I would love to see what you create with this lovely paper!! So fun!

Time to hop along to see what Autumn Vibes Bj Peters has for us today!

Or you can hop back and check out Sue Lehrer's lovely fall project!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, below are all of the products that I used to create today's cards. To purchase any of the items, just click on the picture and you will go to my Stampin' Up! Online store where you can see a bigger picture of the item and all of the details about it.  Happy creating!

Susan

Creepy Coffin Halloween Treat Box and a Sweet Mummy Card!

Super cute and super creepy little Halloween treat box for you today! These Coffin Treat Boxes are so fun to put together and decorate! What a great way to share Halloween fun with your friends and family! I have a video tutorial, a PDF project sheet and full supply list for you at the bottom of this post. 

I used a leftover tag from last week's Frankie & Friends Mini Curvy Keepsake project to decorate the inside and added 2 Pumpkin Pie Kit Kats.

The vampire image is from the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set - I colored it in with the Dark Real Red Stampin' Blend and the Light Smoky Slate. The little bat punch is part of the Every Season Punch Pack - this set of 4 little punches comes with a bat, a heart, a snowflake, and a maple leaf!

The boxes come pre-cut, and ready to assemble! I used the Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder to add texture to the top of the box.

With the Ornate Frames Dies, I cut a window in the top of the box so the vampire could look out!

The Spooktacular Bash also comes with this cute Mummy stamp that I used on this Halloween card - so cute! I used another one of the Ornate Frame Dies - this time cut from Black Foil for the frame. Although these dies are in the Halloween section they are very versatile and can be used year round. I used the Crumb Cake Blends Combo pack to color the mummy. Both the vampire and mummy images require very little coloring - which keeps the projects quick and easy!

In case you were curious - this is the inside of the Mummy card! You just lift on the "Open if you dare" tag to open!

The Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels really added a fun sparkle to this project - at the throat of our Dracula and to embellish the creepiness of the label!

Here is the video tutorial! I also show several other cards and treat holder projects. 

Click here for a free PDF Project Sheet.

Thank you for joining me today! Just a heads up that the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack was reloaded today with new goodies and amazing bargains! Check them out the clearance rack here! Happy creating!

Susan

So Cute! Four Adorable Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes

Love, love, love these sweet little boxes! I have a video with how to make all 4 projects and a free PDF project sheet for the Frankie project - just scroll down! 

The base for all of these projects was the amazing Mini Curvy Keepsake Box! The set of dies comes with the box die and all of these tags and pieces to decorate the box with.

I designed this "surprised" Casper the ghost for my Halloween Treat Holder Class! We added this cute tag from the Tags, Tags, Tags bundle to the top - and attached it with the wispy Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon. The mouth is one of the Monster Bash Enamel Shapes (the largest circle).

For the next three projects I added the Harvest Hellos stamp set and Apple Builder punch to the Mini Curvy Keepsake Box to make the apple, jack-o-lantern, and Frankie projects. By pairing up these two products you can create so many adorable treat holders!

A sweet fall apple! Inside is a Hershey's Chocolate Carmel Apple - yummy! Super simple to make, just stamp the apple, punch out the image, punch out the stem and leaf and attach it to the Mini Curvy Keepsake Box!

The backside!!

I used this same little apple as a baby gift a few weeks ago. My friend Caroline is expecting her first baby soon, she owns a Smoothie Bowl business so the fruit was the perfect way to package the baby gifts!

I popped them into the Baker's Box and added the rest of the baby socks that I could not fit into the apples! 

Back to Halloween! Again I used the images from the Harvest Hellos to make this little Jack-o-lantern! The face is embossed with the new Shimmer Black embossing powder and I added a bow from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack.

A quick sentiment on the back, again from Harvest Hellos and cut out with the oval from the Stitched Shapes Dies.

I love doing Punch Art! You take a variety of punches and dies and make cute creatures from them - so fun! I designed this little Frankenstein treat box for my Halloween Treat Holder class!

On the backside is these sweet little tag from the Tags, Tags, Tags bundle! 

One of the great benefits of this bundle is you get three tags images on one stamp and can cut out all three tags at the same time with the matching die! It is such a time saver to be able to make 3 tags at once! In the set there are three stamps, one with 3 Halloween tags, one with 3 Valentine's tags, and one with 3 Christmas tags. Remember the tag from the Ghost box? That was one of the three, the 2nd was the tag on Frankie, and the 3rd will be featured on a project I will share next week.

Inside Frankie I stuffed a fun size, glow in the dark Peanut M&M pack (just roll up the candy and it will fit!). The pupils for his eyes are the small circle shapes from the Monster Bash Enamel Shapes.

Of course the head is the Apple Builder punch but have you guessed where the "bolts" came from?

For Frankie's bolts I used the basket from the Hot Air Balloon punch - it was perfect! I have details on how I attached the bolts in the video below.

Here is the Tuesday Tutorial Facebook Live video where I walk through all of the projects. Hope you can join me next Tuesday at 7:30 CT for my next video - it will be super spooky!!

For a free PDF tutorial for the Frankie project click here!

Supplies for all the projects are listed below! Click on any item to see go to my Stampin' Up! online store and see additional details about the item and a larger photo. Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Susan