Stampin' Up! Acorny Thank You Gets Fancy

Hi Stamping Friends!!

As some of you may know, my husband and I are church planters in Oceanside, CA. Each month our family is blessed by others to continue on this path God has brought us to. Each month we like to send thank you cards to all of our supporters.

This month I based our card on one I did for my Tulare County card class. I made 24 of these and then ended up needing to make a dozen more. Having to make more thank you cards is always a good problem to have. :)

Stamps: Acorny Thank You, B.Y.O.P. (sentiment)

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe, Gold Glimmer, Newsprint DSP, Retired DSP

Accessories: Woodland EF, Leaflets Framelits, Acorn Builder Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch

Sometimes when I create a card, I want to see if I can fancy it up a bit. Here is my "fancier" acorn card:

For the fancier version I added a second card front layer, a second acorn, some Burlap Ribbon and tied it all up with some Linen Thread. I love all the extra textures on this card. But I sure wouldn't want to make 36 of them!! That's why sometimes simpler is best.

Here is a "picture list" of the steps I used to make 36 of the "simple" acorn thank you card:

Cut, stamp, emboss, and punch all your card elements.

Glue down embossed card fronts.

Attach DSP strip.

Attach circles with Dimensionals.

Attach Newsprint leaves with glue.

Attach acorns with Dimensionals.

Slow and steady wins the race!!

After you've done it enough times, making 36 cards is pretty easy. Bump that number up to 100 and then it gets kind of time consuming. ;)

My November Online Stamp Class was announced a few days early. If you would like to participate, here are the details:

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website: Krystal's Cards

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Stampin' Up! delivers your order to your house

5. I mail you an adorable card kit

6. You create cute cards!!!

How fun is that?! You get to have your own stamp class without leaving your home!!

Already have the Snow Friends Bundle but are interested in receiving the Snow Friends card kit? Then just place any $45 order on my website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU and I will still mail you the card kit. Just make sure and let me know.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves - Tip Top Cajun

Hi Stamping Friends!!

I have another Vintage Leaves card for you today. This was the first card I created for this kit. I've seen many variations of this design using the Vintage Leaves set. This is my take on it.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves, Acorny Thank You (sentiment)

Ink: Tip Top Taupe or Soft Suede, Sahara Sand or Crumb Cake

Paper: Tip Top Taupe, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, Gold Glimmer, Vellum

Accessories: Leaflets Framelits, Washi Label Punch, Woodland EF, Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim, Gold Sequins Trim, Gold Baker's Twine

Kit Includes:

1 - Tip Top Taupe card base

1 - Cajun Craze card front

1 - Sahara Sand embossed card front

1 - Vellum piece for stamping

1 - Tip Top Taupe piece for stamping

1 - Cajun Craze piece for stamping

1 - Tip Top Taupe Washi Label punch (not pictured)

1 - Gold Glimmer leaf

1 - strip of Gold Sequin Trim

1 - strip Gold Baker's Twine

1 - strip of Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim

Instructions:

Attach Cajun Craze card front to the Tip Top Taupe card base.

Attach Sahara Sand embossed card front to the Cajun Craze card front.

Stamp the "oak" leaf stamp onto the Vellum piece using Sahara Sand or Crumb Cake ink.

Stamp the other two leaves using Tip Top Taupe or Soft Suede ink onto the Tip Top Taupe and Cajun Craze pieces.

Stamp sentiment of your choice onto the the Washi Label punch with Tip Top Taupe or Soft Suede ink.

Cut out leaves with Leaflet Framelits.

Layer leaves onto top left corner of the card front using Dimensionals.

Attach sentiment using Dimensionals.

Tie the Tip Top Taupe Lace Trim around top of card. 

Attach Gold Sequin Trim by tying it on the lace with the Gold Baker's Twine.

Trim edges.

FINISHED!!

This stamp set does not come with any sentiments. So you can choose whatever sentiment you want for your cards.

I love the pop of gold on this card. It really adds some sparkle. And we can all use a little more sparkle in our worlds!!!

If you are interested in joining one of my online classes, I have sign-ups going on right now...

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I am offering my November Online Stamp Class a few days early.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website: Krystal's Cards

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Wait for me to mail you an adorable card kit!!!

If you have any questions, please email me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Now go stamp your heart out!!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves - Chocolate Tangerine

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Today I will share my first card of my four Vintage Leaves cards that I created as card kits for my Online Stamping Class. I called this one Chocolate Tangerine because of the paper I used. But think it's kind of fun!!

I finished prepping these kits yesterday but still need to get them in the mail. Hopefully you will have them by Friday so you can stamp your heart out this weekend.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip. Tangerine Tango, Newsprint DSP Happy Haunting DSP, Gold Glimmer, Corrugated Paper

Accessories: Leaflets Framelits, Acorn Builder Punch, Burlap Ribbon, Expressions Natural Elements, Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine (retired)

Kit Includes:

1 - Very Vanilla card base

1 - Chocolate Chip card front

1 - Happy Haunting DSP card front

1 - Tangerine Tango sheet for stamping

1 - Corrugated leaf

1 - Newsprint leaf

1 - Gold Glimmer acorn

1 - Newsprint acorn

1 - Corrugated acorn top

1 - Chocolate Chip top

1 - Burlap Ribbon strip

1 - Celebrate OR Thanks Natural Element (I didn't have enough of just one.)

And my gift to you... a spool of Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine!! (not pictured)

Instructions:

Attach the Chocolate Chip card front onto the Very Vanilla card base.

Attach the the Happy Haunting DSP onto the Chocolate Chip card front.

Stamp the "maple" leaf stamp using Soft Suede ink.

Cut out leaf using the Leaflets Framelits.

Gently bend leaf on "vein" lines to give it more dimension.

Cut Burlap Ribbon at desired angle.

Attach Burlap Ribbon using Glue Dots.

Tuck the "maple" leaf under the Burlap Ribbon. Attach with glue or SNAIL.

Tuck the "oak" leaf under the "maple" leaf. Attach with glue or SNAIL.

Tuck the newsprint leaf under the "maple" leaf but on top of the "oak" leaf. Attach with glue or SNAIL.

Glue the acorn tops onto the acorns. Liquid glue or Glue Dots work best when attaching anything to the Glimmer paper.

Attach the newsprint acorn onto the Burlap Ribbon using glue or Glue Dots.

Attach the gold Glimmer acorn using Dimensionals.

Attach the Expressions Natural Element onto the Burlap Ribbon using Glue Dots.

Tie a piece of Baker's Twine around the top.

DONE!!!

I love all the different textures of this card. Burlap, wood, cardboard, glitter. They are all there!! I hope you love it too.

If you are interested in joining my next online class, I have another one starting to fill up...

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I am offering my November Online Stamp Class a few days early.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Wait for me to mail you an adorable card kit!!!

DON'T FORGET THE HOSTESS CODE!!! If you have any questions, please email me.

Stop back again tomorrow and I will have my Tip-Top Cajun card. ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!!

Stampin' Up! Acorny Splitcoast Challenge

Hey Stamping Friends!!

Surprise! Surprise!! I'm blogging on a Saturday! Can you believe it?! Me either. I rarely have a free Saturday. But since I did, I thought I would play up in my stamp loft. 

I used to participate in the stamping challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers All. The. Time. But life got busy and that was one of the things that had to go. Since I had some free stamping time today, I thought I would go see what challenges were going on.

I decided to combine their weekly color challenge with their weekly sketch challenge. Here is my card:

Stamps: Acorny Thank You

Ink: Sahara Sand, Pistachio Pudding

Paper: Whisper White, Gold Soiree DSP (retired but on the Clearance Rack!), Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Gold Glimmer, Vellum

Accessories: Acorn Builder Punch, Woodland EF, Decorative Dots EF, Pool Party Baker's Twine, Candy Dots

Here is the color combo CC552:

I had to dig around to find a piece of Pistachio Pudding. I used mine all up! Glad I had some of the Gold Soiree DSP in my stash. It's on the Clearance Rack right now for super cheap. Go get yourself some!!

Here is the sketch SC562:

I've always enjoyed playing along with the Splitcoast Challenges. I'm glad I could join in this week. Hopefully it will fit into my schedule more often. Challenges are a great way to get your creativity moving. And it's fun to see others stampers take on the challenges.

Just a reminder, Monday is the last day to place your order to join my October Online Stamp Class.

Here are the details:

I am offering an online class featuring the Vintage Leaves stamp set and Coordinating Leaflets Framelits. They are offered as a bundle on page 88 of the regular catalog.

It so simple to join my Online Stamp Classes...

First: Purchase the Vintage Leaves Bundle #140235 for $43.25 from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: BPUD7TT4 by October 19.

Second: Wait for me to send you a FREE card kit with 4 unique cards featuring these fabulous products.

How easy is that?! That's all you need to do. Purchase the bundle using the Hostess Code: BPUD7TT4 and I will send you a FREE card kit after the October 19th cut-off date.

I'll say it one more time... DO NOT FORGET TO USE THE HOSTESS CODE. :)

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back again on Monday. I will be starting to share my Feel Goods cards that I created for my Greeting Card Fundraiser.

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!

And participate in a stamping challenge. Or two. :)

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Acorny Thank You

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Choosing stamp sets out of the Holiday Catalog is always a challenge for me because I WANT IT ALL!! After I whittle down my list to something my bank account can afford, and finally (after much hemming and hawing) I place my order, only to browse the web and find amazing samples of some set that I did not order. 

That's how I ended up getting Acorny Thank You added to my collection. I was not going to buy another "fall" set. I didn't need one. Even if it did have a matching punch (I'm a sucker for any stamp set that has matching tools). But lo and behold I caved.

Here is a card we made at my Tulare County Class last Sunday:

Stamps: Acorny Thank You

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Corrugated Paper, Gold Glimmer, Old Retired DSP that I don't know the name of :)

Accessories: Woodland EF, Acorn Builder Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Leaflets Framelits

I based this design off of something fancier that I saw on the interweb. I wanted to simplify mine to show my stampers that you can make a cute, quick card that can be done in a few minutes. Not everything needs to have all the bells and whistles. 

I'm doing a similar card for my monthly thank you cards. Here is what the beginnings of two dozen cards looks like:

I still need to stamp and punch out my acorn topper and stamp my "thank you" sentiment onto the circle, but I have the majority of the pieces all ready to go. When I mass produce cards, I usually start from the base up. I will glue the Woodland embossed Very Vanilla piece onto the Soft Suede card bases. Then add the "wood" strip to the front. Then the circle, the leaf and finally the acorn. I like adding one detail at a time instead of trying to finish each card individually.

Just a reminder...

Monday is the last day to order the Vintage Leaves bundle and still participate in my Online Card Class.

Here are the details:

I am offering an online class featuring the Vintage Leaves stamp set and Coordinating Leaflets Framelits. They are offered as a bundle on page 88 of the regular catalog.

It so simple to join my Online Stamp Classes...

First: Purchase the Vintage Leaves Bundle #140235 for $43.25 from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: BPUD7TT4 by October 19.

Second: Wait for me to send you a FREE card kit with 4 unique cards featuring these fabulous products.

How easy is that?! That's all you need to do. Purchase the bundle using the Hostess Code: BPUD7TT4 and I will send you a FREE card kit after the October 19th cut-off date.

I'll say it one more time... DO NOT FORGET TO USE THE HOSTESS CODE. :)

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you will pop back by next week. I will be sharing the Feel Goods card set I am creating for my Greeting Card Fundraiser. I LOVE how they are turning out!!

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!!

And remember to send someone a card this week. :)

Krystal