A Card a Day in December--Day #26

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday and is enjoying all of their new gifts that Santa brought! Today I want to share a winter scrapbook page with you. I know NOT A CARD, but I figured we will all have winter photos that we want to save so hopefully this page provides you with some inspiration!

This double page layout is on a base of Pool Party 12x12 and is accentuated with colors found in the Snowflake Splendour Suite. I LOVE this designer series paper and how many different tones of blue and purple there are to work with.

I added two different 3 x 12 strips of the DSP to each page to bring in some of these colors so that I could in embellishments in a variety of colors.

I used the So Many Snowflake, Peony and Beautiful Bows dies on these two pages.

Winter and Wishes are cut using the Playful Alphabet dies with the Foam Adhesive sheets and the Well Written dies.

“In the Coldest Moments…” is stamped in Pacific Point ink on Whisper White and is punched with a 2 1/2 circle punch. The Stitched Circles were perfect to cut a layering piece out of another selection of DSP. In between I added some In Color ribbon and Playing with Patterns ribbon.

Adding some Highland Heather snowflakes along with boughs cut in Whisper White were perfect.

You will notice there are a bunch of snowflakes stamped in the backround.

Here is fun tip: Place all of your desired stamps onto one of our larger blocks. I used the E block for this. Then you can stamp a bunch of images at one time and slightly rotate the block each time so they look different.

The second page of my layout has many of the same elements but in a vertical presentation instead. Not only does this allow for a photo going in a different direction (consider that most selfies are this orientation) it allows for a different look while feeling unified.

The sentiment on this page is from the Snowman Season stamp set. A returning favorite from last holiday! It is cut with a Stitched Circle and the DSP behind it is cut with a punch. A reversal from what you found on the other page.

Once again I added in Highland Heather snowflakes and a border with the Peony die in Misty Moonlight.

Both pages have some Blue Backed Gems and Rhinestones. The sentiment on this page also has some Pool Party Sheer ribbon behind it to mimic the other page.

I really love how these two pages turned out. I hope you will try your hand at some memory keeping if it is not something you already do! If you live in Canada please feel free to SHOP by online store direct to Stampin’ Up! Thank you in advance!

A Card a Day in December-Day #10

Have you been following along so far? If not, welcome and make sure you go back to see the Holiday card projects that have already shared! I have really been enjoying creating and curating this A Card a Day in December—Holiday Style series for you!

Today I wanted to share a card that is a spin off of one I originally shared on Monday as part of the Color Fusers Blog hop.

This fun card was created using the Warm and Toasty stamp set as I couldn’t resist making something with this adorable little reindeer! Isn’t he just the cutest?

I paired him up with Poinsettia Dies and the Beautiful Boughs Dies (which were a carryover set from last season! I have used them tons this year too).

And I created another custom background using Water Painters and three ink colors! So easy when you can’t find Designer Series Paper that matches with your vision!

To create this background you need to work on Shimmery White or Water Color paper as they are thick enough to absorb the water from the Water Painter. You are going to use your largest Water Painter and Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight and Pacific Point ink. Visit my post from Monday to get the technique details.

I colored my reindeer with Stampin’ Blends and hand cut him. The sentiment is stamped on Seaside Spray card stock in Misty Moonlight Ink. These two blues look extraordinary together! The sentiment is cut using the Beautiful Boughs dies.

Lastly I added in the poinsettia in Whisper White, some Metallic Seaside Spray Ribbon and some Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets (another great carry over product from last holiday season!).

Please shop for any of these products from my online store!

Around the World on Wednesday--Textures!

Welcome to another Around the World on Wednesday blog hop! These blog hops are a fantastic way for me to feel connected to those around me in the Stampin’ world because we have not had a very usual year. It would be easy to think of all the things we have missed out on, but I am choosing to focus on all the things that have actually been fantastic so far this year and this blog hop is one of them! From the stellar line up of stamping talent to the awesome and unique themes that Angie has developed for us, you are guaranteed to be inspired and feel connected to other stampers!

I wanted to create a scrapbook page that has a variety of texture on it and showcase some of the fun ways we can achieve it with our Stampin’ supplies.

My first idea was to create a custom stencil using our Window Sheets so I could use some embossing paste.

Well, seems that I didn’t have any Window Sheets! So I decided to use some retired Mercury Glass Acetate paper instead! Sometimes you have to be resourceful!

I used the circle dies and a small 3/4 circle punch to make this custom stencil. I placed it over top of my Whisper White 12x12 base and ran some Embossing Paste over top that I had mixed with a couple of drops of Calypso Coral Re-Inker.

When I was using the spatula to cover the circles I tried not to focus on getting the circles perfectly smooth. I thought that would also help created some texture on the page.

I tinted my embossing paste with re-inker and mixed it in an empty embellishment container! I never throw those containers away as I find I can always repurpose them for something!

I am in love with the color palette for my page today! I used Calypso Coral, Bumbleebee, Just Jade and Pool Party for this cozy page. I think these colors look so fantastic together no matter the time of year!

Another great way to showcase texture is to use our embossing folders. I chose to use the Winter Snow Embossing Folder and I wanted to add in some snowflake imagery to this page. I continued with that theme by using the So Many Snowflakes Dies. Both items are from the Snowflake Splendor Suite in the Handmade for You catalogue. The snowflakes and the sprig are cut from Shimmery White card stock to add a little dazzle.

You can find the sentiment “Eat, Drink and Be Cozy” in the Warm Hugs stamp set and the worlds cutest to go coffee cup is from the Press On stamp set.

The big white sprig is from the Beautiful Boughs dies in the main catalogue and is a carry over set from last holiday season.

I stamped the phrase “Its the Most Wonderful Time of Year” on Just Jade card stock and punched it with the Label Me Fancy punch and added some Gingham Bumblebee ribbon behind. Another way I created texture was by adding in some of the In Color Enamel dots in Just Jade and Bumblebee in select areas on the page.

I really hope you are inspired to pull out your embossing paste or add it to your next order! It is a really fun product to play around with an experiment! You can always shop with me if you are Canada! You can use the hostess code on my side bar or visit my online store!