RainyDay Stamper

Snow Much Fun Gift Card Holder

Found the instructions for this holder on Splitcoast Stampers, a fabulous pop up giftcard holder designed by Kim Score.  I had Snow Much Fun stamp set sitting on my desk so decided it was perfect to make a scene for the front of this holder.  Kim designed a really cool way of securing it, kind of like a belly band but 

so much easier for the recipient to use.  It uses two 1/2" circles, two brads and some baker's twine to close.  Open the band

open the card and up pops the gift card.  Now I'll bet  you are wondering, what is that paper she is using?  Oh my goodness, you are going to love this FREE pack when Sale-a-bration starts.  Absolutely gorgeous-in fact, I am going to need some more very soon.  The pack is called Everyday Enchantment DSP and uses Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla and Soft Suede.  I thought it looked Christmas-y with the green and then the colourful one-kind of like Christmas candies!

Here is the side view.  I love this holder and it is very easy to make, imagine a bright coloured birthday one, hmmm, what a great way to actually use that DSP we have been saving!

Happy Stamping,

Use your shapes

Rectangles, circles and ovals for this card.  The pudgy little snowman fits so well in the 2 1/2" circle punch just a bit of his snowball gets missed.  So stamp another and cut it out and stick it on making it look like he really is tossing that snowball. The Lucky Limeade circle mat is cut with my Circle Scissor at 2 3/4".  I used Pool Party cardstock for the back layer, running it through the Big Shot with the Houndstooth embossing folder and then the next layer is a strip Pool Party DSP.  If you are looking for a fabulous sentiment set, check out Petite Pairs-it has both outside and inside sentiments all in one set.

and they are sized to fit into so many of our punches.

Happy Stamping,

Red and Green

traditional colours for Christmas and Garden Green with the glittery dots of Real Red from Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series paper certainly makes a bright card.

 

  

My happy snowman is back sporting  Garden Green and Pacific Point for his wardrobe today.  Simple layout, great card.

Happy Stamping,

Long time since

I used this set!  and I know, you were wondering!

figured out the set? and to confuse you I used two different sets!  I saw this sketch on SCS and the card was so easy.  The sets, Snow Much Fun (the tree) and the ornaments are from Every Little Bit.  The plaid DSP is from Frostwood Lodge, doesn't it remind you of a flannel shirt.  I used our new 1" square punch for the ornaments layering them onto Cherry Cobbler punched out with our Postage Stamp. Simple, quick and another Christmas card done.

Happy Stamping,

Snow Much Fun

I know, I missed a couple of weeks, just giving you a break!

This is one of my workshop cards for November, love Lucky Limeade as a Christmas colour, so bright and cheerful.

 For the card base I used a 4 x 8 piece of textured Lucky Limeade so we have a 4 x 4 card.  The Cherry Cobbler scallop is the largest scallop from the Scallop #2 die and then I ran it through the Big Shot using the latest Impression folder, Snow Burst.  The image, the tall snowman from Snow Much Fun is stamped using Black Stazon onto Whisper White and then coloured in using Pool Party, Island Indigo, Basic Grey, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight markers and then punched out using the 2 1/2" circle punch and then attached using dimensionals.  Inside I have used a 3 7/8 " square of Whisper White

 stamping a sentiment from Petite Pairs and the mittens are from Jolly Bingo Bits and stamped using Cherry Cobbler ink.

Happy Stamping,

Ever made a card

that went together so easily and worked out just like you wanted it to?  This is one of those cards, where imagination and execution were in harmony! 

I used a Sketch that I have used before and I am really doing good at using my Designer Series papers instead of hoarding the beauties!  I haven't used the Letters from Santa pack so that was my pack to use today.  Now there are great patterns in the pack that definitely can be used for a card other than a Christmas card but my card today is a Christmas card using Snow Much Fun. Yes, I will do my best to tempt you into getting this great set, one card at a time!

So simple. The base of the card is Riding Hood Red and then I stamped the tall snowman onto Shimmery White and coloured in using my Aquapainter and ink pads.  Notice the sentiment in the bottom left corner, that is from Petite Pairs just a perfect size for this card.

 inside the other part of the saying and a few holly sprigs from Holiday Bingo bits.  

Happy  Stamping,

The weekly installment

of the set you will be adding to your next order!

 And just where did I get that paper from, of course it is not a "Christmas" paper but it is from Pocketful of Posies, but to me it was perfect to use for a Christmas card. I matted everything with Night of Navy and watercoloured in the snowman. The sentiment is again from Petite Pairs and inside

Such quick and easy Christmas cards.

Happy Stamping,

Warning, warning, you are going to want this set

Yes, I told you I was going to tempt you to get this set, and here is another installment of the temptation.

The set

 Snow Much Fun and today, we are using the little snowman.  Now, you are wrapping your gifts and where are the gift tags?  Make some so quick with this set, cut your cardstock to 2 1/2 x 5  and then your image panel is 2 1/4 square

 A little bit of colouring with your markers, a bit of wavy doodling and you are done.  Now even if your wrapping is well, like mine!, not quite up to "store" standards, your giftwrapping will be overshadowed by such a cute tag. I also attached a Mini Jingle Bell from the new Holiday Mini, starts September 1st and my, oh my, do we have some fun stuff in this one.

Happy Stamping,

 

Challenges

I do enjoy participating in challenges, sometimes when your creativity is low, these challenges are a perfect boost to get those juices flowing again.  This one is for Sunny Challenges and Creations, a group of Australian demos that are fellow members of SUDSOL.  This week, Gwen has quite a fun challenge, use the Sketch,  a Christmas stamp and at least one embossing folder.  Well, you know any chance I have to show you that fabulous Snow Much Fun set, I am going to take it!

 Oh and there are some sneak peeks in this for you. Notice the embossing folder, that is a new one in the Holiday Mini called Snow Burst, it is a lovely pattern that I think one could use year round, I don't think snow when I look at it, but maybe that just because I don't like snow!  I used the Scallop Oval Bigz Die to cut the oval (it is just the perfect size for the tall snowman-I know you needed to know that) and coloured him in with my markers except for the hat and boots, I used my blender pen and Classic Black ink.  I like the transparency that using the blender pen and ink creates especially when using the darker colours.  The sentiment is from Christmas Greeting and is silver embossed.  So what is the other sneak peek,

 see that glitter, Dazzling Details.  Another new product, imagine glue and glitter in one simple application, simply squeeze it on and the tip is so narrow, it goes just where you want it to. 

Happy Stamping,

Got to start sometime right?

When do you start making your Christmas cards?  I like to make a few cards each month  so that when December comes, I can just send them out, no fussing.  This set was one I got with my preorder from the new catalogue and I've shown you the shorter snowman and here is the tall snowman

  

I am really loving this set, the whimsical snowman are just put a smile on my face.  I stamped him and the snowball and bird in Black Stazon onto Whisper White and coloured with my Aquapainter and ink pads.  I then matted him using the new In Colour, Lucky Limeade, love this colour, just a bit lighter and brighter than Old Olive.  The sentiment is from Christmas Greetings (115448) stamped and then punched out using the Large Tag punch then layered onto a Lucky Limeade Extra Large tag.  The ribbon Riding Hood Red taffeta is retired but I have just a little bit left and I see that they have it again in the new Catalogue but don't know if it is the same or different so when this roll is done, I will be ordering more.

Inside

the sentiment inside is also from the Christmas Greeting set and I added another snowball for fun.

Happy Stamping,