Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Angela Meiritz-Reid

 

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Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Angela Meiritz-Reid - we are thrilled to have Angela join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her. 

 

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop

Being really short on time (I'm attending On Stage this weekend!), I had to make a quick and simple card.  I love this little piggy card of Angela's and wish I'd been able to do it justice.  It was SO quick that I even made two variants!

Such a quick and simple Christmas card!

Both of my cards feature gorgeous paper from the Year of Cheer Designer Series pack and a silver heat embossed greeting banner from the Seasonal Bells stamp set cut out with the coordinating die in the Bunch of Banners Framelits.

The card above also has a snowflake image from the Cheers To The Year set silver heat embossed on Silver Foil Sheet cut with a Circle Punch.  That is layered onto Gold Foil Sheet cut with one of the scalloped Layering Circles dies.

Another quick and simple Christmas card!

For the second card, I cut the scalloped circle from Real Red cardstock and the black circle was silver heat embossed with a coordinating image from the Cheers To The Year stamp set.   The Silver Foil snowflake was cut with one of the Seasonal Layers dies.

I'll be sure to share some On Stage experiences with you during the week!

Thanks for following our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List

Cheers To The Year Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$31.00

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

$22.75

Seasonal Bells Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$58.00

Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

$45.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

$56.00

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Guest Stamper Jenny Hall

 

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Jenny Hall - we are thrilled to have Jenny join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her . 

 

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

As I looked through Jenny's blog for a card to CASE, my oohs and aaahs must have been audible!  I was like a kid in a candy shop - I just couldn't decide so I've combined elements from two cards!  Click on the images to learn more about Jenny's cards.

I've combined the layers and Swirly Snowflake Edgelits from one card with the circle and banner ideas from the other to make a Christmas card in elegant but non-traditional colours.

Christmas card using Swirly Snowflakes dies and Seasonal Bells stamp set

Much as I love it, I sort of regret using the Year of Chear Specialty Designer Series Paper on this card because I lost the gorgeous simplicity and clean lines.  On the other hand - I think it's OK to be a bit over the top with Christmas cards!

I used the Thick Whisper White cardstock for the base card since the DSP is gold and white but I do think I would prefer the combination of Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.

The centre of that snowflake is crying out for some bling - which I added later!

I applied some Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to the back of the Gold Foil cardstock before I cut the snowflake, which made it much easier to stick to the Early Espresso circle (which was cut with one of the Stitched Shapes framelits).

My last critique of my card is that I forgot to put some bling in the centre of the gold snowflake until after I'd taken the photos and was looking at them when writing this post (too late to correct the situation and take more photos!).  

Ah well - I've disappointed myself but it'll spur me on to do better next time I hope!

Thanks for following our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

$52.00

Seasonal Bells Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

$22.75

Versamark Pad

$15.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

70 Years of Cheers

I recently made two special birthday cards for a friend - one for me to give her and one commissioned by her husband to give her.

This is the one I gave her.  I added a piece of the gorgeous Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Catalogue (available from 1 September 2017 to 2 January 2018) to a Whisper White base card (I used the thick Whisper White cardstock). 

The foliage fronds are cut in Basic Black using one of the Flourish thinlits to which I added flowers cut in Basic Black and Copper Foil Sheet using dies from the Bloomin' Heart set with Basic Rhinestone centres.

Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper is for so much more than Christmas!

I cut some Basic Black cardstock with one of the Layering Circles framelits and another with one of the scalloped dies from the same set with Silver Foil Sheet.  The Whisper White circle is cut with one of the Stitched Shapes framelits.

The shiny copper and silver in the Year of Cheer paper is beautiful!

Unfortunately the dies I used for the little numbers are now retired but I do used them from time for special birthdays because they tend to be the perfect size for my cards!

There are 5 different, & equally gorgeous, metallic designs in the Year of Cheer Washi Tape

To decorate the inside of the card, I edged a piece of Whisper White cardstock with some Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape.  This will be available from 1st September in the new Holiday Catalogue.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - click on a product image below to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Silver Foil Sheets

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Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

Flourish Thinlits Dies

[141478]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies

[140621]

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144640]

Year Of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape

[144644]

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143662]

Cheery Swirly Snowflake - Sneak Peek

This elegant Christmas card was soooo quick and easy to make!  Most of the products belong to the new Year of Cheer Suite in the 2017 Holiday Catalogue and will be available from 1 September 2017 to 2 January 2018.

It's hard to go past the elegance of the Year of Cheer suite - suitable for many occasions

To the black card base I adhered the snowflake trim.  This is cut from the new Champagne coloured Foil Sheet using the new Swirly Snowflakes thinlits.  

To the other side of the card front, I adhered a piece of the gorgeous new Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper and added a piece of the Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape over the join.

I silver heat embossed the greeting from the Cheers To The Year stamp set onto a small square of Basic Black card and added the little swirls cut with the Swirly Snowflakes thinlits.

To add the final bits of bling, I used Clear and Gold Faceted Gems.

If you're an Australian Resident without a Stampin' Up Demonstrator and would like a copy of the new Holiday Catalogue, contact me with your details.


Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on a product image to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

Gold Faceted Gems

[144141]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

Heat Tool

[129056]

Big Shot

[143263]