Showing posts with label Merry Medley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merry Medley. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

News from Stampin' Up and a Joy to the World Card - Merry Medley & Tin of Tags



I can't ask you if you want the good news or sad news first from Stampin' Up, so I will just go with the good news first.

Stampin’ Trimmer Cutting Mats and Scoring Blades Now Available

It is announced today that Stampin' Up is bringing back the replacement Stampin’ Trimmer Cutting Mats and Scoring Blades. These items will be available for you to start ordering today!

Stampin’ Trimmer Replacement Cutting Mat (item 131375) $5.00 CAN
Stampin’ Trimmer Scoring Blades (item 126996) $6.50 CAN

Like the cutting mat, the scoring blade is made to last and will not wear out. These replacement items may be helpful for you if you lose a piece or prefer to have extras on hand.

Now for the sad news -

Handheld Stapler Being Discontinued

Due to supplier issues outside of Stampin' Up's control, the Handheld Stapler (item 139083) and coordinating Silver Mini Staples (item 135847) will be discontinued after the current inventory runs out.
I love that handheld stapler! It is sad to see it go and I hope that Stampin' Up will be able to bring it back at some point. If you have the stapler and don't want to run out of staples, now would be the time to stock up! If you've always wanted the stapler, get it now  with some staple refills before it's gone!


OK, now on to my Christmas card for today.

A lot of people love very simple design, not only in their home decor, but also in the cards they receive. And some people just love the simple cards to make for mass production at this time of year. So this is what I came up with based on these facts.


The sentiment and little snowflake are the only things that are popped up with dimensionals. I am still contemplating whether or not to add just a piece of that sparkly silver ribbon from the Holiday catalogue, or a rhinestone or two to the card, but haven't quite made up my mind yet.


On the inside I stamped this lovely sentiment from the "Peace This Christmas" stamp set, as well as the little image, which I coloured with Stampin' Write Markers before stamping to give it the three colours.



That's it for today. For all my fellow Canadians, hope that you had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday.

Happy Stamping!







October 1 through 31 , you can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free! That’s great news since everyone can use more Designer Series Paper. This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual catalog and the recently released holiday catalog (not including Specialty Designer Series Paper or Designer Series Paper Stacks).

Take advantage of these specials for all those Christmas projects you are planning to work on, or gift some lovely supplies to family or friends that love to craft and create!


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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

2016 Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek - Merry Medley & Pretty Pines Thinlits



Can you tell yet that I love the new copper products? Yesterday I showed one Chrsitmas gift card box that featured copper, and today I'm sharing a card done, two ways, with copper. One is copper and Early Espresso, while the other is Very Vanilla and copper. I wanted to see the effect of copper using a dark and a light colour. Both are beautiful. The Espresso one lends itself well to a modern rustic look and maybe even more masculine.


And the Pretty Pines are a wonderful Christmas tool to have! It has three branches of pine, several different types of pine cones die cutting, and mistletoe twigs! Of course there are the two bow sizes as well. Like I said a perfect Christmas tool!

Let's have a closer look at the Espresso version.

An even closer look at the die cut assembly here...unfortunately, when die cutting foil cardstock the little hole in the die for releasing the die cut are embossed. It doesn't seem to be the case for regular cardstock.


From the side view you can see that no dimensionals were used, so the bulk is from the layering of the die cut pieces.


For the inside. rather than stamp something I used some extra die cut pieces to decorate the corner. I wish I had taken more time playing with the arrangement of the. As I write the post, I see that it looks like the pine cone has sprouted...lol!


Now let's check out the Very Vanilla version.


Should you notice the fine line swirl on the card. I did not notice it until I applied the copper embossing powder. I think a hair of mine was incorporated when I inked the stamp with Versamark. It was getting late last night and I did not feel like re-stamping. Besides, all that powder was now on the piece, so why not heat it any way.

Below, is another close up of the die cut assembly...


...and another side view...


...and the inside. Again, playing around with the layout of the pine cone and mistletoe would have beneficial.


So here you have seen another two of the product available in the up coming 2016 Holiday Catalogue. Check in again tomorrow for some more Sneak Peek sharing!


Happy stamping!






REMEMBER, this incredible  Stampin' Up! exclusive, limited time bundle is available only from August 2nd through 31st! You can purchase the stamp set and dies separately or as a bundle. You can also use your July Bonus Coupons to get this bundle!






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