creating art with marilyn

Cutting Instructions:

• Card base Evening Evergreen 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
• Soft Succulent 4 x 5 1/4
• Evening Evergreen 2 1/8 x 4 1/8
• Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper 2 x 4
• Evening Evergreen 1 5/8 x 3 1/8
• Basic White layer for stamped image 1 1/2 x 3

Instructions to create card:

1. Card Base Evening Evergreen 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
2. Stamp the Happy Birthday image from the Peaceful Moments stamp set on the Soft Succulent layer in the top corner
3. Run the Soft Succulent layer through the Wintry 3 D embossing folder (only emboss it on the right side of the card stock)
4. Attach the Designer Series Paper to the Evening Evergreen card stock layer, then attach it to the card with liquid glue
5. On the Basic White card stock piece stamp the deer image from the Nature’s Beauty stamp set in Soft Suede and the shrub in Crumb Cake
6. Attach the stamped image to the Evening Evergreen card stock layer with liquid glue and then pop it up with dimensionals overlapping it on the DSP layer
7. Place 3 Matte Decorative Dots on the card

Now that you have seen my card, grab a coffee and check out the other Demonstrators and their creative cards.

Product List

Nature’s Beauty Cling Stamp Set [150528]	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595]	Painted Christmas 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156292]	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276]
Evening Evergreen 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [155574]	Soft Succulent 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [155776]	Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders [155433]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad [147115]
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Decorative Matte Dots [156289]

My Grand Daughter asked me to make a Card for a friend of hers. She wanted it to be a Christmas Card, Purple and have a goat on it (her friend likes goats). Well I’m always up for a good Challenge and this was going to be a doozy!

I found a card sketch of Diane Evans from stampinwithdiane I really liked and decided to use the Christmas Tree Dies from the Whimsy and Wonder Collection and the Way to Goat stamp set. I was so pleased with the way this card turned up.

Welcome stampers, it’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge.

The Challenge for this week is New Year’s Day and for this Festive Friday Challenge we had to create a card using at least 3 items from the Inspiration list. For my card I chose black, silver, sparkle and rhinestones.

Here are the instructions to create my card:

1. Card base is Basic White cut a 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored and folded at 4 1/4 to make a portrait card
2. Cut a Basic Black card stock layer, 4 x 5 1/4 and glue it onto the Basic White card base
3. From the Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper cut it 3 3/4 x 5 1/8
4. Tie a piece of Black 3/8″ Glitter Ribbon around the Designer Series Paper, then glue that layer to the Basic Black layer
5. Attach a piece of the Adhesive sheet to a piece of the Silver Foil Specialty Pack and a piece of the Basic Black card stock each cut at 2 1/2 x 3 1/2
6. Die cut the Happy New Year sentiment from the Word Wishes die set in the Silver foil and also the Basic Black to make a shadow effect
7. Remove the adhesive backing and attack the silver lettering to the black layer, giving it a shadow effect then attack it to the card
8. Place 5 Rhinestones on the card

Peaceful Place 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156394]	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
Word Wishes Dies [149629]	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897]	Adhesive Sheets [152334]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]

I was so pleased to be able to enter one of my cards into Kylie Bertucci’s Monthly International Highlight Blog Hop. There are Demonstrators from all over the World participating in this Blog Hop. I was so excited to find out that my card was picked as #4. Thank you to everyone one that voted for my card and now I get to Hop along again at the end of the month. Thank you, everyone who voted for my card. Here is the link for the instructions on making my card creatingartwithmarilyn.com/stampin-up-in-the-moment/

Stampin Up is offering for one day only FREE Shipping on Wednesday Dec 8th for orders over $65. This is a great time to take advantage of the Last Chance Items from the July to December Mini Catalogue that will soon be retiring and also the Clearance Rack Items.

Oh my goodness it’s December all ready! Where has the time gone?

December means the July to December Mini Catalogue is coming to an end. There are some great projects in this catalogue and if you have been holding off to buy them now is your chance. Stampin Up has released their Last Chance list. There are some products that will be carrying over but most of the stamps, dies, Designer Series Paper and embellishment are retiring and they will be selling out fast.

Here is the link to the Last Chance list:
https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/2021/12_Last-Chance-Sale/Retiring-List/July-December-2021-Mini-Catalogue-Last-Chance-Products_CA.pdff

Stampin Up has also updated the Clearance rack. There are some really great deals on it but they are selling out fast and once they are gone they will no longer be available.

The New January to July Mini catalogues will be available in January to order and also Sale-a – bration will also be starting up. For every $60 you spend out of the New Mini Catalogue or the Annual Catalogue you will qualify for a free stamp set or Designer Series Paper for the Sale – a – Bration brochure. If you would like a catalogue, contact me by email at: marilynpearen@hotmail.com and I will get one to you as soon as I can.