So, the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog has been live since
the first of September and I have to admit I loved it from the very beginning.
Halloween
Some of you know how much I (and my family) love Halloween
and when I saw the Jar of Haunt stamp
set, I knew I had to have it.
Creating this card was such fun. I started with stamping and
die cutting out a large and medium sized jar (you get both of these jars in the
coordinating Jar of Love, stamp set and
Framelit bundle, in the Annual Catalog). I then stamped the candy corn in one jar and
floating eyes, and slime in the other. To complete the look, I colored in both
of these with SU markers which were very easy to do.
For the banner, I punched out a hole and sponged on the top
white banner with Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry to make a glowing moon. Then
I stamped the fun sentiment over the moon.
My final accent was to stamp a trail of spiders with a few
of them enjoying the candy corn.
The inside has another stamped spider hanging from the top
and one last sentiment in the bottom corner.
Such a fun set.
Here is another card I made for a swap that uses this set
too.
Thanksgiving
Okay, I didn’t use any of the current stamp sets for a
Thanksgiving card. I choose to use 2 sets from the annual catalog; Thoughts and
Prayers and Me = Grateful.
However, there is something new from the Holiday Catalog I
did use for this card. It is the new Decorative
Masks. You get 4 different masks in the set. I used the one that resembled
the leaves on the tree. Additionally, I used the new Sponge Brayer (annual catalog) to color the mask. I have to admit
the new sponge brayers are so much nicer than previous rubber ones.
For both sentiments, I used only a portion of the saying from
Me = Grateful. You may ask how you only
use part of a stamp? By “inking” them with a SU marker, use the brush side of a
marker and just ink up what you want to stamp. When you use this technique, don’t
forget to “huff” on your stamp before stamping so the ink is moist.
Christmas
Lastly, a Christmas Moose! When the demonstrators first saw
this stamp set, some said it was a reindeer and others said Moose. I knew it
was a moose. Again, some of you know my love and collection of Christmas Moose.
This set, Jolly Friends, comes in a
bundle with the stamps and matching punch for the hats.
Yes, I would have loved to have a punch or die for the moose,
but I love him so much that I was okay with fussy cutting him out.
The bottom layer of white cardstock is embossed with the new
Cable Knit Embossing. Look a little
closer and you will see the image of a cozy sweater. Layered on the white is the new Real Red Stitched Edge Ribbon, so sharp!
I then used the Lots
of Labels Framelits to layer real red and white cardstock. On top of that
is the Christmas Moose. Cut out and on top of him is one of the three styles
of hats you get with the set.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. My next class will be November 1st, let me know if you would like to attend. Or maybe you would like your own copy of the new Holiday Catalog, or just need to place an order.
