Merry Medley ft Peaceful Pines - Sneak Peek from Stampin' Up!'s upcoming Holiday Catalogue!

Hello!

Yes I am going start sharing more and more Christmas card ideas with you! Stampin' Up!'s NEW Holiday Catalogue goes live on the 1st of September 2016 and what I love most about it , is the stamps that go with dies from the Annual Catalogue! And the builder punches! So many new products - I am certain there will be something in there for all of you! Today I'm using the lovely Merry Medley background stamp with an oldie  but goodie that was carried over to our Annual Catalogue ( the Peaceful Pines Bundle)!

What a beautiful background the Merry Medley stamp makes!

The Peaceful Pines Bundle is still a winner!

My Product List

Notes

• Emerald Envy (one of our new In-colours for 2016-2018) work beautifully with Real Red for a traditional Christmas combination!
• This is a simple but striking card and easy to create in bulk! I do think one can go very far with the Merry Medley background stamp and I hope to share some of my ideas with you in upcoming posts!

Another quick and easy Christmas card! 

I wish the best for you during this new week!

Take care!

Mel xx

Peaceful Pines - 'tis the season

Hello! Hello!

It is that time of the week that I get to share my entry for this week's Global Design Project challenge! To say that I am a fan of Teneale Williams, is putting it lightly! Teneale is the Designer of this weeks sketch challenge. Before I share her sketch... this is my card....

Never in my life did I imagine a Christmas card with a Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Gold colour combo! I absolutely LOVE it! 

Teneale's beautiful sketch!

Adding stitching has now almost become the norm for me...

My Product List

Hints & Things

• The Winter Wonderland Designer Series Vellum Stack is breathtakingly beautiful! At first I used up all the Gold foiled vellum in the stack - I was to scared to try the Black! I can now say that I used quite a bit of the Black foiled sheets and  is just something about this Vellum Stack.... The musical note sheet from the Home For Christmas Designer Series paper worked very well with it, I think.
• My strips for the rosette measured 30.5cm x 4cm and I scored every 1cm lengthwise (using the Metric Scoring Plate with my Simply Scored scoring tool. 
• I found that a hot glue gun works best to glue the rosette into shape.
• Dare to be brave...

Let me know what you think - I would love to hear from you!

Take care!

Mel xx

Peaceful Pines - May the Christmas Spirit find a home in your Heart Mini Treat Bag

Hello!

As promised in my previous post of my Farm-themed Mini Treat Bag -  a Christmas-themed treat bag based on the same template!

I love the Peaceful Pines Bundle! 

I heat embossed the tree with Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss powder and applied Crystal Effects to the little gift embellishment on the clothes peg!

My Product List

Hints & Things

• First and foremost you save 15% PER item by Bundling up! The Peaceful Pines Bundle is a very good start for creating your own beautiful handmade Christmas cards this year! Now is the time to start!
• I used a Sponge Dauber to colour the White Corrugated Paper. 
• Stampin'Up!'s products coordinates perfectly! Start with your choice of Designer Series Paper and then add your ink and stamps! 
• Feel free to comment on my post - I would love to hear from you!

Mel xx