Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Catherine Carroll

Blog Hop for the Autumn Winter Catalogue

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin' Up!® Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!

I love the build up to Christmas, don't you? Waiting to see shops put out the Christmas stock, planning parties, and working out what to make for everyone's presents. But if you're anything like me, one second it's back to school and the next it's December and you haven't managed any of it. I'm determined it'll be different this year and at least I have one Christmas card made and ready to share with you today.

I'm a sucker for a good Christmas tree set, and Peaceful Pines (with matching Perfect Pines framelits to make life easier) was the first thing on my wish list. I've also used the Gently Falling textured embossing folder, layered over some Lost Lagoon cardstock. You can just about see the snowflakes stamped in Lost Lagoon from the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set underneath the vellum layer. The Dazzling Diamonds glitter strips on the Smoky Slate label layer were created using double sided tape to give even strips without too much effort.

The pine itself is stamped in Mint Macaron - a perfect grey green to match with the Lost Lagoon and Smoky Slate. The sentiment is also from the Holly Jolly Greetings set. I added Silver Cording Trim and one of the lovely Winter Wonderland Embellishments to finish it all off.

Next stop on our blog hop is Tracy, and I know she has a lovely project to share with you!

 

 

 

 

Punched Double Gatefold with Festival of Trees

I always mean to try out a punched double gatefold card like this one using Scentsational Season (from way back in 2012) whenever there is a symmetrical-enough motif. Festival of trees gave me a more than suitable punch and stamp combo to try my hand at this simple style of card again.

While using a punch rather than a framelit makes it a lot easier to get both punches level, they haven't got any easier to photograph well!

I can see some lovely versions with hearts appearing on my blog come January, so hopefully I'll get a bit better at photographing them!

 

 

 

 

A White Christmas Slider Card

This is another of my (hopefully) Wow! cards from my recent class. I really loved the scenes that so many of my fellow demonstrators were able to create with the photopolymer White Christmas set that I had to give it a go.

Although the photopolymer made it easy to line up and create a scene, I think I need a bit more practise when it comes to the composition!

It's a very simple slider mechanism, created with a piece of folded ribbon around the inside piece. It's a long time since I first made one of these - I remember making one in one of the earliest Stampin' Up! meetings that my upline held. But I think they are due for a revival, don't you?

 

 

 

 

Festival of Trees from Stampin' Up!

This is the make and take I designed for Sharon. She'd warned me that it was a group of experienced crafters so I didn't want to make something too simple.

The matching punch makes this stamp set completely irresistable, and I can easily see this being one of my main Christmas card designs for this year! The subtle Smokey Slate DSP is from the All is Calm suite, and matching this with Pool Party and Lost Lagoon is so easy. I couldn't help myself adding a bit of bling to my tree.

 

 

 

 

Simple Treat Packaging with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch

I ran a party for the lovely Sharon in Watford at the end of October and I wanted to give all the ladies attending a little gift to say thank you. I came up with a very simple and very quick version of a treat holder using the scallop tag topper punch.

As we were making a Christmas card for our make and take, I went with a traditional Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler colour scheme. The Lucky Stars textured embossing folder is perfect for a subtle festive texture, and of course I reached for Endless Wishes for a simple sentiment.

I have other projects to share from this workshop, so do check back soon!