I just got the Best of Christmas stamp set from Stampin’ Up! and I couldn’t wait to use it!  I love the Santa image, the ornament image and the little Dasher is fantastic too.  I used the Santa image and a little Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake card stock to create my card to share with you today.  My card design was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches 108.

I started by adhering a panel of Cherry Cobbler card stock to a Crumb Cake card base with SNAIL.  Then I layered smaller panels of Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake card stock over the card front and adhered them with SNAIL.  I added a wide band of Season of Style DSP to a band of Crumb Cake card stock using SNAIL to adhered it, then I adhered the layered band to the card front with SNAIL.

I stamped the Santa image from the Best of Christmas stamp set in StazOn Jet Black ink on a Whisper White panel.  I colored the holly and hat with my Stampin’ Write Markers and I added Dazzling Details Glitter Glue to the furry parts of the hat (it’s a little hard to see in the picture).  I also added a little bit of Crumb Cake to Santa’s beard with my Stampin’ Write Marker.  I adhered the stamped panel to a panel of Crumb Cake card stock with SNAIL, then I adhered two banners that I’d cut with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies (one from Season of Style DSP and one from Crumb Cake card stock) to the back of the layered Santa image with SNAIL.  I adhered the Santa image to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals, then I adhered a Bitty Banners Framelits die cut from Cherry Cobbler card stock over the Santa image panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I finished the card front by stamping the sentiment from the Embellished Events stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on a strip of Whisper White card stock, then I adhered it to the Cherry Cobbler banner with SNAIL.

I finished the inside of this card by stamping the sentiment from the More Merry Messages stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on a Whisper White panel, then adhering a strip of Season of Style DSP.

Just in case you haven’t heard about the Best of stamp sets:  Stampin’ Up! is releasing one new Best of stamp set every month this year to celebrate their 25th Anniversary.  You can see all of the Best of stamp sets that are currently available by clicking here.  And as an added bonus, when you purchase 6 Best of sets, you can turn in the “25” stickers to Stampin’ Up! and get a FREE stamp set valued up to $14.95!  I just redeemed mine and can’t wait for my free set to arrive!!

Stampin’ Up! products used to create this card:

Stamps:  Best of Christmas (134384 clear only); Embellished Events (131984 wood, 126497 clear)

Dies:  Bitty Banners Framelits Dies (129267)

Embellishments:  Dazzling Details (124117)

Ink:  StazOn Jet Black (101406), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (126966); Cherry Cobbler (119681), Old Olive (100079) & Crumb Cake (120967) Stampin’ Write Markers

Tools:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)

Card Stock  & Cuts:  Crumb Cake (120953) – card base cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″, 3″ x 4-1/4″ panel, 1-7/8″ x 2-1/4″ panel, 1-7/8″ x 4″ strip, Bitty Banner Framelits die cut; Cherry Cobbler (119685) – 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel, 2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″ panel, Bitty Banner Framelits die cut; Whisper White (100730) – 1-3/4″ x 2-1/8″ panel, 1/2″ x 2-1/4″ strip; Season of Style Designer Series Paper (132340) – 1-3/4″ x 4″ strip, Bitty Banners Framelits die cut

Adhesive:  SNAIL Adhesive (104332); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

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Ending Today…  Join Stampin’ Up! for $25!!!

Join Stampin’ Up! for only $25 through the end of the day today (October 21).  Click here or on the Join My Team tab at the top of the page for more information.  I welcome all types of Demonstrators and I’d love to have you on my team!  Feel free to email me with any questions.  With this great deal, there is no reason not to join!

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Last Day for these Weekly Deals From Stampin’ Up!

Click here to go to the Weekly Deals section of my online store.  And be sure to check back tomorrow…Stampin’ Up! announced that they’ll be offering 25 stamp sets on sale for 25% off from Oct. 22-28 to celebrate their 25th Anniversary!  They haven’t announced the list (and won’t until tomorrow) so make sure that you stop back to see the official list tomorrow.  I can’t wait!!

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Blog Candy Reminder

Thanks so much to those of you who’ve already left me a comment, I appreciate it!  All of this candy talk is making me crave chocolate even more than I already do…Wonder if it’s too early to raid the stash???

Just in case you haven’t left a comment on my post from yesterday (click here to see the post), make sure that you do.  I’ve got some blog candy that I’ll be giving away on Thursday morning.  All that you need to do is leave me a comment with your favorite Halloween candy on my post from Oct 20 by Wednesday evening and you’ll be entered to win!

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Happy Stamping!

Amy

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