I used the Stampin’ Up! Jolly Christmas stamp set to create my card for the monthly Totally Techniques blog hop.  This month we’re focusing on sponging  and here is my card:

The layout for my card was inspired by Can You Case It #92.

I started by randomly stamping the snowflake images from the Jolly Christmas stamp set in Night of Navy ink on the front of a Night of Navy card base.

I stamped the deer image from the Jolly Christmas stamp set in VersaMark Ink on a panel of Whisper White card stock, sprinkled it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.  I let the image cool completely, then stamped the small snowflake image randomly around the deer in VersaMark Ink, sprinkled them with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed them.

I sponged Night of Navy ink over the deer and snowflake images, then used a paper towel to wipe away the excess ink from the embossed areas.  I adhered the stamped panel to a Night of Navy card stock panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals, then to a panel of Gold Foil Sheets and to the card front with SNAIL.

I stamped the sentiment from the Jolly Christmas stamp set in VersaMark ink under the Gold Foil Sheet on the Night of Navy card base, sprinkled it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.

I pressed one of the Winter Wonderland Embellishments into my VersaMark Ink pad a few times, then poured Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder on it and quickly heat embossed it (the rhinestones in the center melt a bit, so you want to only heat it as much as is needed to melt the powder).  I let the embellishment cool completely, then adhered it to the card front with a Glue Dot.

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Pines stamp set in VersaMark Ink on a Whisper White panel, sprinkled it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.  I inked the snowflake images from the Jolly Christmas stamp set in Night of Navy ink, stamped them on scrap paper twice, then stamped them around the sentiment to finish the inside of the card.

You can find a complete list of supplies, including card stock cuts, at the very bottom of this post.

Okay, on with the hop!  Click the banner below to move forward to Lee Conrey’s fantastic project.

If you get lost along the way, here is a list of the participants in the Totally Techniques Blog Hop:

1. Sandi MacIver
2. Patrice Halliday-Larsen
3. Amy Koenders <= You Are Here
4. Lee Conrey
5. Shelagh Freemantle
6. Marine Wiplier
7. Erna Logtenberg
8. Heather Wright-Porto

And just in case you want to check out a few other cards that I’ve used the sponging technique on recently, here are two of my favorites:

You can see the complete details for this card on my blog post here.

You can see the complete details for this card on my blog post here.

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Weekly Deals From Stampin’ Up! Oct 27-Nov 2

Here are this weeks Weekly Deals:

Click here to see the Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! in my online store.  The Weekly Deals are only while supplies last and only available at these great prices through November 2.

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Backorder List From Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! has provided us with the list of items currently on backorder with their anticipated in-stock dates.

Currently, the following items are on BACKORDER;  backordered items will be available on or before the date indicated:

30 October

• 138281: Lots of Labels Framelits Dies (218 backordered; 336 expected. 336 more expected 6 November)
• 138288: Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (2,046 backordered; 4,680 expected)
• 139670: Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies (3,931 backordered; 1,536 expected. 6,912 more expected 6 November)
• 139673: Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (16,237 backordered; 9,792 expected. 6,048 more expected 15 November; 4,248 more expected 1 December)

2 November

• 139639: Home for Christmas Designer Buttons (924 backordered; 2,016 expected)

9 November

• 139647: To You and Yours Shaker Cards Project Kit (570 backordered; 4,000 expected)
• 139615: Real Red and Garden Green 1/8″ Striped Ribbon (912 backordered; 12,000 expected)
• 139622: Spider Web Paper Doilies (2,446 backordered; 6,930 expected)
• 139683: Curvy Corner Trio Punch (2,591 backordered; 4,200 expected)
• 139666: Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies (7,755 backordered; 16,948 expected)

15 November

• 138283: Leaflets Framelits Dies (2,567 backordered; 912 expected. 5,040 more expected 1 December)
• 138309: Fine-Tip Glue Pen (4,173 backordered; 2,700 expected. 4,050 more expected 23 November)

17 November

• 139643: Reindeer Paper Clips (512 backordered; 10,368 expected)

23 November

• 138401: Gold Metallic Thread (219 backordered; 2,560 expected)

25 November

• 139638: Snowflake Elements (3,149 backordered; 15,120 expected)

14 December

• 138317: Corrugated Paper (94 backordered; 2,000 expected)

Sold Out and No Longer Available

• 140969: Witching Décor Project Kit

I will continue to post the updated list as Stampin’ Up! provides the to us, so be sure to check my blog before ordering to avoid frustration when items are unavailable.

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