Well if you haven’t viewed the new 2010-2011 Holiday Mini Catalog yet, you’re in for a treat!  Here’s a cute little card made with the new Merry Crittermas stamp set.  This is such a sweet little set, full of all sorts of little woodland creatures decked out for the holidays.

If you zoom in, you should be able to see all of the sparkle on this little card!  I used Smooch Spritz on the scalloped circle, designer label and the snowflake.  I then used some of the Shimmer Paint on the textured snowflakes created by the new Northern Flurry Textured Embossing Folder on the Candy Cane Christmas designer paper. 

Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping

Lianne Carper
CS partner and DTM for Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

• Stamps:  Merry Crittermas, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Paper:  Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, and Whisper White card stock, Candy Cane Christmas designer paper
• Ink:  Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Real Red, Going Gray
• Other:  Blender Pen, Smooch Spritz, Shimmer Paint, Dimensionals, Northern Flurry and Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folders, Sanding Block, Stampin’ Write Markers, Sponges, Sponge Daubers, Extra Large Scallop Circle, Snowflake, Word Window and Designer Label Punches, Circle Scissors Plus, Glue Stick, Button (misc from stash), Crochet Thread (DMC)

It’s here!  And with it comes so many new products, you won’t know what to order first!  At the top of my list is the new fabric line that Stampin’ Up! has.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Stampin’ Up! has released two sets of fabric that coordinate perfectly with designer series papers!  How awesome is that?  Now you can combine your sewing with your paper crafts.  Create a beautiful gift with the fabric and then make a matching card to go with it!

Check back later to see a cute card I made with some of the new goodies!

Click to view the new 2010-2011 Holiday Mini Catalog!

Happy Stamping

Lianne Carper
CS partner and DTM for Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Congratulations to Amberlee Batchelor on winning the August SOTM!

Amberlee won the Funky Four stamp set.

CARDScraps gives away a FREE Stampin’ Up! stamp set each month. Each registered member’s order placed during the month automatically earns you an entry into the drawing. Simply order online, by email or phone me any time this month to qualify for the next SOTM.

Will you be our next SOTM winner?

Happy Stamping!

Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
Tarboro, NC

If any of the items are on your wish list from the 2010 Summer Mini Catalog, you’ll need to get your order in today.  At the end of the day, the items there will no longer be available.

Next, get ready for tomorrow when the new Holiday Mini Catalog debuts!  I’ll be back to show you a glitzy card I made showcasing some of the new items.

Happy Stamping

Lianne Carper
CS partner and DTM for Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

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Happy Stamping

Lianne Carper
CS partner and DTM for Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Today I’m back with the last card that the ladies at the Albemarle Nursing Home will be creating next month.  This one is the simplest of the three.  I try to vary the levels of difficulty for them.  We don’t want them to get bored and only do super simple cards, but then we don’t want to overwhelm them with three difficult cards either. 

The great thing about this one and the first one, they can change up the sentiment if they’d like since it uses the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and there are TONS of different sentiments in that set.

This one also uses the new Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder which coordinates perfectly with this set.  And although it’s not meant to go with it, I think the Beautiful Wings Embosslit butterfly goes with looks pretty darn good with it as well.

Below you can see all three of the cards they’ll be making!  I think it’s a well rounded set!

Happy Stamping

Lianne Carper
CS partner and DTM for Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

• Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze card stock, Elegant Soiree designer paper
• Ink:  Soft Suede
• Other:  Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, Designer Label Punch, Glue Stick

Okay ya’ll – I absolutely need to get packing for my upcoming move.  I am not a bad girl, I just wanna play with my new SU goodies and share with everyone! What would life be like without being able to inspire, create and share?

This card highlights the “Christmas Postcard” single stamp and the Candy Cane Christmas designer paper, both which will be available on September 1 from the Holiday mini catty.

This was an easy card to put together. The only thing that took a bit of time was coloring the images with various SU markers. Yes, that was a “me” thing!

I was so bummed about Glorious Green CS being retired, but I have found that I love the Garden Green CS too!  Isn’t Stampin’ Up! fabulous? I am so glad that they keep a fresh outlook on their products and keep the new goodies coming out.

Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
Tarboro, NC

Stamp:  Christmas Postcard

Paper:  Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White CS, Candy Cane Christmas DSP

Ink:  Garden Green, Various SU Markers

Other:  Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Snail, Snips

I know I told you last week that I would be showing you the other cards for the Albemarle Nursing Home, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to.  However, today I’m showing you the next card in this set.  It’s a relatively simple card but I love the way it turned out.  This card is perfect for any masculine birthday and those just seem to be hard for me. 

This month, the ladies at the nursing home will be playing with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and I’m sure they’re going to love it.

FYI – I CASED this card, but can’t find the info that I saved.  So, if this looks like your card, please let me know so I can give proper credit.  I just knew when I saw it that it would be perfect for them.

Hope you’re having a wonderful Monday.  I’ll be back tomorrow with the last card of this set.

Happy Stamping

Lianne Carper
CS partner and DTM for Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

• Stamps:  Word Play
• Paper:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Baja Breeze card stock, Elegant Soiree designer paper
• Ink:  Soft Suede
• Other:  Paper Piercer, Dimensionals, Glue Stick, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border

Sorry I’m a bit late drawing the winner.  Someone emailed me before the deadline letting me know they were having problems submitting their link, so I was waiting to get it.  However, I never heard back, so we have 3 entries (mine doesn’t count) that were submitted for the sketch challenge.

Join me in congratulating Kim Beldowski on her win.  Join us next month for another sketch challenge!

Happy Stamping

Lianne Carper
CS partner and DTM for Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

I have been “busy as a bee” making my holiday cards, as I need about 70 of them. I figured it would be a good idea to give you another “sneak peek” of some of the goodies coming in the holiday mini catalog, which you should have already received. Just a few more days (September 1) and you will be able to order your own new goodies to play with.

This card was made for an upcoming card swap here at CARDScraps. It highlights “A Cute Christmas” stamp set and Deck the Halls DSP.

This was a quick, easy and a FUN card to make. I even got into the gold embossing powder for a bit. I was going for an “old fashioned rustic” look and the materials that I used definitely gave me that appearance.

Stay tuned … I will have another gorgeous holiday card for you tomorrow.

Brenda Cook
Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
Tarboro, NC

Stamps:  A Cute Christmas, Season of Joy
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla CS, Deck the Halls DSP
Inks:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Always Artichoke
Other:  Big Shot, Lattice Embossing Folder, Various SU Markers, Sponge, Blender Pen, Twine, Designer Buttons – Regals Collection, Gold EP, Heat Gun, Glue Dots, Snail, Snips