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

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

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

Although this card has several layers, it’s really simple to make.  For that very reason, the ladies at the Albemarle Nursing Home in Tarboro, NC will be making this very card next month.

This card uses the Watercolor Trio stamp set which is only available for a couple more days.  the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog expires at the end of this month along with several fabulous stamp sets.

Watch over the next couple of days as I bring you the other cards that the talented ladies at the nursing home will be making.  All of them utilize the same designer series paper used on this card, Elegant Soiree, but have very different looks.  One of them has a masculine feel to it, so make sure you stay tuned.

Happy Stamping

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

• Stamps:  Watercolor Trio, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Paper:  Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Whisper White card stock, Elegant Soiree designer paper
• Ink:  Baja Breeze and Soft Suede
• Other:  Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Big Shot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Stick

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Happy Stamping

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

Now that everyone around here is back in school, it feels like Summer is over   However, with a heat index today of 107 degrees, I can tell you that I am ready for the cooler weather to get here.  But, in honor of all the kiddies heading back to school, I decided to play with the too-cute stamp set, Greeting Card Kids by Stampin’ Up!.  I absolutely LOVE this set.  You can color these images so many different ways for different looks – and not to mention, their little clothes can also be paper pieced!  I’m sure I’ll be trying that one in the future!

For this card, I used the papers from the Love Letters designer series paper set.  When I first saw the new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog, this paper pack didn’t strike my fancy.  However, it grew on me and I decided to order it.  I am so glad I did – it looks so much better than it does in the book.  The prints are fun and I can see them being used for all sorts of different themes. 

For the most part, my cards are the same.  The only difference is that on two of them, I used the small polka dot paper in the corners.  I can’t decide which one I like best..LOL.

Anyway – hope you like them.  Happy Monday everyone!

Happy Stamping

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

• Stamps:  Greeting Card Kids
• Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black and Riding Hood Red card stock, Love Letter designer paper
• Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, River Rock, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Blush Blossom, So Saffron, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip
• Other:  Stampin’ Sponges, Blender Pen, Dimensionals, Glue Stick, Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Sheer Ribbon (Dollar Tree)