Well, Thanksgiving and Black Friday are history for 2018.  My hope is that you made wonderful history for your Thanksgiving that will leave lasting fun memories.  About Black Friday, I can’t say.  I did not venture out.  I can remember the days when I was one of those crazies that would stay all night in Walmart.  Walmart sometimes surprised us and gave away gifts, but those days are long gone.  Now I avoid Walmart on a normal day if possible.  Sometimes though it is  necessary to go, so I do what our former governor, Zell Miller said, “Bite the bullet and get it done.”

The card for today is real simple. A few paper cuts and two stamping and you have a card.

The design comes from the As You See It Challenge #189  for his week.

• The base is Smokey Slate card stock cut 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″
• The first mat is Tranquil Tide which is cut 5-1/4″ x 4″
• The second mat is Joyous Noel DSP cut 5″ x 3-3/4″
• These are adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• The third mat is a panel of Tranquil Tide also and is cut 4-1/8″ x 2-7/8″
• This is popped on the Joyous Noel, second mat, using Stamping Dimensionals after the art piece with the deer is adhered.
• The panel of deer from the Joyous Noel DSP is cut 4″ x 2-5/8″ and then cut into 1″ strip and adhered to the Tranquil Tide mat.
• The mat for the greeting is cut using Label Framelits. It is cut from Tranquil Tide and the piece the sentiment is stamped on is Whisper White.
• The sentiment is popped on with Stampin Dimensionals.
• The ribbon is Stampin’ Up! 1/8″ gold ribbon.

 

The  greeting which is usually on the front is on the inside for this card.  It is stamped in Tranquil Tide ink on a panel of Whisper White that is matted on a panel of Tranquil Tide. The leaf motif is from the Christmas Pines stamp set as is the greeting.

Thanks for stopping by today.  As always, my wish for you is that you find encouragement and inspiration for your own creative ideas.  Visit often.

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Can you believe it is exactly 30 Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you should have them completely or nearly finished by this time plus you only have about 10 days before you need to mail them. Just in case you are still needing some great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out.   Here is a calendar for your viewing.

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November 15-30 Host Code:  EE7BCTKX

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2018 Holiday Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets! 

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The 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration are Coming Soon!                 

I can’t wait to create and share some of the awesome new products!  I am so excited about the Geared Up Garage Stamp Bundle and the most wonderful flower bundle called Climbing Roses.  I know I am going to create many cards using these to stamp set plus all the others.  There are just too many great ones to list in one post. There are just so many wonderful bundles and dies and you may faint from the joy of seeing them. We’re getting 2 new Blends colors, Balmy Blue and Mossy Meadow. Don’t you just love using all the Blends.  It is such fun to color with them.  Also there is gorgeous DSP  and so much more like the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies.  You will love them and I bet you will use them quite often.

 

Ask for a Stampin’ Up! gift certificate for Christmas so you can order just what you want come January.

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Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $35.00	Joyous Noel 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147816] $14.00	Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131202] $8.50	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Gold 1/8″ Ribbon [134583] $5.00	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [147146] $7.50	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

 

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