Christmas Season

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Christmas Season

Are you done your Holiday shopping yet? I am entirely done except for one son. He is impossible and I don’t even have a single idea of what to get him. Do you have someone in your family like that? In any case, all my presents are made or purchased, wrapped and mailed. Even my Christmas cards are done. It feels great to be able to just relax and enjoy the rest of the season without running around like a crazy person. Now, if I can only come up with a present for my son.

This card was not the one I sent this year, although I think it is one of my favorites. I used this stamp set and dies last year so I figured I should probably do something different this year. Still, I love this one even better than the one I sent! It uses the stamp set called Christmas Season. This stamp set has coordinating dies called Seasonal Labels. The die set cuts out the stamped images and has a lot of label dies to cut out various sentiments. Both of these are in the Stampin’ Up!® 2022/2023 Annual Catalog so they are not retiring when the Mini Catalog ends in January. I am pretty sure that it will retire at the end of the Annual Catalog though.

One of the things I love about this set is that it is a two-step stamp set. This means that it can take two or more stamps to make one image. In this case, the pinecone was made using two different stamps. I stamped the outside in Crumb Cake ink and the inside in Soft Suede. Then, I stamped the berries in Real Red and the leaves in Mossy Meadow ink. Then, I cut them out using the coordinating dies.

I cut the center rectangle out using the Deckled Rectangle Dies and layered it onto a Crumb Cake card base. Then I adhered all the leaves, berries and pine cones on top. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set called Cottage Wreaths in Real Red ink.

Product List

Christmas Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

[156293]

$22.00

Seasonal Labels Dies

[156299]

$38.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

Cottage Wreaths Bundle (English)

[159659]

$52.00

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Christmas Season

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Christmas Season

I know it is only September but Christmas is not that far away. You need to start thinking about your Christmas cards. I have yet to design the card I will send this year but one of my favorite holiday stamp sets is called Christmas Season. This stamp set has many two-step stamps included with it. A two-step stamp is when two or more stamps are used to make one image. For example, the pinecones are made using one stamp for the outside of the pinecones and one for the inside. This stamp set has coordinating dies called Seasonal Labels (although I did not use them on this card). The dies cut out many of the shapes in the stamp set and also include some very nice dies to make labels with.

To make this card, I first stamped the pinecones using Crumb Cake and Soft Suede ink in the center of a 3.5″ x 4.75″ piece of Basic White card stock. Then I stamped the leaves in Evening Evergreen ink and the pine needles in Soft Succulent ink. Next, I stamped the berries in Cherry Cobbler ink. The sentiment is from the stamp set called Spruced Up. I stamped the word “Merry” in Cherry Cobbler ink and the word “Christmas” in Evening Evergreen ink onto a .5″ x 4.75″ piece of Basic White cardstock. I backed both of these onto Cherry Cobbler card stock. The Designer Series Paper I used is called Tiding Of Christmas (retired).

Take this post as a reminder to start thinking about your Christmas cards. You will need the time to decide what products to use, order them, design them and finally, make them.

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Product List

Christmas Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

[156293]

$22.00

Seasonal Labels Dies

[156299]

$38.00

Spruced Up Bundle (English)

[159701]

$45.00

Christmas Season

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Susan Horr

Hello everyone! Today is our last Stamp Off Challenge for a while. Buffy, Jackie and I have been doing our challenges for almost six years. It is hard to believe it has been that long. I have enjoyed every single one of our challenges but, as a group, we have decided to take a break from regularly scheduled bi-weekly challenges and just do them when time permits. I have to say that working with Buffy and Jackie has been one of the highlights of my stamping career. They are both so talented and I have learned so much from them. The good part is we will always be good friends. We just aren’t going to do a bi-weekly challenge.

In any case our challenge this week is to showcase our own Christmas cards.

Stampin Up Christmas Season

I decided to use the stamp set called Christmas Season for my card. This stamp set has coordinating dies called Seasonal Labels. This bundle is in the July – December Mini Catalog but I am happy to know that it is not retiring and will be available after that catalog is over. If you order it before January 4th, though, you can still get the 10% bundle discount. That will go away once this Mini Catalog ends. The things I love about this bundle are the pinecones and the different leaves in this set as well as all the different labels it includes.

To make this card I first embossed a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White card stock using the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder. I am so happy because this folder is also being carried over. Next I stamped the pinecones in Crumb Cake and Soft Suede ink and cut them out using the coordinating die. These stamps are two-step stamps which means it takes two or more stamps to make one image. Next I stamped the different leaves in Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen ink and cut them out using the dies too. I layered them on the embossed piece of Basic White and then onto a Cherry Cobbler card base.

I do have to admit I had to change my original card a bit. When I first designed it I had stamp the sentiment (from the stamp set called Heartfelt Wishes which will retire on January 3rd) in Cherry Cobbler ink and then embossed it with the Merry Melody embossing folder. Then I began to mass produce my card and after I had embossed everything, I realized I had forgotten to stamp them first. There was no way I was going to throw out 60 embossed pieces of card stock so I change the design up a bit. I stamped the sentiment on a strip of Basic White card stock that I layered it on a strip of Cherry Cobbler card stock.

Lastly I added three Matte Decorative Dots around the images.

On another note, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year. Thanks for all your kind comments on our challenges. Each one made me smile.

Now let’s go see what Jackie and Buffy made for their Christmas cards. I am sure they are going to be gorgeous!

Product List

Christmas Season Bundle (English)

[156801]

$54.00

Heartfelt Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156541]

$21.00

Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder

[156392]

$10.00

Decorative Matte Dots

[156289]

$8.00

Christmas Season

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Christmas Season

One of the things I love about the bundle called Christmas Season is it is a beautiful stamp set for Christmas cards but it is also a beautiful stamp set for other seasons too. Christmas Season is part of the Painted Christmas Suite that is in the 2021 Jauly – December Mini Catalog. This is a gigantic suite that includes two stamp sets, two die sets, Designer Series Paper, ribbons and an embellishment. You can purchase the entire suite with one item number or you can purchase things separately. If you buy one or both of the stamp sets with the coordinating dies, you can save 10%.

I decided I did not want to make a Christmas card with this bundle so I used non-traditional Christmas colors. In this case I used Sahara Sand and Crumb Cake ink for the pinecones. I did stamp off once when using the Crumb Cake ink to make it a bit lighter. This means after I inked it up, I stamped it on a scrap piece of paper and then on my card stock. The pinecones are a two-step stamp which means it takes two or more stamps to make one image. After I stamped them both, I cut them out using the coordinating die. I used Balmy Blue and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves and also stamped off on a piece of scrap paper before stamping on my card stock. This made all the colors a little more muted for a softer look.

The sentiment is from the stamp set called Heartfelt Wished. I stamped it in Crumb Cake ink.

Product List

Painted Christmas Suite Collection (English)

[156274]

$141.25

Christmas Season Bundle (English)

[156801]

$54.00

Heartfelt Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156541]

$21.00

Christmas Season

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Christmas Season

Here is another card that I made using the Painted Christmas Suite. This is a very large suite of products that all coordinate together to make beautiful Christmas or winter cards. It includes two stamp sets, two coordinating die sets, Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper, gorgeous Cherry Cobbler & Gold ribbon and Gold Holly Leaves. I love everything about this suite!

To make this card I first layered a piece of Tidings Of Christmas Designer Series Paper on a piece of Evening Evergreen card stock with a Soft Succulent card base. This DSP is in the 2021/2022 Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog. I stamped the pine cones from the stamp set called Christmas Season in Sahara Sand and Soft Suede ink. The pine cones in this set are two step which means two or more stamps to make on image. They are very easy to line up so your pinecones look pretty realistic. I stamped the leaves in Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen ink and the berries in Cherry Cobbler ink. Then I cut them all out using the Seasonal Labels Dies. If you purchase this stamp set and dies in a bundle you can save 10%. I layered these all on a piece of Basic White cardstock. Then I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen Ink.

Product List

Painted Christmas Suite Collection (English)

[156274]

$141.25

Christmas Season Bundle (English)

[156801]

$54.00

Tidings Of Christmas 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155718]

$11.50

Christmas Season

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Susan Horr

Stampin Up Christmas Season

One of my favorite suites in the 2021 July – December 2021 Mini Catalog is called Painted Christmas. This HUGE suite includes two stamp sets called Christmas Season and Christmas To Remember, two coordinating dies called Seasonal Labels and Christmas Pinecones, Gold Holly Leaves, Cherry Cobbler & Gold Metallic Ribbon and Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper. The stamp sets are gorgeous with beautiful two step pinecones and other images, sentiments, all kinds of leaves and so much more. The dies cut all of that out plus there are a variety of label dies to cut out sentiments and dies to make multi-layer pinecones. Plus there are two background dies that layer together. It is all just gorgeous!

To make this card, I first cut pieces of Tidings Of Christmas Designer Series Paper for the background. Then I tied a piece of the 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon in Soft Succulent around the background and adhered it to a Soft Succulent card base. Next I stamped the sentiment which is from the Best Year stamp set and cut it out using one of the label dies from the Seasonal Labels set. The reason I did not use the Christmas To Remember set is because when I made my pre-order out of the catalog, I entered the wrong item number and ended up getting a different stamp bundle that I did not want. I had to exchange it (Stampin’ Up!® is great about exchanges) but since I was exchanging it for something in the Mini Catalog that was not live, I have to wait until August 3rd for them to mail it to me. Sigh

After that I stamped the leaves in Soft Succulent, the pine cone in Sahara Sand and Crumb Cake and the berries in Cherry Cobbler ink and layered them behind the sentiment. Lastly I add a few Cherry Cobbler Matte Decorative Dots.

I love this suite so you can expect to see lots of cards made with it on my blog!