Santa’s Sleigh for PPA 316

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Stampin Up Santa's Sleigh Christmas Card Idea - Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

This week’s PPA hostess is Patti McLeith and she has given us a fun sketch for this week’s challenge.

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I went vertical with my card as I wanted to feature a couple new products from the Holiday catty which went live TODAY! Let’s start with the Christmas Tree that takes center stage on this card. I used the new Emerald Envy Glitter Stampin’ Emboss Powder which makes the tree glisten. This is the third tree that I created for the card. I wanted to share what I learned.

Stampin Up Emerald Envy Emboss Powder Techique Michelle Gleeson

Tree using Versamark and Emerald Envy Glitter Stampin’ Emboss Powder

 

 

 

After generously wiping my card stock with the Stampin’ Buddy, I stamped the tree using Versamark ink. Then I sprinkled the Emerald Envy Glitter over the stamped tree, tapped off the excess powder and using a fine paint brush removed traces of glitter on the card stock.

Then I heated up my Heat Tool then brought it over the tree to melt the embossing powder. This is where the trouble began. The glitter started to fly off the card and I burnt the card stock in my desire to “see” the emboss powder melt.

I love a clean crisp image when I stamp and this certainly did not fit the bill.

 

 

 

Stampin Up Emerald Envy ink and embossing powder technique Michelle Gleeson

Tree created with Emerald Envy ink and Emerald Envy Glitter Stampin’ Emboss Powder

 

 

 

Again I generously wiping my card stock with the Stampin’ Buddy, then I stamped the tree image using Emerald Envy ink. Now I sprinkled Emerald Envy Glitter over the stamped tree, tapped off the excess powder and using a fine paint brush removed traces of glitter on the card stock.

This time I heated up my Heat Tool then heated up the embossing powder from underneath the card stock. This melted the embossing powder without losing the glitter. I did finish it off by heating it from the top. I also did not burn the paper!

This is a much better image of the tree. The Emerald Envy ink filled any gaps when heating the emboss powder.

The only difference between this tree and the one that ended up on my card is that I used Garden Green ink with the Emerald Envy Glitter to coordinate better with the Garden Green card stock used when building the presents along the side of the card.

 

 

I hope these tips assist you when using the new Emerald Envy and Real Red Glitter Embossing Powder. The result is beautiful and will add a WOW factor to your cards this holiday season. Here is a close up of how the tree glistens (this is super hard to capture in a photo) with the Emerald Envy Glitter Embossing Powder.

Stampin Up Emerald Envy Embossing Powder Christmas Card idea - Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

And now to see the inside of the card.

Stampin Up Wonderful Year Christmas Card idea - Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

Below I have listed the products used on my card, click here to purchase any of these items now.

Stampin Up PPA316 - Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

Thanks for stopping by. Don’t forget to visit palspaperarts.com to see what the designers did with this sketch.

Michelle

 

Wondrous Wreath for Pals Paper Arts

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Today I am the hostess for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge! The colors are beautiful together yet I struggled with finding my Stampin’ Mojo. As the hostess, I wanted my project to be extra special. I am sure the pressure I put on myself didn’t help. Here are the color’s for this week’s challenge:

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I was drawn to use the Circle of Spring OR Wondrous Wreath stamp set. After trying both sets, Wondrous Wreath won the starring role. I think the colors look striking against the Whisper White background.

Stampin Up Wondrous Wreath PPA315 - Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

I showed it to my husband and he said, “Why did you use a Christmas wreath?” My heart sank but the more I looked at my card the more it made me smile. So I went with the card anyway.

The wreath is stamped using Old Olive ink. The first stamp was stamped off once before being stamped onto the card stock. The second stamp was “full strength” ink. I chose to use the flowers from the Circle of Spring stamp set. The Wondrous Wreath Framelits were essential in creating the look. [TIP: When using the Wondrous Wreath Framelits, cut out the center first then stamp the wreath.]

Stampin Up Flourish Thinlits PPA 315- Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

The Dapper Denim flourish border from the Flourish Thinlits provides lacy detail to frame the wreath. A bit of Linen Thread and Regal Enamel Dots provide the finishing touches.

Although I struggled to get going, I am happy with my project. I hope you are inspired to play along this week. Please join us at www.palspaperarts.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Shop Now with StampinMojo. Here are the supplies used in my project:

Stampin Up Wondrous Wreath Flourish Thinlits PPA315 - Michelle Gleeson

Suite Seasons For PPA 314

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Stampin Up Suite Seasons PPA314 Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

Today’s card is CASE’d from the Annual Catalog using a sentiment from the Holiday Catalog launching on September 1st. It worked perfect for today’s Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge from Amy Lazzell.

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This is a quick and easy holiday card with plenty of bling. The Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate is the star of the show. Using the largest banner from the Banner Framelits I cut the acetate. A strip of Tear & Tape Adhesive under where my ribbon and sentiment would go  anchored the acetate banner perfectly to my Garden Green card stock base.

The 1/4″ Natural Trim with Gold Metallic center was folded and kept in place with Mini Glue Dots. The sentiment will be available on September 1st when the Holiday catalog goes live, it is part of the Suite Seasons stamp set.

Stampin Up Suite Seasons PPA314 Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

Don’t forget to pop over to Pals Paper Arts to check out what the design team did with this sketch. We would love to see you participate in the challenge as well. You do not need a blog to play.

Click here to shop StampinMojo 24/7.

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

 

Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek! – Totally Trees

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This stamp set is sure to be a favorite when the new holiday catalog launches on September 1st. It is called Totally Trees.

Stampin Up Totally Trees Birthday card - Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

 

I CASE’d this card from the Holiday Catalog. Here are the details:

  • Soft Suede card stock A2 Base
  • Delightful Dijon 2015-2017 In-Color Designer Series Paper Stack 4″ x 5 1/4″
  • Whisper White card stock 3 3/4″ x 5″
  • Stamped the Totally Trees tree in Soft Suede (available September 1st)
  • Stamped (stamped off once before stamping) the color “foliage” in Bermuda Bay, Cajun Craze, and Delightful Dijon ink 
  • Added a piece of Copper Dot Washi Tape from Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape
  • Added Copper Heat Embossed sentiment from Suite Sayings stamp set

Stampin Up, Totally Trees, Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

I hope you enjoyed this Sneak Peek.

Michelle