Timeless Tidings Project Kit - Stampin' Up!

Timeless Tidings Project Kit paired with the Timeless Tidings stamp set make a wonderfully beautiful but very easy set of 20 Christmas cards with beautiful gold foil rimmed envelopes (see page 33 of holiday catalogue).

Below are each of the 4 designs, shown in all their loveliness.

I used my Stamparatus (Stampin' Up!'s new stamp positioning tool) to ensure I got well placed, clean and crisp sentiment images.

You will need the Timeless Tidings stamp set, sold separately, which was designed to go with this card kit.  Other supplies needed are Jet Black StazOn Ink, Snail Adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals.

The kit includes all the gold and/or green adhesive backed rhinestones required for each card.

I stamped all my sentiments for this card in he wrong direction.  Luckily it still worked out!

These kits are available to order Sept 5/18 when the holiday catalogue goes live.

Check out more wonderful product to order on line at

www.cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Scrapbook Page Challenge - Stampin' Up!

I often hear customers and fellow paper crafters say they need to start using their stamps and dies more often in their scrapbooking!

So, I recently held a card class at our local scrapping event using the Best Birds and Petal Palette bundles.  As part of the class I issued a challenge (optional) for the attendees to create a scrapbook page using these sets.  I also offered a couple of others die sets to the mix.

Fellow card maker, scrapbooker, artist, friend, customer, Brenda.....took on this challenge and created all four of these amazing pages in no time at all.  I love how she turned the bird in the upper right corner into a chickadee!  

My photographs do not do these pages justice.  These pages with the mainly white with a touch of black are very striking in real life. A black and white photograph will look awesome on these pages. 

This all white page would also look gorgeous with a black and white photo.  But I think the perfect colour photo would really pop too!

So, Brenda; well done!  It is a good lesson in trying to remember to use your stamps and dies regularly when you scrap.

Most of Brenda's products were Stampin' Up!

Here are a few of the products she used..

Best Birds stamp set and Birds & Blooms Thinlit Dies

Petal Palette stamp set and Petals & More Dies

Flourish Thinlits

Daisy Punch

Pearlized Doilies

Blossom Punch - retired

Pansy Punch - retired

Visit my on-line store at

www.cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

to order these products and view all Stampin' Up! has to offer.  Remember the new holiday catalogue goes live on Sept. 5.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Share What You Love - Take Your Pick Tool - Stampin' Up!

I made a pretty little box to house my Take Your Pick tool!

The Take Your Pick tool is a great addition to your crafting supplies and is available to order Sept. 5 when the new holiday catalogue goes live.  See page 30 of the holiday catalogue.

  Take Your Pick is a multipurpose tool that also has a piercing tool, two stylus tips, small spatula and a replacement tip for the putty.  Individual putty replacements are also available.

The main use for this tool is as a "pick up" tool.  Use it to pick up small embellishments to position on to your art/card.  Easy to use!

I know that I would lose or at least misplace the parts once the original packaging got damaged.  Now it can sit on my craft table looking all pretty and easy to find when I need it.

Do keep the housing that the tool sits in!  It fits perfectly into this custom box.

This is the packaging that the Take Your Pick tool comes in.  I am sure you will agree that making a box with your favourite colours is a much better option.

The dimensions for the box were not created by me.  All the credit goes to a lovely Demo by the name of Liz Youille of Old Stables Crafts.  She created a great little, easy to follow video.

It will not be long before we can all enjoy the amazing new products in this year's holiday selection of products.  Contact me or order on line (Sept. 5 for new holiday items) at

www.cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Best Birds - Stampin' Up!

This past weekend I attended a local scrapping weekend.  I did cards.  This lovely bird and the sentiment are from Best Birds.  The die cuts from the background and the branches are from the Petal Palette bundle.  The branches were stamped in Granny Apple Green and fussy cut.  I think that is my new favourite colour!

My card was CASED (with gratitude) from the talented Lauren Alarid, a member of the Artisan, Stampin' Up! Design Team.  I only changed a few things.

It was fun taking this little bird out for a little play time!  I now have a few more cards for my stash.  Three were finished off as sympathy cards and the other three I left blank inside for the time being.

If you'd like to see all these wonderful products and more, visit my on-line store at

www.cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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Love What You Do - Stampin' Up!

Love What You Do stamp set paired with the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper makes for a quick but lovely card.  I added the darling Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins; they really have great sparkle to them.  

I made multiples to give to customers.  Using the new Stamparatus stamp positioning tool made this a quick process.  You will love using it!

I CASEd a great card by Courtenay Heusten.  I changed a few elements just to make the card a little quicker to make but loved her design.

You can check out these and all the other great Stampin' Up! products available for purchase at

www.cindymcgurk.stampinup.net

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy

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