Tutorial - Alignment of Cross-Stitched Christmas

I wanted to make a card using the new Cross-Stitched Christmas.  When I stamped the three tree images, I had a difficult time with correct placement.  I tried to line up from the left side, but that did not work well for me.  I finally found an area near the bottom of all three stamps that I used.  I choose three contrasting colors until I got my stamps properly aligned in my Stamparatus.  I circled the main area I used for alignment.  In step 2 I circled the specific areas that I wanted to match up with step 1.

Image on Left shows combination of first two steps.  Step 3 I again circled the area that I wanted to

align with other images.  It took some time but I finally got a Satisfactory stamped image. Yay!!!

 Step 4 is  a Mango Melody Star and Soft Suede tree trunk.  This is the completed sample.  Lets put this together in a card.

This is the completed card in Granny Apple Green, Call Me Clover and Shaded Spruce.

With accent piece stamped from Buffalo Check that is also available in the Holiday catalog.

Stamping and Cross-Stitch

For many years I enjoyed counted cross-stitch but, recently I enjoy stamping as a hobby.  So when I saw Cross-Stitch Christmas, I knew this was a must have item.  The three step stamping turned out to be challenging, but the results are worth the effort.  Tree is Granny Apple Green, Call Me Clover and Shaded Spruce.  Buffalo Check stamped accent.

Tropical Dreams

I just love pink and green together.  Lovely Lipstick with Old Olive, Granny Apple Green and Lemon Lime Twist make a beautiful combination.  Tropical Thinlits is a wonderful die set.  Love that you can just cut the leaf from cardstock or, you can cut around the stamped image.   I think you will enjoy using this bundle.

Kick-start to Christmas

Four months until Christmas!!  Time to start thinking about Holiday Cards.  Simple card colored with blender pens.  I used Tranquil Tide, and Smoky Slate.  I also added Wink of Stella.  Faux bow completed card.

Peaceful Pleasant Pheasants

This stamp set is going to be so adorable for many of my fall projects.  The new Mango Melody, Cajun Craze and Poppy Parade are perfect.  I also used Crumb Cake and Rich Razzleberry on the male pheasant.  The hen is just the Stampin' Blends Crumb Cake.   I also used Crumb Cake and Old Olive cardstock.   The sentiment is from Still Night.   The ground started with Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends, but I changed my mind and put Crumb Cake over it.  I like how it turned out.

Special Owl

Today we will preview Night Owl Thinlits and Still Night. I used layers of  Whisper White and Old Olive on a Crumb Cake card base.  Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder was used on the card.   The owl was stamped in Soft Suede.  I used Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze from Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2.  This was blended with Stampin' Up! Blender Pens. Branch  used Soft Suede cardstock. Stamp set from Holiday Catalog 2018.

Hand Delivered Balloons

Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry Balloons.  How relaxing to color with the Stampin' Blends.  Love Celebrating You!

Celebrating You!!!

Love the floral skirt and white shoes.  Simple card for someone special.  Host set from the Annual Catalog.  Earn rewards with a $150.00 order before tax and shipping. This is one of several great host sets that you could choose from. 

Flashback Friday

This was a host set from 2018 Occasions Catalog.  What a lovely cottage design.  I may need to make another card, with all the additional green choices in the Stampin' Blends in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog.  The new Holiday catalog, has an additional green choice also.    Shaded Spruce will be perfect for all your Christmas cards.

Painted Milk Can

I believe any color combination looks great on a card.  I used Smoky Slate, Cajun Craze and Whisper White.  The "painting" on the milk can is from the stamp set Apron of Love.