Global Design Project - GDP316 - Peaceful Deer

Have you guys been following along the @global_design_project instagram account? We are all so impressed with all of the weekly card submissions for the GDP challenges. Seriously impressed. You all are so talented. Want to play along? Details below.

PLAY ALONG:

Create a NEW project that reflects the current challenge

3 ways to play:

1. Post your entry to @global_design_project instagram

2. Post your entry to Global Design Project Facebook page

3. Post to the Global Design Project Blog

Remember to and tag us with the weekly challenge hashtag. #GDP282 or #globaldesignproject

Deadline for entries closes each Sunday at 18:00 CET.

Like this card? Want to make it? Project supplies can be found below.
I would LOVE to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting supplies from my online store. So easy. THANK YOU!

Stamping Society - Favorite Holiday Bundle - Sweet Stockings

Hello, hello! Welcome to another Stamping Society Monthy tutorial. This month we are sharing ideas using our favorite Holiday Bundle.

What is Stamping Society? We are group of international stampers who showcase an idea monthly through a blog hop and then offer more exclusive ideas through a tutorial. The tutorial showcases 6 exclusive ideas along with instructions and a video. Details on how to get the tutorial at the end of this post.

I am absolutely adoring the Sweet Stocking bundle. Dog, Cats, & Christmas? So fun. Below is my first card. A kitty playing amount the presents …

Sending Lots of Love using Sweet Stockings Bundle

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to 8.5” x 11”. Score and fold in half to create card base.

2. Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4” x 4”.

3. Cut a strip of red and swirly DSP to .5 x 4”, mount to top and bottom of Basic White square (on the back side) with 1/8” reveal for red and swirly DSP.

4. Cut a strip of star DSP to 1 x 4”, mount to top and bottom of Basic White square with 1/2” reveal for red and swirly DSP. See card for placement.

5. Cut a piece of Kraft cardstock to .5 inch by 4 inch. Dry emboss using the Timber embossing folder. Mount at the bottom of the 4”x4” white square.

6. Stamp 1 kitty, 1 Santa hat, 5 presents and 2 candy canes in Tuxedo Black ink.

7. Color kitty, Santa hat, presents and candy canes using Stampin’ Blends: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen & Polished Pink.

8. Die-cut Kitty, Santa hat, presents and candy canes.

9. Arrange and adhere presents, kitty, santa hat and candy canes to card front. See card for placement.

10. Stamp greeting in Evening Evergreen. Cut a apart and mount to card front. See card for placement.

11. Tie a small bow using white Baker’s Twine and adhere to card front. See card for placement.

12. Add small embellishments to card front.

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WANT MORE? My bonus project is available in the monthly tutorial along with 5 other exclusive projects.

HOW TO GET THE MONTHLY TUTORIAL:

1. Sign up to be demonstrator and join my team : Orange Blossoms. As a part of my team you will receive this tutorial for free.

2. SHOP Stampin’ Up! with me and you receive the tutorial for free. Current card club customers will receive the monthly tutorial for free.

3. Subscribe to receive the tutorial via email for $5.00 per month. Email me to subscribe.

Above is a sneak peek of this month’s tutorial. The tutorial offers exclusive alternate projects to the ones shared on this blog hop.

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you find a nugget of inspiration along the way. Have a great day! Charlet

STAMPING SOCIETY BLOG HOP

Like this card? Want to make it? Supplies for this projects are listed below.
I would LOVE to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting supplies from my online store. So easy. THANK YOU!

Product List

Sweet Little Stockings Bundle (English)

[156798]

$47.50

Sweet Stockings 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156281]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154880]

$9.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155520]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack

[156325]

$6.00

Timber 3 D Embossing Folder

[156406]

$10.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Add All to Cart

Working craft room in Maine home - Studio Showcase

It’s been ages since I’ve posted and shared pictures of my studio. This room is my home office and also my craft room. It’s basically my happy place.

I recently added some paper storage to my space. I ordered these 8.5” x 11” storage units from Stamp n Storage. I love how they instantly organized my space. I created a REEL about this process and you can see it on my instagram @i.heart.stamps - I also snapped a few quick photos of the space and send them into Stamp n Storage to be entered into their Studio Showcase.

Guess what?!! I was selected as the September 2021 Stamp - n - Storage Studio Showcase winner. Yippee. I am super excited. You can read my interview and the article on the Stamp - n - Storage blog.

I figured it would be cool if I shared a few additional photos of my studio. My work space is always evolving as I tweak, purge and add to my craft stash. You can also see snippets of this room and previous rooms on instagram using the hashtag #charletscraftroom

During the day this studio serves as my office. I work at home as a freelance graphic designer. My desk is large enough that I have a clear space to use my laptop computer as well as areas that can hold the current craft project.

This room also has a TV, sewing machine, Brother Cut and Scan and other random tools. Those items are shown in various photos below.

My studio has four few built-in book cases (one in each corner of the room). I added some storage units from Ikea. These drawers above are from IKEA - Alex Drawers . The drawers hold my ribbon and embellishments. The bottom three drawers are deeper and are perfect for SU ribbon spools. I have the ribbon lined up and I can easily pull one out when I want to use it.

I like keeping all the embellishments in the SU packaging / old plastic containers. I store these on their sides. You can see inside these containers easy enough. These fit in the top drawers perfectly. I keep these containers and put other embellishments in them when they are empty.

A couple folks have asked about the rug. I purchased this rug from Boutique Rugs. I love it and it’s held up nicely. It’s called the Horsley. Here is the link.

The photo above shows the fireplace that is in the room. So nice when it’s freezing in winter. On the right side of the photos is an antique postage organizer that I found at a local flea market. I use it to store my finished cards (organized by theme / occasion).

Here are a couple of photos of the built-in bookcases. I painted these white and use them to store and showcase all sort of mini collections. Some of the things I collect are: background stamps, flower frogs, antique ribbon spools, and antique office tools.

Thanks for taking a minute to enjoy this space with me. I appreciate all the DM and comments, it’s so wonderful when others share the same passion. Have a great day! Charlet

Sweet Stockings - Tutorial Medley October

Hello friends! I’ve joined up with 25 Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create one project a month with a full set of instructions. It’ called the TUTORIAL MEDLEY. I don’t usually type up full instructions so this might be a huge bonus for you.

Here is my project for October. This Sweet Stocking bundle is so cute and every project I’ve seen with it is adorable! A full list of supplies, measurements and instructions are below.

Supplies: 

·      Stamp Set: Sweet Little Stockings (156282)

·      Cardstock:  Thick Basic White (159229), Crumb Cake (120953), Kraft (156325)

·      Ink: Tuxedo Black Pad (132708)

·      Tools & Accessories:  Stockings Dies (156288), White Baker’s Twine (000000), Stampin Blends: Crumb Cake (154882), Cherry Cobbler (154880), Pool Party (154894) Polished Pink (155520), Matte Decorate Dots (156289), Timber 3D Embossing Folder (156406), Stampin Dimensionals (104430)

·      Designer Paper: Sweet Stockings (156281)

Measurements: 

·      Card Base: Crumb Cake 11” x 4-1/4”. Score at 5-1/2”.

·      Layer #1:  DSP 4-1/4 x 3”

·      Layer #2: DSP 4 x 3”

·      Small pieces Thick Basic White and Kraft for die cuts

Instructions:

·      Cut and score card base. Fold in half.

·      Cut red DSP pattern to 4-1/4 x 3”. Center and mount to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

·      Cut Pool Party DSP pattern to 4 x 3”. Center and adhere to Red DSP piece.

·      Emboss the Kraft paper using the Timber Emboss folder. Cut out a small piece that is ½” x 2”. Mount to Pool Party DSP 5/8” from the top.

·      Stamp kitty head, Santa hat, and candy cane in Tuxedo Black ink and cut out using dies.

·      Color Kitty head using Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.

·      Color Santa hat and Cany Canes using Cherry Cobbler and Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends.

·      Die cut large red and green stocking from DSP.

·      Assemble kitty head, Santa hat, candy cane and stocking and adhere together. 

·      Mount assembled stocking to card front.

·      Stamp “Santa Paws” greeting in Tuxedo Black onto a piece of 3-1/2” x ¾” piece of Basic White cardstock. Center on stocking and mount to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. 

·      Randomly place 3 small Matte Decorative Dots to Pool Party DSP.

·      Tie a small bow using White Baker’s Twine. Adhere to stocking hanger.

Product List

Sweet Little Stockings Bundle (English)

[156798]

$47.50

Sweet Stockings 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156281]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154880]

$9.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155520]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack

[156325]

$6.00

Timber 3 D Embossing Folder

[156406]

$10.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Add All to Cart