It’s August 1st and that means the Holiday catalog is only one month away! Stampin’ Up! has a “Sneak Peek” offering available to everyone starting today. It’s the Carols of Christmas Bundle which features the Carols of Christmas stamp set and the Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies. As with most early offerings, we demonstrators were able to order them on July 1st, so I’ve played with the bundle quite a bit and I have to say the Carols of Christmas stamp set is fabulous (I was surprised as the picture of the images doesn’t do much for me) and the Card Front Builder Thinlits are a definite must have. Not only do these thinlits dies cut out the deer, ornaments, holly leaves, flowers and leaves but they also cut out the most stunning borders. You know how impressive heat embossing was the first time you saw it? Well, that’s kind of the feeling you get with these dies!
I love how the font has a three-dimensional look to it. I stamped the sentiment and the ornaments on the Whisper White card stock with Dapper Denim ink. Then, on a scrap piece of Whisper White I stamped them in VersaMark and poured Silver Embossing Powder on them for some shiny ornaments and I stamped some others in Marina Mist. The silver and Marina Mist ornaments were cut out with the dies and popped up with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ribbon, which is easy to overlook in the annual catalog, is the Island Indigo Ombre Ribbon and it is stunning in person. I wrapped it around the Whisper White card stock and layered this on Dapper Denim and Silver Foil Paper and then again on the Dapper Denim card base.
Today’s Color Palette
Measuring Up!
Dapper Denim: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ also 5″ x 3-3/4″
Silver Foil: 5-1/4″ x 4″
Whisper White: 4-7/8″ x 3-5/8″ and scraps for the ornaments
Island Indigo Ombre Ribbon: 14″
Beautiful!!
Thanks so much Lynn!