Snow Wonder Bundle - with Inked Embossing Folder background technique

 

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and reach our goals. We really appreciate your support.

The theme for this blog hop is “Customer Thank You Cards”. I love making cards for my customers to show my appreciation for their support. Here is the card I created for customers who shop with me in November 2020. The inside will be blank, so you can pass it on if you choose.  I hope I get to send one to you!

The colors monochromatic, so I could focus on this cute snowman from the Snow Wonder Bundle. I used an easy Inked Embossing Folder background technique. Making your own backgrounds can be so much fun. All you need is an ink pad, a sponge brayer and an embossing folder. I used paper a little larger than I needed, so I could cut it down and use the leftover strips for the inside of the card or the envelope. 

Cleanup is a breeze ... just rinse the embossing folder under water and dry. The sponge can be rinsed also and air dry or dry with a rag if you are in a hurry to use it with a different color.

The example below shows the difference when you use more ink or less ink on the folder. You can get a light or dark color. 

For this card, I inked up the side of the embossing folder with the Stampin' Up! logo.

If you ink up the other side of the embossing folder, you will get this result:

TIP: To save paper, I stamped and die cut the snowman from the front whisper white layer, before I put the card together.

To make the snowdrifts, I used In The Woods dies. (You could cut them freehand if you prefer.) Next, I stamped the sentiment (from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set). Finally, I embossed the snowdrifts with the Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder. I love this look for snow. I layered the bottom snowbank directly to the embossed layer. I used Stampin' Dimensionals for the snowman and the top snowbank.

I colored the snowman with watercolor pencils, then added a little Wink of Stella for some sparkle.

I had so much fun making this card, I decided to make some Christmas cards, too.

Here are the supplies I used. Click on item to for more information.

• 153200 Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder
• 153577 Winter Snow 3D Embossing Folder
• 141714 Sponge Brayer
• 155185 Snow Wonder Bundle 
• 153444 Snowflake Wishes (sentiment)
• 151809 In The Woods Dies (snowdrift)
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 111350 Pacific Point Cardstock
• 147098 Pacific Point Inkpad
• 141709 Watercolor Pencils
• Wink of Stella Glitter Brush

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and being a part of this hop with us! There is such an amazing line up of Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world, and I know you will enjoy the incredible projects on this blog hop. So glance below at the October Blog Hop List - you are currently at my blog, Linda Kildow - to see who is next as you sure don't want to miss one blog link!

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Gathered Together - Clean & Simple Fall Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog. This is the first time I have participated in a challenge blog. I hope you consider giving it a try, too. Today I am going to share my card for a Creative Challenge over at The Spot. This week’s challenge is a Clean & Simple Fall #132. Here is the card that I came up with:

I love being that these leaf dies cut and emboss in one pass through the die cutting machine.

Happy Stamping!

Linda Kildow

Materials Used:

STAMPS:
Gather Together Bundle

CARDSTOCK:

Crumb Cake: 8-1/2" x 4-1/4",   5 1/8" x 2" + scrap for sentiment

Blackberry Bliss: 4 7/8" x 1 3/4" + scrap for leaf and sentiment strip

Pumpkin Pie: scrap for leaf

Crushed Curry: scrap for leaf

MISC:
Linen thread

Multipurpose liquid glue

Dimensionals

Die cutting Machine

Subtles embossing folder

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Demonstrator Support Program Blog Hop October 2020

 

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Support Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and reach our goals. We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

I wanted to share a simple project I created for this hop featuring the Peony Garden designer series paper (dsp). I LOVE this paper so much, I plan to stock up during this month's sale! Peony Garden dsp uses basic gray, gray granite, petal pink, and whisper white.This paper lends itself to using just a few colors of cardstock and mix and matching the dsp to make a ton of fun cards!

 

This simple card uses just a touch of embossing on after I stamped the sentiment. I used Tasteful Texture embossing folder, but that is an optional step. I am making a batch of these simple thank you cards for all my customers this month. I hope they like it.

As I was playing around with this designer paper, I decided to make a card using the flip side of this design. Here is what I came up with:

The images from this card are from Tasteful Touches Stamp Set. I really like how these cards turned out.

Don't miss one blog link. Remember you are currently on my page - Linda Kildow, see who is below me to know where to go next.

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Save 15% on Designer Series Paper in October

 

We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from our current catalogs! Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs!