French Foliage: Double Time Embossing Technique

It's Thursday, which means it's time for a challenge.  Today's challenge is to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) a card you received from someone else. 

I receive an awesome French Foliage swap card this fall from Laurie Froehlich.  My club members asked so many questions about the Double Time Emossing Technique use on it, I just had to do it at our Technique Tuesday this month.  I made a few minor changes (one less layer and changed up the ribbon), but it's basically the same card.

 

Dawns Stamping Tips - Double Time Embossing Technique

1.  Stamp your images with Versamark
2.  Heat emboss with Black Embossing Powder
3.  Let cool
4.  Optional:  sponge with one or more colors
5.  Add Dry Embossing with Big Shot Lattice Texture Impressions Embossing Folder (place cardstock face down on the folder)

Dawns Stamping Supplies
(bold items available in Holiday Mini Catalog)

Stamps:  French Foliage (#120845w or 121166c)
Ink:  Versamark, Marina Mist, Soft Suede
Paper:   Whisper White, Marina Mist, Basic Black and Crumb Cake cardstock
Accessories:  3/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, Scallop Trim Border Punches, Big Shot, Lattice Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Purchase the Stampin' Up! supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE

Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Dawns Reminders

HOMEMADE HOLIDAY BUNDLES - Purchase selected bundled products - perfect for Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts.  Priced at 20% off now until December 16th.  Click to view the bundle choices!  

NEED RIBBON - Join my ribbon shares.  Choose from In Color, 1/8" Taffeta, 3/8" Taffeta, Very Vintage (only available for a limited time) & 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain.  Join a Share NOW! 

Candy Countdown Calendar Kit: Even a 3-yr old can do it!

 

We had our grandsons over this weekend.  While Sam was taking his nap, Max and I went to work play on Stampin' Up!'s Candy Countdown Calendar Kit.  Yes - even a 3-year old can do it! 

 

We had lots of fun putting them together.  He even punched everything out for me.  Then sorted all of the numbers, by putting them in order.  Who knew, the Candy Countdown Calendar Kit could even be a learning experience!

 

 
 
 
 

He was SO proud when we were done!

Get your own Candy Countdown Calendar Kit and have a little fun this Christmas with your kids (or grandkids)! 

Purchase the Stampin' Up! supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.  While there, be sure to take advantage of the ONLINE SPECTACULAR -savings of 20-50%, only through November 30th!  Click here for promotion details!

Enjoy~Dawn O

Winner of Ho Ho Ho Gift Ensemble!

Today I'm announcing the winner of my Ho Ho Ho Gift Ensemble from the November Control Freaks Blog Tour!

I want to thank everyone for your generous comments.  It looks like your favorite was the Double Stacked Gift Bag which slightly edged out the Gift Card Holder!

 

And the ensemble goes to:

Comment:
These are perfect for the HOlidays and I HOpe I get something packaged so beautifully! HOnest you are so creative!

• Commenter name: Linda Callahan

Congratulations Linda!  Contact me with your mailing address and I'll send your gift off to you!

Enjoy~Dawn O

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HO HO HO...TWO WAYS TO SAVE WITH STAMPIN' UP!

ONLINE SPECTACULAR - Start your holiday shopping off with savings of 20-50%, only through November 30th!  Click here for promotion details!

 

 

SIMPLY AMAZING 50% OFF STARTER KIT -  From now until Nov 30th, when you join Stampin' Up! enjoy an additional 50% savings on Starter Kit.  View Simply Amazing off HERE

Double Stacked Stampin' Up! Fancy Favor Gift Box Video

As your comments proved, everyone's lovin' this Double Stacked Fancy Favor Gift Box from the Control Freaks Blog Tour last week.  You're gonna freak (pardon the pun) when you see just how easy it is to make!

All it takes is some slight modification to Stampin' Up!'s Fancy Favor Die cut and you've got a super quick and cute bag to hold candy, jewelry, gift card, etc!

 

 

Click to View:  Double Stacked Fancy Favor Box Video 

Dawns Stamping Supplies
(bold items from 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog)

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Very Vanilla cardstock, and Holly Jolly Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  5/8" Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Northern Frost Decorative Strip,  Fancy Favor XL Die, Glimmer Brads (Brights & In Color), Paper Trimmer w/Scoring Blade, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Ho Ho Ho Gift Card Holder Video

As promised, today I'm sharing the instructions for the Ho Ho Ho Gift Card Holder from my November Control Freaks Blog tour. 

The original idea came from a similiar gift card holder swap I received from Connie Stewart at Founder's Circle.  Watch the video below to see her original gift card holder.

 

Here's another Gift Card Holder sample that I did with my DOstamperSTARS at this months quarterly Camp-a-Rama event.  It uses the same colors (Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive) and also Stampin' Up!'s Holly & Jolly Rub-ons (#119249).

 

Gift Card Holder Measurements:

Holder:  Cut 10" x 3-1/4" Cherry Chobber cardstock.  Score at 4" and 8".
Sleeve:  Cut 7-1/2" x 3-1/2" Old Olive cardstock.  Score at 1/2" and 4".

 

 

Click to View: Gift Card Holder Video 

Dawns Stamping Supplies
(bold items from 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog)

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Very Vanilla cardstock, and Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  5/8" Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Northern Frost Decorative Strip, Glimmer Brads (Brights & In Color), Paper Trimmer w/Scoring Blade, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals, Holly & Jolly Rub-ons & 2" x 1-3/8" Oval Punch.  

Stampin' Up! Online Spectacular Sales Begins Today

Starting today, Stampin' Up! is kicking off the holiday shopping season with door buster prices (20-50% discounts) on select products in our Online Spectacular Sale.  

Free shipping on orders of $150 or more. 
Plus Hostess benefits on orders of $150 or more

 

 

  

• My Digital Studio 50% off
• Designer Fabric, Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Bundle 50% off!
• Select Big Shot dies 40% off
• Stamp set bundles 30-40% off
• My Digital Studio Downloads 20-40% off
• Embellishment Bundles 30-40% off

PRINT FLYER:  To see all ONLINE SPECTACULAR SALE items 

Orders must be placed through my ONLINE STORE

ONLINE STORE VIEWING TIPS:
1.  To view more than 8 items at a time, select ALL in the "Show" drop down menu
2.  To view bundle contents, click "More Images" 

ALL ONLINE ORDERS (thru Nov 30th) will receive an entry in my drawing for the highly conveted Level Two stamp set:  Peaceful Season

 

Drawing will take place December 2nd

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Things to Remember

Discounted Products:

• Discounted digital downloads are only available with online orders.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the discounted products promotion.
• For product bundles, you must use the bundle item numbers provided. Bundle discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are used.
• Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.
• Discounts range between 20 and 50 percent.

Free Shipping

• In order to receive free shipping, orders must be $150 or more before tax and shipping.
• Free shipping is available for qualifying online orders only.

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If you have any questions, or need any help placing your order, feel free to contact me.

Have fun shopping~Dawn O

Nov 2010 Control Freaks Tour: Ho Ho Ho Gift Ensemble

Welcome to the November 2010 Tour de Freaks Blog Hop!  This month tour theme is Christmas & Snow, featuring gifts and more, all made with products from Stampin' Up!.   Our tour is nice and short, and features some of your favorite Control Freaks Stampers. You may have just come from my friend Barb Mullikin - welcome!
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Woohoo, I'm SO excited to show you my HO, HO HO Gift Ensemble projects today.  I had SO much fun making these, that I just want to share it with someone.  And that someone could be you!  What's a gift - if you don't give it away!  Yes, that means I'm having a drawing!

One of you will be the lucky recipient of my HO HO HO Gift Ensemble!   Leave a comment sharing which one of these HO HO HO projects is your favorite and you'll be entered in the drawing (to take place on Tuesday)!

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Now on to my HO, HO HO Gift Ensemble... 
For this month's projects, I wanted to use the Northern Frost snowflakes die from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog, but use them in a different way.  I got inspired during a trip down the holiday aisle at a big box store.  I hurried home and this is what I came up with.  I think you're gonna love it!


HO HO HO Gift Card Holder...

 

I love this style of gift card holder, which was inspired by a swap I received from Connie at Founder's Circle.  The cover slides off and reveals the pocket for a gift card.  (I'll share her original card and measurements with you next week.)  Check out the video HERE

 

 

HO HO HO Favor Bag:

 

I freakin' (pardon the pun) love these double stacked Fancy Favor Bags (made with the Big Shot)!!!  Next week I'll share some tips on how to cut and make them.  Check out the video HERE.

 

Last, but not least...the HO HO HO card:

 

I'm SO lovin' this HO HO HO GIFT ENSEMBLE!  

 

Don't forget to leave a comment to enter the HO HO HO drawing! 

Dawns Stamping Supplies

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Very Vanilla cardstock, and Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  5/8" Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Northern Frost Decorative Strip,  Fancy Favor XL Die, Glimmer Brads (Brights & In Color), Paper Trimmer w/Scoring Blade, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Well, that's it for me.  I hope you enjoyed this stop on the Controlfreaks Tour.  Now it's on to the next stop.  Give a big freaky welcome to, Jen Smith!

 

Personalized Stamp: Merry Kris Smith!

Is your name Kris Smith?  Well, my friend's name is!  Look what she did with a 2-Line Personalize Name stamp (#115578) from Stampin' Up! 

Merry Kris Smith...Isn't that a hoot?!  Clever girl!

 

Stampin' Up! has a whole section of personalized stamps ranging from "hand stamped by" (which fulfills Stampin' Up!'s Angel Policy), address, special date, "yours and mine" and more!

Think outside the box like Kris.  What are some other names you could you do this with?  Maybe "Happy Holly Days".  I'm sure you can think of more creative ones than I can.  I invite you to share your personalized name stamp idea(s) in my comment section (or email me).  I'll compile a list to share.

Enjoy~Dawn O

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Dawns Reminders

HOMEMADE HOLIDAY BUNDLES - Purchase selected bundled products - perfect for Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts.  Priced at 20% off now until December 16th.  Click to view the bundle choices!  

SIMPLY AMAZING 50% OFF STARTER KIT -  From now until Nov 30th, when you join Stampin' Up! enjoy an additional 50% savings on Starter Kit.  View Simply Amazing off HERE