Very Simply Susan

Here’s an dainty little old-fashioned look using the much loved Toile Tidings DSP. This darling set is on sale now in the Year End Clearance at Stampin’ Up! But it while supplies last until January 4th when it will go into permanent retirement! The Pine Tree punch is retiring too and it has been one of my best loved punches. I love it for making tags and cute little trees like you see in the card.

I layered several designs from Toile Tidings DSP just to give the card a more vintage look. I tried just adding the punched trees to the card without a layer, but the trees just did not stand out. I also tried a solid color oval behind them, but that ruined the vintage look. I finally came up with the idea of punching out a coordinating card stock, cutting the punched tree in half and then layering with a narrow bit of card stock showing. It was the perfect solution! I did not like a space at the top, so I punched another tree and just cut off the tip for my tree top. I gave the tree in the middle a bow and the trees were done!

What I Used To Make This Card

What’s Not To Love About January’s Paper Pumpkin?

How cute does this look? What you are seeing is a sneak peek of the “add-on” kit for the January Paper Pumpkin. The kit contains enough supplies to create 8 cards – 4 each of 2 designs and coordinating envelopes. I am guessing its all about Valentine’s Day! And the “add-on” kit contains what you see in the picture!  You will get 20 die cut mini boxes with 24 die cut labels and sentiment labels. Perfect for Valentine’s gift giving! The “Add On” kit will go on sale January 1st and is $8 for the add on while supplies last! To learn more or subscribe, just go to www.OrderFromSusan.com

I had wanted to do something that looked like a great big Gingerbread House using the Heartwarming Hugs DSP. I tried a lot of different ideas, but in all my “fails” with that idea, I came up with this sassy little card using Cherish the Season. Its a long way from where I started trying to make a Gingerbread House, but I really love how it came out.

The DSP layered perfectly and the Ornate Layer Die cut was the perfect piece to layer the die cut bells on. To add a bit of bling, I used Red Rhinestones as the berries. It added just the right amount of holiday sparkle. For a little bit more sass, I tied a bit of the 3/8″ Real Red Sheer Ribbon to the bell tops.

And because the theme at Global Design Project is Holiday-Winter this wee, I decided to enter this card. See all the other terrific projects at #GDP271 by clicking the image below:

If you love Cherish The season, don’t wait! it retires January 4th! It is also available as a bundle at 10% off! Its one of the best priced bundles in the Holiday Mini Catalog at $35.00! That is a bargain for a stamp set you can use to create cards, tags and decor. Click through the image below to take a look at the bundle!

What I Used To Make This Card

What’s Not To Love About January’s Paper Pumpkin?

How cute does this look? What you are seeing is a sneak peek of the “add-on” kit for the January Paper Pumpkin. The kit contains enough supplies to create 8 cards – 4 each of 2 designs and coordinating envelopes. I am guessing its all about Valentine’s Day! And the “add-on” kit contains what you see in the picture!  You will get 20 die cut mini boxes with 24 die cut labels and sentiment labels. Perfect for Valentine’s gift giving! The “Add On” kit will go on sale January 1st and is $8 for the add on while supplies last! To learn more or subscribe, just go to www.OrderFromSusan.com

There’s still time to make and send holiday cards!  And this card is not only easy to do, but fun as well because you get some coloring time in! I always love stamp designs that allow me to use Stampin’ Blends and do some color work.

The house and trees were all die cut, colored and adhered to the card after I got the corner sentiments on. If you haven’t taken a look at the Festive Corners stamp set, you should before it retires on January 4th! Its a multi holidays set that also has stamps for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Valentines Day!  What fun!

I craft exclusively with Stampin’ Up! products. And the nicest thing about using only this brand is the color system for Stampin’ Up! This color system has a core collection of 40 colors and 10 rotating fashion or “in Colors”. All the papers, embellishments and card stock are coordinated around these colors. I call it “stressless crafting”. And especially during the holiday when you are in rush and perhaps need some last minute cards, decor or packaging. Because I know all the papers, ribbons, embellishments and card stocks coordinate with the inks, I can sit down and create anytime! If you love handmade, this is the easiest and most stress free way to go!

What I Used To Make This Card

What’s Not To Love About January’s Paper Pumpkin?

How cute does this look? What you are seeing is a sneak peek of the “add-on” kit for the January Paper Pumpkin. The kit contains enough supplies to create 8 cards – 4 each of 2 designs and coordinating envelopes. I am guessing its all about Valentine’s Day! And the “add-on” kit contains what you see in the picture!  You will get 20 die cut mini boxes with 24 die cut labels and sentiment labels. Perfect for Valentine’s gift giving! The “Add On” kit will go on sale January 1st and is $8 for the add on while supplies last! To learn more or subscribe, just go to www.OrderFromSusan.com