Pals December 2017 Blog Hop: All That Sparkles and Shines

Welcome to the Pals December 2017 Blog Hop featuring “All that Sparkles and Shines”. Whether you’re just starting the hop, or have come from a previous Pal’s blog, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.

For this card, I chose to use a technique I used this past October for my Splitcoaststamper's Falliday Fest Challenge Tutorial. Unless specified, all products are Stampin' Up!

I used a stamp from the Awesomely Artistic stamp set for the speckles and splatters. The die cut and the stamped sentiment are from the Santa's Sleigh stamp set and coordinating thinlits. The video below explains the process, which is a simpler, more controlled version of the old shaving cream technique that has been around for years. I was very excited when I came up with it last summer. I call it "Not Your Mother's Shaving Cream Technique".    

I really love the Night of Navy color mixed with the gold embossing and glittery deer! Full supply list will be below the blog hop information. 

Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on January 10, 2018. Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Don’t forget to leave us a comment. We really like that.

1. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
2. Becky Retzer at Just in Thyme Crafts
3. Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
4. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
5. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
6. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
7. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
8. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
9. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
10. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
11. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
12. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
13. Pamela Sadler at Stampin' Pink Rose

Supply list:

Want more to LOVE? Simply place an online order through me for the amount of $75-$149.99 (before tax & shipping) and you will earn Stampin' Up! Glitter Enamel Dots! The December host gifts will be mailed out in January. Use the host code listed below the picture of me on the right side of this blog when ordering,  DO NOT choose "no contact" from demonstrator. If you do that, I will not have your information to send you your host gift. If your order totals $150 or more before tax & shipping, do not use the host code. You will earn all host benefits yourself!

Do you have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator? If not, I would love to be your source for these amazing products and hopefully give you a good dose of inspiration from time to time. Live in the US and need a catalog? Just let me know. This is not just a hobby for me, it is a passion! Click on the header above to find out more info on how you can earn free stamp sets just by shopping with me. Earn Frequent Buyer Rewards!

As always, let me know if you have any questions about the project or the products used. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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Pals September Blog Hop: My Favorite Season

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for September 2016. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month our projects represent our favorite year end Season. It may be Autumn, Winter, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas (and maybe even a combination!) We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

I had been playing with the new stamp set called Christmas Pines, when I had the idea to mix it with a little watercolor and the tree die from Santa's Sleigh dies. I watercolored a panel, then die cut the tree out. I stamped & embossed the pine image on the tree only, then stamped & embossed the scattered looking snow/star image on the back ground. All products Stampin' Up!

I think this made an elegant looking card that actually took very little time to create. It almost has a dreamy quality about it. The gold metallic thread and sequins complete the look. Supply list below. 

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! 

1. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
2. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully    (you are here)
3. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
4. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
5. Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky
6. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
7. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
8. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
9. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
10. Karen Zaring Browning at Stamp With Me KZB
11. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
12. Staci Rivera at Clever Bow Tie Designs
13. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
14. Lynn Tague at Beyond Beaches & Blessings
15. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
16. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
17. Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
18. Karen Hallam at Karen's Stampin' Habit!
19. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
20. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
21. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin'
22. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
23. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
24. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
25. Sue Becker at www.RnRStamping.com
26. Pam Dotts at Clearly Southern Stampin'
27. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts

Supply List:

Do you have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator? If not, I would love to be your source for these amazing products and hopefully give you a good dose of inspiration from time to time. This is not just a hobby for me, it is a passion! 

Please use the hostess code shown in the top right corner when ordering online, unless your order will total $150 before shipping & tax. At that point, you become your own hostess and get all the rewards! 

As always, let me know if you have any questions about the project or the products used. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Artfully Yours,

Kim

Christmas Pines {Deer Me?}

Oh, how I love a stamp/die bundle with so many possibilities.  This idea was another one I woke up with this morning. My mind works in mysterious ways...just ask my husband. All products Stampin' Up!

The deer head is one of the pine cone dies and the antlers are some type of sprig die in the die set that compliments the Christmas Pines stamp set. This bundle will be available to order on September 1st. The deer portion was cut from Dazzling Diamonds paper. The photo doesn't show how glimmer-y it actually is. The Basic Black background was embossed with the ever popular Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The Rudolph nose is one of the Brights Enamel Shapes. A simple, but striking card!

For a few other outside the box ideas using this stamp & die bundle, click here and here. 

Supply List:

I want to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator, creative coach and inspiration. Want to earn free shipping during the month of August?? Simply place an order online with me using the hostess code above right for at least $50 before tax & shipping. (This is my promotion, not a Stampin' Up! promotion) Just after September 1, I will either mail you check or refund the shipping cost to your paypal account. Your choice. Be sure and do not check "no contact" from demonstrator. If you do that, I will not be able to see your contact information to reimburse you. 

As always, let me know if you have any questions about the project or the products used. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Artfully Yours,

Kim

Icy Branch and New Weekly Deals

I have completely underutilized the Joyful Season stamp set from Stampin' Up's Holiday Catalog. 

The bird is amazing, but look at the branches! So many wonderful things you could do with them. 

I did a simple watercolor wash using Crumb Cake & Tip Top Taupe inks, then stamped and embossed the branch with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder and added the bling. The greeting is from the stamp set called Happy Scenes, also in the Holiday Catalog. 

I know this is almost absent of color, but I just love the simplicity of this card. Both stamp sets are still available right now, but won't be for long. 

This a SERIOUS year-end sale and items are only available while supplies last. This is a perfect time to pick up some of those Christmas-y items you thought you just had to have, as well as tons of other goodies. See the items here. 

Details:

• Promotion Dates: December 10, 2015-January 4, 2016.        
• No minimum purchase required.
• No refunds or exchanges on Year-End Sale items.
• Items offered during the Year-End Sale are while supplies last.
• Year-End Sale orders are eligible for Stampin' Rewards with qualifying orders.
• Following the Year-End Sale, some remaining items may stay in the Clearance Rack. Other items may be removed from the Clearance Rack to be added at another undetermined time.

Stampin' Up! weekly deals! Save up to 25% on select Stampin' Up! products. Discounted prices on the Stampin' Up! weekly deals end on December 28. Supplies are limited at the discounted price.

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I hope you enjoyed this holiday card project. Please use the hostess code shown in the top right corner when ordering online, unless your order will total $150 before shipping & tax. At that point, you become your own hostess and get all the rewards!  Please do not choose "no contact" from the demonstrator when you order. If you do that,  I'm unable to even send you a thank you note for your order...That's right, I'm not even able to see your name. 

As always, let me know if you have any questions about the project or the products used. Thanks for visiting my blog. 

Artfully Yours,

Kim

Pals December Blog Hop: "Winter Wishes"

                                                         

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for December; we are thankful you stopped by.  This month we are showcasing projects that feature Stampin’ Up! products that should be on everyone’s wish list. We hope you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

I love so many of the elements that make up this project and think the color is gorgeous.  All products Stampin' Up!

The hint of Gold Glimmer paper behind the word, the Gold Metallic thread and the small gold embossed images on top of the wreath really makes an elegant statement. 

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop!

1. Nicole Everitt at Stamp Scrap Love
2. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
3. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
4. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
6. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
7. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
8. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
9. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully  (you are here)
10. Lynn Kolcun at Avery's Owlery
11. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
12. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
13. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
14. Jennifer Michalski at Stampin' Serenity
15. Ronna Butt at www.cardstockcastle.com
16. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
17. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
18. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
19. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
20. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
21. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com

Project supply list:

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Don't forget to add a bit of sparkle this season.  Please use the hostess code shown in the top right corner when ordering online, unless your order will total $150 before shipping & tax. At that point, you become your own hostess and get all the rewards.  Please keep in mind if you choose "no contact" from the demonstrator, I'm unable to see your name to send a thank you note!

Let me know if you have any questions about this project or any others on my blog. 

Artfully Yours,

Kim

Holiday Catalog and Gift With Purchase

The 2015 Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog went live on 9/1/15. However, this is the first chance I have had to blog about it. The catalog is fabulous...filled with wonderful samples and new toys to play with. Tons of bundles are available to save you dollars! Click here to take a look at the catalog or use the link on the right. See details below about how to receive a free gift from me with an online purchase. 

My first card (one on the left) was inspired by a piece of artwork I saw on Pinterest. The card on the right was just a natural deviation on the same idea. I just love minimalist canvas art and pin lots of them to go back and drool over. All products Stampin' Up! unless noted. When I saw this one, the texture reminded me of the new Woodland Textured Impressions embossing folder. 

Inspiration art:

My cards:

This look was simple to achieve. I simply masked areas I wanted to emboss on Whisper White cardstock. I tapped Versamark on those areas, them covered that entire area with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder before heat setting. After the area was cooled, I embossed that piece of cardstock with the Woodland Textured Impressions embossing folder. I adhered the words and the sequins with the new "must have in your stash" Fine Tip Glue Pen. I love the look! 

Product list:

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I hope you enjoyed the project. Order $40 or more (before tax & shipping) online by 9/12/15 with the hostess code above and I will mail you the Metallics Sequin Assortment embellishments approximately 2 weeks from the above date. These are a must for glamming up your holiday cards and gifts. Please use hostess code listed above on the right column when ordering online, unless your order will total $150 before shipping & tax. At that point, you become your own hostess and get all the rewards! Please keep in mind if you choose "no contact" from the demonstrator, I'm unable to even send you a thank you note for your order or mail you the Metallics Sequin Assortment if your order qualifies. 

As always, let me know if you have any questions about the project or the products used. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Artfully Yours,
Kim

Spreading More Joy...

This post will be a bit quick, as we are gearing up for a big afternoon with family. I have been working on a few personal Christmas cards this morning.  I changed up the colors a bit and added some layering to the word, but these are done very similar to the one in yesterday's post. I adore the use of the non-traditional Coastal Cabana & Rich Razzleberry inks from Stampin' Up! I even colored the rhinestones with the matching Blendabilities!

I admit I have always had a fondness for neutral colors. The card below pairs Crumb Cake & Smoky Slate inks for this stunning look. Again, I colored the rhinestones with the matching Crumb Cake Blendabilitie marker. 

Off to finish wrapping gifts and getting my home ready for little ones. Can't wait to hear their squeals as they open their gifts!

Don't forget about the huge end of year clearance with items up to 80% off and this week's specials with items that are 25% off. 

Have a wonderful day and be thankful for family and friends. Don't forget to pay it forward this holiday season. 

Artfully Yours,

Kim

Simply "Sparkling" with Joy!

I created this simple card this morning. It had been on my mind for some time, but had not figured out how to adhere the vellum without the adhesive showing. 

At some point during my menopause induced wakefulness last night, a light bulb went off! Use glue dots only underneath the sequins, which are adhered on top of the vellum with glue dots...it worked like a charm. 

This is a very quick card to put together. It uses just the one splatter stamp from the Gorgeous "MUST HAVE" Grunge set from Stampin' Up! I stamped it using Smoky Slate ink, then the vellum is adhered over that. I think the glittery "Joy"  along with sprinkles of sequins and rhinestones makes this card very festive! 

Product list here:

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Don't forget about the huge end of year clearance sale with items up to 80% off and this week's specials with items that are 25% off.

Happy Glittery, Shimmery, Sparkling Holidays!

Artfully Yours,
Kim

Coastal Cabana Christmas? Yes, please...

I just love this color! Kind of beachy, somewhat crisp. That Ornamental Pine set just keeps showing up in my Christmas cards. The greeting is from the Good Greetings set that was a promotional set during October, but you could substitute another greeting. 

I simply stamped the pine bough on a smaller piece of the Coastal Cabana cardstock and embossed it with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. That piece was adhered flat to the base piece of Coastal Cabana before the top layer was popped up using double (gasp) Dimensionals. Doubling those up really pumps up the WOW factor of this card. I thought the stamp from the Dotty Angles set went along quite nicely with the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I added the Rhinestone Basics at the very end. 

Product details below. If you are viewing this blog update via email, you may have to click on over to my page to see the line up. 

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Don't forget about the year end closeouts! Up to 80% off some amazing products, including some beautiful holiday themed stamp sets and embellishments suitable for now and later. 

Headed off to try to put my tree up. I know, it should have already been up and completely decorated, but I've been stamping like a crazy fool. I just love this hobby!! 

Artfully Yours,

Kim