JOY!

Just a quick post to show you the card I created today.  I used the beauty and joy stamp set with the bird ballad dsp. I love when I can use paper that is not for a particular holiday and make it work. Even though this is not your traditional Christmas colors I really like the way it turned out!

I would love to hear how you stretch the products that you have. How do you make them work for you and the projects you are working on? I find it such a fun challenge to use what I have. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a joyful day!

Matching scrolls make me happy!

Did you notice that the scroll from the beauty and joy set matches the scroll embossing folder? I can't help myself when I find something so simple.  Another thing that I think is when I find a set that I can use for multiple seasons. This set has sentiments and topiarys for so many occasions. 

The set is sold in photopolymer and so it makes stamping each piece easy to line up.  For the leaves I tried a rock and roll technique. I stamped the leaves stamp in pear pizzazz and then rolled just the edge of the stamp in old olive. This technique is really fun and can look amazing however, I don't feel like I used colors that were that different because it is hard to see the color difference.

I decided to cut apart the greeting so that I could stagger it around the image. I also added a little dot of the new shimmery crystal effects. I am so excited to have crystal effect back and to have it shiny is an extra added bonus!

Which sets in either the holiday or the annual catalog do you find can make cards for multiple occasions? I would love to hear from you! Thank you for stopping by. If you do not have a demonstrator and would like a holiday catalog let me know and I will mail one out to you!  Have a blessed day and enjoy beauty and joy and let yourself bloom!

So thankful!

Being thankful is such a great feeling! I am so thankful for so many things in my life and when I think about the long list I feel so wonderful! I have been blessed with so much in my life! I think that is why I love to make fall cards because they focus so much on being grateful. One of the things that comes to mind is all the wonderful friends I have made through my Stampin' Up journey for almost 21 years now. And I am so excited about all the new friends that crafting will bring into my life in the future.

When I first saw this set in the holiday catalog I knew it would be on the list of sets to buy. I love sets that have a purpose for more than one occasion. This set is called beauty and joy. Another thing that I like about this set is that it is affordable, selling for only $16 in the US. All of the elements in the set are individual stamps so you can create them in a variety of ways.

This is the first card I have made with this set. I used the fall leaves and cut a few of them out for a little extra dimension. The hardest part of the whole card was cutting tiny pieces of foam dots to go under the itty bitty leaves. 

If you are interested in this stamp set or any other from the new holiday catalog or the annual catalog let me know! I would love to have you join me in creating for those you love! I do appreciate you visiting my site and all the love that you send with your comments. Have  a beautiful week and enjoy! 

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