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Once again I found myself doing a bunch of swaps! This is one of the cards that I had made for those swaps. This one uses the new Framelits and Edgelits dies for the Big Shot. I LOVED using the Framelits but was really struggling with the Edgelits. I couldn't get a straight cut with them! So frustrating! Then I starting looking online to see what others were doing to get a straight cut, after all, I couldn't be the only one that was struggling, could I? Turns out I wasn't alone! One suggestion was to lay post-it notes over the Edgelit die to hold it in place and it worked perfectly! I am now in love the the Edgelits too!

Stamps: Take it to Heart, Artistic Etchings

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Edgelits, Heart Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots

embossing folder, Neutrals DSP, Pearls, dimensionals, sponge

Happy Stampin'!

Shelley

Blog Hop Recap:The Sounding Joy

I had planned to be here yesterday to give you this info but life just got in my way! You don't even want to know what I did! I was so busy I just fell into bed last night! It doesn't look like the next couple of days are going to be any better!

Creating this beautiful background was a lot of fun. First I took a little gold embossing powder and mixed it with Dazzling Diamonds. You can mix this using up to equal parts of each. For this card I mixed it in a 4 to 1 ratio. I didn't want a ton of sparkle, just a little! Hard to see in the picture but it's there! Then I inked up my Snow burst embossing folder with VersaMark ink on the side of the folder that has the Stampin' Up! logo on it, placed my Very Vanilla cardstock in the folder (don't forget to use your embossing buddy!) and ran it through the Big Shot. After removing the cardstock from the folder, sprinkle it with your embossing powder mixture. Then use your heat tool to emboss the powder.

Stamps: The Sounding Joy

Ink: VersaMark, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Snow Burst embossing folder, Ticket corner punch, Extra-Large oval punch, Decorative Label punch, sponges, Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, dimensional, Gold embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds

Here's another look at the ornament that I made. I started out with the top of a can of concentrated juice. Stampin' Up!'s 2 1/2" circle punch fits in these just perfectly! I punched Elegant Eggplant and then embossed the words with the new Pewter embossing powder. I adhered the cardstock to the juice lid and then filled the lid with Crystal Effects and sprinkled just a little Dazzling Diamonds on the wet Crystal Effects. After it dried, I added the ruffle on the edge. To create this I cut 1 1/2" of my DSP and punched both sides with the eyelet border punch and then cut it in half so that I had 2 long strips of punched DSP. Then I ran it through my crimper and adhered it to the back of the juice lid with Sticky Strip. To finish it off, I added the ribbon holder and another punched Elegant Eggplant circle to the back and the crown and pearls to the front!

Stamps: Artistic Etchings, The Sounding Joy

Ink: VersaMark

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray

Accessories: Neutral DSP, Pewter embossing powder, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds,

 Pearls, crimper, Basic Gray taffeta ribbon, 2 1/2" circle punch, sticky strip

Thanks so much for all the nice comments that I received due to the Blog Hop! I had lots of fun creating all the projects for it and I hope that you were inspired by everything that you saw on the hop! If you have any other questions about these or any projects, just ask! I'm happy to help!

Happy Stampin'!

Shelley

Blog Hop: The Sounding Joy!

Welcome to Stampin' Addicts Holiday Mini Blog Hop!! There are 19 fabulous stops along this hop! We will be up through Sunday so take your time and see all the new fantastic products Stampin' Up! will be releasing on September 1!

You may have just come from Cindy's Blog: Heart's Delight Cards where she featured Pines & Poinsettias. I just LOVE all her projects. My favorite it the second card with the pretty snowflake on it! If you are starting here, have no worries! The blogs are all linked together so you can get around them all! You can click HERE to see a list of all the blogs or if you get lost along the way.

I worked with the stamp set called The Sounding Joy. It's a beautiful script set based on the Christmas carol Joy to the World. My first project is kind of out of the box. I used the word Joy from the set to make a baby card! Babies really are a joy and it seemed appropriate to make this card. You can turned this into a boy or neutral or even a wedding or retirement card with a few changes!

Stamps: The Sounding Joy, Bear Hugs

Ink: Black Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Accessories: Brights DSP, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Aquapainter

This next card is the first thing that I thought to do with this set! I really like the way this one turned out. Come back next week and I'll tell you how I created the background! Don't you just love the new embossing folder, Snow Burst?

Stamps: The Sounding Joy

Ink: VersaMark, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Snow Burst embossing folder, Ticket corner punch, Extra large

 oval punch, Decorative Label punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam binding ribbon,

dimensionals, Regal brads, Gold embossing powder

I was playing with this set again last night and came up with this beauty! I knew that I wanted to use Pool Party and made this! It uses the new Pewter embossing powder.

Stamps: The Sounding Joy

Ink: Pool Party, Basic Black, VersaMark

Cardstock: Basic Black, Pool Party, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Accessories: White organza ribbon, Pewter embossing powder, sponges, Rhinestones

My last project is an ornament. Want to know more, come back next week! It's not hard and lots of fun!

Stamps: The Sounding Joy, Artistic Etchings

Ink: Eggplant Envy, VersaMark, Basic Black

Cardstock: Eggplant Envy, Basic Gray

Accessories: Neutral DSP, Pewter Embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds,

Crystal Effects, pearls, Basic Gray taffeta ribbon, Eyelet border punch

Hope you enjoyed my creations! Now you are off to see what Carmen can do with the new Stocking die on her blog Stamping Addiction!

Happy Stampin'!

Shelley