HSS497 Sketch Challenge – Holly Jolly Christmas Card

It’s time for another challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments , and this week we have a fabulous sketch challenge for you!

I love working with sketches because they give you a starting point without telling you exactly what your finished card needs to look like. You can follow them quite closely, flip them, change the shapes or simply use them as inspiration.

For HSS497, I stayed fairly true to the original layout, but filled those circles with some festive Christmas favourites!

I pulled out the Holly Jolly Branches Bundle for this card — a bundle I have been having so much fun creating with lately!

Be sure to head over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see what the rest of the Design Team created with this week’s sketch. Then pull out your favourite supplies and play along with HSS497 — I’d love to see what you create!


If you love the Holly Jolly Branches Bundle too, it is also the featured bundle for my upcoming Holly Jolly Branches MEGA Stamp Camp, happening October 3 & 4!

We’ll be creating 10 Make ’n Take projects, with live video tutorials, printable PDF tutorials, a bonus tutorial and more. And don’t worry if you can’t join us live — the videos will be recorded so you can watch whenever it works for you.

See all the Holly Jolly Branches MEGA Stamp Camp details & register here

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Sweet Stockings Stamp Camp

Are you ready for some super SWEET projects? Join me and 6 incredibly talented friends as we bring you our Sweet Stockings Weekend Stamp Camp!  This will be a full weekend stamp camp, September 18-19, 2021, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm PDT on both days! It will be a fabulous weekend crafting together from anywhere in Canada!

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING DETAILS CAREFULLY!

What does the Sweet Stockings Weekend Stamp Camp include?

  • 14 Make ‘n Take Kits for 14 awesome projects including all cardstock, envelopes, and any die cuts not included in the Sweet Little Stockings Bundle!
  • Unlimited access to an EXCLUSIVE Facebook group just for stamp camp attendees!
  • 14 Video Tutorials! These will be LIVE but recorded so you can watch later, as well!
  • 14 Written Tutorials in a printable PDF!
  • An Entry into our Prize Draws!

All you need are inks, adhesives, a paper trimmer to cut your Designer Series Paper and a die cutting machine such as our Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine!

Option 1: Get all of the above FREE with the purchase of the Sweet Stockings Suite Collection (excluding the Jolly Felt) for $101.00 + shipping/taxes from my online store. This means you’d purchase the Sweet Little Stockings Bundle (156798), the Matte Decorative Dots (156289), the Pool Party 3/8” Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (156290) and the Sweet Stockings 12×12 Designer Series Paper (156281). Your order must total $101.00 before shipping/taxes in order to get the stamp camp FREE!

Here is the link to order: https://www.stampinup.ca?hostcode=7V9CMY2T. You will also get to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! Bring your order up to $120 and choose 2 FREE Sale-a-Bration items (or one Level 2 item)!

Order by August 23rd but sooner is better in case of backorders!

Option 2: Do you already have the Sweet Little Stockings Bundle? No problem! Get the Make ‘n Takes, Facebook videos and PDF tutorials, as well as a ½ package of the Sweet Stockings 12×12 Designer Series Paper (cut to 6 x 12), 5 yards of the Pool Party Striped Ribbon and a full package of the Matte Decorative Dots for $59! Register on the link below by August 10, 2021 and pay by etransfer if you’d like Option 2!

Option 3 (for outside of Canada only): For $25, you will have access to the videos and PDF tutorials, and can join us on Facebook! Register on the link below by September 16, 2021 and I’ll send you a Paypal invoice!

Make ‘n Take packages will be mailed by September 3rd. With the mail being unpredictable, there is a small possibility that they will arrive after the stamp camp. No worries as you can enjoy the weekend with us and put your Make ‘n Takes together afterwards! You can also pick up your package from my home in Port Coquitlam, BC.

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