Playful Alphabet Christmas Card Sketch

You all know I LOVE a good Card Sketch – so I had to play along with Freshly Made sketches today.

I wanted to create a blue and silver Christmas card – but couldn’t find a blue DSP in my stash that felt like Christmas. So I created my own using the Festive Foliage stamp set. I embossed it with white and then dipped the whole piece in watered down blue reinker. Once that dried I created a silver mat by inking the edges of a slightly larger piece of cardstock with Versamark and then dipping in Silver embossing powder. Heat it up and voila! Silver border without using a whole piece of Silver Foil.

The rest of the card came together quickly as I cut out my sentiment from the Playful Alphabet dies ( this time I did use Silver Foil – with adhesive sheet on the back to make sticking down the letters a breeze). The tag is from the Tasteful Label Dies cut out of Misty Moonlight. I added the slits for the amazing Glittered Organdy ribbon using the Label Me Fancy Punch. A few Opal Rounds and the card was complete.

Here is a full list of supplies used. I am a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator in Canada – so if you’d like to place an order for any of these supplies – just click the images below or contact me directly. Also, please leave a comment below and make sure to follow this blog for more great inspiration!

Product List
Versamark Pad
$13.00
Opal Rounds
$10.25

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This is a deal you don’t want to miss!

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West Coast Creators Blog Hop – November 2021

It’s the 14th of the month – time for another West Coast Creators Blog Hop!  This one features all thing Christmas!!  Hop around see all the amazing cards created by our team members!  Leave a little love and then come back to see us again on the 14th next month!

This card was created as a quick and easy card for a hostess party. The assembly of this card is quite quick and easy.

  1. Attach DSP to the card base.
  2. Use blending brushes to add some Shaded Spruce ink onto a Contour Scalloped Die.
  3. Add this layer to the card base suing Dimensionals.
  4. Attach a Wonderful Snowflake with a mini glue dot.
  5. Adhere the word JOY using adhesive sheets on the back or Real Red cardstock ( die cut using the Playful Alphabet Dies).
  6. Embellish with Rhinestones.

See all the products used to create this card below.

Live in Canada, don’t have a demonstrator? Contact me to get a catalogue or find out why right now is the best time to join our team – you won’t want to miss the HUGE sale on the starter kit!

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What’s On Your Wishlist?

It’s that time of year when our loved ones ask us “What do you want for Christmas?”

As a crafter I get lots of strange looks from family when I ask for a Wink of Stella and some Contour Scalloped dies. Time to make things simple!

Here is a quick video on how to create AND share a Stampin’ Up! Wishlist with your loved ones so it is easy and simple for EVERYONE. It’s a great way to ensure smiles and sparkles under the Christmas tree. Don’t forget to subscribe to my You Tube Channel while you are there – I share a weekly video and a monthly Paper Pumpkin video with LOTS of stamping tips and inspiration.

Please feel free to ask me questions if any of this does not make sense to you. I believe this also work sin the US market – you’d just have to select a different demo as I am in Canada.

This is perfect for sharing with your spouse, parents or friends. It takes all the guess work out of picking the perfect gift. Go make your wishlist now and share it with someone! http://bit.ly/shopwithleahdixon

*If your loved ones use my host code and spend more than $100 they will also get a pack of Wonderful Snowflakes sent at the end of the month as a special thank you.

Don’t want to leave your craft supply shopping in the hands of your loved ones? Then consider joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. It is a smokin’ deal right now ( only $100cdn – no shipping, for $165 in product) and then you’ll enjoy a 20% discount for as long as you remain an active demonstrator. Contact me for details or click the image below to sign up.

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Banner Year smash up CASE

I had some fun creating this Christmas card today. I took two Banner Year project ideas from the Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue and combined them to create this card – I LOVE the end result.

You can see all the details of how I created this – plus a full supply list below.

If you are thinking of grabbing any of the supplies to create this (or any crafting project) you need to check out the option of being a Savvy Shopper with me and grabbing a Starter Kit. Now until Nov 30, 2021 the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit is only $100!! No shipping!

You can see all the details by clicking the image below. Not interested in grabbing a Starter Kit and getting all the perks of being a part of my team – no worries I still have a perk for you too 🙂 Just make sure to use the host code below.

Product List
Versamark Pad
$13.00

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Starter Kit SALE!

Right now (until Nov 30th, 2021) Stampin’ Up! is offering an UNBEATABLE BARGAIN on their Starter Kit.

This is such an incredible time to join Stampin’ Up! We are about to launch a new catalogue in January, which means as a demonstrator ( or Savvy Shopper) you get to see the new catalogue early AND pre-order from the new Spring Mini. That includes earning Sale-a-bration items early as well! What a great way to make sure you get the products you want – without risk of items selling out before you can order. You even get a 20% discount on your future purchase as long as you remain an active demonstrator.

Joining Stampin’ Up! with me also means you are part of my Ink Pad Pals team. We have a lively community of stampers who share inspiration, we stamp together virtually each month (via Zoom), win prizes at our monthly meeting, and have regular business training for those who want it. You can see ALL the benefits of joining in the link below.

To join now – just make your wishlist – then pick $165 in product (make sure to stay at $165 or under – like the Price is Right). Once you have that done just sign up by contacting me directly or signing up on your own here: http://bit.ly/joininkpadpals

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
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Sunny Sentiments Hello card

I have enjoyed creating with this Sunny Sentiments stamp set all week long. The fonts make these sentiments stand on their own – no images needed. Today’s layout was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketch challenge #510

Product List

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Sunny Sentiments Thank You Card

All week I am creating using the Sunny Sentiments cling stamp set. Today I created this card for the TGIF Challenge #340.

I used the mash up of :

  • Color Challenge – Basic Black, Vanilla, Blackberry Bliss
  • Sketch Challenge

The three background panels on this card were created by stamping leaves and dots from the Christmas Season stamp set using Blackberry Bliss Ink on Very Vanilla CS.

Product List
Paper Trimmer
$34.00

Here is a full list of supplies that I used. Do you want to get a bunch of these items? Why not sign up to be a demo?

Starting Nov 4 (until Nov 30 ONLY) the Starter Kit is ON SALE! For just $100 you get to pick $165 in product of your choice. Plus you’ll get a 20% discount on future orders (for at least 3 months), get access to my team FB group ( the Ink Pad Pals), have the chance to pre-order from the Jan – June Mini Catalogue and pre-earn on Sale-a-bration 2022! These are just some of the perks of getting a Starter Kit.

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Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
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Sunny Sentiments Birthday Card

Today’s card was created using the Sunny Sentiments cling stamp set by Stampin’ Up! All of the sentiments in this set are fabulous – but the Birthday one I especially love because “all the best things” leaves this sentiment open to be used with such a wide variety of images – puppies, flowers, cocktails, chocolate, family & friends, and of course the gorgeous mountains.

I paired this sentiment set with the Mountain Air stamps et and Majestic Mountains dies. These long stamps fit perfectly across a card front (both vertical or horizontal) and make for fast but stunning cards.

I stamped the mountains in Smoky Slate and the trees in Just Jade. Then I added some Metallic Mesh Ribbon to fill the space below and some Soft Succulent Ink for the birds in the sky.

The sentiment was heat embossed on Soft Succulent cardstock. Embossing an image always makes it pop for me. I keep my embossing powder out in trays and ready to use – which means it is easy to do, so I emboss a lot more than if I kept them packed away.

You can see all the details of this card in my video below – make sure to subscribe to my channel while you are there.

Product List
Versamark Pad
$13.00
Paper Trimmer
$34.00
Paper Snips
$13.50

If you live in Canada and are looking for a fun way to build your birthday card stash, check out my birthday card club. We will meet virtually on the first Friday of each month (Dec 2021 – May 2022) and create 6 birthday cards ( 2 each of 3 designs). The cost is $45/month and you will receive the make’n’take package as well as at least $30 in product each month.

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #376 – Inspiration Challenge

I am SO EXCITED to be a new member of the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge Design Team! This week’s challenge is an inspiration challenge. I loved the purple, blue and green watercolour look so I was thrilled to spend some time playing in my craft room with water painters.

To create my card I used a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock. I find it to be the perfect paper when you want to create some watercolour art with out the texture of water colour paper.

I started by using blending brushes to apply a soft Highland Heather and Balmy Blue background. Then I used my water painter and some Balmy Blue reinker to splatter blue dots on the cardstock.

Next I added my leaves. I did this by using Highland Heather, Balmy Blue and Evening Evergreen reinkers to create water colours. I then used my water painter to paint my leaf stamps and I then stamped the painted image onto the cardstock. This technique keeps the water on the page to a minimum since I wasn’t actually using water colour paper.

Once that background dried I stamped the deer from Peaceful Deer on to my image using stamped off Soft Suede. Then I coloured him in with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends and added the eye and nose with Light Basic Black Stampin’ Blends. I am not a brave enough watercolourer to paint the deer as well – although I think the look worked well enough.

I finished the card with a 3D Wintry Embossing Folder Background, my current favourite ribbon (White Glittered Organdy) and a sentiment tag from the Stitched So Sweetly dies.

I hope you give painting your solid stamped images a try on the Shimmery Cardstock, it’s a great cheater way of having watercolour skills.

Product List

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Lighthearted Birthday Card

I have been so focused on creating Christmas cards for the rapidly approaching season that I have fallen short on Birthday cards in my stash. Time to refocus. Here is a birthday card I created using the Lighthearted Lines stamp set.

The colour scheme was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiment Colour Challenge (HSSCC375).

To start I used blending brushes and one of Stampin’ Up!’s awesome masks to create the background. I blended Rich Razzle berry and Misty Moonlight. Then I attached that layer to a piece of Misty Moonlight and attached it all to a Smoky SLate background.

Next, I stamped the sentiment on a large tag from the Tailor Made Tags using Misty Moonlight ink. I also stamped the sentiment a second time using Rich Razzleberry ink and fussy cut the Happy Birthday.

The perfect touch to this card though Is the White Glittered Organdy ribbon that I coloured with the Misty Moonlight Blends. I tied it on using a small piece of Silver twine from the Simply Elegant trim pack.

You can find a full supply list below.

Product List
Opal Rounds
$10.25

If you liked this card and want to create similar cards for yourself – check out the details of my Birthday Card Club. Anyone in Canada can join – this is an online card club. I’d love to stamp with you!

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