Thrifty Thursday #8 - Christmas

For Thrifty Thursday this week, I'm trying to show a way to save money by using a mix of older Christmas stamps, mixed with non-Christmas stamps to create a new, different Christmas card.

I have just booked to go to Orlando Florida for the 30th Anniversary celebrations of this great company I work for, Stampin' Up! Although I have been planning and saving for this trip for some time, now that we're on the homeward stretch, I'm really cutting back to have some spending money for my trip. Of course, I have some new sets from the Annual Catalogue already, and it's just a bit tough that the Holiday Catalogue follows so hot on its heels.

 

I have decided not to rush to order from the Holiday Catalogue, as I won't be using any of it for classes in the next 2 months. I wanted to see what I was able to achieve with supplies already 'in house', so to speak.

I've recently been experimenting with some of my stamps and the stamparatus, using a technique called stamping in the round. Jars of Love provided a couple of leafy images, stamped in Pear Pizzazz and Soft Seafoam.I'd never used the little three dashes stamp before (I don't think), but it is my representation of holly, in Lovely Lipstick. I have a handful of the Crumb Cake envelopes (retired) left over, so I might make more to use the envelopes.

The second stamp set already on my shelf is Seasonal Chums, with this cute, chubby little reindeer. As well as the deer, it has provided the sentiment, which fits onto the label from Stitched Labels Framelits. The red one underneath is a small one from the Bunch of Banners Framelits.

Do you think this qualifies as a Thrifty Thursday hint? Please let me know which other older stamps could make Christmas cards too.

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Tee-Shirt CTC #119

Another Sunday night at CASE-ing The Catty and we've returned to the Sale-a-bration catalogue. You may have arrived from the blog before me, but you can complete the circuit. This week we are focussing on pages 16-19 and I've gone straight to Designer Tee. 

I used to play with paper dolls when I was a little girl, designing new outfits for them from scrap paper. As a teen I dreamed of being a dress designer, but I probably wasn't talented/motivated enough!!! I did make my own and my boys clothes for many years. The boys loved their rapper pants and t-shirt/board short combos too. So this stamp, along with it's companion in the Occasions Catalogue, Custom Tee (page 30) and the Tee Shirt Builder framelits were certain to make it over to my house. Designer Tee is in SAB as an add-on and must-have. The cute sentiments can be used very happily on their own too. This super-cute stamp set can be added to your $90 order at no additional cost, and it adds lots of variations to the outfits you can make. There's heaps more inspiration on Pinterest. Remember there is only another fortnight before SALE-A-Bration is over for 2017.

For my first card I've CASE-d the background which the Stampin' Up!® artists have watercoloured and added sequins. I cheated a little and stamped Happy Celebrations and Timeless Textures. Although I've CASE-d the SAB Catty, I had to use the Custom Tee stamps to create this 'outfit'. Of course, the Tee-shirt Builder framelits were vital to my crafting. 

 This card has also had the inside finished off to match with a layer of Mint Macaroon under the white. A little stamping in one corner, and a ribbon banner stapled into the opposite corner are the other finishing touches.

The second card is a closer CASE of the sketch of the same card on the far right. It consists of a narrow centre panel with the art work on it and a contrast colour at the side of the panel, plus a pair of banners behind. Loved this specialty paper from the Tasty Treats DSP, with strawberries and cherries on it. There was a strawberry die and tiny leaves in the Cool Treats suite (Frozen Treats Framelits) also, which I was going to put on the Tee-shirt but later decided to lie beside it. Happy Stamper is a sentiment from the Custom Tee stamp set too,

Although I had used the banner from Bunch Of Banners Framelits before, I hadn't noticed that it made a neat little frame for the banner, so instead of cutting one of each colour and using just the narrow centre of two colours, I framed the Flirty Flamingo with the Pear Pizzazz.

You might need some products before the end of March, to qualify for your SALE-A-Bration freebies, so if you're in Australia, you can check into my online shop here. If you also use the Hostess Code 2RFDUTSY at checkout, you'll receive a thank you gift from me. You can also contact me directly (0417 500 681) Between 3pm and 9pm I should be able to pick up, or leave a message, and when I can call you back. Otherwise there is email (rpalmieri5@bigpond.com). I am planning to send my demonstrator order in on Wednesday 22nd March.

Now it's time to head to West Australia and Bunbury, to check out what the amazing Kelly Kent has made this time

Cheers, Rachel

All That Glitters CTC96

Welcome to my blog this week. Whether you have started here with me or come from Rebecca's blog, don't forget to continue hopping around until you reach your starting point again. This week we are CASE-ing the Big Shot, pages 8-11.I have taken a lot of creative liscence with this week's challenge, since Rebecca has already featured the cards I had planned, Only fair, as she didn't leave her entry to the last minute like I did!!!!

I HAVE used my Big Shot to texture emboss with the Pretty Paisleys textured embossing folder and I also die cut Botanical Blooms with the very same Big Shot. My inspiration comes from the many wreaths featured through the Holiday Catalogue.

Now I have to confess, I stayed up late after my Friday night class students left, so I may have been a bit hyped-up, and those bling-loving-girls may just have influenced the design a tad. The Wink of Stella clear had a bit of a work out in class, and again on my wee project. (I'm pretty sure you'll even be able to glimpse it in the second picture),

My last order had the Bunch of Banners Framelits in it, and I broke them open to cut 'birthday' from the Hostess set in the Annual catalogue, Time Of Year. I did try my card out with the big sentiment from the same set 'thinking of you' but there was no space for 'on your' so I whipped out the 'happy' from  Hello You Thinlets which fits perfectly!

Whatever did I do before I had my Big Shot?

My September classes featured some different things you can do with Flourishing Phrases stamps and the Flourish Thinlets, and the Friday girls were happy to share their cards (but not their faces).





The lovely Monique is next on this blog hop, I wonder what she has shared?

Thanks for dropping by, Cheers, Rachel