Joy to the World with Menagerie Mix-Up

 

 I’ve been having loads of fun using the animal builder stamp set and dies, Menagerie Mix-Up Bundle, experimenting with the different head shapes, bodies and “parts”!  There are so many different combinations to pick from and they’re all so stinkin’ cute!

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Trimming the Town with Peace & Joy

 

After returning from another week of camping and then having grandkids stay for the following week, I am finally back in my craft room and I am ready to get crafty again!

I also just spent two days attending the Stampin’ Up! Leader’s Summit which was a virtual event  (because of COVID-19) and I enjoyed it immensely!  I am so inspired and motivated, having learned so many things that I can incorporate into my business. I feel so blessed to be part of such an amazing company!  

So now that I’m back in my craft room, you can be sure that I’ll have new items to share in the coming days, along with some recent camping stories and pictures!

 I actually made today’s card while I was waiting for the Leader’s Summit to begin on Saturday morning and it is quite simple.

I started with a Misty Moonlight card base that I ran through the Winter Snow Embossing Folder.  

I cut a Whisper White landscape piece using a die from Home Together, running it through my NEW Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.  This new die cutting machine will be available to you beginning September 1, and I can officially say that I LOVE it!  It’s heavy duty, folds up for storage and comes with all of the cutting and embossing plates needed.   

Next, I cut the church, people and trees from a sheet of the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper.

I stamped “Joy to the World” using Peace & Joy stamp set and cut “Joy” out with the coordinating Joy Die. (Real Red and Seaside Spray ink pads were used.)

Stampin’ Dimensionals were used to pop up the word “Joy”, as well as the people and a tree, while the rest of the images were glued flat.

This card is quick & easy to make and requires only a few supplies which are shown below.

Today is the LAST day to get in on my August Mystery Hostess Drawing which requires a qualifying order of $40 (before shipping & taxes) using my host code 24CK4CVW.  When you place such an order, your name will be placed into my drawing to be held September 1, 2020…..that’s tomorrow!!!  The winner will receive the hostess reward $$ from a combination of all orders placed under the above host code!  

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Thanks for visiting today!

~Krista

A Plush Poinsettia Beauty for Christmas

A new card…but FIRST, a story!

 

Hello Friends!  I hope you’re enjoying these last weeks of summer, spending time doing the things you love and care about.

David and I just returned from another camping trip over on the Oregon coast, staying first in Coos Bay and then heading North to Florence.  Our friends, Dave & Jen, joined us in Florence and we had so much fun that I really didn’t want to come home!

Prior to the trip, Jen and I decided to try our hand at cooking with a Dutch Oven.  So I purchased a cookbook to help with our task and packed it into our toyhauler.

After arriving at camp we decided on an easy dish, Macaroni & Cheese, from scratch of course! Jen and Dave ran to the store and got the items that we’d need.  This recipe should be easy, right?  In fact, we wondered if it would be too easy…maybe we should try something more difficult, but the plan was made and we went with it.

The cookbook said to use briquettes, so Dave was in charge of getting the coals hot, while my husband David was in charge of taking pictures.  We melted the butter, no problem, but after adding the milk and eggs, we discovered that the coals were no longer hot enough.  What to do, what to do??  We opted to build a fire, wait for a hot bed of coals and then proceed.

Probably not our best decision…

While we waited on the fire, the eggs began cooking (because the pan was still HOT!) and we worried that our mac & cheese would become cheesy scrambled eggs!  LOL

Finally we had a bed of hot coals, so we reheated the egg/milk/butter mixture and then began adding the cheddar cheese.  It melted quickly and then we added the whole wheat macaroni.  WELL!  The cheese started seizing up like chocolate is known to do, so we added milk and continued stirring…and adding more milk….and stirring some more.  (Insert lots of laughter during this process!!)

Once we got it all combined, we deemed it ready to eat.

While it tasted delicious, it was very dense, and if we had thrown a handful at a wall, I’m sure it would have stuck!  So much for an easy recipe 🙂  I think our problem was too much heat and we learned what NOT to do next time. Pioneer women we are not!

Dave taste tests for us and says it’s GOOD!

This is me tasting a bite…yup, it’s good!  (And don’t mind the hair—I’m camping!!!)

And if you’re wondering why the Mac & cheese is the only thing on our plates, none of us were really hungry, so we decided on just that!

 

Okay, so enough about Dutch oven cooking (until our next attempt!!).  Let’s take a look at what I’ve been doing in the craft room as we transition from camping to Christmas!

My card today is made with some of the same products that I showed on my previous post.  Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia Dies were used, along with a background of Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper. This plush paper is a thick vellum with white flocking and there are three different patterns in the pack of six sheets.

I placed the flocked paper onto a Poppy Parade card base, carefully putting glue where I knew it would be hidden, since glue tends to show through vellum.

The poinsettia is made up of three different sized flowers and then layered up to create one festive bloom.

All of the poinsettias were stamped with Early Espresso ink, with the largest flower being stamped onto Cherry Cobbler card stock. The medium poinsettia was stamped onto Real Red card stock and the smallest was stamped onto Poppy Parade.

The leaves were also stamped with Early Espresso ink onto Garden Green card stock and then the edges were sponged with Garden Green ink.

All of these stamped pieces were then cut out with Poinsettia Dies and then layered together.  On the center of the poinsettia is a Beaded Pearl which is available in the Aug-Dec 2020 Mini Catalog.

I cut a Very Vanilla label using Stitched Nested Labels Dies, then stamped a sentiment with Early Espresso ink on the right side.  I then assembled the card.

On the inside panel I stamped a sentiment and then fussy cut a poinsettia with foliage from a piece of the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper.  I glued the flower partially off the bottom right corner and then just trimmed the edges with scissors.

 

 

 

The products I used are shown below and can be ordered from my online store.  When you order now, you’ll be one step closer to making this year’s Christmas cards!

Please use my current host code when ordering, (unless your order is $150 or more.)

OCT/NOV 2023 Host Code 6GK99ZJ3

 

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 I’ll be sharing some more poinsettia cards in the coming days, so thanks for visiting and please come back!

Until next time,

~Krista

Peace & Joy Christmas Gnome

It’s time for some Christmas gnomes!

I have never owned a gnome themed stamp set, but when I saw Stampin’ Up’s new Gnome for the Holidays stamp set, I just had to have it!  These adorable little creatures are fun to color using Stampin’ Blend Markers and are cute enough to accent just about any Christmas card.  I expect that you’ll be seeing lots of these cuties on my blog in the coming weeks and months!

 

Today’s card was my first for using the Peace & Joy Bundle which has the layered word dies as seen with “Bright”.  To make the word layers, I first stamped “Bright” onto Pool Party card stock using Coastal Cabana ink.

 

The Joy Dies have three different dies for each of the words, “Bright”, “Joy” and “Peace”.

 

 

I cut the largest “Bright” die from Misty Moonlight card stock.  Then, the stamped word that is on Pool Party card stock, was cut out with the medium die and finally the detailed die was cut from Poppy Parade card stock.

The Poppy Parade “Bright” covers much of the stamped word, but allows a shadow of the Coastal Cabana ink to show.

I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut the background from Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper, which is absolutely gorgeous paper! There are twelve different snow themed papers designed with Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Pool Party and Whisper White.  Such soothing colors!

This Peace & Joy Christmas Gnome card was quick & easy to make with very little stamping and a few quick die cuts!  

Products that I used are shown below, however, the stamp sets, dies and designer paper cannot be ordered until August 4, when the new “Christmas Mini Catalog” goes live. As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, YOU would be able to order these products a month before the general public…consider joining my Regal Stampers Team today!  More details on how to join my team as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator can be found here.

When you place orders from my Stampin’ Up! online store, please use my current host code:

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Joy Dies
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Thanks for stopping by and I hope you stamp today!

~Krista

 

 

Dashing Deer & Snow Front Scene with PDF

Dashing Deer in a Snow Front Scene with Tidings All Around Wreath, 2019 Stampin' Up Holiday Catalog

My annual Christmas Stamp Camp is always a fun event and I really enjoy all of the prep work that leads up to it.  Some of the ladies on my Stampin’ Up team came for a die-cutting day and we worked from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., cranking the Big Shots as a group. I so appreciate this group of ladies who are so supportive and work so well together.  It’s truly teamwork and I am extremely blessed!

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Perfectly Plaid with Tidings All Around Wreath

Perfectly Plaid with Tidings All Around Wreath

This wreath from the Tidings All Around Bundle continues to be my most reached for stamp set from the holiday catalog.  The wreath makes a great spot to place anything from a jack-o-lantern to a snowman or a Christmas tree, as is the case today.

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Beautiful Toile Christmas Cardinal

Toile Christmas Wishes, Cardinal card

Toile Christmas is a gorgeous new set from the upcoming 2019 Holiday Catalog and features this lovely cardinal.  Toile, pronounced “Twall” (rhymes with “fall”), is traditionally a cloth that has repeating printed scenes on it.  This Toile Christmas stamp set coordinates with the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper, both of which are part of the Toile Tidings Suite.  The DSP is shown below and is printed on a vanilla background with Real Red on one side and Garden Green on the other.  It is old-fashioned yet timeless and is perfect for your Christmas cards!

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Brightly Gleaming Pine Tree Christmas

Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper with Perfectly Plaid Pine Tree, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

My Holiday Catalog preorder arrived yesterday and I was so excited to start playing!  It felt like Christmas as I went through my big box of gorgeous papers, beautiful stamp sets and all of the coordinating accessories that make crafting with Stampin’ Up a breeze.

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Wrapped in Warmth with Cable Knit Dynamics

Holly Berry Happiness, Wrapped in Warmth, Cable Knit Dynamics by Krista Thomas, www.regalstamping.com

Snuggle up…

Cold weather will be here before we know it, and with Stampin’ Up’s Cable Knit Dynamics Textured Embossing Folder (#143537), you can dress up your cards in warmth and style.  This new folder works a little differently than it’s predecessors, because it is made with thicker plastic, creating a deeper impression.  To use it, you simply eliminate one of the cutting plates for your Big Shot.   Place your card stock in the folder, lay it on the white base platform and cover it with one clear cutting plate.  Crank it through your Big Shot and prepare to be amazed!

When I first got my Cable Knit Dynamics Folder, I ran a bunch of different colored panels through it and then filed them away for future use.  When I get going on a card, I simply pull out the desired color and it’s already embossed and ready to use!

What a pair…

Two stamp sets that really seem to work well together, are Holly Berry Happiness (#142061) and Wrapped in Warmth (#142054).  The sayings in Wrapped in Warmth have a rustic look to them which pairs well with the holly leaves and berries.  The Holly Berry Builder Punch (#141843) works like a breeze, making quick work with no fussy cutting.  It is offered in a bundle with the stamp set for a 10% discount over ordering them separately.

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Flurry of Wishes in Rich Purples

 

Flurry of Wishes, by Krista Thomas, www.regalstamping.com

Do you love Stampin’ Up!’s Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss as much as I do?  They are so rich together, especially with the metallic gold accents and embossing.  For this Flurry of Wishes card, I added  banners of Melon Mambo and metallic gold behind the snowflakes and some flourishes from Everything Eleanor. I finished the card off with a few gold sequins scattered about.

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