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Sweet Stockings + Holiday Berries + Rustic Wood Star + Just Sentiments: Believe

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Welcome to Day 1 of our October Countdown.  This month is full of the sweetest holiday treats, including the new Sweet Stockings stamps and dies + Holiday Berries Stencils.  Let’s jump right in to some projects, shall we?

Our new Sweet Stockings are sure to please with their charming, whimsical nature.  I love the personality and character you can add to each stocking by using the three-step stamp process.  Pick a color for the solid, base layer, add your cuff, heel, and toe layer, and then select from multiple patterns to add on top such as zigzags, polka dots, stripes, stitching, Christmas lights, and more.

This set also comes with all sorts of adorable things to fill your stockings with.  Enjoy striped candy canes, flowers, berries, gingerbread men, pine sprigs, holly, and more.  These Sweet Stockings are gifts in themselves and such a treat to create with.  I layered mine on top of a Love to Layer:  Square which is layered over two Love to Layer:  Ovals.

Behind my stockings I have used the darling, new Holiday Berries Stencils, which I simply adore.  They pair so perfectly with the look and feel of our stockings.  I used watermark ink over a Sweet Blush background and then coated on Shabby Green Embossing Enamel.  Next, I heat set the enamel in place and sponged on coordinating colors of ink, such as Hibiscus Burst and Spring Moss.  This emboss-resist technique really brings out the white embossed areas of the stencil and gives the stencils a completely different look.

Just wait until you see the darling creations from our designers.  Their stocking are hung with such charm and love.

 

Supplies Used:

STAMPS: Sweet Stockings

INK: Ocean Tides, Spring Rain, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Sweet Blush, Fine Linen, Spring Moss, Pure Poppy, Honey Nut, Ripe Avocado

PAPER: Sweet Blush, Stamper’s Select White

DIES: Sweet Stockings, Love to Layer:  Squares, Love to Layer:  Ovals

OTHER: Holiday Berry Stencils, velvet ribbon, Stickles glitter, shabby green embossing enamel, twine, Moonshine sequins, patterned paper

TIPS:

  • Use a frame stamp to create a faux fireplace scene to hang stockings
  • To create depth and texture in flowers, leaves, and wood, stamp images multiple times in slightly different colors

 

 

 

TIPS:

  • For a more modern look, use non-traditional colors (like aqua and red) for your holiday cards
  • Use brushes instead of sponges to stencil for a softer look

 

Our next round of delightful, treats for you today are the Rustic Wood Star dies and Just Sentiments:  Believe stamp set.  You’ll love the primitive, weathered feel of the gorgeous Rustic Wood Star dies.  Total farmhouse love!

The Rustic Wood Star dies come with an already assembled star or several wood planks that you can cut and assemble yourself.  This first card uses the already assembled die.  I added Fine Linen and Honey Nut ink over my die cut to add color.  I then spritzed a bit of water over the surface area and some Distress Spray.  This technique give it a perfectly weathered look.  And this die set comes with embossed details to create texture and life-like character.

I then die cut two wreaths, one of each size included in the set, sponged ink over both, water, and Distress Spray once again and then added watermark ink and embossing enamel over the tips of the branches of the wreath.  This creates a frosty, winter feel that I just love.

The darling bow included in this die set might just be the cutest bow I have ever seen.  It is a four-step layered bow and looks so lifelike and real and is a delight to cut from patterned paper, felt, and more.  I added the leaves and berries from the Rustic Wood Star dies to my wreath and the top of my sentiment to tie everything together.  Plus they make the cutest, little accents, don’t they?  You’ll adore the sentiments found in the Just Sentiments:  Believe stamp set…they are magical and perfect for the holidays!

Supplies Used:

STAMPS: Just Sentiments:  Believe

INK: Tropical Teal. Fine Linen, Honey Nut, Autumn Rose, Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, Hawaiian Shores

PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Aqua Mist, Sheer Basics Vellum

DIES: Rustic Wood Star, Love to Layer:  Ovals

OTHER: Velvet ribbon, patterned paper, Distress Spray, shabby green embossing enamel, corrugated cardstock

 

 

My second card uses the wood plank pieces of the Rustic Wood Star dies to create my own star.  I have used metal brads to attach the ends of my star together, furthering the rustic, primitive look.  I love that this is an option with this die collection.

I die cut my bow from buffalo plaid paper and love the country, farmhouse feel it adds.  Don’t you love the wreaths that center on the star?  They are so charming and come in two different sizes so you can layer them or use them individually.  You can also embellish the wreath with greenery, berries, and leaves from the die set as well.  Make your wreath as full or sparse as you’d care to.

I’ve used a sentiment from the Just Sentiments:  Believe across the bottom of my Love to Layer:  Aztec rectangle.  And, across the bottom of my card on white cardstock, I have used the new Holiday Berries Stencils to create my own complimentary pattern.  They’re a perfect fit, don’t you think?

 

Supplies Used:

STAMPS: Just Sentiments:  Believe

INK: Fine Linen, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado, Olive Twist

PAPER: Stamper’s Select White

DIES: Love to Layer:  Torn Edges, Love to Layer:  Aztec, Rustic Wood Star

OTHER: Metal brads, patterned paper, washi tape, Stickles glitter, Holiday Berries Stencils

 

 

 

 

We hope you have enjoyed all the beautiful projects that we have shared with you today!  We would love to hear what you think of everything we have introduced!  Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you like the most and why, and you will be eligible to win big!

 

Leave a comment today and you will be automatically entered to win a $50 Papertrey Ink gift certificate! You have until 7am ET, October 17th to leave your comment and be eligible to win.  Only one comment per person please.  One randomly selected winner will be posted on the October Release Winners Page by 11 PM ET on October 20th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  10. I’m loving the layers upon layers of the team’s inspirational creations with these gorgeous stamps, stencils and dies. So far this release is calling my name…

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  13. Loving everyone’s cards, they are beautiful! The possibilities with the wood star and wreath are endless! So many ideas in my head already!

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  19. I LOVE the rustic wood star and everything that comes with it! Wow! And the fireplace mantel with the stockings blew me away! What frame is that!

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  20. The stockings are hung perfectly on that fireplace. Amazing how a change of colours/papers make the stockings look so different.

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  22. OH, Goodness!!! That is what I cried when I saw all of the beautiful offerings in today’s post. Really touched me!!!

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  25. I love the different looks you can get by changing up the colors of the stockings! They can either look warm and cozy by the fireplace or bright and fun! All of the cards shown are amazing and so beautiful!

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  27. The stockings are super cute but that rustic wood star and bow blew me away!!! The DT blew it right out of the water!!

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  28. Oh my, how I love both of the new sets today! It could not get any better than these darling projects! Great job showcasing these beautiful projects!!

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  31. The nicely decorated, stuffed stockings are so cute, but that rustic star has already grown on me. Great designs by the DT!

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  32. Ohhh, I just love the “Sweet Stockings” hung on the faux fireplace~FABULOUS design idea! Holiday Berries are a favorite decoration at Christmas time so I always gravitate towards stamp/die sets for my cards 🙂
    Thanks to the DT for the lovely inspiration.

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  37. Another fabulous release! The teeny tiny ginger is soooo cute. The rustic wood cross is amazing. The sentiments are lovely. And the inspiration is always so very special and awe-inspiring.

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  40. What could ever be cuter than the tiny gingerbread men peeking out of the stockings?!!? Another great release!!

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  63. What a fun start to a release. I can’t believe we are talking Christmas when I haven’t bought my Halloween candy yet.

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  70. These new products are so fabulous! I have so long for a star like this, it is absolutely perfect! I love those new berry stencils, this is such a wonderful new release!

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  72. The Sweet Stockings dies are adorable! Love the Rustic Wood Star the wreaths & bow dies! Ok. I love them all!

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  78. Oh, WOW! This new release is off to a great start. I love it all already. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. 😀

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  81. What a fabulous post. Each team member changed up the stamps and dies so that they made it hard to choose which card could possibly be your favorite!

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  84. The months fly by so quickly, cannot believe it is time for the October release already. Love those cute stockings. Great inspiration from the design team.

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  85. The details in the mantel are so beautiful. Loving the wooden star and wreath together also. The sentiments are so spot on…inside or out! TFS

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  88. I’m loving the cuteness of Sweet Stockings with all of the patterns and little prezzies that fit inside. I adore the Holiday Berries background stencils and that Primitive Wood Star is perfect for those of us that are into the country/farmhouse look.

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