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Christmas Party

December 13, 2007 by Alison Solven

13 Dec

Hello Stampers,

On Tuesday night we had our annual Christmas/Holiday party with my downline – Canada Inks Up!  We had so much fun – stamping, eating and drinking fancy hot drinks including Hot Chocolate and Latte’s.  Yum!

We had a shoebox style swap – each person brought a completed card and all the materials needed to make it.100_6312

Then we took turns stamping each project until we had made them all – I was the organizer so didn’t get them all made but I loved the ones I managed to finish.  What a great way to spend the evening.

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100_63161_3 Stamp Sets:  Celebrate Everything, Sanded Background

Cardstock: River Rock, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Ginger Blossom Designer Series Paper

Ink: Groovy Guava, Very Vanilla Craft, Ruby Red

Other: Groovy Guava Double Stitched Ribbon, Earth Elements Brads, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack

I created the card above using products from the upcoming Spring/Summer Collection 2008 catalogue (another benefit of being a demonstrator – we get to order stuff ahead of time and at a discount – 40% off for me!) In the summer I received an awesome card from one of my downline, Melanie Leslie, and I just CASED that design using different colours, designer paper and stamps.  This is how I was able to create my swap with only about 20 minutes to spare before I had to leave for the party! Thanks Melanie!

Here are some other cards I received in the swap…

100_63211 Card by Sandi Lindsay – I love the way Sandi used glossy cardstock and daubers to apply ink – the little flower popped up on top is a cute touch to an adorable card!

100_63201 Card by Dayanna Donng – I love the way Dayanna used the Shimmery White cardstock for the center image – the River Rock DP is such a subtle but effective touch along with the RR ribbon and cardstock.

100_63181 By Linda – I love this card because Linda used Crystal Effects around the circle on the image and then applied Dazzling Diamonds Glitter which gave it a raised profile – so beautiful – the colour combo of Purely Pomegranate and Certainly Celery is stunning in person.

100_63151 Card by Pam Lee – isn’t this a knock-out card?  The Pixie Pink against the black just "pops" off the page.  Pam introduced us to a really cool trick.  She has us punch out the little dots in the center of the flower and then we punched out a scallop and placed it behind so it showed through the holes.  It fits perfectly behind the flower….what a great tip!

That’s all I have time to share now….

Happy Stamping!

Alison

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  1. Kristy says

    December 16, 2007 at 9:53 pm

    I’m sorry I missed out!
    Looks like you all had a great time!
    And made some beautiful cards.
    Kristy

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  2. Daphney says

    January 2, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    I am so glad to have discovered your website! I love your samples and your archived material! Thank you so much for sharing your gift with others!

    I have a question. What is the name of the stamp set used to create the beautiful snowflake card in shades of blue w/bling on the tips. I’d like to search on ebay to purchase! Thank you for the info.

    Daphney

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  3. alison says

    January 2, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    Thanks so much for your kind comments – glad you found my blog. The set used on the card is called Snow Burst and was in the Holiday Collection 2007. Good Luck in finding one.
    Alison

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