September 8, 2023 - Christmas with Spinach and Ramona - CLR288

Happy Friday, Pals!  I hope you have had an amazing week!  Kim here to share another, very different card that I created using the Christmas with Spinach and Ramona stamp set. 

I wanted to show a different way to use this stamp set, so I dug into my toolbox of techniques, and pulled one out from WAY back!  This stamp set has some great smaller stamps included, and I decided to create a background using the smallest snowflake stamp.  I stamped it all over a white card panel using Versamark ink, and I heat embossed it using a glorious sparkly embossing powder. 

I ink blended over the embossed panel using shades of aqua, lavender, and purple.  Once I was happy with the color saturation, I rubbed the embossed areas with a clean tea towel, which removed the ink from the embossed surface.  (If you are not familiar with this technique, it is called Emboss Resist - essentially, the embossing resists the ink.)

I created a beautiful rosette using paper in the same colors and added a loopy white bow and a button to the front of it.  If you wanted to be really fancy, you could adhere the rosette with a removable glue dot, and string a ribbon from it so that it could be used as an ornament.   Lastly, I added a sentiment strip, embossed in the same sparkly powder. 

I really love the non-traditional holiday color palette!  It is so soft and beautiful!  

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes with me. 

Xoxo, Kim

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Christmas in August With The Newest Ramona and Spinach Stamp Set!

 Hello Prickley Pear Pals!  Joy here with you sharing Christmas with Spinach and Ramona.  Aren't they just adorable?   If you didn't know they are brand new this month!  These two are happily decorating their Christmas Tree with beautiful ornaments, some are dragon flies, others mushrooms mixed in with the traditional type. You might be asking where can I find Spinach and Ramona? Prickley Pear Stamps, of course!!!

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Christmas with Spinach and Ramona come in a clear 6x6 inch stamp set and has perfect sentiments for the holiday season, as well as some smaller imagess to build your scene. For this sample, I stamped the large image and then added one mushroom to the left corner of the card, just to add a little something extra. I figure frogs are hibernating in the winter so I dressed them in fun summer colors for Christmas in August. But, really our imaginations can work over time with these two.

For more Christmas inspiration from Prickley Pear stamps be sure to checkout these posts that I did in July! Here and Here!

After stamping them with Memento ink, I colored them with Copics. I thought it would be fun to blend a sky using a Gina Marie Designs stencil. You could use anything in your stash to do this too! For added sparkle and shine I used Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents. I think that turned out pretty nice!

Now about the rest of the release, there are two more stamps in this release, one is a large Thanks Font stamp, as well as the Doggone Good Friend stamp set. These two stamps have coordinating dies, but Spinach and Ramona don't at this time.

Well, friends, I hope you’re feeling inspired from this post! Tag me on Instagram if you make a project using this as inspiration!! I’d love to see how you made it your own!! Xx, Joy

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Christmas with Spinach and Ramona

Hi there Prickley Pear fans!  Charlene here with the cutest little Christmas image yet!  Spinach and Ramona are so adorable dressing their tree with all the festive goodies!  I hope you will hop on over to Prickley Pear and grab your stamp today!

 

July 9, 2023 - Sketched Florals - Poinsettia - CLR276

Hello Prickley Pear Friends!!

Kendra here from Luv 2 Scrap n' Make Cards to share a card featuring the Sketched Florals - Poinsettia (CLR276):

To keep it simple, I stamped the lovely poinsettia image with red ink.  Sometimes if I don't have a ton of time to color in an image, this is a great option!  Plus with some images it does have a really elegant look!  

Have a beautiful day! 

Warm Winter Wishes from Spinach and Ramona!

0Hello again, friends!  This is almost my last Christmas project, I promise!  

The first stamp set that I ever purchased from Prickley Pear Stamps was the darling Frog Pals - Spinach and Ramona stamp set.  I love this stamp set so much, and even more so after Sharon shared with me that Spinach and Ramona are their granddaughter's pet frogs!  How cute is that?    Anyhow, I was dying to dress them up for Christmas and create a card with them.

I colored them with Copic markers in traditional Christmas colors and added some gold accents using a gelly roll pen. I cut them out using the coordinating dies and set them aside. 

I created a layered tree using my Cricut, and I added some sparkle embossing paste that is nearly dried up to add snow.  I am loving the consistency of it for winter scenes, so I can't bear to throw it away, even though it is on its last leg.   

I tore two strips of white paper to create hills, and added the embossing paste to them, and set the wet items aside to dry completely.   I dry-embossed a white panel using a snowflake embossing folder from my stash and layered the panel on a piece of patterned paper.

I heat embossed a sentiment from the Santa and Rudolph stamp set and backed it with red glitter paper.   I adhered all of my elements to the card front and completed my card by adding some glass bubbles and a bow from my favorite ribbon.  I have had this ribbon in my stash for probably 20 years.  How crazy is that?! 

I have to say that this is my absolute favorite card that I have ever made!  I love all of the different texture, and of course the sweet frogs! 

Make sure to head to the shop and check out this sweet stamp set, and all of the other amazing goodies! 

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me!  I hope you love this card as much as I do! 

Merry Christmas to you and yours! 

Xoxo, Kim

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2 More Sleeps!

Hi Prickley Pear friends!  Have you jumped on the Memory Dex train yet?  I absolutely love making Dex cards, as they are a quick and easy project to create.  I created this Dex card using the sweet Santa from the Santa and Rudolph stamp set ages ago and forgot to take photos so I could post.  I figure since the big day is nearly here, now would be the perfect time! 

As I said, Dex cards are really easy to create.  I started by die-cutting my Dex card four times - once from a solid cardstock (for the back), two patterned papers, and one glitter cardstock.  I trimmed the papers down to the sizes I wanted to layer up on the solid base.  The best part of this is that I have additional pieces to use on another Dex card later. 

I heat embossed the sentment and cut it in to a banner, adhered it to the back of my Santa, and glued it down to the front of the card.  I added a bow from metallic embroidery thread and some glitter enamel dots.

I would love it if you would comment and let me know if you have started making Memory Dex cards or not.

Don't forget to head over to the shop and check out all the goodness available!  

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me today!  

Xoxo, Kim

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Santa Clause is Coming to Town!

Hello, crafty friends!  I am still having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that there are now only FIVE days until Christmas!  Are you ready?

Today, I am sharing a fun Christmas card that I made celebrating everyone's favorite roly-poly fella.   

I colored up the sweet Santa image from the Santa and Rudolph Stamp Set, cut him out and set him aside. I wanted to keep a lot of white space on my card, but also wanted to incorporate traditional Christmas colors, so I die-cut a bunch of greenery and berries using some dies from my stash.

I dry-embossed a white card panel using a brick embossing folder that I have in my stash and have never used.  Can you believe it?  It was the perfect backdrop for Santa!   (Check out the last photo to really see the embossing.)  I backed the embossed panel with some red glitter paper and adhered it to my card base.  I stamped the "Ho Ho Ho" sentiment from the stamp set and backed the sentiment strip with the same red glitter paper.

  I set about to arrange the greenery and berries on the lower portion of the card and when I was satisfied, adhered them down.  If you have never tried Glad Press 'n Seal, it is my favorite trick for working with clusters of embellishments.  Once you have them arranged, you lay a piece of Press 'n Seal over it, gently rub your hands over it so your cluster sticks, and gently pull it up.  You can then add your favorite adhesive and adhere it to your surface.  It prevents them from moving around too much.  This was a total game changer for me. 

Once the greenery was down, I added the sentiment strip and Santa, and I finished my card with some red bling. 

I hope that this inspires you to get crafty today!  Make sure to head over to the shop and check out all of the amazing products! 

Thank you so much for hanging out with me for a few minutes! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Deck the Halls!

Hi friends!  I am back again with another Christmas card to share using the You Are Loved Clear Stamp Set.  I really, really love making Christmas cards, so you will be tired of hearing from me by the time Christmas gets here! 

I love everything about this stamp set, and I wanted to create a card that showed nature celebrating.  I colored the image with Copic Markers and cut it out.  I added white embellishments using a Posca Paint Pen and when it was dry, I added some sparkly white embossing paste to the tree, stars, hats, and base of the tree.  

I used a dome-shaped die to die-cut the center of a white panel, and then I dry-embossed the panel.  I used a night sky digital paper inside the dome.

I heat embossed the sentiment and backed the panel with glitter card stock.  I adhered the image to the card base, added a bow of red and white metallic embroidery floss, and added some bling.

I hope you love this card as much as I do!  Make sure to stop by the shop and check out this sweet stamp set!

Thank you so much for hanging out with me for a few minutes! 

Xoxo, Kim

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The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney with Care

Hi crafty friends!  I hope your weekend is off to a great start!  Does your family hang stockings?  When I was growing up, stockings were a BIG deal in my family.  My dad traveled a lot for work conferences, and he would fill our stockings with all the silly doo-dads that he brought back, generally office supplies and such, and my brother and I loved it!  As an adult, my grandmother carried on the tradition.  She did a stocking for each of the kids and grandkids and filled them with all of the things that we love! 

When I saw the Stocking 2 Clear Stamp Set, I knew that I needed to create with it.  The stockings themselves are just beautiful, and they were so much fun to color up.  As a matter of fact, I couldn't stop at just one card, so I am sharing this beautiful pair of cards today.

I colored the stockings with Copic markers and I embellished them with a gold get pen and a white Postca Paint pen.  Once they were dry, I cut them out and set them aside.  I heat embossed the sentiments and trimmed the panels down before backing them with glitter cardstock.  I dry embossed white cardstock panels, and backed them with the same glitter cardstock and adhered them to my card bases.  I added the sentiment panels, stockings, and added some loopy bows.  To complete the cards, I added some bling. 

These cards bring up so many happy memories.  I would love to hear what your favorite holiday tradition is!  Please be sure to leave us a comment and share!  Don't forget to stop by the shop and check out the Stocking 1 and Stocking 2 Clear Stamp Sets! 

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes of your day with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Merry Christmas from Rudolph!

Good morning, Prickley Pear fans!  I am so excited to share my first design team project with you today.  I used the new Santa and Rudolph Clear Stamp Set to create this fun card. 

I colored up this darling little Rudolph with Copic markers and added some white highlights using a Posca Paint Pen.  I cut him out and set him aside. 

I used a fun Christmas knit digital paper that looks so realistic.  I paired it with a dry-embossed panel and some strips of glitter cardstock.  

I also dry-embossed a stitched hexagon to place Rudolph on, and I created a loopy bow and embellished it with a brad that I doctored up by removing the legs and adhering it to the bow with a glue gun.

I don't know about you, but I just love this little fella!  He has to be the cutest Rudolph I have ever seen!  Make sure to head over to the shop to check him out and while you are there, be sure to check out all of the other amazing goodies! 

Thanks so much for hanging out with me!  I hope you are inspired to get crafty! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Rudolph and his adorable sweater

  It's day 2 of the new "Rudolph and Santa" release at Prickley Pear Stamps.  This little Rudolph is so cute I just can't get enough of him! 

The set comes with 10 stamps and 5 sentiments and coordinating dies.

I had so much fun creating this card.  I have colored my image with copics on Premium coloring paper from Sweet Sentiment. I added some snowflakes(one of the stamps in the set)  I used chucky embossing powder for the snow.

Copics used:
Red - R22, R24, R27
Brown - E34, E35, E57, E79
Skin - E50, E51
Black - C5, C7, C9
Grey - C00, C1

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great crafting day!

Hugs~Charlene

Christmas Countdown

Did you notice the date? 

September 26th. 

Three months and then it will be ALLL over! 

That's right, Christmas. 

And while my kids haven't quite figured out that it's on it's way (luckily), I'm already wondering if I have enough Christmas cards or if this will be year 2 that cards aren't sent out from my house. 

Here are five holiday creations to get your creativity flowing well before the post office lineups!

 

First up is Prickley Pear Guest Designer, Angji. She's create this lovely card with the Celebrate the Season sentiment.

 

Heidi's also used the Celebrate the Season sentiment with some non-traditional Christmas colors. This adorable image is Little Drummer Boy.

 

Did you catch our New Release at the beginning of September? This Kitty and Holly on Tracie's card was one of the wonderful new Christmas images. Sentiment is also new and is called Welcome Christmas.

Heidi has also created with Kitty and Holly, using another new sentiment From Our House to Yours.

 

And, here is one more card from Tracie. This card uses another wonderful new stamp called Glass Ornaments. Sentiment is Merry Christmas 2017.

Alright, now I better get planning my cards for the season! 

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September New Release Wrap Up!

Thanks for visiting us this week on the Prickley Pear blog. The September 2017 New Release has been an outstanding one and the Design Team has enjoyed bringing you inspiration all week. 

Don't forget the Free Shipping Special.  Use the code FREESHIP on any order over $15 before Sunday night. 

Check out this fabulous masked scene from Heidi. Spooky Owl on Branch, Cat on a Limb, Rickety Old Fence and Crow on Tombstone. Finished off with a sentiment from the Halloween Banners set.

 

This Pumpkins in Wheelbarrow is such a beautiful image. Michelle's paired with the older Autumn Smile sentiment in the Prickley Pear store.

 

Here is Pumpkin Scarecrow created by Heather. Sentiment comes from the Halloween Banner set.

 

Look at Lisa's version of Glass Ornaments, paired with Welcome Christmas Time.

 

Check out the detail on this card! Lisa's layered the ornaments to give it a 3D effect. Beautiful!

 

Sharon's created this beautiful invitation and matching envelope. These adorable monsters are included in the Halloween Banners clear set.

 

Here's a close up of the adorable invite!

 

On behalf of the Design Team, we thank you for visiting this week and really hope that you've found inspiration in our posts. 

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