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Simple Cardmaking Idea With The Most Adorable Designer Series Paper

in Cardmaking on 12/03/21

Hello/Bonjour crafters!

Day 3 of Kim’s Countdown to Christmas is all about giving back to my community.  Chris & I have decided to sponsor a child for Christmas with our local agency called Valoris.  They are the children’s Aid in our Community.  Chris chose a teenager.  I love his choice because I thought that not everyone would pick an older child.  Having 3 girls myself made it very easy to select additional gifts.  Although there was a specific gift request on the ticket for that child, Chris and I decided to add more gifts and give back in a big way.  I’m hoping the teenager he picked will be happy this Christmas by getting our gifts.  We count our blessings everyday and if that gesture can make someone’s Christmas special than our hearts are full.

On a side note, as the commander of our local police station, what made Chris’s heart fuller was that the police and other important staff from his detachment all picked a child. The Christmas tree had no more children left to pick from.  All the tickets were taken and the Valoris Agency had a lot of gifts to pick up.  That is truly giving back to our community.

Day 3 of Kim’s Countdown to Christmas:

I chose a simple card to coordinate with the gift wrapping for our special teenager.  Creating a card under 5 minutes was not my goal but the Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper from the Peaceful Place Suite Collection is so pretty on it’s own that I didn’t need to add lots.  I added the White 3/8″ Glittered Organdy Ribbon from that same collection to embellish the card.  The greeting came from the Whimsical Trees Stamp Set which was embossed with silver embossing powder. This stamp set is also available in French and called Sapins Fantaisistes and is on sale!  The tag for the greeting was from the Tasteful Labels Dies.  I keep a jar full of pre made tags so it was easy to add a greeting in a flash of a second.

If you need to create lots of cards this holiday season, the Peaceful Place 12×12 Specialty Designer Series Paper is a sure thing to add to your wish list.

I wrapped my gift with Stampin’up! Retired Ribbon which blended beautifully with the card.  Speaking of retired items, have you checked out the clearance rack? OMG!!! so many cool products at a very discounted price.  My favorites are the punches and embossing folders:). You can view the Clearance Rack HERE. Just click the shop now button, click sales and specials and go to clearance.

Below is a list of products used to create this beautiful card.  Use the December  Hostess Code SPGVGXKN to receive perks from my VIP club.   View all of the current promotions by clicking HERE.

Special Offer:  Place a 50$ or more order with me in the month of December and receive  FREE designer series paper.

Don’t forget to check out the retiring list: click HERE for the English version and HERE for the French version.

Join my team and get to order from the new Mini Catalogue that goes from January to June 2022.  It is amazing!!!  Click HERE to get your starter kit.

How amazing to get $165 of products for $135.  Plus you get to view and order from the new catalogue that will be available to customers in January.   You can read all about it HERE.

Have a great day!

Hugs, Kim xo

156330
Whimsical Trees Cling Stamp Set (English) – 156330

Price: $30.00

156810
Whimsical Trees Bundle (English) – 156810

Price: $70.00

156333
Sapins Fantaisistes Cling Stamp Set (French) – 156333

Sale: $22.50

Price: $30.00

156811
Sapins Fantaisistes Bundle (French) – 156811

Price: $70.00

156394
Peaceful Place 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper – 156394

Price: $20.00

156408
White 3/8” (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon – 156408

Price: $11.50

152886
Tasteful Labels Dies – 152886

Price: $42.00

159276
Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $13.25

121044
Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121044

Price: $12.00

102283
Versamark Pad – 102283

Price: $13.00

155555
Metallics Embossing Powders – 155555

Price: $24.00

129053
Heat Tool – 129053

Price: $41.00

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