Tell me I’m not the only one who stands inside of stationery stores and fawns over the prettiness. Even when I go to Target, I treat myself to a few minutes in the stationery aisle. Off the page greetings are a trend I’ve seen in a lot of printed card designs, but being the DIY-er that I am, I figured it was high time that all us stampy stampers had the chance to create something similar.
So…along with the Toile Gift Guide, I released a limited edition stamp set called Over the Edge: Joy that provides an off-the-page stamped sentiment that is perfect for those holiday cards. There are still some sets left if you’d like to add it to your collection! I’ve been stamping with it like crazy.
Hopefully you’ve had a chance to dive into the Toile Gift Guide and see the samples showcasing Over the Edge: Joy. Today I have two more cards, showing how this set can be used along with other holiday stamp sets…particularly, the Heartfelt Holiday stamp set by WPlus9.
The large size of the Joy sentiment in Over the Edge: Joy holds up nicely next to the banner and bough images in Heartfelt Holiday. Here, I double stamped the large sentiment to create a shadow and added some shading to the banner to create depth.
SUPPLIES
INK: Memento Luxe Ink in Espresso Truffle |Memento Luxe Ink in Love Letter | Versamagic Pigment Ink in Spanish Moss STAMPS: Over the Edge: Joy | Heartfelt Holiday
INSTRUCTIONS:
Stamp the Joy sentiment in Espresso Truffle Ink // Then, without reinking, stamp again slightly off to the right of the sentiment to create a shadow effect. // Stamp bough images in Spanish Moss Ink // Die cut, stamp and shade the banner image then adhere with dimensional adhesives.
One of my favorite ways to use this big ol “Joy” sentiment is to remove the “o” and replace it with a cute image. This is a technique that I used in the gift guide and can be easily applied to this particular stamp as well.
{1} Place the large Joy sentiment onto a Fiskars Stamp Press and apply Espresso Truffle Ink (can you tell that I’m mildly obsessed with this color). The stamp press makes it super easy to apply even pressure and get a nice impression.
{2} Use a wet wipe to remove all ink from the “o” in Joy.
{3} Stamp the sentiment and use the same double stamping technique from above to create a shadow effect.
For this particular design, I stamped a subtle watermark background with Fair Isle Background Stamp Set and I filled in center of the sentiment with the mug image from Heartfelt Holiday.
SUPPLIES
INK: Memento Luxe Ink in Espresso Truffle |Clear & Simple Stamps From an Anonymous Source Watermark Ink | STAMPS: Over the Edge: Joy | Heartfelt Holiday | Fair Isle Background Stamp Set
INSTRUCTIONS:
Stamp the fair isle background in watermark ink // Place ink on Joy sentiment then use a wet wipe to remove ink from the “o” // Stamp the Joy sentiment in Espresso Truffle ink, then stamp again without reinking to create a shadow effect // Stamp the mug image and color in the heart with a red marker // Stamp the remaining sentiment on a banner flag then adhere with dimensional adhesive.
***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED***
And don’t forget! You can still order your Over the Edge: Joy set by clicking any of the links and you can save 10% on your ENTIRE Ellen Huston purchase by using the code DLTOILE13. The code is valid until January 31, 2014.
ooh so many guilty pleasures! one of mine is cookies. bake them, buy them, eat them! thanks for the chance to win such an awesome prize.
Every single year I´m watching `Three wishes for Cinderella´ – gets me into Christmas spirit immediately 🙂
Thank you for the chance to win.
Loveeeeee the banner shading!!!!!
No guilt – just love chillin’ with the family. Thank you for the chance to win.
Elf! every year, is our guilty pleasure. thanks for the chance to win!
I watch “Love Actually’… and cry every time!
Two very lovely cards and a wonderful giveaway. Thanks!
mmmm hot chocolate and cookies for me. Thanks for the chance to win the candy 🙂 I love your cards.
I may be a tiny bit guilty of eating more Christmas cookies than other family members… cuz I can! This stamp is a fab design.
For some reason I get in the Christmas mood when watching the Home Alone movie.. 😉 My Christmas feeling is complete with a glass of gløgg (a Norwegian spicy Christmas drink). Thank you so much for the chance to win! 🙂 xo
I love the Peppermint Chocolate Chip milkshake that Chick-Fil-A has every December. Soooooo good! I often get one while the kids are in school. (sshhhh)
Love your cards! That large joy pairs perfectly with Heartfelt Holiday.
I love how you spelled out the “o”! Adorable!!
I’d have to say either eggnog or the Rhodes cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting. The only time I allow myself to buy them is for our Christmas morning snack. I get up early to put them in the oven and the kids wake up to the smell of cinnamon rolls.
My guilty pleasure is Christmas music. I’m ready for it by November 1…. even though my family can’t stand it that early!
Love your card ideas. For us it’s watching A Christmas Story together as a family and having cinnamon baked apple french toast with lots of whipped cream on Christmas morning.
My guilty pleasure is eggnog. I just can’t get enough if that stuff! Thanks for the give away!
Starbucks peppermint mochas are my guilty holiday pleasure!
Thanks for the chance to win your adorable stamp set!
My guilty pleasure is oreo truffles!!
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I love, love, love listening to Christmas music! I’ve secretly had it on for a couple of months now!!!
My guilty pleasure during the holidays is to turn off the lights and marvel at the Christmas tree while listening to Christmas music….talk about a stress reliever!
Thanks for sharing how to color a fabulous looking banner!
Ooooh mine is listening to christmas music right after halloween.
I must admit to being a little addicted to the Christmas channel come December for the trashy movies. To compensate though we watch Bad Santa every year whilst trimming the tree….
These are beautiful, Amber! Your stamp set is gorgeous and I’ve been eying that Wplus9 one since it released. They work together beautifully!
Guilty pleasure…. everything salted caramel! (Okay, technically I can have this year round, but it’s more fun around Christmas time!)
Watching “Love Actually” and easting LOTS of winter food, when its summer 😉 😉 😉 40°C for xmas
My guilty pleasure is the holiday movie nights with my hubby and kids and the tree lit:)
Homemade cookies and a big mug of my favorite coffee!
After the kids are in bed and the gifts are under the tree I turn out all the lights and enjoy the peace, the lovely tree and a glass (or 2!) of wine. That’s my holiday guilty pleasure!
I love looking at Christmas lights and then going home to listen to bluesy Christmas music. Love your cards and the Joy stamp is fab!
Love the cards. I ordered my Joy set already, any idea on when it will ship?
My guilty pleasure is making and tasting cookies at like 1am and watching Love Actually. Favorite holiday movie beside Charliee Brown Christmas of course!
Hey Jennifer! All the stamp sets are going out today! YAY! Look out for some happy mail!
Oh yay! Time to stalk the mailman! Can I talk you into cleaning out your goodies now for some mystery boxes? I’m sure Mr. DAmask Love would be happy…haha!
Love the cards. I also love the stationary aisle at Target. So many great ideas to get my creative juices flowing. I also LOVE Christmas cookies – love to bake them and to eat them 🙂
Guilty pleasure – classic Christmas movies for sure. I could watch It’s a Wonderful Life over and over again. LOVE the stamp! Thank you for constantly inspiring me!
Love the shading you did and your Joy cards are so classy looking! My guilty pleasure at Christmas….Williams Sonoma Peppermint Bark, so delish!
Ooooo love these x those over the edge are new to me x tfs those ! Christmas movies has to be my guilty pleasure as well … and ive already been watching them for weeks x
I laugh just thinking about a Christmas Story…not a Hallmark movie, but a real classic. I always love reading your detailed posts…the photos are always so clear and the techniques easy to understand. Great tip about the ribbon shading today!
Guilty – I LOVE cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. It’s a tradition I plan on keeping for my future children! Anytime I eat them, I always think of Christmas.
My guilty holiday pleasure is an egg nog latte in a cozy chair looking out at my Christmas lights. I just love a dark sky and twinkly lights.
Love love the Joy stamp idea! HMMMM my guilty please is ….My grandmas aold fashion egg nog and putting on the old LP’s and listening to the Christmas songs her and I use to listen to when we would put up the decorations together. I miss her terribly and she has been gone since 1979. But this is my own tradition now and “guilty pleasure!” 🙂 Thank you for the wonderful memories and the great chance to win a fabulous prize thinking about it!
I LOVE Christmas music! And I rock out to it! While decorating. While baking! While showering…TMI? Love your blog, by the way! Thanks for the chance for to win your awesome stamp set- I absolutely love it! And your magazine is incredible! I keep coming back to it for inspiration!
This will sound wierd I suspect. My guilty holiday pleasure…mixing a beverage out of 1/2 eggnog/light eggnog and 1/2 coke or diet coke. It’s more calories than I really need yet it is yummy. This is a drink that I learned from my husband’s family. Sure, it tastes pretty wonderful with a bit of rum in it too!
Love all of your creations!!
Christmas cookies and Petit Fours. Yum!
Christmas music and. Christmas movies
Amber, you are so talented! Hallmark movies, White Christmas, Christmas music, and fudge!
Ummmm…well…shopping!!! Lol I am a bargain hunter! And I also indulge in a lot of Starbucks during the holidays/Winter season…mmmm pepoermint mocha… 🙂
My guilty pleasure at Christmastime has GOT to be secretly purchasing as many Christmas stamp sets and dies that I can find! 😉 Hello, my name is Keri, and I am a craft-a-holic. 😉 Thanks for the chance to win. Love your new stamp set, Amber! 😀
I love your beautiful off the page sentiment!! I hope you make more!
My guilty pleasure is the same! Hallmark Christmas movies–I have three years worth stored on the TiVo. In fact I got rid of all Scott’s Tivoed shows to make space for Hallmark Christmas movies. Sometimes I even watch them when it’s not Christmas.
Did ya see the latest one, “The Christmas Ornament?” Balled my eyes out.
Oh, so many guilty pleasures from which to choose! Vanilla Eggnog (omgee delish), Christmas music 24×7, holiday shopping, holiday magazines, decorating my home…well these are just a few :o) Thank you for the chance to win your new stamp set!
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing LOUD FOR ALL TO HEAR!”
Mine is watching ELF every time it comes on TV- To the point where everyone can’t stand it anymore and I just say the lines aloud with the characters 🙂
It’s annoying, but I LOVE IT!
Love your tutorial! The stamp set is beautiful! My holiday guilty pleasure is a cup of hot chocolate with tons of marshmallows and snuggle in the couch and be a couch potato all day!
Love your cards today! Hmm, one of my guilty pleasures are Archway’s Cashew Nougat cookies. Good thing they are only around during the holidays!