Two Very Merry Musical Team Swap Cards

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Hi Stamping Friends!

Today, I'm sharing a couple of cards from last month's metallic-themed Too Cool Team swap.

But first, did you have a chance to reserve your Stamparatus? Don't wait! The sooner you order, the sooner you'll receive your new stamp positioning tool after March 19!

Reserve You Stamparatus Now Thru December 30!

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Update: Stamparatus Reservation Changes! During the last reservation window, the allotted Stamparatus quantity sold out in just 15 minutes! To prevent that, Stampin' Up! has announced some changes to the next reservation window, which opens again December 5 at 2pm MT.

December 5-30 Reservation Window will continue to take reservation throughout the ENTIRE window and allow as many orders as they receive right up until December 30!
Beginning March 19, they will ship Stamparatuses in the order the reservations were received (first in, first out) and continue through the next few months and beyond as product arrives in their warehouse. Because shipment dates are based on manufacturing lead times, not all of the reservations made during the December 5–30 window will ship on March 19 (as was previously announced).
In order to accommodate demand, limits have changed as follows: one reservation per customer and one per demonstrator.
Because we are not limiting the maximum number of reservations for the second window, we will not offer a third window. This is the last chance for you to reserve a Stamparatus before it becomes available in the 2018-2019 annual catalog.
If you pre-ordered during the previous window, you may order again this time.

How Does The Reservation Process Work? Starting today at 2pm MT, you'll be able to reserve your Stamparatus at my Online Store. You will see a reservation link on the Stamparatus product page. You'll need a customer account and a credit card number for your reservation, but your card will not be charged until the product ships next year. Once it becomes available, you will be asked to go back into your account to complete your order. At that time, you'll be able to add other products to your order. When you finalize your order, you'll also be able to earn Stampin' Rewards, add a Host Code, and/or qualify for Sale-a-Bration promotional items that will be available from Jan 3 through March 31. See complete details: Stamparatus FAQs PDF.

FREE Embellishments With Reservation With Me! Reserve your NEW Stamparatus from my Online Store during the December 5-30 reservation window and I'll send you a FREE Grab Bag of embellishments valued at least $15! This is an exclusive offer from Too Cool Stamping and reservations must be placed through my www.toocool.stampinup.net online store between December 5-30. Grab bag will be mailed out after payment for your order in 2018.

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CASEd from Sandi MacIver at Stampin' With Sandi.

Debbie's Musical Season Gold Instruments Card

Debbie Groulik created this simple and elegant holiday card with the Musical Season stamp set. I love when a card this lovely also comes together so quickly!

Background Basics—Debbie began with a vertically folded 4-1/4" x 11" Thick Whisper White card stock for a sturdy card base. She stamped the Musical Season sentiment along the bottom with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. She also added a strip of the the Year of Cheer copper washi tape across the middle of the card for a pop of shine!

Embossed Instruments—Debbie stamped the border from Musical Season in Memento Black ink across the bottom of a Whisper White 2-5/8" square die-cut with the Layering Squares Framelits. Then, she stamped the harp in VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder. She also stamped and embossed the guitar on Basic Black card stock, then die-cut it with the Musical Instruments Framelits. That instrument is popped up with Dimensionals. The whole square is matted onto a 2-3/4" Gold Foil square and popped up with more Dimensionals. Beautiful!

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Janet's Cute Caroling Reindeer Card

Janet Shinn brought back a "punch art" card design that had been floating around years ago when Stampin' Up! offered many more punches. She updated the look using several of our dies and I LOVE the results!

Background Basics—It's a music-themed card, so it's fitting that the background of Janet's card starts with a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper. It's matted onto a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Copper Foil, then mounted onto a Thick Whisper White card base.

Caroling Reindeer—Janet used several die-cut pieces to create this cute caroler!

Head—Layering Ovals Framelits 2-3/4" long oval in Crumb Cake.
Mouth—Layering Ovals Framelits 1-3/4" long oval in Early Espresso.
Nose—1/2" Circle Punch in Real Red.
Antlers—Pretty Pines Thinlits in Copper Foil.
Body—Layering Ovals Framelits oval in Crumb Cake.
Chest—Layering Ovals Framelits oval in Whisper White.
Hooves—1/2" strips cut from a 2" Circle Punch in Crumb Cake.
Book—2-1/2" x 3/4" Real Red card stock, scored at 1-1/4" and bent up in the center. It's stamped with a sentiment from Flurry of Wishes in Memento Black ink.

All of the pieces are layered together on the card base with SNAIL, except the head and nose are popped up with Dimensionals. Janet finished the reindeer with a Quilted Christmas Ribbon bow, attached with a Glue Dot.

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