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This week the As You See It Challenge is SANTA! This paper became a fast favorite when we used it at Convention this summer! We made a card element that I turned into a card (I’ll show it next week) and the main part of it was the Santa from the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper! This paper is fantastic…especially if you like to fussy cut the beautiful, handpainted images of Santas, Christmas Trees, Poinsettias and if you aren’t me, Deer. (I swear I’m the only person on the planet who doesn’t love these deer.)
This card is really pretty simple. I combined the As You See It Challenge #116 with the Retro Sketches challenge this week. The sketch prompted me to do something I NEVER do…a square card! Here’s a tip for you: if you’re mailing a square card, it requires more postage, unless you put it in a rectangular envelope. The finished size of this card is 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ so you could pop it into a regular A2 envelope if you wanted to save on postage. OR, make a fabulous custom square envelope with the Envelope Punch Board!
Both patterned papers are from the same pack as the santa that I fussy cut. I layered a piece of the gold printed vellum from the Wonderland Vellum Stack (on sale now! more about that later!) under the vellum I stamped the sentiment on.
The sentiment is from the Project Life December 2015 Stamp Set. I am WILD about the font combinations in this stamp set! I used my Embossing Buddy to prep the vellum so stray powder flecks wouldn’t be a problem, stamped my sentiment in VersaMark (I stamped ‘Christmas’, poured the powder onto it, then stamped ‘Merry’, poured the powder onto it, and then heated it up), and used Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder to really make the sentiment pop off the card. I went ahead and used Fast Fuse behind the gold foil vellum piece (I cannot see the adhesive) and hid a tiny bit of Multipurpose Liquid Glue behind the embossed letters, as well as adhering the banners under the Santa element.
The Sheet Music Designer Series Paper is popped up with a layer of Fun Foam. This is a tip I’m loving from Jennifer McGuire as it holds up better in the mail than foam tape, dimensionals, etc. on large layers. I stacked two Stampin’ Dimensionals I’d cut in half and put them under the left side of Santa (that’s hanging off of the paper layer) to support him.
My second favorite thing on this card (besides the yummy designer series paper) is the enamel dots! These are beautiful!!! Card measurements/cut list will be below, as well as the full list of supplies (just click on a picture to see it in my Online Store)!
New product alert…I may have lied…this may instead be my most favorite thing about this card! WINK OF STELLA Clear Glitter Brush Pen!!! It is coming out in our Occasions Catalog in January. I was excited about it, but didn’t truly fall in love until I brushed it onto the red parts of Santa’s suit! Gorgeous in real life!!!
All in all, a super simple but fun card! I hope you enjoyed it! Feel free to leave me a comment and tell me if you’re a fan of fussy cutting or not! I find it to be super relaxing and love to do it in front of the television.
NEW news…
If you aren’t on my email newsletter list, you’ll have missed my message that the Year-End Sale began today!!! We’re talking savings up to 60% on great products – some retiring products from the Holiday Catalog!
CLICK HERE to check out the Year-End Sale in my Online Store!
FINALLY, go check out the As You See It Challenge and play along! You have until next Wednesday to submit a card with a Santa theme! 🙂 Check it out at www.AsYouSeeItChallenge.com!!! If you haven’t been over there yet, we have a new challenge for you every Friday to get your creative juices flowing!
Cut List
Mossy Meadow: 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″
Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper: Red Stripe – 1-7/8″ x 4-1/4″; Sheet Music – 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″
Vellum Banners: 1-1/8″ wide
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I fell in love with this technique when I saw my demo friend, Jen do it in shades of blue. I wanted to use this amazing edgelits set (RETIRING) as I’d just gotten it recently. The sketch was an As You See It Challenge a few weeks ago but I got sick so I just got around to editing the pictures and SURPRISE, a video too so I’m sharing those today! Check out the current challenge HERE!
The best thing about this technique is that you can do it with items you already have! Can’t beat that. 🙂 I love the color combo here of Pumpkin Pie (you can’t really see it except for at the very bottom of the colored part), Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss. I find doing things like this just really make me feel like a true artist!
I layered all 3 of the framelits here with the village in Vellum Cardstock, the trees in regular Whisper White and the sleigh in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter Paper. EACH layer was popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals so this is a VERY dimensional card. I would not recommend sending it in a regular envelope.
A note about the white splatters. I did them to tie all the white together with the technique piece. However, I would do them differently next time. I mixed a bit of Whisper White Craft Ink and water and splattered it on with a paintbrush. 14 hours later it wasn’t dry! So I tried to add White Stampin’ Emboss Powder to the wet splatters. When I heated it, it was almost like the powder went to the edges and melted normally while the wet ink bubbled up through the center of the splatter. Next, I tried 2 separate rounds of Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. It still wasn’t perfect (I could touch the splatters and still had a tiny amount of ink transfer onto my fingers) but it was as close as I thought it would get. Next time, I plan to try splattering with a mixture of Multipurpose Liquid Glue and water and then embossing with either white or a mix of white and iridescent ice since I ended up loving the touch of sparkle in the sky. Anyway, that’s how crafting goes…sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t! Hopefully, you can learn from my mistake.
So here’s the video. I’ll also add the closeup picture, as well as the measurements and supplies below! 🙂
I used As You See It Challenge 113 for this card!
Cut List
Blackberry Bliss: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″
Whisper White: 5-1/8″ x 4-7/8″
Watercolor piece (trimmed after technique was finished): 5″ x 4-3/4″
Village edge is 2″ from the bottom of the watercolor piece.
Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog
Here’s a card I made for a challenge over at part of being on the As You See It Design Team! It was several weeks ago but I have some news to share…I’m pregnant! It seems the first trimester exhaustion has spilled over into my second trimester, so I apologize for my absence! I am just, at 24 weeks, feeling more like myself again so hopefully that’ll mean good things for you if you’d like to see more from me! 🙂 I don’t mean it at all as complaining because we couldn’t feel more excited or blessed to add the first little person to our family in January, but I thought some explanation for my extended absences was in order! 🙂
Anyway, I liked this card so I thought I’d share anyway. It also shows you that you can use previous challenges from any challenge site to inspire your creativity!!! New challenges on As You See It post on Friday mornings and you have until the following Wednesday night to complete the challenge! Check it out here at the As You See It Challenge Blog (and feel free to dive into the archives to check out some of the past challenges by our fabulous team leader, Amanda to inspire you)!
Hi there! Today is the FINAL day of the Online Extravaganza! If you haven’t taken advantage of the best sale Stampin’ Up! offers all year, you have just a few more hours until it closes at 11:50 pm Mountain Time. In the spirit of sharing cards made with products on the sale, here is a card we made last week at my Intro to Stamping Class! Super fun and cute! I love layering the little punches on top of the 1″ Square Punch (on sale) and then onto the Postage Stamp Punch! The smaller, simple note cards below this info use many of the same supplies, but do not use the stamp set, just the punches. These are going to be my Christmas thank yous that I send out to friends and family. For these cards, punch the smaller punch first (Merry Minis Punch Pack) and then it is much easier to center the larger one (1″ Square Punch) around it. I CASEd both the little thank yous, as well as the card above from the fantastic Julie Davison!!!
I used a favorite of mine, the Basic Rhinestone Jewels (30% off) yet again! The Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon is in a bundle with the Raspberry Ripple & Summer Starfruit (30% off too) for $18.81 – that’s 30 yards of ribbon total! That’s just under $0.63 per yard! WOW!
Supply List for Tri-color Merry Christmas Card
STAMPS:
Merry Minis (Wood-Mount 127916, Clear-Mount 127919)
Sassy Salutations (Wood-Mount 126705, Clear-Mount 126707)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Daffodil Delight Card Stock (119683)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Real Red Card Stock (102482)
INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (126949)
ACCESSORIES:
In Color Ribbon Bundle: Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, & Summer Starfruit (132701) 30% OFF!!!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246) 30% OFF!!!
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF!!!
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Merry Minis Punch Pack (126882)
1″ Square Punch (124094) 30% OFF!!!
Postage Stamp Punch (122344)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Supply List for Christmas Thank You Note Cards
STAMPS:
Made for You (Wood-Mount 126340, Clear-Mount 126342)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
12″ x 12″ Red Glimmer Paper (121790)
Note Cards & Envelopes (107311)
INK:
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (126949)
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
ACCESSORIES:
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF!!!
Bone Folder (102300)
Merry Minis Punch Pack (126882)
1″ Square Punch (124094) 30% OFF!!!
Postage Stamp Punch (122344)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Today I have another super cute card that we made at my Stamp-a-Stack this month! This one was CASEd from my dear, dear Canadian friend Desiree Spenst – although I think she said she had also CASEd it from someone else. Such is the stamping world!!! 🙂 Anyway, remember that our fabulous Online Extravaganza Sale lasts until Wednesday, November 28th – again, ending the sale with three 24 hour only deals! CLICK HERE to download the PDF and check out all of the spectacular deals!
I just love this little gingerbread boy and girl from the Scentsational Season stamp set in the Holiday Catalog! Remember that if you love them too, they are only available until January 2, 2013!!! To make the little boy, I tied a little bow with the Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine and put some of the Basic Rhinestone Jewels on for his buttons. They are on sale for only $3.47!!! I think I already ordered 4 packages to stock up!!! The little girl gingerbread’s bow is made with 2 of the tiny hearts from the Owl Builder Punch! Clever use, huh? 🙂 As I said, not my idea but BRILLIANT!!! I also used the Gumball Green ribbon that is on sale in the bundle, as well as the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack. I LOVE both of these items, but think it especially hard to see how awesome the Brights DSP Stack is! It includes 2 each of 2 double-sided designs in all 10 colors in the Brights Collection! LOVE it!!! All of the patterns are tone-on-tone and include: polka dots, stripes, a text pattern, and a fancier looking motif! So so so useful!!!
Check out below for a full supply list! Don’t miss out on this sale and CLICK HERE to shop in my Online Store! 🙂 (Add some items from the Clearance Rack to get even more amazing deals on our awesome products!!!)
Supply List
STAMPS:
Scentsational Season (Wood-Mount 121026, Clear-Mount 121190)
OR Scentsational Season Bundle 15% Savings with Stamp Set & Matching Framelits (Wood-Mount 129945, Clear-Mount 129946)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Real Red Card Stock (102482)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Soft Suede Card Stock (115318)
Brights Designer Series Paper Stack (117155) 20% OFF!!!
INK:
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (126978)
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246) 30% OFF!!!
Ribbon Bundle (132701) – includes Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, & Summer Starfruit 30% OFF!!!
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF!!!
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Owl Builder Punch (118074)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Holiday Collection Framelits Dies (127814)
Scallop Squares Duo Bigz Die (120903)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
I just love this card that I CASEd for my Winter Stamp-a-Stack Class this past week, but I have NO idea who I got the idea from…sorry! So so so pretty!!! It uses a very simple color scheme and the beautiful Core’dinations card stock. I tell you what, putting it through the Big Shot in an embossing folder, then sanding with our Stampin’ Sanding Block to reveal that lighter core is like magic! Also, I think I didn’t quite re-ink my Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad enough, so when I stamped it was a bit blotchy. The Blender Pens are a quick fix when used with the ink you squeeze on the lid. I’ll make a video showing you what I mean very soon!
Come to Bethlehem is a favorite of mine and at 50% off the price cannot be beat! The Wood-Mount is normally $19.95, down to $9.98 and the Clear-Mount is normally $14.95, down to $7.48! WOW! The Decorative Label is my MOST FAVORITE punch we sell and it’s 30% off too!!! I also used it to punch out the larger verse from Come to Bethlehem and glued that inside the card.
Here’s my must-haves from the Online Extravaganza Sale:
-Brights Designer Series Paper Stack $21.95 NOW $17.56 & contains papers in ALL of the Brights!!!
-More Merry Messages Stamp Set $32.95 NOW $24.71 (Wood-Mount) or $24.95 NOW $18.71 (Clear-Mount)
-Special Events Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps $16.95 NOW $11.87 – GREAT GIFT FOR ANYONE!!!
-Rhinestone Basic Jewels $4.95 NOW $3.47 – Seriously, STOCK UP!!!
-Tabletop Paper Cutter $45.95 NOW $32.17 – This is my MOST favorite tool! Check out THIS VIDEO!!!
-Decorative Label Punch $16.95 NOW $11.87
-Scallop Edge Punch $15.95 NOW $11.17
-Petite Pennants Punch $16.95 NOW $11.87 (Matches the Pennant Parade Bundle – 40% OFF!)
-Come to Bethlehem $19.95 NOW $9.98 (Wood-Mount) or $14.95 NOW $7.48 (Clear-Mount)
-MDS2+ $79.97 NOW $39.98 – AMAZING!!! No matter if you have MDS already or not, I totally recommend this version that comes with $500 worth of downloads as well as the software!
AGAIN, CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Come to Bethlehem (Wood-Mount 118732, Clear-Mount 120591) 50% OFF!!!
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Early Espresso Card Stock (119686)
Early Espresso Core’dinations Card Stock (127848)
INK:
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (126974)
Blender Pens (102845)
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246) 30% OFF!!!
Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon (122332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Decorative Label Punch (120907) 30% OFF!!!
Core’dinations Dust Buddy (129366)
Stampin’ Sanding Block (129367)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127819)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful day with friends and family yesterday if you live here in the U.S. Thanksgiving this year more than any other year has really allowed me to reflect on what I am thankful for! One of the things I am most thankful is for each of you, my blog readers, customers, and friends – you have made it possible for me to live out my dreams with Stampin’ Up! I cannot thank you enough! I am so so richly blessed!
Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza is going on and today’s card uses a favorite of mine – Button Buddies. It is on sale 50% off until Wednesday, November 28th, so don’t miss out! Although the stamp set is intended to be used with buttons, I probably use it more without them than I do with. However, it is simply darling with buttons and the Brights Collection Designer Buttons (my favorite collection) are 30% off during the sale too!
Also, here’s a bonus Button Buddies card that I posted before…CLICK HERE if you want to be taken to the original post!
Continue to check back in the next 6 days for more ideas using items on sale during the Online Extravaganza! If you haven’t yet, you can click here to download the 3 page list of Stampin’ Up! products that are on sale up to 50% off!
I hope you enjoyed both cards using this FABULOUS stamp set! I CASEd the layout of the snowman card from my friend, Pam Steckman.
CLICK HERE to shop in my Online Store now and lock in these awesome prices!
Supply List for Button Buddies Snowman Card
STAMPS:
Button Buddies (Wood-Mount 122735, Clear-Mount 122737) 50% OFF!!!
Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood-Mount 115370, Clear-Mount 127802)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (126904)
INK:
Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad (126986)
Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082)
Subtles Collection Stampin’ Write Markers (119700) – Bashful Blue
Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker (119681)
Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker (105115)
2011-2013 Stampin’ Write Markers (123002) – Island Indigo
OR Many Marvelous Markers (119806) – includes all markers, except the In Color Markers
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246) 30% OFF!!! $3.47 NOW!!!
Island Indigo Baker’s Twine (125575)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF!!!
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Word Window Punch (119857)
Modern Label Punch (119849)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies (129021)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Today’s video is a long one as I ended up making the entire card on camera! I hope you enjoy it! I show a little bonus tip about how I add Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter to my projects as well. I’ll be back later today to edit this post with a full supply list, as well as a photo of the card I made in the video. I apologize that the video didn’t get posted until today – I didn’t notice (for a long time) that my YouTube upload had completely stalled out and I had to restart it! Sorry!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 128048, Clear-Mount 128051) OR the October Promotion, CLICK HERE!
Delightful Dozen (Wood-Mount 122650, Clear-Mount 122652)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pool Party Card Stock (122924)
INK:
Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Pad (126984)
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (126949)
Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker (100052)
ACCESSORIES:
Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine (125572)
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter (102023)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (126187)
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
1″ Circle Punch (119868)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! I hadn’t used my Ornament Keepsakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Catalog so I inked that up for this Christmas card, featuring the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper. The paper coordinates with Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla so those are the main colors I used, but I also added in some Certainly Celery which I picked up from the polka dotted pattern. After I’d already glued the patterned papers down, I wished I had put the polka dotted paper in front but too late! There is also a bit of glitter on the main image – I used my Two-Way Glue Pen to apply dots within the ornament’s design and then put some of the Dazzling Diamonds glitter on it before the glue dried! So pretty in real life – sorry you can’t see it in the picture very well. Also I attached the tiny sentiment with a Vintage Trinket safety pin – I’ve had them for a while but I’ve used the brads and not the pins…gotta use the pins more as I LOVE the look on this card! I pinned it through the seam binding ribbon, which is my favorite ribbon to tie into a bow – very easy to manipulate and not heavy so this card should still be mailable. However, the number of layers on this card might make it over the weight limit!!! 🙂 I hope you enjoyed my first challenge card I’ve done since having a blog. Combining so many challenges, really forced me to stretch my creativity and I LOVED it!!! But I didn’t get my Tool Time Thursday video done yet so I’ll work on that!
This card was entered into challenges at: My Time to Craft, Papertake Weekly, Mojo Monday, Forever Friends, 365 Cards, Stamp-n-Doodle, House of Gilli, Craft Your Days Away, Whimsy Inspirations, No Matter Which, Whoopsie Daisy, Just Some Lines, and Paper Crafting Journey.
Supply List
STAMPS:
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950) – includes matching Holiday Ornaments Framelits!!! (You can buy the stamp set solo, but you get a 15% discount if you buy them together!)
Tiny Tags (Wood-Mount 118091, Clear-Mount 118592)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Certainly Celery Card Stock (105125)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)
INK:
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
ACCESSORIES:
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter (102023)
Vintage Trinkets Button Brads & Safety Pins (118764)
1/2″ Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (120992)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Festive Paper-Piercing Pack (127857)
Jewelry Tag Punch (117190)
Scallop Edge Border Punch (119882)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950) – includes matching Ornament Keepsakes stamp set!!! (You can buy the framelits solo, but you get a 15% discount if you buy them together!)
Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies (129021)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Another one of my Convention swaps today, but this one is a Christmas card! How many of you make your own Christmas cards? I’ve never gotten it done before (always great intentions), but this year I’m going to do it!!! For a lot of us, that means starting early! I’m going to start next month with a series of card making classes – I plan to make the same ones as my customers and then get them done right after the class is over! You know what they say, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” so I’ve made a plan!
Anyway, back to the card! It uses the gorgeous new In Color, Gumball Green with a favorite of mine, Cherry Cobbler! The color combination was “stolen” from the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper in the 2012-2013 Catalog. This card would look gorgeous in many other color combos as well! You could even add some glitter too! The Very Vanilla panel is embossed with the Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – I apologize that you can’t see it very well in the photo! I added 2 of my favorite things that I use on nearly every card to finish it off: Basic Rhinestone Jewels and ribbon! In this case I did a really simple ribbon treatment, just tie a knot in your Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon about 2″ down and then measure it against the panel and cut it to the right length. Wrap the ends around the back of the panel and scotch tape them onto the card stock so they don’t move! So easy, especially if you’re mass-producing and struggle with tying bows or knots. (Check out my “Tying the Perfect Knot” Video from this week for help if you struggle with that!)
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Supply List
STAMPS:
Delightful Decorations (Wood-Mount 116517, Clear-Mount 127787)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)
INK:
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (126966)
ACCESSORIES:
Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon (124138)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Ornament Punch (119847)
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
2-1/2″ Circle Punch (120906)
2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies (127010)
Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (127750)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
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