Jan 15, 2020 | 12 Cards of Christmas, 2019 Holiday Catalog, Cards, Christmas, Watercoloring |
So Christmas came and went and I thought I was prepared for all the cards I wanted to mail out. I was wrong. This year I mailed out about 120 cards just before Christmas – short of the 170 on my list. I told myself that I had to come up with a new system. So I spent a while trying to figure out how to tackle making all my cards. Normally I start creating Christmas cards late in the fall just before the holidays start. I’ve never been a Christmas in July person. But this year I’m trying something new – making Christmas cards all year long!
Here is my plan:
One day each month I’ll design, cut, stamp, and assemble a set of Christmas cards. If I plan to make 12 cards (one design) each month, in December that would give me 144 cards. Then I’ll add the normal cards from my classes leading up to the holidays. So each month I’ll share my card and if you’d like to join me in this card challenge you can copy my card or create your own. Let me know how many you are making. Let’s start with January’s card.
This card I cased from another demonstrator – Ashley VanCamp. I had saved her version and decided to tweak it for my 12 Cards of Christmas project. I wanted to stick to current products. And yes everything I used on this card is current – so if you don’t have it you can order it and make this card too. I gathered up all my supplies, worked on all my pieces, and then sat and assembled everything – including stamping the inside of the card and a matching envelope.
The front layer is Shimmery White card stock. I started by using my Aqua-painter filled with water and getting the front wet. Then came back with the Aqua-painter loaded with Balmy Blue ink and water colored the background. To speed up the drying I used my heat tool. I stamped Shaded Spruce trees from the Perfectly Plaid Stamp set. Those were punched with the Pine Tree Punch and a vellum tree and a white tree. Using the Word Wishes dies, I cut “Merry” out of Gold Foil. Christmas comes from the A Wish For Everything stamp set – stamped on a scrap of white and I just cut straight around the word. The card is finished with Linen Thread and Gold Metallic Pearls. You can order all the products that I used for this card in my online store – the supply list is below.
Supply List
- #149418 Perfectly Plaid stamp set
- #149521 Pine Tree Punch
- #149320 A Wish For Everything stamp set (available as a bundle)
- #149629 Word Wishes Dies (available as a bundle)
- #146982 Balmy Blue card stock
- #100730 Whisper White card stock
- #101910 Shimmery White card stock
- #101856 Vellum card stock
- #132622 Gold Foil Sheets
- #107301 Medium Whisper White envelopes
- #147088 Shaded Spruce classic ink
- #147168 Balmy Blue classic ink refill
- #104199 Linen Thread
- #146282 Metallic Pearls
- #103954 Aqua Painter
- #129053 Heat Tool
- #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals
- #144108 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
So that’s Card 1 of the 12 Cards of Christmas Challenge. Now to start thinking what I want to use for February.
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Jan 1, 2020 | 2019 Holiday Catalog, Cards |
Happy New Year! I wish you all a happy, healthy and fabulous 2020.
I have a fun card to share today to celebrate the new year or a birthday or any other special occasion. It combines some products from the Holiday catalog with the Annual Catalog. Jan. 2nd is the official end of the Holiday catalog and the year-end close out sale. Be sure to order what you want before it ends. I’m using the Stitched Stars dies that are in the Holiday catalog and will be a carryover item. The coordinating So Many Stars stamp set will however retire. I used one of the samples in the catalog as my inspiration for this card but made some changes by using a different stamp set.
I did use the the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate on the big star. But just a silver foil start would work too. The background has a stamped swirl and the words that are on the label are from the For the Love of Felt stamp set in the Annual Catalog. I cut the swoosh of stars which gives me the back ground behind the large star and also the 5 smaller stars all in one pass through the die cut machine.
Supply List
- #149507 For the Love of Felt stamp set
- #150653 Stitched Stars Dies
- #150441 Mercury Glass Designer Acetate (retires Jan 2nd)
- #140272 Thick White card stock
- #100730 Whisper White card stock
- #150880 Pretty Peacock card stock
- #150083 Pretty Peacock ink
- #149494 Noble Peacock Rhinestones
Happy New Year to you and your family!
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Nov 20, 2019 | 2019 Holiday Catalog, Boxes, Designer Series Paper |
In the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog you may have noticed the beautiful traditional Christmas Cracker boxes on page 30 & 31. These are made with the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper. I made some of these and then decided that I wanted a smaller version for an event that my team would be hosting this month. Our event was this past Friday and was a success. So I wanted to share my project with you. I’m going to share with you both sizes today and a third variation. On Monday, Nov. 18th I filmed a FB Live showing how to make all three and some little 3D ornaments. You can see that video HERE.
So let’s start with the large size that’s shown in the catalog. You’ll want to cut a piece of paper to 8-3/4″ x 9″ – so you will want to choose something that comes in 12×12 size for these large ones. My photo uses the Brightly Gleaming Specialty paper and also the Christmastime is Here Specialty paper. On the short side (that’s the 8-3/4″ side) you will score at 1-3/4″, 3-1/2″, 5-1/4″, and 7″. Then you will use the Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack to punch at every fold – push the punch all the way in from the side of the paper lining up the center of the punch on the fold. Glue the end flaps together to make a 4 sided tube and then tie the ends shut with ribbon.
Supply List
- #150429 Brightly Gleaming Specialty Paper
- #150394 1/2″ Classic Weave Ribbon
- #149590 3/8″ Denim Ribbon
- #150647 Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack
- #152154 Christmastime is Here Specialty Paper
- #152156 Gold 1/4″ Shimmer Ribbon
- #152392 Paper Trimmer
So now let me show you the smaller version that I made. I wanted to make it out of a 6×6 piece of paper so that I could use the pretty Feels Like Frost Paper Specialty paper. I ended up with a smaller three sided version. These are a nice size for table favors – you could even add names and use them as place cards. The silver ones would work for New Years or even a wedding.
I started with the 6×6 piece of Feels Like Frost Specialty paper. On one side you will score at 1-3/4″, 3-1/2″, and 5-1/4″. Now turn to the other side and score at 1-1/4″ and 4-3/4″. Then you will use the Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack to punch at every fold along the two score lines. You’ll only slide the punch in a small amount. Watch the video and you can see what I mean – also look at the photo below. Glue the end flaps together so the small end is on the inside of the large end to make a 3 sided tube and then tie the ends shut with ribbon.
Supply List
- #150444 Feels Like Frost Specialty Paper
- #144213 3/8″ Silver Metallic-edge Ribbon
- #150647 Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack
- #152392 Paper Trimmer
- #132178 Silver Foil
- #124262 White Baker’s Twine
- #150457 Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Then I wanted to make another version of this small one. For this one I wanted to make one end flat so it would stand up. You’ll do everything the same except on the second side score at 5-1/4″ instead of the 4-3/4″ and you won’t punch on that side. Instead you will snip them and then trim the angles on each side. The video will show you how.
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