Oct 25, 2017 | 2017 Holiday Catalog, Big Shot, Christmas, Mini - Love Notes |
Do you remember a few years ago we used to sell 3×3 mini envelopes? Well they are back in our Holiday Catalog. So I created a little set of mini cards to go with them.
I used the Christmas Quilt bundle – the stamp set and the coordinating framelits for these cute little cards. I also stamped each envelope to match the card.
To make a 3×3 card cut your card stock to 6″ long by 3″ wide and then score the long side at 3″. For these I cut pieces of the Quilted Christmas Designer Series 6×6 Paper Stack for the front of each card. Mine are 2-3/4″ squares. Then I stamped the little quilted trees from the stamp set and die cut them with the die set and added the stitching piece to each one.
For the greeting I cut a 3″ strip of Whisper White card stock and I used a Real Red ink spot (I had one from a Paper Pumpkin Kit) to ink up only the words Merry Christmas from the greeting in the stamp set. I stamped that on my strip for the front of each little card. These would be cute for little gift enclosures this holiday season.
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Oct 23, 2017 | Cards, Christmas, Stampin' Blends |
Today’s post has two special products in it. One is the Merry Patterns stamp set – a special stamp available through the end of October (that means Oct. 31 st is the last day). You can earn it free with a qualifying party or order.
And the second is the brand new Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers coming out on November 1st!
I decided to put them together into this card base on the one in the photo above.
I used the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Markers to color the candles. And Daffodil Delight with just a little Pumpkin Pie on my candle flames. The paper is Be Merry Designer Series Paper that is part of the sale going on this month (it also ends Oct. 31st).
Be sure to add the Stampin’ Bl;ends to your Christmas Wish List – there are 27 of them. 12 colors each with a light and dark marker, plus an ivory and a bronze and a color lifter. Tell your loved ones you want these for Christmas. But if you can’t wait – the will be available for everyone to order on November 1st.
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Oct 20, 2017 | Cards, Christmas, class, Uncategorized |
Christmas Card Stamp a Stack ClassIt’s time for the popular Christmas Card Stamp a Stack class! Join me on Saturday, October 28th at 2:00 PM Come make a stack of beautiful handmade Christmas cards to send to family and friends this holiday season.
4 card designs and you will make 5 of each one for a total of 20 cards. Envelopes included.
Please bring your own adhesive or plan to purchase some here. Bring a pair of paper snips and you may also want a bone folder. Class Fee – $35*
Or $20 with a qualifying product order. RSVP by Monday Oct. 23 . Thanks! I hope to see you there! *Please note that I do a lot of prep work for this class. If you are unable to attend and I’ve already cut your supplies you still need to pay for the class and I will give you the supplies along with photos of the completed cards for you to finish on your own. Thanks for understanding. |
Oct 13, 2017 | 2017 Holiday Catalog, Christmas, class |
This weekend is my first Christmas card class of the season. I’m starting with a class featuring the Watercolor Christmas Project Kit from the Holiday Catalog. The kit makes some really beautiful cards and I added stamping on my envelopes too.
Everyone coming to the class will get a start on their cards for the season – we will finish 20 cards in this class.
But today I wanted to show you how fun the coordinating stamp set is. This is a card I made with the stamp set.
I used the Watercolor Christmas stamp set along with Tranquil Tide card stock and ink. I added a piece of the Wood Textures Designer Paper Stack (It’s part of the paper sale going on this month). The large circle is cut with the Layering Circle Framelits.
The Corrugated Elements embellishment and the little stamped hand cut tree are stapled on. Yes I still use my retired Stampin’ Up! stapler. But any stapler will do – this one just uses smaller staples than those normal office sized ones.
It’s a quick and easy card. With just a few supplies you could make a stack of these and add them to the stack from the project kit and be ready for your holiday card sending in no time.
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Oct 10, 2017 | 2017 Occasions Catalog, Boxes, Christmas |
The Acetate Boxes are on page 13 in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog. You might have missed them. They are the perfect size to hold 5 cards and envelopes. Making them nice for storing a set of cards or better yet – giving a set of handmade cards as a gift! Who would you give some too?
But what happens when you cut one of those nice boxes in half? Well you get two small open-ended boxes that you can use for holding little treats or tags or any number of things.
I used a Guillotine cutter to cut them exactly in half. The paper trimmer won’t work. Or you could measure and use some heavy duty scissors being careful to get a straight edge. In either case I used Designer series paper along my top edge – so if your cut isn’t perfect the paper can hide it. The paper I used was from the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper.
To finish decorating my box I stamped a tag from the Merry Little Labels stamp set and punched it out with the Everyday Label Punch. To the back of it I added two vellum Leaf punches – that’s the new Leaf Punch – and then added that to an Old Olive piece of card stock. To the back of that I’ve added a piece of Mini Gold Sequin Trim and a piece of the Foil Snowflake – I used a gold one. Then I put the whole thing on my box with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Finally I tied around a piece of Jute Twine.
Now fill with goodies!
I found these Honey Caramel Chocolate Peanut clusters at Sam’s Warehouse. They come in a big bag but are individually wrapped – plus the green foil went nicely with my paper! Actually I bought the candy first and then went through my paper to find what looked good with the candy!
Be sweet! Thanks for stopping by.
Oct 6, 2017 | 2017 Holiday Catalog, Big Shot, Christmas, Watercoloring |
The little reindeer in Seasonal Chums is just the cutest thing. I just love how he turns out when I watercolor with my Aqua-painter.
Here I’ve used the exact same layout as my pumpkin card. Just a new image, different colors and different Designer Series paper. I stamped the reindeer on Watercolor paper with my Basic Black Archival Ink and then water-colored him. Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Garden Green.
The Designer Series Paper is the Quilted Christmas Paper stack – it’s a 6×6 stack. The die cut snowflake is part of the Seasonal Tags Framelits dies that match the Seasonal Chums stamp set. And the circles are from the Stitched Shapes Framelits.
Like the last card I posted this is one with a short front. The strip of Designer Series Paper is on the inside. Here is a photo so you can see what I mean.
It’s fun because when the card is opened you have the paper still showing. And easy solution for a card base that has been mis-cut or mis-scored.
Have a great day!
