Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Reindeer Games Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Santa And Reindeers Bundle. This Bundle includes 16 images (8 JPG & 8 PNG format images):
Title 1: Reindeer Flight
Title 2: Reindeer Bow
Title 3: Reindeer Scarf
Title 4: Santa Baby Reindeer
Title 5: Rudolph Flight
Title 6: Have A Merry Christmas Sentiment
Title 7: Reindeer Bell
Title 8: Santa Reindeer Friends
The Details of My Reindeer Games Card
For my card, I decided to use three of the reindeer friends including Reindeer Flight, Reindeer Bow and Rudolph Flight to make a mini slimline North Pole scene card.
I coloured the stamps with my Copic markers and added black noses using my Black Gelly Roll Pen leaving a small white showing for a highlight. I added Glossy Accents to the bells and Star Dust Stickles to the bow.
Next, I coloured my MountainScape die cut with my Copic markers to create my scene. Most people don’t think about colouring their die cuts, but it really adds to them especially when you have different elements like a scene.
I love the Lights or Aurora Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! It looks awesome and created an easy night sky!
All the was left was to add a snow hill on which the reindeers could frolic!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Embrace the Magic Card using the Light & Wonder Bundle from the Lights of Aurora Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I love this Suite and couldn’t resist using it for a shoebox swap.
The Details of My Embrace the Magic Card
For my card, I knew that I wanted to use the beautiful Lights of Aurora DSP with that tree die! I saw an accordion card that inspired me to trim my DSP into strips instead of keeping it in one piece. Then, I matted it onto Basic Black card stock leaving a gap between the strips and a 1/8” border all around. Tip: adhere the end strips before adhering the centre one.
Once my DSP was down, I started to layer my scene with the Basic White snow caps and the Basic Gray mountains adhered directly to my DSP. I popped up the trees with the mini Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Next, I embossed the sentiments in white. The Blackberry Bliss sentiment was fussy cut down to fit the letters, while the Basic Black sentiment was die cut using the largest flag from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I popped up all the sentiments with the Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.
All this was adhered to a Basic White mat and then to a Blackberry Bliss card base that was dry embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder.
As a finishing touch, I placed a scattering of the Frosted Iridescent Dots on my card.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Light & Wonder Bundle (165763), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)
Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)
Paper: Blackberry Bliss (133675), Basic Black (121045), Basic White (166780), Basic Gray (121044), Lights of Aurora 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (165755)
Accessories: Frosted Iridescent Dots (165766), So Swirly Embossing Folder (163791), Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Black Stampin’ Dimensionals (150893), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close up of Card
Measurements:
Blackberry Bliss:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Scraps for Sentiment
Basic White:
4-5/8” x 3-3/8”
2 ¼” x 3 ¼” (Mountain)
Basic Black:
4 ½” x 3 ¼”
1” x 3-3/8” (Sentiment)
2” x 3 ¼” (Trees)
Basic Gray:
2” x 3 ¼”
Lights of Aurora Designer Series Paper:
3” x 4-3/8” cut into three 1” Pieces
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Jolly Delivery Card using the Jolly Delivery Bundle in the North Pole Delivery Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I made two cards using this Suite Collection. This was a quick and easy card using the precut printed images in the DSP! I will post the other card at the end.
The Details of My Jolly Delivery Card
For my card, I thought I would create a fast card using the precut images in the North Pole Delivery Designer Series Paper. Quick and easy is the name of the game here! Lol!
The only stamping was the sentiment which I die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies. I decided to fussy cut one of the mailboxes from the DSP and used the bear and owl precuts.
Next, I tore the Basic White piece in half to create two snow layers that I used to tuck in my mailbox and ground my bear. I used the dotted DSP for my sky since I thought it looked like falling snow. All this was layered onto Basic White card stock that was die cut using the second largest Perennial Postage Die and then onto a Poppy Parade card base.
Finally, I added matching Dear Dots to finish off my card.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Jolly Delivery Bundle (165845), Perennial Postage Dies (162607)
Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (166780), North Pole Delivery Designer Series Paper (165837)
Accessories: Dear Dots (165848), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Scene
Measurements:
Poppy Parade:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Basic White (3 Pieces):
5” x 4 ½”
3” x 3-3/8” (Torn in half to create snowbanks)
Scrap for Sentiment
North Pole Delivery Designer Series Paper:
3-3/8” x 4-5/8”
Precut Printed Bear
Precut Printed Owl
Mailbox (Fussy Cut Out)
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My Special Delivery Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Special Delivery Card using the Jolly Delivery Bundle in the North Pole Delivery Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I made two cards using this Suite Collection. This one was for a swap and the other one, which I will share at the end of this post, was a quick and easy card using the precut printed images in the DSP!
The Details of My Special Delivery Card
For my card, I thought that the Perennial Postage Dies would be perfect for my mail theme. I knew that I wanted to use the sweet puppy stamp for my card. So, I stamped him and the envelope in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Basic White, and I pulled out my Stampin’ Blends to colour them up.
Next, I stamped the sentiment in black on the Basic White sentiment piece. Then, I stamped the circle stamp in Pool Party on the sentiment piece and on the Pool Party card stock.
Once that was done, I decided on the different pieces of DSP that I wanted to use. I went with the mailboxes for one and the subtle polka dot pattern to place behind my puppy. I figured that the pattern would not detract from my colouring. Then, I added a Poppy Parade mat to each of my pieces.
Finally, I layered my postage pieces and added some matching Dear Dots to finish off my card.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Jolly Delivery Bundle (165845), Perennial Postage Dies (162607)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (166780), Pool Party (122924), North Pole Delivery Designer Series Paper (165837)
Accessories: Dear Dots (165848), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154958), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154894), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Dog on Card
Measurements:
Poppy Parade (4 Pieces):
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
2 ¾” x 2”
1 ½” x 2-3/8”
1-1/8” x 1-7/8”
Basic White (4 Pieces):
5” x 4 ½”
¾” x 1-1/8”
Scrap for Envelope
Scrap for Dog
Pool Party:
3-3/8” x 4-5/8”
North Pole Delivery Designer Series Paper (2 Pieces):
2-3/8” x 1-5/8”
1 ¼” x 2”
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My Special Delivery Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my ‘Tis the Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Turkey in Gift Box from the Turkey Bundle. This Bundle includes 14 images:
Title 1 & 2: Turkey with Pie JPG/PNG
Title 3 & 4: Turkey with Gift JPG/PNG
Title 5 & 6: Turkey Walking JPG/PNG
Title 9 & 10: Turkey Christmas Tree JPG/PNG
Title 11 & 12: Turkey Candy Cane JPG/PNG
Title 13 & 14: Turkey in Gift Box JPG/PNG
The Details of My ‘Tis the Season Card
For my card, I decided to use Turkey in Gift Box and make it into a Christmas card, but he can be used for different occasions like a birthday, Thanksgiving, etc. I coloured Turkey with Pie recently and made a Thanksgiving card. I will post a link to it at the end of this post. Love that these turkeys can cover so many different celebrations!
First, I coloured my Turkey in Gift Box with my Copic Markers and made his gift box with Christmas colours.
Once that was done, I decided to create a slimline card using the stackable Dotted Slimline Creative Dies by Studio Katia. Loved the stitching around the edge and on the inside window of the Real Red Textured card front.
I just bought the Holly Jolly 8” x 8” Scrapbooking Paper Pad by Mintay Papers. It has super cute images and I thought the elf hanging from the Christmas tree was so cute peeking through the opening. To match the Christmas tree in the paper, I used a Pine Branch Die by Impression Obsession and hung it at angle like a branch was poking out from the opening. This branch created a perfect backdrop for my sentiment. A white poinsettia with a Mossy Meadow holly leaf was added at the top to finish off the corner and highlight the sentiment.
I decided that the I needed to dress up the Real Red mat and went with Sparkle Glimmer Paper snowflakes that I punched out with my Martha Stewart Punch. All this was added to a Mossy Meadow card base.
The finishing touches were to add some Red Rhinestones for sparkle, Glossy Accents to his eyes and beak and Star Dust Stickles to his hat’s trim.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Christmas Angel Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Angel of Christmas Stars.
The Details of My Christmas Angel Card
For my card, I thought a shabby chic look would suit such a traditional stamp! So, I coloured her with my Copic markers in reds and greens and brushed my Vintage Photo Ink along the edges to give it an old-world look.
Once that was done, I used my Gold Gelly Roll Pen on the poinsettia centres and the trim on her dress. Next, I used Glossy Accents on the globe to give it a glass look. Finally, I added some glitter to her wings since all angels should have ethereal looking wings!
I love the beautiful Mintay papers especially the one with the poinsettias to match the angel’s poinsettias. I brushed Vintage Photo Ink onto the Mintay papers to give them the old-world look as well. Next, I tucked in a gold foil die-cut poinsettia cluster off to one side of my focal point to tie in my gold accents.
For the sentiment, I printed out one of the many Christian sentiments from Volume 17 of Sassy’s Cards and Gifts. I then used my laminator to gold foil it and punched it out. Next, I brushed more Vintage Photo Ink to it to give it an old-world look. I then matted it with a Real Red die-cut stitched circle.
To balance the sentiment, I added on the opposite side, a corner sprig from the Mintay die-cuts that matched my paper. On top of that, I added a beautiful paper poinsettia with golden accents to tie in the angel’s poinsettias.
The finishing touch was to add some red rhinestones and gold glimmer dots around the sentiment for sparkle.
Hello Crafty Friends! Happy New Year! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Hoping for Snow Card using the Frozen Edges Stamp & Die Bundleby Stampin’ Up! This Bundle has retired, but you can still get the dies. However today is the last day for the products that are retiring. So hurry so that you don’t miss out!
The Details of My Hoping for Snow Card
My card was for a swap with other demonstrators, and I thought a tri-fold window card with the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper peeking through the die cut snowflake borders would be fun! I love this beautiful paper and am so glad that it is carrying over!
For my card, I took a 5 ½” x 8 ½” card base of Costal Cabana and scored the 8 ½” side at 4 ¼” just like any card. Then I trimmed it down to 8” and 6” to create 3 pieces of card stock. I discarded the smaller piece. Next, I die cut both remaining pieces to create the borders. I made sure to leave about a ¼” border at the top and bottom of the die cuts so that when placed on the Window Sheet, there was a good area for the glue.
Inside of Card
Once that was done, I glued the two pieces to the Window Sheet leaving a gap for the DSP to show through.
For the sentiment, I silver embossed it on a piece of Basic White, added some Costal Cabana snowflakes and die cut it out with one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies.
Inside Message Area
For the inside, I created a tab on the DSP with a ¼” score so that it could be glued under the Basic White piece to hide the connection.
As a finishing touch to the front of my card, I used some die cut white glimmer snowflakes and a scattering of Rhinestone Basic Jewels for some shine.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Frozen Edges Stamp & Die Bundle, Spotlight on Nature Dies (163580)
Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad (147097)
Paper: Coastal Cabana (131297), Basic White (159276), Window Sheet (142314), Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12” x 12” Glimmer Specialty Paper (163769), Nests of Winter 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164183)
Accessories: Metallics Embossing Powder (165678), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Sentiment
Measurements:
Coastal Cabana:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”, cut at 6” and 8”
Window Sheet:
5 ½” x 4-1/8”
White Glimmer Specialty Paper:
Scrap
Basic White:
3” x 3”
5 ¼” x 4” for Inside
Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper:
5 ¼” x 4 ½” scored at 4 ¼” to create tab
More Information on My Hoping for Snow Card
Here is another card that I made using the same design for the front with just Basic White for the snowy borders and Costal Cabana card stock for the sentiment with White embossing.
Alternative Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Peace & Joy Christmas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Molly Cutie from the Molly Winter Bundle. This Bundle includes 4 digital stamps:
Molly’s Winter Friends
Molly’s Joy
Molly Cutie
Molly Cutie Without Birdie
The Details of My Peace & Joy Christmas Card
I checked and this was my fourth time colouring different variations of this stamp! Lol! It is obviously one of my favourites of Conie Fong! The other three were before I was on Conie’s Design Team, and I will include them at the end of this post.
For my card, I had this gorgeous Merry Little Christmas Paper Collection by Paper Rose. So, I decided to use the piece that had the cardinal on it since I coloured the birdie as a cardinal this time. I also used the paper for the sentiment banner with the wood and Christmas word tickets.
The sentiment was foil embossed in gold with my laminator and gold foil. This is something that I have discovered recently and plan to do more often! So fun! I backed the foiled sentiment with a stitched circle from the red paper in the Collection. Tip: I die cut it out of the centre of the red mat that is behind my floral piece. Since you do not see it, it saved on paper.
The poinsettias were hand punched and assembled with gold glitter dots to mirror the poinsettia in the paper.
I had some punched glittery snowflakes on my desk from another card. So, I added them for interest.
Finally, for sparkle, I added some red rhinestones around her, as well as Star Dust Stickles to Molly’s and the bird’s pompoms. Clear Star gelly roll was added to the flowers on her dress with white gelly roll added to the polka dots on her scarf and gold gelly roll to her buttons. Glossy Accents was added to the berries that the birdie is carrying. You can never have too much sparkle on a Christmas card! Lol!
Molly Winter Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Merry Little Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Collection, Paper Rose White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart Sentiment, Sassy LLC 2” Layering Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box 1 ¾” Circle Punch, Stampin” Up! Gold Foil, My Stash Laminator Laser Printer Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up! Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ranger Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”
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Molly’s Winter Friends
Molly Cutie
Molly Cutie
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Celebrate Christmas Card using the Warms My Heart Stamp Set and the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Celebrate Christmas Card
My card was for a swap with other demonstrators, and I thought it would be fun to pull out my Blends to colour the wreath girl from the Warms My Heart Stamp Set. I was inspired by the card with the pumpkin girl that was in the Mini Catalogue, but I made it my own by changing it up and using only the dies.
For my card, I coloured the girl with colours that I pulled from the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper that I used for one of the panels. I made two versions of the card depending on what DSP I had available.
My Different Version of the Card
For the sentiment, I pulled out the Christmas Labels Bundle and stamped it in Poppy Parade to match the card stock.
To add some interest to the background, I embossed the Old Olive card stock with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.
As a finishing touch to my card, I used my Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend to colour some Rhinestone Basic Jewels and added them to my card.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Warms My Heart Stamp Set (164267), Wildflower Designs Dies (163333), Christmas Labels Bundle (164101)
Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Pretty Peacock (150880), Old Olive (100702), Poppy Parade (119793), Sentimental Christmas 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164209)
Accessories: Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (164049), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161676), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154958), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161674), Medium Light Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (159463), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Girl
Measurements:
Thick Basic White:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Old Olive:
5 ¼” x 3 ¾”
Pretty Peacock:
4” x 4 ½”
2” x 3”
Poppy Parade:
5” x 3 ½”
Basic White:
Scrap for Sentiment
Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper:
4 ½” x 3”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Christmas Nests Alternative Cards using the Nests of Christmas October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I had a lot of fun playing with this kit and came up with 4 alternative cards with one being a fun shaker card.
But, first, here are the two three panel cards that the kit makes. Perfect for this time of year!
Nests of Christmas October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit
The Details of My Christmas Nests Alternative Cards
My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 1
For my first alternative card, I decided to use the leftover punched out arch insert…don’t want to waste anything! Lol! I used a Costal Cabana card base with a Basic White mat that I embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to add interest.
My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 1
Next, I die cut “merry” with the add on Merry Tags & More Dies. This was adhered to the stamped sentiment. I cut one of the ribbons in half and added it to one side of the sentiment.
Everything was adhered to the arch with a scattering of White Loose Snowflakes on the background.
My Cardinal Card: Card 1
For my second alternative card using the Nests of Christmas October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I again used another leftover insert piece for the background of my cardinal.
My Cardinal Card: Card 1
I added a Real Red card base with a Basic White mat that I again embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to add interest.
For embellishments, I added the other half of the cut ribbon and more White Loose Snowflakes on the background.
My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 2
For my next alternative card, I cut down one of the beautiful envelopes that come in the kit. Then, I embossed it with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder. I added the die cut “merry” to it.
My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 2
For embellishments, I again cut one of the ribbons in half and added it to the birds. A scattering of red rhinestones around the sentiment tie in the colours.
My Cardinal Card: Card 2
For my final alternative card, I decided to make a fun shaker card by trimming off one of the panels and used that to add a Window Sheet in the opening!
My Cardinal Card: Card 2
For my shaker bits, I used White Loose Snowflakes and some retired Loose Silver Sequins.
Next, I added “merry” and the other half of the ribbon to the stamped sentiment.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Warm Winter Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sally and Little Squirrel.
The Details of My Warm Winter Wishes Card
This stamp was one of the first stamps by Conie Fong Art & Design that I bought! I just loved Sally with her little friend, and I knew that I wanted to colour her with some of my favourite Copic marker combos!
I had this gorgeous Ciao Bella Paper that I thought would be a perfect background for her! So, I decided to make a slimline card that would show as much of the wintery scene as possible including the house.
To tie in the pinks, I went with some Rose Red card stock on which I layered vellum with silver foiled snowflakes to tie in the wintery feeling of my card.
For my sentiment cluster, I layered several flags with the different papers that I used on my card. A wooden snowflake and some linen thread add to the rustic feel of my wintery scene.
Finally, for sparkle, I added some Balmy Blue punched snowflakes to my scene, as well as Star Dust Stickles to Sally’s hat’s pompom and the snow that she is standing on. Clear Wink of Stella was used on the flower on her hat and Clear Star to the polka dots on her scarf.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my O Christmas Tree Card using the Decorative Trees Bundle and the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! Did you know that with each purchase of the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! will donate $4 to support children’s literacy around the world. We hope you’ll join us in making a difference this holiday season.
The Details of My O Christmas Tree Card
My card was for a swap with other demonstrators, and I loved the tree dies that come with the Decorative Trees Bundle! They are all different intricate tree shapes. So many possibilities!
For my card, I decided to create it with similar colours all with the Christmas Tree theme. So, I went with Lost Lagoon, Shaded Spruce and Pretty Peacock that I pulled out from my DSP.
The first thing I did was emboss the Basic White mat with the Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder. I love the detail of this folder! Then, I die cut a stitched circle of DSP from the largest circle dies in the Stylish Shapes Dies. Next, I die cut the plaid tree from Shaded Spruce.
For the sentiment, I pulled out the Christmas Labels Dies and discovered that “O Christmas Tree” fitted perfectly in the rectangle die! The sentiment was stamped in Shaded Spruce and then die cut out.
As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Pretty Peacock sequins that matched the DSP colours and a scattering of White Loose Snowflakes.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Decorative Trees Bundle (164085), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Christmas Labels Dies (164100)
Inks: Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad (147088)
Paper: Lost Lagoon (133679), Basic White (159276), Shaded Spruce (146981), Sentimental Christmas 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164209)
Accessories: Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder (164026), Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio (161206), White Loose Snowflakes (164128), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Focal Point
Measurements:
Lost Lagoon:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Basic White (2 pieces):
5 ¼” x 4”
Scrap for Sentiment
Shaded Spruce:
3 ½” x 2 ½”
Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper:
3” x 3”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Reindeer Fun Card using The Reindeer Days Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Reindeer Fun Card
For my card, I love the DSP and thought it would make a great background for a diorama card. These cards were for a swap, and I used two different background DSPs. One was green and the other blue. So, you could make a lot of these cards out of one pack of DSP. Perfect for those mass-produced cards you need for Christmas, but sure to wow!
Two Different DSP
The first thing I did was score the front and back of the Granny Apple Green pieces. This helped with placement of the DSP on the back piece and the die cut opening on the front piece. The die with the opening just fitted on the centre panel of my card. So, I used a sticky note to hold it in place while I die cut.
Once those two pieces were glued together, I decorated the front with gold foil bells and the reindeer. I love that you can build your reindeer in whatever colours you want to match your project. I matched mine to the colours on the DSP.
View from Top of Card
The sentiment was stamped in Real Red and die cut with the long thin die from the Friends for Life Dies. This was tucked beneath my reindeer
As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and a bow of Real Red & White Baker’s Twine.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: The Reindeer Fun Bundle (164044), Friends for Life Dies (163364)
Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084)
Paper: Granny Apple Green (146990), Basic White (159276), Pecan Pie (161717), Garden Green (102584), Early Espresso (119686), Gold Foil Sheets (132622), Reindeer Days 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164166)
Accessories: Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints (164050), Real Red & White Baker’s Twine(164051), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Reindeer Wreath
Measurements:
Granny Apple Green (2 pieces):
5 ½” x 4 ¼” scored at ½”, 1″, 4 ½” and 5
Pecan Pie:
Scraps
Early Espresso:
Scraps
Basic White:
Scraps
Garden Green:
Scraps
Gold Foil Sheets:
Scraps
Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper:
4” x 4”
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The Details of My Festive Christmas Cards
For my cards, I won the digital papers from another challenge at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge for June, #6-2024. It came with 12 sheets of different papers all in tones of mostly reds and some greens. I was given the matching toppers to make some cards with the sets. I love the vintage feel of the toppers! You get 12 toppers, and I used 11 of them on my cards.
This is my first time doing one of these sketch challenges and I really enjoyed it! It consists of using 6” x 6” paper cut according to a recipe that Kendra provided. I used the digital paper that came in a different size but made sure I only used 6” x 6” pieces. Now, I have 15 Christmas cards ready for mailing! Yay!
Kendra’s Card Challenge #15
For My Festive Christmas Cards, I decided to keep them simple and just added some glimmer snowflakes and red jewels, along with some ribbon on two cards, to decorate them.
For a few cards, I changed the orientation of the card to suit the papers since they have a direction to them. Didn’t want my nutcrackers to be on their side. Lol! Note: for next time try to find papers that do not have a direction.
The sentiments I used on all my cards were from a free July Christmas Sentiments download on Kendra’s Patreon Page.
Card 1 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I kept the design the same as the sketch. I used a stitched square die for my focal point with a matching red mat. Don’t you just love the pretty snow globe! Since this was my first card, I was able to use the snowmen paper to match the snow globe. I added the snowflakes, red rhinestones and the sentiment which I die cut using the Stylish Shaped Dies.
Card 1 with Sketch
Card 2 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to add a large snowflake behind the sentiment to add some sparkle. I used a 1 ¾” punch for the sentiment a 2” for the red mat. A few rhinestones were scattered around the sentiment.
Card 2 with Sketch
Card 3 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I did not have an oval large enough. So, I used a stitched rectangle instead and changed the orientation of my card to match my focal point’s direction. I thought the sentiment was perfect for the envelope on my card. Again, I added some snowflakes and rhinestones to add sparkle.
Card 3 with Sketch
Card 4 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to change the orientation of my card to suit the beautiful bells in my focal point and on the background paper. The sketch called for a slim piece of card stock down the centre, but I decided to add ribbon instead for a variation.
The “Noel” sentiment created a generic seasonal greeting card that would be great for those that do not celebrate Christmas. A larger snowflake behind the sentiment gave it more body. A finishing touch were a scattering of rhinestones in the opposite corner from the sentiment.
Card 4 with Sketch
Card 5 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to change it up a bit. I wanted the beautiful fireplace to be seen and not covered up by the strip of poinsettia paper. But I did add the sentiment on top with a few snowflakes to make it stand out. Since I had the strip of the poinsettia paper behind the fireplace, I only had room for one of the flags on the right side.
I was pleased that the stockings hung on the fireplace were mirrored with the stockings on the flag. To balance out my card, I added rhinestones in one corner and a large snowflake in the other corner.
Card 5 with Sketch
Card 6 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to go with all poinsettias on all my pieces. I did a lot of planning at the beginning to make sure that my paper made sense, and this card was the result. Since this card was mainly red, I decided not to add any snowflakes, but I did add the rhinestones. The sentiment was trimmed into flags with my paper snips.
Card 6 with Sketch
Card 7 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to change the orientation since the nutcrackers and bells were going vertically. The candle was punched out and a matching scallop punch was used for the mat. The addition of glittery snowflakes really added to the “Stay Cozy” feel of my card. The finishing touch was the rhinestones for sparkle.
Card 7 with Sketch
Card 8 of My Festive Christmas Cards
This was my favourite card of the series! I just loved those cute nutcrackers! For my card, I used the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder for subtle snowflakes on the Mossy Meadow card base. Since I didn’t want to cover up the beautiful scene, I again decided to place the papers underneath my focal point.
The flags including the sentiment were trimmed with my paper snips. I decided not to include glittery snowflakes since there was already a lot going on in my card, but I did add the rhinestones.
Card 8 with Sketch
Card 9 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I went through my topper pieces to find the perfect focal point and decided on the front door. It allowed me to add the flags over it without covering up too much of the image. The flags were trimmed with my paper snips. Again, there was a lot going on in my card, So, for embellishments, I only added the three rhinestones in a line at the base of the card.
Card 9 with Sketch
Card 10 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to use the skates even though the background papers didn’t match. Since you cut papers according to a recipe, you may not get papers to match. However, my card still had the red on all my pieces and that tied my card together.
For something different, I decided to add ribbon instead of the thin strip of card stock. Of course, you must have glittery snowflakes if you go skating!! Lol! The finishing touch was some rhinestones added in the opposite corner from the sentiment.
Card 10 with Sketch
Card 11 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to use the stockings which lead me to change the orientation of the card to suit them. Since I had lots of white space at the top of them, I added a sentiment and a larger snowflake to fill in the space.
Card 11 with Sketch
Card 12 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to make it simple with just a few larger snowflakes and rhinestones for sparkle. I was pleased that my background papers were all orientated properly!
Card 12 with Sketch
Card 13 of My Festive Christmas Cards
I decided to change the orientation since I wanted the nutcrackers to be standing up. So, I changed the orientation of the sentiment and added a larger snowflake behind it to give the appearance that the sentiment is larger. The finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestones around the sentiment for sparkle.
Card 13 with Sketch
Card 14 of My Festive Christmas Cards
There were a lot of pieces left from all the cuttings from the recipes which were used for Card 14. I decided to add the largest snowflake and the bauble to my card for some interest. Rhinestones were added around the sentiment for sparkle.
Card 14 with Sketch
Card 15 of My Festive Christmas Cards
Don’t you just love those nutcrackers on that Christmas sweater! This was the card that I really wanted to show them off! For buttons, I decided to use glittery snowflakes. The red rhinestones made the perfect necklace with a larger glittery snowflake as the pendant.
Card 15 with Sketch
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Card Recipe for My Festive Christmas Cards:
Christmas, in Red & Green Collection – Mostly Reds Patterned Paper Set and Christmas, in Red & Green Collection – Topper Set, Constantly Carding Kendra’s Card Challenge #15 Christmas Sentiments, Kendra’s Card Challenges Circle, Square and Rectangle Stitched Layering Dies, Memory Box Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up! Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! Snowfall Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up! 2” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up! 1 ¾” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up! Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up! Scallop Border Punch, EK Success Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Real Red Grosgrain Stitched Ribbon Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up! Multipurpose Adhesive Glue, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card sizes: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
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Hope you like My Festive Christmas Cards using Kendra’s Card Challenge #15! Since this was my first time entering this challenge, I found it hard and made my brain hurt at times! Lol! I had to do a lot of thinking ahead of time to get the papers that I wanted in the correct orientation I wanted.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Christmas in July might be over, but I am still adding to my Christmas card supply. Lol! So, I am sharing My Poinsettia Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweetHolly Poinsettia.
The Details of My Poinsettia Season Card
I loved colouring Holly with her poinsettias using my Copic markers! She is such a sweetie!! I used colours to match the gorgeous Mintay paper! To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on her ear muffs and pom poms on her mittens.
Of course, I had to use a tag from the matching Paper Elements for my backdrop of Holly. To tie in the greens of my colouring, I gave the tag a mat with one of the papers in the pad.
The Paper Elements also came with some envelopes that you make. I thought the floral envelope with the blue background perfectly matched my colour scheme. So, I trimmed a piece off the envelope and cut it in half. These pieces I matted with white and placed them in opposite corners of my tag so that they are peeking out from my focal point.
Since Holly had poinsettias, I decided to use my Poinsettia and Holly Punch by Nellie to make some paper flowers. The flowers were accented with Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. The gold centres mirrored the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on Holly’s poinsettias.
The sentiment was stamped in black and die cut out with matching the die.
Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of red rhinestones around my card.
