Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! Season’s Greetings! One last Christmas card for me! I am sharing My Classic Greetings Card using the Christmas Classics Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Christmas Classics Stamp Set and the Christmas Classics Dies.
The Details of My Classic Greetings Card
For my card, I decided to create a music theme with the Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper, the Merry Melody Embossing Folder, and the Loose Holly Gems & Sequins. Since I used the gold music notes for my embellishments, I went with the gold Simply Elegant Trim and gold embossing for the sentiment to match.
I love the holly dies that come in the Bundle and wanted to make them the focal point with the DSP die cut with the Nested Essentials Dies layered behind it. I was so happy with how all these elements came together!
Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Yuletide Greetings! However, you say it, I hope your holiday season is full of good cheer!
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Christmas Classics Bundle (161977), Nested Essentials Dies (161597)
Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Shaded Spruce (146981), Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (161958), Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper (161980)
Accessories: Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder (156392), Simply Elegant Trim (155766), Metallics Embossing Powder (155555), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Heat Tool (129053), Loose Holly Gems & Sequins (161981), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Sentiment
Measurements:
Cherry Cobbler: (2 pieces)
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
2 ¾” x 5”
Basic White: (2 pieces)
5 ¼” x 4”
1” x 3 ¾” (Sentiment)
Crumb Cake:
4” x 5 ¼”
Shaded Spruce:
4” x 4”
Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper:
4 ½” x 2 ½””
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Yeti for the Holidays? as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Yeti Father and Son. I just love these cuties. There is a Yeti Mom and Baby that you could add to this card for the whole family! Lol!
The Details of My Yeti for the Holidays?
I had a lot of fun colouring these two with my Copic markers! I decided to create a fur texture with individual strokes in the shadows and left the highlights white. The tree was also coloured with individual strokes to create texture. The Father Yeti’s tie pulled together my colour scheme of red and green.
For my card, I wanted to use the Whimsy paper with these cuties. This paper is perfect for those wintery scenes! In fact, I used it for another card that I made a few years ago and will post it at the end.
So, I created a slimline card using the Dotted Slimline Dies by Studio Katia. I used all three dies that came in the set to create my card. I thought it would be fun having the yetis stepping out of the wintery scene with their Christmas tree.
To complete my wintery scene and to add interest, I used a Stitched Hillside Die to add an extra layer to the scene. I made sure that my “snowbank” did not cover up the snow-covered trees on the background.
Next, I typed and printed my sentiment out on my computer. There are so many great sentiments out there that it was hard to pick one! Lol! The sentiment was die cut out with another stitched die.
For embellishments, I used some wooden snowflakes that I had in my stash for that rustic look and a scattering of red rhinestones to add sparkle.
Yeti Father and Son, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Frozen Slimline Designer Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps Dotted Slimline Dies, Studio Katia Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up! Wooden Snowflake Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Garden Green and Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”
Stamp Size: 3”
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My Merry Penguins Card
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My Merry Penguins Card
Hope you like my Yeti for the Holidays? Card using Yeti Father and Son by Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Home for the Holidays Alternatives using the Home for the Holidays Paper October 2023 Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! When I saw this kit, I knew that I wanted to make some alternative cards! In fact, I had so much fun that I made 5 of them! Lol! I went into detail for two of them and have posted the others along with a downloadable Faux-Step Template at the end of this post.
The Details of My Home for the Holidays Alternatives
For my cards, I thought a faux-step card would be perfect way to use the detailed pre-cut village scenes! Plus, it allowed me to move the faux step to where I thought it worked best on each card!
So, I cut one of the card bases from the Paper Pumpkin Kit creating a 3” piece and a 2 ½” piece. Thus, allowing me to make two cards from this one card base! Next, I used my Paper Trimmer to cut a Thick Basic White and a Night of Navy card bases using the template at the end of this post for measurements.
Basic White Alternative Card
For the Basic White card, I used the back of an envelope from the Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes to cut a piece of the red diagonal stripes for behind my scene. I love how it makes the scene pop! Next, I placed the faux step in the centre since you can see the trees on it through the village.
Basic White Alternative Card
The rest of the card was built according to the placement in the instructions. I just made sure that the dimensionals for the village were on the narrow band at the bottom and my sentiment was attached to the faux step.
Side View of First Card
Night of Navy Alternative Card
For my Night of Navy card, I used one of the cards from the 5” x 7” Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes. I love that the night scene continues onto the back of the cards! This allowed me to cut a 5-3/8” piece of the night sky with the trees making sure that I did not include the moon in my piece (we did not need two moons on the final card! Lol!). However, this left a scored line on my final card. So, to cover the score line, I placed the faux step to the right. It also helped to balance out the smaller pre-cut village that I used.
In addition to this, I added a strip of snow from my cut-up Warm Wishes Card on the final card base under my village.
Night of Navy Alternative Card
Since the smaller pre-cut village ended short on my card, I decided to place the glittery strip and stamped sentiment to the left covering the void. I used my paper snips to trim them down.
Side View of Second Card
The final thing was to add the glitter glue that came in the Kit to the snowy villages for both cards.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Refill (163969)
Inks: Real Red Spot (in Kit)
Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Night of Navy (100867), Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes (163985)
Accessories: Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)
Measurements:
Thick Basic White/Night of Navy Card Bases:
8 ½” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
Home for the Holidays (1 card):
3” vertical cut and folded (leaving 2 ½” piece for other card)
Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes:
5-3/8” x 3” (2 pieces – one envelope and one card)
5 ½” x 1” (strip of snow)
More Information on My Home for the Holidays Alternatives
Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template
To download a PDF of the Faux Centre-Step Template, please click here or on the picture.
Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template
These are three other alternative cards that I made using the Paper Pumpkin Kit and the matching Warm Wishes Cards and Envelopes.
Other My Home for the Holidays Alternatives
Bridge Card Instructions
Card base cut at 1-1/8” from either end leaving 3 ¼” centre piece. Inside diagonal red pieces are from a Warm Wishes Envelope and measure 4” x 1”.
Triple Layer Alternative Bridge Card
Easel Card Instructions
I made the card according to the kit’s instructions, but I scored a fold into the card base at 1-1/2” up from the bottom. I used a 1/2” x 5 1/4″ strip of sky from a card from the Warm Wishes Cards for a ledge for my houses to rest against.
Alternative Easel Card
Box Card Instructions
I used back of a card base and a piece of Warm Wishes Card measuring at at 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” scored both pieces at 1/2”, 1” on each horizontal side for both pieces. For centre scene inside card, I cut front of one card 3 1/8” x 4 1/4” tall.
Alternative Box Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Merry Christmas Elves Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Christmas Girl Elves. This purchase includes 8 Images:
Image 5 & 6: Little Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
Image 7 & 8: Big Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
The Details of My Merry Christmas Elves Card
For my card, I decided to go with traditional colours and use my favourites red and green Copic markers for these cuties. Once they were coloured, I went with an 8 ½” x 4” slimline card to fit my colouring.
I also decided that I wanted to create a rustic look to match my papers. So, I blended Vintage Photo ink along the edges of my coloured piece to make them look worn.
The Simple Stories paper matched my Copic colours perfectly! Since my card was so long, I used a 12” x 12” paper for the base and the smaller 6” x 6” pad for accent pieces. These accent pieces were die cut ticket stubs that I repurposed to create some interest in the background papers. I cut two of them using the Simple Stories paper and two Real Red ones that I used as a border. I placed these accents on either side of my colouring.
Next, I added some holly flourishes along the edges of my coloured piece. The “Merry” “& Bright” sentiments were stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red to match my colour scheme and cut out with my paper snips. They were layered onto a wooden star for that rustic feel with a Real Red stitched circle. The “25” was a tag from the Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags which I layered another stitched circle underneath.
To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on the white trim of their outfits and Clear Wink of Stella on the ribbons of the presents. Glossy Accents was added to the candy cane to give it a shine. A scattering of red rhinestones was added to match my colour scheme and for even more sparkle.
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Copic Markers:
Little Gift Girl Elf Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31 Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91 Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22 Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Vintage Christmas Card using the Saint Nicholas Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Saint Nicholas Stamp Set and the Saint Nicholas Dies. My card was designed for a swap of the September-December 2023 Mini Catalogue.
The Details of My Vintage Christmas Card
For my card, I decided to make a vintage feel card since the Saint Nicholas is an old fashion Santa Claus. To achieve this feeling, I stamped Saint Nicholas on Very Vanilla card stock in Gray Granite Ink to give him a lighter, almost no-lines, look rather than the traditional Memento black that I usually use with my Stampin’ Blends. I have included some links at the end of this post with more Stampin’ Blends colouring tips.
My Colourings of Saint Nicholas
Once Saint Nicholas was coloured with my Blends, I die cut him out with the matching Saint Nicholas Dies.
Next, I embossed the Crumb Cake card stock with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder and brushed Crumb Cake ink along the edges to give it a worn look. The sentiment was also brushed with Crumb Cake once it was stamped in Gray Granite and die cut out with the Countryside Corners Dies.
I loved the stockings and decided to create a DSP tag incorporating them and the sentiment. The tag was inspired by one of the cards in the catalogue. The catalogues are a great place for inspiration! Lol! I added a Real Red bow at the top of the tag to match my colour scheme.
A strip of music DSP with a Real Red matt helped to anchor my focal point. The final embellishments were a couple of gems from the Loose Holly Gems & Sequins.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Saint Nicholas Bundle (163859), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Countryside Corners Dies (161471)
Inks: Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad (147118), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116)
Paper: Thick Very Vanilla (144237), Real Red (102482), Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650), Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (161958)
Accessories: Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder (162189), Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154899), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154903), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154843), Stampin’ Blends Light Combo Pack (159465), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Loose Holly Gems & Sequins (161981), Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack (160386), Blending Brushes (153611), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Saint Nicholas
Measurements:
Thick Very Vanilla:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Real Red: (3 pieces)
5-3/8” x 4-1/8”
2-1/8” x 4”
Scraps (Stockings)
Crumb Cake:
4” x 5 ¼”
Very Vanilla: (3 pieces)
2” x 3 ¾” (Saint Nicholas)
2-7/8” x 1-5/16” (Sentiment)
Scraps (Stockings)
Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper: (2 pieces)
2” x 4”
2” 3-7/8” (Tag)
More Information on My Vintage Christmas Card:
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I’m squeezing in one final Christmas in July card for you today! I am sharing My Poinsettia Christmas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Christmas Leilani.
The Details of My Card
I loved colouring with my Copic markers Leilani, especially all that gorgeous hair! I matched my colouring of the flowers to the beautiful Poinsettia Garden Paper Collection by Paper Roses that I just purchased on a road trip with friends! So, I went with a deep red for the poinsettias, a blue/green for the succulents and white for the other flowers. Tip: for contrast with the reds, add C5 to the deepest shadows to make the individual petals pop.
Once she was coloured, I knew that I wanted to use the pretty Poinsettia Border Die also by Paper Roses. This was purchased on the same road trip as the paper. I loved how the die is so delicate while allowing the Paper Roses smaller poinsettia paper to peek through.
Next, I added a border of pretty lace to mark my transition between the die and the other side of the card. I used a piece of the Paper Roses paper with larger poinsettias on it as a backdrop for Leilani. Since this is a Christmas card, I thought a gold edge to it would tie in nicely to the other gold accents.
The sentiment was heat embossed in gold and matted with Cherry Cobbler. To continue the gold theme, I added a gold die cut filigree below it.
Then the paper poinsettias were added around her. The gold centres mirror the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on the poinsettias in my colouring.
Finally, the finishing touch was a couple of gold glitters dots placed around my focal point of Leilani.
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Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21 Eyes: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90/C3/C1/0 Lips: R32/R20 Poinsettias: R39/R37/R35/C5/ Gold Gelly Roll Pen White Flowers: C3/C1/0/Gold Gelly Roll Pen Green Succulents: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90
Close Up of Leilani
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Card Recipe for My Poinsettia Christmas Card:
Christmas Leilani, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Poinsettia Garden 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses Poinsettia Garden – Watercolours 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses Gold Foil Sheet, Stampin’ Up! Poinsettia Border Die, Paper Roses Cherish the Season Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up! VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up! Gold Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up! Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up! 2” Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michael’s Arts & Crafts Poinsettia Paper Flowers, Christmas Paper Crafts, Hobby Lobby Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Glossy Accents, Ranger Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6 ½” x 5”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Christmas Leilani for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sliding Santa Card for Christmas in July and as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the Vacation Santa Set. There are 7 stamps, which include Surfer Santa, Ice-cream Santa, Santa with Reindeer Floatie, Santa & Mrs. Claus, Palm Tree and Flamingo & Gifts, that come in both rubber and digital stamps. I made a card with Ice-cream Santa from this set as well and will include a link to it at the end of this post.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to create fun interactive slider card using Santa with Reindeer Floatie. I had so much fun colouring this cutie with my Copic markers! In fact, I coloured two of him and will use the second version on another card. I added some white Gelly Roll Pen to his floatie and Rudolph’s nose to give them a shine.
Next, I wanted to see the different layers of the papers behind him. So, I used two different slimline die sets. I picked a water-like paper for the slider piece as if he is going down a river twirling around like at one of those amusement parks. Lol! I kept the cut-out piece from the slider die and glued it through the hole onto the layer below it so that you couldn’t see the orange layer below. This added to my pool like feel.
I used some slider discs to create my slider, but in the past, I have also used pennies. I made sure that my dimensionals were round so that I could get him spinning around. There is a good video by Taylored Expressions on making a slider card using their discs. I followed it to create my slider part. I will add a link at the end of this post.
My Sliding Santa Card in Action
I decorated my card using some Christmas Chit Chat pieces. I popped up the sentiment ones making sure that my Santa would not get caught on them. A couple of matching glitter dots were added to add some sparkle.
Vacation Santa Set, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Beach Party 12” x 12” Paper Pad, Carta Bella Christmas Magic Chit Chat, Doodlebug Design Inc. Small Slimline with Lift Flaps Dies, Lawn Fawn Large Slimline with Slider Dies, Lawn Fawn On the Right Track Discs, Taylored Expressions Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Pop-Dot Adhesives, Forever in Time Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 3 ½”
Stamp Size: 3”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Santa on Vacation Card for Christmas in July and as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Vacation Santa Set. There are 7 stamps, which include Surfer Santa, Ice-cream Santa, Santa with Reindeer Floatie, Santa & Mrs. Claus, Palm tree and Flamingo & Gifts, that come in both rubber and digital stamps.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to create a summer beach scene with Santa enjoying his ice cream! I coloured Santa and the palm tree with my Copic Markers. I love that he has a candy cane in his ice cream! Lol! I added Glossy Accents to his glasses and the light bulbs on the palm tree. For the palm tree, I used Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to make the star sparkle and Silver Gelly Roll Pen on the wires for the lights.
Next, onto the scene building! The sky was created with watercolor paper and blending two blue Distress Oxide Inks onto it with my blending brush. Then, I used my splatter brush to splatter water to create some texture. Once that was done, I die cut some sand dunes and embossed them to give them the texture of sand. Finally, the sun and cloud were added to finish off my scene.
For the sentiment, I wanted just “Merry and Bright” even though the sentiment was “May Your Days be Merry and Bright”. So, I used Scotch Tape (you could also use a post-it note) to mask off the text that I didn’t want. Remember to remove the tape before you stamp though! Once the sentiment was stamped, I heat embossed it in white and die cut it out.
My beachy scene was added to a piece of Make A Splash paper that had palm trees in a bright greens and blue sky to mirror my scene.
The only embellishments added were some red rhinestones scattered around my focal point.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Reindeer Lights and Sentiment. The Design Team are celebrating Christmas in July at Conie Fong Art & Design Facebook Group with a 25% off sale for 3 days, July 7, 8 and 9, 2023. No coupon code needed. Visit the Etsy store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ConieFongArt.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I found some fun Christmas lights paper with matching papers to use on my card. Once I decided on them, I coloured the reindeer in the same colours to match. I trimmed him out with my Brother Scan n’ Cut. Then, I added glossy accents to the light bulbs and Star Dust Stickles to his hat trim.
I thought it would be fun to make the reindeer’s nose glow just like Rudolph’s nose! I love an interactive card with a light switch that you push! So, I used a light mechanism from Pear Blossom Press and strategically placed it under the green piece of paper. Once I did that, I poked a hole through the green paper right where I planned to place the reindeer’s nose. I used extra thick dimensionals on the green piece to allow enough space for the light mechanism. The “Push” circle was done on my computer, printed out and then punched with a ¼” punch.
The sentiment was from the stamp set and die cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die. To balance out my card, I added some foil die cut light bulbs in matching colours to Rudolph’s light bulbs. The die cut black piece was from the light bulb die set to hang lights off, but I thought it added some fun at the top so that it looks like my focal point it being held up by it.
The finishing touch was adding some red rhinestones with one on the “Twinkle” and a couple beside the die cut light bulbs!
Card Recipe for My Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card:
Reindeer Lights and Sentiment, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Gnome for the Holidays Christmas, Photo Play Red, Green and Blue Foil Sheets, Craft Perfect, Tonic 3 pack of One Light, Pear Blossom Press String of Lights, Frantic Stamper Inc. Deckled Rectangles Dies, Stampin’ Up! Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up! Brother Scan n’ Cut ¼” Inch Punch, Stampin’ Up! Take You Pick Tool, Stampin’ Up! 3 D Foam Squares (.25” x .25” x .08”), Scrapbook Adhesives Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ranger Poppy Parade and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Merry Christmas! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my We Believe in Santa as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Christmas Eve Bundle. This Bundle includes 11 Digital Stamps to make the perfect Christmas Eve scene, or fantastic Christmas Cards. I used 7 of them on this card!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I wanted to create a clean and simple Christmas Eve scene and what better way than with a mini slimline card! I used Word to scale and place all my characters where I wanted them and printed it out. Once that was done, I coloured them with my Copic markers. The only thing add was a sentiment that I die cut and popped up with a few rhinestones.
I also added some stickles to Santa’s trim and the Christmas Tree star, as well as, glossy accents to the ornaments and candle flames.
Christmas Eve Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up! Itty Bitty Christmas, Stampin’ Up! Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Glossy Accents, Ranger Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Basic White and Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6 ½” x 3 ½”
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Hope you like my Design Team card for Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Christmas Snow Globe Wishes as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Snow Globe Wishes which includes 2 stamps in JPG / PNG formats.
The Details of My Card
When I saw all those curls, I just had to colour her with red hair, but with red hair I needed a colour scheme that wouldn’t clash. So, the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper came to my rescue! It had beautiful poinsettias in yellowy-creams and greens! Perfect for my card!
So, I coloured her luscious curls red and used green for her dress. It was a bit tricky colouring the poinsettia so that it had colour, but still retained a white value. I used W3 and W1 with a light touch of Y32 to the centre of the petals and then the Colourless Blender (0) to soften the edges of the colour so that it faded to white in the highlights.
Since this was a Christmas card, I decided to add some sparkle to the DSP with Gold Gilded Leafing, Heat and Stick Powder and my Heat Tool. I even added a little of the leafing to the beautiful die cut circle behind the stamp. You must be careful with it since it is so light it floats everywhere! Don’t sneeze! Lol!
Gold Gilded Leafing Embellishment, Stampin’ Up!
The sentiment was heat embossed in gold and then die cut out with a die from the Pretty Pillowbox Dies by Stampin’ Up!
I added Stardust Stickles to the globe’s base, the snowman’s hat trim, her gold dress trim and the centre of the poinsettia. Glossy Accents was also added to the gold berries in her hair.
Don’t you think the white poinsettia with gold accents and the gold holly leaves were perfect for my card! The only other embellishments needed were some gold glitter dots!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Candy Cane Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the cuteTiny Elf Ellie.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers in traditional Christmas colours. She went perfectly with the Sweetest Christmas DSP by Stampin’ Up!, plus its theme was candy canes! Couldn’t get better than that!
The diagonal striped Real Red die cut piece allowed the DSP to show through. So, I matched the openings in the die cut to the DSP stripes which added to my candy cane striped theme. Even the die cut candy canes behind the sentiment were from the DSP.
The sentiment “Candy Cane Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses” summed up my card perfectly! I threaded some Garden Green ribbon through the die cuts holes in the sentiment piece. A flat jingle bell trinket tied with white Baker’s Twine mirrored her bell on her hat. I kept the tails of the twine long so that I could make them swirl on the card.
Some Red Rhinestones and Glossy Accents on the Candy Cane added some nice sparkle to the card.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Here Comes Santa Card using the Santa’s Delivery Bundle which include the Santa’s Delivery Stamp Set and the Santa’s Train Dies by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a fun bridge card with Santa riding in on his train! I love that you can die cut pieces from the DSP like Santa’s train making this a fast and easy card!
I used the Snowy White Velvet Sheets for the embossed snowflakes on either side of the bridge and for the bridge part that spans the two pieces.
Inside of Card Showing Bridge
The only stamping was the sentiment in Poppy Parade on the cloud die from the Give it a Whirl Dies.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Santa’s Delivery Bundle (159590), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336)
Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (159276), Early Espresso (119686), Santa Express Designer Series Paper (159582), Snowy White Velvet Sheets (156405)
Accessories: Wintry 3D Embossing Folders (155433), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of Santa on Train
Measurements:
Poppy Parade:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Cut 1-1/8” from either end leaving 3 ¼” centre piece
Snowy White Velvet Sheets:
4” x 1” (2 pieces)
1 x 5 ½”
Santa Express Designer Series Paper:
4” x 3”
Santa
Train car with presents
Basic White:
Scraps for sentiment and puffs of smoke
Early Espresso:
5” x ½”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Merry Sweet Gnome Card using the Kindest Gnomes Bundle and the matching Storybook Gnomes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The Kindest Gnomes Bundle includes the Kindest Gnomes Stamp Set and the Gnomes Dies.
The Details of My Card
When I saw that the Gnomes Dies had a build your own gnome, I just wanted to make a card using them! He is just sooo cute! I also decided to use the Snowy White Velvet Sheets for his beard to add a soft texture to it.
From that idea, I decided to use the DSP with all the gnome homes on it. Sort of like a Merry Christmas from our home to yours idea! So, I used the largest stitched square from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut a piece out and matted it with Poppy Parade.
The only stamping was the sentiment making this a fast and easy card! It was stamped in Poppy Parade and was die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies as well.
Don’t you just love the Whimsical Woodland 3D Embossing Folder! So fun! It was the perfect backdrop to my card!
For embellishments, I used a scattering of Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems on the snowflakes that were die cut from the Frosted Flurry Dies.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kindest Gnomes Bundle (159626), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Frosted Flurry Dies (159811)
Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050)
Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Balmy Blue (146982), Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (159276), Petal Pink (146985), Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper (159615), Snowy White Velvet Sheets (156405)
Accessories: Whimsical Woodland 3D Embossing Folder (159831), Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems (159967), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of Gnome
Measurements:
Basic White Thick:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Balmy Blue:
4” x 5 ¼”
Poppy Parade:
4” x 4”
Scraps for hat and feet
Basic White:
Scraps for sentiment and snowflakes
Petal Pink:
Scraps for nose
Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper:
2 ¾” x 2 ¾”
Snowy White Velvet Sheets
Scrap for beard
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Here is another card that I made using the Kindest Gnomes Bundle. It is an easel card. Please click here to see my post.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Christmas Holly Wishes Card using the Leaves of Holly Bundle which includes the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set and the Holly Berry Dies by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to make a Joy Fold card since it’s a card within a card and oh, so fun!
I love the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set with its Two-Step design to create images with added texture and dimension. Since the berries and holly are created with two stamps, I stamped the outline stamp first in Shaded Spruce and Garden Green for the holly and Cherry Cobbler for the berries on a piece of Basic White. Next, I inked the mostly solid stamp in the same colours, stamping on a piece of scrap paper to lighten the colour, and then stamping inside the outline.
Close Up of Stamping
Once I created my background for the die cut sentiment, I gold embossed the sentiment on Basic White and die cut it out. I die cut another piece in Cherry Cobbler which I then cut in half and adhered to the top and bottom.
Inside of First Flap of Card
The sentiment was layered on the die cut Garden Green/Shaded Spruce holly piece. I added some gold trim to tie in the gold embossed sentiment and placed it peeking out under the sentiment piece.
Card Fully Open
Next, I added Basic White for the stamped inside sentiment of the smaller card and to the base of the larger card followed by the DSP to both card bases. The sentiment piece was next. Finally, the two cards could be adhered together with the smaller one centred on the larger one. A finishing touch was some red rhinestones to mimic berries were added to the holly die cut.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Leaves of Holly Bundle (159608)
Inks: Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147089), Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad (147088), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), VersaMark Ink Pad (102283)
Paper: Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Shaded Spruce (146981), Cherry Cobbler (131202), Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Simply Elegant Trim (155766), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Metallics Embossing Powder (155555), Heat Tool (129053), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Card Standing Up
Measurements:
Garden Green: (3 pieces)
8” x 4 ¼” scored at 2 ½”
8” x 3 ¾” scored at 4”
3 ¾” x 2 ¾”
Basic White: (4 pieces)
3-1/8” x 3 ¼”
3 ¼” x 3 ½”
5 ¼” x 4”
2 ½” x ¾”
Cherry Cobbler:
3 ¾” x 3 ½”
Shaded Spruce: Scraps
Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
4” x 2 ¼”
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