As the year 2023 draws to a close, we look forward to 2024. With most of our Christmas cards in the mail (if all went well), you can follow up with some fun new year cards. I appreciate that Stampin’ Up! offers a paper crafting products to help me do that.
The featured card uses Stampin’ Up!’s Cheers to the Season Stamp Set. Find it on page 63 of the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. This stamp set is being retired and will not be available after January 3, 2024. In fact, this set is now on sale for $17.50 (originally $25). I love that it’s so versatile, and you can use it for a variety of occasions.
Cheers to the Season New Year Card
Here are a few details about the first card:
Basic Black Card Stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored and filed at 4 1/4
Gold Celebrations 12 x 12 Specialty Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/4 x 4
Two “Cheers” goblets from Cheers to the Season Stamp Set heat embossed in gold on Very Vanilla Card Stock and cut by hand
“Happy New Year” sentiment from Brightest Glow Stamp set heat embossed in gold on Very Vanilla Card Stock and die cut with a circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies
Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems
Circle Sayings New Year Card
Basic Black Card Stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Basic Black Card Stock measuring 5 1/4 x 4 embossed with Quatrefoil 3D Embossing Folder
“Celebrate” sentiment from Circle Sayings Stamp set heat embossed in gold and “Happy New Year” sentiment from the Brightest Glow Stamp Set heat embossed in gold and punched with 2 3/8″ circle punch. Layered on Gold Foil die cut with circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies
Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems
How to Video
Be sure to watch the video (a Facebook live replay from my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, December 26, 2023) to get step-by-step instructions for created the featured card.
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Cheers to the Season New Year Card Product List
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Welcome to Team Stamp It’s December Blog Hop. We’re so glad you joined us. This month, we feature cards and projects celebrating the coming new year — 2024. Be sure to visit all of the blogs on the hop. Leave a comment for a chance to win the Confetti Birthday Card Kit.
Light the Sky New Year Card
Perhaps you’ve never thought of sending a card celebrating the new year? Maybe you haven’t had time to create your Christmas cards? So, why not create and send a new year card? For me, this holiday calls for gold, heat embossing, and bling.
For today’s card, I use Stampin’ Up!’s Light the Sky Stamp Set. Find it on page 58 of Stampin’ Up!’s September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. It’s still available for purchase. Buy the stamp set and coordinating dies as a bundle and save 10 percent.
(As a side note: this set also lends itself well to other celebrations such as weddings, graduations, the Fourth of July, and even birthdays.)
My card is pretty quick and easy. Here are a few details:
Very Vanilla Thick Card Stock base measuring 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Gold Foil measuring 5 1/4 x 4, die cut with the Radiating Stitches Dies. (These dies are available as part of Stampin’ Up!’s Online Exclusive offerings. Remember to check out these items that are not found in any catalog.)
Basic Black measuring 2 7/8 x 4 1/4
Very Vanilla measuring 2 3/4 and 4 1/8 and heat embossed in gold.
Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. Please let me know if you have questions about this card or any other stamping related questions. Remember to visit all of the participating blogs to gain stamping inspiration for the new year. Leave a comment and you’ll be entered to win a Confetti Birthday Card Kit.
Welcome to the Stampers Dozen December Blog Hop. This month, we feature gift packaging and tags. Be sure to visit all of the blogs on the hop to get that last-minute inspiration for your holiday crafting. Or save the ideas to use for Christmas in July and beyond. (Or use other stamps in your collection to create birthday — or other — themed packaging.)
Sparkling Snowflakes Gift Packaging
Do you need some last-minute gift packaging? Or do you just want to have some fun with your stamping supplies? Either way, I think you’ll love today’s project. From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I transform a sheet of basic white tissue paper and a brown lunch bag into fun, holiday themed DIY gift wrapping.
For both the tissue paper and the bag, I use Stampin’ Up!’s Sparking Snowflakes stamp set from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. The stamp set is still available for purchase through January 3, 2024. Save 10 percent when you purchase the stamp set and the coordinating dies as a bundle.
For the bag, I chose two of the snowflakes and used the Azure Afternoon and Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pads and stamped randomly to cover the bag.
I used three colors (Azure Afternoon, Night of Navy and Balmy Blue) for the tissue paper. I designated a different snowflake for each color and began stamping the tissue paper. Super fun. See part of the project below.
And then I added a tag. The tag, from the Merriest Trees Bundle, is die cut in Balmy Blue and then stamped with Azure Afternoon ink. I stamped the snowflake in Azure Afternoon on a basic white die cut circle punched with the 2 3/8-inch Circle Punch, layered on an Azure Afternoon die cut from the Stylish Shapes Dies. It’s topped it off with an Azure Afternoon ribbon and an Iridescent Pearl.
I hope you enjoyed this project. I love finding ways to use my Stampin’ Up! products in creative ways. Please let me know if you have questions about this or other stamping techniques.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Kim
Blog Hop Participants
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Who loves a fun fold card? A fun fold gives me an opportunity to be creative in my card making and surprise and delight the recipient at the same time. Today’s card appears to be a traditional front-opening card. However, it’s not. The tree itself is where the card actually opens. See the photo below.
For this project, I use Stampin’ Up!’s Merriest Trees Bundle. It’s a favorite in the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. This tree and die cutting technique I use today also lends itself to making some cute packaging tags or even standalone Christmas cards.
Merriest Trees Fun Fold
Here are some basic directions for making this card:
Basic White Card Stock base measures 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
Real Red Card Stock panel measuring 5 1/4 x 4 die cut with Tiny Christmas Trees Die (retiring and on sale)
Dotted piece of Vellum Basics measuring 4 3/4 x 3 1/2
Thick Basic White Card Stock measuring 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 burnished well and folded in half
Large tree stamped in Garden Green ink on above piece making sure the top of tree “runs off the page” at the top of the fold. (Be sure to watch the video below to see how this works.)
Die cut with large tree die, making sure the top of the tree is off the paper. You’re creating a folded card image.
Stamp sentiment in Real Red ink on die cut label (Cracker &Treat Box Dies)
Real Red ribbon
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels colored with Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
How-To Video
As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Mesa, Arizona, I love to show you what I’ve been working on in my craft room. This Facebook Live replay from 12/5/2023, shows step-by-step instructions for creating this fun fold.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you’re inspired to try this project. See the list of products I used below.
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Kim
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When you don’t know what to get someone for Christmas, the go-to is usually to purchase gift cards. So it’s nice to have a fun and festive way to “wrap” those gift cards.
Today, I share a fun fold gift card holder that uses Stampin’ Up!’s Cheers to the Season stamp set and the A Walk in the Forest 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. (Just a couple of quick notes: The Cheers to the Season stamp set is being retired and is on sale for $17.20. The A Walk in the Forest DSP is also being retired, and is available while supplies last. Click here to visit Stampin’ Up!’s online store to see what’s being retired and what’s discounted from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. Be sure to grab what you want before it’s gone. I don’t want you to be disappointed if something goes out of stock.)
Cheers to the Season Gift Card Holder
Here are a few measurements to help you create this fun fold gift card holder.
Cherry Cobbler card stock base measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
A Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/4 x 4, 4 1/4 x 3, and 4 1/4 x 2
Cherry Cobbler card stock measuring 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 scored at 3 1/4 and 6 1/2
Very Vanilla measuring 4 1/4 x 3
Very Vanilla circle die cut with Stylish Shapes Die
Linen Thread colors with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend
Festive Pearls
The inside of the card looks like this. (See above.)
Below, I created the same card using Stampin’ Up!’s Joy of Noel stamp set and the Joyful 12 x 12 Specialty Paper. (Both of these products appear on the retiring list, as well.)
And, here’s another one (below) using Stampin’ Up! Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper and the Joy to You stamp set (both retiring).
And, I have a video with step-by-step instructions from my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, where I’m a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. Be sure to catch the Facebook live replay below.
How to Video
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you’re inspired to make some fun holders for those gift cards you purchase this year. Please let me know if you have any questions about the stamping technique or products used.
Kim
Click on any of the pictures below to shop for the products you need to create this card at home. Give me a shout if you need a product list for either of the other fun fold gift card holders.
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