I’m continuing my Christmas in July series. Today, I offer a free card-making tutorial that features Stampin’ Up’s Greetings of the Season Stamp Set. It’s part of Stampin’ Up!’s new Online Exclusives release. View these brand-new products on my online store by clicking here. Find great new paper crafting goodies for fall, Halloween, winter, Christmas, and all-occasion crafting.
PAPER – Mossy Meadow Cardstock (133676), Basic White Cardstock (159276), Season of Green & Gold 12 x 12 Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) (164324), Gold Foil Sheets (132622)
INK – Mossy Meadow (147111)
OTHER – Golden Greenery Dies (164116), Gold & Silver 1/8” Trim Combo Pack (162588), Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems (163780), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Paper Trimmer (152392)
Cutting & Scoring:
Mossy Meadow Cardstock – 8 ½” x 5 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” and folded
Basic White Cardstock – 5 ¼” x 4” (2)
Gold Foil – 4” x 4”
DSP – 5 ¼” x ¾”
Ribbon (gold) – 8”
Instructions:
With your Stampin’ Trimmer, score at 1” and 2” on one piece of the 5 ¼” x 4” Basic White Cardstock on the 4” side.
Adhere the DSP between the two score lines.
Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink on the bottom right-hand side of this piece, beneath the one-inch score line.
Die cut the 4” x 4” Gold Foil with the large leaf die from the Golden Greenery Dies. See the example above. Add to card front.
Tie a bow with the ribbon and add to card front.
Add three gold Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems.
Adhere the remaining Basic White Cardstock to the center of the card.
I hope you enjoy this free tutorial, Give it a try!
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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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Welcome to Team Stamp It’s Holiday Blog Hop! Thanks so much for joining us! For this hop, we feature handmade cards and projects with a holiday and Christmas theme. Be sure to visit all of the blogs on the hop. Leave a comment on each for your chance to win a Forever Friends all-inclusive card kit.
Card-making inspiration comes from many places: other stampers, Pinterest, home decor, paint colors, and retail offerings. My holiday card share today stems from some holiday tableware I spotted at World Market. When I saw the dinner plate, I knew it would make a great card. See my inspiration below.
Making Spirits Bright Christmas Card
For this card, I used the fun tree die from the Reindeer Dies. Find this set of dies on page 166 of Stampin’ Up’s Annual Catalog. I die cut the tree from each of the sheets included in the 2022-2024 In Color 12 x 12 Textured Specialty Paper. The colors include: Parakeet Party, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide, and Sweet Sorbet. The paper has a bit of shimmer and makes this card so fun and festive.
Here are a few other details about this card to help you make it at home:
Thick Basic White Cardstock measuring 8 1/2 x 4 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/2
Basic White Cardstock panel measuring 5 1/4 x 4
Die cut tress from the 2022-2024 In Color Specialty Paper
Sentiment from Joy of Noel stamp set (September-December 2023 Mini Catalog) in Sweet Sorbet. (Note: The Joy of Noel Stamp set is being retired and won’t be available after January 3, or while supplies last.)
Parakeet Party 1/8″ Metallic Woven Ribbon
2022-2024 In Color Pearls
I hope you enjoyed this festive, handmade holiday card using some non-traditional colors. Please let me know if you have questions about any of the Stampin’ Up! products used here.
Be sure to visit all of the stampers participating in today’s blog hop. You’re sure to gain inspiration for your holiday crafting. Leave a comment for an opportunity to win the Forever Friends card kit.
When you sit down to create a handmade greeting card, do you feature just one stamp set? Or do you mix and match? Normally, I like to work with just one set. I love seeing all of the different ways I can use the images and the sentiments. But, other times, it’s fun to dig into the stamp stash and have some fun.
Today, I show a card created using Stampin’ Up!’s Joy of Noel stamp set from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog in conjunction with the Brewed for You stamp set and coordinating Brewed Dies found in Stampin’ Up!’s 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. (Please note: The Joy of Noel stamp set is retiring and is available while supplies last. If you like it, purchase it sooner rather than later. I don’t want you to be disappointed if it sells out. Click here to visit Stampin’ Up!’s online store to see which products from the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog are being retired. Some are discounted up to 60 percent off.)
I think it’s fun to pair the drink glasses in Brewed for You with the Joy of Noel’s sentiment “Making Spirits Bright.”
Brewed for You Holiday Spirits
Here are a few details about the card shown at the top of this post.
Cherry Cobbler card base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Basic White layer measuring 5 1/4 x 4, emboss three-quarters of the sheet with Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder
Sentiment from Joy of Noel stamped in Cherry Cobbler
Outside of glass image stamped in Black Memento
Glass contents stamped with Cherry Cobbler
Ink glass contents stamp with Versamark and stamp on top the Cherry Cobbler image, apply Clear Embossing Powder, and heat with heat gun
Die cut with coordinating die from Brewed Dies
Dotted design from Regals 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Stack
White Baker’s Twine
Festive Pearls
Here’s another card using the same concept but with just a little different design.
Looking for other ways to use the Joy of Noel Bundle? Click on the links below to read the blog posts:
Do you love to color your stamped images? Or do you prefer not to color stamped images? I’m usually in a hurry to make a stack of quick and easy cards, so I stay away from coloring. But, today, I show you a fun and beautiful coloring technique perfect for use with Stampin’ Up!’s Joy of Noel Bundle. Find it in Stampin’ Up!’s September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. If you love this bundle, be sure to grab it. It’s being retired and won’t be available much longer.
Stampin’ Up! offers so many ways to color images — from Stampin’ Blends to Watercolor Pencils to Blender Pens and more. But did you know you can watercolor with the Wink of Stella pen? This accessory is generally used to sparkle and shine to projects. Be sure to watch the video below to see exactly how I watercolor with Wink of Stella to create this gorgeous handmade Christmas card. (The picture doesn’t adequately show the shimmer of this beautiful card, so be sure to try it yourself.)
Joy of Noel Making Spirits Bright
Here are some details about this card:
Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock base measuring 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/4 x 4
Very Vanilla Card Stock 4 1/4 x 3
Stamp image with Black Memento
Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, and Cherry Cobbler reinkers
Dip tip of Wink of Stella into reinkers and color image
Gold Foil accents measuring 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
Linen Thread
Gold Festive Pearls
How to Video
Enjoy this Facebook live replay from November 21, 2023. From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I give step-by-step instructions for creating this card.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and fun coloring technique using Wink of Stella.
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Kim
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