Who’s excited for Christmas in July? I know I am because I’m playing with some brand-new product. Beginning Wednesday, July 3, look for a release of Stampin’ Up!’s Online Exclusive products. Click here to view the offerings. I love the offerings for fall, winter, Christmas, and all-occasion crafting. Use the Online Exclusives to get a head start on all of your holiday crafting.
Greetings of the Season Card Sample
Today, I’m playing with the Greetings of the Season Bundle. The sentiments and die cuts are perfect for creating handmade Christmas cards as well as tags and small gifts.
The card itself features the heat embossing technique and the inlaid embossing technique. Be sure to watch the video below to get tips to create this card at home. Here are some measurements and details to help you get started.
Thick Basic White cardstock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Basic White cardstock panel measuring 5 1/4 x 4
Gold Foil Sheet measuring 5 1/4 x 1 1/2
Technique: I glued the foil to the Basic White cardstock panel and ran the whole piece through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine using the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder.
I die cut images from the Season of Green & Gold 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper and the Golden Greenery Dies. Can I just say this patterned paper is gorgeous. The 12 x 12 sheets feature greenery and many of the sheets shimmer with gold and gold accents.
Heat embossed the sentiment in gold and die cut with Greetings of the Season Dies.
Embellished with gold Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems and the Gold 1/8″ trim.
As a demonstrator, I was able to preorder the Online Exclusive products. I’ve been playing with them for a couple of weeks. Stay tuned to this blog to see some of my other creations during Christmas in July.
Greetings of the Season Card Sample Video
From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step instructions for creating this card at home. Enjoy!
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It’s now August 1 and I’m sad to say Christmas in July over. But I have one last card for you. It features the tree image from Stampin’ Up!’s Regal Reindeer stamp set and coordinating Reindeer Dies. I also use the sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set.
Each month, my team of Kim’s Paper Krafters hosts a challenge. This month, Theresa challenged us to create a card using the below sketch. I created this card for that challenge.
Regal Reindeer in Gold
Here are a few details about the featured card:
Very Vanilla Thick Card Stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Very Vanilla layer measuring 5 1/4 x 4 embossed with Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder
Image embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and die cut with tree die from Reindeer Dies
Sentiment from Brightest Glow Stamp Set heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and die cut with Labels Aglow Dies
Die cut circle from Stylish Shapes Dies with Very Vanilla Card Stock
Gems from Festive Pearls
I’ve created a variety of cards with the Regal Reindeer Stamp Set and coordinating Reindeer Dies. Click on the links below to visit the blog entries.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. As I write, Stampin Up! demonstrators just got the first look at the September-December Mini Catalog (Holiday Catalog). It’s filled with so many brand-new products for fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter, and more. Customers can begin ordering September 6. Want to get your hands on these products earlier than that? Purchase Stampin’ Up!’s Starter Kit and add items from the brand-new catalog beginning August 2. You get to choose $125 worth of ANY product you choose. It costs you just $99 + tax (shipping is free). Then, you receive a minimum 20 percent discount on future Stampin’ Up! purchases. It’s a win-win! Click here to get started. (Demonstrators can begin preordering August 2.) Or contact me for more information.
Are you looking for a versatile stamp set and punch bundle? Stampin’ Up!’s Circle Sayings Bundle (page 17 of Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog) offers a great variety of images and sentiments to cover the most common occasions. And, pair it with other images in your stash, and the possibilities are endless.
In today’s post, I continue my Christmas in July series using the Circle Sayings Bundle which includes the Circle Sayings stamp set and teh 2 3/8″ Circle Punch. (Buy them as a bundle and save 10 percent.) The first card includes a sentiment from the Brightest Glow stamp set. And, believe it or not, the sentiments are not heat embossed with gold. They are stamped with Stampin’ Up!’s new In Color, Wild Wheat. I love how Wild Wheat looks like gold; it’s a must-have color for fall and winter crafting.
Circle Sayings Christmas Cards
All the Christmas card samples featured in this post use the same basic ingredients. I changed the image/sentiment within the circle with current products.
Very Vanilla Thick Card Stock base measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 scored and folded at 4 1/4
Very Vanilla Card Stock layer measures 5 1/4 x 4 and embossed with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder
Gold Foil strip measures 4 x 3/4
Circle from Stylish Shapes Dies cut in Gold Foil
Gold and Vanilla 3/8″ Satin Edged Ribbon
Jewels: either Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems or Festive Pearls
The card above uses a star die cut with Gold Foil from the Beautiful Balloons Dies.
The cards above and below use the snowflake from the Season of Chic stamp set and Chic Dies.
Circle Sayings Class to Go
I’ve started offering classes to go that contain a zoon/video option. The August class features the Circle Sayings Bundle. Click here to read a post that contains all of the information about this fun class. I hope you can join me!
How-To Video
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. Are you inspired to to start creating your homemade holiday cards?
Kim
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Today, I continue the Christmas in July series with a beautiful card using Stampin’ Up!’s Watercolor World and Regal Reindeer stamp sets. Find both of these in Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog.
I love how the “Peace on Earth” sentiment pairs well with the map image from Watercolor World. And, I love how simple and easy it is to create this one. Be sure to watch the video (a Facebook Live replay) at the end of this post to see step-by-step instructions for creating this handmade card with rubber stamps, ink, and paper.
Watercolor World Christmas Card
Here are a few basic details and measurements for his holiday greeting card.
Thick Very Vanilla card stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Gold Foil layer measuring 5 x 3 3/4
Very Vanilla card stock measuring 4 3/4 x 3 1/2
Punch 2-inch circle from the Gold Foil layer
Very Vanilla card stock circle die cut with Stylish Shapes Dies
Festive Pearls
Gold and Vanilla Satin-Edge Ribbon
Background stamp from Watercolor World and sentiment from Regal Reindeer
Wild Wheat ink
Watercolor World How-To Video
Did you miss the other Christmas in July card samples? Click on the links below to visit the 2023 posts:
I’m back with more Christmas in July inspiration with Stampin’ Up!’s Regal Reindeer Stamp Set and coordinating Reindeer Dies. Find these in Stampin’ Up!’s 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.
This card follows the same basic layout as the cards included in a past post. See them here. In fact, this layout is so versatile and works for any number of stamp sets, sentiments and Designer Series Paper. See another example here.
For this Christmas card, I use the standalone reindeer die instead of the Christmas trees.
Regal Reindeer Christmas in July
Here are some basic measurements:
Crumb Cake card stock base: 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
Cherry Cobbler card stock layer: 5 1/4″ x 4″
Crumb Cake card stock layer: 5″ x 3 3/4″ embossed with Timber 3D Embossing Folder
Vellum card stock die cut with Stylish Shape circle
Reindeer die cut with Reindeer Dies — Early Espresso card stock
Regals 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper (Cherry Cobbler) measuring 5″ x 3/4″
Linen Thread
Festive Pearls
The video below shows step-by-step directions for making a card similar to the one pictured in this blog post. Same layout, different graphics.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you’re inspired to start thinking about creating your own handmade Christmas cards. I often procrastinate and am stressing out in December at the last minute. So these cards will help me get started!
Please let me know if I can help you in any way.
Kim
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