Twinkling Lights Dies Christmas Card

Twinkling Lights Dies Christmas Card

I’m having so much fun with my Christmas in July installments for 2022! It’s fun getting a jumpstart on making those handmade holiday cards while playing with brand-new paper crating products.

Today’s card features the Twinkling Lights Dies (found on page 32 of Stampin’ Up!’s July-December 2022 Mini Catalog), Lights Aglow 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper, and the Glimmer 12 x 12 Specialty Paper. (I just love this glimmer paper, and it’s gorgeous when die cut with the Christmas tree from the dies.)

In addition to all of the above, it’s a fun fold card: an easel card. Think of all the different stamp sets and patterned paper you could use with this design.

Twinkling Lights Dies Christmas Card Side View

Here’s a side view of the easel fold.

Twinkling Lights Dies Christmas Card

Working from the top down the:

  • Gold Glimmer paper (I applied adhesive sheets before die cutting the tree). Add a red rhinestone!
  • Vanilla Glimmer paper cut with the die from Twinkling Lights Dies
  • Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper measures 4 3/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches
  • Gold Foil measures 5 inches by 3 3/4 inches
  • Evening Evergreen card stock is cut at 5 1/4 x 4 inches
  • Very Vanilla Thick Card Stock base — 11 x 4 1/2 scored at 5 1/2 inches and 2 3/4 inches
  • Lights Aglow DSP 3/4″ x 4 1/4″
  • Sentiment comes from the Sweet Candy Canes stamp set with the die cut label from the Seasonal Labels Dies. Popped up with dimensionals.

Be sure to watch the video below to see how this card goes together.

Twinkling Lights Dies Christmas Card Video

 

 

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Snowflake Wishes Card Samples

Snowflake Wishes Card Samples

Did you ever stop to think where Christmas in July originated? According to a quick Google search, it found its start in 1933 at an all-girls summer camp in Brevard, North Carolina. They hosted a Christmas in July celebration complete with carolers, a Christmas tree, fake snow, a gift exchange and even a visit from Santa. And it’s now morphed in to a month-long celebration with thoughts of escaping the heat!

I’m following suit and celebrating Christmas in July on my blog this month. Today, I feature Stampin’ Up!’s Snowflake Wishes stamp set and So Many Snowflake Dies. Find the stamp set on page 90 of the Annual Catalog and the dies on page 165.

Snowflake Wishes Card Samples

Snowflake Wishes Card Samples

I really like all of the many and varied snowflake dies included with this set. As you can see with my samples, it offers many, many different ways to use both the stamp set and the dies.

The featured card sports non-traditional Christmas colors. I used:

  • Misty Moonlight for the base,
  • Mint Macaron for the next layer (5 1/4 x 4),
  • Polished Pink,
  • Blushing Bridge (embossed with the snowflake design from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folder set),
  • Misty Moonlight for the snowflake and ink colors.

Snowflake Wishes Card Samples

This card uses even more non-traditional colors: Polished Pink. I just love the In Color Vellum to die cut the snowflakes images.

Christmas Card Samples

The “windows” in the Picture This Dies offer a fun way to showcase the snowflakes.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Snowflake Wishes Card Samples for Christmas in July. Be sure to watch the video below to see how the first card is created.

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Snowflake Wishes Card Samples

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Christmas in July: Tree Angle

Welcome to Christmas in July featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Tree Angle stamp set.

Christmas in July: Tree Angle

Can you believe it’s the end of July? I’m sad my Christmas in July features are coming to an end. I enjoy the thought of preparing for the holidays and cooler days ahead. (Especially here in Arizona where the high is 111 degrees.)

During the first weeks of Christmas in July, I focused on using products readily available in Stampin’ Up!’s 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. Click back to view the posts and get some holiday inspiration.

Christmas in July: Snowman Season

Christmas in July: Winter Woods

Stampin’ Friends: Perfectly Plaid

Flowers for Every Season Christmas

Christmas in July: Tree Angle

And, now, I’m excited to creating with goodies from Stampin’ Up!’s August-December 2020 Mini Catalog. It goes live Tuesday, August 4. Look for a host of brand-new products for paper crafting for Halloween, fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter, and more. (I’m delivering and mailing catalogs. If you don’t currently work with a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I’d love to get a catalog to you.)

This card features the Tree Angle photopolymer stamp set (#153442/$17) and Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper (#153492/$11.50) from the mini catalog. It also features the Stitched Triangles (#152710/435), Shimmery White card stock (#101910/$10), and Red Rhinestones (#146924/$7) from the Annual Catalog.

Here’s another quick and easy card I designed with this set and dies. I couldn’t resist the Red and Green Foil Sheets!

Christmas in July: Tree Angle

I CASEd this designed from the catalog. It’s a great place to look for inspiration for your cards and holiday gift giving.

If you’ve dreamed of creating your own handmade holiday cards, it’s not too early to start. Contact me and I can help you design and create a card that suits your family and personality.

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the new goodies in the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog.

Kim

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Flowers for Every Season Christmas

Flowers for Every Season Christmas card for Team Stamp It July Blog Hop!

Flowers for Every Season Christmas

Welcome to Team Stamp It’s Blog Hop! Thanks for joining us. This hop showcases Christmas in July with products found in Stampin’ Up!’s 2020-2021 Annual Catalog and the upcoming August-December 2020 Mini Catalog (formerly the Holiday Catalog). Be sure to visit all of the hops to get a host of creative ideas. Leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontest. You could win a Looking Up Card Kit.The list of hoppers follows the information about the card.

Flowers for Every Season Christmas Card

Flowers for Every Season Christmas

I had a goal: to create a holiday/Christmas card with just the products available in the Annual Catalog. The Flowers for Every Season 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper works well. Just like it’s name, it offers designs suitable for each of the four seasons. This holiday themed piece features poinsettias and the In Colors of Just Jade and Marvelous Magenta.

Flowers for Every Season Christmas

I also used Stampin’ Up!’s Word Wishes Dies, Shimmery White card stock, and the adhesive sheets (makes it so easy to adhere the message to the front of the card).

Bonus Days in Progress

For each $50 purchase (before tax and shipping) through August 3, receive a $5 Bonus Code to be used beginning August 4. No limit to the number of codes you can earn and redeem. That’s free product! Stampin’ Up! delivers the code via email, so be sure to have a working email on file with your account. Save the codes in a safe place so they’re easy to use in August. These codes come at a great time. You’ll be able to use the credit on product from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog. It’s full of fun and exclusive paper crafting supplies for Halloween, fall, Thanksgiving, winter, Christmas, and Valentine’s day.

Thanks for stopping by and participating in the hop. Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave a comment to have a chance to win a Looking Up Card Kit.

Congrats to last month’s winner:

Blog Hop List

 

List of Products Used to Create this Card

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Tree Angle Free Card Tutorial

Enjoy the Tree Angle Free Card Tutorial!

Tree Angle Free Card Tutorial

In just two short weeks, Stampin’ Up!’s August-December Mini Catalog (formerly the Holiday Catalog) goes live. Beginning August 4, look for a brand-new catalog filled with a host of products for Halloween, fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter and more.

(I’m working to get these catalogs distributed. Contact me if you don’t currently have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. I’ll get a catalog to you.)

It’s Thursday and time for my Christmas in July feature. See the directions below for making this holiday card. I use a brand-new stamp set called Tree Angle in conjunction with the Stitched Triangles Dies and the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper (a returning favorite).

Tree Angle Free Card Tutorial

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

  • STAMPS – Tree Angle (153442)
  • PAPER – Very Vanilla (101650), Night of Navy (100867), Copper Foil (142020), Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper (150429)
  • INK – Night of Navy (147110), Soft Suede (147115)
  • OTHER – Stitched Triangles (152710), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Die Cutting Machine

 

Cutting & Scoring:  

  • Night of Navy Card Stock – 8 ½” x 5 ½” – score and fold at 4 ¼” and 3 ¼” x 4 ½”,
  • Copper Foil – ¾” x 3 ¾”
  • Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper – 5 ¼” x 4”, 3” x 3”
  • Very Vanilla – 1 ¼” x 3”, 3” x 6”, 5 ¼” x 4”, scrap

 

Instructions:

  • Fold the Night of Navy card stock in half.
  • Using Glue Dots or adhesive of choice, adhere the 5 ¼” x 4” Brightly Gleaming DSP to the Night of Navy base.
  • Attach the 3” x 3” Brightly Gleaming DSP at the top of the 3 ¼” x 4 ½” Night of Navy piece.
  • Stamp the “Joy and Cheer” sentiment in Night of Navy ink on the 1 ¼” x 3” piece of Very Vanilla. Adhere this piece on the Night of Navy 3 ¼” x 4 ½” piece, just below the DSP.
  • Stamp each of the three trees pictured above onto the 3” x 6” Very Vanilla in Night of Navy ink, leaving space between each to die cut the trees.
  • Using the coordinating triangles from the Stitched Triangles Dies, die cut the trees.
  • Stamp the tree stump with Soft Suede ink onto the Very Vanilla scrap. Fussy cut with Paper Snips.
  • Attach the stump to the tallest tree, the tree you’ll feature in the front.
  • Place the remaining two trees on the front of the 3 ¼” x 4 ½” piece that’s layered with the DSP and the sentiment.
  • Attach, with Glue Dots or Stampin’ Seal, the Copper Foil piece on top, covering the seam.
  • Place the tallest tree with the stump, on top of the Copper Foil strip, as pictured above. (Note: I used a Stampin’ Dimensional on the back near the top and a Glue Dot near the bottom.)
  • Adhere the 5 ¼” x 4” Very Vanilla panel to the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today. Please contact me if you have questions about this card or any stamping projects. I’d love to help!

Kim

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