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Wrapped in Plaid Gatefold Christmas Card

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Wrapped in Plaid Gatefold Christmas Card

This Wrapped in Plaid Gatefold Christmas Card is fairly easy to make especially if you just copy my design! Gatefold cards are easy enough and yet look impressive to the recipient, especially knowing that you made it! It is still the size of a regular card and you can decorate the card base any way you like.

The card base is 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ as per usual. Instead of scoring and folding in half, score from each end to fold over the center of the card. Score at 2 1/8″ from each end of the Cherry Cobbler Cardstock. Crease and fold with the two ends meeting in the center.

If you want to use designer paper as I did with the Wrapped in Plaid 6″ x 6″ Specialty Designer Series Paper, cut two pieces at 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″. Adhere these to the two front panels.

For the inside of the card, cut a piece of Whisper White and stamp whatever greetings you like. I added a tree from the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set. You could also stamp right on the inside of the Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, but since it is a little dark, you might prefer the Whisper White layer for your personal greeting and signature.

Wrapped in Plaid Gatefold Christmas Card Inside

For the belly band cut a strip of Shaded Spruce 11″ x 1 1/4″ or whatever width you would like. Fold around the card, crease the folds, cut off the excess length and have the overlapping ends meet at the front center of the card. You might think you would want the belly band to meet at the back, but if it meets at the front, the tree piece that you add will cover up the ends. I added a piece of Gold Shimmer Ribbon around the belly band and held in place with Mini Glue Dots.

You can add whatever you like for the center of the belly band. I used the Pine Tree Punch to punch a tree out of a piece of Whisper White and then die cut this piece with the Layering Circles Die. Behind that, I die cut a slightly smaller piece of Wrapped in Plaid DSP that I wanted to show through and adhered to the back of the punched tree. This was layered on a Cherry Cobbler die-cut circle, which is then layered on a die-cut scalloped circle of Gold Foil.

As I was looking in my drawer for embellishments, I came up this clip-on star that had been on the Clearance Rack. Perhaps you already own these clip shapes. If not, just punch out a gold star from whatever you have. And for a little extra bling, besides the gold accents in the Wrapped in Plaid DSP, I adhered a few Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. These dots, along with the Gold Shimmer Ribbon are items that are in the Christmastime Is Here Suite.

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Have Fun Making Holiday Gift Tags With Paper Pumpkin!

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Paper Pumpkin Nov 2019 Ad my info

This November Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin’ Up! makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs. The coordinating colors are Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce. We are all going to need gift tags when the holidays get closer and we are wrapping gifts, whether for our family, neighbors, co-workers, teachers, etc.

TODAY, Nov. 10th, is the LAST DAY to SIGN UP!

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Even if you don’t need gift tags, make them as tags and then add one to the front of a cardstock card base and make a card! Maybe you need more cards than tags! You can do this with any tag. Just use it as the focal point on your card front! Add a greeting on the tag or on the card front.

Don’t run out to the store and buy the cheap tags at the dollar stores to stick on presents! Make your own with this Paper Pumpkin Kit! Remember, presentation is everything! Making a plate of cookies or treats for a neighbor or holiday party? Place a tag on the top over the plastic wrap or lid. Hang it on a wine bottle you are taking as a hostess gift!

Everything you need for the project comes in the kit! If you are a new subscriber, you will also get a clear acrylic block on which to mount your stamps. That’s why these Paper Pumpkin Kits are so good for new stampers and crafters or those who do not have many supplies….or don’t WANT many supplies!

In each Paper Pumpkin Kit you will receive an exclusive stamp set, an ink spot (1″ x 1″) (great to use on the Stamparatus to ink up stamps!), and a package of materials to make the project! And the presentation is everything of course! You will love receiving this gift to yourself!

Treat yourself to a present in the mail once a month! And if some months you are too busy or traveling or don’t care for that upcoming kit, just skip a month! If Paper Pumpkin really is not for you, there is no obligation to continue. Simply go into your account and cancel or ask me to take care of it for you.

In fact, if you want to add a Paper Pumpkin subscription to your Stampin’ Up! order (maybe to reach Hostess Rewards??), just choose which length of time is good for you and add it to your order. Stampin’ Up! will send you an email with directions on how to set up your Paper Pumpkin account and put in the special code showing that you ordered a series of kits in the Online Store. Even if you already have a monthly subscription to Paper Pumpkin, you can purchase a Paper Pumpkin subscription in the Online Store and your account will use those first and then go back to your monthly subscription. Just ask if you have any questions.

The deadline for signing up for the November kit with materials for making holiday tags is today, November 10, 2019.

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Have Fun Making Holiday Gift Tags With Paper Pumpkin!

Christmastime Is Here Rose Card

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Christmastime Is Here Rose Card

If you purchase the Christmastime Is Here Suite or at least some of the products, you will see how easy it is to make pretty cards like this Christmastime Is Here Rose Card. I wanted to post this yesterday but something was wrong with my blog and I couldn’t post any photos. SO frustrating when something goes wrong with our technology, right?! Today I finally got on a Live Chat and the guy fixed it! I am so relieved!

I confess I haven’t purchased the entire suite (not yet, anyway) but that is the great thing that you can pick and choose and don’t have to buy it all to have some of what you want! I chose to get the designer paper, ribbon, and glitter dots. However, the stamp set is beautiful and the die cuts make cutting out this big rose pattern in the designer paper and the stamped image a lot easier. But even Demonstrators can’t have EVERYTHING!

The Christmastime Is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper I have to say is gorgeous! The floral prints are beautiful and CAN be cut out by hand if you don’t hate cutting with Paper Snips. You don’t have to follow every single image accurately, just cut somewhat around them leaving a slight margin. This method makes it so you don’t have to be perfect and makes it look die-cut!

The floral images have gold foil accents which you can figure out in my photo but the shine doesn’t come through. The gold foil really makes the paper look festive and rich for your cards.

This card uses a base of Cherry Cobbler, one of the coordinating colors. I love this Cherry Cobbler cross-hatched designer pattern with the gold foil for a background. I wrapped a piece of the Elegant Gold Shimmer Craft Ribbon around it. After cutting out the floral piece, I popped that up with Stampin’ Dimensionals®. I did not add a greeting since I don’t have that Christmas Rose Stamp Set although I will use another greeting later on.

You will find that the Christmas Rose Stamp Set comes with one Cling stamp (the large floral image) and then the rest are Photopolymer stamps to add depth and richness. Those stamps are the Distinktive stamps that Stampin’ Up! developed to make stamping look photorealistic. I do love the sentiments in the stamp set and the font style. If you purchase the stamp set and dies together in the Christmas Rose Bundle, you will save 10%.

If you are really interested in some or all of the products in this Suite, I would not delay in purchasing. You know how some popular items go like hotcakes at Stampin’ Up! There are many holiday stamp sets and accessories to choose from, but if this slightly different look appeals to you, go for it because it is really beautiful!

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Fun Halloween Treat Boxes

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Happy Halloween Projects

Today is the big day for kids and also moms with little kids in school! Usually there is a run on Halloween cupcakes at the grocery store for the school parties! To celebrate, I put a few of my recent Halloween projects on this cute little cake stand my friend gave me the other day! The Clear Tiny Treat Box is easy to decorate and the Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes are really cute. There are so many fun things to make for Halloween, just not enough time!

Halloween is such a fun holiday and one we all probably remember from our childhood – what costumes we wore, what kind of candy we got, school parties! I’m still good friends with a mom I met at my youngest son’s kindergarten class Halloween party!

These Coffin Treat Boxes were really fun this year, I thought! They were easy to put together and almost any way you decorated them they looked great! I used the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper and also the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set, plus some leftover pieces from the September Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Coffin Treat Boxes Decorated For Halloween

After I took the photo I tied ribbon around them to hold the lid on after I put candy inside. The top decoration I popped up on two dimensionals at the top and bottom so there would be space in between to slide a ribbon. Here is a post for the first Coffin Treat Box I made and how to assemble it.

And then the other fun Halloween project was making these treat boxes with the September Paper Pumpkin Kit! “Craft supplies” (chocolate!) being put to proper use!

Paper Pumpkin treat boxes

Even though Halloween will be over after today, if there is anything in the Monster Bash Suite you loved and want more of for next year you can still order it!

Have a safe and fun Halloween Night! Don’t let the goblins get you!

Gather Together Fall Leaves Card

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Gather Together Fall Leaves Card

This Gather Together Fall Leaves Card is a fairly easy one to make to show off the beautiful colors of autumn. I’m pretty sure I got this idea from another Demonstrator but I think I changed it up a little bit. I don’t remember where I saw the idea, but of course, the internet is full of ideas if you don’t have your own!

Fall is such a great season with all the beautiful colors and symbols such as colored leaves, pumpkins, scarecrows, fall flowers, etc. For this card, I made colored leaves by stamping with Stazon Ink in Black and then coloring in with various colors of Stampin’ Write Markers. I believe I used a little bit of yellow, a couple of greens, and some orange. If you start with the lightest color then you can color over with increasingly darker colors without picking up dark ink on a light marker.

The leaves are stamped with the Gather Together Stamp Set. I don’t own the Gathered Leaves Dies so I just cut out the leaves by hand. The greeting is also in the stamp set. It is stamped in Early Espresso Ink and layered on a scalloped circle of Early Espresso. The Crushed Curry Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon is placed in a fun way. Just go back and forth behind the greeting and hold it down either with Snail Adhesive or put Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back.

The card base is Early Espresso and the cardstock layer is (I think, cuz I already mailed it!) Garden Green. You could use any green that you like. It is embossed with the very pretty Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder. This folder can provide a beautiful background for many cards.

On the inside of the card, you may need to put a Whisper White or Very Vanilla layer so you can stamp a greeting or especially write a personal note with the dark cardstock. Stamp a leaf or something from the stamp set inside or add a matching strip of cardstock to decorate the inside a little bit.

Here is a closeup of the card so you can see the nice embossing design.

Gather Together Fall Leaves Card Closeup


Have fun coloring some fall leaves and decorating your cards or projects with them. If you want to use Stampin’ Blends for coloring, stamp with Memento Ink. We are in the thick of autumn right now so you can make cards like this Gather Together Fall Leaves Card for birthdays or even the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Just change the greeting for whatever occasion you need.

Snowman Stamped Christmas Card

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Snowman Stamped Christmas Card

On this Snowman Stamped Christmas Card, I made my own snowman designer paper! This stamp set is so fun to play with and will make many wonderful Christmas cards for you to send to family and friends.

I love that I am finally using Real Red again on Christmas cards after Real Red got demoted to the Regals color family! I liked it better in the Brights family where it had always been. LOL! But nobody asked me! Anyway, the card base is Real Red Cardstock and instead of designer paper layered on the card, I made my own designer paper! I simply stamped the snowman throwing snowballs up in the air from the Snowman Season Stamp Set in black ink randomly on a layer of Whisper White Cardstock. I think it gives the card a subtle fun feeling!

Next, another snowman is stamped with Memento Ink and then die-cut with one of the Layering Circles Dies and layered on a larger scalloped circle die in the same set. That snowman piece I colored in with Stampin’ Blends Markers. For some embellishment, I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue and sprinkled on some Ice Stampin’ Glitter. You could also use the Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. This snowman centerpiece is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting is stamped on a Real Red banner with a “Merry Christmas” from the Snowman Season Stamp Set also. This card is one that just makes me happy! Sometimes you make a card that gives you that feeling. And, I have to say, it is always a good feeling to repeatedly stamp an image randomly on cardstock. There is something about holding that block and stamp in your hand and stamping over and over! I always like it when I do it!

You CAN stamp a greeting on the inside of the card in black ink and have it show up on the Real Red, but you might want to consider adding a Whisper White inside layer with a greeting stamped and maybe another little coordinating image. For this card, I stamped the other greeting in the Snowman Season set, “Hoping this season builds heartwarming memories” and then stamped the same snowman tossing snowballs in the air down in the corner. I just colored in the orange carrot nose and added a tiny bit of blue as shading on the snowman. The inside of the card looks almost as creative as the outside of the card! You can also stamp the envelope before you send the card with one of the snowmen. How cute would that be?!

Remember to try this technique of stamping an image randomly on a piece of cardstock to make your own designer paper as I did on this Snowman Stamped Christmas Card.

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Halloween Witch Boot Candy Favor

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Halloween Witch Boot Candy Favor

This Halloween witch is ready with her Halloween Witch Boot Candy Favor! I’ve made these for several years now and they are very simple to make. The witch isn’t simple, just the candy treat! The witch I made (lots of them!) back in my crafting and craft show days from a pattern I probably bought at the International Quilt Show held annually in Houston back before I ever heard of Stampin’ Up!

The Witch’s Boot is easy to make. Just grab an empty toilet paper roll or cut down a paper towel roll or whatever roll you have. Wrap some designer paper around that you think looks like a sock. Then make a boot collar for the base. It just wraps around and meets in the middle. Then fold back the corners. The only thing to watch for is to make it wide enough so you can add a buckle. Then add a long strip for the base of the boot that is only as wide as the toilet paper roll. Narrow it down diagonally on each side and curl the tip if you like. No measurements, you can just do it for your size roll.

To make an easy buckle, just cut a square of some kind of foil (I used Copper on this one) and then make a smaller black piece for the center to look like it is going through the buckle.

Here is my witch’s boot with a purple striped sock and here is one with handmade stripes with cardstock! That gives you more ideas!

That’s all there is to it. Fill a cello bag with Halloween candy and put it into your Halloween Witch Boot Candy Favor!

Halloween Witch Boot Candy Favor Closeup

24-Hour Stamp Sale TODAY!

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Stamp Sale Oct 2019 Banner my info

Take advantage of this 24-Hour Stamp Sale, already underway! Select stamp sets, in the Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalog, are 15% off TODAY ONLY!

View or Print the List HERE.

(or go back to yesterday’s post HERE if you want to see the list in my post)

Here are Christmas stamp sets from the Annual Catalog that are on sale!

There are many stamp sets to choose from, but here are some of my favorites!

 

I think once the Holiday Catalog comes out, we put the Annual Catalog aside and we forget how many great stamp sets and products are in there! This is a chance to pick up that catalog again and review the stamp sets in there and see if there are any you have taken off your Wish List in the past….but maybe now you can put them back on your list at 15% off!

  • All selected stamp sets can be applied to Starter Kits.
  • Discount applies to select stamp sets only when purchased individually during the 24-hour promotion period.
  • Bundles featuring stamp sets from the promotion will not be discounted.
  • If you purchased a stamp set prior to the sale, we will not be offering exchanges or credits.
  • In the event that we run out of any item offered, promotional pricing will be honored on items backordered, up to the point it reaches the backorder limit. Once an item reaches the backorder limit and is not orderable, it will no longer be available during the promotion and will not be available to order until additional inventory arrives in your market.
  • SALE ENDS October 23, 2019; 11:50 pm (MT)

Now Go Shop the Stamp Sale!

A Geometric Card For Fall With the Tailored Tag Punch

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A Geometric Card For Fall With the Tailored Tag Punch

I’ve made and seen cards like this Geometric Card For Fall With the Tailored Tag Punch and saw one recently online. I changed the kind of paper to make it look like fall, added the greeting, a little stamping and of course, a pumpkin! What says fall more than a pumpkin?! You could make and send this card now just for fall, a card for someone who doesn’t celebrate Halloween, or save it for closer to Thanksgiving. You can also make this same card with different paper and a different greeting for a birthday or lots of other occasions.

The card base is Whisper White Thick Cardstock to give it a little heft. The paper is the Come To Gather Designer Series Paper, the pattern with little groupings of pumpkins. You might think this card would be difficult to make, fitting in all those pieces like a puzzle! But no, you just start somewhere and space out the punched pieces, allowing them to hang out over the edge of the cardstock underneath. After you have them placed how you like, glue them down. Turn the paper over and trim off the excess hanging off the edges. Check out the photos below to see how I did this layout and then trimmed off the pieces hanging over on the other side.

A Geometric Card For Fall With the Tailored Tag Punch Layout
A Geometric Card For Fall With the Tailored Tag Punch Back

The greeting is stamped with the Gather Together Stamp Set in Cajun Craze Ink and then punched out with the Tailored Tag Punch. I thought it looked a little too stark so I stamped the wheat stamp in Granny Apple Green Ink, stamped off once or twice. I just wanted it fairly light.

I also stamped and colored in a pumpkin from the Gather Together Stamp Set. It is colored with Stampin’ Blends Markers in various colors. You can choose whatever look you want for your pumpkin. I started with a bit of Daffodil Delight with Pumpkin Pie and then added some Cajun Craze to match the paper better with the darker shade.

The designer paper pieces are all adhered directly to the card front, but the greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals®, as is the pumpkin. Here is a similar card made with the Wood Textures Designer Paper last year so you can see a different idea and occasion.

There are infinite possibilities for making a card like this using different papers and greetings! Try it and see what you think!

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Need Christmas Tags For Gifts? Make Them With Paper Pumpkin!

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If you would like to do at least “a little” crafting for the holidays, the Paper Pumpkin Kit for November is your answer! Maybe you are new to crafting and stamping or maybe you only like to stamp and make things occasionally. Paper Pumpkin is for you! And for those of us who have oodles of stamps, paper, and craft supplies Paper Pumpkin is fun to have an already designed project with all supplies included that we can just sit down and make!

This November Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin’ Up! makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs. The coordinating colors are Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce.

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I would hazard a guess that even if you didn’t want or need that many tags, you could make cards with the tag on the front as the focal point. Every month creative people make alternate projects with the supplies in the kit and post them on the internet so you will be able to find other ideas if that is what you want. Sometimes I do a little of both…..make the project as designed and also save some pieces to make other cards or projects.

Our family likes to have LOTS of packages under the tree and I have often found myself running out to the store to buy more tags, especially after the kids arrive and want to wrap their gifts. These are usually cheap tags to slap on in a hurry on the gift. Wouldn’t a handmade, pretty tag look a lot better on your gift?

Everything you need for the project comes in the kit! If you are a new subscriber, you will also get a clear acrylic block on which to mount your stamps. That’s why these Paper Pumpkin Kits are so good for new stampers and crafters or those who do not have many supplies….or don’t WANT many supplies!

In each Paper Pumpkin Kit you will receive an exclusive stamp set, an ink spot (1″ x 1″) (great to use on the Stamparatus to ink up stamps!), and a package of materials to make the project! And the presentation is everything of course!

Treat yourself to a present in the mail once a month! And if some months you are too busy or traveling or don’t care for that upcoming kit, just skip a month! If Paper Pumpkin really is not for you, there is no obligation to continue. Simply go into your account and cancel or ask me to take care of it for you.

Now if you missed the coordinating October Kit that had to be signed up for by Oct. 10th, if you subscribe NOW to Paper Pumpkin, there is a chance in a few days that Stampin’ Up! will have extra kits that they will put in the Online Store, only available to Paper Pumpkin subscribers. You can order whatever is in the Paper Pumpkin Past Kits category with your regular Stampin’ Up! order.

In fact, if you want to add a Paper Pumpkin subscription to your Stampin’ Up! order (maybe to reach Hostess Rewards??), just choose which length of time is good for you and add it to your order. Stampin’ Up! will send you an email with directions on how to set up your Paper Pumpkin account and put in the special code showing that you ordered a series of kits in the Online Store. Even if you already have a monthly subscription to Paper Pumpkin, you can purchase a Paper Pumpkin subscription in the Online Store and your account will use those first and then go back to your monthly subscription. Just ask if you have any questions.

The deadline for signing up for the November kit with materials for making holiday tags is November 10, 2019. Supplies may be limited near the end of the subscription period. You may think you will remember, but it’s easier to just do it today and then look forward to mid-November when those kits go out!

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(This is my personal link so you don’t have to put in my name as your Demonstrator. You can also sign up at www.paperpumpkin.com and choose me, Karen Fontinelle, as your Demonstrator.)

Spooktacular Bash Terracotta Tile Halloween Card

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Spooktacular Bash Terracotta Tile Halloween Card

In between watching several baseball games and one Texans football game, I’ve spent some time making Halloween cards with the Monster Bash paper like this Spooktacular Bash Terracotta Tile Halloween Card. The Houston Astros have made their way to the American League Championship Series as have the St. Louis Cardinals (our hometown team) so we have been watching a LOT of baseball including the division games they got these two teams here. So it was fun to have some breaks stamping and making Halloween cards!

One of the coordinating colors for the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper is Terracotta Tile, one of the current In Colors. Since I haven’t used this color very much and the matching ribbon, I chose this color for the card base. The designer paper pattern is a cute one with little haunted houses and Halloween characters! I layered it on a piece of Basic Black to help it stand out.

The ribbon is wrapped around the designer paper and adhered on the back. It is the very nice Terracotta Tile 1/2″ Scalloped Linen Ribbon. You can use it to dress up a fun card like this one or use it on a fancier card. I’ve even cut it down the middle to use just the scalloped edge to decorate a card.

The greeting is stamped with the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set. I really like this greeting and used it on a lot of cards! It is stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock which I think goes better with this card than Whisper White. Then it is die-cut with one of the Ornate Frames Dies. I love this particular shape that goes with this greeting so well!

Then I took a long time to decide how to layer the die-cut greeting on something! I just couldn’t find the right thing. Finally, I looked at my punches and chose the Starburst Punch. The greeting seemed to fit fine over the Starburst shape with a little room left for one of the blackbirds in the Monster Bash Enamel Shapes. I think the bird gives an appropriately spooky look to the card, right?! It’s fun to stick it on, anyway! A cute embellishment for a Halloween card!

Spooktacular Bash Terracotta Tile Halloween Card Closeup

All you have to do is change the designer paper pattern and the greeting if you want for another design for a Halloween card. It is fun making cards and treats with this Halloween paper and all the spooky, whimsical characters! The backside of some of the papers will also make very nice non-Halloween cards!

Make some Halloween cards this week and give them to your family or send them to friends who enjoy Halloween!

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Holiday Catalog Let It Snow Snowman Christmas Card

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Holiday Catalog Let It Snow Snowman Christmas Card

We always say if you need some inspiration, use the Stampin’ Up! catalogs, so that is what I have done with this Holiday Catalog Let It Snow Snowman Christmas Card. You will find a card on the cover of the Holiday catalog that I mostly copied except for the snow.

The Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper is beautiful to use for Christmas cards and projects. This paper is 12″ x 12″ so you have plenty to use. One side has images with bits of glimmer and the other side has more generic images that you can use for non-Christmas projects or after Christmas (if you have any left after using the glimmery sides!).

This card has a Real Red base and is stamped with some Real Red snowflakes with the Snowman Season Stamp Set. Next, there is a piece of the non-glimmer side of the designer paper with the snowmen that I used for the background to look like snowflakes. On the bottom, instead of the way Stampin’ Up! did their card on the catalog cover, I cut a piece of Sparkle Glimmer Paper for the snow. Stampin’ Up! used the new Snowfall Accents Puff Paint on their card but I didn’t own that yet. (As I write this, the Puff Paint had been unorderable but it is back in stock right now so go order it while you can!) On the sides of this layer are strips of the Real Red Glimmer Paper to set off the layer.

The snowman is punched with the Snowman Builder Punch and the trees are all cut by hand with Paper Snips from the Let It Snow DSP. This is the kind of paper that you hate to cut into for any reason, even for making a great card! But it is made to be used so don’t hoard it! Except for one tree adhered directly to the layer, the rest and the snowman are all popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Minis save you from cutting the regular size Dimensionals into smaller pieces! (Did you know there are also Black Stampin’ Dimensionals Combo Packs which have both regular size and mini dimensionals in black, which for some projects “hides” them a little more on your project!)

The greeting is stamped with Versamark Ink and then heat embossed with White Stampin’ Embossing Powder. The greeting is also from the Snowman Season Stamp Set. The cardstock is Shaded Spruce. The Stampin’ Up! samples on the catalog cover also used some Red Rhinestones on the hat.

When you use dark cardstock for the card base, you may need to put a layer of Whisper White or Very Vanilla or some coordinating lighter color inside the card so that you can stamp a greeting or write a personal note. In addition, you can also add some decorative stamping. See the inside of this card below.

Holiday Catalog Let It Snow Snowman Christmas Card Inside

It’s time to get an early start making Christmas cards so we won’t be rushed when it gets down to the wire! If you need Christmas card ideas, be sure you are signed up for my Mailing List because I will be sending out Week 3 of my 12 Weeks of Christmas holiday emails. You still have time to get another few weeks of card ideas, then we move on to gift ideas and finally gift-wrapping ideas with tags, bags, etc. Of course, I will also have Christmas card ideas on my blog and Facebook page.

As I said, one of the many places you can get ideas and inspiration for holiday cards is to look in the Stampin’ Up! Catalogs. You can copy or you can just take part of the idea and add your own elements. Lots of times, just having some idea in front of you gives you your own idea as you begin working! Be sure to order your supplies early so something you want is not out of stock.

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Monster Bash Spooktacular Haunted House Halloween Card

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Monster Bash Spooktacular Haunted House Halloween Card

This Monster Bash Spooktacular Haunted House Halloween Card is certainly an easy card to make! And I love the paper! I had actually overlooked this pattern in the designer papers so I wanted to use it. The designer paper seemed interesting enough that all I needed on the card was a greeting…..and just a couple of easy embellishments!

The card base is Basic Black but of course, you could use any of the several coordinating colors with the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper. I chose this pattern with the haunted houses, not quite sure what else I would do with it.

The greeting is stamped in Memento Black Ink from the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set. Then I used the Stitched Nested Labels Dies to cut it out. When I tried it on the card, I didn’t feel like I needed a layer underneath or anything. I used the Basic Black 3/8″ Scalloped Edge Ribbon wrapped around the piece of designer paper.

Just for a little easy embellishment, I added two dots and a bird from the Monster Bash Enamel Shapes to the greeting.

Be sure to adhere a Very Vanilla layer inside the card with a stamped greeting and maybe a little Halloween stamping or strip of designer series paper since the cardstock is black. Then you can write a Halloween note or just decorate the inside of the card a little bit.

If you are making some Halloween cards, try this design that I did with my Monster Bash Spooktacular Haunted House Halloween Card and be sure to mail them to friends and family to wish them a Happy Halloween!

Monster Bash Mummy Halloween Card

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Monster Bash Mummy Halloween Card

The ghouls are beginning to come out now that Halloween is getting closer as in this Monster Bash Mummy Halloween Card! It’s a monochromatic card, easy for you to copy now that I figured out the design and it’s just stamping, die-cutting and a tiny bit of coloring to make it.

I essentially made my own designer paper by stamping the front of this card with a mummy stamp from the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set. It is just random stamping with Gray Granite Ink. I used the Whisper White Thick Cardstock so the card would not feel flimsy with no other layers or designer paper.

Next, I stamped the mummy by itself and die-cut it with the die from the Ornate Frames Dies. When I first started making this card, at this point I had some difficulty deciding on the layering of this stamped mummy. I was trying to keep the card monochromatic. Eventually, I got the idea to color the background around the mummy and with the Light Gray Granite Stampin’ Blend marker which helped it stand out. I chose the frilly frame in the Ornate Frames Dies for the background layer. Then I played around with whether or not to have something horizontal behind this frame.

In the end, I decided to use a horizontal die cut with a die-cut greeting lower on the card. Both dies are in the Ornate Frames, but after die-cutting the horizontal piece, I placed the die on it again and cut it shorter to fit the greeting better. The greeting, of course, is from the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set.

Once I had all those elements and placed them on the card, I was pleased with the result. Sometimes, many times, you just have to play around with your card if you don’t feel it is quite right. Eventually, you will come up with something that you know is how the card design is supposed to be! Sometimes you have to change colors or stamps or layout, whatever, but it WILL come to you!

Have fun this month making some Halloween cards and treats and be sure to mail out those Halloween cards early so your recipient can enjoy them awhile before Halloween! If a friend isn’t “into” Halloween, then make them a card with pumpkins or something not “spooky” and hopefully they will like that, especially just the idea of getting a card in the mail! You never know what effect your card, that one day at that one time, will have on a person. And it will have an effect on you, just enjoying making the card, thinking of that person, and being happy that you sent them a reminder of your friendship, thoughts, or love.

Get the Spooktacular Bash Bundle and save 10%! You get the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set together with the Ornate Frames Dies so you can make all kinds of fun Halloween cards, treats, and projects like this Monster Bash Mummy Halloween Card! Order soon because as I write this the inventory is low. Hurry!

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Gather Together Fall Votive Holder

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Gather Together Fall Votive Holder

We can do so many things with all our Stampin’ Up! products and supplies and papercrafting skills, like making a piece of home decor such as this Gather Together Fall Votive Holder. I think the colors and items of fall just inspire us so much, like pumpkins, leaves, gourds, mums, scarecrows, and more. That’s what makes it so fun, especially getting relief from the heat of summer!

You can easily make something like this, probably with something you already have in your house, or you can make it for a gift for someone. All you have to do is add a candle inside or one of the flameless ones to be extra safe. If you are using a real candle, make sure the paper is nowhere near the top of the votive holder.

It’s funny how I can start a project with one idea in mind and then come up with something totally unplanned. I almost don’t need to tell you how to make this exactly because I’m sure you have something very similar in your stash and can use what you have.

I started with a checked strip of the Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. When you are using glass, it would be nice if you can to use something that also looks good on the inside since it will be able to be seen. Although unplanned, this strip happens to have the same pumpkins on the opposite side which you can see through the inside of the glass that I used on the decoration.

I started out thinking I was just going to do something with colored leaves but it’s hard to resist the siren call of the beautiful Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. I cut out some of the pumpkins from the paper and I also found some stamped pumpkins from the Gather Together Stamp Set in my stash that I had already colored with Stampin’ Blends. I thought they still fit in with the other pumpkins even though they are more colorful. Next, I stuck in some stamped and die-cut or punched leaves I had just done or already had in my stash. The larger leaves are from the Rooted In Nature Stamp Set.

Once I decided my pumpkins and leaves needed a little background, I die cut a piece from the Ornate Frames Dies. You should really check out these dies because they are pictured in the Halloween section but they CERTAINLY can be used for other things. There is nothing “Halloween” about them. I think they will be very useful well past Halloween. I die cut a large one out of Pretty Peacock Cardstock, even though it is barely visible.

Play around with your elements before adhering and see what layout you like the best. Some of the pumpkins are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals® and some are flat. Then I stuck in the leaves and sprigs of greenery wherever I thought they would look good.

Votive holders like this one are fun to decorate for any holiday or occasion so stock up a few at the dollar store or wherever you find them! Here is a Christmas one I made a few years ago. You could also decorate all the way around the holder. So many possibilities!

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