Happiest Season Tags, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package and I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I punched out the three packages from the "Happiest Season Tags" ephemera package. These are stickers. I set the top left one and the bottom right one place on the front of the card. For the center present, I removed the backing and covered the sticky part with baby powder. Then I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Season of Celebration" ephemera package and I did the same with the back of it. 

I added three epoxy gift images from the "Christmas" epoxy shapes package and the card was done.

This card was unbelievable super quick and easy to make. I'm so into quick and easy lately due to the upcoming craft fairs. I'll give you a sneak peek at my earring display. I just finished adding the tags and prices on them. And then I'll box everything up and get it ready for the craft fair next week. Lots left to do before then. The post below this one will show my display.  I had SO much fun making those earrings. 

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Earring Display

Hello! I thought I'd share with you my earring display I have ready for the craft fair. I originally had the display in my craft room and it held the new stamp sets. After looking at it, I thought I could use it at the craft fair and then bring it back into my craft room. But . . . my husband printed me out tiered holders for my stamp sets, which actually took less room on the ledge than this display did.

This display is actually two pieces. The bottom one has 5 tiers and the top one has 3. I got them on Temu. They were featured as nail polish holders. Can you imaging owning that many bottle of nail polish? 

Anyway, I took a plastic shoe box tote and added some nano tape to the top of the lid on the left and right short sides. This holds the top display in place. And the bonus here is, the tote holds duplicate earrings. It makes a handy storage box!

I am hoping the earrings are a big hit. I really enjoyed making them. It's a fun display and it looks SO much better in person!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see my earring display,
Wanda

Glow of Harvest, Sunflower Fields, Thanksgiving Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Thanksgiving card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Sunflower Fields" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

Then I took a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of DSP from the same package and cut the right side 1-1/2" from the right side to the bottom left corner. I taped that to the front of the card.

Using the 4th largest die in the "Everyday Arches" set I used Crushed Curry card stock for the piece. 

I used the 5th die cut on a piece of DSP from the "Glow of Harvest" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Crushed Curry piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Next I fussy cut the pumpkins, leaves and flower buds from a piece of DSP in the "Glow of Harvest" package. 

The pumpkins were too light for my card so I used the dark Petal Pink Blends pen and I colored the entire pumpkins. Then I took my light Pumpkin Pie Blends pen and colored around the darker areas that were preprinted on the pumpkins. Then I took the Petal Pink pen again and went over those areas to blend and tone down the Pumpkin Pie color. Now the pumpkins stand out better. If you look closely, you can see the leaf and stem on the pumpkin and the leaf bunch to the left, that is the color of the pumpkins before I colored them. They would have gotten lost on top of the card. I was happy that this shimmery DSP took the color. I set the pumpkins in place using Dimensionals. I didn't press down on them, I needed to tuck the leaf cluster piece on the left and the colored flower buds on the right. If they didn't get caught by a Dimensional then I would need to glue them. I lucked out and there were Dimensionals there to attach both the pumpkin and the fussy cut pieces.  Actually, all of the pieces were fussy cut out. 

I couldn't find any Thanksgiving wording so I printed it out on my computer on Basic White card stock and I cut them out. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. And the card was done.

Now to address it and get it sent off to my mom. She's in a nursing home and apparently it takes them a long time (over 2 weeks) to get mail to the residents and I have no idea why.

This was a fun card to make and I'm thrilled about all of the fun colors that went together and especially the color on the pumpkins!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Thanksgiving card,
Wanda

Happiest Season, Season of Celebration, Dreamy Snowflakes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded piece of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Garden Green card stock and textured it using the "Dreamy Snowflakes" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

I cut a 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock for the Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer.  The DSP is from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Basic White piece. Then I glued that to the upper part of the card about 1/4" from the edge of the Garden Green piece, having equal spacing on the top and two sides.

I cut a circle using the third die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Using a blending brush and Garden Green ink, I scrubbed some on the circle.

The truck is a sticker from the "Happiest Season" ephemera package.  I removed the backing and covered the sticky part with baby powder. You can use corn starch too. I usually add the Dimensionals and then cover the back with the baby powder but I wasn't thinking but much to my surprise the Dimensionals stuck to it and I had no issues. Now I know I don't need to try to brush around the Dimensionals with the baby powder. I affixed the truck to the circle, tape was added to the back and it was set in place on the DSP, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.  I often rely on my eyes instead of measuring, I figure if it looks straight to me, then it's straight or straight enough!

Next I looked for some wording and I found these in the "Season of Celebration" ephemera package.  

And for a final touch I added some peppermint candies from the "Real Red & White" adhesive-backed peppermints package and the card was done.

This was a fun and quick card to make. I have hardly used the images from the ephemera packages I bought so hopefully I can make some more cards in the near future using them.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Crew, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I just love the colors of this cad and had to make it. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Pool Party for the largest layer. On top of that is a 4-7/8" x 3-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock. Before I taped the two pieces together, I worked on the top piece.

The strips were cut first. I cut the Pool Party and Granny Apple Green strips at 1/4" x 4-7/8" and the Real Red strip was cut at 1/2" x 4-7/8".

The snowman was stamped next. It's from the "Christmas Crew" bundle and was stamped using Basic Black ink. I cut it out using the matching die. Blends pens were used to color it in. I used both light and dark Pool Party for the snowman's body. Dark Pecan Pie for the arms. Light Basic Black for the top part of the hat. Real red for the band of the hat and the scarf. Dark Pumpkin Pie for the nose and dark Smoky Slate for the frame and post of the sign. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1-3/4" from the bottom edge and 1" from the fold (at the widest part of the bottom ball).

Granny Apple Green card stock was used for the trees and holly. Real Red was used for the berries on the holly. I glued two trees in place directly on the front and the largest tree I used Dimensionals on the back. I set that tree in place so the top and left branches touch the sign. I added a little glue to hold them down too.

The holly and berries were added to the upper left of the sign and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make and I love everything about this card. From the cute snowman to the fun colors. That's why I wanted to make it. And it was simple to make too.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Sunflower Fields, Banner Sayings, Harvest Hues, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I have the "Harvest Hues" ephemera pack sitting on my worktable and I thought I should use it again. I only used it to make a Halloween card a few weeks back. I buy these packs because they look so fun and then I end up playing with almost full packs sitting around. I opened Pinterest to see if I could find a card that would be fun to make. I have a friend's birthday coming up and I will be seeing her soon to give it to her. You can see the card I found on Pinterest by clicking here. I changed it just a little bit. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sunflower Fields" 12" x 12" package. The larger piece on the left measures 5-1/4" x 2" and the piece next to it measures 1" x 5-1/4". I ran tape across the backside of the large piece and affixed the 1" strip to it so the piece measures 5-1/4" x 2-3/4". I taped it to the left side of the card. 

The stickers used here are the stack of books, the cluster of flowers, a couple of small single flowers and a few little leaves.  I removed the backing from the stickers and set them in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on Basic White card stock. I punched them out using the "Three Banners" punch. I punched out another one using Early Espresso card stock. I cut that piece down the middle on the short side. I took the long strips and taped them to the back of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

This was a fun card to make. I'm sure my friend will like it. But, I still have a LOT of stickers left in the package!  YIKES! LOL

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Poetic Petals, Harvest Hues, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using the "Harvest Hues" ephemera. I made two using the same design. My husband has twin sisters and these are for their birthday. They are identical twins and when we were dating I had trouble telling them apart. They are 17 years older than he is and one of the twins had identical twins. So now I had 4 people to figure out who is who. Then I meet his twin cousins, his aunt (his mother's sister) had twins. Now there's 6 people I to figure out and I couldn't keep straight who is who. As the years passed I can tell his sisters and nieces apart but I still have problems with the cousins!  And humorously I sort of got him back, I have triplets on my side! LOL Now that you know a bit of backstory on my life, let's move on to how today's card was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

Using the "Perennial Postage" dies I cut the second largest one for the layer. Before taping the layer down I lightly scrubbed on some Crushed Curry ink around the outer edge of the card base and then scrubbed the center of the die cut piece with more ink. 

I laid the stickers in place so I could see where to stamp the words. The words are from the "Poetic Petals" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink. I taped the layer to the card base.

I set the stickers in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I think the sticker choices formed a nice birthday card for my sister-in-laws.  They don't read my blog so I can tell you what their presents are. A friend of mine makes the most beautiful quilts and we bought two from her.  Actually we bought three, I had to have one too! I'm so spoiled. LOL

Thank you so very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Christmas Crew, Seasonal Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Real Red card stock. On top of that is a 3-3/8" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White that was splattered with my dark Real Red Blends pen. I keep my blends pens that I've had to replace because of the tips. For the splatter I used the brush side of the pen and then tapped it against my scissors (or a hard surface, like a pen or pencil - just don't use another Blends pen) and just tap all around the card until you get the coverage you want. I taped the speckled piece to the Real Red piece and then that was taped to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.  

For the smaller layer I had a piece of Basic White card stock that I had textured using the candy cane embossing folder from the "Seasonal Cheer" mini embossing folders.  I had this sitting on my worktable from a previous project so I thought I'd work it into this card. My piece measured 2-1/2" x 3-3/4". I cut a piece of Real Red card stock to measure 2-5/8" x 3-7/8" and I taped the two pieces together. The piece was then taped to the front of the card about 3/4" from the fold and the top of the card. 

The reindeer is from the "Christmas Crew" bundle and was stamped using Basic Black ink. Then it was cut out using the matching die. I colored it using my light Pecan Pie Blends pen for the body. The feet were colored in using an Early Espresso marker. I kept my markers because they were in such good condition and I thought I would need some colors, like Early Espresso and Garden Green for starters.  

The words were stamped next. They are from the same "Christmas Crew" bundle and stamped using Basic Black ink.  

I stamped a Santa hat and two candy canes using Basic Black ink and then I colored them using my dark Real Red Blends pen. 

I glued the hat to the top of the reindeers head.

Using the 7th die in the "Everyday Arches" set I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "A Stitched Season" 12" x 12" package. I taped the reindeer to it. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. It's about 1/2" from the bottom edge and about 5/8" from the right edge. I didn't press down on the piece at the upper left side because I needed to know if I could get the ends of the candy canes under it. 

I glued the candy canes in place and then I tied a piece of baker's twine that was doubled. I glued it to the front of the card.

Three peppermint candies were added to the front and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. I enjoyed every moment making it. I love playing with red and white and this card was right up my alley.  The reindeer was fun to color and I can't wait to play with the other characters in that bundle.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

A Little Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one of the quickest Christmas cards I've ever made. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside of the card.

I cut the image from a full sheet of fun images from the "A Little Christmas" 12" x 12" package.  I taped it to the front of the card and the card was done.

Can you believe that? It's such a sweet image. I was going to add some words to the front but it took away from the image so I just left it blank. I may stamp something on the inside but for now I'm just letting the image tell the story.

This was the quickest Christmas card I've ever made! I think it took longer to cut the card stock and DSP than it did to make the card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Timeless Christmas, Christmas Mice, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you using one of my favorite layouts. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Timeless Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

On top of that is a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White card stock. I did not tape it to the front of the card. I am using it to build the rest of the card on top of.

I cut a piece of Real Red card stock that measures 3" x 4-1/8" and another piece of DSP that measures 2-7/8" x 4". I added a little tape in the area a bit above center, in the area where I'm going to be punching. I used a 1-1/4" circle punch to punch both layers out. I made sure that both pieces were lined up equally on all sides before I punched. 

Then I took the DSP piece and put a piece of copier paper behind it and then cut a 1-3/8" circle ring. This will allow the opening to show the Real Red card stock as a nice frame. I taped the two pieces together.

The mouse in the image was left over from the card I made the other day. I saw the mouse on there and just couldn't toss the piece in recycling.  

I added dimensionals around the circle of the card stock opening and then set it on top of the mouse and got it to where I got the part of the image in it that I wanted.

Then I added dimensionals to the back of the layer and tape to the back of the mouse piece. This was then set on top of the Basic White piece. And finally that was set on top of the card base.

The words are from the "Christmas Mice" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink on Basic White card stock that measures 3/4" x 2-1/2". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place sort of centering it between the circle and bottom edge of the circle layered piece. 

I bought those adorable holly and berries embellishments and I added a set to the upper right area of the circle layered piece and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I just can't get enough of card using this layout. I love it because it allows me to use smaller images and make them the focal point. 

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Festive Cheer, Yuletide Carols, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very fun Christmas card to share with you. I found this card on Pinterest and you can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Early Espresso card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and taped it to the inside.

The music sheet Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Yuletide Carols" 12" x 12" package. After cutting it from a sheet full of other images, it measured 4" x 5-1-4". No trimming on that, it was the exact size needed for the front of the card. It was taped in place creating equal spacing all around.

The Santa is from the same sheet. It measured 2-3/4" x 5-1/4" after cutting it from the sheet. Again, no trimming. Ya gotta love that!  This will be taped to a 3" x 5-1/2" piece of Early Espresso card stock. But before taping I cut the circle for the back layer of the word piece. The circle measures 1-7/8".  You can use a punch or a die if you have either. I still had the circles and scalloped die set and will probably keep it till I wear it out (is that possible?).  Once I got the circle cut out I taped the DSP to the layer. Then that was taped to the front of the card centering it as much as possible by eyeing it.

The words are from the "Festive Cheer" bundle and were stamped using Early Espresso ink and cut out using the 4th circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped the two circles together. I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card. I moved the circle down a bit more than on the original card. I didn't want Santa to be covered.

A tiny little bow was cut from the "Festive Cheer" bundle using Early Espresso card stock. It's up at the top center. It's so tiny, it's almost invisible. But it's SO cute.

This was such a fun card to make because the DSP did most of the work. I bought this paper and I didn't realize how fun all of the sheets are. I loved the idea of having lots of music sheets to make cards with but this sheet of multiple images is such a bonus!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Timeless Christmas, Home for Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found the card on Pinterest but I changed it a bit. You can see the original card by clicking here. There were no instructions on how the card was made so I just went with what looked good, so please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Barely Blush card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I taped it to the inside of the card.

The holly strip is from the "Timeless Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It's cut at 1-1/4" x 5-1/2".  The Real Red layer behind it was cut at 1-1/2" x 5-1/2". I taped the two layers together and then taped it to the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold.

The candy cane piece was cut at 4-7/8" x 2-1/2" and was textured using the "Seasonal Cheer" embossing folder set. There's three smaller embossing folders in that set, the candy canes, bats, and leaves. I didn't use the bats much in October but I am going to save it and use it next year, even if it might be retired. I glued that piece to a 5-1/8" x 2-3/4" piece of Real Red card stock. I taped that to the front of the card about 1/4" on both sides and the bottom.

The ovals are from the "Framed Violets" bundle.  I cut the scalloped one using Real Red card stock. And the other oval was cut from Basic White card stock. The words are from the "Home For Christmas" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink. 

The candies were stamped next, they are from the same "Home for Christmas" bundle using Real Red ink on Basic White card stock. I stamped and cut three of them. 

The "wrappers" were die cut using Barely Blush card stock. I glued the candies to the "wrappers". On the center of each candy I added a little peppermint candy embellishment. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the upper part of the oval. 

I tied a white bow and glued it to the upper right side next to the candy. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I REALLY like the layout. There's lots of fun Christmas images that will work with this layout. You may be seeing it again in the near future.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Mice, A Little Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I just love these little mice and I had purchased the Designer Series Paper (DPS).  You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that I textured using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut a strip of DSP from the "A Little Christmas" 12" x 12" package. The strip measures 4-1/4" x 2-1/4". I glued it to the left side of the card about 5/8" from the left edge.

I just had to purchase that DPS because the mice were just too darn cute!  The sheet of DSP that the mice came from was a bit busy but making them a focal point made the sheet much more fun to use. I thought these mice were perfect from that sheet. I cut the two mice using the 4th circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

The words are from the "Christmas Mice" bundle. I stamped them on a 3/4" x 3" piece of Basic White card stock. I stamped them using Real Red ink. I have a love/hate relationship with cutting my word pieces before stamping on them. I often struggle to get them straight where as if I had stamped them crooked on a piece of card stock, I could cut them straight on my paper cutter. But cutting smaller strips can be a challenge too. This time I cut the card stock and then stamped on it. I did manage to get it pretty straight. I glued it to the front of the card about 3/8" from the left edge and 1-1/8" up from the bottom edge.

I glued the top mouse in place first and before I glued the bottom one down I decided to pop it up with dimensionals. 

I added some crystal rhinestones and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. Those little mice are just too cute.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

A Little Christmas, Home for Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it with a snowflake embossing folder. I don't have a current snowflake embossing folder, mostly because it came in a bundle and it was just too expensive. Even my group of stamping friends didn't have it or I would have embossed a few sheets to have on hand. So I used a folder I had on hand, it's a very old (retired) Stampin' Up! folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

The image is from the "A Little Christmas" 12" x 12" package. There's two sheets in the package that are full of images. I can't wait to play with some more of them in the near future. I cut this image out of the sheet and taped a piece of Pool Party layer to the back. My printed image measured 2-3/8" x 2-3/4"  and my Pool Party piece was cut at 2-5/8" x 3".  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

The words are from the "Home For Christmas" bundle. I stamped them on a piece of Basic White card stock and I tried to cut them out with my paper cutter. It's SO hard to cut tiny strips that have words on them and get them straight. I ended up trimming it a bit with my scissors. I also trimmed the piece of Pool Party for the layer. It's not straight, which bothers me but I try to remind myself that it is after all a handmade card. And it's not that crooked! But it still bothers me!  LOL. Dimensionals were added to the back.

I set the top piece in place about 5/8" from the top and both sides.

The words were added to the bottom area about 7/8" from the bottom edge and the two sides.

I had some snowflakes that I glued on the printed image and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I really like the image, there's something about the house in the snow.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda