Sophisticated Sled, Take a Bow, Wildflower Designs, Reindeer Days, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of the card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take a Bow" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the card base.

The "Z" fold piece was cut at 4-1/4" x 9" and it was scored at 3" and 6".  On the front of the "Z" fold piece I taped a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of DSP from the same stack. 

Next I made the pocket. It's a 3-1/4" x 3" piece of DSP that was scored on the sides at 1/4" and 3". Once scored it measured 2-3/4" x 3".  I used my bone folder on the score lines and then I glued them plus the bottom edge to the inside of the "Z" fold piece. Allow the glue to dry some before you slip in a gift card. If you're like me you want to see the card in the pocket right away. 

On the front I taped a piece of Basic White card stock that was cut using the die from the "Wildflower Designs" bundle. I glued both pieces in place. I said both pieces because the die cuts the frame and the center at the same time. I just lined up the frame with the edges of the DSP and I glued it in place.

Before gluing the center part in place I stamped it using the wording from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle and Real Red ink. I glued the "Z" fold piece to the front of the card

I fussy cut a deer from the "Reindeer Days" 12" x 12" package. I set it in place using Dimensionals.

A few peppermint candy embellishments were added to the front and the card was done.

This is such a super easy gift card holder to make. I love the red and white, it really says "Christmas".

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

Reindeer Days, Snowflake Sky, Perennial Postage, Sophisticated Sled, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on the internet. You can see the original card here.  The card there is part of a purchased PDF so I don't think I can give measurements.  But I will give you the materials list because it's obvious by looking at the card that was posted there.

The base is a half-sheet of Real Red card stock. There's a layer of Basic White. Then a layer of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Reindeer Days" 12" x 12" package. On top of that is a piece of Basic White card stock that I textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. 

The deer are from the same "Reindeer Days" DSP package and were fussy cut. They are set on top of the Basic White die cut piece from the "Wildflower Designs" bundle. 

The words I used are from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Perennial Postage" package. I set it in place using Dimensionals.

Red and White Baker's Twine was used and some Red & White peppermints were added.  A

a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was added to the inside for writing on. 

I thought this was a fun card to make. I love all the red and white. And you can't beat those little peppermint candies. They were available the first part of October. I'd check every day. We were out of town and I checked and they were back in stock but I couldn't order them because I was out of town and the internet connection I had was not secure. UGH. And it wasn't until last week they came available again so I ordered 2 packages. I found out the next day they were sold out again. I hope Stampin' Up! realizes how popular these cuties are and brings them back next season.  

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

Sophisticated Sled, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun 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. I cut a 4"x 5-1/4" piece of Smoky Slat for the layer and a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the Smoky Slate piece and then I taped that to the card base.

Next I made the sled using the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I used Early Espresso for the runners on the sled and Pecan Pie for the bed. I glued the bed to the runners. 

The greenery was cut next. I used Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive card stock. I cut each one in half and glued them in place on the upper part of the sled. 

Then I made the skates. I cut them using Basic White card stock and the laces were cut using Basic Black card stock. I glued the laces in place. I also cut two blade using silver card stock and I glued them in place. I set the skates together and added Dimensionals to the back. 

I took a piece of black Baker's Twine and glued it to the center of the greenery and I let the ends hang down. I removed the backing from the Dimensionals on the back of the skates and I set them in place on the front of the card. I made sure the strings were under each skate to make it look like it was hanging from each one.

I had some gold ribbon so I tied a bow and glued it on top of the greenery.

The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the "Perennial Postage" dies. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I colored some crystal rhinestones using the dark Real Red Blends Pen and I set them in place on the greenery and the word piece. And that was it, the card was done.

I just love using this set. The skates are so cute and they look great on the sled. You can't go wrong with a card like this.

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

Season of Green & Gold, Christmas Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4' piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White that was textured using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. My piece was a quarter sheet and I trimmed it after embossing because the piece can sometimes not remain the same size as cut before texturing. I glued the embossed piece to the Old Olive piece and then I taped that to the front of the card.

Next I fussy cut the mistletoe piece from the "Season of Green & Gold" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP). And I cut two bells from the same package. There are die cuts for greenery but I didn't purchase it, I just purchased the DSP. I glued the two bells together. I set the smaller one on top of the larger one to hide the bottom side. It was an edge piece and a little bit of the bell was missing. I didn't want to toss out that piece so I cut the bell and just covered the part that was missing.

The words are from the "Christmas Labels" bundle and were stamped using Old Olive ink. I cut the out with a matching die. I cut one of Old Olive card stock too. I felt the word piece needed a layer behind it. I just snipped the little spot on each corner. I taped the words to the Old Olive piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and I lightly set the piece on top of the card. 

I added a little bit of glue to the leaves and slipped the mistletoe piece under the word piece. Before the glue set, I had added glue to the bells and slipped them under the mistletoe piece and the card was done. I had thought about adding some embellishment but I liked it just the way it was.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. 

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

Sophisticated Sled, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have been having SO much fun playing with the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I have created many cards and copied many cards using it. Today is a "copy" day. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. There were no instructions on how it was made so please read on to see how I put it together. 

The base of my card is a 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 Real Red card stock for the top layer. I stamped the words from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle using black Memento ink.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the 6" x 6" "Iconic Celebrations" package. I cut it at 1-1/2" x 5-1/4". I taped it to the Real Red piece and then I taped that to the front of the card.

Next the circle was cut using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature" bundle. I taped it in place on the front of the card.

Then came the sled pieces. First I cut the skates using scraps of Basic White card stock. You could cut them when you do the circle but I didn't think of that at the time. Then I cut the sled runners and the skate laces from Real Red card stock. The greenery was cut from Garden Green card stock, you need two of those and the sled was cut using Pecan Pie card stock.  I also cut the blades of the skates using some silver foil card stock I had. I glued the laces to the skates and set them aside to dry.

I taped the bed of the sled to the runners. Then the greenery was added. I took some red and white Baker's Twine and tied a double bow and glued it to the center of the greenery. My twine was 12" long and I folded it in half before I tied the double bow. 

When added the skated I made sure I had the ends of the red and white bow under them to make it look like they were hanging up by it. 

And lastly I took a 6" piece of jute and tied a knot at each end. I trimmed the ends just a little so they looked even and I glued it to each side of the upper part of the sled bed. And the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make and I'd love to make more but I have so many other ones I want to try before that happens.

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

Sentimental Christmas, Regal Floral, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick 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. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. It was textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder.  I glued it to the card base.

Next I cut two pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take a Bow" 6"x 6" stack. They measure 2" x 3" each. I glued them to the front of the card. The top piece is about 5/8" from the edge and 5/8" from each side. The bottom piece is 5/8" from the bottom edge and each side. 

The stocking is an image from the "Sentimental Christmas" 12" x 12" package of DSP.  I used the die from the "Regal Floral" bundle to cut it out. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front center of the card.

The words are from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle and were cut using the smallest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I set it in place using Dimensionals on the right side and tape on the left.

I had some green ribbon so I tied a double bow and glued it to the top of the stocking piece and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. 

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

Season of Green & Gold, Greetings of the Season, Snowflake Sky, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an elegant Christmas card to share with you. It was pretty quick to make too. I found it on Pinterest and I did change it a little. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock. It's kind of nice to play with a different color card base other than just Basic White. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

Next the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Season of Green & Gold" 12" x 12" package was cut. These are actually strips and not a full piece. The strips measure 3/4" x 5-1/4" and you need two of them. I taped them to each side of the card.

Next I cut the Very Vanilla center piece. It measures 2-3/4" x 5-1/2" and there's another piece of Very Vanilla on top of that. It measures 2-1/2" x 5-1/4".  I textured it using the Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued that piece to the other strip of Very Vanilla. 

The piece with the words on it was cut next. I used the die from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle. The words were also from that bundle and they were stamped using Old Olive ink. I'm thinking Mossy Meadow ink would be pretty there too.

The mistletoe is from the same "Season of Green & Gold" DSP and was fussy cut. I didn't buy the bundle that this paper compliments, I just bought the paper. I wanted to but I had too many wants from the mini catalog that I had to pick and choose. So fussy cutting it is. The original card had the leaves that were stamped. But like I said, I didn't have the bundle so I just took one of the images on the DSP and fussy cut it. Dimensionals were added to the back of the die cut word piece and it was set in place on the center of the card.

Then the mistletoe piece was added with Dimensionals. 

I had some vanilla colored satin ribbon and I tied a knot and snipped the ends. I glued it in place over the tag hole on the die cut piece. I did snip the end of the mistletoe off a bit because it was in the way of the bow.

Some pearls were added to give the piece a bit more of an elegant look and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. It was quick and easy and I really do like this layout.

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

Snowy Wonder, Snowy Scenes, Joyful Images Ephemera, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun 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 Poppy Parade 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 taped it to the inside.

On the front I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White for the bottom layer.

The top two layers were next. The Poppy Parade piece was cut at 3" x 4-1/8". And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package was cut at 2-7/8" x 4".  

I used the tiniest amount of tape to hold the two pieces together. I added the tape in the area I thought the circle would be cut from. Using the 3rd smallest die in the "Deckled Circles" set I made the first opening. Then I removed the DSP from the card stock and using the 4th largest "Deckled Circle" I cut a ring from the DSP. I taped the two pieces together. My embossing machine pinched my two pieces together so tight I could see the line where the DSP was, so it was easy to line it all up again. Once that was taped in place I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on top of the Basic White piece. 

The layered pieces were taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle and were stamped using Poppy Parade ink. I cut them out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I thought it was just a bit too white so I used my Poppy Parade marker and colored around the edge being careful not to color over the stitched marks. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place at the bottom of the card.

The cute little mittens are from the "Joyful Images Ephemera" package. I set them in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I'm such a lover of mittens and I just had to find a way to use these as a focal point. This layout took care of that.

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

Snowy Scenes, Sophisticated Sled, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I've got a Christmas card to share with you. 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock that was textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the Pool Party piece and then I taped that to the front of the card.

The two square layers were cut next. The Pool Party piece measures 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" and the top Basic White layer was cut at 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".  I used my Blending Brush with Pool Party ink and scrubbed on the color.

Sandwiched between the two squares is a 1-5/8" x 3-3/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package. I used my grid paper to help guide in getting the pieces centered. I taped the DSP to the Pool Party square and then the Basic White piece (that was colored with Pool Party ink) on top of that. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

The snow globe from the "Snowy Scenes" package was fussy cut. I stamped the words from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle using black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the top square.

And that was it. I was going to add some embellishments but I liked it just the way it was.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Iconic Celebrations, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but I did make some changes. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I made it.

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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Iconic Celebrations" 6" x 6" stack. I taped it to the front of the card.

A 5-1/4" x 3"piece of Basic White card stock was cut and then textured using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. I glued the piece on top of the DSP, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

Next I cut the sleigh pieces from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. The body of the sleigh was cut from Misty Moonlight card stock. The runners were cut from some silver foil card stock. I also cut the skate blades from the silver card stock. And the laces on the skates were cut from a scrap of Misty Moonlight card stock. Though after seeing it all put together I think Boho Blue would have been a better choice for the laces.

The skates were cut using a scrap of Basic White card stock. I glued on the laces and blades. I glued the two skates together. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set aside.

The "greenery" at the top was cut using Boho Blue card stock. I glued them in place on the top part of the sled.

I tied a silver bow and set it aside. I took a 3" piece of the silver cord and using a glue dot I set it in place in the center of the Boho Blue "greenery". I glued the ends down onto the bed of the sled so they would end up close to behind the skates as possible. I could have glued the ends to the back of the skates and then stuck the top part on the glue dot but I didn't think of that until just now. 

Then the skates were set in place. I glued the silver bow in place. The sled was then glued in place on top of the textured Basic White piece.

The words came next, they are from the same "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I stamped them using Misty Moonlight ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Perennial Postage" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the lower part of the card.

A few crystal rhinestones were added to the front of the card and the card was done.

I just LOVE this bundle and I think I'm going to keep it forever!  That's a long time! LOL

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

Spotlight on Nature, Snowy Scenes, Sophisticated Sled, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Christmas card to share with you. It's easy and pretty quick to make too. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded piece of Garden Green card stock. I was torn between that and Poppy Parade but the greens in the globe pushed more towards Garden Green. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and I taped it to the inside.

Next I cut a piece of Basic White that measures 5-1/2" x 3-3/4".  I cut out the circle using a die from the "Spotlight on Nature. It was the third largest die that has a lined texture all around. There's two sets of circle dies in this package. This one was from one of the "sheets" and the border piece is on the other sheet, it was the second largest die. I cut it out on a separate piece of Basic White card stock. Then I had to take the first die I used and cut out the center. Now I was ready to texture it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder.

I glued the die cut circle/ring to the opening on the textured piece. 

Then I took a 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock, using my Blending Brush and Pool Party ink, I scrubbed on some color. I glued this piece to the back of the textured piece over the opening.

The snowman in the globe is from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I fussy cut it out, added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the bottom area of the opening. 

I took some snowflakes from the "White Loose Snowflakes" container. 

The words are from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle and were stamped using Poppy Parade ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Nested Essentials" set.

Before adding the embossed piece to the front of the card, I took a 6" piece of ribbon and taped the ends to the back. then I set it in place on the front of the card.

I took 20" of ribbon and tied a double bow. I snipped the ends and glued the bow on top of the ribbon piece I had just added.

Some gold thread was used to tie a bow and that was set in place on top of the ribbon bow using a glue dot.

A little bit of glue was added to the one end of the piece and it was slid under the ribbon piece a bit and set in place. 

For a final touch I added a few snowflakes to the word piece.

This was such a fun card and I am pleased at the way it turned out.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Snowflake Sky, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found this card on Pinterest but I can't locate again. It was made by Terri Gaines but I changed it a little. She has a fancy fold and I just made a regular card with it and I added the wording. 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Smoky Slate for the layer.  Using the skate laces die from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle I cut it from the center of the piece. I set it aside.

Next I took a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. Then I cut the piece at 3-3/4" and I left the length. I cut tore the bottom area in two places. I glued the top part down first, then the middle piece. Make sure you overlap the middle piece on top of the upper piece. And then add the bottom piece so the whole thing measures 5" long. The piece was then taped to the front of the card. 

The sled was cut next. The runner was cut using Early Espresso card stock and the bed of the sled was cut using Pecan Pie card stock. I glued the pieces together and then I glued it to the front of the card.

I cut the skates from scraps of Basic White card stock and the blades were cut from some silver card stock. I glued the blades on and then I added a little bit of glue and slipped the lace piece in place. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the front of the card. 

A double bow of linen thread was tied and glued in place at the top of the sled runner.

The words are from the same "Sophisticated Sled" and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Real Red ink. I cut then out using the "Perennial Postage" die set. The words were set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I love the look of it.

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

Snowy Scenes, Snowy Wonder, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick 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 Poppy Parade card stock for the layer. Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that I had textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I trimmed it down to 3-7/8" x 5-3/8" and glued it to the Poppy Parade piece. Then I taped that to the front of the card.

Next I cut the rectangles. The layers are Poppy Parade and measure 2" x 3" each and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package and were cut at 1-3/4" x 2-3/4". I taped the two pieces together and then I glued them to the front of the card.

The cute snow globe is from the same "Snowy Scenes" package. I fussy cut it and set it on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The words are from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle and were stamped using Poppy Parade ink on a scrap piece of Basic Whit card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Nested Essentials" set. I added Dimensionals on the left and tape on the right and set it in place on the front of the card.

I glued on some snowflakes from the "White Loose Snowflakes" container and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I LOVE those little snowflakes, they're SO darn cute!

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

Regal Winter, Cheerful Daisies, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very simple, quick and easy card to share with you. This is one of my favorite layouts to play with. It allows you to use up some scrap card stock or make make 16 cards from a 12" x 12" sheet. Please read on to see how my card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock for the layer.

The Basic White layer was cut at 4-1/4" x 3-1/8".  On top of that is a 3" x 3" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Regal Winter" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Basic White piece.

Next I stamped the words from the "Cheerful Daisies" bundle using black Memento ink. 

Then I took some thin ribbon (retired) that I had and cut it 5" long. I taped the ends to the back, lining it up on the front with the bottom of the DSP. I taped the piece to the front of the card and the card was done.

I am so pleased at how this card turned out. It's got such a rich look. I made two at the same time, not because it was quick (which it was) but my hubby has twin sisters and their birthdays are on Saturday so I needed to get their cards done. They are done and ready for him to sign them!

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

Greetings of the Season, Snowy Scenes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a 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 Pool Party card stock for the layer. Once I had put the card together I thought that this piece would have looked nicer if it had been textured using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I taped the piece to the card base.

Next I cut a 4-1/4" x 3-1/8" piece of Basic White and on top of that is a 3" x 3" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package. I taped this piece in place so I could see how much space I had for the words.

The words are from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle. I stamped them using Poppy Parade ink.

From the same "Snowy Scenes" DSP package I had fussy cut a snow globe from one of the sheets. I was going to tape it to the DSP but it kind of got lost so I took a piece of Garden Green card stock and I cut a circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped the globe part to the circle. I added Dimensionals to the back and I set it aside.

I took a 5" piece of ribbon (retired) and taped the ends on the backside. Then I taped this piece to the front of the card. I centered it by eyeing it. 

I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the globe piece in place and the card was done.

This was such a fun and quick card to make and I'm very pleased with the way it turned out.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Greetings of the Season, 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.

I have not heard anything about the new format so I'm going back to the old one (it's quicker to do and all the materials are still listed in the paragraphs.

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 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock for the layer. 

Next I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I stamped the wreath on it from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle using Soft Sea Foam ink. I marked the top right down 1" and the top left down 1-3/4".  I took the piece to my cutter and cut it from mark to mark. I made sure that the mark was on the other side of the blade. Meaning that the marks would be on the piece that I don't need for this card.

Once the stamped Basic White piece was cut, I taped it to the Soft Sea Foam piece and then I took it to the paper trimmer to cut off the upper part leaving a layer that matched the sides and bottom. I was close but mine was a little short but it's okay, the Soft Sea Foam color is so light only those who read this will notice! After cutting I taped those two layers to the front of the card.

The words were done next. They are from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle and were stamped using Garden Green ink. After I had finished making the card I realized that Real Red would have been better but it's still nice. The green gives it a more toned down feel.

The sled was made using the dies in the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I cut the runner using Early Espresso card stock. The body of the sled was cut from Pecan Pie card stock. I glued the two pieces together. 

The greenery was cut using a die from the same bundle. I used Old Olive and Mossy Meadow card stock. I cut the Old Olive one in half. I glued the Mossy Meadow piece down on the sled and then the two pieces of Old Olive. I tied a double bow using white Baker's Twine and I used a dot of glue to hold it in place on the greenery.

Using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends Pen I colored some pearls and added them to the greenery.

The skates and laces were cut using the dies in the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I glued the laces in place. I had also cut two "blades" using silver card stock and I glued them in place too.  I added a little tape to the skates and stuck them together where I thought they looked good. Then I added Dimensionals to the back and I set them in place on the top of the sled.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the sled and it was set in place on the front of the card. And that was it, the card was done.

I love using this set and making cards with both the sled and the skates on it. I think it's one of my favorite sets this season.

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

Snowy Wonder, Snowy Scenes, Sophisticated Sled, 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Poppy Parade card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Poppy Parade piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

The snowman and tree are from the same package of DSP. I fussy cut the tree but the snowman was cut using the die from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle. 

I had a scrap piece of Poppy Parade, it measures 4" x 1-1/2" and I textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. 

The squares were both cut from Basic White card stock. They measure 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" and the other measures 2-3/4" x 2-3/4".  On the smaller piece I used my Blending Brush and scrubbed on some Pool Party ink. I also stamped some Pool Party snowflakes from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle. I used the Blending Brush on the edges of the piece to, kind of like sponging. I do prefer sponging the edges than using the brush on them.

I took the larger piece and taped the Poppy Parade strip to it, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it. It sticks out beyond the larger square about 5/8" on each side and the same from the top. Then I taped the stamped square to the top of that. So the Poppy Parade piece is sandwiched between the two squares. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the center of the card.

I added a little tape to the left side of the snowman and set it on the fussy cut tree where I thought it would look the best. Then I turned it over and added Dimensionals. I set it on the top square.

The words are from the "Sophisticated Sled" and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using Pool Party ink. I added small Dimensions to the right side where it wouldn't be touching any card stock. Where it touches the card stock I added tape. I set the piece in place and the card was done.

This was such a fun card to make. It was also very quick and easy too! Even the little bit of fussy cutting!

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

One of a Kind, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

Materials list:

1/2 sheet of Garden Green card stock

4" x 5-1/4" Basic White card stock, 2 pieces

3-7/8" x 5-1/8" Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Snowy Scenes" package

Stitched circle dies from the "Stylish Shapes" set

Snowflake die from the "One of a Kind" bundle

"Greetings of the Season" bundle

Scrap Basic White for the snowflakes

Pearls 

Pool Party ink

Small Dimensionals

Double-sided tape

The first thing I did was I taped the DSP to one of the Basic White pieces. Then I lined up the 2nd largest circle die in the "Stylish Shapes" set so there was equal spacing on the top and two sides. I cut the pieces out. 

Then I taped the piece on top of the Garden Green card front. I lined up the 3rd largest circle on top of the Garden Green opening. I cut the circle out of it.

Next I took a pencil and lightly traced it on the Basic White piece that will go on the inside of the card. I didn't tape it down, I just lined it up and closed the card and then traced the circle opening. Now here is where you would really benefit from a kneadable eraser. It only picks up the graphite and does not leave any eraser stubble behind nor does it wear on your paper and make it pill. They are not very expensive and you can find them in the drawing areas of you craft/hobby store. Since they are kneadable I pull off a pinch, remove the eraser in my mechanical pencil and form the eraser to fit. I will not be without it when crafting. Anyway, once my circle was lightly drawn I could see where the words needed to be stamped. The words were stamped using Pool Party in and then the circle was erased. Then I taped the piece to the inside of the card.

On the front I had die cut three snowflakes from the "One of a Kind" bundle using Basic White card stock. I set them in place using small Dimensionals and to hide the stick part that shows through the opening of the snowflake centers I added pearls. If I were to make them to send I think I would use some sparkly white glitter paper (retired - though I think some things should be basic staples). And the card was done.

This was a fun, quick and easy card to make. P.S. My circle really is centered, it's just bad photography!

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

Sentimental Christmas, Take a Bow, Snowy Wonder, One of a Kind, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

Materials used here:

1/2 sheet of Basic White card stock

DSP from the Sentimental Christmas package

DSP from the Take a Bow stack

DSP from the Snowy Wonder package

One of a Kind stamp set (for the words)

Real Red ink

Dimensionals

Rhinestones to embellish the card

Double-sided tape

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

Next  cut a 1-1/2" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Take a Bow" 6" x 6" stack and I taped it to the left side of the card. I lined it up so the DSP behind it isn't showing.

The snowman is from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package and was fussy cut. There is a die in the "Snowy Wonder" bundle that could be used to cut the pieces out. I fussy cut because I forgot I bought the bundle. But upon looking at the dies, the one for the upper part of the globe would have made the globe a bit smaller and the base would have been the same size. It didn't take that long to fussy cut it and it was easy because there wasn't a lot of nooks and crannies to deal with. I added Dimensionals to the back and I set the piece on the front of the card.

The words came next. They are from the "One of a Kind" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink. They were then cut using the second largest die in the "Deckled Circles" set. I like using those dies for winter words because I think it's got the look of a rough snowball. I used Dimensionals and tape to set the piece in place on the front of the card.

For the final touch I added some crystal rhinestones to the front and the card was done.

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

Greetings of the Season, Season of Green & Gold, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I changed it a bit. I couldn't find any measurements there so I had to wing it. Please read on to see how it was made.

Materials used here:

Old Olive card stock (1/2 sheet folded)

Season of Gold & Green DSP

Pecan Pie card stock (for the layer behind the strip and circle)

Basic White card stock (1/4 sheet for inside and a piece for the          words

Pecan Pie ink

Dimensionals

Double-sided tape

Sequins

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Old Olive 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 taped it to the inside.

On the front I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Season of Green & Gold" 12" x 12" package. The strip measures 1-3/4" x 5-1/2".  The layer behind it measures 2" x 5-1/2". I taped the two layers together and then taped that to the front of the card about 3/8" from the fold.

Then I fussy cut two bunches of leaves and a set of bells from the same package of DSP. 

The words are from the "Greetings of the Season" set and were stamped using Pecan Pie ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the 9th die from the "Deckled Circles" set. Then I cut a Pecan Pie circle using the 9th die from that same set. I taped the circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

I laid the fussy cut pieces on the front of the card and laid the circle on top to see where the pieces would look the best. I removed the circles piece and taped down the fussy cut pieces. Then I set the circle pieces in place. Using both tape and Dimensionals on the bells and I set them in place on the front of the card.

I took some gold sequins I had and glued them to the front of the card and the card was done. 

My card was a bit different. I didn't have the same words so mine were larger and that changed the look of the card. And I placed the fussy cut pieces on the card differently. I do like how the card turned out, it's got a nice rich look to it.

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

Greetings of the Season, Take a Bow, Joyful Images Ephemera, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. I found one on the internet that caught my eye. I didn't have the same images to duplicate that card so I went with what I have. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I made the card. I'm trying a new format out. I thought I'd list the supplies/materials needed first so you can gather them and get them ready  for when you read on to see how the card was assembled. Please let me know if you like it.

To make this card I used:

4-1/4" x 8-1/2" piece of Real Red card stock (folded in half)

4" x 4" Basic White card stock

3-1/4" x 4" piece of Real Red card stock.

2-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock.

2" x 4" Designer Series Paper (DS) from the "Take a Bow" 6" x 6" stack

Scrap piece of Basic White card stock

Real Red ink

Pool Party ink

Blending Brush

Image (stamped or die cut)

Words

Tape

Dimensionals

Embellishments

Okay, let's begin. The first thing I did was I taped the 4" x 4" Basic White piece to the inside.

The piece of DSP was taped on about 3/4" up from the bottom.

The 3-1/4" x 4" piece of Real Red card stock was taped on next. I had taken a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of copier paper (card stock will work too) and I lined up the bottom edge with the card's bottom edge. Then I taped the Real Red piece in place by lining up the top edge with top edge of the copier paper. Make sure you don't get tape on the whole piece. About 1-1/4" of the Real Red piece is exposed on the backside. This is where you do not want tape.

I cut the rectangle using the largest stitched rectangle from the "Nested Essentials" set on a 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock. I used Pool Party ink on my Blending Brush and scrubbed it on. I also scrubbed some on the scrap piece of Basic White for the words. I centered the rectangle on top of the Real Red rectangle and taped it in place.

The words I used are from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink. I cut them out using the second smallest circle in the "Deckled Circles" die set. 

The cute little stocking is from the "Joyful Images Ephemera" package. I set it in place using Dimensionals.

The words were set in place with Dimensionals as well.

I have been trying for a long time to get the peppermint candy embellishments from Stampin' Up! and they've been sold out. The one time they were not sold out I wasn't able to order them because I was out of town and on a computer that wasn't secure. When I got home the next day (yes, the next day) they were sold out again. I think this is an item Stampin' Up! needs to bring back next year, it's obviously very popular.  Anyway, I had some tiny polymer clay ones that I had made years ago so I thought I'd use them on my card. I'm considering making some in 4, 5 and 6mm.  They don't take long to make but it's craft fair season and this is something that I don't have time to squeeze in on my list of things I need to get done before the last two sales. But after the 16th I'll have time and I may even put some in my web store. They will look like the ones on my card except nicer. I know how to make them better than I did 10 years ago.

This was a fun card to make and I thought it was a great way to focus on the die cut stocking. Please let me know what you think of the new format.

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

Choose Happy, Flowering Zinnias, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog and Happy Halloween. Today I have a quick Halloween card to share with you. I didn't purchase any Halloween sets this year but there is a pumpkin in the "Choose Happy" set so I worked with it on this card. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock. I cut two 4' x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock. One was taped to the inside and one was taped to the outside.

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4" piece of Peach Pie card stock for the back layer. 

The strips are from the "Flowering Zinnias" 12" x 12" package. I cut them at 1" x 3-3/4".  You will need three of them. I taped them to the Peach Pie piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I just eyed it so it looked like it was equally spaced all around. 

The pumpkins are from the "Choose Happy" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock. The face image was also included in that set so you can make jack-o-lanterns or just fall pumpkins. You know how much I love versatility. Since it's a Halloween card I used the face on the pumpkins. I fussy cut them out and added a Dimensional behind each one.

Next I stamped they words. They are from the same "Choose Happy" set. I stamped them using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the second smallest die in the "Deckled Circles" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

Once the word piece is in place then the pumpkins were affixed to the front and the card was done.

I'm not a bit fan of fussy cutting but this was pretty easy. It was a fun card to make and it turned out to be a cute Halloween card.

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

Christmas Labels, Snowy Scenes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an 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 bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock for the layer. On top of that is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Real Red piece and then I taped that to the front of the card.

Next I cut a Real Red strip that measures 2-1/4" x 5". On top of it will be the three Basic White pieces. They measure 1-1/2" x 2".  I used my Blending Brush and Pool Party ink and gave them a bit of color. The white was just too bright. I taped them to the Real Red strip and then I taped that to the front of the card.

I fussy cut the little snow globes from a sheet of DSP from the same package. I'm not big on fussy cutting but this was pretty simple and it was quick to do too. I added Dimensionals to the backs of them and set them in place on top of the rectangles.

The words are from the "Christmas Labels" bundle and were stamped using Real Red ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the matching die. I also cut a Real Red piece too. I cut the words from the Basic White piece and taped them to the Real Red piece. The word piece needed a colored layer and this was my second thought. My first one was to take my Real Red marker and go around the edges with the belly of the brush end but I didn't think it would be red enough so I thought I'd experiment with the layers and this is what I came up with. I do like it a lot! I think it made that die look a little bit more fancy! I set the word piece in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

I like the way this card turned out and I thought it was fun using those little snow globes. I had also cut 3 round snow globes out from the piece of DSP that I had. I set them aside for a future card (hopefully). I must have been in the mood to fussy cut!

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

Snowy Scenes, Greetings of the Season, Joyful Images Ephemera, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card to share with you. I have a feeling that at this rate I will have enough to use for our yearly card plus a few to sell at the next craft fair too! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

For the triangle I took a quarter sheet of copier paper and folded it in half. On the short edge I folded it in half but only gave that edge a pinch I didn't need a full fold since I am using it as a template. I cut a piece of Basic White card stock that measured 4-1/4" x 2-3/4".  After finding center on the top shorter edge I took the piece to my paper cutter and cut from that mark to the bottom corner and I repeated that for the other side. 

Using removable tape (if you don't have removable just use a very little bit of regular double sided tape and set the piece on top of a quarter sheet of Real Red card stock. I lined up the bottom edge of the Basic White piece to the Real Red piece so I would only have two sides to cut. I took the piece to my paper cutter and cut the two sides. I repeated this with the Garden Green card stock. Now you can use all the tape you want to hold the Garden Green and Real Red pieces together. I removed the Basic White piece and stamped the "Merry Christmas" from the "Greetings of the Season" using Real Red ink. Then I taped that piece on top of the Real Red piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The tree is from the "Joyful Images Ephemera" pack and was set in place on the triangle using Dimensionals.

I added some snowflakes from the "White Loose Snowflakes" container gluing them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make but I'm not really thrilled with it. When I finished it my words were "swing and a miss".  Oh well, they all can't be winners.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Sentimental Christmas, Joyful Images Ephemera" Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card to share with you. I used the same layout as the one I did yesterday.  I have lots of pieces in the "Joyful Images Ephemera" package so I thought I'd give this layout another try. Please read on to see how it was made. It's pretty much made the same as yesterday's card except with different images.

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 using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut the frame. I used the 3rd and 5th smallest rectangle dies in the "Deckled Rectangles" set. I lined them up, used some removable tape and then ran them through my Big Shot. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I cut a 2-3/8" x 3-5/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sentimental Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I removed the protective pieces from the Dimensionals and set the rectangle on top of the piece of DSP. I added glue to the back and centered it on the front of the card.

The tree from the "Joyful Images Ephemera" pack and a branch image were used for today's card. I also used a green strip in the pack for the word piece. I set the tree in place with a couple of small Dimensionals on the back on the right and I added glue where the tree would be touching the frame.

A Dimensional was used for the upper left corner piece. 

The words are from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a 5/8" scrap strip of Basic White card stock. It fit on the green punched out strip nicely. I glued it in place. I chose glue so I could nudge the piece a bit to get it on the green strip more evenly and easier. Then I added a couple of small Dimensionals to the left side and a little bit of glue where it will be touching the frame. 

A few snowflakes were scattered around using glue and the card was done.

Again, this is a fun layout to play with. I can see using it for lots of images die cut or stamped that are about that size. I have my "Sophisticated Sled" sitting out and I may use this layout with the sled and see what I can come up with. I love using that bundle.

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

Sophisticated Sled, Joyful Images Ephemera, Sentimental Christmas, 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued that to the front of the card.

Next I cut the frame. I used the 3rd and 5th smallest rectangle dies in the "Deckled Rectangles" set. I lined them up, used some removable tape and then ran them through my Big Shot. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside.

I cut a 2-3/8" x 3-5/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sentimental Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I removed the protective pieces from the Dimensionals and set the rectangle on top of the piece of DSP. I added glue to the back and centered it on the front of the card.

The snowman is from the "Joyful Images Ephemera" package. You get two of them in the package. I had used one on a previous card and I was saving the other one. For what I don't know. Perhaps so the package can retire and I'm sitting here with more things I didn't use. SO taking a hard look at my past behaviors in not using things I decided to go ahead and use it. I added a small Dimensional on the right side of the middle and lower snowballs. I added glue along the backside where it would be touching the frame. I set the snowman in place. I took a branch piece from the package and set it in place with a Dimensional.

The strip the words are on is also from the same package. The words are from the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I stamped them on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I laid the word piece on top of the strip and I trimmed it so it was the same width as the strip. My strip was 5/8" before trimming. That strip is a little over a half-inch so there wasn't a lot to trim off. I snipped the ends of the word piece. I slipped the strip under the snowman to see where it needed to be glued down. Once it was glued I added the strip to the front of the card. I used a couple of small Dimensionals on the inner part and I glued the end part down. 

And for the final touch I glued on a bunch of snowflakes from the "White Loose Snowflakes" container. And the card was done. I like how it turned out and I have no regrets using the last snowman in that package. 

This was a fun card to make. I like the layout and I like how quickly it went together.

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

Season of Green & Gold, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I am going to share with you an easy Christmas card to make. Please read on to see how it was made.

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

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. Then I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Very Vanilla card stock for the top large layer. I textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the old Olive piece and then I taped both of those on top of the card base.

I cut a 2-1/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Season of Green & Gold" 12" x 12" package for the strip. 

On top of that strip I cut three pieces of DSP from the same package. They measure 2" x 1-1/2". I taped those to the DSP strip and then I glued that to the front of the card.

Next came the not so fun part (for me). I only purchased the DSP, not the stamp set/bundle that goes with it. I just bought the paper because I thought it was so pretty. I had too many other sets I bought so I had to draw the line somewhere. Anyway, I had to fussy cut my images. There's a sheet with the pines and leaves. I know the bundle has dies that cut these out. It didn't take long to cut them out but I particularly didn't enjoy cutting the pine branches one out. And just before I was ready to put the pieces on top of the card to see where they'd look best I noticed I had cut two of the dark green ones. UGH!  I actually said "UGH"! So I had to cut another one out but this time using the right colored one. 

Then came the words. I found a card on Pinterest that had the word piece on it that I really liked. So I went with that for my card. You can see that card here. Her card is cute too! I sued the "Greetings of the Season" bundle. I stamped the "Merry" using Garden Green ink. I punched it out using the 1-3/4" punch. I made sure the word was on the upper part of the circle. Then taking a 3/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock I stamped the "Christmas" using Real Red ink.  I snipped the ends about 1/4" from the beginning and end of the word. 

Now I was ready to assemble the rest of the card. I added a little bit of tape to the center of the card. Then I added a little tape to each of the fussy cut images. I added the tape closer to the stem area. I set them in place on the front of the card. I didn't press down on them in case I needed to move them. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the circle. Then I added three Dimensionals to the front of the circle where the "Christmas" would be going. I set the "Christmas" in place. Then I removed the backing on the circle and I set that in place on top of the greenery. I slid a one of them over a bit before I pressed down on the pieces.

I had some gold "Blooming Pearls" in my stash and I set three of them on my card and the card was done.

This was actually a fun card to make. I love all the layers and I do like how the piece looks.

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

Sentimental Christmas, Snowy Wonder, Christmas Labels, Snowy Scenes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a snowman Christmas card to share with you. 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 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut my layers. The larger uses Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Sentimental Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It measures 2" x 3-1/2" and the Shaded Spruce layer behind it measures 2-1/4" x 3-3/4". I taped the two layers together and then glued them to the front of the card about 3/8" from the top edge and 3/8" from the fold. 

Then I cut the next layers. I used Basic White for the top layer, it measures 2" x 2-1/2".  I used my Blending Brush and I scrubbed on some Pool Party ink. My ink pad was a bit dry so I had to press harder on the pad with the brush. I didn't brush off on scrap paper first, I went directly to the card stock and I had to press down harder to get any color on the card stock. I would swirl clockwise and then when I changed to counter clockwise more ink came off the brush so I got some fun and interesting patches on the piece. I like what I saw so I kept it. Now if I were to try to recreate that, it may not turn out. I'm hoping I can because it's a fun look. The Shaded Spruce layer behind it measures 2-1/4" x 2-3/4".  I taped the two layers together. Then I glued the layer to the front of the card. There's about 3/8" of the DSP showing on the three edges. 

The snowman is from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package. I have the "Snowy Wonder" bundle and there's a die in there that will cut a lot of the snowmen that are printed on one of the sheets of DSP.  How fun is that?  I love it when I can play with layers and texture and use printed images to save a little time. The trees are also from that same sheet the snowman came from.  And there's dies for those too! There was a snowman on the sheet that was missing the upper part of the ear muffs and there was one at the bottom of the sheet that was missing most of it's body so I used the die and cut out both. I cut the head off at the scarf of the bottom one and taped it to the top one and now I have another full snowman. I may add a little snowflake embellishment or even some twine over the area where the scarf line is so it won't look like it was pieces together. But that's for another day. I was just adding that so you don't cut through your half snowmen, there's a way to save them! Anyway, Dimensionals were added to the back of the snowman and it was set in place on the front of the card. Tape was added to the trees and they were added as well.

The words are from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle and were stamped using Pool Party ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the dies from the "Christmas Labels" bundle. I also cut a Shaded Spruce one too. I cut the words out by snipping the piece at the tips. Then I taped that to the Shaded Spruce piece. Dimensionals were added and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

When I was cutting the other pieces I was cutting out snowflakes at the same time. It saves time plus I can get a bunch of them cut and save some for later. I used three of them on my card. I added a pearl to the center of each one and that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. I love snowmen and I'm hoping to go out this winter and make one. It's been quite a few year but now that I have a new hip I can resume playing in the snow! I hope to never outgrow that! LOL

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

Snowy Wonder, Snowy Scenes, 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. I chose Basic White because it's less expensive than colored card stock. You can use a half-sheet of Pool Party card stock and add Basic White to the inside if you wish. 

I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the Pool Party piece.

Next I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Snowy Scenes" 12" x 12" package. I chose the houses because I thought it was one that would be the most difficult in the package to deal with. I needed to challenge myself to use it. I decided to do double corner fold on the DSP. To do this you will need to mark the piece 2-1/2" up from the bottom (on the right edge) to find center.  From there you will need to mark 1-3/4" to the inside of the piece. Now just snip from the edge to the 1-3/4" mark. I like to score my corner pieces before I fold them because I have had trouble getting them straight and even. Scoring them helps to prevent that.  Once the corners were folded back I glued them in place. You can tape them too but I preferred to use glue so I would know they would stay down. Then I glued the piece of DSP to the Basic White textured piece.

The house in the globe is from the same package of DSP. I fussy cut it. The words are from the "Snowy Wonder" bundle and were stamped using Early Espresso ink. I had set mine up in the Stamparatus (retired) and I stamped it twice because the orange on the image didn't like to accept the ink as well as I had hoped it would. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. I like how it turned out and I was SO glad I could turn my least favorite DSP in the package into a nice looking card. Now I want to use that same DSP to make more of these. Though there's only 6 full house globes in the package.

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