Christmas Collectibles

 

I have been using the Christmas Collectibles stamp set and Ornament punch a lot. It certainly makes Christmas cards a quick process. Most of the following cards were the result of fiddling with different papers and colours and seeing how they looked using this set. The above card was cut at 10.5cm wide and I used it on the side. I embossed the edge with one of the designs from the Delicate Designs folder and added a strip of DSP from the Winter Frost collection. I coloured the ornaments using 2 Stampin' Up markers- Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay. Don't forget to huff on the stamp before stamping with this technique. The sentiment is from the Joyful Christmas set. I used a silver gel pen for the string.

 

I inked up about 8 ornaments at the same time with a Cherry Cobbler and a Old Olive marker using the same technique as above. I couldn't stop as I kept thinking just one more....I made sure the line between the 2 colours wasn't too exact so the 2 colours merged a little which gave it a slight watercolour effect. I mounted this on a soft suede mat which had been embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder. I tied a piece of Cherry Cobbler seam binding around it using just a flat knot. I read somewhere that if you are intending to post a card to make sure it will fit through the gap in the Stampin' Up Paper Trimmer because if it is thicker than this it may get chewed up in the mail. Now I wonder if half my previous 3 years of Christmas cards never reached their destinations as mine were often thicker than that!

This was cased from one of my favourite Stampin' Up ladies - Mary Fish. Have a look at her blog at stampinpretty.com
I used the ornaments described above. I cut the card base using the Stampin' Up Circles collection framelit scalloped die. Fold a piece of card stock in half and then place the die off the fold so one edge doesn't cut through and this is the 'hinge' of the card. Next cut a white circle to fit inside the card with enough to show a border.
I stamped the sentiment again using Joyful Christmas and used the new silver ribbon as the string and bow.
Next step is to make a non standard envelope with the new Envelope punch. Looking forward to playing with this new tool. I have been trying to discipline myself to use all the other things first!

 

This is my favourite. It's such a simple one layer card. It needed something in the corner so I scored it with the Simply Scored tool. This will definitely be one of my Christmas workshop cards as it includes a few different techniques for newbies.

 

 

I just love the blues in the Winter Frost DSP collection. The Island Indigo goes great with it.

 

 

Combine it with washi tape for a simple card.

 

In this one I used the Winter Frost DSP again but it looked a little too bare so I added a strip of white cardstock at the top which I had embossed with one of the folders in the Needlpoint Border embossing folder set. Just loving the new Smokey Slate cardstock. It is such a subtle, elegant colour.
If I can help anyone with Stampin' Up products hop over to the online shop on the top of the blog or drop me an email. Hope you are getting the chance to be creative!

 

Christmas Collectibles

 

I have been using the Christmas Collectibles stamp set and Ornament punch a lot. It certainly makes Christmas cards a quick process. Most of the following cards were the result of fiddling with different papers and colours and seeing how they looked using this set. The above card was cut at 10.5cm wide and I used it on the side. I embossed the edge with one of the designs from the Delicate Designs folder and added a strip of DSP from the Winter Frost collection. I coloured the ornaments using 2 Stampin' Up markers- Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay. Don't forget to huff on the stamp before stamping with this technique. The sentiment is from the Joyful Christmas set. I used a silver gel pen for the string.

 

I inked up about 8 ornaments at the same time with a Cherry Cobbler and a Old Olive marker using the same technique as above. I couldn't stop as I kept thinking just one more....I made sure the line between the 2 colours wasn't too exact so the 2 colours merged a little which gave it a slight watercolour effect. I mounted this on a soft suede mat which had been embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder. I tied a piece of Cherry Cobbler seam binding around it using just a flat knot. I read somewhere that if you are intending to post a card to make sure it will fit through the gap in the Stampin' Up Paper Trimmer because if it is thicker than this it may get chewed up in the mail. Now I wonder if half my previous 3 years of Christmas cards never reached their destinations as mine were often thicker than that!

This was cased from one of my favourite Stampin' Up ladies - Mary Fish. Have a look at her blog at stampinpretty.com
I used the ornaments described above. I cut the card base using the Stampin' Up Circles collection framelit scalloped die. Fold a piece of card stock in half and then place the die off the fold so one edge doesn't cut through and this is the 'hinge' of the card. Next cut a white circle to fit inside the card with enough to show a border.
I stamped the sentiment again using Joyful Christmas and used the new silver ribbon as the string and bow.
Next step is to make a non standard envelope with the new Envelope punch. Looking forward to playing with this new tool. I have been trying to discipline myself to use all the other things first!

 

This is my favourite. It's such a simple one layer card. It needed something in the corner so I scored it with the Simply Scored tool. This will definitely be one of my Christmas workshop cards as it includes a few different techniques for newbies.

 

 

I just love the blues in the Winter Frost DSP collection. The Island Indigo goes great with it.

 

 

Combine it with washi tape for a simple card.

 

In this one I used the Winter Frost DSP again but it looked a little too bare so I added a strip of white cardstock at the top which I had embossed with one of the folders in the Needlpoint Border embossing folder set. Just loving the new Smokey Slate cardstock. It is such a subtle, elegant colour.
If I can help anyone with Stampin' Up products hop over to the online shop on the top of the blog or drop me an email. Hope you are getting the chance to be creative!

 

Warmth and Wonder

The Stampin' Up Holiday catalogue inspired the above card. Don't you just love the Pool Party ink teamed with the Winter Frost DSP? The stamps are from the hostess set Warmth and Wonder. This is such a useful set as it has several different images and sentiments. The ribbon once again is the new silver ribbon.
I thought it needed a little more detail on it so I made intersecting lines at the base of the card with the Simply Scored tool. Here is a close up.

This one was another variation of scoring.

I cased this from Jill's ink at mills ink.typepad.com

I tried doing all sorts of things to the design to make it my own but Jill's colours looked best so I went along with that.

There is so much to this stamp set. I overlooked the Noël oval sentiment at first but when I realised that it looked great coloured with markers! I started to use it for all sorts of things. I printed the patterned paper from Seasons of Style on MDS. The card base is Pear pizzaz and the contrast is Cherry Cobbler.

This time I used another paper from the Seasons of Style paper stack and don't you just love the Frosted Finishes Embellishment? This embellishment is so delicate and fine. The Cherry Cobbler 1 inch Grosgrain ribbon finishes the card off.

The little snowflakes are from another stampi in the set.

The 2 step stamping of the apples in the tree is simple to do. The background is another one printed off MDS. I coloured a clay button with a marker to match the Cherry Cobbler of the ribbon. The Crumb Cake card is a good partner for the red.

This fun polka dot paper is from the Seasons of Style paper stack. The sentiment is from the Christmas Messages set.

The same colour scheme but different card

This one is cased from my favourite cardmaker Mary Fish. The combination of Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Island indigo is striking. The Deer and he sentiment are embossed in silver.

I made the frame by running 2 oval framelit dies through the big shot, one inside the other.

Well I think I have managed to use Warmth and Wonder a fair bit today. To morrow I think I will move onto another set. Goodnight!

Warmth and Wonder

The Stampin' Up Holiday catalogue inspired the above card. Don't you just love the Pool Party ink teamed with the Winter Frost DSP? The stamps are from the hostess set Warmth and Wonder. This is such a useful set as it has several different images and sentiments. The ribbon once again is the new silver ribbon.
I thought it needed a little more detail on it so I made intersecting lines at the base of the card with the Simply Scored tool. Here is a close up.

This one was another variation of scoring.

I cased this from Jill's ink at mills ink.typepad.com

I tried doing all sorts of things to the design to make it my own but Jill's colours looked best so I went along with that.

There is so much to this stamp set. I overlooked the Noël oval sentiment at first but when I realised that it looked great coloured with markers! I started to use it for all sorts of things. I printed the patterned paper from Seasons of Style on MDS. The card base is Pear pizzaz and the contrast is Cherry Cobbler.

This time I used another paper from the Seasons of Style paper stack and don't you just love the Frosted Finishes Embellishment? This embellishment is so delicate and fine. The Cherry Cobbler 1 inch Grosgrain ribbon finishes the card off.

The little snowflakes are from another stampi in the set.

The 2 step stamping of the apples in the tree is simple to do. The background is another one printed off MDS. I coloured a clay button with a marker to match the Cherry Cobbler of the ribbon. The Crumb Cake card is a good partner for the red.

This fun polka dot paper is from the Seasons of Style paper stack. The sentiment is from the Christmas Messages set.

The same colour scheme but different card

This one is cased from my favourite cardmaker Mary Fish. The combination of Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Island indigo is striking. The Deer and he sentiment are embossed in silver.

I made the frame by running 2 oval framelit dies through the big shot, one inside the other.

Well I think I have managed to use Warmth and Wonder a fair bit today. To morrow I think I will move onto another set. Goodnight!

Mosaic madness

 

The Mosaic punch and the Modern Mosaic embossing folder are very useful in Christmas card making. I was just playing around with some leftover DSP and a few stamped and punched designs from the Mosaic Madness stamp set when just out of curiosity I arranged them on this piece of cardstock. I thought the result was a bright, fun card. I am not a big glitter fan but I thought I would try some of the silver Glimmer paper Stampin' Up gave me for free last year. I liked how it looked- very Christmassy!

 

 

In this card I embossed the lower portion of the card ( both this card and the one above were cut at 10.5cm wide) with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder. This folder has such a clean look to it- very defined pattern. Again I just used various DSP leftovers and stamped the smaller image straight onto the card. A few pearls completed the mosaics.

I tied some Cherry Cobbler seam binding around the card to finish it off. I actually managed to tie a real bow!

 

 

I love the elegance of these longer cards. Just to repeat from a previous post how to cut this see below. I hadn't lined up the folder in the Big Shot properly and the design didn't come up well at the bottom so I covered it with a strip of DSP and then applied the thin layer of cardstock to make it look like it was meant to be there! The sentiment was from the MDS program once again.

 

Hope you are having as much fun getting those Chrissie cards done as I am!

Cheers

 

 

Mosaic madness

 

The Mosaic punch and the Modern Mosaic embossing folder are very useful in Christmas card making. I was just playing around with some leftover DSP and a few stamped and punched designs from the Mosaic Madness stamp set when just out of curiosity I arranged them on this piece of cardstock. I thought the result was a bright, fun card. I am not a big glitter fan but I thought I would try some of the silver Glimmer paper Stampin' Up gave me for free last year. I liked how it looked- very Christmassy!

 

 

In this card I embossed the lower portion of the card ( both this card and the one above were cut at 10.5cm wide) with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder. This folder has such a clean look to it- very defined pattern. Again I just used various DSP leftovers and stamped the smaller image straight onto the card. A few pearls completed the mosaics.

I tied some Cherry Cobbler seam binding around the card to finish it off. I actually managed to tie a real bow!

 

 

I love the elegance of these longer cards. Just to repeat from a previous post how to cut this see below. I hadn't lined up the folder in the Big Shot properly and the design didn't come up well at the bottom so I covered it with a strip of DSP and then applied the thin layer of cardstock to make it look like it was meant to be there! The sentiment was from the MDS program once again.

 

Hope you are having as much fun getting those Chrissie cards done as I am!

Cheers