Sparkly Christmas - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Season

 The other day I counted up how many Christmas cards I have already made and I need to keep making them for a little bit longer so I won't be caught short when I actually sit down to write them out.  I'm going to take advantage of challenges to give me a starting place for inspiration to save a bit of time and dithering over what to make.  The 52 Christmas Card Throwdown has the challenge of "Sparkle" so I pulled out the Festive Glimmer Paper and got to work.

  I've finished up my classes for the year so there's no need to hoard Design Series Paper anymore so I used a full panel of Reindeer Days DSP for the card front.

  A large Stitched Shapes circle is the base for the rest of the elements.  Using the Peaceful Season dies I cut the 'Christmas' in Basic White and Garden Green and popped it on dimensionals right below the stamped 'Merry'.

  3 gifts and bows are die cut out of Festive Glimmer paper using the Reindeer Fun dies.  They are arranged under the sentiment with the gift in the forefront being popped on dimensionals.  A bit of Real Red ribbon finishes off the card.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Peaceful Season

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Reindeer Days DSP, Basic White, Garden Green, Festive Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Stitched Shapes dies, Reindeer Days dies, Peaceful Season dies, dimensionals, Real Red ribbon

More Merry - Stampin' Up! More Than Autumn

   I've got my monthly card class today so I've been busy getting prepped for that but I found a bit of time to stamp for for myself this past weekend.  The Color Hues challenge sounded like a fun one; use Aqua and Pink so I thought I'd try out a Christmas card with those colors.

  I haven't used the More Than Autumn set for very many Christmas cards but I thought these colors would be fun for some cups of cocoa (or coffee if you prefer!).

  I started off with a Basic White thick card base, then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Snowflake Sky embossing folder.  I hand cut a large banner from Summer Splash Glimmer paper and then added a square of 2024-2026 In Color DSP next.

  A Basic White circle cut with the Spotlight on Nature dies gives a nice place for the 2 cups, one in Melon Mambo and then other in Summer Splash.  I stamped a candy cane and gingerbread man on the cups then added the cuffs.  The candy cane and gingerbread man on the cuffs are popped on mini dimensionals.  The whipped cream is stamped off once Basic Beige ink.

  I added the greeting in Melon Mambo from a retired set and put a baker's twine bow behind it.  And as I'm always trying to use up retired embellishments but never having much luck I added a few Melon Mambo enamel circles.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: More Than Autumn, Good Greetings (retired)

Ink: Summer Splash, Melon Mambo, Basic Beige

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer paper, 2024-2026 In Color DSP

Accessories: Snowflake Sky embossing folder, Spotlight on Nature dies, More Than Autumn Dies, dimensionals, baker's twine, enamel dots (retired) 

Peace & Joy Reindeer - Stampin' Up! Reindeer Fun

   I made a stack of this design last week as my customer thank you cards for October orders.  It's a fun design to show off multiple patterns of designer series paper as well as having a nice panel for an image.  The Reindeer Fun bundle continues to be a favorite of mine!

  I used this same layout a week or 2 back on THIS CARD.  Can you see how different a card can look by flipping a layout and just using different supplies!?  So fun!

  This card starts with a Real Red card base, then strips of Reindeer Days DSP around the border.  The deer are stamped in Early Espresso ink and then colored in with Blends markers.

  I stamped a tree in Garden Green to the side of the deer and added a gold sequin as a tree topper.  A Festive Glimmer paper bow is added to the adult deer.

  For the sentiment I embossed in gold a nice sentiment from the Peaceful Season stamp set and then die cut it with a Stylish Shape circle die.  I popped it on dimensionals and added a Real Red ribbon flag behind it.

  I think I may need to go through my DSP and see what other designs I can come up with using this layout.  The patterns are a nice frame for an image.

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All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Reindeer Fun, Peaceful Season

Ink: Early Espresso, Garden Green, Versamark

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, color lifter

Paper: Real Red, Basic White, Garden Green, Reindeer Days DSP, Festive Glimmer Paper

Accessories: gold embossing powder, dimensionals, Real Red ribbon, Stylish Shapes dies, Neutrals Adhesive-backed sequins

Evergreen Journey Birthday - Stampin' Up! Peaceful Evergreens Dies

   A lot of my cards lately haven't had much stamping have they?  Sometimes dies just have the right look for what I see in my mind!  I'm continuing to try to add to my masculine birthday cards so I used current dies with some retired DSP for this design.

  My layout is inspired by the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge but I'm not going to enter it because I didn't follow it closely enough with my sentiment placement but I wanted to make sure they got the credit for the start of my design.

  I used Garden Green for the card base and added a panel of the retired Enjoy the Journey DSP with a tiny strip of Pool Party cardstock at the bottom.

  The sentiment is from the Tune In stamp set and is embossed in black onto a Pool Party Spotlight on Nature die circle.

  I cut 2 evergreen trees out of Garden Green and added them over a length of white Frayed Grosgrain ribbon.  3 Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days in Garden Green are a nice understated embellishment for this masculine card.

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All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Tune In

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Garden Green, Pool Party, Enjoy the Journey DSP (retired)

Accessories: black embossing powder, Spotlight on Nature dies, Peaceful Evergreens dies, white Frayed Grosgrain, Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days

Framed Joy - Stampin' Up! Alphabet a la Mode Dies

   Definitely don't overlook mixing and matching your supplies to create Christmas cards.  I combined a few die sets to create this fairly simple design.  The Alphabet a la Mode die set is a favorite of mine because you can fit a lot of letters/words on a card front with this set because they are nice and skinny.  Didn't really matter with this design but it's nice not to be limited by the letter size!  I created this one for the Just Us Girls challenge prompt of "Joy".

  The card front is covered with a piece of Nests of Winter DSP.  I used the Deckled Rectangle dies to create the Basic White frame.

  The Alphabet a la Mode dies, Festive Glimmer paper and foam adhesive sheets are used to create the "joy".  Making these letters pop with the foam sheets really makes for a nice look and saves you from having to use glue!  The 'to you' is trimmed from a longer sentiment in the Peaceful Season stamp set.

  Finally to frame out the letters I cut a pair of holly leaves and berries using more Festive Glimmer paper, Garden Green Two-Toned cardstock and the Reindeer Fun dies.

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All of the supplies used to create this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Peaceful Season

Ink: Garden Green

Paper: Nests of Winter DSP, Basic White, Festive Glimmer paper, Garden Green Two-Toned cardstock

Accessories: Alphabet a la Mode dies, Deckled Rectangle dies, Reindeer Fun dies, foam adhesive sheets

Woven Birthday Hey - Stampin' Up! Saying Hey

 With all the focus on Christmas cards lately I've found that my birthday card stash for men is getting a bit sparse so I decided to use the colors at the Color Throwdown challenge to make a quick one to have on hand.  The Saying Hey stamp set is a nice casual all purpose sentiment set to have on hand for these kinds of cards.

  The colors to use for this challenge are listed as mustard, red, and slate blue.  I choose to use Misty Moonlight, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler as my Stampin' Up! colors.  This is a nice design to use up those narrow 1/2" strips of cardstock that we all save but rarely use.  I use woven them together in a simple crisscross pattern and then used glue to adhere it to a piece of Basic White.  Using glue gives you wiggle room (literally!!) to adjust the strips so that they are even.

  The Basic White panel is adhered to a Misty Moonlight card base.

  Using the Saying Hey set I stamped the 'hey' in Misty Moonlight and then fussy cut it and popped it on dimensionals.  The 'happy birthday' is stamped directly onto the Basic White panel.

  A few Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots are a nice match to the Crushed Curry so I added a few of those for a nice understated embellishment.

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All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Saying Hey

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Paper: Misty Moonlight, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Basic White

Accessories: Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots, dimensionals

Mambo Christmas - Stampin' Up! Reindeer Fun Dies

   Not a deer in sight on this card but the main elements are made with dies from the Reindeer Fun die set! It's such a versatile bundle and I've used the non-deer elements quite a bit, mixing and matching with other sets. I'm using the fab colors from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge which are bright and festive. 

 

  The colors were pink, green and white which I translated into Stampin' Up! Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green.  

  This card is really quick and has almost no stamping.  I started with a Melon Mambo base.  Then I cut the gifts using Melon Mambo cardstock and Granny Apple Green glimmer paper from the Festive Glimmer paper pack.  I mounted the gifts with dimensionals to a label that I already had cut and is from the Iconic Imagery dies.

  The label is then popped on dimensionals over a length of Iridescent Striped Trim.

  I looked through my current Christmas sentiments and nothing had the playful vibe to go with this card so I pulled out a long retired set Good Greetings and embossed it in white under the label.  I finished it up by adding 2 Iridescent Faceted Gems.

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All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Good Greetings (retired)

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Melon Mambo, Basic White, Festive Glimmer Paper (Granny Apple Green)

Accessories: Reindeer Fun Dies, Iconic Imagery Dies (Online Exclusives), dimensionals, white embossing powder, Iridescent Striped Trim, Iridescent Faceted Gems

Be Mine Valentine - Stampin' Up! Hearts of Elegance

  There's no need to wait until the new year to start thinking about Valentine's Day!  Stampin' Up! has released a gorgeous suite of products geared towards Valentine's Day in the Online Exclusives so that we can finish up those Christmas cards and then head straight to the next card heavy holiday!  The Marbled Elegance suite has beautiful DSP, a wonderful heart die set and a classic scripty font stamp set.  And for those of you wondering....no I haven't finished my Christmas cards yet but I had to try out these new products!  

  The layout for this card is from the TGIF Challenges and was perfect for me to be able to put together a quick card and get to use all of these new supplies!

  The card base is Flirty Flamingo and I topped that with a piece of Basic White embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder that I had in my orphaned card parts bin.  

 I cut 2 strips of the Marbled Elegance paper and adhered them across the bottom.  I cut a Flirty Flaming and a Melon Mambo heart and stamped the sentiment on the Flirty Flamingo heart using Melon Mambo ink.  The Flirty Flamingo heart is adhered flat and the the smaller heart is popped on dimensionals.

  I added a Gold Twisted Thread bow and then topped it with an adhesive-backed heart sequin.  This design would be great to make in multiples and change out the DSP for a variety of colors.

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All of the products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Hearts of Elegance (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Melon Mambo

Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Basic White, Marbled Elegance DSP (Online Exclusives), Melon Mambo

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, Hearts of Elegance Dies (Online Exclusives), Gold Twisted Thread (Online Exclusives), Adhesive-Backed Heart Sequin (Online Exclusives)