Wishing You

Here is my take on one of the cards we made at the Christmas Extravaganza in November. The card was created and taught by Paula Reid and Heather.  I finally got around to making some more at home.  You can see their original card here.

I have this Wishing You stamp set so I was able to use it, but I had to make a few minor changes.  I don't have the Decorative Label punch they used, so I used my Framelit Label Dies instead.  I also made use of the green ribbon I had which was different ribbon to the original card.  The one on the left features Old Olive ribbon which is possibly retired.  The card on the right features Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon.

I loved the layout of this card, the bright Real Red colour, as well as learning a new technique  - The emboss resist with a twist technique.  We only embossed part of the front and left part of it smooth so we could stamp an image. 

Thanks for visiting and wishing you a very Merry Christmas.

Angela

Christmas Cracker made with the Envelope Punch Board

The new Envelope Punch Board is a great new tool which I am really enjoying using.  It makes envelopes, Christmas crackers and boxes.

This is a three-sided Christmas cracker and inspired by my upline, Julia Leece.  You can make two of these out of one sheet of A4 which is great.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card: Cherry Cobbler   

DSP: Seasons of Style DSP

Other: Simply Scored Tool, Envelope Punch Board, Silver Glimmer Paper, Silver Ribbon, Star die from Thinlit Circle Card Die Set, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Sticky Strip, Tombow

Here is the new Envelope Punch Board.  A great price at $38.95.  Watch the video and learn all about it.

I also made these small Christmas crackers  They are 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" which is the size of the DSP stack, so no cutting required. 

This small Christmas cracker can fit a lipstick, refill ink bottle, 4 Chocolates Kisses or something else small.  They are quick and easy to make as they don't require much decorating.

If you would like to purchase supplies to make either of these crackers or any other craft supplies, please contact me.   I can even show you how to make them -  your own free tutorial with me.

Thanks for stopping by.  

Angela

Colour Me Christmas using the Thinlit Card Dies

Yesterday afternoon I had my final monthly weekend class for the year and one of the cards we created was a card using the Colour Me Christmas stamp set and the new Thinlit Card Dies.  I made it with an extended flap so that there is more room to write a message.

Materials:

Stamps: Colour Me Christmas,

Ink: Black Stazon, Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar, Old Olive, Summer Starfruit

Card: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

DSP: Seasons of Style

Other: Big Shot, Thinlit Card Dies, Stazon Cleaner, Blender pens, Seasons of Style Washi Tape, Sponges, Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by.   Enjoy your week.

Angela

Christmas Star in Red and Gold

Here is the Christmas Star stamp again.  This time I have used red and gold embossing.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Christmas Star (single stamp), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: Versamark, Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobble,
Other: Stampin' Trimmer, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Gold Embossing Powder, Heating Tool, Big Shot, Pretty Prints Embossing Folder, Tombow

If you would like to make this card, we will be making this card and yesterday's card at my class on Friday morning.  Please contact me for more details. 
 
Thanks for stopping by.

Angela

Christmas Star in Blue

I love the Christmas Star stamp which is one of the single stamps available. Here I have used it with non-traditional Christmas colours.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Christmas Star (single stamp), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: Midnight Muse, 
Cardstock: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Midnight Muse
Other: Stampin' Trimmer, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Big Shot, Pretty Prints Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Tombow

If you would like to make this card and another star one, I hope to hold a class soon. Please contact me if you are interested. 

Come back tomorrow and I will show you a similar styled card but with completely different colours.

Angela 

Joyful Christmas Clear Envelope Album

In the weekend I had my monthly card/craft class and one of the projects we made was this clear envelope album inspired by Connie Stewart.  It uses the Joyful Christamas stamp set. 

I used the Frosted Finishes Embellishments, but embossed them with gold embossing powder so that they go with the gold embossing powder on the Poinsettia.  This was a great tip from Connie Stewart. 

Here is the inside.  It uses the clear envelopes which Stampin' Up! offers.  They ladies that came to the class didn't know about these, but thought they were great and a few of them have ordered some.

 

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Joyful Christmas

 

Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Rich Raspberry

Other: Versamark, Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Pretty Print Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Candy Dots Brad Bases, Paper Piercer, Piercing Mat, Clear Envelopes 

Thanks for stopping by.

Angela 

 

Calm Christmas Thank You Tag

This is the Thank You tag I made for my customers who put in an order with me recently using the Calm Christmas stamp set.  I love this Dove stamp and the new Pretty Print embossing folder with its deep texture.  This tag features a new favourite colour combination which I have used on some of my Christmas cards - Midnight Muse and Whisper White.  Something a little different from the traditional red and green colours.

Supplies
Stamp set: Calm Christmas
Cardstock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse
Ink: Midnight Muse, Garden Green (marker)
Other: Pretty Print Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Label Collection Framelit Dies, Dimensionals, Tombow, Ribbon, Star Punch (to punch hole for ribbon - non SU)

Angela
 

Christmas Single Stamps

A new, holiday-themed collection of single stamps is now available! The holidays will be here before you know it, and these holiday-themed single stamps may be just what the budget-conscious stamper needs. There are eight different stamps to choose from, six of which coordinate with Framelits dies or punches.

• You can find the stamp item numbers on the flyers.
• Single stamps can be ordered in the online store.
• These won’t be sent in our typical cases or packaging; they’ll be packaged in cello bags. If you’d like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of four (item 119105).
• This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.
• The stamps won’t come with a Clear-Mount Block, and you’ll need to buy a block separately if you don’t already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyer.
• There’s no limit on how many pieces you can buy.
• These holiday-themed stamps are only available through 31 January, 2014, so get them while you can! 

If you are interested in purchasing any of these lovely single stamps, please contact me by phone or email.

A Twisted Christmas Card

This is what we also made at my card class the other week. This card is perfect for when you would like to give someone a voucher as there is a pocket inside to hold it and still room on the left hand side to write your message.

Here are two samples of the card design we made. 

The card on the left uses Cherry Cobbler, and the other card uses Gumball Green.  Both feature different sheets of Be of Good Cheer DSP.  The ornaments punched and then have been dry embossed with the Petals-a-plenty embossing folder to give some texture to them and the slightly spondged around the edges.  This is a different way to use your punch without having to stamp an image first. 

Here is the inside of the card and you can see the pocket, perfect for a voucher.

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Come to Bethlehem (sentiment) 

Cardstock: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler

DSP: Be of Good Cheer

Other:  Ornament punch, Cherry Cobbler Twine, Petal-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Come back tomorrow and I will show you a birthday card using the same card design.

Angela

Delightful Ornaments

In a couple of weeks I will be doing a workshop with some elderly people and so I thought we would make a small Christmas card (3 1/2" x 3 1/2") using the new ornament stamp set and punch I bought recently.  I have made a few different ones to see what I like the best.

Here are all three:

Supplies:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Come to Bethlehem

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green

Cardstock: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler

Punches: Ornament

Other: Markers, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Here they are in more detail.

First card:

This first one uses very vanilla cardstock, although it is probably hard to tell in the photo.  This is probably my personal favourite as I think it is a bit more elegant with just the very vanilla and cherry cobbler and without the gumball green.


Second card:

With this card I thougth I would include two different colours of ornaments and use whisper white card.


Third card: 

This final card also uses whisper white and has the ornaments the opposite way around.  I have also added the the string to hang the ornament from with matching markers.  I wonder if it spoils it a bit.  I think adding some Baker's Twine would be good, but I don't have it in gumball green and it would be a bit fiddle to do with the elderly group, but probably effective.  I will have to try that one too sometime.

Which one is your favourite?

Thanks for dropping by and for your comments.

Angela