Beautiful Poppies & Blackberry Bliss

The Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper is just gorgeous! And to pair it with Blackberry Bliss, amazing!!!

 
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The colors are so rich in this Designer Series Paper. When I was in Israel last March, there were poppies everywhere and I loved seeing them.

 
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There are two stamp sets in this suite that go great together.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Blackberry Bliss Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4, adhere to card base

  • 3/4 x 4 Whisper White Strip - stamp sentiment with Blackberry Bliss Ink and punch each end with Banner Triple Punch

  • Adhere sentiment label to card with Dimensionals

  • Adhere some Rhinestones randomly on the card

 
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On the inside stamp sentiment with Blackberry Bliss Ink and flower with Black Memento Ink. Color flower with Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive Stampin’ Blend Markers.

 
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Sketch Saturday - Heart to Heart

Christmas is over, time for Valentine’s Day and the Heart to Heart Stamp Set is just perfect!

 
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Here’s the sketch I found on Pinterest for this week’s Sketch Saturday card.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Real Red Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Flirty Flamingo Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

  • From My Heart Designer Series Paper Strip - 1 1/2 x 4, adhere to Flirty Flamingo Layer

  • Wrap Ribbon and Baker’s Twine around layer and adhere in the back, then adhere layer to card base

  • Cut heart from Real Red Cardstock and Designer Series Paper using the Be Mine Stitched Dies

  • Stamp sentiment on 1/2” strip of Whisper White and punch both ends with the Banner Triple Punch

  • Adhere hearts and sentiment using Dimensionals

  • Tie bow with Baker’s Twine and adhere with Mini Glue Dot

  • Adhere From My Heart Faceted Gems

 
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On the inside stamp sentiment and heart image with Real Red Ink.

 
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Sketch Saturday - Dressed To Impress

Isn’t this a fun card? Be as bold as your lipstick! I love that!

 
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I found this sketch on Pinterest. I just search on card sketches and find tons of them out there. I love that crafters share their ideas.

 
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The Dressed to Impress Stamp set is really fun. I love the images and the sentiments. There’s a whole suite that goes with this stamp set that you can purchase beginning January 3, 2019. Let me know if you want a catalog.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Lovely Lipstick Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Whisper White Layer - 3 1/2 x 4

  • Best Dressed Designer Series Paper 2 x 5 1/2, punch banner on one end with Banner Triple Punch and cut to size you want

  • Whisper White Circle - cut with largest Layering Circles Die

  • Stamp sentiment on circle with Lovely Lipstick Ink and lipstick with Black Memento Ink.

  • Color lipstick with Lovely Lipstick and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends and color the lipstick end with Wink Of Stella

  • Adhere layers to card base using Dimensionals on the circle

  • Color Metallic Edged Ribbon with Lovely Lipstick Stampin’ Blends and make a bow, adhere with Mini Glue Dot

  • Add some From My Heart Gems

 
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I didn’t put a sentiment on the inside because I want to write a personal note. I couldn’t leave it blank thought so I cut a strip of the Designer Series Paper and adhered it along the side.

 
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Masculine Birthday Card using the Mountain Air Bundle

I am loving this bundle. You can create beautiful mountain scenes which is great for guy cards.

 
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I have so much to share with you about this bundle so watch the video and get all the details.

 
 

Bet you can’t wait to get this one. It will be available starting January 3, 2019 during our Mini Catalog launch.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Early Espresso Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4 (horizontal, top folding)

  • Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, lightly sponge top part using a Sponge Brayer and Balmy Blue Ink.

  • Sahara Sand Layer - 5 1/4 x about 3 1/2, stamp trees and cut with coordinating die as shown on the video. Cut the length to fit the area as you layer.

  • Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper - cut mountains

  • Mossy Meadow Cardstock - back piece with Adhesive Sheet and then cut 2 trees

  • Scrap of Whisper White - stamp moon (stamp off first) with Smoky Slate Ink and punch with 1” Circle Punch

  • Scrap of Whisper White - stamp sentiment (from Peaceful Moments) with Early Espresso Ink and punch with Label Me Fancy Punch. Punch the slits on both ends.

  • Place all your pieces on card to get placement and stamp birds with Pacific Point Ink

  • Adhere layers and trees to card base and adhere moon using a Dimensional

  • Feed piece of Braided Burlap Trim through label and adhere to card using Dimensionals

 
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Mountain Air - Simple Hello Card

This tree is my favorite die in this bundle. There’s something about it that I just love; it’s simple and delicate.

 
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The stamps in this set are reversible, meaning you can stamp on both sides. It’s really cool. One side has the detail and the other provides a background shadow. The dies can be used along with the stamps or on their own. This is such a versatile bundle.

You can order this from the new 2020 Mini-Catalog starting January 3, 2019.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Mossy Meadow Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11, score 5 1/2 (top folding)

  • Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

  • Nested Stitched Label cut from Whisper White Cardstock

  • Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper - cut tree from green paper and adhere to label

  • Stamp tree images with Mossy Meadow Ink on white layer, stamping as second time before re-inking

  • Stamp hello sentiment (from Timeless Tropical Stamp Set)

  • Adhere layer to card base

  • Adhere label with tree to card using Dimensionals

 
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On the inside stamp the trees in the bottom corner. I didn’t put a sentiment inside; I’m not sure who I will give this card to and what I want to write.

 
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Sketch Saturday - Honey Bee

I’m starting to play with the new products from the 2020 Mini Catalog and this is one of my favorites…so far! I thought of a beehive when I saw the sketch and went to work with the new Honey Bee products.

 
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This is the sketch I used for a challenge from Splitcoaststampers.

 
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The Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper is absolutely gorgeous. Its FREE during Sale-A-Bration! It’s black, white and gold foil. The Honey Bee Dies will cut some of the bee images….love that! If you purchase the bundle and some cardstock and you can get this paper for free starting January 3.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Whisper White Layer 5 1/4 x 4, stamp sentiment with Black Memento and adhere to card base

  • Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper 4 1/4 x about 3. Find an object to use to trace an oval and cut it. I used the top to a casserole dish. Do the same with a piece of Basic Black.

  • Adhere the Designer Series Paper over the Basic Black leaving a very small edge of black and then adhere to the card

  • Cut the bees from the Designer Series Paper using the coordinating dies and adhere using Dimensionals

 
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On the inside, stamp sentiment with Black Memento Ink and cut another bee and adhere to bottom corner.

 
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Seaside Notions Birthday Card

This was a fun card to make and can be sent to just about anyone, a guy, a gal or a kid! The Seaside Notions Stamp Set has such great images.

 
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Watch my video to see how I made that background. It was easy to do with an embossing folder and an ink pad.

 
 

Tips & Techniques

  • Night Of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Balmy Blue Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, emboss with Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder (be sure to use the Embossing Plate with it)

  • Lightly drag a Night Of Navy Ink Pad over the back (debossed side) of the embossed layer to ink just the high points of the layer

  • Night Of Navy - cut with largest Stitched Nested Label Die

  • Whisper White - cut with 2nd largest Stitched Nested Label Die, stamp sentiment with Night Of Navy, seahorse with Crumb Cake and seaweed with Granny Apple Green Inks and adhere to navy label

  • Adhere label to card with Dimensionals

 
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Here’s the inside I made after the video :) I stamped the sentiment and bubbles with Night Of Navy Ink and the shells and sand dollar with Gray Granite, Crumb Cake and Smoky Slate Inks.

 
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Masculine Winter Birthday Card

This is a great birthday card for a guy during the winter season. The Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper is perfect for this card.

 
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I love the deer in the Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set. Stampin’ Up! is donating $3 to Mental Health Organizations. What a great cause!

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Garden Green Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 and adhere to card base

  • Cut Garden Green Cardstock using largest and smallest scalloped Layering Oval Dies

  • Cut Very Vanilla Cardstock using the 2nd largest and smallest Layering Oval Dies

  • Stamp Deer on larger oval and sentiment (from Itty Bitty Birthdays) on smaller oval with Early Espresso Ink and stamp some grass with Garden Green Ink

  • Adhere ovals to scalloped Ovals and adhere to card using Dimensions, be sure you don’t put a dimensional on the sentiment oval where it rests on the larger oval

  • Add two Enamel Glitter Dots to sentiment label

 
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On the inside, stamp sentiment with Garden Green Ink and rabbit image with Early Espresso Ink.

 
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Pretty Plaid Gift Card Holders

Today’s video is a rewind of a project I did a few years ago. I changed it up a little bit. The Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper is great for this gift card holder for anyone.

 
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Watch the video and then come back here to get all the measurements to make your own. I love how the gold glimmer tree picks up the gold accents from the plaid paper.

 
 

Tips & Instructions

  • Cherry Cobbler or Shaded Spruce - 6 x 5 1/4

  • On the 5 1/4 side score 3/4 on both sides - turn and on the 6” side score 1 1/4 and 3 3/4 using the Simply Score Tool

  • Cut off each of the rectangles on the four corners and then cut small diagonal to make tabs and round corners of base

  • Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper 3 1/2 x 5 3/4, round all 4 corners

  • Belly Band - 1 x 6 either Cherry Cobbler or Shaded Spruce

  • Punch tree from Gold Glimmer Paper using the Pine Tree Punch

  • Sentiment layer - 1 x 3 1/2, round to two corners, stamp sentiment in Cherry Cobbler or Shaded Spruce (Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set)

  • Punch top of the tree and adhere to sentiment layer

  • Follow steps in video using strong adhesive (Tear & Tape or Multipurpose Liquid Glue)

Below is the Cherry Cobbler base and belly band.

 
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Below is the Shaded Spruce base and belly band.

 
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Seasons Greetings Old Fashioned Christmas

The Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper reminds me of an old fashioned Christmas. I cut out a small scene with the Cup of Cheer Dies.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Garden Green Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4 (top folding horizontal)

  • Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper - cut with largest Stitched Rectangle Die

  • Garden Green - cut 3rd largest Stitched Rectangle Die

  • Cut 2 cups from the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper making sure you have a scene in each

  • Stamp sentiment (from Itty Bitty Sentiments) with Garden Green Ink on scrap of Very Vanilla and punch with Classic Label Punch

  • Adhere layers to card base and adhere cups an sentiment label with Dimensionals

  • Cut bow from scrap of Very Vanilla and adhere as shown, add Glitter Enamel Dot to center

 
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On the inside stamp the sentiment (from Itty Bitty Christmas) with Garden Green Ink. Adhere a 3/4 x 5 1/4 strip of Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper to the bottom.

 
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Sketch Saturday - Feels Like Frost

It’s Saturday, time for another sketch. I am playing along with a challenge from the Splitcoaststampers CAS(E) This Sketch. I used a piece of Feels Like Frost Designer Series paper and just a few layers and a sentiment….easy, peasy.

 
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Here’s the link to the sketch if you want to see what other crafters have created. CAS(E) this Sketch #350

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Night Of Navy - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Seaside Spray Layer - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8

  • Silver Foil Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

  • Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper - 5 18 x 3 7/8

  • Whisper White Strip 1/2, punch one end with Banner Triple Punch and cut to about 2 1/2

  • Stamp sentiment (from Itty Bitty Christmas) using Versamark Ink and heat emboss with Silver Embossing Powder

  • Night Of Navy Strip 5/8, punch one end with Banner Triple Punch and cut so even border is around when adhering white strip to it

  • Adhere all layers

  • Adhere sentiment strip using dimensionals

  • Add Rhinestone

 
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On the inside, stamp sentiment with Night Of Navy Ink

 
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Cute Little Christmas Parcels

The Perfect Parcels Dies are great for creating little boxes for any occasion. I made these for Christmas treats.

 
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In the video below I’ll show you how to put these parcels together and make the belly band to go around it.

 
 

Tips & Instructions

  • Cut 2 of the box pieces using the Perfect Parcel Dies (Garden Green or Real Red)

  • Fold all score lines and make box according to video. Make sure you use strong adhesive (Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue or Tear & Tape)

  • Belly Band - 3 1/4 x 8, score at 1 1/4, 2 5/8, 4 7/8, 6 2/8 (I used Toile Tidings Christmas Designer Series Paper for the green and Let It Snow Designer Series Paper for the red)

  • Wrap Belly Band around box and adhere edges to make the band. Be sure it can slide easily

To decorate the Red/Let It Snow box:

  • Fussy cut snowman

  • 9/16 Whisper White Strip

  • 3/4 Real Red Strip

  • Stamp sentiment (from Itty Bitty Christmas) with Real Red on white strip

  • Using Banner Triple Punch, punch banner end to both white and red strip and adhere together

  • Cut strip to size to fit behind snowman and adhere to box

  • Adhere snowman with Dimensionals

 
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To decorate the Green/Toile Christmas box:

  • Cut Garden Green background piece for sentiment label

  • Cut Gold Foil detailed piece and adhere over the green background layer

  • Stamp sentiment (from Itty Bitty Christmas) on Very Vanilla with Versamark and heat emboss with Gold Embossing Powder and adhere over the label base

  • Adhere label to box using Dimensionals

  • Add some Gold Glitter Dots

 
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Toile Christmas Wishes Card

The floral images in the Toile Christmas Bundle are so pretty. I colored the leaves and berries on the stamp with Stampin’ Write Markers and then stamped and cut with the coordinating dies.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Garden Green Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Whisper White - cut with largest Stitched Rectangle Die, adhere to card base

  • Real Red - cut with 2nd largest Stitched Rectangle Die, adhere to card

  • Floral Image Stamp - color leaves with Garden Green Stampin’ Write Marker and berries with Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker (NOTE - do NOT color stamp with Stampin’ Blends as they are alcohol markers). Breath on the stamp to moisten and then stamp on scrap of Whisper White. Repeat and cut both with coordinating die

  • Stamp sentiment with Real Red Ink and cut with coordinating die

  • Cut 3 leaves with leaf die from Garden Green Cardstock

  • Adhere floral images and leaves as shown on card

  • Adhere sentiment banner using Dimensionals

  • Make bow with 3 strands of Linen Thread and adhere with Mini Glue Dot

 
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On the inside stamp floral image (color stamp with Garden Green and Real Red and stamp). Stamp sentiment with Real Red Ink.

 
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Make a Beautiful Christmas Wreath with the Stamparatus!

The Stamparatus is the perfect tool to take a floral sprig and turn it into a beautiful Christmas wreath!

 
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I used the Tidings All Around Stamp Set for the wreath and the So Many Stars Stamp Set for the “JOY” sentiment and I love how they turned out. In the video below, I’ll show you how to use the Stamparatus to make a wreath, so easy to do!

 
 

Tips & Instructions

  • Shaded Spruce Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Whisper White Layer - 4 x 4

  • Using the Stamparatus, stamp floral sprig from Tidings All Around with Shaded Spruce Ink. Follow the template and steps on the video

  • Stamp the sentiment from So Many Starts in Real Red Ink

  • Adhere wreath layer to card base

  • Make Bow and adhere to bottom of the wreath with Mini Glue Dot

  • Add Red Rhinestones in groups of 3 around the wreath

I used the Real Red Ruched Ribbon on this card which I really love but it is a little bulky for the mail.

 
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The ribbon on this card is the Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon.

 
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Simple Christmas Wreath - Tidings All Around

The wreaths you can make with the Tidings All Around Bundle are so simple but so pretty. The Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible Ribbon is just beautiful.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Pretty Peacock Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11, score at 5 1/2 (top folding)

  • Crumb Cake Layer - 5 1/2 x 3 3/4

  • Stamp wreath on Very Vanilla scrap using Old Olive Ink

  • Place wreath over Crumb Cake Layer to determine placement of sentiment and stamp sentiment with Pretty Peacock Ink

  • Adhere layers and wreath

  • Make bow with Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible Ribbon and adhere with Mini Glue Dot

 
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On the inside, stamp sentiment (from Itty Bitty Christmas) with Pretty Peacock Ink and floral image with Old Olive Ink.

 
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Sketch Saturday - Tidings All Around

I found today’s sketch on Pinterest by searching Card Sketches. It’s a simple card but I think the Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper makes it beautiful.

 
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Here’s the sketch. It’s from Viva La Verve. They post lots of sketches on Pinterest.

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Real Red Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 and adhere to card base

  • Stamp sentiment from Tidings All Around with Real Red Ink on scrap of Whisper White and punch with Story Label Punch

  • Cut 3 strips of Real Red at 1/2 and punch end with Banner Triple Punch

  • Lay out the strips on card to get placement and then trim so they varying lengths (mine are 2 7/8, 2 3/8, 2 — I just eyeballed it)

  • Adhere banner strips to card and then adhere sentiment label using Dimensionals

  • Add some Red Rhinestones and Pearls

 
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On the Inside, I stamped the floral image with Mossy Meadow Ink and the sentiment with Real Red Ink.

 
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Fun Pop-Up Gift Card Holders

These Gift Card Holders are just perfect for Christmas or any occasion. I saw these on various YouTube Videos and had to try it. I’m not sure who the original designer is, but Thank You, I love them.

 
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I’ll show you how to make the Navy card with the beautiful silver embossing on the video and scroll down for the instructions and products for the plaid one.

 
 

Tips & Instructions

  • Night Of Navy card base - 4 1/4 x 11, score 4 1/2, 5 1/2 and 6 1/2

  • Whisper White Strip - 1 x 11 for belly band

  • Scraps for outside star and inside star

  • Fold card base on score lines and adhere as shown on video and punch corners with the Detailed Trio Punch

  • Cut along mountain top fold so the card can fit in

  • Stamp stars using Versamark on the outside and top flap of the inside

  • Cut Star and stamp JOY sentiment with Versamark and emboss in Silver and adhere to inside

  • Wrap belly band around and determine placement for sentiment

  • Stamp sentiment Love and Peace on belly band with Versamark and emboss with Silver

  • Adhere ends of belly band to secure it and make sure it can slide easily

  • Stamp star with Versamark and emboss with Silver, cut out with coordinating star die and adhere to belly band, add a Rhinestone to center of the star

 
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This is what the inside looks like with the card popped up.

 
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Scroll down for the instructions and products for the plaid version.



The Plaid gift card holder’s base is made with Shaded Spruce. The Wrapped In Plaid Specialty Designer Series Paper was cut at 4x4 but I think I would make them 4 1/4 x 4 to make it fit better. Cut 4 of those for both panels on the outside and inside.

 
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The belly band Cherry Cobbler and cut at 1 x 11. Stamp the sentiment with Versamark and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder. Punch the tree with Gold Foil Paper. I also punched the place for the gift card with the Story Label Punch and then cut ends to fit the card.

Cut sentiment label with the square from the Frosted Frames Dies (or just cut a square to fit) Stamp sentiment with Cherry Cobbler Ink and tree with Shaded Spruce Ink.

 
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Flap Over Fun Fold Christmas Card

Here’s a Fun Fold Card that was inspired by Dawn Griffith. I watched her video and changed it up a little bit.

 
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Don’t you just love this snowman. He makes me smile. It’s from the Snowman Season Stamp Set and I used the Let It Snow Designer Series Paper to coordinate with it. Watch the video to see all the steps to make this Fun Fold card.

 
 
 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Real Red Card Base - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

  • Coastal Cabana Layer - 5 1/2 x 4

  • Whisper White Layer 5 1/2 x 3 1/4

  • Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper - 6 x 3 1/2, score at 5 9/16

  • Scrap of Real Red - Cut scalloped ring using scalloped Layering Circle Die and plain Layering Circle Die that nest together

  • Scrap of Coastal Cabana - Cut ring using Layering Circle Dies that nest together (use the one plain one from the scalloped ring and the next smallest)

  • Using the smaller plain circle die from the Coastal Cabana ring, cut circle out of the Designer Series Paper where you want the snowman to peek out

  • Line up the Whisper White Layer behind the Designer Series Layer and mark circle cut out with a pencil for placement of snowman and stamp snowman with Black Memento Ink, then stamp sentiment with Real Red Ink

  • Add small dots of Liquid Glue on snowman image - on snowflakes and ground and then pour Glitter over

  • Adhere Coastal Cabana ring around circle and then adhere Real Red scalloped ring

  • Line up layers and adhere folded Designer Series Paper to back of Coastal Cabana Layer

  • Adhere Whisper White layer to Coastal Cabana Layer making sure snowman is centered in circle

  • Adhere to Real Red card base

  • Make bow and adhere with Mini Glue Dots

 
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Elegant Christmas Card - Sending you a little Yuletide Cheer

I love all the copper on this card: the sentiment, the floral background and the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper! Gorgeous!!!

 
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Tips & Instructions

  • Pretty Peacock Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

  • Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper - 5 1/2 x 2 1/2, adhere to card base

  • Gold Foil - cut with Frosted Frames Dies

  • Whisper White Cardstock - cut with Frosted Frames Dies

  • Stamp sentiment with Versamark and heat emboss Copper Embossing Powder and adhere to Gold Foil floral frame

  • Adhere frame to card using Dimensionals

 
Yuletide Cheer .jpg
 

On inside, heat emboss sentiment with Copper Embossing Powder. Adhere 3/4 x 5 1/4 strip of Designer Series Paper to bottom.

 
Yuletide Cheer inside.jpg
 

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