A Card a Day in December--Day #23

Can you believe we are only 2 days away from Christmas? I do feel like this month went by quickly! And if you are a mom you know that Christmas is like planning a big wedding once a year :)

For my card project today I am sharing a pretty traditional card in the sense of the color scheme. In fact red, white and a bit of green are the holiday colors I use to decorate my house for the holidays.

This card is on a Real Red card stock base and on the first layer I stamped the little mini Christmas trees from the Warm Hugs stamp set and then flicked my Real Red marker over the background. This fills the top of the card base.

The bottom section is embossed with the Wrapped in Texture folder.

I added a strip of Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series paper over top and cut a cute scallop border with the Festive Felt and the Peony Dies.

I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive ink on Pear Pizzaz card stock and layered it with a die from the Warm Wraps dies. The fun touch is the Glittered Star Ornament. I cut off the string and tucked the top part in between the layers so it looks more like an embellishment than a hanging ornament. It was easy to keep attached with the use of a few Glue Dots.

This card is pretty simple which I like because the design of the card can easily be recreated with birthday stamps or Valentine’s Day.

So if you need to make a couple of last minute holiday cards this one will not take you much but has alot of charm to it! I hope you have been inspired this whole month!

A Card a Day in December--Day #21

Is the countdown officially on in your house for Christmas? My kids are counting down and I am pretty much done everything except get my groceries…and putting together my holiday Paper Pumpkin kits! I don’t know why I have procrastinated on them!

I did make a new card for my 21st share today! Have you used the Hostess Stamp set, A Merry Hello, from the Handmade for You catalogue? If not, I hope this project inspires you to pull it off the shelf!

The base of this card is Just Jade, dare I say my favorite of the new In Colors, and a base layer of Whisper White.

I stamped the sentiment, Heartfelt Christmas, in Poppy Parade ink on the end of a 1 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch strip of Whisper White card stock. I then matted the sentiment strip on a piece of Flirty Flamingo card stock.

The adorable stocking is colored in with our Stampin’ Blends in Just Jade. The top of the stocking is stamped with Poppy Parade and Flirty Flamingo,

I die cut two stars from Gold Foil paper using the Stitched Stars die and added some bling with the Holiday Rhinestones.

I love how clean and fresh this Christmas Card feels!

A Card a Day in December--Day #18

While this card doesn’t say Merry Christmas I still feel like it is a holiday card that I would give to a close friend. I love the Snowflake Splendor suite as it has some really unique sentiments in it. I created two versions of this card with different colors. Which one do you like better? I can’t even pick!

Both of the cards are on bases of Pool Party with snowflakes stamped in the same ink color along the bottom.

I added a small strip of DSP from the Snowflake Splendor collection and then changed up the snowflake colors on each card. So one card leans more purple and the other more blue tones.

The ribbon is the Pool Party Sheer Ribbon from the Annual Catalogue. I love this ribbon and have gone through a couple of rolls already. I added some bling to the middle of a few snowflakes with the Elegant Faceted Gems.

If you live in Canada please feel free to shop with me! I would love to support you in your crafting needs and make a new friend across the county!

A Card a Day in December--Day #17

Happy Thursday! I am so excited to share this fun combo project with you today! It is a cute decorated pizza box with a mini card and a gift card all inside! Talk about a small package packing a big punch! This is my 18th share in my A Card a Day in December, I hope you are enjoying everything I have shared so far.

I started by decorating the mini pizza box with a piece of designer series paper from the Heart Warming Hugs collection. I added a belly band of Mossy Meadow card stock with the cute little mini cups from the Warm Hugs stamp set stamped in the same ink color. When making a belly band you want it to be snug enough to stay on but loose enough to slip off and on (it would be sad if the recipient had to rip it off to get at what is inside).

I punched a 2 1/4 inch circle in Pear Pizzaz card stock and ran it through the Wrapped in Texture Embossing folder.

The little cup is from the Press On stamp set and is hand cut. I added a little decorative detail to the cup with a piece of DSP and some light coloring with the light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend marker.

The sentiment is stamped in Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake card stock from the Warm Hugs stamp set.

On the inside I made a cute little 3x3 card with matching envelope. It has a Crumb Cake layer that is also embossed with the Wrapped in Texture embossing folder and another strip of DSP.

The to go cup is also from the Press On stamp set and looks cute with a little DSP coffee cozy on it. I added “I Like You a Latte” on Crumb Cake with a bit of marker spritz.

The 3x3 mini envelope is dressed up with a trio of little coffee cups!

The card is designed to fit in the bottle of the pizza box and the top of the lid has a gift card—a coffee one of course!

If you are looking for a last minute gift for a teacher, neighbor, or coworker I think this would be an easy yet adorable gift left on someone’s door step or mailbox.

Thank you so much for checking out my projects so far this month!

A Card a Day in December--Day #16

Today I wanted to share a bit of a fun fold card that I recently designed. This is my 16th card share this month so far! I am excited to be sharing with you and am really looking forward to some New Years cards /projects coming your way on Dec 26th!

I am also planning to share a scrapbook page on Christmas Day so if memory keeping is your jam, make sure to pop on over to check it out!

The Just Jade base of this card is 4 1/4 x 8 and is scored on the long side at 2 1/2. That will make the little panel on the front.

I added a piece of DSP from the Tis’ the Season 6x6 stack with a layer of Shaded Spruce card stock behind.

I just LOVE Just Jade and Shaded Spruce together. To me, its the best green duo we have!

I cut two Stitched Nested Labels (same size) one you can see on the outside and the second is matched up on the inside of the card.

The little reindeer and sentiment is from the Warm & Toasty stamp set. I colored the reindeer in with Stampin’ Blends and added some Wink of Stella to his green bow.

I stamped a few little snowflakes around the sentiment in Just Jade ink, but I stamped them once on my Grid Paper before I stamped them on the label.

I wrapped some Linen Thread around this front panel (not the whole card) and added some of the Blue Adhesive Backed Gems for a little sparkle!

The sentiment on the inside label is from the Dove of Hope stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink with a few little Just Jade snowflakes sprinked around.

You can see from this photo that the Linen Thread only goes around the panel that flips open.

And you cannot see the inside panel when the card is closed so make sure to perfectly line up the Nested Labels.