A Card a Day in December--Christmas Blessings

Hello friends! Today I wanted to share holiday card that was inspired by the Handmade for You catalogue. These cards were actually a customer order for my sister-in-law and are a great way to use up scraps of designer series paper!

This is my 3rd card share in this series! I hope to inspire you all month long with a variety of holiday cards and projects!

The base of my card is Real Red but each of the strips of card stock or Heartwarming Hugs Designer Paper are glued to a Whisper White base.

I found using Tombow glue a lifesaver in positioning these strips.

My sister-in-law really loved the sentiment, Christmas Blessings, and you can find it in the Wrapped in Christmas stamp set. I stamped and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder and then used the largest die from the Hippo & Friends die set to cut it out. I also flicked my Old Olive marker across the front to take away a bit of the whiteness.

Adding some of the Real Red Sheer ribbon behind the sentiment added a touch of elegance. And I really wanted to play off the gold accents so I cut some poinsettia flowers from the Wreath Builder dies. You can find this die set in the Annual Catalogue. And of course, I could not resist using some of the retired gold metallic thread. I am hoarding quite a few spools but I won’t lie, I will be pretty sad when they are finally gone.

I am so happy with the end result of these cards and while they took much longer than I anticipated to create (we all have those projects) I do know my sister-in-law loves them and is excited to give them out!

A Card a Day in December--Card #2

I have to say my favorite color combo this holiday season has been the pink, red and green color blend. I love how Stampin’ Up! has given us so many great tones to use that build and support each other.

I started with a Flirty Flamingo card base and added a layer of Blushing Bride card stock over top. I embossed this with the Tasteful Textile 3D folder.

Merry Christmas is from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and I stamped it in Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Just Jade and Shaded Spruce. I just LOVE how festive these colors look. I didn’t even mind hand cutting them. BUT….

Fun tip: If you have the Classic Label punch you can insert this phrase inside and then snip off the ends!

It was something I remembered AFTER I cut these out! hahaha!

A traditional Real Red poinsettia was the perfect addition to this card. I have definitely gotten my money’s worth by using the Poinsettia Petals Bundle on project after project! I love how the dies give you the option of cutting around a stamped image or using them to cut and emboss the poinsettia shape and foliage.

On this card I cut and embossed the flower and stamped some of the leaves to cut. I added in a slightly different leaf from the Sweetest Borders dies.

Some Red Rhinestones added the perfect amount of bling to this card in the center of the poinsettia.

I hope you have enjoyed today’s project! You can shop with me anytime in Canada by clicking on the image below. It should take you straight to my online store OR you can use the Hostess Code on the sidebar of my main page :)

A Card a Day in December--Holiday Style!

Hello friends! It’s December, which means we have finally made it to the last month of 2020. We did it, we are surviving a pandemic, we are managing a thousand things at once—our families, households, jobs, our stamping and hobbies, our pets, our Netflix addiction and the list goes on and on! Which is why, I want to be fully present in this holiday season. Somehow, it means just a little bit more. Gone are many of the things we have been able to enjoy in the past. However, I am blessed to still be creating and loving what I do.

So today is Day 1 of my A Card a Day in December—Holiday Style Event. I am going to share 25 holiday cards or projects and end the month with a week of New Years Cards! So I hope you are ready for your daily dose of inspiration!

Don’t you just love coordinating projects? I do! they are so fun to give as a little gift and I don’t think anyone will mind getting a cute little hand sanitizer project this season!

My first project I want to share is this fun holiday card and matching hand sanitizer project! I decided to use a traditional color palette of Real Red, Whisper White and Old Olive!

I used the Little Treats Bundle as the starting point of my card and hand sanitizer holder. I stamped the little candy stamps around the phrase in Real Red. I cut a strip of Real Red card stock that I embossed with the Wrapped in Texture embossing folder. I added a polka dot strip of DSP from the Trimming the Town Designer Paper on top.

The sentiment is from the Little Treats stamp set and is stamped in Old Olive ink on Pear Pizzazz card stock. I added some ribbon from the Ornate Garden Ribbon combo pack and the silver cord is from a past Paper Pumpkin kit.

I added a few embellishments from the All the Trimmings collection and a classic Jewelled Rhinestone.

This card is simple but cute and easily reproducible!

This little project is one of my favorites! I was so happy when I realized that a mini hand sanitizer could fit inside!

The Little Treat Box dies are so easy to use and assemble and I love that you can get two out of one piece of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock.

The candy canes are from the Sweetest Time Bundle which has been a well used stamp set in my craft room this season!

The stitched scallop circle is included in the Little Treat Box dies too!

I hope you have enjoyed my first card in A Card a Day in December—Holiday Style!

Create with Connie and Mary--Christmas Beauty

Hello! I hope you didn’t miss me too much on the Hop last week! I was having some massive techie problems that have not been solved, but I have found a work around so at least I can share in the fun!

This week, the FINAL Saturday, of November we are featuring cards with the theme Christmas Beauty. I decided to make a Z Fold fun card and pair it up with the In The Pines bundle and Tag Buffet stamp set.

Now to be honest, I am not sure I have ever actually MADE a Z Fold card before! Isn’t that wild? I did a quick search on Pinterest (do you follow me?) to get some basic dimensions and then I started stamping!

I actually chose a bit of an unusual color combo as well—Mint Macaron, Rocco Rose and Rich Razzleberry!

We all have our visions of beauty and I decided to create this project with a non-traditional color palette.

I used some designer paper from the Poinsettia Place collection and that helped jump start my color palette.

In my middle panel I decided to stamp the trio of trees in Whisper White Craft Ink and emboss them for a subtle effect. The sentiment is stamped in Just Jade ink of Mint Macaron card stock and cut with the largest circle die.

I added in some Holiday Rhinestones and some Mint Macaron ribbon for some bling! I hope you enjoy all of the amazing projects everyone has to share this week!

Joy of Sets-Thankful for You

Hello and welcome to another Joy of Sets Blog Hop! This month we have an awesome line up and I can’t wait to see how everyone interpreted our theme of “Thankful for You”. I do know you will leave feeling inspired!

Once I knew what our theme was I knew right away that I wanted to use the Snowflake Wishes stamp set and coordinating die set, So Many Snowflakes, from our Handmade for You catalogue. I was really intrigued that Stampin’ Up! had decided to add the sentiment “Thank You Snow Much” into this set and I wanted to find a clever way to use it.

I started my design by stamping the sentiment on a piece of vellum using Momento ink. I then stamped the snowflake cluster in Highland Heather ink around the phrase as a border. Be careful when stamping on vellum as it does need a little bit more drying time.

I layered this piece on a slightly larger piece of Whisper White card stock that I ran through the Winter Snow embossing folder and then finally added that piece to a square of the Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper.

This photo shows off all three layers nicely I think! I also stamped the same image on the top left and bottom right corners of the card. The base is Purple Posy and the ink is Highland Heather.

I decided to add another strip of the designer paper along the left side and add a few ribbon details. I love our Denim Ribbon! Did you know its still current and available in the Annual Catalogue? A bit of the Purple Posy ribbon from the Playing with Patterns combo is also a great addition.

And finally, got to have some bling so I added in the Snowflake Sequins. Adding sequins to your project could not be easier if you have the Take a Pick Tool! It is one of my favorite craft room must haves!

I absolutely love the Snowflake Spendor suite or set in the Handmade for You Catalogue! If you are in Canada and would love to get your hands on any of these items, please use the Hostess Code on my sidebar or shop with me directly using my online store!

I hope you are able to visit everyone on the Joy of Sets Blog Hop today! Thank you for visiting! Please feel free to leave a comment and visit Susan Webster next on the hop!