FB Live Recap: Easy Elegant Gold & White Christmas Cards

 

The Painted Trees embossing folder makes such beautiful tree imprints. I wanted to highlight that in the cards I made for this week’s video! Add just a few die-cuts trees and a greeting to complete your card front. For a little extra, add gold embossing powder to the trees and heat to make them glimmer.

If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here. Be sure to check my gallery and Pinterest page for more inspiration.

 

For the single gold tree card, you will need the following:
  • Card Base: Basic White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ , cut two
  • Gold Tree: Gold Foil Sheets – 4″ x 2″

 

For the Forest of Gold Trees, you will need the following:
  • Card Base: Basic White – 8 1/2″x 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″, cut two
  • Gold Trees: Gold Foil Sheets – Scraps

 

Here are the products I used to create these cards. The greetings and sentiment I used are from retired sets. If you don’t have these sets, use whatever Christmas stamp sentiments you have to complete your cards!

 

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Wintry Changing Leaves

 

The Changing Leaves bundle is great for fall-themed cards and projects, but have you thought about using it for winter or Christmas cards? One of the things I like to do is challenge myself to find ways to design with stamp sets and bundles for multiple occasions or seasons so that I can get more use out of a set. Navy blue and silver always makes for an elegant wintry card, and using those basic colors with the Changing Leaves bundle did not disappoint.

If you’d like to recreate this card, I have the instructions and supply list below.

  • Start with a base of Night of Navy – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″.
  • For the front layers, emboss a 4 7/8″  3 5/8″ piece of Smoky Slate cardstock with the Changing Leaves 3D embossing folder, then adhere to a 5″ x 3 3/4″  piece of Basic White cardstock. Attach this to the card front.
  • Stamp the leaf images with Night of Navy ink onto scraps of Basic White cardstock, then crop with the large die.
  • Crop two lacy leaves clusters, one solid small leaf cluster, and a sprig from Silver Foil paper. Snip one of the leaf clusters apart and use the leaves individually.
  • Arrange the cropped piece onto the card front and glue in place. Refer to photo for placement.
  • Use a glue dot to adhere a small bow made with the Silver Trim ribbon to the leaf stems.
  • Add a few silver Adhesive Metallic Backed Gems to the card front for extra bling.

 

 

  • For the inside, stamp a sentiment of your choice using Night of Navy ink onto a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock. If desired, stamp a leaf or partial leaf onto the lower left corner of this piece. Adhere to the inside of the card.

 

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FB Live Recap: Shepherd’s Care with Garden Meadow Dies

 

The simplicity of the shepherd holding a lamb is such a precious image for the Christmas season. For this week’s video, I combined this image with the arch die from the Garden Meadow die set as well as several foliage sprigs from the Painted Lavender set.  If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

Here are the cardstock requirements for the blue card:
  • Card Base: Blueberry Bushel – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Meandering Meadows DSP – 5 1/4″ x  4″
  • Second Layer: Very Vanilla 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ cropped and embossed per video instructions
  • Shepherd: Very Vanilla – 4″  x 2 1/2″
  • Foliage: Scraps of Wild Wheat and Crumb Cake
  • Star: Scrap of Silver Foil Paper
  • Inside: Very Vanilla – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″

 

For the red card, you will need the following cardstock:
  • Card Base: Cherry Cobbler – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Season of Elegance DSP – 5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Stamped Piece: Very Vanilla – 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″, cropped with Garden Meadow die
  • Foliage: Scraps of Distressed Gold Paper
  • Star: Scrap of Gold Foil
  • Inside: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 4″

 

The die I used for the star is from a retired set called Stars at Night. If you don’t have this set, there are many other sets that have various sizes of star dies that you could use.

Here is the list of products I used for these cards. If you are not currently working with a Stampin’Up! demonstrator, you can shop with me here to receive a free gift. As always, I’m grateful for your support!

 

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Fall Leaves and Pumpkins

 

Make a pretty card with the Changing Leaves bundle and add just a tiny group of pumpkins for a special touch! The gold and Distressed Gold leaves also add to the elegance of this card.

 

Here are the steps to recreate this card:

  • Card Base is Cajun Craze, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • For the background layer, emboss a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Changing Leaves embossing folder. Lightly color it with Cajun Craze using a Blender Brush, then adhere it to the card front.
  • Use Mossy Meadow ink to stamp the large leaf onto a scrap of Old Olive cardstock and crop with the large die.
  • Use Cajun Craze ink to stamp the maple leaf image onto a scrap of Cajun Craze cardstock and crop with the large die.
  • Crop two lacy leaves from Gold Foil paper and two small leaf branches with Distressed Gold Foil paper.
  • Crop one sprig from Gold Foil Paper and one from Mossy Meadow cardstock.
  • Arrange all of the leaves and the Meadow Sprig onto the card front and glue in place.
  • Use Pumpkin Pie ink to stamp the pumpkin image onto Peach Pie cardstock. Add the pumpkin stems with Pecan Pie ink. Use dimensionals to attach them to the card front over the leaf stems. Refer to photo for placement.
  • Stamp the greeting with Cajun Craze ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla, crop with the small label die and attach to the card front with dimensionals. I used a greeting from the Rustic Crate bundle.
  • Cut the Gold Foil sprig apart to make two small sprigs and glue in place behind the greeting.

 

 

  • For the inside, stamp a sentiment of your choice using Cajun Craze ink onto a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Vary Vanilla cardstock.
  • If desired, stamp the pumpkins onto the lower left corner of this piece. Adhere to the inside of the card.

 

 

  • If desired, stamp the pumpkins onto the lower left corner of the envelope.

 

 

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Golden Changing Leaves

 

Here’s another idea for using the Changing Leaves bundle to create a card that would be perfect for a winter birthday or Christmas. Here again, I’m using a typical Autumn-type set for a winter design. I hope this design inspires you to look at your stamp sets with fresh eyes to see how you can use them year-round!

If you’d like to recreate this card, the instructions and supply list are listed below.

  • Begin with a card base of Blackberry Bliss of 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″.
  • Emboss a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of vellum with the Changing Leaves 3D embossing folder and adhere to the card base. NOTE: Glue and/or tape runners will show the vellum. Use a few small glue dots in the corners and in the middle to adhere the vellum.
  • Crop the large leaf using a 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″piece of Distressed Gold specialty paper.
  • Crop the maple leaf from a 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ piece of Season of Elegance DSP.
  • Crop the remaining leaves and sprigs from Blackberry Bliss and Basic White cardstock. (Refer to photo). If desired, add a touch of Wink of Stella to the small white leaves.
  • Arrange all of the leaves and sprigs onto the card front and glue all but the maple leaf in place. The maple leaf is attached with dimensionals. It will take an extra minute for the glue to dry on the vellum.
  • Use Blackberry Bliss ink to stamp the greeting onto a scrap of Basic White and crop with the small label die. Adhere to the card front with dimensionals.
  • Make a small bow with the Gold Metallic Trim ribbon and adhere to the card front with a glue dot.
  • For the inside, use Blackberry Bliss ink to stamp a sentiment of your choice on a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock and adhere to the inside of the card.

 

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Mini Pumpkin Farm Fun-Fold

 

With the Scenic Pumpkin Patch stamp set, you can create the prettiest little pumpkin farm settings. This card is a simple fun-fold card with the pumpkin farm centered within the Spotlight On Nature circle die.

Here’s how to make this card:

  • The card base is Old Olive 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ and  2 1/8″. Fold back and adhere the left side at the score line to make a 2 1/8″ front flap.
  • Adhere a 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to the inside and a 5 3/8″ x 2″ piece of Very Vanilla to the front flap.
  • Layer a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Country Woods DSP to the inside and a 5 1/4″ x 1 7/8″ piece to the front flap.
  • Crop two circles of Cajun Craze from the large Spotlight on Nature die and two Very Vanilla circles from the next-largest Spotlight on Nature die. (Refer to photo to see which die cuts to use).
  • Stamp a sentiment of your choice onto one of the Very Vanilla circles and adhere to a Cajun Craze circle. Center and adhere this to the inside of the card. For my card, I used a sentiment from the Unbounded Love stamp set.

 

 

  • For the front pumpkin scene, refer to the photo for placement of the images. Use Old Olive to stamp the grass. You may have to stamp the image a couple of times to get the desired effect!
  • Use Cherry Cobbler to stamp the barn and Early Espresso to stamp the roof.
  • Use Pecan Pie to stamp the tiny fence on each side of the barn.
  • Using Crumb Cake, stamp the tree trunk images twice, and then use Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze to stamp the leaves for the trees.
  • Using Pecan Pie, stamp the large fence near the bottom of the circle.
  • Use Pumpkin Pie to stamp the pumpkins and Pecan Pie for the pumpkin stems. Stamp as many pumpkins as you want in various sizes.
  • Use a Water Painter and Balmy Blue ink to add a little color to the sky. Using a clean Water Painter, add Crumb Cake ink for the ground around the pumpkins and up to the grassy area. When adding the sky and ground colors, be careful not to touch your stamped images, or they will get muddied!
  • Adhere the finished stamped circle to the Cajun Craze circle. Place dimensionals on the back of the LEFT HALF of this piece. CLOSE the flap. Align the circle over the circle on the inside of the card so the inside circle is completely hidden when the card is closed. Refer to photo.
  • If desired, stamp a line of pumpkins on the lower left corner of the envelope using Pumpkin Pie ink and Pecan Pie for the stems.

 

 

The products I used for this card are listed below for your convenience.

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FB Live Recap: Center Step Fold Shepherd’s Care Card

 

For my first play with the Shepherd’s Care stamp set, I made a center step-fold card, and I really like the way it turned out! The shepherd stamp is a “distINKtive” stamp, meaning that the stamp actually does the shading for you when you stamp the image. I just added a little very pale Gray Granite watercoloring to the image. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

Here are the cardstock requirements to make this card:
  • Card Base: Misty Moonlight – 11″ x 4 1/4″, score at 1″, 2″ and 6 1/2″
  • Top Center Piece: Misty Moonlight – 8 1/2″ x 2 1/2″, score at 3″
  • Background: Winter Meadow DSP – 4 1/4″ x 4″
  • Stamped Piece: Basic White – 4 1/2″ x 2 1/4″
  • Pieces for Small Front Flap: Winter Meadow DSP – 4″ x 7/8″ and Basic White – 3 7/8″ x 3/4″
  • Inside: Basic White – 4 1/4″ x 4″

 

If you’d like to purchase any of the supplies listed to recreate this card, I have listed them below. Shop with me here to receive a free gift!

 

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FB Live Recap: Fun-Fold Christmas

Well, this week has brought 90+ degree weather here in southeast Michigan, but I had winter and Christmas on my mind! I’ve been working on some Christmas cards using an easy fun-fold design. On my video, I show how to put this design together. I used three two different stamp sets to create these pretty cards and I’ve included the cardstock dimensions and supply list for each of the cards here. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

 

Cardstock Requirements:
  • Larger Base: Real Red – 8 1/2″  4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″
  • Flap Base: Real Red – 8 1/2″ x 3″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layers for Larger Base:  Garden Green – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ and 4 1/8″ x 2 7/8″
  • Second Layers for Larger Base: Nests of Winter DSP – 5 1/4″ x 4″ and 4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Flap First Layers: Garden Green – 4 1/8″ x 2 7/8″, cut two
  • Flap Second Layers: Basic White – 4″ x 2 3/4″ cut two
  • Extra Flower Pot: Scrap of Basic White

 

 

Cardstock requirements:
  • Larger Base: Old Olive – 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″
  • Flap Base: Old Olive – 8 1/2″ x 3″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layers for Larger Base: Real Red – 5 1/4″  x 4″ and 4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Second Layers for Larger Base: Nests of Winter DSP – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ and 3 7/8″ x 2 5/8″
  • Flap First Layers: Real Read – 4 1/4″ x 2 7/8″ – cut two
  • Flap Second Layers: Basic White – 4″ x 2 3/4″ – cut two

 

 

Cardstock requirements:
  • Larger Base: Garden Green – 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″
  • Flap Base: Garden Green – 8 1/2″ x 3″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layers for Larger Base: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″ and 4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Second layers for Larger Base: Season of Green and Gold DSP – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ and 3 7/8″ x 2 5/8″
  • Flap First Layers: Basic White – 4 1/8″ x 2 7/8″, cut two
  • Flap Second Layers: Season of Green and Gold DSP – 4″ x 2 3/4″, cut two
  • Bells and Greenery: Fussy cut from Season of Green and Gold DSP and Graceful Greenery Vellum

 

If you would like to order any of the supplies listed, you can shop with me here. Please be aware that the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper used for these cards is in the new September-December Mini-Catalog and will be available to order beginning September 6.  As always, thank you for choosing me as your Stampin’Up! demonstrator, and I will send you a free gift with every online order you place with me!

 

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FB Live Recap: Filled With Cheer Fun-Fold Cards

 

I’ve been working on Fall cards for the past several weeks and also eyeing some of the new holiday stamp sets that have been on my worktable. That got the best of me this week, and I just couldn’t resist having a go with the Filled With Cheer stamp set for my video this week. What a fun set!

I decided to make a couple of easy fun-fold cards for my first play with this set; I hope you like them. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here. Join me each week on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET for a video using the latest Stampin!Up products, and check out my Pinterest page for more inspiration.

The products used for these cards are listed below.  Please note the Designer Series Paper that I used is called Nests Of Winter #164183 and will be available for purchase beginning September 4th. 

 

 

For this card, you will need the following cardstock:
  • Card Base: Pool Party – 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
  • Flap for Card Base: Pool Party – 11″ x 2 1/4″, scored at 5 1/2″
  • First Layer for Inside: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • First Layer for Flap Front and Inside: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 2 1/8″, cut two
  • Second Layer for Front Flap: Nests of Winter DSP – 5 1/4″ x 2″
  • Square Mat: Pool Party – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
  • White Square for Snowman: Basic White – 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Lights: Scraps of Basic White

 

 

Here are the cardstock requirements for this card:
  • Card Base: Real Red – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 1 1/2″ and 4 1/4″
  • Front Flap First Layer: Real Red – 5 1/2″ x 3″
  • Front Flap Second Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 2 7/8″
  • DSP Layer: Nests Of Winter DSP – 5 3/8″ x 2 5/8″
  • Inside Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Wagon: Pecan Pie – 3 1/2″ x 1 3/4″
  • Wheels, Presents, Lights: Scraps of Basic White

 

If you would like to purchase any of these or any other Stampin’Up! products, you can shop with me here. Place any online purchase with me to receive a free gift!

 

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FB Live Recap: End of Summer Daisies

 

White Shasta Daisies are one of those summer flowers that just about everyone recognizes. I have some in my yard, and they are such a cheerful bright spot in my summer garden. Summer is beginning to wind down and the daisies are starting to fade, so the Cheerful Daisies bundle is the perfect set to pull out and play with. For these cards, I chose to use colors that aren’t the bright colors of summer, but more of early Autumn. I love the way they turned out!

If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

 

Here are the cardstock requirements for this card:
  • Card Base: Wild Wheat – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Crushed Curry – 5 1/2″ x 4″, cropped with the largest Deckled Rectangle die
  • Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″, cropped with the second largest Deckled Rectangle die then embossed with the Exposed Brick EF
  • Daisies: Scraps of Wild Wheat, Distressed Gold, and Crushed Curry
  • Flower Centers: Scraps of Cajun Craze
  • Small Leaves: Scraps of Wild Wheat
  • Frilly Stems: Scraps of Distressed Gold
  • Group of Small Flowers and Greeting: Scraps of Very Vanilla
  • Inside First Layer: Crushed Curry – 5 1/2″ x 4″, cropped with the largest Deckled Rectangle die
  • Inside Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 4″, cropped with the second largest Deckled Rectangle die

 

 

Here’s the cardstock you need for this little note card:
  • Card Base: Crushed Curry – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Very Vanilla – 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″
  • Second Layer: Thoughtful Journey DSP – 4 5/8″ x 3 3/8″
  • Third Layer: Very Vanilla – 4″ x 2 3/4″, embossed with Exposed Brick EF
  • Daisies: Scraps of Wild Wheat & Crushed Curry
  • Flower Centers: Scraps of Cajun Craze
  • Leaves and Frilly Stems: Scraps of Distressed Gold
  • Group of Small Flowers and Greeting: Scraps of Very Vanilla
  • Inside Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x4″

 

I’ve listed the products I used to recreate these cards below. If you are not currently working with a Stampin’Up! demonstrator and wish to purchase any of them, I’d appreciate it if you would shop with me here.

As a thank-you, I always send a free gift with any Stampin’Up! online purchase you make choosing me as your demonstrator!

 

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