Video Recap – Top-flap Christmas Cards

One simple cut to your card base will give you a card where you can see part of the card front design on the inside. I’ll show you how in my YouTube video which you can view here:[https://youtu.be/C4oqb1HZjgI]

While I used this design to create Christmas cards, you could use it to make cards for any occasion depending on the stamp set you use.

For the card using the A Child Is Born set, the greeting that you see on the card front will also be viewed from the inside:

Cardstock dimensions for this card:

  • Card Base: Misty Moonlight OR Night of Navy – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ and cut a 1 1/4″ strip off of the top of the front.
  • First Layer Front: Boho Blue – 4 1/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Stamped Layer Front: Basic White – 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″
  • Inside First Layer: Boho Blue – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Inside Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
  • Sheep: Scraps of Basic White
  • Star: Scrap of Silver Foil

For the Joyful tidings card, the embellishments at the top of the card will also show on the inside of the card:

Cardstock dimensions for this card:

  • Card Base: Garden Green – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ and cut  1 1/4″ strip off of the top of the front.
  • First Layer Front: Basic Beige 4 1/8″ x 4 1/8″, emboss with Birchwood 3D folder
  • Gold mat: Gold Foil 4″x 4″, cropped with Deckled Circle die
  • Stamped Layer: Basic White – 4″ x 4″, cropped with Deckled Circle die
  • Pine Branches, Berries and Pinecone Embellishments – Scraps of Old Olive, Real Red, Gold Foil
  • Inside Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″

The supplies used for these cards are listed below. For the A Child Is Born card, I used two retired stamp sets for the sentiments, Night In Bethlehem and Gentle Peace. If you do not have these sets, use sentiments that you have in other sets.

If you would like to purchase any Stampin’Up supplies, you can shop with me here to receive a free gift.

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A Child Is Born Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 169234 ]

Joyful Tidings Cling Stamp Set (English) [ 165944 ]

Peace On Earth Dies [ 165924 ]

Branching Out Dies [ 165775 ]

Deckled Circles Dies [ 162286 ]

Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder [ 164069 ]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 153081 ]

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 100867 ]

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 102584 ]

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 164511 ]

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 100702 ]

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 102482 ]

Gold Foil Sheets [ 132622 ]

Silver 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Foil Sheets [ 163387 ]

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147110 ]

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 153118 ]

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147118 ]

Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147088 ]

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147084 ]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154885 ]

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [ 144599 ] (Retired)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack
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Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 161674 ]

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154899 ]

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [ 158130 ]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [ 141897 ]

Small Blending Brushes [ 160518 ]

Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165678 ]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [ 129053 ]

Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]

Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]

Clear Block C [ 118486 ]

Clear Block D [ 118485 ]

Clear Block E [ 118484 ]

Center-step Fun-Fold Card

The center-step fun-fold card is perfect for this Christmas card using the ‘A Child Is Born’ stamp set. I stamped the image with Versamark and gold heat embossed it, then fussy-cut around the Mother with Child to use as the main focal point. You can watch my YouTube video here to see how to score, cut and fold the card base into a center-step card.

Here are the cardstock requirements to make this card:

  • Card Base: Misty Moonlight – 11″ x 4 1/4″
  • Side Panels: Peaceful Garden DSP – 4 3/8″ x 7/8″, cut two
  • Bottom Panel: Peaceful Garden DSP – 4 1/8″ x 7/8″
  • Front Panel First Layer: Gold Foil – 4 3/8″ x 2″
  • Front Panel Second Layer: Peaceful Garden DSP – 4 1/4″ x 1 7/8″
  • Stamped Image: Basic White – 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
  • Greeting: Basic White – 3 1/2″ x 3/4″
  • Star: Scrap of Silver Foil
  • Inside: Basic White -4 3/8″ x 4 1/8″

Scoring and cutting diagram (not to scale):

The products I used for this card are listed below. Please note that the greeting and inside sentiment I used are from retired stamp sets (Night In Bethlehem and Gentle Peace) so if you don’t have those sets, use your favorite sentiments on your card. Also, the tiny silver star is made using the current Peace on Earth die, but there are other star dies that could be used as well.
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A Child Is Born – Easy Fun-fold Video Recap

This Christmas card is a very simple fun-fold card which I explain in detail in my Youtube video which you can watch here. I used Stampin’ Blends markers to color the image but you can use watercolor pencils if you want a more pastel look.

Here’s a little hint for you — if you stamp the image with a water base ink such as Night of Navy and you want to use watercolor pencils to color the image, use a Stampin Blends color lifter to blend the colors. The marker is alcohol base and will not cause the water based ink to run.

Cardstock dimensions are as follows:

  • Card Base: Misty Moonlight – 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
  • Card Base Flap: Misty Moonlight – 11″ x 2 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″
  • Inside DSP:  Garden DSP – 5 3/8″ x 2″
  • Inside Cardstock: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 2 1/8″
  • Front Flap DSP: Peaceful Garden DSP – 5 3/8″  2 1/8″
  • Arch: 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (cut two)
  • Sheep: Scraps of Basic White
  • Leaf Stems: Scraps of Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight and Silver Foil
  • Star: Scrap of Silver Foil

The supplies I used for this card are listed below. Shop with me here to receive a free gift as a thank-you for choosing me as your Stampin’Up demonstrator.
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Rustic Centerpiece – Z-fold Christmas Card

 

The Rustic Centerpiece stamp set has three beautiful images, one of which is lovely for your Christmas cards. It has a bit of a nostalgic look to it which I really love for the holidays. I placed the image on a background of Season of Elegance DSP and added it to a Z-fold card base.

For this card, I stamped the image onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock with Versamark ink, heat embossed it with gold, colored with Stampin’ Blends markers and fussy cut the image. The colors I used to color the image are Light and Dark Crumb Cake for the deer, Light Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie for the wood slab, Light and Dark Real Red for the candle and holly berries, Dark Daffodil Delight for the candle flame, Light and Dark Balmy Blue for the tree bucket, Light and Dark Shaded Spruce for the tree and holly leaves.

The card base is Basic White cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ and 2 1/8″. The panels for the base are Garden Green, the inside is 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ and the two small panels are 5 3/8″ x 2″.

For the inside small panel, I embossed the cardstock with the Painted Trees 3D embossing folder for added interest.

For the card front, I adhered a 5″ x 3″ piece of Season of Elegance DSP to a 5 1/8″ x 3 1/8″ piece of Gold Foil, then adhered this to the front panel – be sure to put glue or tape runner only on the left side of the piece when adhering it to the panel! The Fussy cut image is placed on the front with dimensionals.

Add a few red rhinestones or sequins to the tree to complete the front.

For the inside, stamp your favorite sentiment using Real Red ink onto a 5″ x 3″ piece of Basic White cardstock, then adhere to the inside.

I used a sentiment from the retired Christmas Messages stamp set and added a little tree from the retired Merry Moose stamp set for the inside of my card.

If you would like to purchase any of the products used for this card, shop with me here for a free thank-you gift.

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Branching Out Pine Bough Christmas Card – Video Recap

A pretty pine bough graces the front of this Christmas card. There are many elements to this card which make it very special. The Birchwood 3D embossing folder used for the background also adds another bit of texture. Watch my video here to see how it’s made and how to add “snow” to the pine needles.

Decorate the inside of the card to match the card front using the same elements.

Cardstock requirements:

  • Card Base: Basic Beige – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Mossy Meadow – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Second Layer: Basic Beige – 5 1/4″ x 4″, embossed with Birchwood 3D folder
  • Pine Branches: Scraps of Mossy Meadow and Pecan Pie
  • Pinecones: Scraps of Gold Foil
  • Berry Sprigs: Scrap of Real Red
  • Greeting: Basic White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
  • Inside First Layer: Mossy Meadow – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Inside Second Layer: Basic Beige – 5 1/4″ x 4″

The supply list for this card is listed below. If you would like to purchase any of these items, you can shop with me here to receive a small Thank-you gift.

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Jolly Holly Wreath – Video Recap

Christmas wreaths are so cheery and are a special way to decorate your cards for the holidays. This card looks highly detailed but is quite easy to make using the embossing folder and dies from the Jolly Holly bundle. Add some “berries” and a red ribbon to complete the wreath. Watch my YouTube video here to see how to put it all together.

Carry the design to the inside by stamping the bells on the upper left corner:

Cardstock requirements:

  • Card Base: Real Red – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″, emboss with the Jolly Holiday folder
  • Leaves: Season of Elegance DSP – 6″ x 4 1/4″
  • Bells: Scrap of Basic White
  • “Joy”: Scrap of Real Red
  • Inside: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″

The supply list for this card is below. Shop with me here to receive a thank-you gift.
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YouTube Video Recap – Fun-fold Christmas Card

 

Here is a simple fun-fold card that can be used to make very special Christmas cards. It makes up very quickly because the Designer Paper does most of the work for you. Keep it simple by stamping only a greeting and sentiment, or use your favorite stamp set to add a focal point.  Add embellishments as desired.

Here are the cardstock requirements needed for the card above:

  • Card Base: Real Red – 11″ x 4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″  and 2 3/4″
  • Cardstock Panels: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ and 4 1/8″ x 2 5/8″(cut two)
  • Traditions of Christmas Specialty Paper: 5 1/4″ x 4″ and 4″ x 2 1/2″ (cut two)
  • Stand Up Panel: Gold Foil: 4 1/4″ x 3″  and Basic White – 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″
  • Inside Greeting Strips: Gold Foil – 2  3/8″ x 7/8″, Real Red – 2 1/4″ x 3/4″, Basic White – 2 1/8″ x 5/8″

The card below uses A Child Is Born stamp set as well as some silver foil and Night of Navy leaf embellishments made with the Label Me Grateful dies.

Here’s what you need to make this fun-fold card:

  • Card Base: Night of Navy – 11″ x 4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″ and 2 3/4″
  • Cardstock Panels: Boho Blue – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ and 4 1/8″ x 2 5/8″ (cut two)
  • Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper: 5 1/4″x  4″ and 4″ x 2 1/2″ (cut tw0)
  • Stand Up Panel:  Night of Navy – 4 1/2″ x 3″ and Basic White -4″ x 2 1/2″
  • Inside Greeting Strips: Night of Navy – 2 5/8″ x 1 1/8″, Boho Blue – 2 1/2″ x 1″, Basic White – 2 3/8″ x 7/8″
  • Leaves: Scraps of Night of Navy and Silver Foil

I’ve listed the products I used for these cards below.The stamp set I used for one of the sentiments and the small flower are retired (Illuminated Christmas). If you don’t have this set, use the supplies you have to create your card.
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A Trio of Golden Pumpkins

The Beautiful Pumpkins bundle has elegant images and dies which I absolutely love for the autumn season. I wanted to take it up a notch and added gold embossing to the pumpkins. I like the way they turned out, giving a vintage look to the pumpkins.

You can watch the YouTube video here to see how to add just a little gold to the two-step stamped pumpkins.

Here are the Cardstock requirements to make this card:

  • Card Base: Cajun Craze – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ , score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Basic Beige – 5″ x 3 3/4″
  • Second Layer: Gathering Together DSP – 4 7/8″ x 3 5/8″
  • Mat: Gathering Together DSP cropped with Textured Noted die
  • Pumpkins: Scraps of Peach Pie
  • Stems: Scraps of Crumb Cake
  • Leaves: Scraps of Golf Foil
  • Greeting: Scraps of Basic Beige
  • Inside: Basic Beige – 5 ” x 3 3/4″

If you need any of the products to make this card, shop with me here to receive a free gift as a thank-you.
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Beautiful Pumpkins Hello Card

My favorite time of the year is only days away, and I can’t help but feel excitement for the fall season. The Beautiful Pumpkins bundle is perfect for creating fall cards for any occasion including Thanksgiving, which is what I made this card for.

Two-step stamping is used to stamp the pumpkins. I chose to stamp on Peach Pie cardstock and used Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie ink for the stamped images, so there are three shades of orange for the pumpkins. Watch the YouTube video here to see how this is done as well as how I used sponge daubers to color the leaves, vines and acorns.

Cardstock Measurements:
  • Card Base: Basic Beige – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Cajun Craze – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Second Layer: Gathering Together DSP – 5″ x 3 3/4″
  • Green Mat: Gathering Together DSP – 4 1/4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Pumpkins: Scraps of Peach Pie
  • Stems and Vines: Scraps of Crumb Cake
  • Leaves: Scraps of Crushed Curry
  • Acorns: Scraps of Basic Beige
  • Hello: Scraps of Early Espresso and Cajun Craze
  • Inside First Layer: Cajun Craze – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Inside Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5″ x 3 3/4″

Shop with me here if you need any supplies to make this card, and as always, for any online order you place, I will send you a small gift as a thank you. 🙂

 

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Video Recap -Autumn Tree

This beautiful Autumn tree card front is made exclusively with die cuts! SO Easy! Decorate the corners with any of your favorite self adhesive embellishments. This card is perfect for an Autumn birthday, Thanksgiving or simply a friendly ‘hello’.

You can watch the video here.

The bundle used is a new Online Exclusive called Autumn Trees and has such lovely dies. This card front was made to show how to use the dies only to create a card.

Here are the cardstock requirements to create this card:

  • Card Base: Cajun Craze – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Crumb Cake – 5 1/2″ x 4″, cropped with Textured Notes die
  • Second Layer: Crushed Curry – 5 1/4″ x 4″, cropped with Branching Out die and embossed with Gathering Leaves folder
  • Tree: Pecan Pie – 5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Leaves: Pumpkin Pie and aCajun Craze – 4″ x 3 1/4″, one of each
  • Deer: Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper – 3 1/3″ x 1 1/2″
  • Inside First Layer: Crumb Cake – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
  • Inside Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 4 7/8″ x 3 5/8″

The products I used for this card are listed below. Purchase them or any other Stampin’Up product here to receive a free gift. Thank you for choosing me as your Stampin’Up! demonstrator!

 

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