Have a Happy Holiday Season!

Well, by the time this gets posted, our family will be officially on holidays.  I hope I am prepared by now and if not, what can I do??  There is some Christmas baking done (gluten-free and non-gluten-free), the house decorated, the guest room ready for my parents (they are visiting from BC and braving the Winnipeg weather), some meals in the freezer so I don't have to spend all my time cooking and maybe the dust-bunnies have disappeared.  If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you are ready too. 

Here is one last holiday card.  I made this card last year but when I came across it a while ago, I decided to dress it up with some pearls.  I don't think I will ever get tired of them.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Serene Snowflakes, Many Merry Messages

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue

Ink:  Whisper White Craft, Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Pearls, Scalloped Punch, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

4.25 x 5.5 card

Merry Christmas!

 

Peace on Earth

Another card for the Venture Club and Stack Parties.

You might have noticed that I used Always Artichoke ink for the string of the ornament even though there is Old Olive in the Designer Series Paper and the scalloped trim.  Normally I wouldn't do this because it isn't a perfect match.  But when you are preparing cards for a Stack party, it is best not to "share" inks between the various cards.  So, I needed to use a different green.  Gold didn't seem to show up very well and I didn't like it in red for some reason.  So Always Artichoke it stayed.

By the way, you know that vertical gold strip?  Those were made from pieces of card stock I had saved and had been sitting in my pile for a very long time.  Those little pieces do come in handy eventually!

Oops.  I just realized that I forgot to take a picture of the card after it was altered.  On the completed card I added a scalloped border in Old Olive card stock across the card (5 1/2" length); on top of the  red, gold and white card stock.  I used the Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch.  It just seemed to finish off the card.  You'll have to use your imagination to visualize it.  :)

Supplies:

Stamps:  Peaceful Season (Level 2 Hostess)

Paper:  Crumb Cake (also known as Kraft), Real Red, Brushed Gold, Whisper White, Old Olive, Jolly Holiday DSP

Ink:  Early Espresso, Real Red, Always Artichoke, Gold

Accessories:  Gold Brad, 1/16" Hand Held Punch, Dotted Scalloped Punch, Dimensional, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

4.25 x 5.5 card

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A Merry Christmas to You

Here is another card that was done at the kids' Venture Club as well as at various stack parties this holiday 

season.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Tree Trimmings, Best Yet (retired)

Paper:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Holiday DSP, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Olive Ribbon (Gale's Warehouse), Dimensionals, Scissors  (sorry, you have to cut the cherry cobbler ornament out.  No punch for this one!)

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Snow Flurries

This is one of the cards we made at a kids' Venture Club event at our church.  The kids, ranging from age 7 to 10 made four cards in an hour and a half.  They did such a good job and seemed to be really into it.  Future stampers!!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Patterned Pines (retired hostess set), Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Ink:  Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

Accessories:  Decorative Label Punch (Here it is again!  I love it!), Large Oval Punch, Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Pearls, Dimensionals, Two-way Glue Pen

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Part 2: December Stamp Club Card

A Punched Cardinal Christmas

I saw this card online two days before the Stamp Club was going to meet and thought we just had to make this card.  Many sites displayed their with a punched cardinal card but didn't have instructions or you had to pay to download them.  I found one site HERE with very clear instructions.  Thank you to the Stamping for Sanity Blog.   Love her cards!

Directions:

1.  Make the cardinal using the Two-Step Bird Punch and the above instructions.  You can use the Tombo Liquid Glue or a Two-way Glue Pen to stick the bird together.  Add dimensionals to the back.

2.  Punch out a label in Whisper White card stock with the Decorative Label Punch.  Add Dimensionals to the back.

3.  Stamp "Seasons Greetings" with Old Olive ink on the Whisper White card base.

4.  Using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, run the front half of the White card base through the Big Shot.  Make sure that it will emboss so the dots are "bumpy" at the front of the card.

5.  Adhere all pieces together.

Dimensions:

Whisper White Card Base:  4.25 x 11

Whisper White scrap for label

 Real Red scraps

Basic Black scraps

So Saffron scraps

Old Olive scraps

Supplies:

Stamps:  Peaceful Season (Level 2 Hostess)

Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, So Saffron, Old Olive

Ink:  Old Olive

Accessories:  Decorative Label Punch, Two-Step Bird Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Tombo Liquid Glue or Two-way Glue Pen

4.25 x 5.5 card 

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Part 1: December Stamp Club Cards

Northern Flurry in Baja Breeze

Directions:

1.  Place Baja Breeze card stock in embossing folder and run through Big Shot.  Using a sponge dauber and Whisper White craft ink, lightly rub or tap the raised snowflakes.  Add varying sizes of pearls to snowflakes.  TIP:  To remove pearls from sheet, carefully move the pearl "off it's spot" with your finger.  Then use a tweezer to pick up pearl and place.   

Ribbon:

2.  Tape the Baja Breeze card stock to Whisper White card stock.  Cut a "v" in the one end of a long piece of ribbon.  Tape the other end to the back of the white card stock.  Use a glue dot in the front if it is not lying flat.  With a shorter piece of ribbon, tape ends together to make a "circle".  Make flat and use glue dots to adhere to longer ribbon.  

3.  Stamp "Merry Christmas" in Not Quite Navy ink.   Punch out using Decorative Label Punch.  Stamp snowflake in Baja Breeze.  Adhere to top of ribbon with a dimensional.

Option:  Sponge edges of Baja Breeze card stock with Whisper White ink and a Sponge Dauber. 

Dimensions:

Not Quite Navy Card Base:  8 1/2 x 5 1/2 

Whisper White:  4 1/8 x 5 3/8

Baja Breeze:  4 x 5 1/4

Whisper White scrap for label

Supplies:  

Stamps:  Many Merry Messages, Serene Snowflakes

Paper:  Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Baja Breeze

Ink:  Whisper White Craft, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze

Accessories:  Pearls, 5/8" White Grosgrain Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Decorative Label Punch

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Part 2: November Stamp Club Card

Bell and Boughs with Champagne Glass Glitter

Here is the second card for the November Stamp Club.  We tried a new ribbon technique on how to tie a bow.  You can see the video on how to do this HERE.

Directions:

1. Stamp the image in Black Stazon ink and colour using Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler ink on watercolour paper.

2. Sponge edges in Crumb Cake ink.

3. Tape large Cherry Cobbler card stock and DSP together.  Place strip of seam binding to front of card and tape in back.  Make bow as in instructional video.  (Thanks to Crafty Confessions blog!)

4. Tape watercoloured image, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler card stock together.  Add dimensionals to the back and adhere to the DSP layers and card base.

5. Use the Tombo Liquid Glue and run a bead of glue around the four sides of the Cherry Cobbler card stock.  Sprinkle with Champagne Glass Glitter.

6. Add bow to edge with a glue dot.

Dimensions:

Always Artichoke Card Base:  5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Cherry Cobbler:  4 1/8 x 5 3/8

DSP:  4 x 5 1/4

Cherry Cobbler:  3 x 4 1/8

Always Artichoke: 2 5/8 x 3 3/4

Watercolour Paper:  2 1/2 x 3 5/8

 Supplies:  

Stamps:  Bells and Boughs

Paper:  Deck the Halls DSP, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Watercolour Paper

Ink:  Black Stazon, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Blender Pen or Aquapainter, Sponge, Dimensionals, Tombo White Glue, Champagne Glass Glitter, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Bow Tying Apparatus, Glue Dots

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Part 1: November Stamp Club Card

We weren't able to get together for our November Stamp Club meeting because of the weather ~ a winter storm.  So last night, at our December Club get-together, we made our November and December projects.  We made four cards and one 3D item.  Since that would end up being one long post, I'm going to spread them out.  So stay posted.  Here is Part 1 of the November cards.

Joyful Season with Letterpress Plate

Directions:

1.  On letterpress plate, ink "stockings" with Old Olive Craft ink and "joyful season" with Cherry Cobbler Craft ink.

2.  Place letterpress plate face up directly on tab 1 of Big Shot multipurpose platform.  Add Dotto to back of watercolour paper and stick to clear cutting pad.  CAREFULLY place paper and cutting pad on top of the letterpress plate.  Line up carefully and holding firmly, wind through the Big Shot.

3.  Assemble card.

You can see a video on how to use the Letterpress plates here.

Dimensions:

Very Vanilla Card Base:  5 1/2  x 8 1/2

Cherry Cobbler:  5 3/8 x 4 1/8

Watercolour Paper:  3 x 5 1/4

DSP:  1 x 5 1/4

Supplies:

Stamps:  None

Paper:  Watercolour Paper, Jolly Holiday DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler Craft, Old Olive Craft

Accessories:  Joyful Season Letter Press Plate, Big Shot, Dotto, Old Olive Satin Ribbon

4.25 x 5.5 card

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