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.

Christmas in July--Joy of Sets Style!

It is Christmas in July over here! Stampin’ Up! is adjusting their catalogue release dates which means that the new Holiday Catalogue Demonstrator pre-order period began July 1st! Just in time for me to create some fun cards for this Joy of Sets Blog Hop!

I had so much fun designing and creating these cards once I got into the Christmas mindset!

I used a new stamp set called Tag Buffet. It is actually the complimentary stamp set to create the Tag Buffet project kit. I thought it was a unique set to use for this blog theme.

To create this first card I started with a new Designer Series Paper called ‘Tis the Season. It is a 6x6 medley that features the colors Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Real Red and Shaded Spruce. I decided to add our new In Color, Just Jade into the mix as it looks SO GOOD with Shaded Spruce.

All of the elements on the 3 cards I designed were cut by hand, yes OLD SCHOOL, as there are no dies or punches that coordinate with this stamp set. I also used our Stampin’ Blends in Just Jade and Cherry Cobbler to color the stocking and ornament.

In the card above I stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler and then flicked my marker over top to take away the white. I added a small strip of Shaded Spruce card stock that had been run through the Tasteful Textile 3D folder. And the gems I used on all 3 of the cards are, surprise, Blue Adhesive Backed Gems! There are two tones in this embellishment and one had a green feeling to me so I decided to add them in!

To create the second card I used Just Jade as the base and added a panel of Shaded Spruce card stock with some coordinating DSP from the ‘Tis the Season medley. I stamped some of the sprigs behind and used my water painter in the Just Jade ink to add a spray of color. I stamped two ‘leaves’ on Just Jade paper and used one of the blends to give them a bit more detail before cutting them out. The sentiment is also a part of the stamp set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler with a spray of Just Jade ink. And once again I added in some of those Blue Adhesive Backed Gems.

The 3rd and final card in this cute little trio features a plaid DSP option from the ‘Tis the Season medley. I flicked a water painted across the Shaded Spruce card base and stamped a couple of leaves in the same ink color. I thought the little ornament was so cute and I decided to cut apart one of the larger phrases in the stamp set to be the greeting on the card.

I hope you love this trio of Christmas Cards, I am thrilled with how they turned out and can’t wait to offer them as a class when it gets a little closer to holiday season!

The next stop on our Christmas in July blog hop is with Libby Fens! I know you will love her creations and I hope our hop inspires you with projects and ideas!