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Ornaments Keepsake Christmas Card

By Amy · Comments (0)

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

This was an amazing Pinterest steal that UPDATE: I can now properly attribute to I now can’t find again to give credit to–so sorry!!! This was made with the Ornaments Keepsake Bundle (stamps and matching Framlits dies) offered in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. I was attracted to the simplicity of the Black/White/Sahara Sand colors and I think you will be as well.

For your convenience, I have included the materials list below:
Sets: Ornaments Keepsake Bundle (#129949 wood; #129950 clear)
Accessories:
5 ½ x 8 ½ in. Basic Black cardstock
5 ¼ x 4 in. Whisper White cardstock
3¾ x 5 in. Sahara Sand cardstock
3×4 Basic Black
2 7/8 x 3 7/8 Whisper White
3×4 Sahara Sand cardstock (for stamping/cutting ornaments)
Basic Pearls, Dimensionals,
For the ‘banner’: 1 x 3 Basic Black cardstock; 7/8 x 2 7/8 Sahara Sand
Basic Black classic ink (new pad), 1/8th inch Vanilla taffeta ribbon
Dimentionals™, Basic Pearls
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Lacy Brocade Textured Embossing folder, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Embossing folder
Sizzix Die Cutting Machine, Multi-purpose platform, Two clear cutting pads

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Pennant Parade Christmas Card

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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

This set Pennant Parade (#122740 wood & #122742 clear) is primarily a birthday set but I got this idea Terry Wise in the 2011 Founder’s Circle Swap, where she uses a pennant stamp and the punch to make a Christmas tree… don’t you just love people who can think out of the box like that?!

The pennant was stamped three times in Old Olive on Old Olive cardstock and punched out with the ‘Petite Pennants Builder‘ punch (Order #122361) and glued back to back… well, actually each punched pennant was folded in half and glued side to side to side and the back consists of the left side of the left triangle and the right is the right side of the right triangle. The colors are Old Olive and Real Red.

I punched out the greetings with the Jewelry Tag (Order #117190) and the narrow grosgrain ribbon is Old Olive.

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Pines & Pointsettias Gift Card Holder

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Monday, December 19th, 2011

Here’s another sample using the ‘Pines & Poinsettias’ stamp set… this one holds a gift card, sneakily tucked away under the front cover!

I love the natural colors… more than the traditional red & green.

I did a step by step photo tutorial to explain how it was put together, but it is basically folding in the front flap inside and then punching a slit and then tacking it down. I’ll show you in the next four photos…

Fold in the front flap of the card and then open it
With the front flap open, punch a slit with the Word Window punch (you’ll have to punch it in the middle and then slightly to the left and then slightly to the right to make it as wide as you need)
Glue the sides down and make sure you don’t put glue in front of the slit or your gift card will get stuck (LOL!)
Press the front flap closed and you can see that you can fit a half of a gift card in it. You will cover the gift card with a front panel (in this case, the red layer).

The cutting measurements and links to buy the accessories are below. And right now (as this article is being published) there is a special going on in the ‘Clearance Rack‘ on my online store, up to 80% off select products… which means you have permission to take a moment and buy yourself some Christmas presents!

Pines & Poinsettias stamp set* (#123762 wood, #123764 clear)
*This is a limited edition Holiday Mini Catalog set (available only until Jan. 3, 2012
Accessories:
5 ½ x 8 ½ Crumb Cake cardstock #120953
5 ½ x 1 inch Early Espresso cardstock #119686
2 ½ x 3 ½ Vanilla cardstock #101650
2 ¾ x 3 ¾ Cherry Cobbler cardstock #119685
3 ½ x 3 ½ inch Cherry Cobbler cardstock #119685 for punching
3 x 3 Vanilla cardstock #101650 for stamping
1 3/8th inch jumbo circle #119860; 2 3/8th inch Scallop Circle #118874; Word Window punch #119857; Crumb Cake Classic Ink #121030, Sponge Daubers #102892, Glue Dots, Dimensionals™, Spice Cake Designer Buttons #124113, Very Vanilla 1/8th inch Taffeta Ribbon #119960
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Sizzix Embossing Folders –
Northern Flurry folder #120902
Finial Press folder #115963
Sizzix Die Cutting Machine #113439, two clear cutting pads

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Pines & Pointsettias Christmas card

By Amy · Comments (7)

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Okay, I am still contemplating this as my Christmas card… I say ‘contemplating’ because I have yet to actually take action… and since it is about 10 days from Christmas (and even fewer days before *mail* will arrive to people in time for Christmas, I think I’m in big trouble, LOL!

But I promise you that this card is simple… and it is hard to tell from the picture, but the card is Whisper White and there is a second layer that is 3 3/4 x 5 and then a third layer (raised embossed with the Finial press folder) on top of that (popped up with Dimensionals). The white ribbon is across the seam of the top layers and the bottom–and the greeting is on the bottom. Any horizontal greeting will do, and I think a good ‘Happy Holiday’s’ may suffice for my non-religious friends (if I can locate one!).

I do punch the ornament opening and then stamp the pinecones through it… it isn’t hard to do, but if you mess up, you can stamp it on a 2 x 2 inch white square and slip it under the punched layer (no one will be able to see!). Takes the pressure off of getting it right each time… so what do you think?

Pines & Pointsettias (#123762 wood, #123764 clear) from the Holiday Mini Catalog (ends Jan 2nd)
Accessories:
5 ½ x 8 ½ Whisper White cardstock
3 ¾ x 5 Whisper White cardstock
3 ½ x 3 ½ Whisper White cardstock
Stampin’ Write Markers: Always Artichoke, Choc. Chip, Cherry Cobbler; Always Artichoke Classic ink; White Satin Ribbon 15” #114616; Ornament Punch #119847; Dimensionals™ #104430; Dazzling Details (glitter glue) #124117
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Finial Press embossing folder #115963; Sizzix Die Cutting Machine, Multi-purpose platform; Two clear cutting pads

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Beautiful Season Christmas Card

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Thursday, September 8th, 2011

I seriously LOVE this bird! The set is the new ‘Beautiful Season’ (W #122680, C # 122682) from the 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog but I do love birds anyway.

The awesome paper is ‘Frostwood Lodge’ from the Holiday Mini Catalog. I was able to use the three different large plaids to make 108 of these cards. The magic of it is that I am using only 2 inches by 4 inches of the designer paper on the front.

The Eboneezer method to making a holiday card (i.e., maximizing the materials). The ‘white’ layer in the background (on top of the card) is 2 1/2 x 4 inches of white cardstock pressed with Finial press Sizzix embossing folder. It adds texture and, even better, I can get 8 of this size layer from one piece of cardstock with minimal waste.

And, as I said before, the plaid paper cut at 2 x 4, you get 18 per 12 x 12 sheet. If you are doing the math, that leaves a space of about 1/2 inch between the top layer and the bottom one and I covered it with the 5/8th inch satin ribbon. Aren’t I just SO resourceful?!

Oh, and did I mention, these are my Founder’s Circle swap.

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Tags Til Christmas Simple Ornament card

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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

I absolutely love the simplicity of Vanilla & Gold and touched up with the fabulous self-sticking rhinestones.

The ornament is from ‘Tags Til Christmas,’ from the Holiday Mini Catalog, embossed in gold and punched out with the jumbo ornament punch.

The middle layer is embossed with the Sizzix Stampin’ Up! exclusive Northern Flurry embossing folder and framed onto another layer.

Accessories:
5 ½ x 8 ¼ Very Vanilla Cardstock
4 ¼ x 3 inch Very Vanilla Cardstock
4 x 2 ¾ inch Very Vanilla Cardstock
2 ¼ x 2 ¼ Very Vanilla Cardstock
Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder
Ornament Punch #119847
Basic Rhinestones #119246
Northern Flurry Embossing Folder #120902
Sizzix Big Shot, Multi-purpose platform, clear cutting pads

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Peaceful Season Debossed Christmas Card

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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

I am TRULY sorry that this awesome Level 2 hostess set ‘Peaceful Season’ from the Holiday Mini Catalog will likely not be back again (hostess sets usually aren’t). I would take this as your excuse to go nuts and spend $300 in Stampin’ Up! products just to get it (don’t worry, your husband told me it’s okay, remember he did that ‘weekend’ thing with the guys so fair is fair, LOL!).

This is actually ‘my take’ on a photo of a swap that I didn’t get at the Baltimore regional–my girlfriend got it. I would have TOTALLY knocked people over to get it, as it is, I was just happy to get a photo of it.

To get that background, I took a white crafters ink and pressed it to the ‘relief’ textured side of the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder Crumb Cake cardstock rectangle through it. Try not to get too much white on the background, but if you do it just adds to the almost ‘pewter’ look of the Crumb Cake cardstock with the white crafter’s ink.

I made the ‘debossed’ cardstock as a layer to make the card was more sturdy. And just a warning that the Antique brad holding the ribbon in place is beautiful but between the two, it will totally cost you more to mail… this is the type of card that I would put on top of a gift (without even an envelope). I’m such a showoff!

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Tags : antique brads, christmas card, peaceful season, Stampin' Up! set, technique, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, white crafters ink

Tags Til Christmas Embossed Christmas Card

By Amy · Comments (6)

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

This layered and embossed Christmas card has a lot of detail but is deceptively easy to make assembly line style.

Of course you need your Sizzix Big Shot… (I can’t live without it) I used the new Northern Flurry embossing folder on the background vanilla and of course the jumbo snowflake die.

And as a ‘paper savings’ trick, the gold strip above and below the designer paper down the middle, is actually two thin punched strips of Brushed Gold paper tucked behind the center strip. Hey, I have to *really* like you to get a card with our Brushed Gold paper.

Set(s): Tags Til Christmas
Accessories:
5 ½ x 8 ¼ Cherry Cobbler cardstock
3 x 5 ½ inch Very Vanilla Cardstock
1 x 5 ½ inch Love Letter DSP
(red filigree ornament)
2 x 5 ½ inch Brushed Gold Cardstock
5 x 5 inch Very Vanilla (for snowflake)
3 x 3 inch Very Vanilla (for stamped circle ‘Joy’)
5 ½ inch Victoria crochet lace strip
Scallop Circle Punch
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch
Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder
Northern Flurry Embossing Folder
Snowflake #2 Sizzix Die
Sizzix Big Shot, Multi-purpose platform,
clear cutting pads