Christmas Tags & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on Claire Dailey's blog.  I was thrilled when I saw this because I had purchased the "Christmas Tags & More" 6" x 6" package and was starting to regret it.  But when I saw this card I knew I had to make it. I had to use that package of fun cut outs and papers.  You can see Claire's card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made the card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock that was textured using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder. I used really strong tape to attach this to the front of the card. Normally I use glue but my glue bottle is empty and the cupboard I keep them in is WAY across my small workroom! Just too lazy today. Actually, I'm already tired from preparing for Thanksgiving.  Cleaning and baking today. Tomorrow will be just as busy till after dinner. And after that I'm not cooking or cleaning a thing for the next three days! LOL. 

Okay, back to the card.  The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from that same "Christmas Tags & More" package.  The largest piece was cut at 3-1/2" x 4".  On top of that is a 2" x 4" piece of Real Red.  Before taping it down I cut the circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used the 4th largest.  I set it aside for now.

The DSP that is on top of the Real Red piece is from the same package. I taped all three layers together and then I taped them to the front of the card using strong tape. I like to use glue or strong tape on textured pieces because the regular snail tape doesn't seem to stick as well because of all of the peaks and valleys.  

Once the layers were taped down I popped out the trees and cardinal.  I taped the trees in place. Then I took some gold cord that I had and tied a bow. I used a glue dot to hold the bow in place.

The cardinal was set on top of the bow using Dimensionals. I only used them on the body area because the knot met the head so I added a bit of glue to that spot. Yes, I had to get up and go 10 steps across my room and get a bottle of glue!  LOL. 

The words are from the "Greetings for You Mix & Match" Ephemera package.  I affixed them to the circle. These words are stickers so that makes it easy to work with.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and the card was done.  

There's only two trees in the package but I have another cardinal, I may find a stamped tree and fussy cut it to create another card similar to this one.  I want to use those pieces and papers a bit more before the season is over.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Friendly Foliage, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super sweet card to share with you. The original card was made by Terri Gaines. She has a video on how to make it and you can see that by clicking here.  After you watch the video, please give her a thumbs up, I know she's appreciate it. She has lots of good tips to share there too. Please read on to see how I put it together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I love how Terri opened her card to make sure the fold is on the left. I have made the mistake of not checking many times and have an upside down card.  UGH! I am trying to follow her tip on that and make a habit of opening the card first.  Old habits die hard!

Next I cut the Basic Black piece. Her's was done using Secret Sea card stock but mine is limited so I opted for Basic Black. Plus I still had some sitting on my table from yesterday's card.  That piece measures 3-3/4" x 5" and the Basic White piece was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder and then cut 3-1/4" x 4-1/2".  I taped the layers together.

Then the image was stamped on Basic White card stock. Again I used black Memento ink instead of Secret Sea.  This was then set on top of a thin foam sheet. 

In the "Friendly Foliage" bundle where the image for the sprigs were stamped you will find dies. There's one that cut out the framed area and one that cut out the center. They were both set in place and cut.  There's some picking out of pieces left behind but it's pretty easy. Terri does a great job in showing how she does that.

The piece was set on the center of the card. I just eyed it.  The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink.  They were cut out using the largest ribbon end dies in the "Stylish Shapes" set. The end and sides were trimmed a set in place on the front of the card.  You use scrap pieces from cutting the image out to pop up the words. And that was it. Terri explains it a lot better and she has a link to purchase the bundle if you're interested. And BONUS, she has a free PDF project sheet for you to download!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thinking of you card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Greetings for You, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. The original was made by Clair Dailey at Clair Dailey Creates. The link will take you right to her site. He has a lot of beautiful cards. I have followed her for years and if you ever get a chance to watch a video you will love her Australian accent! Click here to be taken to her site.   Please read on to see how I put the card together.

The first thing I did was I folded a half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. Claire used Secret Sea, which is SO close to black. I have limited sheets and don't want to use them right now, they don't expire until 2027 and I don't plan on purchasing a full package of that color because I don't see needing it much at all. And where I do need it I think I can get by with Basic Black. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. The strips are 7/8" wide and two are cut at 4-3/16" each and the other two are cut at 2-15/16". If you use metric, she also gives those measurements.  She has a printed image of the measurements.  I may make one of copier paper to have it in my stack of layouts. 

The center piece measures 2" x 3-1/4". I textured my piece using the corrugated embossing folder (retired) using Basic White card stock. Then I trimmed it to 2" x 3-1/4".  If I textured after cutting it would be shorter from the top to bottom.  

I don't have the die so I had to fussy cut the flowers from the "Traditions of Christmas". I should have checked my stash because I already had one cut but I look at it that I still have a pre-cut one on hand! I added Dimensionals to the back of the piece. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black was cut and then the pieces were taped in place. I glued the corrugated piece in place.  The flowers were set on top of the corrugated piece.

The words are from the "Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack". They are actually a sticker. I removed the backing and set the words in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Basic Black piece and it was set in place on the front of the card base. 

I had some retired embellishments and I added them to the front of the card and the card is done.

This was a very fun card to make and I really do like this layout. Though I struggle with getting the spacing right.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Textured Notes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I changed it a little due to the products I have and don't have. You can see the original card by clicking here. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package.  

I used the third largest die from the"Textured Notes" set and the dotted DSP.  On top of that is a Basic White piece cut using the 5th die in that same set. 

The flowers were fussy cut from the same package of DSP.  

The words are from the "Celebrate Tidings" (retired) stamp set using Real Red ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. They were punched out using the (retired) "Double Oval Punch". And using the scalloped part of the punch and Real Red card stock, I punched the layer behind. I taped the two pieces together.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower piece and it was set in place on top of the Basic White rectangle.  Dimensionals were added to the back of that and it was set in place on the red dotted piece of DSP. Then that was taped to the front of the card about 9/16" from the fold and 5/8" from the top and bottom edges.  

Dimensionals were added to the right side of the word piece and tape on the other have and it was set in place on the front of the card about 7/8" from the bottom edge. And the card was done.

I enjoyed making this card, even with the fussy cutting. This DSP is SO pretty and I have loved working with it and was pleased with every card I made using it.

Thank you SO very much for stopping in and seeing today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a card on Pinterest that I just loved the layout. I did change the card a bit and I didn't have any measurements so I just made it they way I wanted it. You can see the original card by clicking here.  It will open in a new window so you don't lose your place! Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Jolly Holly" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Next I cut the layers. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package and it was cut at 2-1/8" x 4-1/4". I taped it to a 2-1/4" x 4-3/8" piece of gold foil card stock.  Then that was taped to a 2-3/4" x 4-7/8" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock.  I glued these layers to the front of the card about 5/16" from the top, bottom and fold.  

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Cherry Cobbler ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using a die from the same bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back.  

Before putting the word piece down I cut a piece of gold ribbon that I had in my stash and taped that down first.  The word piece was set in place over the ribbon. 

I added three gold rhinestones to the front and the card was done. 

I also make a card using these measurements out of copier paper so I have it for future reference. I have a pretty large stack of copier paper card layouts. I like seeing them as they were made then to see them printed on a piece of paper and try to visualize how it looks.  I also add the date(s) I used the layout so I can go back and look at it for an even better idea of how to make the card. It saves me a lot of time designing layouts!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joyful Days Memories & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card I made using the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that I textured using the retired "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder.  I taped it in place on top of the card base.

Next I took the tree card from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack for the focal point. It measures 3" x 4". The Mossy Meadow layer behind it measures 3-1/4" x 4-1/4". I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card base.

The words were done on my computer and were punched out using the retired "Double Oval" punch. The Mossy Meadow layer behind it was done using the same punch. I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the bottom and tape to the top and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some snowflakes leftover from last years catalog and I glued a few on the focal piece and the card was done. 

I did use a few retired items here because I thought they would go so well with this image, and they did!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joyful Days Memories & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick card to share with you.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" card from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack.  I taped it to the Cherry Cobbler layer.

Another piece of Cherry Cobbler was cut at 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" and the "Merry Christmas" card, from the same "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack. It didn't need trimming. I taped it to the Cherry Cobbler piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the first two layers. Then that was taped to the front of the card.

I colored a few crystal rhinestones using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen and set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. This package of cards has lots of pieces to it to make cards or for scrapbooking.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Greenery, Traditions of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it with a retired snowflake background. I just think this background is SO pretty and I will hang onto this embossing folder until it no longer embosses! I used strong tape to set it in place. Normally I'd glue it down but I was too lazy to go across the room and open a cupboard door and get a bottle of glue! (now that's lazy!! LOL).  The strong tape holds it well.

My Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package.  I cut the pieces at 2-5/8" x 1-1/2" and I taped them (with strong tape) to gold foil layers that measure 2-7/8" x 1-3/4".  I taped them in place on the front of the card about 5/8" from the fold, right edge and the top and bottom.  

The top gold foil piece was cut using the third smallest die from the "Textured Notes" die set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.  I just eyed it but it's about 1-1/8" from the bottom (same for the top) and 1-1/4" from the sides.

The floral piece is from the "Traditions of Christmas" and was cut using the matching die in the "Christmas Greenery" bundle.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I eyed it but allowed equal amounts to hang over the top and bottom of the gold piece. I mostly just tried to get the bow straight and ran with it.

And that was it, the card was done. I was going to add some wording but I thought I would just leave it as it was. The DSP just lets the top layers pop.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joyful Days Memories & More, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick and pretty Christmas card to share with you. I found it in Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. I did change it a little due to the supplies I have and don't have. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and taped it to the inside. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4' piece of Real Red card stock and textured it using the "Jolly Holly" embossing folder.  I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I took the tree image from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack. I cut a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock for the layer. I taped the pieces together and added Dimensionals to the back. I set it in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

I added a big stick glue dot to the center of the tree and then added the gold cord to it. 

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out with the matching die in the bundle.  I set them in place using Dimensionals. 

Three crystal rhinestones were added to the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. I really love the bright redness of this card. I have a few more of those trees left and I think I'm going to make 3 more cards just like this!  I am trying to use up the pieces in that package.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Autumn Toile, Gathering Moments, Thanksgiving/Thank You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Thanksgiving/ thank you card to share with you. I was trying to CASE the mini catalog (page 39).  I did what I could with what I had.  Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

My Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Autumn Toile" 12" x 12" package. The piece on the right was cut at 1-5/8" x 4-1/4".  I cut this one a little wider so the next piece can overlap it.  The next piece was cut at 4" x 4-1/4" and taped down.

The circles were cut using the same DSP and were cut using the second largest circle die from the "Stylish Shapes" set.  The right circle was added first and it's about 1/4" from the top and 3/16" from the right side. It could be moved over to be 1/4" too but I just eyed it, I had tape behind it and it landed on my piece so I had to leave it.  But it looks just fine where it is.

The green circle was added and it's about 1/4" from the left side and 1/4" from the bottom.  

The words are from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle and were stamped using Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla card stock.  I cut them out using the 4th largest circle in the set. I cut them out so they were as high up on the circle as I could get it. I taped it to the front of the card. It's about 1-1/4" from the right side and 1/2" from the bottom edge.

The leaves are from the "Gathering Moments" bundle. I inked them up using Crushed Curry ink and then tapped on some Cajun Craze ink. I did that for both leaves. I cut them out using the matching die in the bundle.  I taped them together a bit offset. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I had some retired embellishments that I thought would look good on the card so I used them. Yup, I still have lots of retired embellishments in my stash and I do need to use them up.

This was a fun and easy card to make. How can you go wrong with cutting circles from printed papers?  You get the best of both here. You get DSP and stamping designs all on one card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Thanksgiving/thank you card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Peace on Earth, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it with a retired snowflake embossing folder. I taped it to the front of the card.

The Designer Series Paper strip is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It measures 5-1/4" x 1-1/2".  I taped it to the upper part of the card about 1/2" from the fold.

The layered framed pieces are from the "Peace on Earth" bundle. One was cut using gold foil card stock and the other from Basic White card stock. I taped the layers together and added Dimensionals on the back. 

I fussy cut the flowers from the "Traditions of Christmas" package. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set on top of the layers. Then that was set in place on top of the card about 5/8" from the left side and 1/4" from the top and bottom.  

The words are from a Paper Pumpkin kit, I'm not sure which one.  They were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. They were cut out using the largest ribbon die in the "Stylish Shapes" package. The right end was snipped and Dimensionals were added to the back. It was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the bottom.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I love the red on white look. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I created lines on the front using my scoring tool on my paper cutter. I turned the piece over and scored on the backside because I wanted to feel the bumps on the right side. 

I stamped the words next. They are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Cherry Cobbler ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was then set in place on the front of the card.

The poinsettias were fussy cut from a sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package.  I set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Five crystal rhinestones were added to the front and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make once the fussy cutting was done.  When I watch tv I will often sit and fussy cut pieces in my packs of DSP.  I ran across a little zip bags of fish from some long retired DSP.  But I will eventually use them.  But I do a lot of fussy cutting a day or two a week.  It makes putting a card together pretty quick.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joyful Days Memories & More, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another super quick and easy Christmas card to share with you. I found it (and lost it) on Pinterest. I had accidentally closed the window and I couldn't find the card again. UGH.  Anyway, please read on to see how this card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Mossy Meadow card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock was cut for the layer.  On top of that is one of the card designs from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack.  This is such a fun pack and you can make a lot of cards using these images.  I love it that I can whip up a card in no time with these images.  Anyway, I taped this piece to the Old Olive piece.

I used some red ribbon that I had in my stash and cut a 7" piece. I taped the ends to the back of the layered piece. Once that was taped on I then taped the piece to the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut them out using the second largest circle die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I slipped the ribbon, right from the spool, under the taped ribbon and I tied a knot. Then I snipped the ends. I like these kinds of knots because you can slide them to where you want.

I took three small rhinestones and added them to the front of the card and the card was done. 

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Old Olive card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut and taped to the inside.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I cut the strips at 5-1/4" x 1-1/4" and I taped them to the front of the card. I tape the outside pieces first and then fit the center one in.

The circles were cut next and they are from the "Spotlight on Nature" dies. I cut one of Basic White card stock and a Cherry Cobbler one. I taped the layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper part of the card about 3/4" from the top and sides. I just eyed it when I set it in place but the measurements read 3/4".  

I fussy cut the flowers from the "Traditions of Christmas" package of DSP. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the circles.

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut out using the die from the bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the bottom of the card at the lowest point of the piece and 3/16" from the top tip on the left and lower tip on the right.

I had some leftover polished dots that I used for the embellishments. I put clear nail polish over them and sprinkled on some gold glitter. If you are going to do this, I highly recommend you do it first so it has time to set up before you need to use them.  

This was a fun card to make. I didn't mind cutting the flowers (I had to fussy cut them because I don't own the matching dies). If you have to cut yours, I do recommend you start at the left side of the bow and work your way around. Cutting the bow and stems at the very end is a bit difficult to hang onto. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda