Christmas is almost here! I wanted to take a moment to wish you a Very Merry Christmas from our home to yours.
Thank you for joining with me in this fun stamping journey. I have loved sharing all my projects with you and I look forward to more sharing in the New Year.
However you spend the day be safe and while under the tree might be full of gifts and treasures I hope you take time to think on the greatest treasure given to us in the gift of Jesus.
Happy Christmas.
——
FARMHOUSE CHRISTMAS CARD
The card above was made for my 12 Weeks of Christmasseries but, well… I ran out of weeks to share it. It’s a great opportunity to share it with you now for my Christmas wishes to you. Made with the Farmhouse Christmas Bundlewhich is sadly not being carried over, I wanted to show that you can use this set without having to colour it all the time. I stamped the house a number of times over the Crumb Cake card base. The paper is from Under The Mistletoe DSP. You can stamp directly on to the silver Foil but remember to use Stazon.
While this card is very simple I deliberated on it for so long in how to work the sentiment. Maybe an hour just on that. How many different ways could I work it. Seriously why can’t I just go with it! It worked out in the end with just a strip of Real Red Satin Ribbonto finish. Which I should have just stuck with in the beginning. Do you have days like that?? 🙂
I think this stamp set hasn’t had much airing around the blogosphere. That’s a bit sad. It is a cute one. Hung With Care is a Host set found in the Holiday Catalogue. I must say I haven’t used it near enough. Today I thought it should have it’s turn in the limelight.
This first one uses the lovely All is Bright Designer Series Paper. You don’t need too much on the card when you use this paper. The stocking is stamped in Garden Green. For the sentiment I heat embossed that in white on black card and then punched it out with the Classic Label Punch.
This card was one from one of my Christmas Stamp A Stack Classes recently. The stocking was stamped in Garden Green and the white oval card was layered on to Silver Glimmer Paper.The Garden Green card mat was embossed with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder. The Real Red Twine is retired. I don’t usually use retired products in classes but I ran out of the thin Red Ribbon. Adding a small strip of Under The Mistletoe DSP adds a little contrast to it. Everyone did like making this card I think. It’s nice when you can make up 3 of these cards in class in a hurry and they are ready to go.
BLING WINNER
A few posts ago I posted a little giveaway for reaching 50 Wednesday’s WOW! Today I can announce the winner of the Bling Pack.
Congratulations Joy Stewart. I will drop you an email shortly to arrange them to be sent to you.
Here we are. Week 12 of our 12 Weeks of Christmas Series. When I started this series I thought it was so far off to the end. It has come around so quickly. I hope you have enjoyed the projects I have shared over the last 12 weeks. Today is a fun Christmas treat box.
It’s a Christmas crate. Fill it with treats to give as a gift but wouldn’t it look great as a place marker on a table for Christmas.
The So Santaset works so well for our hot summer Christmas events. No snow here in Australia. Sun, sand and seashells right? 🙂
To make the crate I used the Wood Crate Framelits. Simply cut 2 from Real Red cardstock and assemble as normal. Before I assembled the box I stamped over it with the Holly Strand in several places.
I measured the width of the crate to know what size width for the red cardstock. Look what else I have used?? The Rectangle Stitched Framelits. Brand new coming in the Occasions Catalogue on January 3rd.I am so excited for these.
The So Santa image was stamped on Thick Whisper White and coloured with the Stampin’ Blends. And look also, a new Stampin’ Blends colour – Balmy Blue. I like to outline the images when I colour them in light Smoky Slate blend. It helps to add depth to your images and make them POP!
I added a little dazzle with Silver Glimmer Paper punched with the Duet Banner Punch. I cut the banner in half and adhered it under the sentiment to extend the length. The sentiment was cut with one of the smaller Rectangle Stitched Framelits.
I hope you have enjoyed this series. It’s been fun. If you missed some of the projects over the last few months then click on the tag for 12 Weeks of Christmasand it will show you all of them. It might be a bit late for this Christmas but you could file it away (or PIN them) for later.
Last post I mentioned I had a little Giveaway to celebrate #50 episode of Wednesday’s WOW!
Today at 12pm the Giveaway closesso if you want to enter you have to be quick.
Here are the details.
TO ENTER:
Add a comment here or to the previous post to say where you are from and what you like about visiting my blog. I will draw a name at random shortly. Australian residents only are eligible but if you are an international reader you can still comment and I send a handmade card your way.
I am giving away some bling. A pack of Adhesive Rhinestones and a pack of Real Red Rhinestones.
So get on it and enter.
And thanks for visiting my blog. I do appreciate you taking the time to stop by.
Here we are Wednesday’s WOW! #50. I really didn’t even consider I would get to that number when I first started just this year. How fun it has been sharing fun projects and videos with you. Have you enjoyed them?? Today for #50I have a special project that I have been sitting on for a few weeks waiting to share with you – and Today is the day! And since it is such a big milestone I thought I would have a little giveaway on my blog. It’s been a while since I have done that so be sure to read all the details below.
So today’s project is … A Pyramid Card. Have you made one of these before. I thought it would be fun to make one and share it with you.
This is the front view.
This is the back view.
I have put together a video for you and have some photos too below.
Apologies in advance for the video quality. I am working on that. 😉
CREATE YOUR OWN PYRAMID CARD
The Pyramid card can be made to any size. The principles to make them are the same. Work out the approximate height you would like and the size of the card squares will be approximately three-quarters of that height.
Tutorial and measurements for the Pyramid card above.
Cut 3 squares of card to 10.5 cm (Just over 4”).
Cut 2 squares of Designer Series Paper (DSP) slightly smaller than is 4mm or 1/8”. Squares for this one would be 10.1cm or 4”).
1) Score each card piece diagonally once. Fold on the scored line.
2) Cut both squares of DSP in half diagonally. Flip one triangle over to use the opposite pattern. You may choose to use a completely different piece of DSP for a different pattern choice. You may choose to have each piece the same. Adhere the DSP triangles onto one panel of each card
3) (NB: In these photos I didn’t adhere the Designer Series Paper before assembling). Position one of the squares behind another square underneath the other square. Before applying adhesive, check the position so you only apply adhesive to where it is needed. Repeat this for each card piece.
Be careful where you place the adhesive as you won’t want to place it all over your card.
4) You can choose to adhere the third square to the first square to assemble it permanently or you can add a Velcro dot to the edge piece, or add ribbon to tie it together so it can come apart to lay flat for posting.
– Decorate your Pyramid card as you like.
BLOG GIVEAWAY
OK, now for the prize. Since it’s the 50th Wednesday’s WOW! I have a Blog Giveaway of … some BLING! We all love bling and let’s face it we can use it to cover up a multitude of mistakes. Who does that?? 🙂
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
I will pick a winner at random. To enter please leave a comment on where you are from and what you love seeing when you come to visit my blog. I will close the entries on Friday midday. AEST The bling giveaway is only for Australian residents only sorry. BUT if you are an international visitor please leave a comment and I will send a handmade card off to you. I am allowed to do that. 🙂
If you still have some gifts to buy for or you have some change left after your Christmas shopping then maybe you need to check out the Clearance Rack. It has been updated with some items up to 60% off. Rolls of ribbon are from $4.90. Select Ink Refills for $3.60. Select Inkpads for $4.60.
Here are some other exciting products reduced but you do need to check out the list.
The Stitched Seasons Framelitsreduced to $34.20. If you missed these when they came out for the one month promotion then get them now. This is a great reduction in price. And look at those frames. They are double stitched.
True Gentleman 12″x12″ Designer Series Paperis reduced to $7.70. That’s a bargain and is great for those “bloke” cards.
Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper (24 sheets of 6″x6″). This is so sparkly and is reduced to $10.40.
I know I have featured the All is Bright Designer Series Paper a lot recently for my 12 Weeks of Christmas. But hey! it’s a fun, festive paper and so easy to make cards with and that is what 12 Weeks of Christmasis all about.
Here we have Week 11 of our 12 Week of Christmas series.
The card base is Garden Green. The red card mat was embossed with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.The piece of All is Bright Designer Series paper which is about 7.5cm wide (3″) was cut to a banner ends with scissors. The circle wreath from the Making Christmas Brightwas stamped in Garden Green. The sentiment was stamped in black and the Bright was stamped in Real Red. I added some Red Rhinestones for dress up the wreath. This circle wreath was adhered on to a scallop circle in Gold Foilcut with the Layering Circles Framelits. Before adhering this piece to the card I added some Red Satin Ribbon hanging from behind it.
I love the brightness of this card and the festive feel to it. Very traditionally red and green Christmas don’t you think?
So next Friday is our last project for our 12 Weeks of Christmas. That’s crazy! That means it’s almost Christmas. I don’t know about you but I am totally not ready. How about you?
Just a note on this stamp set too the Making Christmas Bright. This stamp set is carrying over BUT not as a bundle. If you like this stamp set then grab it now and get it at 10% offfor the Bundle. It is too late for this year’s projects but then you are all ready for next year.
You can grab it in my store now -> HEREat $61 for thebundlewhich includes the Making Christmas Bright stamp set and the Bulb Builder Punch. Please use the Host Code: BZ6KB7SU or you can contact me directly.
Another card for you with the Making Christmas Bright Bundle. This one I wanted to use the star strip that is in the set.
I stamped the star strip several times and across the card and stamped 3 rows of the star strip. It took some time lining them up. I did try using the Stamparatus but it wasn’t lining up properly so I just stamped it by “eye”. I held my breath and just stamped. That’s how it is done didn’t you know. 😉 I coloured the stars with the markers using Real Red, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight. The colours are really bright. It is actually Real Red. Something happened in the editing. 🙂
The string was stamped across the corner for the 3 bulbs to run along it. The bulbs were punched out with the Bulb Builder Punch. and raised up with Dimensionals.
Are you liking this bundle yet? Lots you can do with it. Are you liking that you can get it as a bundle now and save 10%? From January it will be individual prices so I would get it now if I was you. 🙂 Grab it in store -> HERE. It is $61 AUS for the bundle now.
Thanks for stopping by with me. I have another card with this Bundle to share with you tomorrow for our 11th Week of 12 Weeks of Christmasseries so be sure to stop on by.
Today for episode #49 on Wednesday’s WOW!I have a really cool bundle to show you. The Winter Woods Bundle. Have you noticed it? You can find it on page 27 of the Holiday Catalogue.
Why am I showing you this today? Well a few of reasons.
It’s a very versatile set that you could use for other occasions, Think of those difficult Masculine cards. You can also use it for a number of different techniques too. So while it might be late for the Christmas cards it is great that you can use it for other times throughout the year.
You can layer up the tree dies to make some cool effect trees. Add a few of those trees on the card and you wouldn’t need much more on it.
You can use it with other current stamp sets from the Annual Catalogue. Just another great “co-ordination” on Stampin’ Up!’s part.
OK, I will be honest I haven’t got it yet but I really think I must add it because if I get it now then I can save 10% by getting the bundle. Although the stamps and dies will carryover they won’t be at bundle price.
Check the Winter Woods Bundle in the short video below.
As you saw in the video, the Winter Woodsstamp set is a great stamp set with the different trees and the tree trunks. That sentiment is so lovely. Don’t think of that sentiment just for Christmas. Mask off some of the words and make it a lovely “Thinking of You” card. There are a few different tree dies too in the In The Woods Framelits and they layer together so well don’t you think.
This is available in Wood Mount and Clear Mount. Clear is $87.25 AUS. Wood mount is available there too. You can grab it in my store now -> HEREandsave 10%. Don’t forget to use the Host Code: BZ6KB7SU
Do you want some inspiration? Head to my Winter Woods Pinterest board -> HERE.
This card today is using the Making Christmas Bright bundle. This one is CASED from Erika Rodriguez on Mary Fish’s blog I found the card on Pinterest but it just went to her blog and not the actual post so sorry about that. This is the original card on Pinterest -> HERE.
This is my version.
For my card I added extra lights and greenery. The lights are punched from card using the Bulb Builder Punch. That makes it so much easier. It takes a few minutes to adhered the tops on to the Bulbs but that’s ok. The sentiment on mine is from the Star of Lightstamp set. I thought it worked well with the card.
I used the Pretty Pines Thinlits for the branches. It’s all finished with a Real Red Satin bow.
A Stamping Journey 