Stampin’ Up! Christmas cards – Page 2

JOYFUL NATIVITY IN CHERRY COBBLER!

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 Jenny Hayward

I made this card a couple of months ago and can’t believe I haven’t shown you. With all the excitement of the Holiday Catalogue it is easy to forget the great Christmas sets we have in the Annual Catalogue. This card uses the set ‘Joyful Nativity’ which is just lovely.

The card base is Cherry Cobbler. I used retired white Paper Doilies on this one as I was waiting on the new ones to arrive at the time. The sentiment is cut with the Project Life Framelits.

I thought the small images were just the size for smaller squares. I considered layering them on to some Gold Foil scallop mats but I went for White card in the end. I am sure Gold would look very classy! These squares were cut with the Layering Squares Framelits but wouldn’t they look nice with the Stitched Shapes Framelits?

Here is the set if you have missed it. It is on p 35 of the Annual Catalogue and is $30AUS (Photopolymer).

Christmas is getting way too close don’t you think?? But hey! I still have 2 weeks to shop and wrap and get Christmas cards written and mailed out and put up the tree… All good! 🙂 In all the frantic busyness let’s not lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas celebrating the birth of this baby that would change the world.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

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CANDY CANE CHRISTMAS MOUSE!

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 Jenny Hayward

This Merry Mice set is so cute don’t you think?? I had fun colouring this little mouse. I Cased this card from my friend Leonie whom I think had Cased it off Pinterest.

I stamped the cute mouse on Thick Whisper White cardstock and have coloured some of it with the Aquapainter and inkpads. The smaller areas like the bauble and the leaves and also the ears and stars I used the markers. This piece was matted on Real Red then layered on to strips of the Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper. This is a great way of using up some of the scraps of patterned paper.

I meant to tie around the twine around the paper and the white card mat but forgot before I stuck it down. There was no point even trying to lift it without destroying it so I just went with a bow with the both twines. That’s all good though right. 🙂

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HOLLY JOLLY IN MINT!

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 Jenny Hayward

Here is another card using Holly Jolly Greetings. I have CASED this off Pinterest but I quite liked the idea. I am not sure who the original creator is.

The base is Mint Macaron. The snowflakes are stamped in Mint Macaron. The “JOY” is heat embossed in silver which gives a nice shiny finish. The “spots” are stamped in Smoky Slate. I liked how the ribbon is tucked behind the sentiment.

To do this cut a larger circle from your stamped Whisper White card. Wrap the Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon around the white card before adhering it to your card base. After you have heat embossed the “JOY” sentiment then cut with a smaller circle from the Layering Circles and raise it off your card with Dimensionals. Add some Rhinestones for the bling factor.

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