Serene Christmas

It's Day 4 of my Christmas cards, and today we'll step into a serene forest:

Ahhh, lovely...Lovely as a Tree, that is!  Yes, that old stand-by makes a perfect Christmas tree, doesn't it?

The base of this card was Thick Whisper White cardstock, cut 4-1/4" x 11", and scored at 5-1/2".  Then we took a piece of Whisper White, cut 4-1/4" x 5-1/2", ran it through the Big Shot with the Woodland Embossing Folder, and adhered it to cover the entire front of the card.

Our tree was stamped in Smoky Slate, and we added "ornaments" (some thought they looked like pine cones) using the Painted Harvest set with Basic Gray ink.

The strip with the tree was adhered to a piece of Champagne Foil and added to the front of the card.

We finished by stamping "peace" from Christmas Quilt, cutting it out with the Layering Ovals framelits, and adding it to a layer of Champagne Foil cut with the Stitched Shapes framelits.

So pretty and peaceful...

All products used can be purchased here. 


Product List

Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[127793]

$20.00

Lovely As A Tree Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[128655]

$28.00

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144783]

$21.00

Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144793]

$21.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[131179]

$6.50

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

$4.00

Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[139673]

$8.50

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

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Here's a Christmas card we made at my Christmas card class this month:

This was the easiest card of the bunch.  And like the card I shared yesterday, it uses Christmas Quilt and the Quilt Builder Framelits Dies.

The simple tree was two-step stamped; the first stamp was in Garden Green, and then we stamped over it with Lemon Lime Twist.  Because the stamps are photopolymer, it was easy to line up the little triangles.  Once stamped, our tree was cut using the triangle shape in the framelits set.  Easy peasy!

We stamped the sentiment using Real Red ink; then we placed (without adhering) the triangle tree on the card to figure out where to stamp the tree base (in Early Espresso ink).  The triangle tree was adhered and topped with a Real Red star (also cut with the framelits).

The card base is Real Red; there is a layer of Garden Green, and the front is Whisper White.  Cute, quick and easy.

Products used can be purchased here; and don't forget about the FREE shipping - today only!


Product List

Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144793]

$21.00

Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Bundle

[146026]

$45.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

$6.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

$6.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[144086]

$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102584]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Quilt Builder Framelits Dies

[144673]

$30.00

Tis the Season

Yes, it's time for Christmas cards!  I recently held a Christmas card class, and this week I'll showcase the cards we made.

Let's start with this:

This beautiful card was CASED from Dawn Griffith.  There are a few changes from her original, and it's a lovely version of hers.

The card features the wonderful Christmas Quilt set and coordinating Quilt Builder Framelits Dies.  Although it looks complicated, it was quite easy to put together.

We started by stamping the Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green quilt pieces; we stamped the outline in Tuxedo Black ink, then filled in the parallelogram dots and stripes.  Once done, we cut the quilt square from Gold Foil sheets and laid it over our stamped piece.  It was adhered to the Gold Foil Scalloped Circle and then we just had to put our card together.

The card base is Cherry Cobbler.  There are two layers:  Gold Foil and Very Vanilla; under our scalloped circle is a piece of Quilted Christmas 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper in Garden Green.

Our sentiment, from Oh What Fun, was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink, and all we needed to finish off this card was a pretty Gold Ribbon bow.

C'mon back this week to see the other cards we made; it was a fun class and everyone went home with six Christmas cards.

Items used (listed below) can be purchased here. 


Product List

Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144793]

$21.00

Christmas Quilt Photopolymer Bundle

[146026]

$45.75

Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140386]

$21.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[126966]

$6.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

$6.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119685]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$4.00

Quilted Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[144617]

$9.00

Big Shot

[113439]

$110.00

Quilt Builder Framelits Dies

[144673]

$30.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Gold 1/8" Ribbon

[134583]

$5.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00