Pines at Christmas!

This card came together with a multitude of Stampin' Up products from lots of different catalogs and years, starting way back in 2012!  I have always loved the old Evergreen tree stamps and really wanted to find a way to use it again.  After deciding on my basic layout and to using the Ornamental Pine stamp as may oval's background, I had to find a way to make the tree stand out.  Gold embossing seemed just right and allowed other elements of gold to be added...a gold foil layer and oval frame, plus the gold metallic stamped sentiment.  Take a peek below at the finished card and simple inside card design to coordinate.

Ingredients:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstocks--Mossy Meadow (2014-16 In Color), Whisper White, Gold Foil.  Patterned dsp--All is Calm Speciality (2014 Holiday).  Stamps--Bright & Beautiful (sentiment), Ornamental Pine,  Evergreen (gold embossed tree/ 2012 Holiday).  Dies--Layering Ovals.  Ink--Mossy Meadow; Encore--Gold Metallic Ink; Versamark.  Embossing Folder--Tiny Triangles.  Embossing Powder--Gold.  Other:  Recollections--Mini Snowflake.  Ribbon--1/4" vanilla sheer.  Chatterbox verse.  Size: 4-3/4" x 6".

A Beautiful Frosty Non-Traditional Colored Card!

My daughter-in-law loves purple.  Deciding which Christmas card to give her and my son was not a difficult choice that's for sure.  I made some Christmas card at a September 2019 card class, and this design by Luci Kirschbaum was one of the cards we could make.  The Feels Like Frost dsp patterns are so pretty and just stand alone without almost any embellishments or add-ons needed.

I loved Luci's design so much I decided to keep it pretty much as she presented, but I did add a Purple Posy mat layer and increased the size of the white card base to accommodate that addition.  This card was made by stamping the white card front with the snowflake grouping in the Frosted Foliage stamp set with the Purple Posy ink.  A 1-3/4" vertical panel of the Feels Like Frost dsp was adhered about 3/8" from the left side.  The sentiment was stamped with Basic Gray ink and die-cut with the ticket stub corner stitched die.  Snowflakes were added to the corners with Purple Posy ink.  The Purple Posy mat layer was added and Purple Posy die-cut snowflakes using the Snowfall Thinlit dies from the November 2019 Showcase Snowflake Promotional stamp and die sets. 

Take a peek at my finished card with my coordinated inside design and Christmas verse:

Ingredients:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstocks--Whisper White, Purple Posy (2019-2021 In-Color).  Patterned dsp--Feels Like Frost (2019 Holiday).  Stamps--Frosted Foliage (2019 Holiday).  Dies--Frosted Frames (2019 Holiday); Snowfall Thinlits (November 2019 Snowflake Showcase Promotion).  Ink--Purple Posy (snowflake card front); Basic Gray (focal sentiment).  Rhinestones.  Other:  Recollections punch--Mini Snowflake.  WRMK Corner Chomper--Stub/Deco (style used--Stub).  Chatterbox verse.  Size:  4-3/4" x 6."

A Lovely Christmas Card to CASE!

I went to a card class by Daralee Peterson & Luci Kirschenbaum by in November, 2018.  Luci presented a lovely card that she had cased, but wasn't sure who the author was.  On Pinterest, I found a similar card that was used in the flyer presentation for the special offer by Stampin' Up of their Snowflake Showcase of stamps and dies during November 2018.  Luci's card was a two-layer card using a snowfall embossed vellum card front with notched corners and a pale Balmy Blue cardstock base.  I believe the cased card, also with notched corners, used the velveteen sheets sold as part of the showcase.

I pulled out the pieces of Luci's card kit and decided it was time to finish my own card.  I made several changes to my four-layer card, though the original design still shouts out loud and clear.  Following are the changes and additions that I made.

1) I  enlarged my card by adding a White Shimmer cardbase and a silver glimmer mat layer, then my Balmy Blue cardstock and vellum front layer.  I chose not to notch my corners.

2)  I turned my embossed snowfall with the heavier embossing at the top as though a heavy snowfall was just starting.   

3) I used silver embossing powder for my sentiment and a wider sheet and silver ribbon.  I also trimmed off the stem on my top snowflake flourish.  

4) I finished off the inside of the card with my own verse, cardstocks, distressed edging and snowflakes.  

Take a peek below at this lovely card...I just love this design.  Kudos to whoever made the original design.

Recipe Ingredients:  Stampin' Up products:  Cardstocks--Shimmer White, Balmy Blue, Silver Glimmer, Vellum.  Stamps--Snow is Glistening (sentiment-Snowfall Showcase/ Nov. 2018).  Dies--Snowfall Thinlits (Snowfall Showcase/ Nov. 2018).  Embossing Folder--Falling Snow.  Ink--Versamark.  Embossing Powder--Silver.  Other: Recollections punch--Mini Snowflake (retired).  Lion Brand Bonbon Yarn--White.  Colorbox Ink--Charcoal (ink edge distressing-inside).  Chatterbox verse.  Size-A6: 4-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches. 

Merry Christmas from Our Family to Yours!

I needed several more cards for Christmas this past year, so I went hunting through my "TO DO" of partially finished cards in my stash to see if there were any easy to finished or that I could replicated fairly easily and quickly.  I found one I loved and away the finishing, paper measuring and cutting began.

This one is a beautiful Christmas card design by Daralee Peterson from a card class that I attended back in 2018, prior to hand surgeries, when my crafting time was very limited.  I LOVED the browns, greens, and copper tones together on her lovely card, so I kept my card very similar, but added a few more colors and layers just because I love layers and it also increases the size of the card, both of which just suits my style more.  I designed a simple inside to coordinate with the outside with my own Chatterbox verse and a scattering of copper punched snowflakes.  Take a peek at the finished card below:

Ingredients:  Stampin' Up products: Cardstock--Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Tranquil Tide, Copper Foil.  Glimmer Paper--Copper, Tranquil Tide.  Patterned paper:  Joyous Noel dsp (2018 Holiday).  Stamps--Snowflake Sentiments (2017 Holiday).  Dies--Stitched Shapes (circles, squares, ovals).  Ink--Tranquil Tide.  Embossing Folder--Tufted 3D.  Ribbon--1/4" Copper Trim.(2019-20).  Punch--Recollections Mini Snowflake (inside).  Size: 4-3/4 x 6 inches.

Minty Softness @ Christmas...

This card is another take-off from a 2018 card design by Stampin' Up demonstrator Luci Kirschenbaum with these added modifications.  

1)  I loved the soft coloring of Luci's card, so I stayed with the Mint Macaron and White cardstocks, but I added a third layer of Copper Foil sandwiched between.  I really like the additional copper enhancements that I added besides the original copper-embossed bauble.

2)  I enlarged my card from the traditional A2 to A6 size (4-1/2" x 6-1/4").

3)  I changed to a simple Merry Christmas sentiment that I centered and copper embossed instead of the original Christmas/ New Year stamp in Mint Macaron that was offset to the right.  

4)  I used Copic Markers in different combinations of light to dark minty shades plus grays to color my copper embossed vellum bauble that plays peek-a-boo in the center of the lacy die-embossed aperture.    Take a peek below at my finished card:

Ingredients:  Stampin' Up Products:  Cardstock--Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Copper Foil, Vellum.  Stamps: Beautiful Bauble (die embossing) (2018 Holiday); Perfectly Plaid (2019 Holiday/ sentiment).  Dies: Detailed Baubles.  Punch: Curvy Corners (retired).  Embossing Powder: Copper.  Ribbon: 1/8" Coastal Cabana Tea Room.  EK Punch: Victorian Corners.  Copic Marker Vellum coloring.  Chatterbox verse.  Size-A6: 4-1/2"x6-1/4."