Christmas in July - July 20, 2018

Eighty-five!  The cards I'm featuring for today make a grand total of 85 cards so far for July. I again used one of the sheets of 12 x 12 from the new Under the Mistletoe DSP.

This should look like a wrapped present with a tag.  The red strips of embossed paper should be the ribbon around the package with a tag and bow.

 A 2 inch tag was WAY too big for this card, so after I punched the tag topper, I measured the Delicate Lace die to find the width and cut the tag down to that size. 

 The bow comes from a birthday stamp set, and the sentiment below comes from a stamp set called Ready for Christmas.
Where did that bow come from?  Picture Perfect Birthday!  It's a two-step stamp
It was actually my second option because I can't find my Bow Builder punch!  It's gone missing.  It will turn up, but now I had to find another option.

When using two sentiments at a time, line them up on the grid paper, and stamp away! I also used Around the Corner here for the corner pieces.  I really love that stamp set!



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If you don't currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd be thrilled to talk with you about furthering your crafting pursuits!

Product List

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $8.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921] $11.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $7.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Delicate Lace Edgelits Dies [147053] $29.00
Night In Bethlehem Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145282] $21.00	Ready For Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set [144823] $27.00	Around The Corner Photopolymer Stamp Set [147464] $16.00
Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $17.00	Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146335] $9.00	Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324] $23.00
Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] $5.00

Four Panel Card - A Series

This is a technique I saw from another demonstrator.  I can't take credit for it, but I did work out the measurements.

They are included at the bottom of this post.

I've been working on an entire series of these cards.  You first saw these from me when I posted my January club cards.  It included a Four Panel Card.  Each club member received a sheet with the measurements to reproduce these cards. 

 Can you see the applications for a card like this?  Change the background color, mat color, and patterned paper and you have an entirely different card.

 Here are a selection of birthday cards.  What about Valentines?  What about Father's Day? 

 So many options!  Instead of matting the patterned paper with white, use vanilla, or another color that will match your design.

 For this set of cards I used the stamp set and coordinating paper from the Occasions catalog... Picture Perfect Birthday, and Picture Perfect Party.

Use a card base, and a mat for a normal A2 card.

The white mat measures 1 7/8" by 2 1/2"
Cut the patterned paper or DSP to measure 1 3/4" by 2 3/8".




Click on any of the products below to purchase materials to make this project.

If you don't currently have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd be thrilled to talk with you about furthering your crafting pursuits!

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$35.00

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Picture Perfect Party 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$10.00