Christmas Poinsettias

Such a strange thing... I LOVE to craft with Poinsettias.  I dislike them intensely in my house!  No, it's not because I have cats.  I do think they're beautiful - I just don't like them in my house.  I know...a very strange thing.

In addition to the Peaceful Poinsettia Bundle, I used the greetings from Timeless Tidings. 

 This card has many layers.  Some you can see, and some you have to search for.

 Here you can see the matching Shaded Spruce die cuts.  Details, details, details!  I really like this card.  Every time I run into it on my craft desk it makes me happy.

The interior of the card is stamped with pieces from the Timeless Tidings Stamp set.


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Product List

Peaceful Poinsettia Clear-Mount Bundle [149962] $48.50	Timeless Tidings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [148936] $20.00	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $8.50	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $8.50
Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine [147888] $8.00	Ruffled Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143699] $10.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598] $9.00	Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147938] $9.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00

 

Christmas Cards for a Stamp-a-Stack!

Post 1.
This will be a series of posts simply because once I started making cards from the new catalog, I couldn't stop!

I had a request to offer more cards with layers, and I've been working really hard on doing this (as you'll see in the next few posts).

Both cards I'm showcasing feature the Farmhouse Christmas stamp set and die cuts bundle.  This card came together more by trial and improvements than anything.  I had the house, tree, and fence cut from white cardstock.  I watercolored the house (I grew up in a house much like this with a green roof and shutters) and tree. 

After I added the snowy background, the fence didn't work.  I placed the white fence piece on the Crumb Cake stamp pad, and there was a nice contrasting fence!  I didn't ink the edges of the greeting, but that's an option I would definitely take for a copy of this card.  It would show the stitching on the pieces very nicely.

Here's a close-up of the house.  with all its details.  Watercolor, stamped and watercolored wreaths, and red bows.  Everything on the card is popped with dimensionals except the red bows.  They were just too small!  I used some liquid glue and tweezers. 

The only thing missing on the house is the color for the Christmas lights!  I added that later, after I took the picture - along with a bit more of Wink of Stella for some sparkle.

For this card, I got out my alcohol markers, known as Stampin' Blends.  The tree is Shaded Spruce, the car is Cherry Cobbler and Real Red, and Smoky Slate and Light Black blends for the chrome and tires.
Add some plaid paper, a Merry Christmas sentiment with a double bow, and you have a very nice Christmas card.  The red and green rhinestones are also colored with the Stampin' Blends markers.




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Product List

Farmhouse Christmas Photopolymer Bundle [149941] $44.00	Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921] $11.00	Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine [147888] $8.00
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $8.50	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $7.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598] $9.00	Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147938] $9.00	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147935] $9.00
Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon [146925] $7.00	Basic Black Light Stampin' Blends [147940] $4.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00

 

Galaxy!

Galaxy painting of late has been all the rage.  There are YouTube videos galore.  The best one I found was from a YouTuber I watch regularly called Maremi SmallArt.  Love her!  I like listening to her accent too.  You just can't be in a bad mood after listening to her work on a project.  I could almost come away with a background I maybe liked. 

I digress.

Stampin' Up has introduced stamps that give us the Galaxy effect without watercoloring!  YAY!

 Here is my first creation.

It's SO easy!  Get out the sponge daubers, and your purples, blues, and reds.  Sponge on the color in random patterns, and stamp!

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Sponge Daubers

$5.00

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$15.00

25 Again Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Around The Corner Photopolymer Stamp Set

$16.00

 

Christmas in July - Hello Santa!

 After making all those reindeer - I had to find a MUCH better way to use that builder punch!  I didn't want to waste paper, and I certainly didn't want to stamp the images close enough to cut into one while I was cutting a different image!  SO I got out the ruler.

 By cutting the cardstock at 1 3/4 inch wide, I could stamp 2 Santas on a strip and punch them out quite quickly when I was done coloring!

So when I got to the card - this was WAY too boring!  All that brown... for a Christmas card!  NOT!

 After going to the Christmas Pines stamp set, I found this set of stars. 

 Then, I added twine around the top of the banners.  Some Wink of Stella on Santa's fur to give him some sparkle...

 BUT!  No banner.  I had these banners and have been looking for a place for them to land.  Not here!  Now it just became way too busy.

 SO, here is the finished card.
All the little details really made a difference from the first look to now. 

The lesson here is:  Just because you don't like something at first doesn't mean you scrap the entire project!  Keep adding details.  You'll know when it's too much (like the banner).

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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!

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Cookie Cutter Builder Punch

$18.00

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

$9.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

$8.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$35.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Watercolor Pencils

$16.00

Blender Pens

$12.00