Leaves of Holly Card

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Today, I’m posting my last Christmas card for the season and it is from the Boughs of Holly Suite. I had big plans to do many more cards with this beautiful suite, but you know what they say about the best laid plans……… I didn’t get around to using much of the Boughs of Holly DSP, however, I think this is an elegant card, even without it. I chose to use Very Vanilla cardstock rather than Basic White to give a richer look. I used the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder for the background. This folder is one of my all-time favorites and I will never part with it!!

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – Cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and run through a die cutting and embossing machine with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. Adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock at 3″ x 4″ and using the leaf label die from the Holly Berry Dies, run through die cutting machine. Run a scrap piece of Old Olive cardstock through die cutting machine with the double leaf die. Adhere to the leaves on the label.
  • Run small scraps of Old Olive and Evening Evergreen cardstock through die cutting machine with the sprig die. Adhere behind the leaves on label. Adhere label to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

  • Run a scrap piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock through die cutting machine with the berry die. Die cut the berry accent piece with a scrap piece of Vanilla Glimmer Paper from the Glimmer Specialty Paper. Adhere to berries. Adhere to label.
  • Die cut the smaller label with a scrap piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and stamp greeting with Cherry Cobbler ink. Adhere to leaf label.
  • Embellish card front with several Cherry Cobbler Festive Pearls.
  • Cut another piece of Very Vanilla cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″, stamp greeting and adhere to inside of card.

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Sweet Candy Canes

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Today’s card features the Sweetest Christmas Suite Collection, which is a mega suite containing two stamp & die bundles, along with coordinating Designer Series Paper and embellishments. I’ve been busy holding in-person holiday card classes for the last several weeks and finally have time to start posting a few of the projects.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – cut a piece of Sweet Sorbet cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to card front. Cut a piece of Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper at 3 3/4″ x 5″. I used the sheet with the Sweet Sorbet and white diamond pattern. Adhere to card front.
  • Stamp candy cane from the Sweet Candy Canes stamp set with Granny Apple Green ink on piece of Basic White cardstock. Run through die cutting machine. Add some glimmer with Wink of Stella.
  • Stamp two pine leaves with Garden Green ink and one leaf with Granny Apple Green ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. Run through die cutting machine.
  • Stamp single banner from the Christmas Banners stamp set with Sweet Sorbet ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. Stamp greeting with Garden Green ink. Run through die cutting machine.
  • Cut a 3″ square of Basic White cardstock and run through die cutting machine with the 2nd largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Adhere to card front.
  • Adhere the three leaves to the circle with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the candy cane. Adhere the banner with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a few Sweet Sorbet sequins from the Adhesive Backed Seasonal Sequins.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp greeting from the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set with Sweet Sorbet ink. Stamp a pine leaf with Garden Green ink in lower left corner. Adhere to inside of card.

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Bewitching Slimline Card

Hello and Happy Halloween! Today’s card features the Bewitching stamp set and coordinating Witches Hat Builder Punch. This is another one of the cards we made in my recent Halloween Card class and everyone loved making it! Sadly, the punch proved to be so popular that it is no longer available.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base: Cut a piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock at 7″ x 8 1/2″, score at 3 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of the Black & White Designs Designer Series Paper with the diamonds at 3 1/4″ x 8 1/4″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut three pieces of Basic Black cardstock at 3″ square and run them through a die cutting machine with the 3rd largest circle in the larger set of Layering Circles Dies. Adhere to card front as pictured.
  • Cut three pieces of Basic White cardstock at 2 1/2″ and run through a die cutting machine with the 3rd largest circle in the smaller set of Layering Circles Dies. Stamp the spiderweb from the Bewitching stamp set on one of the circles. Adhere the circles to the Basic Black circles.
  • On a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock stamp the spiderweb hat with Memento Black ink, color the spiderweb with Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends and Basic Black Stampin’ Blends for the rest of the hat. Punch out the hat with the Witches Hat Builder Punch. Cut a scrap piece of Parakeet Party Glimmer Paper from the 2022-2024 In Color paper and punch out the hatband from the punch. Adhere to hat. Adhere hat to circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • On a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock, stamp the hat with the polka dots with Pumpkin Pie ink. Color in the dots with a Gorgeous Grape Stampin’ Write marker. Color hatband with Basic Black Stampin’ Blends. Punch out hat and adhere to Basic White circle with Stamin’ Dimensionals.
  • On a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock, stamp hat with buckle with Gorgeous Grape ink. Color buckle with Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends. Punch out hat and adhere to Basic White Circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Punch out the stars from the hat punch with a scrap piece of Basic Black cardstock. I used a piece of retired Black Glimmer Paper for some extra bling. Adhere with either Mini Glue Dots or liquid glue.
  • Stamp greeting with Memento Black ink on a scrap piece of Parakeet Party cardstock and run through die cutting machine with the label die from the Scary Silhouettes Dies. Adhere to circle with the Pumpkin Pie hat.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/4″ x 8 1/4″. Stamp spider and spiderweb with Memento Black ink. Stamp greeting with Gorgeous Grape ink. I used greetings for the front and inside of the card that are from retired Halloween stamp sets. The spiderweb is also from a retired set. I like to hold onto some of my favorite retired holiday stamp sets because they have some favorite images that I like to bring out from year to year to use on my personal cards.

Wishing you a frightfully, delightful Halloween!

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Scary Silhouettes Card

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Today’s card features the Scary Silhouettes Dies from the holiday mini catalog. I’ve loved celebrating Halloween ever since I was a small child. I have made Halloween cards for years, but hadn’t offered a class for several years because my customers didn’t seem interested. However, I decided to offer a class this year and I got a great response, so was able to hold two sessions last week. This one of the cards we made and everyone had fun playing with the die cuts!

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock at 3 3/4″ x 5″. Cut a piece of the Black & White Designs Designer Series Paper with the stars at 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ and adhere to the Pumpkin Pie piece. Adhere to Rich Razzleberry piece and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″. Color the piece with blending brushes. Color the top of the piece with Pumpkin Pie ink. Color the middle with Rich Razzleberry and then color the bottom with Blackberry Bliss ink. Go over each color as many times as you need with the blending brushes until you get the depth of color that you like.
  • Cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock at 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ and run it through a die cutting & embossing machine with the tree branch die. Adhere to the piece colored with the blending brushes. Run a scrap piece of Basic Black cardstock through the machine with the haunted house die. Adhere house to bottom of the tree branch piece. Adhere to front of card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Run a scrap piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock through a die cutting machine with the second smallest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Stamp greeting with Memento Black ink. I used a greeting from Wicked Cool, a long-retired stamp set that I kept because it is one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! Halloween stamp sets! Adhere to lower right corner of the tree branch piece with Stampin’ Dimenionals.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp with greeting and adhere to inside of card.

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Fond of Autumn Bouquet

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Today I’m featuring another one of the cards we recently made in my Fall Card class last month. This card uses the Fond of Autumn Stamp set and the Autumn Bouquet Dies. I decided to use Merry Merlot for the card base and detailed die cut layer. It is a color I love but don’t get to use often. I think it is a deep, rich color that goes well with many fall colors.

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base: Cut a piece of Merry Merlot cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut another piece of Merry Merlot cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. Run through die cutting and embossing machine with the detailed floral die. You will do this twice. First position the die at the top of the piece of cardstock. Once that is done, position the die at the bottom of the cardstock, and reverse the direction of the die. Adhere to card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Stamp full floral image with Memento Black ink on piece of Basic White cardstock cut at 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Color the image with these Stampin’ Blends using both dark and light: Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green for the leaves; Blackberry Bliss for the large flowers; Cherry Cobbler for the berries; Natural Tones Medium & Medium Light for the acorns. Run through die cutting and embossing machine with the large open floral die.
  • Stamp banner image with Memento Black ink on piece of Basic White cardstock cut at 1″ x 4 1/2″. Stamp the “happy thoughts of you” greeting inside the banner. In order to get the greeting to fit in the curves, because the stamp is photopolymer, you can slightly bend it on your acrylic block. Position greeting to make sure it fits and then ink up the stamp with Merry Merlot ink and stamp the greeting. Run through die cutting and embossing machine.
  • Adhere the floral piece to the card. Adhere the banner over the floral piece.
  • Embellish card with a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

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Apple Harvest Rosh Hashanah Card

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My card today features the Apple Harvest stamp set from the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog and the Apple Blossoms Dies, one of several sets in the Perfect Partners promotion that ends today. The minute I laid eyes on this stamp set in the catalog I knew I had to have it because it would be perfect for making cards for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, that I celebrated earlier this week. Stampin’ Up! hasn’t had any stamps specifically for Jewish holidays in many years, so each year I eagerly await the annual and holiday mini catalogs to see if there are any stamp sets that I can adapt. For the last few years there have been sets that include stamps with pomegranates, grapes and doves that are all images used in cards for this holiday. I lucked out again this year with the apples!

Here is how I made the card.

  • Card base – Cut a piece of Petal Pink cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of one of the Petal Pink sheets in the Texture Chic Specialty Designer Series Paper pack at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut a piece of Sweet Sorbet cardstock at 3 3/4″ x 5 1/8″ and run through a die cutting & embossing machine with the Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder. Adhere to card front. Please note that this embossing folder is retired. I love how the folder echos the scrolls in the Fancy Frame die, which is why I chose to use it.
  • Cut a piece of the Petal Pink and gold dot sheet of DSP at 3 1/8″ x 4 3/4″. Cut a piece of Distressed Gold Specialty Paper at 3 1/2″ x 5″. Cut a piece of adhesive sheet the same size and adhere to the paper. Run through a die cutting and embossing machine with the scroll die from the Fancy Frames Dies. Remove adhesive sheet backing and adhere to the Petal Pink DSP.
  • Cut two pieces of Shimmery White cardstock at 3″ square and stamp apple image from the Apple Harvest stamp set with Memento Ink on both pieces.
  • Color the blossoms with Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends. Color the leaves with Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends. Color the stem with the Light Soft Suede Stampin’ Blend. Color the inside of the apple with Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends. I also colored some of them with So Saffron Stampin’ Blends. Color the outside of the apples using the Light Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blend for the base, Dark Stampin’ Blend for the black artist markings and then go over the markings and outer side of the large apple with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin Blend. Run both pieces through die cutting and embossing machine with the coordinating die from the Apple Blossoms Dies.
  • Adhere both apple pieces over the gold frame with liquid glue. Adhere frame piece to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Stamp greeting with Soft Suede ink on a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. I used a Jewish holiday stamp set from Papertrey Ink Stamps that I’ve had for years. L’Shanah Tovah translates to Happy New Year from the Hebrew. I used the smaller label die from the Sending Dies to cut it out. Adhere in the middle of the apples with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. I stamped the criss-cross image from the Apple Harvest stamp set in the upper right and lower left corner with Soft Suede ink. Stamp greeting. Adhere to inside of card.

This card turned out totally different than the original idea I had and was twice as much work! I made twenty cards and spent every spare hour I had all of last week to get them finished. I’ve already received thank you messages from several recipients telling me how much they loved the card so it was worth the extra effort!

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Rustic Harvest Card

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Today’s card features the Rustic Harvest Suite in the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. It is a quick and easy card and a nice way to use several different Designer Series Papers. This is one of four cards we made in my Fall Card class last week. I will be posting the rest of the cards in my next few blog posts.

Here is how I made the card.

When I was deciding on a layout for this card, I decided to go back to a box of past sample cards that I keep for inspiration and ended up casing this card. I made it in the fall of 2019 and I used the Come to Gather Designer Series Paper that was in the September 2019-January 2020 Mini Catalog.

Here is how I made the card:

  • Card base – cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score a 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
  • Cut a piece of the Mossy Meadow paper from the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper pack at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to card front.
  • Cut one piece of Basic Black cardstock at 1 7/8″ x 5″ and another at 1 7/8″ x 4 1/2″. Cut two different pieces of DSP, one at 1 3/4″ x 4 7/8″ and one at 1 3/4″ X 4 3/8″ and adhere to the Basic Black strips. Adhere to card front as pictured.
  • Stamp greeting from the Hello Harvest stamp set with Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. Run through die cutting machine with coordinating die from the Rustic Pumpkin Dies.
  • Cut a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock at 2 3/4″ X 3 1/2″ to make the pumpkin. Run through die cutting machine with the two pumpkin die pieces. To make the stem, run a scrap piece of Soft Suede cardstock through the die cutting machine with the stem die.
  • Adhere stem to the smaller DSP strip. Adhere larger pumpkin piece, slightly overlapping the bottom of the stem. Adhere narrow pumpkin piece over the larger pumpkin piece. Adhere greeting over pumpkin with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to inside of card.

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