Tuesday's Tip at Ten- Mass Producing Christmas Cards

 

Tis the season for mass producing Christmas cards! So here is my Tuesday's Tip(s) for you. 

Design once and mass produce! 

When you mass produce do all of one step multiple times. Cut all your paper at the same time. Stamp every thing at the same time. Even color everything at the same time. 

Color all one color at a time. 

For my wise man above I colored all of yellow parts first for each one and then moved onto the next color. This makes it go so much faster.

Color first, then die cut.

 I also suggest when coloring lots of images that need to be die cut out, color first on the sheet of paper instead on just a little piece of paper. It is easier that way and less likely to lose. 

Once they are all colored, die cut them all out. I using a half sheet of cardstock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. This size works best in the Die Cut and Embossing Machine. 

Stamp extras

Sometimes you may die cut too close or color something wrong. So I always stamp a couple extra more then I need to insure I don't have to go back a step when I mess up (because I am human and do that some times). Plan to mess up. 

Flip your stamped images

Lastly, if needed (like above), flip your image so that more can fit right next to each other.  I was able to get 12 wise men on this sheet and if I had not flipped 2 rows I would have only gotten 9. 

Hope all these tips in your Christmas Card Making!

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

Merry Monday- Great Tidings Card

 

Merry Monday! Each Monday for the next 4 weeks leading up to Christmas I'll share a "Merry Monday" card with you with a Christmas theme!  Don't worry, Miss Monday will return will the New Year! There are only 27 days left until Christmas! Are your Christmas cards ready? If not, here is another idea using the Great Tidings bundle! 

Be sure to stamp the inside of your card as a bonus and to carry on the theme from the front of the card.

This card is made for a friend's order who needs 15 of them to send to her church leaders. I love the Christ centered theme this card gives. I did hand color those wise men with Stampin' UP! blends which adds a personal touch and is a labor of love. 

The inside of the card includes a little reminder of the gifts that were brought to Jesus. Instead of coloring these I used my wink of stella to add just a little glitter. 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

Tuesday's Tip at Ten- Mini Embossing Folder

 

Tuesday's Tip at Ten- How to use a Mini Embossing Folder to cover the front of your card!

Stampin' UP! has made mini embossing folders that would great with the Mini Embossing Machine but what if you want to use one to cover the whole front of your card (4 x 5 1/4)? Easy, just use a piece of DSP to cover where the two ends meet to cover the "line" this is created when you emboss it on both sides. 

This card is made for a customer's order! 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

Queens Retreat Wow Card Swaps

 Last week at the Queens Onstage Retreat we did a "Wow" card swap which each card was just that, WOW amazing! Look through each group below and then watch the video at the end to see both of the swaps I got from this event! 

Two Fun Folds with the same layout but one is a "buckle" card! 

These 3 swaps are all about color or florals! All are just stunning! 

This group here is all about the creatures. Either it be from the sea or from the sky! 

The bird feeder card made with the shaker jar dome is just amazing! It even has real bird seed in there! Then that awesome card to the right has a cute tag that you can pull out and use as a bookmark!

Christmas WoW Cards

Here are some Christmas cards using some non-traditional colors. 

These cards use some similar items but all use the Designer Series Paper to help make an awesome card even better!!!

Lastly, I have these two cards with one with a belly band and the other is an awesome shaker card! 

See each card at the end of the video below to see them in action! 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

Stamp & Share Merriest Moments Tutorial

Please enjoy learning how to make this card using Stampin' UP!'s Merriest Moments Stamp Set. 

Merriest Moments

Merriest Moments

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Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Merriest Moments (156353)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Basic White (159276); In Good Taste DSP (152494); Blushing Bride (131198)

·       Stamp Pads: Flirty Flamingo (147052); Evening Evergreen (155576); Garden Green (147089)

·       Tools: Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (56385); Scalloped Contour Dies (155560), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Paper Snips (103579)

·       Miscellaneous: Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin Blends Combo packs in Soft Succulent (155521); Granny Apple Green (154885); Old Olive (154892); Blending Brushes (153611);

 

Measurements:

 

·       Basic White: 8 ½ X 5 ½ scored at 4 ¼ and burnished with the Bone Folder, remainder of sheet for stamping and diecutting

·       Blushing Bride: 4.25 X 5.5

·       In Good Taste Woodgrain DSP 5 ½  X 4 ¼

·        

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Die cut Merriest frames background in Basic White; Die cut Merriest Frames greenery overlay and shade leaves in various shades of green with blending brushes; Die cut Merriest Frames center square and stamp with Merriest Moments sentiment in Evening Evergreen

2.     Stamp poinsettias from Merriest Moments stamp set with Flirty Flamingo ink on Blushing Bride paper. Stamp poinsettia center with Garden Green.  Die cut Poinsettias.

3.     Adhere DSP to card front with glue; Adhere colored greenery to white background and adhere to DSP. Using stamping dimensional, adhere center message.  Using stamping dimensionals adhere poinsettias above and below the frame corners.  Use two dimensionals for some flowers to add more dimension.

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Merriest Moments

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Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Merriest Moments (156353)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Soft Succulent cardstock (155776); Cherry Cobbler cardstock (119685); Smoky Slate cardstock (131202); Basic White cardstock (159276); Peaceful Place 12x12 Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) (156394)

·       Stamp Pads: Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad (155778); Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (147113); Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083)

·       Tools: Tasteful Labels dies (152886); Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (156385)

·       Miscellaneous: Simply Elegant Trim (155766); Metallic Pearls (146282); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Smoky Slate cardstock: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” (score at 4 ¼”)

·       Cherry Cobbler cardstock: 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”

·       Soft Succulent cardstock: 5” x 3 3/4”

·       Basic White cardstock:  scrap (poinsettia)

·       DSP: scrap (die cut label)

·       Simply Elegant Trim (silver): approx. 8”

 

Instructions:

 

1.     On a scrap of Basic White cardstock, stamp the small and the large poinsettia from Merriest Moments with Cherry Cobbler ink. Die cut out with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder dies.

2.     Die cut a label from the Peaceful Place DSP (white with small gray diamonds pattern) using one of the large labels (embossed edge) from the Tasteful Labels dies.

3.     On the die cut label, stamp some foliage with the following ink colours:

a.     Branch with leaves: Smoky Slate ink

b.    Large pine sprig: Soft Succulent ink (stamped off once, & stamped as if in the background)

c.     Small pine sprig: Soft Succulent ink

4.     Glue the two poinsettias one on top of the other, offsetting the petals, with Stampin’ Seal.

5.     Tie a large bow with the Simply Elegant Trim (silver). Attach it to the back of the poinsettia with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Put the Stampin’ Dimensionals around the knot so your poinsettia won’t be wobbly on the card! Stick it on the die cut label in the middle of the foliage you stamped.

6.     Put three Metallic Pearls (silver) in the middle of the poinsettia.

7.     Using the Season’s Greetings stamp and Soft Succulent ink, randomly stamp “Season’s Greetings” on the Soft Succulent cardstock to create a background.  Stamp twice before inking the stamp again so you will have some light and some dark images.

8.     With Stampin’ Seal, stick the Soft Succent cardstock on the Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Then stick the Cherry Cobbler cardstock on the Smoky Slate card base.

9.     Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, stick the die cut label in the middle of the Soft Succulent cardstock layer.

 

 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

 

Stamp & Share Pretty Pumpkins Tutorial

Stamp & Share today with the Pretty Pumpkins stamp set! Happy Thanksgiving today and I hope you are eating some Pumpkin Pie with some of your favorite people!!!

Pretty Pumpkins

Pretty Pumpkins

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Supplies:

 

·       Stamp Sets: Pretty Pumpkins (156472)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Card Stock (CS) Pumpkin Pie (105117); Card Stock Evening Evergreen (155574); Card Stock Very Vanilla (101650); Cork Specialty Paper (SP) (156393)

·       Stamp Pads: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708); Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad (147086); Pale Papaya Classic Stampin’ Pad (155670); Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin’ Pad (155576); Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad (155778)

·       Tools: Detailed Pumpkin Dies (156477); Water Painters (151298)

·       Miscellaneous: Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154897); Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Card Stock Base Pumpkin Pie:  4 ¼” x 7 ¾”

·       Card Stock Layer Pumpkin Pie: 2” x 4 ¼”

·       Card Stock Layers Evening Evergreen: 4” x 5 ¼”, 2 ¼” x 3 ¾”, 2” x 4” and 1 ¾” x 4”

·       Card Stock Layers Very Vanilla: 2 ½” x 2 ¾”, 3 ¾” x 5” and 2” x 3 ½”

·       SP Layers:  1 ¾” x 3 ¾” and 1 ½”  x 3 ¾”

 

Instructions:

 

1.     This is a vertical tent fold split front card.  Score base along the long side at 5 ½” and crease – short section becomes the top of your card front.

2.     Adhere largest Evening Evergreen CS layer and largest Very Vanilla CS layer on inside of card centered. 

3.     Adhere the 1 ¾” x 4” and the 2” x 4” pieces of Evening Evergreen CS to the top front portion of the card (Sec.1) and onto the 2” x 4 ¼” piece of Pumpkin Pie CS (Sec. 2).  Repeat this with the two layers of Cork SP. 

4.     Position Sec. 2 at the bottom of the card base front and make a small pencil mark on the Very Vanilla CS insert – to show where the top piece comes down to and the bottom piece comes up to – then stamp the vine and flower from the set using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad to the left between the two pencil marks.  Erase the pencil marks.

5.     Stamp your sentiment onto the 2 x 3 ½” piece of Very Vanilla near top with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink; then adhere this piece to the 2 ¼” x 3 ¾” piece of Evening Evergreen CS.  This becomes your bridge piece (Sec. 3).  So laying Sec. 2 at the bottom again; place adhesive on the back of Sec. 3 at the top and bottom only and adhere overlapping Sec. 1 and Sec. 2 as shown in picture.

6.     On the 2 ½” x 2 ¾” piece of Very Vanilla stamp your pumpkin image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  Allow to dry for a couple minutes – then color your pumpkins and the vine and flower – I water-colored using the Ink Pads and Water Painters – but could use Watercolor pencils, blends or markers as well.

7.     Cut out pumpkins using the coordinating die and pop up on the front of the card as shown using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

8.     Color three of the smallest Rhinestone Basic Jewels with the Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends and add to the front of the card.

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Pretty Pumpkins

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Supplies:

·       Stamp Sets: Pretty Pumpkins (156472)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Basic Black (121045);

Soft Succulent (155776); Old Olive (100702);                              

Basic White (159276)

·       Stamp Pads: Memento Ink (132708);

Soft Succulent (155778)

·       Tools:  Painted Texture 3D (154317); Paper Snips Scissors (103579)

·       Miscellaneous: Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends (155521); Old Olive Stampin’ Blends (154892): Simply Elegant Trim (155766); Gilded Leafing (154560); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Sponge Daubers (133773); Mini Glue Dots (103683)

 

Measurements:

·       Basic Black: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, 2 1/4” X 3 1/4”

·       Soft Succulent: 5 1/4” x 4”

·       Old Olive: 2” x 3”

·       Basic White: 2 1/2 ” x 3 1/2” for stamping Pumpkins and a scrap for Sentiment

·       Trim: 3”

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Score and fold at 4 1/4” on the long side.

2.     Emboss the Soft Succulent piece with the Painted Texture 3D folder.

3.     With a dauber, daub lightly it into a small pool of Multipurpose Liquid Glue then tap onto the Soft Succulent (CS). Take Gilded Leafing and tap onto the tacky Multipurpose Liquid Glue. And remove excess with your fingers. Adhere to the Basic Black card base.

4.     Stamp the pumpkin images using Memento. Colour the Pumpkins with the Soft Succulent Blends and the leaves with the Old Olive Blends. Fussy cut using your Paper Snips Scissors.

5.     Stamp the sentiment in Soft Succulent onto a scrap piece of Basic White and fussy cut out.

6.     Adhere the Old Olive piece onto the small Basic Black piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then place onto card base using Multipurpose liquid glue.

7.     Place Stampin’ Dimensionals onto the backside of Pumpkins and Sentiment and adhere onto the Old Olive piece.

8.     Tie a bow with the Simply Elegant Trim and add to the Pumpkin with a Mini Glue Dot to finish off your card.

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!

 

Stamp & Share Peaceful Cabin Tutorials

Please enjoy these Peaceful Cabin Tutorials made by the Stamp & Share Crew! 

Peaceful Cabin

Peaceful Cabin

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Supplies:

 

·        

·       Stamp Sets: Peaceful Cabin (156395); or as a bundle with the Cabin Dies (156816)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Basic White (159276); Vellum 8 ½” x 11” Cardstock (101856); Silver foil 12” x 12” Specialty Pack (156457)

·       Stamp Pads: Basic Grey Classic Stampin’ Pad (149165); Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (147113); Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad (147118); Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad (147112)

·       Tools:  Cabin Dies (156404); Tasteful Labels Dies (152886); Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder (153576); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Heat Tool (129053); Paper Trimmer (152392); Paper Snips Scissors (103579); Bone Folder (102300); Take Your Pick (144107); Silicone Craft Sheet (127853); Clear Block A (118487); Clear Block E  (118484); Simply Shammy (147042)

·       Miscellaneous: Stampin’ Emboss Powders Basic (155554); Shimmery Crystal Effects (150892); Tear & Tape Adhesive (154031); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Basic White: 8 1/2” x 5 ½” (Card Base); 3” x 5 ⁷/₁₆” (Cabin); 1 ¼” x 5 ⁷/₁₆” (Fox);   1 ¼” x 5 ⁷/₁₆” (Fence)

·       Vellum: 3” x 3” (Sentiment); 3” x 3” (Trees)

·       Silver Foil Specialty Pack: Medium Silver 4 ³/₁₆” x 5 ⁷/₁₆”

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Score and fold the Basic White at 4 ¼” on the long side to create the card base. Burnish the fold line with the bone folder to create a crisp fold.

2.     Stamp the cabin with Basic Gray ink onto the Basic White. The left most point of the stamp should be placed at 3 ½” from the right edge and 1 ³/₈” from the bottom edge of the cardstock. Using the Cabin Dies, die cut the cabin with the coordinating cabin/snow line die. To finish the left side, line up the right edge of the snow line on the die with the snow line on the left side of the cabin and run it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine again.

3.     Stamp the fox with Smoky Slate onto Basic White. The left most point of the stamp should be placed at ³/₈” from the left edge and ½” from the bottom edge of the cardstock. Die cut with the coordinating fox/snow line die.

4.     Stamp two fence images with Gray Granite onto Basic White. Die cut with the coordinating fence die.

5.     Stamp the sentiment with Merry Merlot onto Vellum. Sprinkle with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, tap off excess powder, and heat emboss. Die cut using the Tasteful Labels Die.

6.     Using the Cabin Dies, die cut two medium size trees from the Vellum and enhance them with Shimmery Crystal Effects.

7.     Emboss the medium colored Silver Foil with the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder.

8.     Adhere the embossed silver foil to the card base with Multipurpose Glue. Dry fit the remaining pieces to determine their arrangement. Adhere the Vellum trees to the foil with small pieces of Tear & Tape. Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, adhere the cabin to the foil layer while being careful to line it up with the bottom and side edges. Adhere the fox layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the cabin layer in the same manner. Attach the fence pieces and the sentiment with Tear & Tape.

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Peaceful Cabin

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Supplies:

 

·       Stamp Sets: Peaceful Cabin (156395) or

·       discounted as a bundle with the Cabin Dies (156816)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Basic Black (121045),  Basic White (159276), Silver Foil Specialty (156457), Peaceful Place DSP (156394)

·       Stamp Pad:  Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad (101406)

·       Tools: Cabin Dies (156404) or discounted with a bundle with the Classic Cloche stamp set (156816);

·       Miscellaneous: Basic Rhinestone Jewels (144220), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Fine Tip Glue Pen (138309)

 

Measurements:

 

·       Basic Black: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

·       Silver Foil Specialty: 5 1/4" x 4”

·       DSP:  5 1/8” x 3 7/8”

 

Instructions:

 

1.     Adhere the silver foil layer to the black base

2.     Adhere the patterned DSP layer to the base

3.     Take a piece of Basic Black cardstock and use the trees die to cut the landscape and adhere to the card base

4.     Stamp the cabin image and use the coordinating die to cut it out – adhere in place

5.     Use scraps of black cardstock to die cut three fence pieces and adhere using a Fine Tip Glue Pen

6.     Stamp the sentiment directly onto the white cabin layer

7.     Stamp the fox and use the coordinating die to cut it out – adhere with a Stampin’ Dimensional

8.     Dot around Basic Rhinestone Jewels to add sparkle and your card is done!

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!