Cozy Christmas Card Tutorial with Sharing Creativity

I designed this card because I love the image of Santa and his reindeer in Stampin' Up!'s Cozy Christmas stamp set.  The masking technique was perfect for showing them against a night sky.  Do you remember how hard it was to go to sleep as a child on Christmas Eve?  Every child knows that if you don't go to sleep, then Santa won't come to your house.  As corny as it sounds, I still enjoy seeing the "radar image" of Santa and his reindeer approaching your area during the late news.

This video tutorial shows you how to use the masking technique for the night sky and how to line up the narrow borders.

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Pumpkin Tutorial with Sharing Creativity

These pumpkins are quick and easy to make using Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series Paper and are easy to store when you close them.

They are made with strips of paper that are opened to form the pumpkin and closed when it is time to put them away.

Here is the video tutorial for making these quick and easy pumpkins.

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November Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew Challenges

The November Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew Challenges were all about Christmas and the Children (and the Child Within). One of my favorite things about making Christmas projects is how you find yourself smiling while you are crafting.  It's fun making them and then watching someone's face when they unwrap your homemade gift.  One of my friends call it a paper hug.  I love how that describes the love that is shared when you give a gift from your heart.

The snowman and Christmas tree ended up being my favorite project even though it didn't turn out the way I originally planned.  I used the Bohemian Designer Series Paper (138446  $11) and loved the results.  It's a good thing I like all different color combinations for Christmas!  Here is the tutorial for the project. 

This project almost designed itself.  I bought the glass container at an estate sale for $2 and knew I wanted to make a Christmas scene using the Santa and reindeer from the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper (139592  $11).  The Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies (139670  $19) were perfect for the background.  The snowflakes are from the Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper (139590  $11).

The leftovers from the Christmas scene project above inspired me to make this ornament.  Here are the details for making this Christmas ornament.

This picture of my brother and sister with Santa makes me laugh. Notice how Santa is the only person looking at the camera.  I can't imagine how my mom felt wanting to get the perfect photo and then ending up with this one!  However, this photo has triggered many more Christmas memories than our other "picture perfect" childhood photos.

This scrapbook layout is designed to fit the 6 x 8 Project Life Photo Pocket Page (135297 $6).  It uses the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper (139592  $11) and Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (139597  $11).

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Punch Art Snowman and Christmas Tree

This punch art snowman and Christmas tree is one of my favorite Christmas projects even though it didn't turn out the way I originally planned.  I started to make the tree using Stampin' Up!'s Seasons of Cheer Designer Series Paper and didn't like the way the paper looked cut up into strips.  I ended up changing the colors to fit the Bohemian Designer Series Paper and loved the results.  It's a good thing I like all different color combinations for Christmas!

You can see the details for the punch art snowman in this video.  The punch art snowman was inspired by Lisa Curcio. I changed up a few things to fit Stampin' Up!'s current punches. 

Here are the instructions including a video tutorial for the Christmas Tree from a card I did last year.  Because the tree in this project is a little shorter than one on the card, the strips of designer series paper are only 5/8".

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Sleigh Ride Ornament

This ornament using Stampin' Up!'s Sleigh Ride Edgelits and Christmas Greetings Thinlits is quick and easy to make.  The most difficult thing about this project is waiting for the glue to dry.

Here is the video tutorial for making this sleigh ride ornament.

Remember to use a thin window sheet for this project.  Cut it out as shown in this photo (I used paper that is easier to see than a window sheet). 

After everything has dried (remember when I said waiting for the glue to dry is the hardest part?), roll the window sheet and put it in the ornament.  Fill the ornament with "snow".  I prefer "glass glitter", chunky glitter or epsom salt.  Fine glitters and some of the faux snows tend to stick to the sides of the ornament instead of settling to the bottom of the ornament.

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Among the Branches Halloween

One of the most versatile stamp sets in Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog is Among the Branches.  You can use it for Halloween, Fall, Christmas and winter.  I used it to make three Halloween projects for a Splitcoaststampers challenge.

I was inspired by a paper sack luminaria and a project I saw at Inspire, Create, Share 2015 to make this mini luminaria.  At Stampin' Up!'s convention, they showed us how to make the Sketched Dots Gift Bag look like candy corn by using Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pads.  The colors are added by patting the ink pad directly onto the bag.  You will need to mask the bag to keep the stripes straight.

After sponging on the color, score 1" along the 3 closed sides of the bag.  You then fold them to make a bag that stands up.  I did add a 2 3/4" x 2" piece of cardstock at the bottom of the bag to hold the shape.  If you like the spider web doily, be sure to order it right away to get it before Halloween.  They have already sold out several times.  Add a battery-operated candle and you have a fun mini luminaria.

You can use the same spider web doily to decorate this quick and easy Spooky card.  I got the idea to stamp the eyes on this bold striped paper from Timeless Elegance after making this card.

This card also uses the Woodland embossing folder and Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper.  After running a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock through the embossing folder, I used a sponge dauber to add a little color to the tree trunks.

I hope you have fun making your Halloween projects.  Remember to visit the Splitcoaststampers Gallery for more Halloween inspiration.  Here are all of my October Splitcoaststampers Challenges.

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Timeless Elegance Again

These 3 cards use Stampin' Up!'s Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper,  one of the most versatile papers in the 2015-2016 catalog.  I made these cards to fit 2 of the October Splitcoaststampers Challenges.  One is to use Black, White and Red (or read).  The other challenge was to use a print whether it was a designer series paper or stamped images.

The Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper has Basic Black or Sahara Sand images printed on Very Vanilla.  It is so easy to customize your paper by adding color to the Very Vanilla portion of the designs.

This card with the roses is quick and easy.  All you do is sponge on Real Red onto the roses that are already printed and shaded on the paper.  I also used a blender pen to color in the sections that were too small for the sponge.  One of my earlier posts shows how I used the same paper and made yellow and pink roses.

For this card, sponge Real Red across the entire piece of the mostly Basic Black background and use a blender pen to add Real Red to the small flowers.  It's easy to "fussy cut" the strip of flowers from the 12 x 12 sheet of paper.

When I first saw this bold black and vanilla stripe design, I couldn't figure out how to use it.  Then I realized that I could stamp on the Very Vanilla stripes.  The leaves from the hostess stamp set, Floral Wings, along with the small rose were perfect for stamping onto this paper.  I used Tuxedo Black to stamp the leaves. You will have some black on black where the leaves overlap onto the Basic Black stripe that adds a little bit of texture but is barely visible.  You then stamp the small rose with Real Red.

I hope you are inspired to find different ways to use Stampin' Up!'s Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper.  And be sure to visit Splitcoaststampers to see how other Stampin' Up! demonstrators met these two challenges.  Here are all of my Creative Crew Splitcoaststampers Challenges for October.

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