I know Halloween just barely passed, and Thanksgiving is on the way, but I am itching to start on my Christmas cards. I send out about 45 cards each year, and I make each one. I am also doing a church Bazaar on the first weekend in December and will need cards to sell there. So, let’s get started!
This is a Merry little card with a forest of Christmas trees made from the Wrapped in Plaid Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP).
I used two Stampin’ Up! punches, the Pine Tree Punch from Holiday Catalog and the Twinkle Builder from the Annual Catalog.
The sentiment “Christmas Wishes” is from the Toile Christmas stamp set. I plan on showing you a card with the cardinal in a later post.
Measurements: Whisper White: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch card base scored at 4 1/4 inches and a 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch strip for the sentiment; Shaded Spruce: 5 1/4 x 4 inches; Wrapped in Plaid DSP: 7 different patterns in strips 6 x 2 1/4 inches; and Gold Foil: 4 x 1 inches.
Side Note: My blog posts are geared toward the Beginner Stamper. My goal is to show the Beginner Stamper how you can make beautiful cards that are fairly straight forward to put together. I will use Stamps primarily. I will also use Punches, but I do not use the Big Shot or any framelits or dies. Any comments you can give me to help accomplish the goal of keeping this post for the Beginner Stamper would be appreciated. Please let me know if the instructions are not clear enough.
Use Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Up! ink to stamp the sentiment “Christmas Wishes” onto the 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch strip of Whisper White cardstock.
Use your Paper Snips to fussy cut the banner.
Now punch one tree from each of the 7 different designs of Wrapped in Plaid DSP.
Use the Gold Foil in the Twinkle Builder punch to make 7 stars.
Fold the 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch Whisper White card base at the 4 1/4 inch scoreline and use the Bone Folder to make a crisp fold.
Adhere the 5 1/4 x 4 inch Shaded Spruce to the front of the card base. Tip: I prefer the Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue because it allows you to straighten out the piece for a few seconds after you adhere it. If you use the Snail Adhesive Tape runner, once it is stuck, it is stuck!
Adhere 2 of the trees to the upper portion of the card front with the “center line” between them. Leave enough room on top for the star.
For the next 3 trees, apply a Stampin’ Dimensional to the upper portion to elevate the top of the tree slightly.
Adhere a tree in the center, then one tree to either side.
For the last 2 trees, apply 2 Stampin’ Dimensionals so that the entire tree will be slightly elevated.
Apply the last 2 trees so that they lie in between the trees in the row above them.
Adhere the Gold Foil stars flat to the card front above the top 2 trees.
Apply a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional to each of the remaining 5 Gold Foil stars and adhere above the rest of the trees.
Apply the Stampin’ Dimensionals to the sentiment “Christmas Wishes”.
Adhere the sentiment to the card front.
And Viola! You have your first Christmas card ready to go!!
Join me every week over the next few weeks for more simple Christmas card ideas! See you soon!
Stampin’ Up! products used include: Stamp Set: Toile Christmas #150469; Punches: Pine Tree #149521 and Twinkle Builder #146321; Paper: Cardstock: Whisper White #100730 and Shaded Spruce #146981; Designer Series Paper: Wrapped in Plaid #149596; and Gold Foil 132622; Ink: Cherry Cobbler #147083; Adhesive: Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755, Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430 and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals #144108; and Paper Snips #103579.
I am an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. I would love to help you get started on stamping at home. Contact me and let me know what you need. Stamping is cheaper than therapy!!