25 Days of Christmas Cards - Day 9

Welcome to Day 9 of the 25 Days of Christmas Cards! Today’s card uses some paper from the Peppermint Paper Pad from Scrapbook.com and some basic paper that coordinates from Stampin’ Up. I added some fun silver drops from Stampin’ Up and this cards was done. A very simple use of some layered rectangles with a sentiment and some drops of silver make this an easy card with dimension but will not add extra postage when it is mailed.

Supplies

Stamps: Misc (Crafter’s Companion)

Ink: Mint Macaron (Stampin’ Up)

Paper: Peppermint (Scrapbook.com), Basic White & Mint Macaron (Stampin’ Up)

Embellishments: Metallic Enamel Effects Basics Silver (Stampin’ Up)

Keep it crafty my friends!

25 Days of Christmas Cards - Day 8

Welcome to Day 8 of the 25 days of Christmas Cards. Today’s card is a celebration of snowflakes. This card uses supplies from Crafter’s Companion Sparkling Winter kit. I get to use some pearlescent cardstock and some precut edgeable snowflakes. I add a little “Pop of Color” with some white satin pearl from Scrapbook.com. Snowflakes are some of my favorite winter shapes to use on my cards. You will see more designs using this kit later this this month.

Supplies

Paper: Crafter’s Companion (Sparkling Winter Kit)

Embellishments: Scrapbook.com (Pops of Color - Pearl Satin)

Keep it crafty my friends!

25 Days of Christmas Cards - Day 7

Welcome to Day 7 of the 25 days of Christmas Cards. Today’s card takes advantage of a Memories & More kit from Stampin’ Up. I added some of my favorite embellishments from Tailored Expressions…snowflakes. I hope you enjoy!

Supplies

Paper: Stampin’ Up (Memories & More)(Basic White & Night of Navy)

Embellishments: Tailored Expressions (Snowflakes)

25 Days of Christmas Cards - Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of the 25 days of Christmas Cards. Today’s card is sparkly but also clean and simple. I used some glitter paper I had from Crafter’s Companion and paired it with some miscellaneous gold striped paper to form a bright and cheery base. Then I added CZ Designs Merry & Brights sentiment in white cardstock and used more gold glitter paper for the shadow layer. To finish it off I created some dimension using Stampin’s Up’s Metallic Enamel Effects Basics in gold. I hope you enjoy it!

Supplies

Paper: Crafter’s Companion (gold glitter), Stampin’ Up (white), Misc. (striped)

Dies: CZ Designs (Merry & Bright)

Embellishments: Stampin’ Up (Metallic Enamel Effects Basics - Gold)

Keep it crafty my friends!

25 Days of Christmas Cards - Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4 of the 25 days of Christmas. In today’s card I use supplies from an older card kit from Close to My Heart called Christmas Story. I always enjoy using a kit to use as a foundation for a group of cards with the same theme. This kit allowed be to use a bunch of great stickers. It give the card some pizzazz without thick dimension making it easier to mail. I hope you enjoy it.

Supplies

Paper: Close to My Heart (Christmas Story)

Embellishments: Close to My Heart (Christmas Story)

Keep it crafty my friends!

Christmas Tuesday!

I’m back with another fun and simple Christmas card for you. The designer paper may not be available but you can easily swap any other paper and coordinating cardstock to achieve a similar look.

Most of my cards are pretty simple. Here I’m mixing different coordinating designer series paper (unfortunately retired) with layers to add dimension and some simple stamping to add interest.

Second generation stamping of the trees with Shaded Spruce ink.

This close up shows the crisp definition of the stamping of the sentiment using Cherry Cobbler ink and the first and second generation stamping of the trees using Shaded Spruce ink. Simply layer rectangles cuts with solid coordinating card stock mats and you have a lovely card with some very basic stamping that anyone would appreciate getting for Christmas.

Stuff I used here that's still available from Stampin’ Up:

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Christmas Crafts!

Christmas Tuesday!

Another Christmas Tuesday has arrived and another card is here for your enjoyment. Sending Tiding of Comfort and Joy to someone in a few months.

Here’s a close up on an angle to show you the dimension of the embossing folder, the ribbon and and lift from the dimensionals. Again, the products aren’t necessarily available from Stampin Up anymore, but the card layout is easy to replicate.

I hope this card inspires you to make one just like it whether it’s an early Christmas card for you or a fun valentines card…you choose.

Keep it crafty friends!

Christmas Tuesday at TradeFish Designs

Ok, so I know we just finished with Christmas but I need lots of Christmas cards each year. I am on the Board of Directors for an Animal Sanctuary in North Carolina. It has been my pleasure and privilege to send a Christmas card to anyone who makes a donation to the Sanctuary. This was fine when there was only 75 donations but this past year that number grew to over 500. Yikes…I was certainly caught off guard. So now, instead of starting cards in November, it has become a year-round project so I will highlight a new Christmas card each Tuesday throughout the year.

Although I am an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator I have to admit that half of the products are no longer available for purchase. But the truth is that you can use this card as a template with your own paper…and it doesn't need to be a Christmas card!

Have a wonderful week my crafty friends!

Keep It Christmas Crafty!