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Stampin’ Up! Santa’s Delivery Christmas Card

July 31, 2022 custom

My card I am sharing today is a side step card and is created using Stampin’ Up! Santa’s Delivery stamp set and the Santa Train Dies, along with the Santa Express Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Since Addicted to Stamps and More has the theme of Any Occasion, I am entering, as my card is an occasion that comes in December each year.

I am entering the As You See It Challenge. Their theme is Christmas in July and give your favorite reason. My favorite Christmas in July is making Christmas cards to get ahead of the game since I am so slow. I love making cards for children, especially fun fold ones, they are always astonished at the cards.

My card base is from a package of Side Step card bases I have had since I became a Stampin’ Up! customer. I remember those days, I could not cut the card correctly so I purchased a package to make it easier, well you know how that goes, I put them in the cabinet forgot them and in unpacking a box of SU products that has been in storage for the past two years, I found them and thought why not use. I’ve made side step cards before, but not using these already cut ones, so guess what I found out to my horror when I went to put the pieces together, the pieces I had cut were smaller than the card base so I had to measure and cut again. In making my regular side step cards, I pull out my diagram and cut. Lesson learned, measure a bought card base before you cut.

I will give measurements for a regular side step at the end of my post.

This is how the card looks when it is opened up more. As you can see my card base is white. I have used Real Red and Shaded Spruce card stock as the mats. I fussy cut the Santa and train car from a panel of Santa Express Designer Series Paper. I thought I would try the Designer Series Paper before I used the stamps to stamp and color Santa and the train card. I did stamp and color the tree on the train card and the penguins from the Stampin’ Up! Santa Delivery stamp set. I colored the tree using Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green, and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers. The train track is cropped from a piece of Soft Suede card stock and adhered under the train wheels with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I used a panel of Santa Express Designer Series Paper to create a background. I colored the penguins using a Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Marker. The penguins are popped around the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals to give them a bit of dimension. I cropped trees from Shaded Spruce and Granny Apple Green card stock using the Tree Lot Dies. A greeting from the stamp set is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on a scrap of Basic White card stock and fussy cut.

A medium Basic White envelope gets a panel of Santa Express Designer Series Paper applied to envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This is one of the envelopes that come with the side step kit.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

Card cuts are at the end of this post.

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Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Completed card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Soft

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Projectt

Santa’s Delivery Bundle (English) [159590] $48.50	Santa’s Delivery Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159583] $22.00	Santa’s Train Dies [159589] $32.00	Santa Express 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159582] $12.00
Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $9.25	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146981] $9.25	Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154899] $9.00	Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154903] $9.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154885] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154892] $9.00	Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154904] $9.00	So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154905] $9.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

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Side Step Fun Fold Diagram

Card cuts are listed on each step. You can have one mat and the DSP or two mats and DSP, I have given the measurements.

Joyous Noel and Christmas Blessings

November 25, 2018 admin

Well, Thanksgiving and Black Friday are history for 2018. My hope is that you made wonderful history for your Thanksgiving that will leave lasting fun memories. About Black Friday, I can’t say. I did not venture out. I can remember the days when I was one of those crazies that would stay all night in Walmart. Walmart sometimes surprised us and gave away gifts, but those days are long gone. Now I avoid Walmart on a normal day if possible. Sometimes though it is necessary to go, so I do what our former governor, Zell Miller said, “Bite the bullet and get it done.”

The card for today is real simple. A few paper cuts and two stamping and you have a card.

The design comes from the As You See It Challenge #189 for his week.

The base is Smokey Slate card stock cut 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″
The first mat is Tranquil Tide which is cut 5-1/4″ x 4″
The second mat is Joyous Noel DSP cut 5″ x 3-3/4″
These are adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue
The third mat is a panel of Tranquil Tide also and is cut 4-1/8″ x 2-7/8″
This is popped on the Joyous Noel, second mat, using Stamping Dimensionals after the art piece with the deer is adhered.
The panel of deer from the Joyous Noel DSP is cut 4″ x 2-5/8″ and then cut into 1″ strip and adhered to the Tranquil Tide mat.
The mat for the greeting is cut using Label Framelits. It is cut from Tranquil Tide and the piece the sentiment is stamped on is Whisper White.
The sentiment is popped on with Stampin Dimensionals.
The ribbon is Stampin’ Up! 1/8″ gold ribbon.

The greeting which is usually on the front is on the inside for this card. It is stamped in Tranquil Tide ink on a panel of Whisper White that is matted on a panel of Tranquil Tide. The leaf motif is from the Christmas Pines stamp set as is the greeting.

Thanks for stopping by today. As always, my wish for you is that you find encouragement and inspiration for your own creative ideas. Visit often.

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Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $35.00	Joyous Noel 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147816] $14.00	Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131202] $8.50	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Gold 1/8″ Ribbon [134583] $5.00	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [147146] $7.50	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Amy’s Inkin’ Krew November Blog Hop – Merry Christmas

November 13, 2018 admin

Welcome! Here it is the second Tuesday of October and you know what happens on the second Tuesday of each month. Our team gets together, and we have a team blog hop. Enjoy all the beautiful cards these talented ladies on Amy’s Inkin Krew, of which I am happy to be a member, have created. You will find much talent and inspiration for your own creations.

The card today is created usingtwo stamp sets, Lovely As A Tree stamp set, Star of Light and the Subtle Embossing Folder.

I made two cards. They are one layer. I tied making as simple as possible, because of difficulty of having one hand to work with. It has been a challenge but I got it accomplished.

Merry Merlot and Night of Navy card stock was used. They were embossed with Versa Mark and then heat embossed with silver and gold embossing powder.

The inside sentiments are stamped on a panel of Whisper White with either Night of Navy Ink or Merry Merlot. The swirling cloud and stars was stamped off once using again either Merry Merlot or Night of Navy Ink.

OK it is on with the hop! Click the button below to hop over to see what Karen Finkle has created today.

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

I am entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges c4c460 for this week.

Can you believe it is only 42 Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you only have about 22 days before you need to mail them. We have many great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out. The November Paper Pumpkin is a great addition to your card making. See below for more details. Here is a calendar for your viewing.

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Product List

Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set [142110] $26.00	Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set [127793] $20.00	Merry Merlot 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146979] $8.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100867] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $5.00	Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00

Stampin’ Up! Christmas Pines

November 1, 2018 admin

Here is the card recipe:

Card base: Cherry Cobbler 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 4-1/2”

Art Piece: Whisper White 3” x 4-1/4” Embossed with Woodlands Embossing Folder

Inside Panel: Whisper White 4” x 5-1/4”

Oval: Garden Green Layering Oval Framelit for greeting” Wishes for a Beautiful Christmas”

Sentiment: Whisper White 4” x 5-1/4” stamped using Garden Green Ink and the Christmas Pines stamp set

The pine cones and pine boughs for the art piece are cut using the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies that coordinate with the Christmas Pines stamp set. The berry twigs were also cut from the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies and colored red and brown using the Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake Stampin Write Markers.

A bow was made from Linen Thread and adhered to the pine cones with Glue Dots. A red bow was also cut from the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies and adhered over the Linen Bow.

The green mat for the greeting is cut from a scrap of Garden Green card stock. The greeting is stamped using Garden Green ink and matted to the Garden Green mat. The star is from the Best Route Enamel Shapes and is colored red using the Cherry Cobbler Stampin” Blend. To give a little bling Silver Washi Tape was used on two corners.

The CAS Mix Up November Challenge is being entered.

And the REPEAT Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ O2418

I could not find an icon to use. And I will probably feel silly when I find it on the site.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you found encouragement and inspiration for your own creations, whatever you choose to create.

54 Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you only have about 42 days before you need to mail them. We have many great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out. The November Paper Pumpkin is a great addition to your card making. See below for more details. Here is a calendar for your viewing.

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The Paper Pumpkin team designed November’s kit to give current subscribers, that’s you if you are subscribed, a solution for your holiday crafting needs! Do you LOVE THE BOX?

About the Kit

The holidays are the best time to share our appreciation for others, and nothing does that like a handmade holiday card. November’s kit gives you everything you need to make plenty of those! (10 cards; 5 of 2 unique holiday designs.)
The box is a great sneak of what’s inside! I would say plaid! Most everyone loves plaid.
Coordinating colors:
- Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $35.00	Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851] $26.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [119685] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Best Route Enamel Shapes [146900] $7.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598] $9.00	Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers [147158] $30.00
Regals Stampin’ Write Markers [147155] $30.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [147089] $7.50	Year Of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape [144644] $9.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00