Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Do you give out gift cards? If so, then here’s a great gift card holder made with the Envelope Punch Board. I give out quite a few gift cards to family and friends so I’ve been busy making a few, but still have more to make. To make this matchbook gift card holder I cut the card stock at 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at …
Here’s another Gift Card Holder, this time using the adorable White Christmas Stamp which I also made a matching tag (see here). I love snowmen, unfortunately, they go hand in hand with the cold weather which I don’t like so I’m just going to stick with my stuffed, glass and stamped snowmen. I can display them in the summer and they won’t melt and I …
Gift cards come in all sizes – so why not combine a card to place your gift card and at the same time have room to write a message inside. In this card, I used the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp and used the Vellum Card Stock to hold the gift card. I liked the idea of a vellum gift card holder and cased the …
The White Christmas Photopolymer Stamp is an adorable set with the polar bear, snowman and Merry Christmas banner – love it! Make cards with this set or a quick and easy tag to adorn your gifts. Scroll down for some sweet deals . . . Shop here for Stampin’ Up! Products 24/7. Stamping Supplies White Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set$15.95 Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card …
Today’s Christmas card uses the Bordering Bloom stamp set making it a quick & easy one. Stamp ‘Merry Christmas’ in the middle using the Sassy Salutations stamp, then stamp a border on top and one on the bottom. Punch 10 stars from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and adhere to the border. Depending on the time you have, you can choose to place …
Although the Holiday Home stamp set is a stamp to be used for other occasions beside Christmas (check out the stamp set image below), today we will look at a Christmas card made at my October class. There’s glitter, embossing, and frosted sequins. At my classes, the motto is “We don’t make mistakes, we do variations!” I display a card sample and provide each attendee …
How are you doing with your Christmas cards? Need ideas? Today’s card is a quick and easy, yet elegant card using the Ornamental Pine Stamp Set and for some bling, I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Come back tomorrow for another Christmas project. Are you on my newsletter mailing list? Fill out the form on the right and every week for the next 6 weeks you’ll …
It’s not too early to start making Christmas cards. Just think . . . if you start now in a couple of weeks you can have all your cards ready to mail out. To get you started on ideas, here’s a card we made at my recent Christmas card class using the Wondrous Wreath stamp and Wonderful Wreath framelits. We used the square framelits to frame the wreath …
This is my last gift card holder with a couple of sneak previews from the new catalog that starts on January 3, 2014. I used the new stamp Hardwood background stamp that will be in the upcoming Occasions Catalog and Christmas Messages for my sentiment. The tags were made with another new item in the catalog – the Scallop Tag Topper Punch. You can make your …
3 REASONS TO CHECK OUT MY ONLINE STORE NEW CLEARANCE RACK ITEMS ADDED TODAY! Save $$ Holiday catalog ends January 2, 2014! Tuesday Deals – Save $$ Here’s another gift card holder but this time I used the Pop ‘n Cuts card base and Label Pop ‘n Cuts to place my gift card. Click here and here to see others gift card holders. Using my Deco …
Another gift card I made for 2 of my nieces. This is a quick and easy card. It’s a 4″ x 4″ card. All you need to do is cut the Real Red card stock at 4″ x 9″ and score at 1″ for the pocket to hold your gift card. Adhere sides with Sticky Strip Tape. Then fold card base in half. Cut the Basic Black Card stock …
I want to wish all of you my readers, a wonderful Merry Christmas and a healthy and blessed new year! For unto us is born a Savior, he is Christ the Lord! “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 There is no better gift …
This has truly been a very busy week . . . directing my choir concert, gathering with friends, wrapping gifts, making gift cards, etc. etc. so, unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to post any of my projects. Let me share with you one of the gift cards I made using the Festive Flurry stamp and Festive Flurry Framelits. I made three of these and loved they way they came out. I even …
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Need a quick wreath for your Christmas card? All you need is two circle punches to make one. On this card, I used the 1″ circle punch and 2-3/8″ scallop circle punch. All you need to do is punch a 1″ circle, then center your 2-3/8″ scallop circle punch over the 1″ circle and you have an instant wreath! To dress it up a little, …
What is the best way to assemble your cards when you have many of the same kind? Here are some tips. First thing you do is get all your materials ready: Cut all your card stock to the appropriate sizes Score everything that needs to be scored; fold all score lines Stamp all your images – one at a time If embossing or punching – …
Making my own Christmas cards brings me joy. I love designing my own cards – creating them to look the way I want them to and with the perfect sentiment for me. Earlier this week, I finished making 120 cards for family and friends — they’re in the envelopes with labels and postage – ready to go. (just need to write my brief Christmas letter). I’m usually not finished this early, …
Make your own gift tags this Christmas. They’re quick and easy. Here’s one we made at my Tag It Class earlier this month using the Christmas Messages Stamp Set and the Season of Style Designer Series Paper. We embossed the saying with Gold Embossing Powder and used one of the framelits from the Deco Framelits Collection. This tag is similar to a small card – it measures …
Create 10 ornaments with the Festive Flurry Ornament Kit. Use them on your presents, to embellish cards, create a garland or even trim the tree! With the exception of adhesive, the kit includes everything you need to create 10 snowflakes – here’s the scoop: 10 feet of Soft Sky Ribbon Printed card stock (Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Whisper White card stock & Silver Glimmer Paper) …
One of the things that drew me to the Wonderful Blessing stamp was the Christmas details – the manger, the angels, Bethlehem-like place, the star and all the other little elements. I chose to just stamp and emboss the image but to give it a whole different look, you can use the Circle Framelits to die cut, mat it and pop it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The …