Birthday Card Using Christmas Items

Todays card shows that Christmas items are not just for Christmas but can be used through the year. I am using a few of my most used items from the July to December catalogue, that can be used in different ways. I think that the happy from the Christmas Cheer Dies, is a very versatile die (I am yet to use it in the way it was designed, but I do need to design some cards.)

I have used some non-Christmasy designs from the Peaceful Place DSP and my favourite sequins.

Measurements:

My Metric

10.5 cm x 14.5 cm (14.5cm by 21cm scored at 10.5cm)

DSP and White Layer - 10cm x 14cm

Metric

10.5 cm x 14.8 cm (14.8cm by 21cm scored at 10.5cm)

DSP and White Layer - 10cm x 14.3cm

Imperial

4 1/8 " x 5 ¾" (5.75” x 8 ¼ scored at 4 1/8)

DSP and White Layer – 3 3/4” x 5 1/2”

Tips and Tricks:

• use a Stampin’ Write marker to only add ink to the part of the stamp required

• if you are not confident cutting out a shape - use a punch

• Cut down the piece of card and foam to fit the die

• if you do not have foam, you can stack layers of die cuts together

I hope this has inspired you to use your Christmas dies and papers in a different way. I may need to hide the sequins so that they do not end up on every card. Do you have an item that you need to put away?

Happy Christmas With Peaceful Place Papers

Card Made on Video

I have finally made it back into the craft room. After childminding duties, falling over and having a flare up (oh the joys of being a Spoonie.) I apologise for being absent, I am hoping to be in the craft room more.

Over the past few videos I have been using the Peaceful Place Papers. I am trying to use up all the papers I have (my craft stash is getting out of hand.) I have also been using the Words of Cheer Bundle, I love the happy, but need to spend some time playing with the stamps and dies.

Card made on video

Original Card

My Metric

10.5 cm x 14.5 cm (10.5 by 29cm scored at 14.5cm)

Silver Foil – 14.5cmx 10cm

DSP layer – 14.5cm x 9.5cm

Inside White Panel - 10cm x 14cm

Metric

10.5 cm x 14.8 cm (10.5 by full length scored at 14.8cm)

Silver Foil – 14.8cm x 10cm

DSP layer – 14.8cm x 9.5cm

Inside White Panel - 10cm x 14.3cm

Imperial

 4. 1/8" x 5.5" (4” by full length scored at 5.5”)

Silver Foil – 5.5” x 3 7/8”

DSP layer – 5.5” x 3 5/8”

Inside White Panel - 3.75” x 5.25”

Original Card

Card on video

My Metric

10.5 cm x 14.5 cm (14.5cm by 21cm scored at 10.5cm)

Silver Foil - 10cm x 14cm

DSP – 9.5cm x 13.5cm

Inside White Panel - 10cm x 14cm

Metric

10.5 cm x 14.8 cm (14.8cm by 21cm scored at 10.5cm)

Silver Foil - 10cm x 14.3cm

DSP – 9.5cm x 13.8cm

Inside White Panel - 10cm x 14cm

Imperial

4 1/8 " x 5 ¾" (5.75” x 8 ¼ scored at 4 1/8)

Silver Foil – 3 3/4” x 5 1/2”

DSP – 3 1/2” x  5 ¼”

Inside White Panel - 3.75” x 5.25”

I love the Peaceful Place DSP as it is so versatile, you can make 3 of these cards from 1 piece of 12x12, with some dsp left over to make some different cards. I love the card I made on the video, which is your favourite?

Painted Christmas Suite

I haven’t made it in to the craft room this week or today. I am currently on Auntie Claire duty watching my nieces, although I have lots of ideas running through my head. So rather than one of my videos, I am sharing one of the Stampin’ Up! videos created to show some of the items in the July to December catalogue. It is a gorgeous suite of items, my favourite stamp set in the catalogue is in this suite. It is the Christmas to Remember cling stamp set. As it is cling it is easy to add multiple colours with Stampin’ Write markers or use with Versamark and Heat and Stick to add the Gold Gilded leafing.

It is another one of those suites where the items work well together, but also work well on there own if you don’t want to or can’t buy it all. I can’t wait to get back to the craft room and add some more Christmas cards to my collection. Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

6 Cards from one piece of DSP

As I Have said before (I think, brain fog!) I can’t always spend as much time as I would like in my craft room, so I am always on the look out for simple card ideas which are fabulous. One thing that makes gorgeous cards is stunning paper. I am in love with the Peaceful Place Speciality DSP. There are a number of sheets which can be used to create gorgeous backgrounds and cards with the minimum of effort. Another bonus is that you can make 6 cards from one piece of 12x12 paper. First I cut the paper in to 3 strips of 10cm (4inches) to separate the trees. Then cut it down to height. I find it easier to cut it at 6 inches and then reduce it down to fit on the card blank.

You can stamp and punch a deer from the Peaceful Deer bundle, or you can stamp and colour directly on to the DSP. On the card below, I stamped the deer in Basic Gray (I find Basic Black is too dark) and then coloured the deer with the Crumb Cake blends. I added the sentiment directly to the card, if you are not confident stamping you can add the sentiment by stamping on scrap card and then cutting it out and adding it to the card.

My Metric

10.5 cm x 14.5 cm (10.5 by 29cm scored at 14.5cm)

Panel – 14.5cm x 10cm Inside

White Panel - 10cm x 14cm

Metric

10.5 cm x 14.8 cm (10.5 by full length scored at 14.8cm)

Panel – 14.8cm x 10cm

Inside White Panel - 10cm x 14.3cm

Imperial

4. 1/8" x 5.5" (4” by full length scored at 5.5”)

Panel – 5.5” x 3 7/8”

Inside White Panel - 3.75” x 5.25”

You can look through your stash and see what else you could use, in the video my examples used the retired Moose. The baby deer is super cute, what is your favourite?