Christmas card ideas Archives

Northern Lights Stamping Technique with a Sleigh Ride!

August 14, 2015 By Karen 7 Comments

The beauty of the Northern Lights on a cold winter’s night.

Isn’t this horse and sleigh gorgeous? Its from the Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies.

What a simple way to make a stunning card. Those dies also include one with houses and one with trees. What a wonderful variety of images which can be used together or separately.

If you look at page 12 in the Holiday catalog, you will see it used for a photo greeting card for Christmas as well! (Several other great cards are on that same page using these Edgelits with the Jingle All the Way stamp set.)

Back to the Northern Lights technique – its all done with sponging!

Just a Minute Stamping Techniques: Northern Lights Technique

Think of all the cards you will make ….

… and, remember, if you don’t have the new Holiday catalog you may email me and request your complimentary copy in the mail! (if you aren’t currently working with another demonstrator)

Shop Online | Current Host Code: CUS2ZBQU

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

Pin18

18 Shares

Make a Mini Merry Minis, Punched Out, Accordian Card!

November 9, 2012 By Karen 1 Comment

What a long name for this mini Christmas card made with the Merry Minis Punch Pack. Its made with this fun fold so it unfolds and has five faces. This picture will show you that I really didn't know what to expect when photographing this card! This is the card pulled out:

handmade fold out card

Doesn't it look like a mini card?

Now, check out the front – it looks full sized for sure! Really, its the same small card!

Merry Minis stamp set

This accordian Christmas card measures only 2 1/4" x 3". When it is opened, it will sit nicely on the fireplace or table. Do you see the tiny ornaments hanging from the openings? You could put little pictures in each window for a totally different look.

Below this stamping video tutorial, you will find the written directions. I know that it is often helpful to actually watch a card being made, so do whatever works for you!

How to Make this Merry Minis Christmas Fold Out Card:

1. Start with a piece of River Rock Card Stock 3" x 11" (or 3" x 12"). Score every 2 1/4" along the long side. The end piece of the scoring will be shorter, but that's fine.

2. Use the Postage Stamp Punch on each of the three middle sections to punch out a window. Put it all the way in before punching.

3. Attach a brad above each window for hanging the ornament.

4. Use the ornament from the Merry Minis Punch Pack to punch out six ornaments from the Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. Two of them will be attached back to back around some linen thread so you will end up with three ornaments. Hang one from each window by wrapping the linen thread around the brad.

5. For the words below the windows, stamp "sending Christmas wishes" from the Joyous Celebrations stamp set in Real Red and cut each word out separately. Punch out three pieces of Real Red Card Stock using the Word Window Punch and layer one of the words on each.

6. For the front and the back of the card, attach a piece of Real Red Card Stock 2 1/4" x 3". On the last face of the card, attach two of the River Rock pieces punched out with the Postage Stamp Punch. This will be your surface to write on. For the card front, punch out three ornaments from a piece of the same DSP and layer it. Tie a little linen thread around the card and you are finished!

Isn't this a fun little Christmas card to make? Its time to plan what cards you want to make for this Holiday Season and get your supplies ordered. I am always happy to help you design a card that really fits you!

Shop Online | Current Host Code: CUS2ZBQU

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

0 Shares

12 Weeks of Christmas Stamping Projects Are Coming Soon!

September 26, 2012 By Karen Leave a Comment

My, how time flies! I know it seems early now, but the 12 Weeks of Christmas stamping projects are coming soon! In fact, it starts next Wednesday! This is my free gift to all of you who are on my mailing list. You will get a new idea each week for a Holiday card, gift, or wrap. That makes twelve unique projects from me. (Be sure you have signed up for my list on the right so you will receive them….and tell a friend.)

To put you in the mood to be thinking about Christmas, I made this card from the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set for you:

Ornament Keepsakes

****This card is one of the four cards we will be making at my Christmas Card Class in October. You will get to make 20 cards for only $30 – and you get to choose how many of each of the four cards you would like to make! You can do this as an online class too. Wouldn't you love to sit down to make your Christmas cards and have all the card stock cut and ready to go? Email me for information!

All four cards will be in my next newsletter so be sure you are opted in on the right side of this web site!

Stamping Tutorial for this Christmas Card:

1. Basic Gray layer is 5 1/4" by 4" and Whisper White layer is 5" by 3 3/4"

2. Run Whisper White layer through the Big Shot with the Northern Flurries Folder.

3. Emboss an ornament from Ornament Keepsakes in silver.

4. Run through the Big Shot with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies.

——You will want both the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies since they go together so order them together in the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle and save 15%!

5. Pop up the ornament with dimensionals, hang on Bakers Twine, and add Rhinestone Basic Jewels accents to the snowflakes.

You are finished with this classy Ornament Keepsakes Christmas Card!

Remember to opt in on the right hand side if you haven't already so you will receive the special projects as well as the other three cards we will be making at my Christmas Card Class. Email me with questions.

So be sure you are ready because the 12 Weeks of Christmas stamping projects are coming soon!

Shop Online | Current Host Code: CUS2ZBQU

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

0 Shares

Stitched Stockings: Not Just for Christmas Card Ideas!

December 19, 2011 By Karen Leave a Comment

Do you recognize the Stitched Stockings SU! stamp set and the Stocking Builder Punch? What a great card idea to welcome a baby or to give as a birthday card to a child. I don't know if you tell from the picture, but the horse's mane is fringed. To make that, lay the horse stocking on a piece of chocolate chip card stock and cut out the mane. Then make lots of short cuts with the Paper Snips.

Creative Hand Stamped Card Idea for a baby

My kids made stick horses when they were young with those large size men's socks and old broom handles so this card brings back lots of memories. Do you have memories of doing that? I don't know if kids still make these or not but it certainly fits with a retro theme! Actually, wouldn't it be fun to give this card to a child with the gift being a stick horse?

One of my friends is giving a baby shower and she is using this card as the invitation (with a different word stamp, of course) and, for the decorations she is doing the same thing with the Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die with the Big Shot. Won't they make great horses too? She is going to string them as a banner over the table. I love how you can mix and match stamp sets and ideas and turn them into whatever you want them to be!

Since these items are in the Holiday mini catalog, time is running out to get them! You must order them by January 3. To shop now, click here and then click on "products". Let me know if you have any questions about this product or any others.

Supplies:

Stitched Stockings mini p.34 #123782w $27.95 #123784w $19.95

Stocking Builder Punch mini p. 34 #124095 $16.95

Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die mini p.24 #124098 $32.95

Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder p.218 #119976 $7.95

Shop Online | Current Host Code: CUS2ZBQU

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

0 Shares

Just a Minute Stamping Techniques: Northern Lights Technique

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK!

Recent Posts

Connect with me

Keep In Touch!