Seashore Stampers August Blog Hop - The Holiday Catalogue!

Hello fabulous stampers, cherished followers, and random lurkers,

Welcome back to the Seashore Stampers monthly blog hop. This month we are featuring our creations from the fabulous new Holiday Catalogue! With so much to choose from, and a wickedly large pre-order staring up at me from my craft table, it was a tough decision. If I make cards everyday from now until Christmas, I don't think I am going to run out of ideas.

Meet my Dashing Deer card! In addition to featuring a brand new stamp set and thinlits, I did a fun fold. (Fun for who, you ask? It's not as challenging as it looks. I'll try to walk you through it and if you have any questions, I am always here.)

Excluding tools and adhesives, here is everything you will need:

 Cut your 8 1/2" x 11" base cardstock in half vertically. You should have two 4 1/4" x 11" pieces. I used the Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock as it provides much more support than regular cardstock.

Score at 4 1/2". My Bone Folder, aka A Girl's Best Friend, was invaluable for this project. In this blog, I will also use it as a pointy tool.

At the other end score at 1" and 2" but only 1" deep on each side (in, towards the centre of the card.)

 Since I am a bit obsessive about the mountain/valley folding technique, I flipped my cardstock over to may the score at 2". Remember to only go in 1".

Use your Paper Trimmer to cut a 5 1/2" slot down each side, from your first score line at the 4 1/2 mark, 1" in from the outside edge. Make sure you stop 1" before the end.

Along the slotted centre piece, score 1" down from the original 4 1/2" score line. You are only scoring the centre piece, not the outside edges. While this score can be done with the other scoring, before the slots are made, many find it easier having the slot as a guide (to stay within.)

Your base should now be complete and ready for decoration. It is easiest if the card is kept flat. (This illustration shows the position it will be in to fit into an envelope. To attach the DSP, pull the front tab down so it is even on the top.

This shows how your card will look from the side. (You may want to make an extra one of these just to play with.)

Cut 2 strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) measuring 4 3/8" x 7/8". I used the Joyous Noel Specialty DSP, which I must say is one of the prettiest holiday DSPs I've ever seen in a long time.

Cut a 4 1/8" x 7/8" piece of coordinating cardstock for your greeting.* I used the Gray Granite Cardstock. Wipe it with your Embossing Buddy, stamp your greeting with VersaMark and heat emboss it. My card features the Copper Embossing Powder.

Select the appropriate die cut and paper for your dashing deer, featured in the centre of the card. Mine is from the Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper which you can find in the new Holiday Catalogue. This paper is amazing! Going through the Big Shot, it cuts very easily - gone are the days of peeling off a waxy back. And, get this, I managed to cut out FIVE deer from a single 6 x 6 piece of paper, along with about 15 tiny flowers. (I made this card for a holiday swap.) One of the fabulous bonuses of these thinlits is you get several flowers so you can cut out more than one at a time. Woo hoo! Thank you Stampin' Up!

I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue as my primary adhesive, with Stampin' Dimensionals under the deer. Make sure you don't have any adhesive under the bits of the deer that are going to hang over the edge. Mini Glue Dots were used to attach the adorable flowers.

All the supplies can be found in my shop. Simply click the shop now button. If you prefer to place an order with me directly, drop me a line.

Until next time,

Adrienne 

*Measure once. Cut twice. I mismeasured the front trim and cut my piece about 1/4" too short...for the entire swap! So, do as I say, not as I do. Measure twice, cut once. It's far more economical and way less frustrating. 

Enjoy visiting everyone's blogs!