Hello all,
Welcome back to my blog and the Seashore Stampers Monthly Blog Hop. I survived my crazy cross country move - the things we do for our kids. With winter coming fast, they are sure happy to be away from Eastern Canada and back on the West Coast with us. Whew.
This month our blog hop is all about Christmas Cards. With Christmas only 8 weeks away, now is the time to start creating.
Recently I had the privilege of presenting the Trimming the Town Suite to a large group of demonstrators, via Zoom. I created more than a dozen different cards and projects. This was one of my favourites. Everything I used on this card, other than the greeting (Itty Bitty Christmas) and embossing folder (Winter Snow Embossing Folder) come from this suite, specifically the Coming Home Bundle.
To create this card, start with a Thick Whisper White card base, measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored at the 4 1/4" mark. Your second layer is Pool Party Cardstock, trimmed to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8". The 3rd layer, in Real Red Cardstock, measures 3 3/8" x 4 5/8". You'll also need a scrap of Real Red. The final layer is Whisper White Cardstock (regular thickness). You'll need a 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" piece, a 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" piece and some scraps for stamping.
On your Whisper White scraps, using Black Memento Ink, stamp your trees (2 large & 1 small), your house pieces and your punch buggy. Stamp snowflakes onto the Whisper White with your Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad.
Using the dies, cut out the houses, tress, punch buggy and the snow drift (from the 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" piece of Whisper White). The wreath on the house was cut from the coordinating DSP. If you don't have the DSP, you can stamp it and colour it instead. An office hole punch was used to punch out the centre. Optional: I used my Paper Snips to make the smaller tree a bit smaller. With the Layering Circle Dies, cut out your greeting and the Real Red background circle.
Stampin' Blends were used to colour the house, trees and punch buggy. I used Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Real Red and Soft Suede. Wink of Stella was used on the hubcaps and bumpers of the car.
Using the Winter Snow Embossing Folder, emboss the piece of Pool Party and your snow drift.
Attach the Pool Party to the White Card Base and then the Real Red to the Pool Party. Glue the big house and one of the large trees onto the stamped Whisper White. With Mini Stampin Dimensionals attach the second part of the house. Glue this completed Whisper White piece to the Real Red.
Score the embossed Whisper White piece at 1/2" and 1" on each short side. Burnish them like a step. Glue the second large tree to the snow drift and use the Mini Dimensionals under the punch buggy. Next, attach the greeting to the Real Red background and then use the Mini Dimensionals to attach it to the snow drift. Using the Multipurpose Liquid Glue, glue the outside 1/2" to the card. Line up the bottom of the snow drift with the bottom of the card. Finally, attach some Clear Rhinestone Jewels.
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Remember our fabulous Designer Series Paper sale is over on October 31st. The sale features select DSPs from the current and mini catalogues (so yes, there is some Christmas paper in there too!) With only days left, this is the time to stock up
Cheers, Adrienne
