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Inlaid Punch Technique – Christmas Card Tutorial

I have a very simple but very effective technique to share with you today. I’ve used the technique of inlaid die cutting but with a punch instead. Wrapped in Plaid must be my most used Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the whole catalogue. I love it!! I’ve used scraps here to make this great card.

Inlaid Punch Technique - Wrapped in Plaid Christmas Card - Stampin' Up! — Inlaid Punch Technique – Wrapped in Plaid Christmas Card – Stampin’ Up!

The cherry cobbler and shaded spruce are very traditional Christmas Colours. The white of the trees really makes them pop on this card. I should warn you, that you can not punch out the trees and use the reverse of the image as these trees are not symmetrical. You will need to punch the trees again from scrap cardstock. I then used liquid glue to inlay the trees into the punched “holes”. Don’t through out the first punched trees as you can use them on another card, that I will link below.

measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Wrapped in Plaid DSP – 14.35cm x 10cm

I love simple and easy projects such as this as time can be at a premium and it’s great to still be able to give that a handmade card.

other projects using the wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper

The habitual video tutorial and supply list are below. I hope you liked the project, let me know below what you think. Thank you for stopping by and until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Pine Tree Punch	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Gold Foil Sheets
Classic Label Punch	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Snail Adhesive	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En)	Paper Trimmer

Christmas Paper Bag Mini Album – Stampin’ Up!

I wanted to share with Christmas Paper Bag Mini Album that I’ve made. I really enjoyed making this and am so proud of the way it turned out. The album uses the Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP). The whole suite is amazing and is perfect for this mini-album.

There is no stamping at all in this album. I used the DSP as well as the co-ordinating Memory and More cards. The cards come with 6″ X 4″ cards, 4″ X 3″ cards a number of sticker sheets. They are perfect for this album.

Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album - Back Page — Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album – Back Page

The album is made from 6 brown paper bags. This gives you 6 large pockets at the top and another 6 small pockets on the back page. I’ve matched the colours in the DSP in my cardstock mats.

Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album - First Page — Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album

I’ve used the Memory and More cards as embellishments, as well as tags and photo mats. The stickers make great accent pieces as well. You can also fussy cut images out of the DSP to make embellishments.

Other Projects

I did say in my video that I would put up the measurements here. However, I am not going to do that as I realised that without a tutorial video they don’t make that much sense.

If you want a tutorial video then please let me know in the comments and I will do it for you. Here is a video showing you a flip through of the album as well as the supply list.

Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Snail Adhesive	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock
Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack	Night Before Christmas 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Detailed Trio Punch	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Paper Trimmer

Dashing Deer Christmas Card Tutorial

Here is another simple card featuring a cute dashing deer. The Dashing Deer and Detailed Deer dies are in the main catalogue. I love these deer which are beautifully intricate and real stars.

I have used “Very Vanilla” cardstock as the background colour as it felt less harsh than whisper white against the crumb cake of the deer. The real red flowers give the whole card a pop of colour.

Measurements

Real Red A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Very Vanilla Cardstock – 14.35cm x 10cm

Back home in South Africa, I love seeing the antelope and buck in the game reserves. My favourite is the Impala. They are so graceful as they run across the Veldt. It is truly a beautiful thing to behold.

More Christmas Cards

There is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for coming and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Real Red A4 Card Stock	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Dashing Deer Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Detailed Deer Dies	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad
Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Snail Adhesive	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock	Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers

Merry Christmas to All Card Tutorial

Thank you for dropping by. I have a very simple and easy Merry Christmas Card to share with you today. This card is great to make in bulk as there are very few steps to achieve a great wow factor.

I have used again the Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper. (DSP) I love this paper. It’s elegant, bright and has foiled elements. What is not to love? Shaded Spruce and Cherry Cobbler are great Christmas colours. They are complementary colours on the colour wheel and really make each other pop.

The stamp set is Merry Christmas to All and is a set from the main annual catalogue. It is a great sentiment set for Christmas. I love set with bold and large sentiments as they make for quick and easy cards.

measurements

Cherry Cobbler A6 cardbase (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Wrapped in Plaid DSP- 14.35cm x 10cm

What type of cards do you prefer to make? Do you like cards with lots of colouring-in, die-cutting or stamping? Let me know below in the comments.

Other Christmas Projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for dropping by and until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad	Metallic Pearls
Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Stamp Set	Layering Ovals Dies	Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Bundle	Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Silver Embossed So Many Stars Christmas Card

I have this one layer card to share with you today. The stamp set I used is So Many Stars and it screams silver heat embossed to me. I love cards like this that go back to the basics of paper, ink and stamps.

Heat embossing is always magic to me. I love the thrill of the dull silver powder turning to a beautiful silver metallic colour. The stamp set So Many Stars has a matching die set which you can purchase as a bundle for a 10% discount.

I’ve always loved the twinkling stars in the sky. I was born in central London and therefore it was a rare occurrence to see stars in the sky due to all the light pollution. Every year we visited my Granny in South Africa and I remember the wonder of seeing the stars in the night sky. They twinkled and I remember being in awe of how huge the universe was. Even still I love seeing the stars twinkling in the sky. They ground me in a busy world.

measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Night of Navy – 14.35cm x 10cm

more projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for coming by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock	Versamark Pad	Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder	Heat Tool – Uk Plug
So Many Stars Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)	So Many Stars Bundle (En)	Stitched Stars Dies	Embossing Buddy	Snail Adhesive

Magnetic Flap Christmas Card Tutorial

I have this cute Christmas Card to share with you today. The stamp set I’ve used is Christmas Crowd. The sentiment says “Christmas Greetings from the Gang” on the flap. You lift the magnetic flap and find the gang waving hello to you.

I love this stamp set and wanted to use it more than once this year but was unsure how. The gang are coloured in using the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers the same as before. I’ve done the colouring on fast forward but you can slow the video done to see the details. The blends do make colouring easy as the alcohol markers don’t leave lines and make blending super simple.

I adore the idea of this magnetic flap that shows the gang all waving Merry Christmas to you. It is so cute!!

Measurements

Shaded Spruce A6 Cardbase ( This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper (DSP) 14.35cm x 11.5cm, scored at 1cm on the short side.

Other Christmas Projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for dropping by. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Christmas Crowd Cling Stamp Set	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad	Cherry Cobbler 3/8″ (1 Cm) Diagonal Stripe Ribbon
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Gold Foil Sheets	Stitched Rectangle Dies	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack
Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends	Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter
Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends	Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Tear & Tape Adhesive

Pink Gift Bag – Shimmery Silver – Stampin’ Up!

Hello and thank you for visiting. I have this lovely pink gift bag to share with you today that features the Feels Like Frost silver foiled designer series paper. This is a very simple bag but it looks like a million dollars, or I think so!!

I think the melon mambo pink and silver foil DSP are a match made in heaven. This would be a perfect gift bag for a girly party, a hen night or even a silver wedding anniversary.

measurements

Melon Mambo Cardstock – 9 1/2″ X 61/2″,
- Scored on the long side at 11/2″, 41/2″, 6″, 71/2″.
- Scored on the short side at 1 1/2″
Feels like Frost – 2 3/4″ X 4 3/4″

It is a grey and yucky day here in Lincoln. Everything outside is dark and grey. I love Melon Mambo as even on a horrid day weather-wise it can bring a spark of bold colour to my day. Which is your favourite Stampin’ Up! colour? Let me know in the comments section below.

other 3d Projects

Thank you for staying and I hope you enjoyed this project. As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Feels Like Frost Specialty 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	1-3/8″ (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad
Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine	Silver 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon	Label Me Pretty Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Snail Adhesive

Embossed Tree – Memories of Home – Stampin’ Up!

Hello again, thank you for dropping by. I have this heat embossed tree card to share with you today. This whole card is one stamp from the Memories of Home stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

I’ve embossed this tree in silver embossing powder for a simple metallic look. I found the tree looked a little dull in just silver so I decided to colour in the baubles. I’ve used our standard Stampin’ Write markers to colour in. Colouring is super easy as the embossing helps you stay within the lines.

The whole image is matted on a piece of Wrapped in Plaid DSP. This paper has foiling one side and gorgeous patterns on the other side. As the foiling is in gold I decided to use the non-foiled side. The finishing touches are these wonderful Holiday Rhinestones that look like twinkling fairy lights around the tree.

Measurements

Shaded Spruce A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Whisper White – 12cm x 9cm
Wrapped in Plaid DSP – 14.35cm x 10cm

I love Christmas Trees. We normally have 3 in the house, one in the lounge, one in the hall and a third one in the upstairs hall. I’ve always enjoyed decorating them and enjoy the process as much as the finished product.

Other cards using Heat embossing

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creatve!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Memories Of Home Cling Stamp Set
Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers	Versamark Pad	Silver Embossing Paste	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Snail Adhesive

Mr Fox – Nature’s Beauty – Stampin’ Up!

I have this gorgeous wintery scene card featuring Mr Fox to share with you today. The stamp set is Nature’s Beauty and can be easily missed as it’s on the last page of the Autumn / Winter catalogue. This stamp set is part of Stampin’ Up!’s Making a Difference project. £2.50 from the sale of each set goes towards mental health organisations.

I love this wintery scene. It does seem to sum up our dream of winter in the UK. In reality, many of us don’t’ get much snow and when we do it turn to mush very quickly. We can dream though!!!

This card is very simple to make. All the elements bar Mr Fox are stamped in early espresso. I have sponged the sky with Balmy Blue which is the same blue as the cardbase. Mr Fox is a red fox and therefore stamped in Cajun Craze.

measurements

Balmy Blue A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Whisper White – 14.35cm x 10cm

All the elements are stamped in one layer. Mr Fox is fussy cut but he is very easy to cut out. I love this type of Christmas card with a winter scene. What are your favourite types of Christmas Card? Let me know in the comments section.

Other Christmas Cards

I hope you liked today’s project. As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for visiting. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Nature’s Beauty Cling Stamp Set	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad
Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Stamping Sponges	Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Large Gift Box Tutorial – Brightly Gleaming

I have this gorgeous large gift box to share with you today. This uses the Brightly Gleaming Speciality Designer Series Paper (DSP). This is a very good size box, perfect to house a present for a special someone.

The Brightly Gleaming DSP is gorgeous. One side of each sheet has copper foiling. I have used two different designs here to give you options when making this box. This box measures 6″ X 4″ X 2″. This paper is part of the Brightly Gleaming suite of products that includes the Christmas Gleaming stamp set and two ornament punches.

Large Gift Box Tutorial - Brightly Gleaming - Ornament paper — Large Gift Box Tutorial – Brightly Gleaming – Ornament paper

The bauble and sentiment have been heat embossed with copper embossing powder to match the paper and copper foil sheet. I love the way all the colours co-ordinate in the paper, inks and ribbon.

measurements

Pretty Peacock – 10″ X 8″ Scored at 2″ on all sides
Brightly Gleaming DSP 10 1/16″ X 8 1/16″ Scored at 2″ on all sides
Very Vanilla strip 2″ wide

The strip of Very Vanilla is the full length of an A4 sheet but was still too short as this is a large gift box. I had to add in an extra little piece that is hidden on the bottom of the box.

Other Christmas Projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for visiting and until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper	Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En)	Versamark Pad	Copper Foil Sheets
Simply Scored	Embossing Buddy	Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder	Heat Tool – Uk Plug	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals
Christmas Gleaming Bundle (En)	Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack	1″ (2.5 Cm) Circle Punch	2″ (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch	2-1/4″ (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch	Snail Adhesive