Feels Like Frost Thank you Card – Stampin’ Up!

I can’t believe it is less than a week to Christmas. This is my last blog of this year. I will be back on the 3rd of January. I have a thank you card to share with you today featuring the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper – (DSP). This paper is going into hibernation at the end of this year but will be back in the Autumn / Winter Catalogue next year. YEAH!!!

Feels Like Frost Thank you Card - Stampin' Up!
Feels Like Frost Thank you Card – Stampin’ Up!

This is a quick and easy card to make that can easily be made in bulk. It’s perfect therefore for your Christmas thank you cards. The Feels Like Frost DSP is so beautiful and works for any winter card, not just Christmas.

I’ve used the Holiday Rhinestones as accent pieces here. I thought they would retire at the end of December but they are carrying over and I am so excited. I love them. The Holiday Rhinestones come as one pack of various sizes and various colours. So useful!!

measurements

  • Seaside Spray A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
  • Night of Navy 14.35cm x 10cm
  • Feels Like Frost DSP 13.85cm x 9.5cm

As I mentioned this is my last blog post of the year. Thank you for visiting and I hope you have enjoyed all the projects I have shared. I am going to continue posting regularly in the new year. I want to increase my subscriber base on YouTube so if you aren’t subscribed I would appreciate it if you did.

What Christmas Projects have you made this year? Please share them on my Facebook Group, All Things Crafty – Crafting with Ashee.

There are a video tutorial and supply list below as per normal. Thank you again and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Christmas Gift Bag – Stampin’ Up!

I have a cute little Christmas Gift Bag to share with you today. This is a very simple bag to make and actually has no stamping. The bag would be perfect for a piece of jewellery or even a bar of handmade soap.

Christmas Gift Bag - Stampin' Up!
Christmas Gift Bag – Stampin’ Up!

This bag uses Cherry Cobbler cardstock and my favourite Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper (DSP). The decoration if the Memories & More card from the Night Before Suite. I love how you can coordinate items from different product suites and they work perfectly.

Little bags like this one are great for teacher or neighbour gifts. They are sweet and easy to make in number at short notice.

measurements

  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock – 11 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Scored on the long side at
    • 4″, 5 1/2″, 9 1/2″, 11″
    • Scored on the short side at 1 1/2″
  • Wrapped in Plaid DSP – 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 X2

There are less than two weeks to Christmas now. I am trying to show this week and next, some easy and simple projects that you can make with supplies you perhaps already have.

here are some more simple Christmas projects

The video tutorial and supply list are below. I hope you all had a great week. What Christmas projects are you making? I would love you to share them with me on Facebook Group.

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

Ashee xx

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Elfie Christmas Card Tutorial Stampin’ Up!

I have this fun Elfie Christmas card to share with you today. When I saw this in the catalogue, I fell in love straight away. It is a playful and cute set that is perfect for children’s cards.

Elfie Christmas Card
Elfie Christmas Card

The colours here are Poppy Parade and Call me Clover. They are great Christmas colours, especially for this elf. I’ve coloured the image in with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers to match the cardstock and paper colours.

If you do Elf on The Shelf then this stamp is a perfect accompaniment. You can make matching gift tags, greetings cards and Christmas decorations.

measurements

  • Poppy Parade A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
  • Whisper White – 10cm x 6.5cm
  • Poppy Parade – 10.5cm x 7cm
  • 2018-2020 In Color – Call Me Clover – 14.35cm x 10cm

I love simple and easy cards like this. Again this is a great card for kids to make as you stamp the image and then can have fun colouring them in.

I wanted to let people know that the last order date is the 15th December for orders to arrive before Christmas. The Autumn / Winter catalogue though goes through until 3rd January.

Other Cards

Thank you for visiting. There are a video tutorial and supply list below.

Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Simple Christmas Card – Feels Like Frost DSP

I have a super simple Christmas card to share with you today. The Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper (DSP) is stunning. I didn’t feel it needed much to turn it into a card and this is what I have created.

Simple Christmas Card - Feels Like Frost DSP
Simple Christmas Card – Feels Like Frost DSP

I really wanted the DSP to do the “talking” on this card and therefore have only added a simple sentiment and some Coastal Cabana rhinestones for bling. The Feels Like Frost DSP is very versatile. One side has the lovely wintery scenes while the reverse has white and silver foil elements for real Christmas glamour.

measurements

  • Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half.
  • Feels Like Frost DSP – 14.35cm x 10cm

I love quick and easy cards like this as they can be made by anyone. Even if you are busy you can still give that handmade card that means to much to people.

Other quick and simple 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

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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

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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.

Christmas Paper Bag Mini Album - Stampin' Up!
Christmas Paper Bag Mini Album – Stampin’ Up!

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.

Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album
Inside of Christmas Paper Bag Album

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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

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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.

Dashing Deer Christmas Card Tutorial
Dashing Deer Christmas Card Tutorial

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

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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!

Embossed Tree - Memories of Home - Stampin' Up!
Embossed Tree – Memories of Home – 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

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Silver Embossing Paste

Silver Embossing Paste

Tidings All Around Christmas Wreath Card

I have another Christmas Card to share with you today. This card uses the Tidings All Around stamp set. This set has a matching die set which also coordinates with another set in the Autumn/Winter catalogue, Seasonal Wreaths.

Tidings All Around Christmas Wreath Card
Tidings All Around Christmas Wreath Card

I’ve used Shaded Spruce as the green in this card. I sponged the wreath with Shaded Spruce to give the wreath some definition. The red rhinestones give it a nice bit of bling.

I love background stamps. I don’t think we always use them enough in cardmaking. The one used here is called Birch and gives the effect of an old wooden door.

Measurements

  • Shaded Spruce A6 Cardbase (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
  • Whisper White 14.35cm x 10cm

I love wreaths at Christmas time. I have a few around the house. There are two fabric ones that I made out of scraps of fabric. I cut each piece of fabric into a square and then fold and stitch them to create a leaf. Each wreath has about 100 of these fabric leaves.

What handmade creations do you make for Christmas? Let me know below.

There are a video tutorial and supply list as always.

Other Christmas Projects

I hope you enjoyed this card and thank you for stopping by. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Wrapped in Plaid Punched Trees Card

I have another Christmas card to share with you today. This one is super easy and quick to make, using the Wrapped in Plaid DSP. I am glad that Stampin’ Up! is still investing in new punches even though the trend for dies has taken off. Punches make crafting quick and allow crafting away from home.

Wrapped in Plaid Punched Trees Card
Wrapped in Plaid Punched Trees Card

I love this new tree punch. It has a matching stamp set and they are sold as a bundle for a saving of 10%. The paper I’ve used is the Wrapped in Plaid designer series paper (DSP). This DSP is one of the 6″ X 6″ pads. It has foiled elements on one side and simple patterns on the other. It is a great stack of paper to make cards well as mini albums.

As the Wrapped in Plaid DSP has gold foil elements I decided to heat emboss the sentiment in gold to match. My favourite element, however, is the holiday rhinestones. They twinkle across the card like fairy lights. I am definitely going to buy another pack of them.

Measurements

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

here are some other Christmas projects

I hope you enjoyed my card for today and thank you for stopping by. There is a video tutorial and supply list below. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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