Jan's Stamping Creations

Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas Ideas

Needing a quick card for someone special?  I think this card fits the bill!  It's really easy and you KNOW that special someone will get a kick of out it!! Another demonstrator, Billie,  shared one like this, and I changed it up a bit just for fun!  I have to admit I hadn't used the antler stamp, so it was FUN to ink it up!!

 

Measurements:

Thick Whisper White Card Stock 11" x 4 1/4"

Layer 2 Whisper White 5 1/4" x 4"

Layer 3 Red Glimmer Paper 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Layer 4 Whisper White 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Instructions:

1. Stamp antlers in Black Tuxedo Ink on 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” Whisper White. Add eyes with Black Stampin’ Write marker.  Adhere Home For Christmas Red Enamel Dot for nose.
2. Stamp sentiment in Black Tuxedo Ink on the 5 ¼” x 4” piece just below the center.
3. Run Whisper White 5 ¼” x 4” through the Big Shot using the Softly Falling TIEF.
4. Using the 2” (3^rd from smallest) Square Framelit, cut out the opening in the 5 ¼” x 4” Whisper White piece.
5. Adhere Rudolph to the Red Glimmer piece 2 ½” x 2 ½” piece and Red Glimmer piece to the back of the Whisper White 5 ¼” x 4”  (I used some Tear & Tape on the Whisper White piece to hold this in place
6. Adhere Whisper White 5 ¼” x 4” to the card base with dimensionals

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Product List

Wonderland Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Jingle All The Way Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Red Glimmer Paper	Home For Christmas Enamel Dots	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Squares Collection Framelits Dies	Tear & Tape Adhesive

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Thinlits Labels - Christmas

Yes I am having FUN using the new Thinlits - they are SO easy to use and make quick and yet reallycool cards.  Here's one I made as a Christmas card.  LOVE the glimmer and glitz!!

Front of the card

 And when it's opened

Stamp Set:  Tags 4 You (131820 W, 131823 C, page 37 Holiday Catalog), Festive Flurry (131778 W, 131781 C, page 30 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glimmer (124005, page 156); Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper (132341, page 29 Holiday Catalog)  HMMM - this paper is SO YUMMY!!

Ink:  Coastal Cabana

Embellishment:  Frosted Finishes Embellishments (132150, page 28 Holiday Catalog)

Punches:  Scallop Edge Border (119882, page 181); Label Bracket Punch (132153, page 37 Holiday Catalog)

Big Shot:  Thinlits Labels (133479); Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder (132174, page 22 Holiday Catalog)

Festive Flurry Framelits Dies (132193, page 30 Holiday Catalog)

This was SO easy to make and SO fun - I did use the embossing folder after I cut out the card.  Just slipped it on each side and ran it through separately

 

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Day #15 of 25 Days of Christmas

This is Day #15 of my 25 Days of Christmas!  I hope you have enjoyed what I have shared so far and have received some inspiration to do your OWN creating for the holidays!!

This is one of the cards we made at our club meetings in November by request!  The Christmas Lodge Stamp set is still one of my all time favorites, so just had to use it again this year!  This is such a classic card - simple, but really elegant.  We used the "center step" card design which is a fun and easy card to do.  Below there is a download for the template for you to have!

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Lodge (123767 W, 123769 C, page 13); Winter Memories (127934 W, 127937 C, page 19 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper (124005, page 160)Snow Festival Designer Series Paper (126908, page 10 Holiday Catalog)

Ink:  Not Quite Navy

Big Shot:  Snow Flurry Bigz Die (127813, page 14 Holiday Catalog)

 

Just follow the directions on the for cutting and scoring on the template

Download Horizontal Center Step Card Template  

Let me know if you have any questions!  

Here is another more vertical card - love it with the Snow Much Fun snowman!

and a side view

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Day #12 of 25 Days of Christmas

Continuing the 25 Days of Christmas, here''s a fabulous card I saw on another demonstrator's site, that I just had to case - I shared it with my club members this month

A beautiful Wreath

Stamp Sets:  Watercolor Winter (129724 W, 129727 C, page 14 Holiday Catalog); Snow Swirled (111690 W, 127799 C, page 18), Merry Minis (127916 W, 127919 page 6 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock:  Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Ink:  Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, VersaMark, Gold Embossing Powder (109129, page 159)

Embellishments:  Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon (120992, page 172)

Punch:  Merry Minis Punch Pack (126882, page 6 Holiday Catalog), 1 3/4" Circle (119850, P]age 184), 1/2" circle (119869, page 184)

Here's a quick little tutorial

The card is 5" x 5" square and is cut 5" x 10" and scored at 5".  The Cherry Cobbler Layer is cut 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" and the white is cut 4 3/4" x 4 3/4"

To make your wreath you will use the pine bough from Watercolor Winter Stamp Set.  Cut out a 1 3/4" circle from a post-it note

Add this circle to the center of your Whisper White piece.  Using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig line up your pine bough and stamp with Always Artichoke - stamp once, change the SAMJ and stamp again without reinking your stamp.  Stamp just to the right of your first stamp.  Do this all the way around the circle making sure your  "branch" is inside the post-it note circle.

Remove the post-it note and you have your wreath.  Add some 1/2" circles punched in Cherry Cobbler.  

Draw a line in Cherry Cobbler with your Stampin' Write Marker for the small ornament to "hang" on.  Stamp the ornament in Versamark and cover with gold embossing powder - punch out with the punch pack Merry Minis ornament.  Attach to Cherry Cobbler line with dimensionals.

For the tag I stamped "Seasons Greetings" in VersaMark and also gold embossed it on a piece of 1" x 5" Whisper White.  I cut out one end with my paper snips to make the "ribbon" look.  And then added a piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock to the left end cut 1/2" x 1".  Attach this to the front of the card with dimensionals.

Cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding about 10" and tie into a bow and add to the front of the card with mini glue dots.

Then I added both Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White cut in the same measurements above to the inside of the card.  I stamped the pine bough in there too

I hope this will inspire you a bit.  Please let me know if you have any questions!!

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Day #11 of 25 Days of Christmas

Are you looking for a quick way to make up your Holiday Cards?  I saw this idea and went with it.  It incorporates the Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags (just $3.95), card stock and some sentiments.  These go REALLY quick and easy and anyone would be proud to send them out AND receive them at this time of year.....

There are 15 cards - so I took three different pictures - then I'll share each "set"

 

 

You get 25 tags - 5 each of 5 differetn designs.

The first set uses the line of ornaments - I added sentiments to each tag and then used the "red backed" set of five.  I cut them in half to "frame" the ornament tag.  I then color coordinated with Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler - made three of one and 2 of another with each set. Here's a close up of the two different configurations.  So that the red would show up on the Cherry Cobbler, I added some Gumball Green cut with the Windows Frames Framelits

I made three of one and two of another

This next set is using the Reindeer and the striped back pieces.  

Sam idea - I cut the striped tags in half and framed the Reindeer tags.

And the closeups

Again is color-coordinated and made five cards

And last I added some ribbon for a different effect and used up the last five tags.

With each set I used different embossing folders - love the embossing!

the embossing folders I used were

Woodgrain (127821, page 33 Holiday Catalog)

Lacy Brocade (127819, page 6 Holiday Catalog)

Perfect Polka Dots (117335, page 189)

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Day #9 of my 25 Days of Christmas Hot Cocoa Slider Stocking Stuffer/Gift

I saw this Hot Cocoa Slider on Stampin' Connectoin (a demonstrator only site for sharing ideas!! YOU can become a demonstrator and have access to this wonderful site - there almost 275,000 ideas as of a few minutes ago.....wouldn't you like access to all these great ideas???  Contact me today to find out the benefits AND, if you sign up by December 16th, you will receive 10 free stamp pads!!!)

This idea came from Judith Laureano of Germany.  I loved the idea and wanted to share it with you and also give you a little tutorial on how to make these.  Excellent for stocking stuffers, gifts, bazaar and craft shows!  They just take a few minutes to put together and I'm SURE the recipient will be SO thankful for a nice warm mug of hot cocoa!!

Supplies: 

Stamp Sets:  Scentsational Season (121026 W, 121190 C, page 16 Holiday Catalog); Winter Memories (127934 W, 127937 C, page 19 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (126904, page 20 Holiday Catalog)

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

Punch: 3/16" Corner (119871, page 183)

Cherry Cobbler 1/4" Sweater Trim (129938, page 11)

Big Shot: Holiday Collection Framelits (127814, page 16 Holiday Catalog)

Step 1.  Cut Crumb Cake Card Stock 7 1/2" x 6 1/2".  Lay 7 1/2" side at top of Scoring Tool and score at 3 1/2" and at 7"

Step 2.  Fold on Score lines and add sticky strip tape to the tab

Step 3:  Fold to make the "sleeve" and corner round both bottom corners

 

Step 4:  Cut Cherry Cobbler Card Stock 3 1/2" x 3 1/4" and Festival of Prints DSP 3 1/4" x 2".  Add these to front of sleeve - Cherry Cobbler should be about 3/4" from the top.  Stamp sentiment on Crumb Cake piece 3 1/4" x 5/8".  Add to front

 

Step 6:  Stamp "steam" on Whisper White piece of card Stock 3 1/4" x 3".  Stamp mug in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and emboss with Sugar and Spice Scented Embossing Powder.  TIP:  If using the new Classic Stampin’ Up ink, you can emboss if you stamp and immediately add the embossing powder – heat set.  If you are using the older Classic Ink, I suggest you use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and stamp again with VersaMark and then emboss with the Scented embossing powder.

Cut out with Holiday Ornaments Framelits and the Big Shot and adhere to Whisper White with Dimensionals.

Step 7:  Punch 3/16" hold in center top of the Crumb Cake sleeve - through both sides.  Weave Cherry Cobbler 1/4" Sweater Trim through from front to back - add hot cocoa packet and push down between sweater trim.  When it's completely inside, tie bow at top.  When untied the Hot Cocoa Packet slides out  -  thus "Hot Cocoa Slider"

 Such a simple, but fun idea - for anyone for the holidays.

Here's another one I made

I hope you enjoy these and if you make some, please send me pictures - I'll share them here on my blog!!

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Scentsational Seasons Stamp Set - Project #2 of my 25 Days of Christmas

Here is project #2 of my 25 Days of Christmas - sharing lots of holiday projects

I think the Scentsational Season Stamp Set and coordinating Holiday Collection Framelits is one of my favorites this season!!  In fact, I chose this set for my Stamp of the Month Club.  Click here for details

Stamp Sets:  Scentsational Season (121026 W, 121190 C, page 16 Holiday Catalog), Winter Memories (127934 W, 127937 C, page 19 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock:  Real Red, Whisper White,  Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper (126901, page 4 Holiday Catalog), Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885, page 18 Holiday Catalog)

Ink:  VersaMark, Gold Embossing Powder (109129, page 159)

Big Shot: Holiday Collection Framelits (127814, page 16 Holiday Catalog), Window Frames Collection Framelits (129021, page 30 Holiday Catalog)

Tools:  Festive Paper-Piercing Pack (127857, page 30 Holiday Catalog)

This is an easy card also to make - love the glitter!!  Hope it inspires YOU to add some glitter to your holiday season!!

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25 Days of Christmas

Over the next few weeks I want to share lots of Christmas ideas.  So many ideas, so little time, eh?

I hope you receive some inspiration from these ideas and can use them to make your holidays less stressful.

I won't be doing these in 25 consecutive days, just sharing over the next few weeks.  And, BTW, I'm also sharing my 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter, so if you haven't signed up for that - just check the left bar and you will see my newsletter sign-up box.  By signing up, you will receive 12 weeks of exclusive Holiday ideas including cards, gifts and bag and tag ideas! 

But I also want to share other ideas here on my blog.....so for the first card.....

Just a quick, simple card, but has the WOW factor - easy to make

Stamp Sets:  Watercolor Winter (129724 W, 129727 C, page 14 Holiday Catalog); Greetings of the Season (128030 W, 128033 C, page 8 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885, page 18 Holiday Catalog)

Ink:  Early Espresso

Big Shot:  Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (127819, page 6 Holiday Catalog)

I ran the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock through the Big Shot in the Lacy Brocade embossing folder and then sponged Early Espresso over the embossing.  Gives it a nice "antique" feel.

Then just added the Champagne glimmer paper to the stamped piece  DONE!

 

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A gift for a special friend - tea anyone?

This project that Shelly designed is SO cute and would be good anytime.  It's a tea bag holder.  Isn't it cute with this Winter Boot on the front?

Stamp Set:  Bootiful Occasions (126595 W 126597 C, page 50)

Card Stock:  Not Quite Navy, Whsper White, Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper (126902, page 164)

Ink:  Real Red, Certainly Celery (I used Stampin' Write Markers)

Embellishment:  Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (109070, page 173)

Measurements for the base  3 1/2" x 11"  Scored at 3 1/2", 4" and 7 1/2".  Cut diagonally from the 7 1/2" score line down to the 11"

Here's the inside of the gift packet

Let me know if you have any questons

And last but not least, Shelly added a fun gift tag - this is quick and easy and perfect for all your gifts

Stamp Set:  Heart of Christmas (128129 W page 15 Holiday Catalog), Scentsational Season (121026 W 1222190 C, page 16 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Ink: Early Espresso

Big Shot: Holiday Collection Framelits (127814, page 16, Holiday Catalog) Two Tags Bigz Die (115954, page 193)

I hope you have enjoyed these beautiful projects as much as I had fun making them!!

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What is Christmas without Snowflakes?

What is Christmas without Snowflakes?  Right?  Here's a beautiful card with snowflakes

Stamp Set:  Snowflake Soiree (127922 W 127925 C, page 5 Holiday Catalog)

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

Ink:  Early Espresso, Soft Suede, VersaMark, Gold Embossing Powder (109129, page 159)

Embelllishments:  Basic Rhinestones Jewels (119246, page 175); Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon (120992, page 172)

We stamped the snowflakes and then embossed the "Merry" with gold embossing powder!!

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