Gingerbread Christmas

I used three different stamp sets to make this clean and simple card. Although the stamp sets have been discontinued, the images and sentiment are timeless. Thoughts? 

Stamps:

   Cookie-Cutter Christmas

   Season of Joy

   Frosty

Paper:

   Very Vanilla A-2, 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside), Scraps

Ink:

   Baked Brown Sugar

   Pear Pizzazz

Technique:

   Punching

   CAS

Accessories:

   Cookie-Cutter Punch

   Ticket Corner Punch

   Brights Candy Dots

   Basic Rhinestone Jewels

   Gold Glitter Washi Tape

   Glue Dots

   Dimensionals

First, I stamped and punched out two gingerbread boys, using Baked Brown Sugar ink and the Cookie-Cutter Punch. These are from the Cookie-Cutter Christmas stamp set.

I then stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Very Vanilla, using Baked Brown Sugar ink. I punched the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch to give it a bit of a different look. I used the sentiment from the Frosty stamp set.

Next, I stamped a Christmas tree, directly in the bottom center of a Very Vanilla card front, using Pear Pizzazz ink. I used the tree from the Season of Joy stamp set.

I then added a strip of Gold Glitter washi tape across the top of the card front. I attached the sentiment in the center, using dimensionals.

I then added a gingerbread boy on either side of the Christmas tree, using dimensionals.

Lastly, I added candy dots, a rhinestone, and adhered the Very Vanilla panel to the inside of the card.

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Baby Girl

Can you see the rattles stamped in the background? They are subtle, so you have to look for them. This is a very simple layout using some items from my stash. What do you think?

Stamps:

   Year After Year

   Something to Celebrate

   Teddy and Train

Paper:

   Blushing Bride A-2

   All Abloom DSP 5-1/2 x 3

   Whisper White 2-1/4 x 2-3/4, 3/4 x 2-3/4, 5-1/4 x 4

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

Markers:

   Blushing Bride

   Soft Suede

   Basic Gray

Technique:

   Sponging

   Die Cutting

   Punching

Accessories:

   Bitty Banners Dies

   Soft Subtles Brads

   Ticket Corner Punch

   Sponge

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive

First, I stamped rattles over the card front, using Blushing Bride ink.

Next, I stamped and colored my image on a 2-1/4 x 2-3/4 inch piece of Whisper White. I sponged the panel and punched the corners with my ticket corner punch.

I then adhered the stamped image to the bottom of a DSP panel and added a pink brad to each of the corners.

I adhered the DSP panel to the center of my card front.

Next, I stamped, die cut, and sponged my sentiment banner. I attached it using dimensionals.

Lastly, I adhered the 5-1/4 x 4 inch Whisper White panel to the inside of the card.

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Christmas Squares

 You can never have too many Christmas cards. I create Christmas cards all year long. What do you do? 

Stamps:

   Hang Your Stocking

   Teeny Tiny Wishes

   Punch Pals

   Tree Trimmings

   Holiday Wishes

Paper:

   Blushing Bride A-2

   Quilted Christmas DSP 5-1/4 x 4

   Lemon Lime Twist 3"Sq.

   Whisper White 1-1/4" Sq. (4), 5-1/4 x 4, Scrap

   Pool Party 1-3/8" Sq. (4)

   Garden Green 1/2 x 2-3/8

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

   Blushing Bride

   Garden Green

   Lemon Lime Twist

   Pool Party

   Real Red

Technique:

   Sponging

Accessories:

   1-1/4" Square Punch

   1-3/8" Square Punch

   Ticket Corner Punch

   Classic Label Punch

   Home for the Holidays Designer Buttons

   Basic Rhinestone Jewels

   Brights' Candy Dots

   Sponge

   Glue Dots

   Adhesive

First, I chose the designer series paper (DSP) that I wanted to use on the background. I then pulled the colors that coordinated with it.

Since it was a squared background, I chose to place everything in squares and just flip them in different directions to give it some character and interest.

I then went to find Christmas images that were small enough to fit on the 1-1/4 inch squares. I chose four images. Stamped, colored and sponged these on the Whisper White squares.

I adhered the background DSP to the Blushing Bride card base.

I then took the 3" Lemon Lime Twist and punched the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch. I adhered this onto the top-center of the DSP.

Next, I adhered the four Pool Party squares on top of the Lemon Lime Twist square as shown above. Note that the squares are close but not touching each other.

I then took a designer button and adhered it to the center of the Pool Party squares. I used a glue dot to attach it.

I then adhered the Whisper White squares with the images on them. The top and bottom squares were adhered with liquid adhesive. The squares on the left and right were attached using dimensionals.

I stamped my sentiment on a scrap of Whisper White. I stamped it using Garden Green. I punched it out using the Classic Label Punch.

I then adhered it to a scrap of Garden Green and fussy cut around it to give the sentiment a border. I added a small rhinestone on each end. This was attached to the card base using dimensionals.

Lastly, I added candy dots on the ticket corners of the Lemon Lime Twist square, stamped a couple of snowflakes on each corner, and adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the card.

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Newborn

There are so many items that are needed when a newborn arrives. Here is a stamp that depicts some of those items. I think it makes a nice card. Don't you?

Stamps:

   Packed for Baby

   Well-Scripted

   Alphabet Rotary Stamp

Paper:

   Crushed Curry A-2

   Cherry on Top DSP 5-1/4 x 4

   Whisper White 3-1/4 x 3-3/4, Scraps

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

Markers:

   Bermuda Bay

   Crushed Curry

   Cucumber Crush

   Hello Honey

   Pool Party

   Tip Top Taupe

   Watermelon Wonder

   Whisper White

Technique:

   Sponging

   Punching

Accessories:

   Word Window Punch

   Ticket Corner Punch

   Sponge

   Brights Candy Dots

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive

People ask me: How do you decide what to make? My answer is simple: It depends. If I just bought a new stamp set, I might want to make a card to use that stamp set. Or, maybe I need a birthday card, or a get well card. Maybe, I just bought a new tool that I can't wait to use, or I just saw a You Tube video that inspired me. There are countless reasons to create, but my all time favorite reason is: I want to play and have some FUN!

One of the fabulous things about Stampin' Up! is that their products coordinate with each other. If I am going to use designer series paper on my project, I look at the colors that are there and use items with those colors.

So, I stamped my image and colored it with the colors found on the DSP. I sponged the Whisper White with Watermelon Wonder and attached them with dimensionals.

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