Next In-Person Classes Starting the Week of Monday, January 5th

Hello and welcome to my blog. My next In-Person classes are coming up beginning Monday, January 5th. You will make 3 gorgeous all occasions cards. Card Class cost is $25 or free with a $35 order. This includes written instructions and envelopes. The schedule is as follows:

Monday, January 5th at 12:00 Full Class

Thursday, January 8th at 12:30

Thursday, January 8th at 5:00

Sunday, January 11th at 2:00

Here are the cards you will make. This first two are made with Online Exclusive Bundles. This first one is made like a book and uses the beautiful Brushed with Beauty Designer Series Paper.

This card also uses the Brushed with Beauty Designer Series Paper and the Petals of Beauty Bundle.

This last one used the Nature Walk Designer Series Paper and the Nature's Symphony Bundle.

Let me know as soon as possible which day and time you would like to attend. Hope to hear from you!

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Christmas Star Card made with Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I want to share a beautiful and unique card called a star card. I used the gorgeous Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper to make this card. I first spotted this card made by Tina Zinck. At the end of this post is a link for you to download a free tutorial with all the instructions and measurements and, also, a video showing the construction of this card. Check it out. Links to all the supplies I used are also at the bottom.

Here is the front of the card. The top view above shows the star formation.

You will need Season of Elegance Designer Series Paper (6) 4” x 4 ¼” (two scored along the 4” side at 1”, 2”, and 3”; four scored along the 4” side ½”, 1 ½”, 2 ½”, and 3 ½”). Burnish on all the fold lines. 

Add glue to the 1/2" flaps of one of the dsp pieces and adhere both flaps along the edge of the 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" piece, forming a box. Repeat with another dsp piece and adhere against the first one.     

Flip the base piece over and repeat the same steps on the other side.

You should now have 2 boxes on each side.

Split the 2 boxes on one side apart and apply glue to each split apart side.

Lay one of the remaining pieces in between the 2 boxes and press down. Repeat on the other side.

Completed back side.

Completed front.

On the front I cut a tree out of gold foil with a die from Decorative Trees and adhered it to a Cherry Cobbler tree also cut with a die from Decorative Trees. I punched a star and adhered it to the top. This was adhered to a piece of Season of Elegance dsp cut with the third from the smallest die from Branching Out dies.

Sentiment from Ornamental Christmas stamped in Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler.

It will fold up and fit in an envelope.

I hope you will give this card a try. If these instructions are confusing, just watch the video. To download your free tutorial, just click on the box below.

 

Click on the picture below to visit my YouTube Channel to watch the construction of this card from start to finish. Please subscribe to my channel while you're there. 

Links to all the supplies I used are listed below.

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Ornamental Christmas Cling Stamp Set (English) [165991] $24.00	Decorative Trees Dies [164084] $38.00
Branching Out Dies [165775] $29.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $14.00
Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164144] $16.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $14.00	Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166784] $14.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $9.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $9.00

Christmas Open Bay Window Tea Light Card

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I want to share a beautiful card made with the Ornamental Christmas Dies. The card is called an open bay window fold, and I added a window sheet and a tea light. At the end of this post is a link for you to download a free tutorial with all the instructions and measurements and, also, a video showing the construction of this card. Check it out. Links to all the supplies I used are also at the bottom.

Here is the front of the card.

The base is Basic Black 5 1/2" x 10" scored 1 3/4", 3 3/8", 6 5/8", and 8 1/4". I adhered black glimmer paper to the back (3" x 5 3/8") and back sides (1 1/2" x 5 3/8").

Next, you add 2 brace pieces cut out of Basic Black that are 1 1/4" x 10" scored 1 3/4", 3 3/8", 6 5/8", and 8 1/4". Adhere them even with the top and bottom edges.

Now we get to adhere the pretty Modern Christmas Designer Series Paper pieces (1 3/8" x 5 3/8") to front side sections.

The window sheet (3" x 4 3/4") goes in next. The best way to do this is to put 3 mini-glue dots on the top and bottom edges of the window sheet, then slip it in under the braces and press down.

I cut a star out of gold foil with the die from Ornamental Christmas. Mini dimensionals were adhered behind each point and the middle and stuck down to the window sheet.

I cut 2 pieces of black glossy paper (1 1/8" x 3") and embossed Merry Christmas on each piece with gold embossing powder. Hint: use a lot of embossing powder on the glossy piece before embossing. The sentiment is from Jolly Holly Stamp set. One of our gold rings was adhered around the star. Notice you see some glue dots to adhere the ring to the card. Well, guess what! It didn't hold and we had to resort to super glue. That worked perfectly and didn't show.

Here's the back. The sentiment is from Brightest Glow.

Fold it up and put it in an envelope to mail!

Light it up with a tea light! I love how the glimmer paper sparkles!

Here's a top view.

I hope you will give this card a try. To download your free tutorial, just click on the box below.

 

Click on the picture below to visit my YouTube Channel to watch the construction of this card from start to finish. Please subscribe to my channel while you're there. 

Links to all the supplies I used are listed below.

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Ornamental Christmas Dies [166000] $33.00	Jolly Holly Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [166117] $19.00
Large Gold Hoops [166004] $13.00	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $21.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $14.00	Modern Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165990] $16.50
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166784] $14.00
Window Sheets [142314] $5.00	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666] $9.00
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285] $9.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $32.00