Card: A Christmas Classic

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Welcome to today's post! It has been a busy couple of weeks here for the family in Austin, TX and as we approach the holidays I know it will only be getting busier.  Keeping everything straight and being the master of the family calendar has been requiring another 8 hours in a day.  Anyone know how to increase the number of hours in a day...no??  Ok moving on...

I thought I should start working on my Christmas cards this week, so I pulled out a few of my Christmas things and got to work! I was brand new to Stampin' Up! around this time last year and the first set I bought was the Alpine Adventure stamp set and coordinating die-cuts.  I know there are so many beautiful sets that come out each year; however, I don't think I got my full use out of this set last year, so I've decided to keep using it for this year's cards! I also have so much unused DSP that I am on a mission to try and use it up before the end of the year!  Challenge accepted!

And here is today's card...

Hey Angela, you didn't actually use any Christmas DSP?? You're right, you don't always need Christmas paper to make a Christmas card.  I'm loving that my cards may be a little less traditional in my effort to use up the paper that I have in my stash.  Once again, the gingham paper (part of the Neutrals 6" x 6" set) is great and paired with the Mossy Meadow cardstock really puts me in the Christmas mood.

Love that sled and wreath! I'm glad that I have chosen to use this set again because there are just so many options.  P.S. Inside stamp is simply a Michael's Christmas stamp purchase...needed a lot of good inside sayings so picked this up at a good discount ;) who doesn't love a good sale?!

Card Details
Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Paper: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Merry Merlot Neutrals 6" x 6", Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Stamps:Alpine Adventure
Ink:Mossy Meadow
Tools: Alpine Adventure die-cuts, Layering Circles die-cuts
Accessories: Good Morning Magnolia ribbon


Today's card was inspired by the following challenge:

Sunday Stamps

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Card: Luck of the Irish!

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It is St. Patrick’s Day weekend and I hope everyone is feeling the “Luck of the Irish”! We love to wear our green and have a little fun celebrating the day! So I decided to make my daughter’s card for her little goodie basket this year and I wanted to share the finished product with you today!

And here is today’s card...

I love all the shamrocks and the sentiment! My little one even picked out the paper and I love when she gives her input on my cards! I hope she loves it! 

Step-by-step instructions

1.  Start with a your choice of green colored card stock cut to 4" x 4 1/2" as the card base.  

2.  Using the smallest heart shape stamp from the "A Big Thank You" stamp set, create a mini shamrock scene on the card base using Garden Green Ink.  

3.  Trim a piece of vellum to 3 3/4" x 4 1/4" and adhere to the card base using snail adhesive. 

4.  Crop a piece of Whisper White card stock using the Rectangle Stitched Die Framelits.  

5.  Using the Stamparatus and the "Make a Difference" stamp set, stamp the sentiment "Luck of the Irish" in Garden Green ink.  

6.  Crop a piece of the green card stock and a fun piece of decorative card stock stock using a basic circle die cut.  

7.  On the cropped green piece, stamp the heart shape from the "Work of Art" stamp set in Garden Green ink into a shamrock shape.  

I will leave you with a close up of the sentiment.  It is sweet and simple.  I love the "Make a Difference" set because if you are willing to take the time to measure everything out then you will always have the perfect sentiment.  

This card was inspired not just by the holiday, but by the challenges below...

Freshly Made Sketches #379

The Card Concept #110

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