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December 3, 2012

A Top Note Elf Shoes Christmas Card

Top Note elf shoes Christmas card – love it!!! Once again I was inspired by a post on an upline business blog. And I created a video tutorial to show you how to create your own elf shoes Christmas card. Or create these whimsical shoes and put them upside down on sticks to place in a center piece or candy jar.

The complete supply list is at the end of this post with links to the product descriptions and pictures. I started with Gumball Green cardstock that I die-cut with the Top Note Bigz Die and the Big Shot Die-cutting Machine. The die is then cut in half from point to point and then each half is cut in half again at the point.

I used the 1-3/8″ and 1″ circle punches to create the shoe. And the 1-1/4″ scallop and 1″ circle punches to create the cuff. The balls on the toes are 3/4″ circles and the striped stocking legs measure 3/4″ x 3-1/2″. Just follow along with the video to learn how to use these tools to create this card.

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Enjoy! Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Embellished Events w-#126495 c-#126497

Ink: Real Red #126949

Paper: Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper #126896, Gumball Green cardstock #126840, Whisper White cardstock #100730, Real Red cardstock #102482, Red Glimmer Paper #121790

Punches: 3/4″ Circle #119873, 1″ Circle #119868, 1-3/8″ Circle #119860, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle #127811, Word Window #119857, Modern Label #119849

Extras: Top Note Bigz Die #113463, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Square Lattice Embossing Folder #119976, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder #116824, White Bakers Twine #124262

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December 3, 2012

Stampin’ Up! Top Note Gift Card Purse

I love Stampin’ Up! Big Shot dies! And the Top Note Bigz Die is so versatile. I used it here to create this adorable purse and tucked a gift card in the top. Using dies allows me to make complicated-looking projects in a snap. I created the purse by die-cutting Be of Good Cheer holiday paper in my Big Shot Die-cutting Machine with the Top Note die and then folding it down the top. With a couple of quick snips the purse was complete. Stay tuned this week for a video tutorial on making this cute purse.

Here it is without the gift card:

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Enjoy! Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Wacky Wishes (hostess set) w-#126410, c-#126412

Ink: Cherry Cobbler #126966

Paper: Be of Good Cheer #126896, Cherry Cobbler cardstock #119685, Very Vanilla cardstock #101650

Extras: Top Note Bigz Die #113463, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Naturals Buttons #127554, Vintage Trinkets #118764, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon #126848

(click on links for full product description and picture)

November 30, 2012

Holiday Collection Gift Card

When I finished the Glittery Paper Christmas Tree Card I had these scraps left over to make this little gift card that measures 3″ square. All I had to make was the Gumball Green 3″ square card base and adhere the pieces. The tree was cut out from the tree ‘window’ I created for the Christmas tree card with the paper I embossed with the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and then heat embossed with iridescent ice embossing powder. So it’s shimmery!

I took a square of Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper and created a matching square envelope with my Diagonal Scoring Plate. With that scoring tool it literally takes seconds to make a matching envelope.

And the cool thing is the stripes of that paper are on a diagonal so when I folded up the envelope the stripes were straight across and created a great place to add the recipient’s name. I used the card yesterday when I delivered some Stampin’ Up! product to a friend.

The links to the products I used in this card are below.

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Enjoy! Julie

Card Recipe:

Ink: VersaMark #102283

Paper: Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper #126896, Cherry Cobbler cardstock #119685, Gumball Green cardstock #126840, Silver Glimmer Paper #124005

Extras: Holiday Collection Framelit Dies #127814, Petals-a-Plenty of Embossing Folder #116824, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Bakers Twine #123125, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder #101930, Brayer #102395, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch #127811

November 28, 2012

Glittery Paper Christmas Tree Card

I’m always experimenting so I can bring you more ideas to spark your creativity. This was fun to make with designer paper, framelit dies, an embossing folder and iridescent ice embossing powder. As soon as I saw this green polka dot paper in the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper pack, I knew is was perfect for a Christmas tree. I wanted to do something more interesting than simply die-cutting the shape from the paper so I used it to show case the die-cut Christmas Tree through the coordinating paper.

I started with Very Vanilla cardstock cut 4-1/4″ x 11″, then layered green polka dot paper over that measuring 4″ x 10-3/4″. When I adhered the pattern paper I only glued down to the top of the Very Vanilla on the front and the back. I wanted the layers to be separate so they would really stand out. Here’s some pictures so you can see the layers better.

I ran a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ piece of the red and green snowflake paper through the Big Shot Die-cutting Machine in the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing folder. Then I ran it through again with the Christmas tree framelet die from the Holiday Collection dies. Finally I brayered Versamark lighly over the paper and add Iridescent Ice embossing powder to the raised pattern for a glittery effect. Then I adhered this piece to the front at the top. Can you see the texture and the glimmer of the embossing in this photo?

Finally, I added the Red Glimmer Paper star, also cut out from the Holiday Collection framelit dies, and tied the baker twine around the top.

The links to the products I used in this card are below.

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Enjoy! Julie

Card Recipe:

Ink: VersaMark #102283

Paper: Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper #126896, Very Vanilla cardstock #101650, Red Glimmer Paper #101790

Extras: Holiday Collection Framelit Dies #127814, Petals-a-Plenty of Embossing Folder #116824, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Bakers Twine #123125, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder #101930

November 27, 2012

Lovely as a Tree Starry Night Christmas

I have loved this pine tree from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set since I first got this set years ago. Can’t believe it’s still available in this year’s Stampin’ Up! catalog. I used it as a silhouette on this simple Christmas card. I saw a challenge on splitcoast stampers to be inspired by this quote, “ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night” from Galileo. That was the challenge and this is the card that it inspired me to make.

I started with the large ‘E’ acrylic block, smudged it with Midnight Muse, Night of Navy and Not Quite Navy stamp pads, spritzed it with water and stamped with the block. You need a good but of spritzed water on the block in order for the colors to blend together so you get good coverage. I used my heat tool to dry the paper after stamping.

I used some paper and post-it notes to mask the bottom and side edges, stamped the tree in Black Craft Ink and embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. I really wanted the shimmer of the Iridescent Ice embossing powder, but the tree wasn’t very visible, so I stamped it again with the Black Craft Ink and embossed again with black embossing powder. That did the trick. I got the shimmer and enough black silhouette so it would show up on the dark blue background.

I used the small starburst stamp from the Summer Silhouette stamp set to stamp stars in the sky with VersaMark and the White Stamp Pad and embossed the stars with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. Then I add the Merry Christmas sentiment with Black Craft Ink and the black embossing powder. (I wanted a script Merry Christmas so I used this retired stamp, but any of the stamps from the Greetings of the Season stamp set would have been perfect and beautiful!)

With the water-spritzed-block stamping and heat embossing, the paper became quite warped, so I layered it on a Natural White cardstock base to smooth it out and added the black ribbon which really added just the right amount of contrast, texture and interest.

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