Welcome to the November, 2024 edition of the Sparkles Christmas Challenge! I’m hosting this month’s challenge and I chose Snowflakes for our theme. When you get finished here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to view the creations from the very talented members of our design team. After you’ve created your own themed card, please don’t forget to upload it to our gallery.
Lost Lagoon is one of my favorite colors, and this monochromatic card turned out beautifully.
Here’s my card:
I used retired Stampin’ Up! products, but love these snowflakes. The snowflake on the front was from a package of white shiny snowflakes. I used my Lost Lagoon ink pad and a blending brush to color the reverse side of the snowflakes. Don’t try to color on the shiny side ~ trust me, it doesn’t work well at all. I added about three layers of clear Wink of Stella on the individual snowflakes. Here’s a couple of close-ups of the difference Wink of Stella made:
The first photo is after the layers of DSP. The right is the snowflake before the Wink of Stella.
Hints:
I made this card at the same time I made and posted the polar bear cards, which you can see in the following gallery:
Karen Titus is a U.S. Stampin’ UP! demonstrator and her cards, templates, and videos are always step-by-step and easy to follow. Here’s her video:
You can see my total inspiration in the above video cover photo. It’s about time I create some more of these super simple One Sheet Wonder cards!
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Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge! I’m hosting this two-week challenge and chose Animal Magic for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
When it came time for me to make a card, I have to admit I was stumped. Animal Magic?? I started thinking outside the box, and came across my retired Beary Christmas DSP. I have nephews and need cards specifically for them, so I thought why not? Polar bears at Christmas are kind of magical, right? I also knew I needed to keep the card embellishments to a minimum for a more masculine feel.
Here’s my set of cards:
Karen Titus is a U.S. Stampin’ UP! demonstrator and her cards, templates, and videos are always step-by-step and easy to follow. I followed her directions for a 6 x 6 inch -never-ending card and then taught about 75 high school juniors and seniors how to do it for a Mother’s Day card. Truly, that easy. You can see that post here and my video here.
Here’s her template for this one sheet wonder set of cards:
HINT: You can use DSP with a directional pattern/design. When dry-fitting each card, make sure that the right angle corner is placed in the proper position.
Measurements:
In addition to the 4 pieces of DSP trimmed using the one sheet wonder template, you’ll need the following for each card:
1 piece of Real Red cardstock trimmed to 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
1 piece of Night of Navy cardstock measuring 5-1/2 by 4-1/4 inches.
HINT: Do not trim it down to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 until after you emboss it using the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder. If you trim it before you emboss it, you will wind up with a smaller piece of cardstock because the embossing is so prominent.
1 cropped piece of Beary Christmas DSP for the polar bears on the front of the card
1 piece of DSP trimmed to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
Punch a 1 inch circle using coordinating DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal.
1 piece of white cardstock measuring 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside of the card.
Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, multipurpose liquid glue was used to adhere the pieces.
After embossing and trimming your Night of Navy cardstock piece, adhere it to the base
Align your DSP in a corner of the embossed cardstock depending on the directional pattern
Add your cropped polar bear pieces of DSP making sure to anchor it by overlapping the piece of the one sheet wonder DSP
Stamp your sentiment on white cardstock using Real Red ink
Trim the sentiment and cut chevrons in each end
Add dimensionals under the sentiment banner and adhere to the DSP
Add three resin stars to the front of the card.
Stamp your inside sentiment on the white cardstock using Real Red ink.
Adhere the inside cardstock to the base of the card
With that, you’ve finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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About Me
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
