Snow Festival Stamp-a-Stack

Here's another Stamp-a-Stack design that's perfect for mass-producing:

Very little stamping here, just punching of the Snow Festival Designer Series Paper. I've used the 1 1/4" circle punch, and also the Merry Minis Punch Pack. Gumball Green ribbon adds the perfect finishing touch!

Christmas Blessings Stamp-a-Stack

I love the images in the "Christmas Blessings" stamp set. They are so fine and delicate. I've used shades of purple for these cards (Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant):

I've used the 3" circle die for my large circle (it cuts through 4 pieces at a time and is the perfect size to put on a card, and it doesn't even require any matting!) ...just what you need at this busy time of year! I made my banners 5cm wide so that I could easily cut a "v" with my 1 3/8" Square Punch. The little ribbon knots have been adhered using a glue dot (a must-have for no mess, no fuss sticking!)

Jolly Bingo Bits Stamp-a-Stack

Hopefully you're not sick of seeing Christmas cards, because I still have more to share with you! I've been running Christmas Stamp-a-Stack classes since July, so I have 2 designs from each month to show you.
Here's one using the Jolly Bingo Bits set:

These little stamps are definitely not just for Bingo! They are really handy to use on Christmas tags, and here I've used the little pictures to spell a couple of Christmassy words - "jolly" and "joy". I've used retired colour Pear Pizzazz on these cards (it wasn't retired when I ran the class!) and also retired ribbon. Certainly Celery would make a good substitute however. I've also used Rich Razzleberry, as a change from traditional red. The squares were punched using the 1" Square punch.

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In the Candlelight Christmas Designer Series Paper pack, you get 2 sheets of gorgeous flocked Window Sheet. You can use it to make a Christmas card that looks like it took you hours to make, but in reality only takes minutes:

You can make 2 cards like this from one sheet of Window Sheet, and then you have a narrower strip left over. I've used a portion of that to make this card:

I'm not sure which one I like better!

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You can never have too much sparkle at Christmas! I've used some Glimmer Paper to make a very sparkly Christmas card:

I punched out an ornament from my Glimmer Paper, and then tinted it using ink refill and rubbing alcohol in a Spritzer bottle. You need to add quite a bit of ink refill to get a good colour intensity, and it works best with the darker colours (I used Pacific Point here). It only takes a couple of squirts, and then you set it aside to dry (I leave mine overnight). Once my blue ornament was dry, I popped it back into the space I'd punched out, and you have an ornament that looks like it's part of the Glimmer Paper.
TIP: I secured the knot using a brad. The brad holds the ribbon securely in place, and then you tie the knot over it.

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I wish that my blog posts could have sound, because this card really needs to be heard to be appreciated. It's a Sound Card! This would be a perfect card to send to a Grandma who lives far away from her two grandchildren. the front of the card is decorated quite simply using the Be of Good Cheer DSP:

But when you lift up the peekaboo frame, you see my two very cute little nieces Hannah and Rebecca (just turned 4, can you believe it??):

And inside when you press the "play" button, you can hear them say "Merry Christmas Grandma!" in their cute little munchkin voices.
As everyone in the audience at the Heartfelt Event said....aaawwwww!

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Card 9 is a Shaker card that I showed at the Heartfelt Event:

Thanks to the Shaker Frames in the Annual Catalogue, these cards are really easy to make. I've used the Ornament Punch to make my Shaker Element, and Champagne Glass Glitter to fill it with. The background has been wheeled using the Jolly Jingles Jumbo Wheel in Versamark, and then clear-embossed.

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This is another card that I showed at the Sydney Heartfelt Event. It really couldn't be simpler. The Glimmer Paper is what takes this one from ordinary to "wow".

I love using the Glimmer Paper - it has all the sparkle, without any mess or fuss.
I double-layered the Whisper White to give it a subtle border and a bit more stability.

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You don't always need a Christmas stamp set to make a Christmas Card. For this card I used Summer Silhouettes in Christmas colours of Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler:

I've also used the Daydream Jumbo Wheel, and the lovely sentiment is from More Merry Messages.

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We're halfway through our Christmas Card journey. I hope you've enjoyed it so far!
I've used lots of products from the Holiday Catalogue to make this card:

Core'dinations cardstock, in Early Espresso this time, and the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder. The Espresso is my favourite one to sand back - it reveals a lovely light core colour. I've also used the Greetings of the Season stamp set and Crumb Cake Scalloped Tulle to make a 'skirt'.

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Christmas doesn't always need to be red and green. I particularly like Night of Navy for Christmas cards. Here I've combined it with Certainly Celery and Island Indigo:

I've used the Chock Full of Cheer stamp set. I love a set that works so well with punches!

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When you have fabulous products to work with, you don't have to do a lot to them to get a great result. Here I've used a Snow Festival tag and one of our Stitched Felt Ornaments:

Both can be found in the Holiday Catalogue. The nice thing about the little ornament is that it can be hung on the Christmas Tree by the card recipient.

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I used 3 of the new In Colors for this Christmas card - Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals:

I could have used Patterned Paper to make my squares, but I decided to make my own using the Scentsational Season stamp set. That way you know it will co-ordinate perfectly :o)

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I'm loving the Core'dinations cardstock. It looks gorgeous used as-is, and adds a lovely touch of texture, but when you sand it, a lighter-coloured core is revealed. It looks great when you use an embossing folder, and then sand the raised areas like this:

A simple and elegant design, easy enough to mass-produce for Christmas.

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I have lots of Christmas Card designs to share with you, so I thought I would do a "12 Cards of Christmas" again. So it will be a card a day for the next 12 days!

The first card is one that I showed during my Presentation at the Heartfelt Event in Sydney. It's a Puffy Ornament card, using the gorgeous Candlelight Christmas Fabric:

One of my very clever team members, Cheryl, shared this idea with us at our team Stamp Camp. Here's a close-up of the ornament:

The "puff" just comes from ordinary cotton wool behind the fabric.

TIPS: I made the ornament hanger by twisting a length of Seam Binding ribbon, and the bow is a Faux Bow, made using an Antique Brad. Just open the prongs of the brad, and place your 'bow' (make two rabbit ears, but no knot) in between the prongs, then close it up again.