Christmas Gnome Cards

I have no idea the name or manufacturer of these gnome images.

I believe they are cheap knockoffs.

They were part of a bundle I bought secondhand.

There are no markings on them. The stamps are STUCK

to the clear plastic sheet, the matching dies don't line

up properly with some of the images and they don't stamp well 

which is why I think they are cheap imitations. 

I made the best of it and made these three cards, 

adding words from other stamp sets and shimmery 

snowflake "glitter" pieces (Michael's/Recollections).

Thanks for looking =)

 

Gorgeous Leaves CAS card

Simple card made with new stamp and die set,

Gorgeous Leaves from Stampin'Up!

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Beautiful Friendship card

I got a smudge on the card front and decided to hide

it with this piece of ribbon and brad. 

Not sure that I like it though........... 

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Friendship stamps

Lipstick, Granny Apple and Mango inks

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Birthday Blossoms Card

Another flat card, easy to mail.

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

Tags In Bloom stamps

Tin of Cards stamp

Basket Weave embossing folder

Assorted dies

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Guy Card 3

 Simple enough guy card:

Stamp the background or

use patterned paper

(I used a Hero Arts background stamp)

Pressure emboss a scrap of

"chrome" paper with a Diamond Plate 

embossing folder (from Darice)

Paper punch a red circle

Die cut a nesting stitched label die

(Stampin' Up!) and rubber stamp

a sentiment (also from SU!)

I stamped screw head images in the corners,

but you cold add real brads or eyelets

Attach the circle and label with dimensionals

Thanks for looking =) 

CAS Easter Card

Today I'm sharing one of the many Easter cards I made this year.

I'll be sharing one every day this week.

This particular card uses a small Easter Egg image that I colored 
with markers. The image is an oldie from Stampin' Up!,  Tag Time set.

I stamped several of these images, trying to get the perfect impression for another card I was making. I used one of the practice pieces on this card.

The embossing folder on the background is from Cuttlebug.

The gingham ribbon is unknown, it's quite old and the roll is not marked with a brand name.

Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink and I believe Pool Party were the colors from SU! that I used.

Thanks for looking =)

EDITED TO ADD 4/12/2021:

This card was chosen as a CAS favorite as Splitcoaststampers

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/favorites-forum-447/clean-simple-cas-favorites-week-ending-saturday-april-10th-2021-a-638037/

First First Frost Card

 

This is the first of five cards I made with the 

new to me First Frost stamp and die set

 by Stampin' Up! (retired)

I'll post one card each day over the next couple of weeks.

My daughter gave it to me for Christmas. 

Although I have oodles of cards already made,

I just had to play with this pretty set :) 

All supplies used 

were bought from Stampin' Up! over the years.

Most are no longer available.

 

Colors:

Primrose Petals, Sage Shadow, Pistachio Pudding

I'm impressed with the way the flowers 

inked up and stamped. They look just like this, 

a multi-tonal water colored sort of look, 

by simply stamping on a single color ink pad. 

Other Supplies:

sentiment from Floral Frames

3D Tufted Embossing Folder

sequins

dimensionals

Thanks for looking =) 

This card was chosen as a CAS Favorite at 

Splitcoaststampers !

CAS Peppermint Holidays Card

ANOTHER simple Christmas card made with 

scraps of that peppermint stripe patterned paper!

I think I made 6 cards with that one piece of 

12 x 12 paper this year. 

Scraps of red and white card stock layered over it

with "faux brads" on the ends. Done!

It was nice and flat for mailing, too.

That's the last Christmas card for this year.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

CAS Santa Card

 

Another pretty quick card and using up some scraps.

The image was water colored with inks from my Stampin' Up! classic ink pads. It's an old one from Stampin' Up!, the set name is A Holiday Hello. A white gel pen was used to fill in the polka dots on his suit.

I cut a teeny pompom in half to trim his hat and added a red rhinestone to the holly on the hat brim.

A scrap of patterned paper and polka dot grosgrain ribbon are layered behind the die cut circles.

Thanks for looking, Merry Christmas !

CAS Pine Trees Christmas Card

 

The image is an oldie from the Stampin' Up! set A Holiday Hello. It is water colored with inks from my classic dye ink Stampin' pads and an aquapainter.

I used white craft paint and a toothpick to dot on the white.

Gold star brad and twine finish off the tag. 

The background was stamped with a Flannel Plaid background stamp.

My card was chosen as the CAS617 challenge favorite :)

Thanks for looking =) 

CAS Pine Branch Christmas Card

 

Fairly quick card and not too bumpy to require extra postage (I did add an extra piece of card stock over the top to help smooth over the brad).

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Stampin Up! dies and rubber stamp

Martha Stewart leafy branch punch

Brad and ribbon, unknown

Thanks for looking =) 

CAS Felt Wreath Card

 

Despite having so many Christmas cards already 

completed well ahead of the season, 

I made several more new ones this year. 

I thought I was done by late November,

even stating on my blog that I likely

wouldn't be posting as much, but.....

I decided to make even more!

I was using up some scraps to get them out

of the way and be ahead on Christmas cards

for next year. I also had a couple requests

to make cards because although cards

were already sent, the recipient missed my

handmade cards. Hubby sent store bought,

hot rod themed cards to certain people this year,

but my cards were missed by the wives. I had to giggle! 

So, this is the first of 14 more Christmas cards

I'll be sharing. This one is super simple,

the only way it can be any easier to make

is to use a piece of patterned paper vs.

embossing a piece of card stock for the background!

Sure, I could have added more to this one,

but I liked it this plain. It has lots of dimension.

The felt wreath came from Stampin' Up! years ago.

The embossing folder is from Sizzix.

The textured red card stock is a Coredinations

piece that SU! sold years ago. I decided not to sand

the raised areas on this one, left it as is.

Thanks for looking =) 

CAS Christmas

Everything used on this fairly quick to make card

was bought from Stampin' Up! over the years.

The holly images are from a set that is at least 20 years old

called Celebrate The Season.

Christmas is a partially stamped image from 

a Christmas words set that is several years old. 

I used Versamark ink and green embossing powder on a strip 

of shimmery paper. It is attached with a piece of chipboard

behind it for a bit of dimension. 

Merry was cut with a thinlits die.

Real Red, Glorious Green and Whisper White colors.

Thanks for looking =)  

 

Starlight Christmas Card 1

First time I've used these dies to make a card!
I bought them on clearance at Stampin' Up!

earlier this year. Unfortunately they did not 

have the matching stamp set available. 

The embossed background was made with a 

 folder that SU! sold several years ago.

The tiny scalloped and stitched die cut edge is made

with a die from a Valentine's set by SU! .

Glitter paper and shiny silver card stock were used for the 

center star. I was going to add a rhinestone brad,

but decided against it so it would be flatter, mail friendly 

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Golden Dasher Christmas Card

 

I have more than enough Christmas cards

completed for this year, leftovers from years past,

but I keep making more!

I'm trying to make some flatter, 

more mail friendly yet still pretty cards

to replace some of the others already completed.

We normally have a large extended family get together

for Christmas each year where I pass out around

40 cards. Due to the pandemic, we had to cancel. 

Because of this, I will be mailing cards

and I don't want to spend more money for

extra postage on thicker, bumpier cards. 

Many of the competed cards are thick and bumpy.

This one is pretty simple

AND has a bit of dimension!

I ran vanilla card stock through a snowflake

embossing folder, adhering it to a gold

metallic card stock base.

The deer and sentiment are heat embossed gold

on vanilla card stock.

The sentiment is mounted on a strip of chipboard

to give it a bit of dimension, but not as thick as pop dots. 

Everything used was from Stampin' Up!,

but are all retired now.

Thanks for looking =) 

Shimmery Peppermint Snowflake Card

I may as well make another card (or two!)

with more of that 12 x 12 candy striped paper ;)

The red piece was cut from another card

(I made a window) that I'll share later.

The snowflake embossed background was

something I had already done and not used.

There is shimmer paper on this card

under the striped paper and for the snowflake.

It's difficult to see in the photo.

Same with the glittery embossed sentiment.

There is a also a circle punched from

glitter card stock for the center of the snowflake.

I wanted to keep it flat, mail friendly,

so I didn't use anything bumpy in the center

such as a large rhinestone or brad.

Other than the patterned paper,

everything else came from Stampin' Uo!,

but most are now retired.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Peppermint Wishes Christmas Card

I used another piece from the 12 x 12

candy cane striped patterned paper

that I used on a previous card

to make this clean and simple card.

The sentiment (Joy To The World set by Stampin' Up!)

was heat embossed red

then die cut out. I cut a scrap piece of

chipboard to fit behind and mounted

it to the card front for a bit of dimension.

I die cut large scallop borders

from a scrap of silver card stock

that was an envelope to a wedding 

invitation I received years ago.

The sequins are some really old leftovers

from a craft project decades ago.

Isn't it funny how trends change?

I don't see sequins used on many

crafts now, but have seen them 

as embellishments on paper crafts. 

The rubber stamp image and 

dies came from Stampin' Up!

and are no longer available. 

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Embellished Leaves Thanksgiving Card

This one started out a bit simpler

and flatter so it would be easy to mail.

Then it evolved to this. 

I like the extras that I added,

even if it seems a bit overdone

and is bulkier ;)

Vanilla card stock run through a trees embossing folder

(Sizzix).

Paper punched leaves - from a paint sample card!

Gold heat embossed sentiment 

(Holiday Best by Stampin' Up!)and die cut.

I decided to pop it up with dimensionals.

I thought it needed a little something extra, so I added

thin gold thread (embroidery type floss thread, unraveled)

 and gold craft sequin accents on the leaves. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Thanksgiving Card CAS

Fairly simple card using supplies

(most are retired) from Stampin' Up!

Autumn Days and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets.

Assorted paper punches

Paper piercer

Thanks for looking =) 

 

CAS Copper Turkey Card

Are you seeing a theme for my Thanksgiving cards this year?

Most are pretty simple.

This one has a copper heat embossed turkey image.

I did this twice, cutting the lower portion off

and then mounting it over the main turkey image

with dimensionals to pop it up.

I used a "Southwest" corner punch

then ran copper trim through the notches.

This was a popular detail for cards years ago.

This panel is adhered to a copper card stock panel

with thinstrips of chipboard and 

double stick tape to create dimension. 

It also helps mount it evenly due to the

trim running underneath the stamped panel.

All of this is glued to a matching naturals

off white card stock base.

All supplies used were oldies from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking =)