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Christmas Banners

CS62 – Christmas Banners

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Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge!  Each month Mary and I will pick a theme…this month it is “Celebrate Holidays”, and we each create a simple card every Tuesday in November using that theme!

CHRISTMAS BANNERS

Again, here is a quick and easy card that mainly uses designer paper to create!

 

Stampin’ Details:

  • Base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pool Party cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • A 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of flocked Snowflake Vellum was added to the base card, centered.
  • The 2-1/2 x 4-1/2 piece of Storybook Gnomes Designer Paper was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • One of the Wonderful Snowflakes elements was colored with Pool Party and Balmy Blue Inks using the Blending Brush.  It was added to the front with a Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The banner from Christmas Banners stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White cardstock with Balmy Blue Ink and the greeting with Pacific Point Ink.  It was cut with the Christmas Banners Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A trio of clear Rhinestone Jewels were added in the center of the Wonderful Snowflake element.

 

That’s it!  Simple, yet wow!  Make sure to check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Stamps:  Christmas Banners
Inks:  Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Pacific Point
Cardstock:  Pool Party, Basic White, Snowflake Vellum
Accessories:  Christmas Banners Dies, Wonderful Snowflakes, Rhinestone Jewels, Adhesives

Create wonderful dimensional poinsettias in a variety of sizes with the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE! The dies cut and emboss at the same time for lots of detail and texture.  The coordinating stamp images add fun seasonal greetings, sprigs and other festive touches to your cards and projects. We've combined the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE and the A STITCHED SEASON 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a traditional holiday look you'll love! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO favors in our PRETTY POINSETTIA COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

Bring your most meaningful memories to life with the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE.  You’ll love how the coordinating stamps and dies add delicate florals, layered details, and heartfelt sentiments to your cards, scrapbook pages, and handmade gifts. These timeless designs will help you turn every project into a keepsake to share and cherish. We've combined the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE and the BLOOMS BOUTIQUE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a soft artistic look! You'll get EIGHT step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards in our HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

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Stamp a bunch of violets quickly with the line-drawn images in Stampin' Up!'s FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE (available for customers beginning July 1st). Layer them together easily and add a die-cut oval, some accent florals and leaves for extra texture and subtle details. Everyday greetings give a finished level of polish. We've combined the FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE and the VIOLET DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for an eye-catching cohesive look! You'll get SIX step-by-step tutorials for FOUR regular cards and TWO small 3D projects in our FRAMED VIOLETS COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

 

Saturday Blog Hop – Casing Melissa Davies

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For the next several weeks, we will be Casing the Design Team for our Saturday Blog Hops!  This week our featured Design Team Member is Melissa Davies!  We are to find an “old” card on her blog that we like and use the layout and colors with a new set from the July-December Mini Catalog!  This should be fun!  We will show both the “old” card that inspired us, and our new version!  Here’s Melissa’s card that I choose from last year.

 

CHRISTMAS BANNERS and RINGED WITH NATURE

Not a whole lot of stamping on here…the Boughs of Holly is doing most of the work, along with a few die cuts from the Christmas Banner Dies.

 

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Soft Succulent cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • Some Iridescent Trim was wrapped around a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Boughs of Holly designer paper, then was added on top of the base card.  LOVE this birch print!
  • The tree ring form Ringed with Nature was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on Crumb Cake cardstock, then cut with the Tree Rings Dies.  It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The poinsettia cluster from the Boughs of Holly DSP was hand-cut and added to the bottom of the tree ring.
  • Two greenery pieces were cut from Evening Evergreen cardstock and two other greenery pieces cut from Soft Succulent cardstock with the Christmas Banners Dies then tucked under the poinsettias.
  • Tis the Season was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on Basic White and trimmed, then added to the front.
  • A couple gold Brushed Metallic Dots were added to the centers of the poinsettias to finish it off.

OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

         

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamp Sets:  Ringed with Nature, Christmas Banners
Inks:  Early Espresso
C/S:  Basic White, Crumb Cake, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Boughs of Holly Designer Paper
Accessories:  Tree Rings Dies, Christmas Banners Dies, Iridescent Trim, Brushed Metallic Dots, Adhesives

Create wonderful dimensional poinsettias in a variety of sizes with the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE! The dies cut and emboss at the same time for lots of detail and texture.  The coordinating stamp images add fun seasonal greetings, sprigs and other festive touches to your cards and projects. We've combined the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE and the A STITCHED SEASON 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a traditional holiday look you'll love! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO favors in our PRETTY POINSETTIA COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

Bring your most meaningful memories to life with the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE.  You’ll love how the coordinating stamps and dies add delicate florals, layered details, and heartfelt sentiments to your cards, scrapbook pages, and handmade gifts. These timeless designs will help you turn every project into a keepsake to share and cherish. We've combined the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE and the BLOOMS BOUTIQUE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a soft artistic look! You'll get EIGHT step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards in our HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

450

Stamp a bunch of violets quickly with the line-drawn images in Stampin' Up!'s FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE (available for customers beginning July 1st). Layer them together easily and add a die-cut oval, some accent florals and leaves for extra texture and subtle details. Everyday greetings give a finished level of polish. We've combined the FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE and the VIOLET DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for an eye-catching cohesive look! You'll get SIX step-by-step tutorials for FOUR regular cards and TWO small 3D projects in our FRAMED VIOLETS COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

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