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Quick & Easy Christmas Cards using Ornament Punches

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By Jessica Lin

Skill Level: Beginner
Time: 30 minutes

Hi everyone, it’s Jessica here. Quick & easy cards are so fun to make, and they are perfect for holiday mass production too! I made several versions today using some punches, and I hope you’ll enjoy this quick tutorial.

Step 1:
Use Stampin’ Up!’s Gleaming Ornaments punches with patterned paper to create the christmas ornaments. Each ornament needs two pieces; one unscored and one scored in the middle.

Step 2:
Apply On Point Glue onto the folded crease (backside of the patterned paper) and adhere to the unscored punch piece. Hold in place for 20-30 seconds while the glue dries.

Step 3:
Prepare 3 pieces of cardstock and adhere them together with Tear It Tape. The largest size measures 2 3/4‘’ x 4 1/4‘’, the medium size measures 2 5/8‘’ x 4 1/8‘’, and the small size 2 1/2‘’ x 4’’.

Step 4:
Attach a piece of gold thread to the back of the ornament with Tear It Tape, and adhere to the layered background. Attach the other end of the gold thread to the back of the green cardstock layer.

Step 5:
Adhere tiny bows to the top of the ornaments with glue dots.

Step 6:
Stamp the sentiment on black cardstock using StazOn Pigment ink. Adhere both the sentiment strip and the layered panel to the card base with Tear It Tape.

Step 7:
For the second version of the christmas card, I used the negative pieces from the punches and layered red, embossed cardstock underneath. Generously apply the Sheer Shimmer Stix in sparkle to add additional shimmer.

Step 8:
Adhered the patterned paper pieces onto the card base and stamp the sentiment using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. For a finishing touch, splatter on gold acrylic paint with a paint brush.

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Stampin’ Up! – Punch – Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack
  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – A Wish for Everything
  • We R – Tool – Precision Press
  • Gold thread
  • Thin red ribbon
  • Glue Dot
  • White, green, red, black cardstock

Faux Stained Glass Christmas Card

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By Ceil Pritchett

Hello Crafty Friends!
It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing how I made this faux stained-glass Christmas Card.

Skill Level: Beginner
Time: 30 Minutes

Directions:


Gather your supplies. You will three inks, Pink, Yellow and Blue. A blending tool, a silhouette die along with black, white and gold cardstock.

Step 1:
Cut the nativity die out of black cardstock, the backer out of white and the star out of the gold cardstock.

Step 2:
On the backer using a sponge or other blending tool, blend the blue around the outer edge of the panel and the pink and yellow inside the blue.

Step 3:
Line up the nativity over the backer and adhere it down with On Point glue. As you can see in the photo above, I use the corner of the MISTI to help me line things up.

Step 4:
Add the window to the card base.

Supplies:

Imagine Products:
• VersaFine Clair – Charming Pink, Cheerful and Warm Breeze
• On Point Glue
• Sponge Daubers

Other Products:
Misti 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia
Nativity Die – Stampendous
White Cardstock – CutCardStock
Black Cardstock – Hero Arts
Gold foil cardstock – Erin Lee Creative

Make a Fun Christmas Cat Card

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By Alison Heikkila

Hello! Alison Heikkila here. It’s time for my latest video for Imagine and I thought it would be fun to show a variety of simple techniques to make a fun cat-themed Christmas card. Plus, we’ll be using Memento Markers. If you’re already a fan of Memento Inks, you’ll want to check these markers out.

Skill Level: Beginner
Time to Complete: 20-30 Minutes

*Some affiliate links are used in this post. That means that if you shop through these links, I may receive a small compensation, at no cost to you.

Supplies:
Imagine:
Memento Markers: London Fog, Gray Flannel, Lady Bug, Cottage Ivy, Angel Pink, New Sprout, Rhubarb Stalk, Bamboo Leaves, Dandelion
VersaFine Clair: Nocturne
VersaFine Clair: Spruce
Brilliance Ink: Moonlight White
Memento Ink: Rhubarb Stalk
Sponge Dauber

Other:
Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz: Stamptember 2020 (link is to a similar set)
A Colorful Life Designs: Flurries Stencil
Spellbinders: Hemstitch Rectangle Dies
Spellbinders: Pink Sand Cardstock
Spellbinders: Crimson Cardstock
Strathmore: Smooth Bristol Cardstock
Accent Opaque: 100lb. White Cardstock
Scrapbook.com: Artis Craft Glue
Mint Cardstock
Gray Cardstock

None of these techniques are difficult, but when you combine them you get to use a lot of items that are in your stash to make a really fun and festive card. I hope you’ll give these techniques a try. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Adorable Snowman Card Using Blackout Embossing Technique

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By Ceil Pritchett

Hi crafty friends!
It’s Ceal. I am back with a card using the Black Out Technique but I used blue ink instead.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Time: 30 to 45 Minutes

Directions:

Gather your supplies. You will need 3 softer inks and 1 dark ink. A snowflake 3D embossing folder, a snowman stamp set and coordinating dies.

Step 1:
Using the three lighter colors randomly add them to a white panel cut to A2 size.

Step 2:
Place the blended panel inside of the 3D embossing folder and run through the die cutting machine.

Step 3:
Using the darker ink, rub across the entire embossed panel.

Step 4:
Stamp, color and cut out the snowman image along with some diecut snowflakes. Places the pieces on the embossed panel and add to the card base.

Supplies:

Imagine Products:

VersaFine Clair -Lilac Bloom, Very Peri, Bali Blue, Medieval Blue, Nocturne
Memento Marker – Tangelo, Teal Zeal, Gray Flannel
On Point Glue

Other Products:

Mr. Frostie stamp set – Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz
Mr. Frostie coordinating dies
Snowflake 3D embossing folder – Simon Says Stamp
Neenah Solar White cardstock – CutCardStock

Design a CAS Christmas Poinsettia Card

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By Helen Gullet

Hello crafty friends! It’s the time of the year to start making some Holiday projects. As for me, I love making and sending handmade Christmas cards. Today, I wanna share how to make this CAS Christmas Poinsettia Card.

Let’s get crafting!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 15-20 minutes

Direction:

Step 1

Cut out a piece of any color cardstock into 4.25 inch x 5.5 inch that you want to use as your background panel.

I used all the words on the stamp set I used so I taped the whole sheet on the stamping tool lid instead of taking it out one by one. You can use any word stamp set you have to create a similar background pattern.

Stamp the words on the cardstock using VersaMark Dazzle. Make sure to cover the whole panel.

Step 2

Add some darker shadow to the edges of the background panel using Memento Dew Drop ink pads and finger sponge dauber.

First, add the Lady Bug ink on the panel, then add the Rhubarb Stalk ink, and then add the Lady Bug ink again to blend them together.

Step 3

Stamp each layer of the poinsettia flower with the Delicata Golden Glitz ink.

Stamp the middle buds part of the poinsettia with the Brilliance Cosmic Copper ink. Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.

Cut each of the images with their matching dies, or you can fussy cut them if you don’t have the matching dies.

Step 4

On a piece of white cardstock, stamp the sentiment with VersaFine Clair Nocturne, and then add some of the Sparkle Mboss Embossing Powder, then heat set it with a craft heat gun.

Cut the sentiment with the matching die set, or you can fussy cut it with scissors if you don’t have a matching die.

Step 5

Distress all edges of the background panel with distresser tool or scissors. Add the background panel to the card base with some of the Tear It! Tape.

Add the poinsettia flowers and the sentiment to the card with some of the fun foam and Tear It! Tape for some dimension.

Step 6

For more extra sparkle to the Christmas card, add some splatters of the Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray using a fan brush.

Use the craft heat gun to dry the splatters.

Hope this Christmas card gives you an idea to start your Holiday projects. Thank you for stopping by our blog today. Have a fabulous day!

Craft Supplies

Imagine:

  • Memento (Rhubarb Stalk, Lady Bug)

Others:

  • Poinsettia Wishes Stamp & Die Bundle (Creative Worship Stamps)
  • Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80 lb
  • Neenah Cardstock Multi colors
  • Fan brush
  • MISTI stamping tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Micro-tip scissors
  • Craft heat gun
  • Paper trimmer
  • Die cutting Machine

Let’s Make a Floral Congratulations Card

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By Anna Escalada York

In today’s card, I made a congratulations card for a coworker who just had a baby using some of the beautiful new VersaFine Clair ink colors.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1.5 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Stamp a piece of watercolor paper with Grass Green VersaFine Clair ink using a background stamp with a variety of lines on it. Rotate the paper 180 degrees and repeat the process. Then move the stamp on the stamp positioning tool a little (so the lines don’t overlap) and repeat the process with Spruce VersaFine Clair ink. Heat emboss the whole thing with Clear Mbossing powder.

Step 2:
Die cut the panel with the second-largest die from a nested die cutting set.

Step 3:
Use a sponge dauber to ink blend the whole panel with Grass Green VersaFine Clair ink. (This doesn’t have to be done perfectly because it won’t matter on the final card.)

Step 4:
Stamp the large floral image with Bali Blue VersaFine Clair ink on another piece of watercolor paper. Then heat emboss with more Clear Mboss powder.

Step 5:
Die cut the floral image with the corresponding die.

Step 6:
Die cut the left edge of the floral image with the same die used earlier, that way the decorative edge of the stamped image can line up with the edge of the green panel.

Since I smudged the floral image while die cutting, I decided to cover the smudge with some spray.

Spray the image with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Press the cap of the spray bottle down about half-way, allowing the spray to come out more in drips rather than as a mist. (I was able to cover the smudges with large splatters of spray.) Allow to dry.

Step 7:
Glue the floral image onto the left side of the panel.

Press the Teal Zeal Memento Ink pad onto a piece of scrap acetate packaging and spray the packaging with water to create watercolor. Splatter it with a paint brush. After the splatter dried, ink blend the left side of the panel with more Grass Green VersaFine Clair ink.

Steps 8 and 9:
Stamp a sentiment from the same stamp set as the floral image with Spruce VersaFine Clair ink on watercolor paper and heat emboss with more clear Mboss powder. Trim the sentiment strip with a paper trimmer.

Then run the edges of the sentiment strip through the Bali Blue VersaFine Clair ink pad. Emboss the Bali Blue ink with more clear Mboss powder.

Step 10:
Die cut a piece of silver glitter cardstock with the largest die from the same nesting die cut set.

Step 11:
Glue the green panel onto the silver panel, orientating them at a diagonal. Glue the sentiment on the lower right corner of the green and silver panels. Set aside to dry.

Step 12:
Glue blue and green sequins onto the card–three on the lower left corner and two on the upper right corner.

Step 13:
Finish the card by gluing the whole panel onto an A2-sized white card base.

Art Supplies

Imagine
• Mboss – Clear
• Memento Ink – Teal Zeal
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Sparkle
• VersaFine Clair inks – Bali Blue, Grass Green and Spruce
• Sponge Dauber

Other
• Catherine Pooler – sequins – Yukon
• Gina Marie Designs – Die set – Pleated Lace Rectangles die set
• Hero Arts – Stamp set – Succulent Bouquet
• Hero Arts – Die set – Succulent Bouquet
• Unknown stamp company – background stamp – diagonal lines (I don’t know the brand or name of this stamp)
• Watercolor paper
• Silver glitter cardstock
• Die cutting machine
• Paint brush
• Paper trimmer
• Scissors
• Glue