DSP Jolly Holiday Christmas Cards

Morning all,

Hope you're had a great weekend. Can you believe the snow we've had! As promised, here's the first upload to reveal the Christmas cards that I have been giving out this year. I was inspired from a similar card, changed the colour combo, DSP and sentiment stamp and hey presto, here it is below, enjoy!

Jolly Holiday DSP Christmas Card


Stamps: Delightful Decorations (P.26) and Occasional Quotes Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set (P.14).
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Old Olive. Designer Series Paper - Jolly Holiday (P.90).
Inkpad: Old Olive. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Mistletoe Originals Ribbon (Old Olive Ribbon edged in Whisper White), Linen Thread, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder and Paper Snips.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by. Be back at a later date to reveal another Christmas card design I have been busy making recently :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - earlier today

Afternoon everyone,

Had a lovely morning with my ladies making things for Christmas in my monthly Stampin' Up! Class. Using Contempo Christmas stamp set and the co-ordinating punch and the lovely Jolly Holiday DSP, the ladies created the following card and box:

Contempo Christmas Card


Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25).
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Very Vanilla . Designer Series Paper - Jolly Holiday (P.90).
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Linen Thread, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Old Olive, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

3D Ornament Box


Cardstock: Old Olive and Very Vanilla. Designer Series Paper - Jolly Holiday.
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Linen Thread, Window Sheets, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, 3D Dimensionals.
Box Size: 3-5/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".

Here are the projects side by side:


Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend. I am placing orders this weekend, so please let me know if you'd like anything.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - Blues Part 2

Morning all,

Yipee, it's Friday, and as some of you know, Stampin' Up! European Convention held here in the UK today and tomorrow! Unfortunately, I am unable to attend, but I'll be sure to find out all what's going on from my fellow demonstrators via their iPhones minute by minute :) lol.

As promised, here's the negative of yesterday's card in Night of Navy with Marina Mist. Enjoy!

Contempo Christmas


* Sorry for the photo quality, will take a better one late afternoon.

Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Night of Navy.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Night of Navy, Linen Thread, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Marina Mist, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow with the sneak peeks revealed from my Stampin' Up! Card Class held this weekend.

Until then,

Bye for now.

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - Blues.

Morning all,

Can't get enough of Contempo Christmas and I'm in the swing of making Christmas cards at the moment, so here's one I made recently in non-traditional Christmas colours: Marina Mist with Night of Navy. Enjoy!

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Marina Mist and Night of Navy.
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, Linen Thread, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Marina Mist, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow with the negative of this card above.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - 3D Baubles

Happy Friday!!!

Just a quick message to upload the Make & Take card from the weekend which was also made by my ladies on Wednesday night using Contempo Christmas stamp set with the addition of Season of Joy. There are three baubles stamped and punched and adhered together to create a 3D effect. As there's only three baubles, it's flat enough to send via Royal Mail without the extra postage, but once received, the recipient can pinch out the baubles together to look 3D as intended :) Below are two pictures, one from the front and one from the side angle. Hope you like:

Contempo Christmas - Front View


Contempo Christmas - Side View


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Pop back later for a special card made for someone's birthday today...

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - Demo Card.

Morning all,

Hope you're enjoying your week so far :) Last night I had my Evening Session and the ladies came over for a little chat a lot of crafting! They made two cards that I had prepared earlier as I had planned previously to give them the two cards from my workshop at the weekend just gone. They made a slightly altered version of my Demo card and the Make & Take card from Saturday :) I think the ladies enjoyed their time crafting.... I'm sure anyone would rather craft than be at home juggling family life/chores etc. :)

So, below is the card I demoed at the weekend using Contempo Christmas which comes in both clear mount and wood mount.

Note: Clear-mount are not clear stamps. The new stamps to the Idea Book & Catalogue are repositionable clear-mount stamps which are still the red deeply etched rubber with foam that Stampin' Up! are well known for. They are placed onto clear blocks instead of the maple wood blocks. This way, depending on the stamp and block size, you can limit your stamping time by adding a couple of stamps to the same block and stamp away as normal. Another favourite with clear-mount stamps is the space saving storage as all clear-mount stamps come in a box the same size us a regular dvd case which is great news for crafter that accumulate a lot of crafting goodies over time!

A peek of Clear-Mount stamps on P.7 in the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Okay, got a bit side tracked there, so here is the Contempo Christmas card below which was actually CASEd from my previous card here.

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke and Real Red.
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Linen Thread, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and pop back tomorrow for the Make & Take card from Saturday's workshop that the ladies also made in my Evening Session.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Happy Friday!

I'm here with another card :) I wonder if you've been noticing, but I only have two new stamp sets from the new Idea Book & Catalogue so I've been alternating my cards to upload to you, lol.

So, here's another Contempo Christmas card that I've recently made.

Contempto Christmas


Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Linen Thread, Stampin' Write Markers - Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Hi all,

Okay, so can you believe the nice weather we've had today?!? I hear it's going to pick up and be even warmer by the weekend!

So, thought I'd show you a recent Christmas card I've made for my Open House Afternoon using Contempo Christmas stamp set that is gorgeous, has a matching wheel called Contempo and Ornament Extra-Large Punch. Here it is below:

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25) and Season of Joy (set of 8 stamps, P22).
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Old Olive (now retired).
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Linen Thread, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Old Olive (now retired), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the Season of Joy stamp set of 8 stamps as seen on P.22 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue:


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your evening... I think Apprentice is starting back tonight :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas

Good afternoon, what a miserable first day of October!

Well, seeing as it's pouring with rain outside, I don't feel so bad showing you a *cough* Christmas card that I've made recently using a new stamp set from the newly released Idea Book & Catalogue!!!

The stamp set is called Contempo Christmas which is a set of four stamps and co-ordinates lovely with a matching wheel and ornament punch which saves cutting out the bauble by hand!

Here is the card I made using the traditional Christmas colours: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White.

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25).
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Olive Olive.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, 3/16" Corner Small Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Real Red, Linen Thread, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4.5" x 4.5".

Here's the Contempo Christmas stamp set as seen on P.25 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue:


Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

See you tomorrow with uploads of the new cards my ladies will be making in tomorrow's Class :)

Bye for now,

Alex