Christmas Lights
I am ready to switch gears and really start making Christmas cards! For this online class, I chose to focus on 2 bundles from Stampin’ Up!’s July-December Mini Catalog. You can watch the video on my YouTube channel here.
It is not often I showcase 2 different bundles for the same class. But in this case, one bundle, the Christmas Lights Bundle, had image stamps only. There are also some great dies, check them out here!
The second bundle I used is the Brightest Glow Bundle. This one coordinates perfectly with the Christmas Lights Bundle. And this time, the stamp set is made up of completely sentiments. Now you can see why I had to use both!
The Green Card
Green is my favorite color, and perfect for Christmas trees. It was really easy to make my first class card. I also relied on the 6 x 6 Lights Aglow Specialty Designer Series Paper. What makes it special? All the gold accents built into one side of each sheet. You will see the opposite sides of this pretty paper used below.
I chose the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders pine bough selection for this card design. Don’t you think it is classically elegant on the Evening Evergreen cardstock? For each of my Christmas trees, I stamped in VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. I made the bows with Evening Evergreen 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon.
Christmas Trees In Red
Of course, traditional Christmas colors are red and green. And Cherry Cobbler is the featured “red” color in the Lights Aglow DSP. My second card for this class relied heavily on red!
I just love how cheerful these cards are! The DSP plays a big role here. Not only have I used it for a layering mat, I die cut my tree using DSP too. The garland is built in to the paper design! I chose the Gold & Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon to create a bow for the top of my Christmas tree. And lastly, the Festive Pearls in gold add an additional rich touch.
Not A Christmas Tree Card
For the last card in this class, I decided to focus on the sentiment from the Brightest Glow Stamp Set. The best part about this fabulous red and green card? You can create it in either the landscape or portrait position. I love how this design works like that!
For this card, I also used the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder. I have covered the smooth rectangle middle section with more paper layers. My Gold Glimmer Paper die cut snowflake is cut in half and adhered to either end of the DSP for extra fancy bling!
Get Your Card Kits From This Class!
With a qualifying order over $35 in my online store using the Host Code 9M49JB9V from October 17-23 2022, I will send you a set of card kits (1 of each design, 3 total) that you can use to recreate these cards at home. Whether you are using the Christmas Lights Bundle, the Brightest Glow Bundle, or different stamps and dies, your cards will be easy to put together- I will do all the cutting, die cutting and embossing (but no stamping).
If you miss out on this online class, just look for another one coming soon! You can also see my previous online class here. Join me on Monday evenings at 8pm (EST) for a live class on my FaceBook page, The Maine Stamper. Or watch for my YouTube videos posted shortly after, the The Maine Stamper channel. Hope to see you there!
Another version of my green Christmas tree card! For this version, I stamped and heat embossed using gold powder before die cutting both the outside edges and the inner details…there are little cut-away dots that create a sweet garland.
Who Wore It Better? Green or Red? You decide!