Christmas Means More from Facebook Live 11-8-2020

I had a great weekend attending Stampin' Up!'s Onstage Live.  We normally gather in Salt Lake City for this event but due to the pandemic, we had the event virtually.  Stampin' Up! did an awesome job converting this event to a virtual event.  My roomies, Sue and Michelle and my downline Karen were able to chat during the presentations and met each day for a Zoom lunch.  We saw some awesome new products and got great ideas for presenting them to you!  I can't wait to show you some of the projects but will save them for when the products are available to you (well maybe I'll do a sneak peak closer to Christmas!)  

Christmas Means More Card
 

Supplies:

 

Stamps: Christmas Means More

Inks: Shaded Spruce

Stampin’ Blends: Light Just Jade, Dark Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock:  Shaded Spruce – one piece cut to 8 ½” x 5 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”

Whisper White – Two pieces; one piece cut to 2 ¾” x 3 ¾” and one piece cut to 4” x 5 ¼”

Cherry Cobbler – one piece cut to 5” x 3 ¾”

Designer Series Paper (DSP):  ‘Tis the Season – two pieces; one piece cut to 4 3/8” x 3 ¾” and one piece cut ¾” x 4”

Accessories:  Adhesive of choice, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Wonder of the Season Ribbon Combo Pack, Rhinestones, Stampin’ Trimmer, Mini Glue Dots

 

Directions:

This card uses a fun way of cutting DSP for a background that we learned from Sara Douglas, Stampin' Up!'s CEO.  Adhere the ¾” x 4” piece of DSP to the 4” x 5 ¼” piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Use Shaded Spruce ink to stamp the holly and berry image in the upper left corner of this piece.  Use the Dark Cherry Cobble and Light Just Jade Blends to color the image.  Attach this piece to the inside of the card base.  Place the 4 3/8” x 3 ¾” piece into the trimmer with the longer edge at the top of the trimmer.  Cut the DSP in half at an angle.  Cut each of the halves into three pieces using an angle cut each time.  BE SURE TO KEEP THE PIECES IN ORDER. Place the cut pieces in order on your work surface with the 3 ¾” length now along the top.  Adhere the pieces to the 5: x 3 ¾: piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock starting with the top piece, then the bottom piece and then space the other pieces evenly between those two.  Adhere the finished piece to the front of the card.  Use Shaded Spruce ink to stamp the “Christmas Means More” sentiment onto the 2 ¾” x 3 ¾” piece of Whisper White cardstock, being sure to stamp the image at the top of the piece so as to leave room for the ribbon.  Use the Light Just Jade Blends to color the holly images in the sentiment.  Cut a 5” piece of the Shaded Spruce ribbon from the Wonder of the Season Ribbon Combo Pack and secure it around the bottom of the stamped piece.  Cut a 5” piece of the gold cording from the Wonder of the Season Ribbon Combo Pack and tie it around the center of the Shaded Spruce ribbon, gathering the ribbon as you tie a knot with the cord.  Cut the ends of the cord as close to the knot as possible.  Tie a bow with the Shaded Spruce ribbon and secure it over the gathered ribbon with mini glue dots.  Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere this piece to the front of the card.  Use the Dark Cherry Cobble Blend to color six of the smallest rhinestones.  Adhere these to the card front as the berries in the holly images.  Enjoy!

 

Angel Gets Its Wings Card

Stamps: Christmas Means More

Inks:  Basic Gray
Stampin’ Blends:  Light Just Jade and Light Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock:  Smoky Slate – two pieces; on piece cut to 4 ¼ x 5 ½ and one piece cut to 2 ¾” x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼” and a scrap at least 1” x 1”
Cherry Cobbler – three pieces – one piece cut to 4 1/8” x 2 5/8” and two pieces cut to 1 ¼” x 4 1/8”
Whisper White – two pieces cut to 2 ½” x 4”
Designer Series Paper:  ‘Tis the Season – four pieces; two pieces cut to 1 1/8 x 4” and two pieces cut to ¾” x 2 ½”
Accessories:  Adhesive of choice, Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Wink of Stella
 
Directions:

Adhere the two pieces of 1 ¼” x 4 1/8” Cherry Cobbler cardstock to the right and left edges of the 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of Smoky Slate cardstock leaving about a 1/16^” border around the edges.  Adhere the two 1 1/8” x 4” pieces of DSP to the Cherry Cobbler panels again leaving a 1/16” border.  Adhere the scored 2 ¾” x 8 ½” piece of Smoky Slate cardstock to the card base with the fold along the top edge.  Adhere one of the ¾” x 2 ½” pieces of DSP to one of the 2 ½” x 4” pieces of Whisper White cardstock and adhere to the inside of the folded Smoky Slate piece.  Adhere the 4 1/8” x 2 5/8” piece of Cherry Cobbler to the front of the folded Smoky Slate Piece leaving a 1/16’ inch border.  Use Basic Gray ink to stamp the sentiment onto the remaining piece of 2 ½” x 4” piece of Whisper White cardstock, positioning it toward the top of the piece. Color the bells in the image using the Just Jade and Light Cherry Cobbler Blends.  Adhere the remaining ¾” x 2 ½” piece of DSP to the stamped piece about ¼” to ½” from the bottom of the piece.  Use Basic Gray ink to stamp the small bell image onto the small scrap of Smoky Slate cardstock.  Use scissors to “fussy cut” the image. Use a Stampin’ Dimensional to adhere the bell to the right side of the strip of DSP.  Tie a small bow with the ribbon and adhere it to the top of the small bell with a mini glue dot.  Use Wink of Stella to accent all the bell images. I wish you could really see the sparkle the Wink of Stella adds!  Enjoy!

 

II adore this set and it really makes quick and easy cards.  You can see a video of the creation of these cards on the Facebook Live recording from November 8th on my Facebook Page HERE

 

See you next Sunday (November 15th) at 2pm on my Facebook Live!