If you want to make quick and easy holiday cards, purchase these kits on our
website store here. Everything is cut out and ready to color and glue. Some background papers may vary because of availability, but the results are all perfect. The fence card is impressive and the gatefold card is simple while looking complicated. I colored everything with Copic markers, but you can use colored pencils. Be sure to stock up on Scor-tape and Tombow glues. And, get crafting for the holidays.
Gatefold Christmas Card
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Snowman Fence Card
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I love to keep lists! Lists of gifts for people, things to do, ideas to try etc. You can alter any plain inexpensive notepad to make list making more fun. Here are some examples of seasonal pads we are taking to the church holiday event in November. You can use any size. Just cover the front with cardstock add decorative paper and put a band over the top to hold it together. Then embellish to your heart’s content. I used BoBunny designer paper and Stampin’ Up paper. Cardstock is Stamp Express quality cardstock. Stamps are from Stampavie and JustRite. Buttons and flowers are from my stash. Ovals were cut with Stampabilities Nesties dies. Use Scor-tape so everything will hold up well with use. These supplies are for sale at www.stampexpressstore.com.
Santa Altered Note Pad
Fall Altered Note Pad
Give Thanks Altered Note Pad
We usually think of red and green for Christmas items. I thought I’d try some different colors to see how they work. The beige, cranberry, and forest green gives an oldtime antiquish look. Paper is BoBunny and Stamp Express. Stamp is from JustRite, and dies are Spellbinders Nestabilities. Of course, cranberry, forest, and beige are just various shades of red, green and white.
The warmest wishes card uses pink, lime and white. Again it is a matter of shades of the red and green. Stamp is JustRite, paper from BoBunny and Stamp Express. The embossed part uses C’ordinations with a Cuttlebug folder and then sanded. Ovals are Nesties and buttons from my stash.
Finally, the shaped card (using Nesties) is all aqua and green with white accents. The ornaments are JustRite cling stamps, paper is BoBunny and Stamp Express, ink from Memento by Tsukineko. All supplies are available at www.stampexpressstore.com. Order now and use your 10% off coupon for October.
Spirit of the Season Christmas Card
Warmest Wishes Snowman Card
Christmas Ornaments Card
The fall stamps from JustRite are all so super I couldn’t make up my mind on what to do first. Here’s what I came up with for some of them. I’m still coloring others so stay tuned! All are colored with Copic markers and mounted on various circles from Spellbinders nestabilities. Solid cardstock is C’ordinations and Stamp Express quality cardstock. Designer papers are from BoBunny. All the papers, markers and stamps are for sale right now at www.stampexpressstore.com. Diecuts on the scrapbook page are Sizzix, flowers are Prima and ribbon is from my stash. A little Stickles brightened up the jack-o’lantern eyes. What fun these were to make. Try them.
12x12 Boo Halloween Page
Pumpkin Patch Card
Trick or Treat Card
House Mouse images just make you smile. And, this month’s Halloween set is adorable. Here are 2 of the 4 cards we have planned for the class at Olde Towne Books and Brew on Oct 1st. The Dracula mouse is being held off by the mouse with garlic! Stamps are from Stampabilities and colored with Copic markers. Designer paper is BoBunny, The second card uses Stamp Express pumpkin lovenotes. Inside we cut out just the vampire mouse and saying. Sign up for class now or order the stamps and materials at www.stampexpressstore.com. Our third card is one of the Christmas cards that Betsy Gibney is doing at the Locomotion Day on Oct 15 at the Stone Manse Bed and Breakfast. BoBunny holiday paper is topped with JustRite stamps and ribbon. Betsy has 4 holiday projects planned for her class that day. Barb is working on a gift idea and I’ll come up with something! Plus Myra is cooking and baking a delicious lunch and snacks. We hope to see you all at both of these events.
House Mouse Halloween Card
Halloween Lovenote Card (open)
Halloween Lovenote Card (closed)
Wishing You Joy Christmas Card
Everyone at the Hagerstown SDV seemed to enjoy the pretty pleated paper project that we did for summer. So, I changed the colors and the theme to” fall “for our FREE make/take at the upcoming Central Penn Crop. BoBunny sunflower paper made a colorful pleated autumn border. It’s easy to fold with help of the Scor-pal. A punched strip (Martha Stewart) holds the pleats in place. Then a pumpkin (Hero Arts) colored with Copic markers and embellished with Sizzix curly-que diecuts sets the tone for the season. Be sure to attend the crop and learn to make this project for yourself.
8x8 Pleated Pumpkin Page
I’m making holiday greeting cards to get ready for the holiday card workshop I’ll be teaching at various Boscov stores in the area. This layered holly card is quite elegant and easy to make for beginner paper crafters. BoBunny double-sided decorator papers make it simple to match the colors on all the layers. The solid holly stamp doesn’t need to be colored and the rhinestones add some pizazz. It’s mostly a cut and glue project, which is nice if you’re creating a number of cards. The solid cardstock is StampExpress quality cardstock. All papers are available at our on-line store.
Best Christmas Holly Card
The new double-sided papers for fall and winter arrived from BoBunny. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them. So I’m rushing the season, but here’s a card for my son’s fall birthday. I’ve noticed that everyone is combining printed decorator papers. I used two different designs on this card. Then I embellished with Stamp Express quality cardstocks in three colors. The half scalloped circle is a Nestie cut in half. I don’t know whose stamp this is. It’s old and may be Inkadinkadoo. The hardest part of the whole card was threading the embroidery floss through the buttons. But, you can’t have naked buttons! I colored the stamped image with Copic markers to match the papers. The NEW BoBunny papers are now available on our website (www.stampexpressstore.com)
Fall Colors Birthday Card
My sister and brother-in-law are celebrating their wedding anniversary next week. I couldn’t wait to try out the new Spellbinders fancy tags die, so I combined the two desires into one card! BoBunny double sided paper with butterflies seemed summery and romantic. I used it for a background and also cut out the butterfly from another piece. The stamp is from JustRite and fit into the blank part of the tag “just right”. Ribbon was from my stash. I hope they enjoy getting this card and our best wishes. I enjoyed making it for them. You can get the tag dies at our on-line store now and see how you like them.
Celebrating Your Love Anniversary Card
I dread making sympathy cards, but they are a necessary message to send. Our friend Susan West passed away this week, and we want to let the family know that we are thinking of them. I did have the dogwood flower stamped and colored with Copic markers and layered on diecut Nestabilities, so assembling the card was not too difficult. The stamp is from JustRite. Their flower stamps are perfect for any occasion. The embossed strip was done with a Cuttlebug embossing folder on Colorcore cardstock and then sanded to bring out the design. Background designer paper is from BoBunny,the word stamp from Hero Arts, and the decorative swirls from Spellbinders tag dies. Now I’m going to bake something to take along with the card and offer my condolences. A good idea would be to make up several of these cards ahead of time to have on hand, but I just can’t seem to do it. If you need the products, they are all available at our on-line store.
Sympathy Card
