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  • SNEAK PEEK! Carol of Christmas and a Blog Hop! [VIDEO TUTORIAL]

    SNEAK PEEK! Carol of Christmas and a Blog Hop! [VIDEO TUTORIAL]

    Fun n Crafty Blog Hop Team BadgeWoo hoo!  I’m back from the Stampin’ Up Incentive trip to Thailand – feeling refreshed (once the jet lag wore off! 😉 ) and excited for the upcoming Holiday catalog!  Winter is my favorite season, filled with twinkly lights, beautiful scenes, and an extra bit of kindness to go around.  Before I left for Thailand, Stampin’ Up announced an amazing starter kit promotion that gives you an extra $72 in bonus goodies when you join in July!  One of those items was the sneak peek stamp set “Carols of Christmas”.  So, when it was time for our Fun n’ Crafty Stampers group blog hop – and the theme was Christmas in July, I knew what I wanted to play with!

    Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek – Carols of Christmas

    Our team also did a fun swap using this stamp set this month (since we were able to preorder it), and so this was my swap card.

    Deck the Halls Carols of Christmas card sneak peek

    It was easy to put together thanks to the Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builders framelits (yes, they will be available as a bundle as part of an early release starting August 1!).  In fact, I created a video tutorial at the end of this post to show you how to put it all together!

    But in the meantime, let me show you some of the fun parts of this card – Decorative edge for card front using card front builder framelits

    It all started because I really wanted to play with these border dies that come in the Cart Front Builders framelits.  I was thinking they would look cool, but I really wanted them to POP!  So I got the idea of layering them with a dark color behind the holes.  Thankfully, the die is sized to fit perfectly in a 4″x5 1/4″ layer on your card front, so I could make my matting just a smidgen larger to get that extra border of Old Olive.

    Once I had that in place, I focused on my sentiment. In this case, the ‘Deck the Hall” from the Carols of Christmas stamp set.  It was a cool bold sentiment, so I didn’t want to mess with it too much, so instead I looked for ways to highlight it from behind.

    Fabulous Foil acetate card mat with metallic edge ribbon

    First I knew I wanted to add some designer paper behind.  I loved the new specialty paper from the Holiday Catalog that is all music sheets and music notes, and the contrast of the black with so much white in the card was perfect!  (This paper is thinner like the newsprint specialty paper, and so you get half a pack with a black background and white print, and half a pack of white background with black print – for a total of 24 sheets in the pack!).  But it still needed something, and gold was the perfect touch with the new Metallic Edge ribbon from the annual catalog.  It is satin with that metallic stitching on the edge… soooo pretty!

    Fabulous foil acetate and holly berry card accent

     But I couldn’t stop there… seriously, sometimes I think I have a problem calling a card done!  ha ha ha!

    So, to get a little more gold without overwhelming the card, I added a small mat behind the sentiment using the Fabulous Foil designer acetate.  Each pattern can be used either as gold (on one side) or silver (the other side).  Of course, I used gold here, but I love the versatility.   Then for a little pop of color, I stamped the holly from the same stamp set and cut it out and popped it up on a mini-dimensional.

    So, lots of little pieces, but nothing hard to do!  Don’t believe me?  Check out the video tutorial below!

    Get more holiday ideas on the Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop!

    We have more amazing holiday cards lined up for you, so I invite you to hop along and check them all out!  We all would love to hear what you think too.  Next up is Stacey, and she never disappoints!

    *** Please leave a comment at the end of this post and on the blog hop stops, and let us know what you think!***

    1. Christine – Artful Musings
    2. Kathy – Stampablog
    3. Merit – MB Squared Designs
    4. Susan – Stampin’ By the SF Bay
    5. Jennifer – NW Stamper<—YOU ARE HERE
    6. Stacey – A Work of Carte

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    VIDEO TUTORIAL – Carols of Christmas Classy Card

    As promised, check out this video to learn a little more about the starter kit promotion in July and how to make this card! (Hop to 1min 40sec to get to the start of the card tutorial).

     

    Card Measurements

    • Whisper White cardbase – 4 1/4″ x 11″
    • Old Olive cardstock – 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
    • Whisper White cardstock – 4″ x 5 1/4″, 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
    • Fancy Foil Acetate – 3″ x 3″
    • Music designer paper – 1 1/2″ x 4″
    • Metallic Edge Ribbon – 5″

    Card supplies you will need:

    Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate

    $12.00

    Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon

    $7.00

    Banner Triple Punch

    $23.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $9.00

    Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.00

    Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

    $7.00

    Brights Stampin' Write Markers

    $29.00

    Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00

    SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

    $7.00


  • Bear Hugs Birthday Card with the Collar Fold Technique

    I’ve recently seen this idea of the Collar Fold card and I just had to give the technique a try!  And what more fun way than to have a little bear popping in to say hello and Happy Birthday to you!

    A Few Fun Card Details

    This card was a fun way to play around with a few different things… I grabbed a cheery paper from the It’s My Party designer paper stack and made my fold first, then I started building the card around it. 

    I started with the larger bear from the Bear Hugs stamp set.  I actually had the chick from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set first, but I figured everyone had seen me use him a billion times, so I needed to break out of the rut and try something new.  And isn’t this bear just too stinkin’ cute?  I stamped him in the Archival Basic Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White paper and then colored using an Aqua Painter and Tip Top Taupe for the bear and my Stampin’ Write markers for the flowers.

    I also pulled out another new set – the Party Pants stamp set.  This is one of the limited time release sets that just came out for Sale-a-Bration.  You can get it free with a $50 purchase and only until the end of the month!  I loved that all of the sentiments fit in the balloons and that the balloon fits the Balloon Bouquet punch from the Occasions catalog!  So, it was the perfect way to hold back my flaps.

    Did you spot it?  The last touch?  I use Crystal Effects to create a raised gloss over a bunch of the Balloons on the patterned paper.  It makes a HUGE difference and is so EASY to do!  I really need to do that more often. Smile 

    How to make a collar fold card

    Now if you want to make a card like this at home, here is how you do it:

    • Cut a piece of pattern paper to 5” x 3.75”.  I highly recommend a paper that has high contrast between the two sides. 
    • Cut a slight halfway down on the patterned paper (so 2 1/2” down & 2” in)
    • Fold back the patterned paper.  If you want, you can use your trimmer to SCORE the paper for you, or just do what I did and fold it by hand.
    • Stamp your image on a piece of Whisper White paper the same dimensions as your patterned paper (5” x 3.75”).
      TIP – to get your stamped image peeking out just the right amount.  After you fold your flaps back, set it onto your white paper and trace the cut opening using a pencil.  Then take away the patterned paper and use the pencil marks as a guide when stamping.  Erase the marks when you finish stamping.
    • Color your image and then glue the patterned paper over the Whisper White cardstock.
    • Mount to a piece of cardstock for your mat (5 1/4” x 4”)
    • Decorate your card as desired

    The possibilities are endless and you can do all kinds of fun designs by mixing and matching your patterned paper and stamped images.

    And don’t forget!  Sale-a-Bration is ending in a few weeks!

    So if you want to get the most bang for your buck, don’t forget to get your order together now!  There are 3 ways to maximize your goodies –

    1. Something free for every $50 ordered!  Yup, for every $50 in product you can pick out an extra stamp set or paper pack from the Sale-a-Bration catalog or bonus flyer (that is where the awesome Metallic tape and this Party Pants stamp set are from!)
    2. Extra $25 in hostess freebies!  Gather some orders together from your friends or put in your own $250 order (you know make a dent in that wish list!) and you’ll get the regular $25+ in hostess benefits plus a bonus $25 in extra benefits.
    3. Save now and save more later!  Get it all with the Starter Kit!  This is the way to get the most bang for your buck!  Turn that $100 wishlist order into $155 in product by getting the demonstrator starter kit for $99 plus tax and you get to pick out $155 in product to get for that $99!  AND you’ll be a part of my Fun n’ Crafty stampers demonstrator group, join our fun, and get at least 20% off all your personal orders or orders from friends and family, through June!  Sweet, right?!  Get starter picking out your kit here

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    What I Used to Make This project

    Bear Hugs Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $30.00

    Bear Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $22.00

    Party Pants Wood-Mount Stamp Set

    $0.00

    Party Pants Clear-Mount Stamp Set

    $0.00

    It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack

    $26.00

    It's My Party Cardstock Pack

    $7.00

    Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

    $8.50

    Baker's Twine Combo Pack

    $6.50

    Balloon Bouquet Punch

    $18.00

    Crystal Effects

    $6.25

    Stampin' Trimmer

    $30.00

    Aqua Painters

    $17.00

    Brights Stampin' Write Markers

    $29.00

    Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

    $7.00

    Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

    $6.50

    Sponge Daubers

    $5.00

    Stampin' Dimensionals

    $4.00