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SU Happy Scenes Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

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Hi, there!  Thanks for stopping by.  My greeting card share for you today is a simple Christmas card made with the SU Happy Scenes Stamp Set – Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow sentiment and the SU Home for Christmas DSP .

SU Happy Scenes Stamp Set, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

“Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we have no place to go, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!”  Can’t you hear Dean Martin singing this song from his A Winter Romance album?  Oh, sorry!  I’ll get back to the purpose of this post. 🙂

This Christmas card made with the SU Happy Scenes Stamp Set and Home for Christmas DSP is an easy card to make.  I have to admit, it’s difficult for me to make simple cards.  I have a tendency to make more complex cards and paper crafts. If you’ve scrolled through my site, you’ll understand what I mean.

HOW TO MAKE A CHRISTMAS CARD WITH THE SU HAPPY SCENES STAMP SET AND HOME FOR CHRISTMAS DSP:

  • Cut an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Stampin’ Up! Pool Party Card Stock (item # 122924) and fold it in the middle.  This creates an A2 card.
  • Cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Stampin’ Up! Real Red Card Stock (item # 102482) for your first card layer.  I used my Stampin’ Up! Big Shot (item # 113439) and the retired Stampin’ Up! Snow Burst Embossing Folder to add a textured snow impression onto the card stock.  Adhere to the front of the Pool Party card.
  • Cut a 3-3/8″ x 4-5/8″ piece of Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla Card Stock (item # 101650), and adhere it onto the Real Red Card Stock.
  • Cut a 3-3/16″ x 4-3/8″ piece of the following design from the Stampin’ Up! Home for Christmas DSP and adhere it to the Very Vanilla Card Stock.
Home for Christmas DSP

Stampin’ Up! Home for Christmas DSP (item # 139592

  • Using the retired Stampin’ Up! Festive Flurry Framelits (i.e., the next to the largest framelit), cut out a snowflake from the following design from the Stampin’ Up! Home for Christmas DSP (139592). (I chose a church to be the center of my snowflake).
Home for Christmas DSP

Stampin’ Up! Home for Christmas DSP (item # 139592)

Stampin' Up! Embossing Folder and Festive Flurry Framelits

Stampin’ Up! Snow Burst Embossing Folder and Festive Flurry Framelits

  • Embellish the snow on the design scene with white glitter glue (I used Stickles – Frosted Lace).
  • With a pencil, trace around the second to the largest snow flake die (the same one used above) onto Real Red Card Stock.  Fussy cut it for a mat to go behind the Home for Christmas DSP snowflake cutout.  If desired, run a Silver Gel Pen around the edges of these two pieces, as I did.
  • Use foam dots to adhere the two snow flake cutouts together.  If desired, add a ribbon and/or cord.

SU Happy Scenes and Home for Christmas DSP

SU Happy Scenes and Home for Christmas DSP

  • Stamp the sentiment, “LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW”, from the SU Happy Scenes Stamp Set in Real Red Ink below the snowflakes.
  • That’s all, folks! Have a blessed day!

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

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Beverly Polen

SU Happy Scenes Stamp Set and Home for Christmas DSP Side View

SU HAPPY SCENES LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW

Stampin Up Christmas Blessings Card – Pink Poinsettias

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When I saw the Stampin Up Christmas Blessings Stamp Set in the new annual catalog, I knew I had to have it (as well as many other new sets).  Well, I’m embarrassed to admit that I got caught up with creating with other stamp sets and…..forgot I have this one!  I’m quite sure it’s called “Old Age” or maybe “Chemo Brain”!

Regardless, today’s post focuses on the Stampin Up Christmas Blessings stamp set.  I decided that I wanted pink poinsettias, therefore, I created them.  I love how the card pops with the Glimmer Paper and Gold Cord!

Supplies used to create this Stampin Up Christmas Blessings card:

Stamps:  Stampin Up Christmas Blessings Stamp Set (123809)

Paper:  Watercolor Paper (122959), Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885), and Raspberry Ripple Card Stock (126842)

Ink:  Melon Mambo Classic Ink (126948), Melon Mambo Stampin Write Marker (119702), and Blender Pen (102845)

Accessories:  Gold Elastic Cord (can pick up at a craft store or, if you’re lucky, you’ll have some of Stampin Up’s retired cord), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430) or Foam Adhesive, Sticky Strip (104294) or other strong adhesive, and Stamping Sponges (101610)

Instructions for creating this Stampin Up Christmas Blessings card:

  • Cut a 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ piece of Stampin Up Watercolor Paper.
  • Cover with Black StazOn Ink the poinsettias stamp from the Christmas Blessings stamp set.
  • Stamp the image on the piece of Watercolor Paper.
  • Using a Melon Mambo Stampin Write Marker and a Blender Pen, color the poinsettias.

When coloring the poinsettias, think of each petal as being in thirds.

  • The bottom of a petal is 1/3 of the petal and is near the stamen.
  • The next 1/3 is the middle of the petal, and the next at the top.
  • The bottom 1/3 is darker than the middle 1/3.
  • The middle 1/3 is lighter than the bottom 1/3, but darker than the top 1/3.
  • The top 1/3 is lighter than the middle 1/3.
  • Using the Melon Mambo marker (brush end), color in the bottom of the petal.
  • Swipe the Blender Pen’s brush end back and forth on scrap paper until there is no ink spreading on the paper.
  • Using the clean Blender Pen, color the middle 1/3 of the petal by picking up some of the Melon Mambo ink at the very edge of where the bottom and middle thirds meet.
  • Swipe the Blender Pen’s brush end back and forth on scrap paper until there is no ink spreading on the paper.
  • Using the clean Blender Pen, pull color from the middle 1/3 to color the top 1/3 of the petal.
  • Repeat until all petals are colored.
  • Using the marker, slightly darken the portions of each petal that the natural light would not hit.
  • OPTIONAL:
    • Except for the size of the Watercolor Paper, repeat all of the above to provide a second layer of poinsettias.  The paper size should be small enough for the poinsettias image to just fit.
    • Cut out the second set of poinsettias, attach dimensionals, and adhere on top of the first poinsettias.
  • Stamp the sentiment, “Sending Christmas Blessings To You”, at the bottom of the Water Color Paper (see picture).
  • Sponge Melon Mambo Classic Ink around the edge of the Watercolor Paper.
  • Snip the corners (see picture) and wrap the Gold Elastic Cord around the Watercolor Paper and adhere it to the back side of the paper.
  • Cut a 3-3/4″ x 5″ piece of Champagne Glimmer Paper and adhere to it the Watercolor Paper.
  • Cut an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Raspberry Ripple Card Stock and fold it in the center for the card base.
  • Attach the decorated Watercolor Paper and Glimmer Paper to the Raspberry Ripple card base.
  • Finished!  Enjoy!
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
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Beverly Polen

 

Now it’s your turn to make a beautiful card using the Stampin Up Christmas Blessings stamp set!