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                 2 Quick & Easy Christmas Cards!

Here are a few easy and quick cards to put together.

I used the Christmas Tags & More Designer Series Paper to make these two cards.

Card 1

I cut down a piece of the Christmas Tags & More DSP ornaments image to 5 1/8" x 3 5/8". The piece that was trimmed off, I cut to 5 3/8" x 1 3/4".

Attach the strip that was cut off to a Real Red Card Stock card base measuring 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2".

 Wrap some ribbon around the card and tie into a knot. Attach the ornaments panel using Dimensionals over top. 

Stamp a sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas Bundle onto a thin strip of Basic White C/S using black ink. Attach it to the card using Dimensionals.

Die cut 3 Gold Foil stars using the Ornamental Christmas  Dies. Attach to the card.

For the inside I added a Basic White layer and glued one more Gold Foil star to the panel.

Card 2

Cut a Shaded Spruce card stock base to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and score in half at 4 1/4". 

Tie a Real Red Ribbon around the card base and tie into a knot.

Cut a piece of the Christmas Tags & More DSP that has the greenery bough on it down to 4 1/4" x 3". 

Stamp Merry Christmas using Memento Black Ink. This sentiment is from the October 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Attach it to a Real Red C/S layer cut to 4 1/2" x 3 1/4". Attach this panel to the card base using Dimensionals. 

Decorate using the Traditional Sparkling Sequins.

For the inside I used the leftover piece of DSP when I cut down the bough design. I cut it down to 1 3/4" x 5", attach inside the card and then attach a 3 1/2" x 5" piece of Basic White C/S over it. Easy peasy!

I hope you have enjoyed todays easy Christmas cards!

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Product List

Ornamental Christmas Bundle (English) [166001] $70.00	Christmas Tags & More 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Mix & Match Specialty Designer Series Paper [165907] $17.00	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $20.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $20.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780] $20.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Combo Pack [159577] $10.25	Traditional Sparkling Sequins [165875] $11.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $39.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $191.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $8.25

New Blog Post, Easy Fun Fold Card

                          Fun Fold Card

I love making simple fun folds! This fun fold idea is from Brenda Quintana, thanks Brenda!! Thanks to Sue too for the inspiration!! It was a team effort!!

Here is my design.

Directions:

Cut Basic Black Card Stock to 11" x 4  1/4", on the long score at 1  1/2", 3  1/2", 5 1/2", 7  1/2" and 9  1/2". Fold starting at one end, valley, mountain, mountain, mountain and valley. Burnish well. Glue both smaller ends together to create the fun fold. It lays flat to fit into a A2 sized envelope. 

DSP for front panels- 2@ 1  3/4" x 4" I used the gorgeous Modern Christmas Designer Series Paper. 

Basic White C/S panels-2@ 1  1/4" x 4" front and back. Stamp sentiment using Memento Black Ink. 

Die cut 1 Basic White ornament, stamp sentiment. Die cut 2 Basic Black C/S ornaments. Cut 1 black ornament in half width wise and 1 cut length wise. Glue these behind the Basic White ornament, one at a time, so that just a small bit of black is showing from the front. I like how this gives a small black border so that the ornament "pops"! Die cut ornament topper from Gold Foil. Die cut 7 Gold Foil stars to embellish card. I also added a small loop of black cording behind the ornament top using Glue Dots.

Cut a 1" x  3" piece of Basic White C/S, score it on the long at 1/2". Then using a 1" circle punch, punch out 2 circles so that the score line is in the center of the circle. Fold these 2 circles in half. Glue one circle, folded in half, on the card front at the score line with the circle opening facing out, repeat on the other side of the score line. Do not go over the score line or your card will not fold properly. *See photo. This creates your "pop-up" for the ornament. Add glue to the other part of the circle 1/2 flaps and attach the ornament.

 I hope you have enjoyed todays card! 

           Shop with me here, I appreciate all orders. Thank you!

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Product List

Ornamental Christmas Bundle (English) [166001] $70.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $15.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780] $20.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.00	Modern Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165990] $23.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $39.00	Paper Snips [103579] $16.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $191.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $8.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.00

You Are A Ray Of Sunshine Fun Fold Card

 You Are A Ray Of Sunshine Card

This is a fun and simple fun fold card. I used the Everyday Arches Dies and matching stamp set.

Directions:

Cut a card base of Basic White Card Stock to 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and score at 2 3/4".

Cut 2 different pieces of Everyday Happiness Designer Series Paper to 5 3/8" x 2 5/8" and 5 1/4" x 2 1/2" , layer together and attach to card base.

See it here: Everyday Happiness Designer Series Paper

Cut 2 pieces of Everyday Happiness DSP to 5 3/8" x 1/2" and cut 2 pieces of Gold Foil Paper to 5 1/2" x 5/8",  attach the strips of DSP to the Gold Foil. Attach one to the card front and one inside the card.

Using the Everyday Arches Dies, cut 1 large Gold Foil Arch, using the next size down, cut 1 from the Everyday Happiness DSP and using the next size down, cut 1 from Basic White C/S.

Using Pretty Peacock Ink, stamp the sentiment onto the Basic White C/S arch. 

Attach the DSP arch to the Gold Foil arch using Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, then attach the Basic White Arch using Dimensionals. Add Dimensionals to the lower portion of the back of the Gold Foil arch and attach to the center of the card base.

Using the Beautiful Butterflies Dies, cut out a Lost Lagoon body, a Pretty Peacock detailed body and a Gold Foil center. Layer together.

Wrap some Gold Twisted Thread around your fingers and using some Stampin' Seal to anchor it, attach it to the card front and using a few Dimensionals attach the butterfly over the thread.

Attach 1 Adhesive Backed Dragonflies and Birds embellishment. 

Here is another I made using the Sweets Days Of Autumn DSP. I fussy cut out some of the critters. 

I made the clouds by punching out a cloud shape and using my Blending Brush and Pool Party Ink.

I hope you have enjoyed todays cards and it inspires you to create some of your own designs.

The new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue goes live tomorrow!!!! 🙋

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Christmas Fractured Card

 Christmas Fractured Card

I really enjoy making these "Fractured" cards. I find them very interesting to look at and they are super easy!! That's my kind of card!

I used the beautiful Sophisticated Sled Bundle for todays cards and the Season Of Gold And Green Designer Series Paper. These are both On-Line Exclusive products and not in any Catalogue.

164324

SEASON OF GREEN & GOLD 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

$23.00

164134

BUNDLED SAVINGS

SOPHISTICATED SLED BUNDLE (ENGLISH)

$72.75

You can order all of the products that I have used for todays cards below in the "Product List". Just click on the photo and it will take you directly to my store. 

I love the "pop" of red!

Cutting Guide

 Cut Garden Green Card Stock 4 1/4" x 11" score at 5 1/2", this is the card base. I also cut one of the bases at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4". Either works great! Set aside.

 Cut Basic White C/S: 4" x 5 1/4" and another piece @ 2 1/4" x 2 1/4".

 Cut 4 strips of Gold Glimmer or Gold Foil Paper 1/4" x 6".

Cut the Season Of Green And Gold Designer Series Paper to  3 3/4" x 5".

Directions

Stamp your sentiment using Memento Black Ink onto the       2 1/4" x 2 1/4" Basic White C/S piece, turn it so it becomes a diamond shape. Stamp the sentiment more towards the top of the diamond. 

Also stamp the bough from the Sophisticated Sled Stamp Set using Memento Black Ink onto a scrap of Basic White C/S and die cut with the co-ordinating die set. Stamp another bough just were the ribbon is and fussy cut it out.

Attach the sentiment to the center of the DSP in a diamond shape. 

Take the first strip, add a little bit of Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to it and lay it tight up to the Basic White C/S sentiment on the bottom right side and even with the edge of the square. It will go off the DSP and hang over. *See photos.

*TIP-I try to gauge how much of the strip needs glue on it so I don't have a gluey mess!

Next, add another strip tight up against the sentiment piece and butting up to the first strip, again it will go off the edge of the paper. 

Continue with strip 3 and 4. 

 

Turn the DSP over and trim off all the excess strips.

Attach this DSP layer to the Basic White C/S layer then attach it to the card base using Dimensionals. 

Colour the bough and the ribbons using Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends. One of the bows I did in Real Red Blends the other was done in Pecan Pie Blends.

 Using tiny cut up pieces of Dimensionals attach the fussy cut bow over top of the other bow for a 3D look. *See photo.

Attach the bough to the card front using Dimensionals.

Add tiny dots of the Gold Metallic Enamel Effects to all the berries on the bough. Set aside to dry.

Card Inside

 I stamped a Memento Black Ink wreath onto a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White C/S. 

I coloured it with Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends and also used the Gold Enamel Effects on the berries. Leave the card open until it dries. 

Don't forget to decorate your envelopes!

I hope you have enjoyed todays fun fold card and have some time to create one for yourself! 

Stampin' Up! is having a huge sale on select Designer Series Papers! 15% off! 

Click here to view the sales flyer. DSP Sale

The gorgeous Winter Meadow DSP is one of the ones on sale!!

SALE

WINTER MEADOW 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER #162133

$14.45 $17.00

SHOP with me here! Thank you!

Happy Stamping and Creating!
Arlene

Product List

Sophisticated Sled Bundle (English) [164134] $72.75	Season Of Green & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164324] $23.00	Metallic Enamel Effects Basics [161610] $21.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $15.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $18.00	Gold Glimmer Paper [146958] $6.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.00
Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674] $15.00	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $8.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $39.00	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236] $15.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $177.00