Black Friday Sale & Some Quick & Easy Christmas Cards!

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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