GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING!

Hark the Herald Angles Sing.  Glory to the newborn King!  This was one of Mom's favorite Christmas carols.  She had many favorites but said that she always loved this one when she was young -- "because it was peppy!"

Normally, I don't post on Sunday's, but because it is a very special day where we celebrate the Newborn King and all that He did to change the world, I didn't want to miss the opportunity to wish you and all those you love a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This week I will be sharing cards made with another sneak peek suite from the Spring Mini Catalog called Delicate Desert.  Now, this certainly isn't a Christmas themed stamp set, but I thought I would see if I could use it to make a Christmas Card.

What do you think?  Does this work for Christmas?  It is Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive (i.e. Red & Green), so if nothing else, at least the colors are traditional Christmas colors.

I'm not sure exactly what this desert flower is, but I'm going to call it a Christmas Rose.  They are beautiful DistINKtive stamps, so the DistINKtive shading makes beautiful quick & easy stamped flowers.

The Desert Details Bundle also includes some great border and frame dies as well as a couple of border stamps that you see on the lower part of this card.

Since I now have one Christmas Card that I can put into my 2023 Christmas Card stash, I can officially say that I have started my 2023 Christmas Cards!  Eleven months from now, I just hope that I can remember where I "stashed" it!

I kept the inside of the card clean and simple with only a Cherry Cobbler stamped sentiment and an Old Olive mat.

A tutorial is available for today's card by downloading a copy using this link.

The information on the Delicate Desert Suite and Bundle is as follows, and a complete list of currently available products that I used for today's card is listed at the end of this post.

• Delicate Desert Suite - Item #160537
• Includes the Desert Details Bundle, 2 Designer Series Paper Collections, Faux Velvet Pale Papaya Ribbon & Gold Faceted Sequins
• Desert Details Bundle - Item #160532
• Includes the Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies

This Delicate Desert Suite will become available for purchase on January 5.  Come back on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week to see more sneak peaks using this Suite of products.  Sale-a-Bration also starts on January 5, so purchase the Desert Details Bundle, and you will be able to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration item.

Merry Christmas my stamping friends!  I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

Product List

For Unto Us Cling Stamp Set [153335]	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder [158655]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Add All to Cart

CHRISTMAS GOES DIAGONAL

Happy Friday stamping friends!  Today's card is fun, jolly and colorful -- just like Fridays should be!

Sometimes I've heard people say, "I'm sliding into the weekend."  Well, today, we are sliding into the weekend on a bit of a diagonal slide.

If you have been following my blog or my Facebook Business page these last few months, you know that I often fall back on this basic simple diagonal layout.  Today I masked the diagonal with a piece of lightweight scrap paper and then started randomly stamping foliage from the Christmas Season stamp set.  

You could easily change this to fall colors and have a Thanksgiving card, or try some cool blues and have a winter card, or maybe some pretty pastels and have an Easter card.  Change out the pinecones for a couple of pumpkins, a couple of glittery snowflakes or a couple of flowers and you are quickly transitioned into a totally different season.  Can you see the options?  They are only limited by your imagination.  Foliage works for any season.  Just change the colors and the focal elements.

Once I finished my random stamping along the diagonal, I removed the mask and covered it with a 2" strip of Very Vanilla embossed with the pine branch embossing folder from the Winter 3D Embossing Folder Pack.  I bordered the embossed strip with Rich Razzleberry, and then popped it all up with dimensionals over the masked area.

As a side comment...  When you mask an area to stamp over it, always use a lightweight mask (like copy paper) rather than cardstock.  This makes it easier to get the stamped ink right up to the edge of the mask and you don't have to worry about leaving a narrow white border.  

Now back to the card...  The sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink on Very Vanilla and then die cut with a Tasteful Labels Die.  The Rich Razzleberry mat behind the sentiment was also made with a die from Tasteful Labels Dies. 

A couple of pinecones, an Old Olive double bow and a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels finished the card front.  

But wait, a card is definitely NOT finished until the inside is also decorated.

I kept the inside clean.  I embossed approximately 1" the left edge of the Very Vanilla mat with the same Wintery 3D Embossing Folder that was used for the front diagonal strip.  For a finished look, a narrow strip of Rich Razzleberry was added where the embossed and non-embossed surfaces meet.  The sentiment from the For Unto Us Stamp Set, stamped with Old Olive Ink, perfectly summarizes the true meaning of Christmas!

I hope you enjoyed today's card, and I'd love to hear your thoughts.  I think as I was writing this post, I have motivated myself to CASE my own card and use this Christmas Season stamp set to make some additional cards for other seasons.  My mind is spinning with ideas!

For a complete detailed tutorial with all cutting dimensions for this card, click here.  The Product List below summarize all the products I used to create the card.

Product List

Christmas Season Bundle (English) [156801]	Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) [156300]	For Unto Us Cling Stamp Set [153335]	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886]	Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders [155433]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	All The Trimmings Ribbon Combo Pack [153541]	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115316]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Add All to Cart