Winter/Holiday Samples

Beate’s Weekend Challenge

Here is a card made with such a fun fold!! I made this card for Beate John’s weekend challenge using her Z-Fold Tutorial on her blog. As a new blogger, this is the first time I’ve done one of these challenges…how fun!

The design was also inspired by Marie Kirkwood’s card that I received in a swap.

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Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Big on Christmas, Perfect Presentation, Flannel Plaid

CS: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Dashing Designer Series Paper

Ink: Basic Brown, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Markers-Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Summer Sun, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen, 1 1/4″ & 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch, Crystal Effects

Hope you like it!

Make sure you share with me in the comments section if you try this fun tutorial too! Josee

Joy Card

This beautiful card was created by one of my downline, Tracie St. Louis. I fell in love with it the minute I saw it, and know you all will too. It’s using the Love & Joy Stamp Set from the Holiday Mini Collection Catalogue.

Love & Joy Card

The part I love the most about the card is how she used some of the Holiday Mini Designer Wrapping Paper as a layer. Not only is this paper absolutely GORGEOUS, it can be used on so many different projects other than wrapping gifts!!!! And, and, and…..to top it off….the Satin Ribbon featured on page 22 of the Mini is made to match; how great is that?!

If you’d like more inspiration on making your Christmas cards…make sure you Register for one of my Upcoming Christmas Card-Making Class on Oct. 25 or Nov. 9th, visit my CLASS PAGE to register.

Not local?! Get my class to go!

Happy Stamping! Josee

Holiday Planner

Here’s a fun project that I shamelessly CASED from Tina Rosenkrans’ Blog…I loved the project so much I almost copied it exactly!

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I used the Simply Scrappin’ Winter Bright kit and only used a bit of it to create this fun Holiday Planner. The planner is made using an ordinary 2 pocket folder from an office supply store…or even the dollar store!

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Here’s a closer look of the inside of the planner:

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You can use the pages to organize any of your holiday planning, but, my pages say: Gift List, Family Traditions, To do and Recipes.

Here’s a photo of the back:

Planner_back

Tips to creating this project:

Step 1: Choose the cardstock and decorative paper that you would like to use in your kit.

Step 2: Cut 6 strips of cardstock and/or decorative paper into 4 1/2″ x 12″

Step 3: Pick 5 of the strips from above and cut them in 2 pieces of 4 1/2″ x 3 3/4″ and 4 1/2″ x 7 3/4″ (This may change depending the size of your folder pocket)

Step 4: Use a bone folder to create an accordion fold in your folder.

Step 5: Decorate your folder using your cut paper from step 3. The remaining uncut strip is used for the back cover. I used modge podge to adhere the papers to the folder.

Step 6: Cut 2 pieces of Whisper White cardstock (8 1/2×11 size) to 4 1/4″ x 11″ to use for your inside pages.

Step 7: Embellish your white cardstock as desired and add to your pockets.

Step 8: Use Sticky Strip to adhere Ribbon to front of folder only. (Real Red Grosgrain recommended)

Ta da….A fun Organizer in 8 easy steps!

If you’d like to purchase the supplies to make this project, email me at josee@stampingjo.com!

Josee

Christmas Class Cards

Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving! (Canada) On Sunday, my family enjoyed a wonderful Turkey Dinner out…with wayyyyyy to much chocolate cake for dessert and the next morning went out for a delicious brunch at my step-parents home. Again….way too much yummy food! What is it about holidays and food?!

Today, I’m sharing with you a few of the cards we’ve made at my Christmas card classes.

Card 1: This one has been one of the favourite cards we’ve made…everybody LOVES embossing!

Wondrous Gift Card

Recipe- Stamp set: Wondrous Gift, All Holidays Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold pg. 179 INK: Versamark, Bashful Blue ACCESSORIES: Gold Embossing Powder, Daubers (to apply bashful blue ink), gold brads

Card 2: This card is using the hostess stamp set on page 20, Perfect Presentation. I love using our new In Colors, found in our catalogue on page 165. All of the 6 colours have the matching Double-Stitched Ribbon which makes it so easy to add the perfect ribbon to your projects!

Perfect Presentation

Supplies used: Stamp set: Perfect Presentation, Whimsy Wheel *Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Ruby Red *Ink: Wild Wasabi, Summer Sun *Accessories: Silver Brad, Scallop Circle Punch, Double Stitched Ribbon

Don’t forget to check my CLASS PAGE for upcoming events!

Happy Stamping! Josee www.stampingjoblog.com

Season of Joy Card

This card was made by my very talented downline, Heather Fosbery. She first found it on SCS and tweaked the design to make it “her own”…isn’t it lovely!?

It’s hard to see from the scan, but, there’s a vellum overlay as the top layer where the “Peace, Love, Joy” was stamped. I’m thinking of using this design in my next Christmas Card Class.

Colours: Purely Pomegranate, River Rock, Very Vanilla

Enjoy! Josee Smuck