#SimpleStamping Saturday – Peace & Joy – Not Just for Christmas. Did you notice that I have, so far, shown NONE of my August to December Mini Catalogue Pre-Order? Lots of other Demonstrators have, but as we only had the launch of the Annual Catalogue a few weeks ago, it seemed a little premature. Today I change that with my first Not Just for Christmas projects. Of course, as it’s Saturday, this is also a #SimplyStamping Saturday set of projects.
Quick and Simple
I always make my Quick and Simple projects on one of our Note Cards and Envelopes. This week I am using Whisper White for a clean, crisp look. The only slightly tricky thing about this card is that you don’t want to ink up the stems of the foliage. You are after just the ‘leaf’ images and only 4 of each around the ‘JOY’, which is stamped in Petal Pink. Of course you will also need to stamp on the envelope, after all it is #SimpleStamping Saturday!
Casual
For my first stepped up card I have added full sized card (see below for the dimensions). The design is basically the same, except ‘JOY’ is stamped on a separate piece of card and punched out. I punched a piece of Petal Pink too and cut it in half to use to back ‘JOY’. Before I added the punched piece, I added a Z of Pool Party Sheer Ribbon. The punched piece was added with Dimensionals, and I added some Petal Pink Gems from the Elegant Faceted Gems pack (this truly is my favourite set of gems at the moment – did you notice?)
Avid
I decided to make a Gate fold Card for my Avid Project. I have not added the dimensions for this (I need to leave a few mysteries!)
To see a full description of how I did the individual die cut elements, I highly recommend you watch my video. As I was showing my card on the video, I realised that I needed to make a ‘Belly Band’ for it. I simply cut a full length piece of Vellum about 2-1/2″ (6cm) wide. For the decoration, I stamped in classic ink (as before), in the middle of the length, and then sprinkled Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Be VERY careful when you melt the embossing powder on vellum, it will suddenly melt and you could burn the vellum. Once this was set, I die cut the middle ‘JOY’ so it lined up with the front of the card. You will need to wrap the vellum around the card so it is slightly loose. Trim the length and stick with Seal, Seal+ or Tear & Tape.
Inside the Gate fold is where most of the decoration is. Because I seem to be in a rut with this, I added Shimmery Crystal Effects to the narrow die cut ‘JOY’. This adds a wonderful finishing touch to the card, it felt a little ‘unfinished’ without it.
Now I really do suggest watching the video. You will be pleased to hear it is one of my shorter ones!
What do you think? Have I managed to convince you that the Peace & Joy Bundle is not just for Christmas?
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Dimensions
For International A4 Card
Standard A6 Cardbase
First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.4 x 10cm)
Second Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14.2 x 9.8cm)
For Letter Sized Card (8-1/2 x 11″)
Standard Card Base (half sheet folded in half to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″)
First Mat – 4 x 5-1/4″
Second Mat – 5-1/8 x 3-7/8″
Nail Varnish Colours
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