STAMPIN' UP! REINDEER FUN JINGLE BELLS CHRISTMAS CARD

 I have a few more Reindeer Fun Christmas cards to share with you, in the coming days.  I probably could have just bought the Reindeer Fun and Peaceful Season bundles to craft with this year - they've been my staples.  (Of course I couldn't resist buying loads of other gorgeous Stampin' Up! Christmas goodies to use for my cards. 😄) 

Having travelled a bit for the last few months of the year, my Christmas card production is well down from where I'd like it to be.  I am trying not to feel stressed about that!

The beautiful Forever Plaid 3D embossing folder was used to give texture to the background piece of Basic White card, that I then matted on a Gold Foil Sheet, and a Real Red card base.

I used Stylish Shapes Dies to cut the Basic White and patterned paper square layers.  The bow is made from Real Red & White Baker's Twine, and the gold embellishments are Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems.

The cute reindeer was cut from Basic White, Pecan Pie and Early Espresso cardstock, and his nose from Real Red card.  I added a touch of colour to his ears with Petal Pink Stampin' Blends markers.  (The shine on the reindeer's nose was achieved by using (retired) Shimmery Crystal Effects.)

I white heat-embossed the "Merry" on Real Red card, before die-cutting it.  "Christmas" is die-cut from Gold Foil Sheet, with Adhesive Sheet adhered to the back, to make it clean to stick down.  I am notoriously messy with Liquid Glue, especially anywhere near foiled cardstock, so this is the perfect adhesive for me!

I decorated the inside of the card by simply adding, to the Basic White card panel, a strip of the same Designer Series Paper as I used on the card front.

Listed below are all the current products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Peaceful Season Bundle (English) [164021] $91.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $20.25	Pecan Pie A4 Cardstock [161726] $20.25
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Reindeer Days 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164166] $21.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $19.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Reindeer Fun Dies [164043] $70.00	Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder [164049] $21.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00
Real Red & White Adhesive Backed Peppermints [164050] $15.00	Adhesive Backed Metallic Gems [163780] $15.75	Real Red & White Baker's Twine [164051] $8.75	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75

STAMPIN' UP! LOST LAGOON CHRISTMAS CARD

 

After missing last week's Colour Creations blog hop, due to another trip to visit family and friends in New Zealand, I'm excited to be back and playing along again.  

The feature colour this week is Lost Lagoon, a beautiful soft greeny-blue  (or, bluish green, depending on how you look at it!) in Stampin' Up!'s range.

On tonight's card, I have a sneak peek of some new dies that are coming out next month.  The Everyday Arches Dies will be in Stampin' Up!'s Mini Catalogue launching on 7th January.  One of the exciting things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, is getting to pre-order new goodies before they become readily available.

The background on my card was created with two different patterns of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper.  I sponged the edges with Lost Lagoon ink, then matted them on a piece of Silver Foil Sheet, and onto a Lost Lagoon card base.

The focal panel on my card is a Lost Lagoon die-cut arch, on which I've stamped a few images.  I stamped the row of trees, using the Forever Forest stamp set and Versamark ink, then white heat-embossed them.  Using Versamark ink, I stamped some "ground" beneath the trees, and some snowy speckles above the trees.

The sentiment, from the Merriest Trees stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink, after leaving the background stamping to dry.  I sprinkled silver embossing powder over the sentiment, and melted it with my heat tool.

A strip of Silver Foil Sheet was adhered between the two die-cut arches, and Lost Lagoon Faceted Gems added.

As you can see in this close-up photo, some of the background "snow" was not quite dry when I stamped the sentiment, so silver embossing powder stuck to a few patches.  I rather like the subtle result.

The embellishments added to the main panel are Clear Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dots.  The Lost Lagoon arch is matted on a slightly larger arch, die-cut from Basic White card.

On this photo, you can better see the white-embossed tree detail, the subtle stamping to ground them, and the beautiful pierced detail around the edges of the Everyday Arches die-cuts.

Using the Dark Lost Lagoon Stampin' Blends marker, I coloured a length of Pool Party Pompom Ribbon.  After knotting it, I laid it across my card front, securing it with Tear & Tape adhesive.  The ribbon was wrapped around the Silver Foil layer, before everything was stuck down to the card base.  I added a Mini Glue Dot underneath the knot, to keep it in place more securely.

Inside the card, I added a Basic White piece of card, on which I'd stamped (full strength and second-generation stamping) trees, using an individual tree stamp from Forever Forest.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Palmieri:

If the link is broken, or if you'd like to see a comprehensive list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares, every week.

Listed below are all the current products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Forever Forest Cling Stamp Set [162054] $46.00	Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162043] $44.00	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162133] $21.75
Silver 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Foil Sheets [163387] $8.75	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $15.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00
Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Faceted Gems Trio Pack [162148] $13.25	Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots [164204] $15.00	Pool Party 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Pompom Ribbon [164129] $21.00
Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161680] $19.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Tear & Tape Adhesive [154031] $12.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75