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Using Cardstock Scraps for Christmas Gleaming Xmas Card

Christmas Cards

23 Sep

Hello, Crafters.

Today sees the start of the Stampin’ Up! 24-hour Stamp Set Sale. The time starts in Europe at midnight on 22.09.20/UK at 11 pm on 22.09.20 and ends in Europe on 23.09.20 at 23.59/UK at 10.59 p.m. also on 23.09.20. If you’re a customer of mine, you will also know that I’m offering a free stamp set up to the value of £25/€33 to all my customers who place an order of £75/€99 by 6 pm on 30.09.20. This is my way of saying a huge thank you to you all for helping me to keep my business going during this very difficult year. I am very blessed and very grateful because it could so easily have been a different story. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 💖

It’s quite easy to find cards and videos that give ideas on how to use up scraps but it always seems to be for scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I saw this idea the other day and I thought it’s a great way to use up cardstock (CS) scraps. First of all, I went through my dies to see what I had that would be ideal for this idea. There were about four different sets of dies I could choose from and settled on the Peony Dies which creates this beautiful embossed scalloped edge. At six inches long this die could be used for a portrait or landscape card. When preparing my card I cut ten strips, i.e. two in each colour, but when I laid them on my card base they were far too close together and looked too “pretty” for what I had in mind!

I cut my strips to be approximately four and a quarter inches long and one and a quarter inches wide. I laid the die as close to the long edge as possible and made sure one side edge – and always the same side – started in the inside of the first “dip” in the scallop. I did this so when I adhered the layers on to a card the embossed “loops” all lined up with each other from one colour down to the next. This idea would work well for the seven colours of the rainbow although you would need to do the strips thinner. Each of my strips overlaps the next strip by about a quarter of an inch. I chose five colours that I consider blend in with each other brilliantly. Starting from the top they are Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Just Jade, and Pretty Peacock.

I knew I wanted to create three baubles from the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set and chose the first, third, and fifth colours. Using my Stamparatus, I stamped the Pool Party bauble first. After I had cleaned my stamp with my Simply Shammy, I re-inked my stamp with Versamark and stamped on top of the Pool Party bauble. I dipped it into my Clear Emboss Powder and heat set it. Next I repeated the process using Bermuda Bay Ink and then the last one using Pretty Peacock. I punched all three baubles out using the large bauble punch. In my pre-SU stash I have a hand-held punch which punches two very small holes like buttonholes. I have an idea this punch was designed for dressmakers – do you know the punch I’m referring too? It has the name McGill on the side!

It was ideal for punching two small holes in the top of each bauble so I could put some gold cord through one hole and back through the other. Next I put Dimensionals on the back of all the baubles and adhered them in position on my card front. The cord stayed in place because it had been threaded in and out of two holes. This made it easy to adhere the ends of each set of cords on the back of the top layer. Next I tied three double bows using more gold thread and adhered them on the baubles where the hanging cord came out of the top of the bauble. The cord is from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack in the Annual Catalogue on page 161 (152475). The other part of the combo is Vanilla open-weave ribbon.I chose the HAPPY CHRISTMAS sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set and heat embossed it using Pretty Peacock Ink and Versamark. The reason I chose to use the Stitched So Sweetly die no 1 was because I thought the scallops went well with the scallops on the edge of each cardstock layer. To finish the front of the card I adhered the last few enamel dots I had in Just Jade. Inside the card I added a middle layer in Very Vanilla and a top layer of Pool Party to match the card base. I had a ready stamped and punched Pool Party bauble which I adhered in the bottom right-hand corner.

I think the name of the crafter whose video I watched is Natasha Foote – I hope that’s right! That’s it from me today and I look forward to being back with you tomorrow. In the meantime, stay safe and keep well. Happy crafting.

JanB. xx

Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for SEPTEMBER 2020 is AYW6BVVJ. Thank you. xx

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock
[150886]
£8.25

Just Jade A4 Cardstock

Just Jade A4 Cardstock
[153084]
£8.25

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay
[131286]
£8.25

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana
[131302]
£8.25

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

Pool Party A4 Card Stock
[124391]
£8.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock
[106550]
£9.00

Christmas Gleaming Bundle (En)

Christmas Gleaming Bundle (En)
[153006]
£46.75

Itty Bitty Christmas Bundle (En)

Itty Bitty Christmas Bundle (En)
[153019]
£42.25

Prized Peony Bundle (English)

Prized Peony Bundle (English)
[154056]
£53.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Stitched So Sweetly Dies
[151690]
£30.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150083]
£7.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[150090]
£3.50

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Pad
[153115]
£7.00

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[153121]
£3.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147096]
£7.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[131156]
£3.50

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147097]
£7.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[131164]
£3.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147107]
£7.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[122933]
£3.50

Versamark Pad

Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75

Versamark Refill

Versamark Refill
[102193]
£5.50

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder
[109130]
£5.50

Heat Tool - Uk Plug

Heat Tool – Uk Plug
[129054]
£28.00

Heat Tool - Eu Plug

Heat Tool – Eu Plug
[129055]
£28.00

Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack

Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack
[152475]
£8.25

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots
[152480]
£7.50

Stamparatus

Stamparatus
[148187]
£46.00

Simply Shammy

Simply Shammy
[147042]
£7.50

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
£112.00

Magnetic Cutting Plate

Magnetic Cutting Plate
[149656]
£22.00

Paper Trimmer

Paper Trimmer
[152392]
£23.00

Paper Snips

Paper Snips
[103579]
£9.25

Take Your Pick

Take Your Pick
[144107]
£9.00

Bone Folder

Bone Folder
[102300]
£6.50

Grid Paper

Grid Paper
[130148]
£11.75

Small Grid Paper

Small Grid Paper
[149621]
£6.00

Silicone Craft Sheet

Silicone Craft Sheet
[127853]
£5.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[154974]
£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals
[104430]
£3.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
[144108]
£3.75

Mini Glue Dots

Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
£5.00

Foam Adhesive Sheets

Foam Adhesive Sheets
[152815]
£7.50

Cardstock Layer Sizes: A4

Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8”

Middle layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5½”

Top layer: 2 pieces 3¾” x 5 3/8”

Cardstock Layer Sizes: Letter-size

Card base 8½” x 5½” scored and folded at 4¼”

Middle layer: 2 pieces 4” x 5¼”

Top layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”



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  1. mary-ann (Mal) Lynch says

    September 23, 2020 at 8:26 am

    Thanks Jan for such a wonderful card tip. I will now search my limited dies to see if any are suitable. Thanks for sharing this card and tip. XX M

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    • Jan says

      September 24, 2020 at 10:32 am

      Many thanks, Mal. If you don’t have a die, see if you have any border punches that you could use. Enjoy. xx

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