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Arrange a Wreath with Joy Die!

December 4, 2020 0 Comments

Joy dies

If you want to make a lot of cards and you don’t have a lot of extra time, you can always use “Arrange a Wreath with a Joy Die“! The Wreath Builder Dies (#152722) that coordinates with the “Arrange a Wreath” stamp set (#152587) are very easy to use! They can be purchased as a bundle (#154109) as well – 10% savings!

Card Base:

  • Start by cutting Very Vanilla Card Stock (#101650) @ 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and scoring it @ 4-1/4″.
  • The next step was to fold on the scoreline and burnish with a Bone Folder.
  • The second layer of Early Espresso Card Stock (#119686) is cut at 5-1/4″ x 4″ and attached to the Very Vanilla layer with your choice of adhesive.
    • Note: I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue for my card!
Wreath & Joy Dies

Decorating the front:

  • Use the Wreath Builder Dies to cut a “sprig” wreath from Crumb Cake Card Stock (#120953) and attach over the Early Espresso Card Stock with Multipurpose Liquid Glue
  • Cut a “leaf” wreath out of Champagne Foil Sheets (#144748) and attach over the Crumb Cake Card Stock with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  • Now, it was time to create the “Joy” greeting.
    • Cut a piece of Champagne Foil Sheet to fit the Foam Adhesive Sheet (#152815), peel the cover layer from the adhesive sheet, and attach the Champagne Foil Sheet.
    • Use the Joy Die (#153530) with Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to cut out the thinnest word “Joy” (there are 3 to pick from!).
    • Note: Even though the layer was quite thick, with a bit of patience, I succeeded in getting the word out of the adhesive-foil layer.
    • Taking the back cover off of the adhesive layer was easy and attaching the “raised Joy” in the centre of the wreath completed the card front.

Your “Arrange a Wreath with a Joy Die” card is now complete!

I’ve been learning to add a greeting or image to the inside layer of my cards so for this one, I picked a Christmas greeting and stamped it with Early Espresso Classic Ink. I also stamped an image on the coordinating envelope. You can use wreaths like these for so many occasions like this one and this one.

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Need some Hand Made Cards?

November 30, 2020 0 Comments

Donate to Kinette Hampers

Do you need some hand made cards?
May I suggest
a Christmas card like this? or
a birthday card like this? or
a gift card holder like this?

Get cards here (porch pickup or via Canada Post) and
support the Kinette Hamper Program
with every purchase!!

mailto:marilyn.wagner@shaw.ca

Read how the hamper program works by visiting this website:

SPRUCE GROVE & EAST PARKLAND CHRISTMAS HAMPERS 2020

This is an excerpt from that website:
THANK YOU for your continued support, generosity, and kindness towards local deserving families that need a helping hand this holiday season.

For the 47th year, the Spruce Grove Kinette volunteers are working to make Christmas brighter for local families struggling with a limited income. Our goal is to support families in need with food and gifts for the holidays and last year, with your help, we assisted 606 families in our area, and supported close to 1900 residents!

If you don’t need cards at this time, you can make a cash donation here:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

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Perfectly Plaid Christmas Tree

November 27, 2020 0 Comments

I love how easy it is to make beautiful cards with just a few tools like a Tree Punch, a Winter Snow Embossing Folder, a Curvy Die, and, of course, a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine! Thanks to Sue Mohr for sharing this design for a Perfectly Plaid Christmas Tree. Now I’ll tell you how I did this!

I chose a Designer Series Paper that had the colours I wanted for my trees. This time it was Heartwarming Hugs DSP (#153492) because I could pick from Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz as well as Real Red and Whisper White!

Did you know that, by cutting a strip of DSP slightly larger than the punched image, you can use the Tree Punch (#149521) alternating from either side and get a LOT of trees per strip?

Perfectly Plaid Christmas Tree

I cut my Mossy Meadow card stock (#133676) at 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored it at 4-1/4″, folded and burnished with my Bone Folder (#102300). I also cut a Whisper White card stock (#100730) layer at 5-1/4″ x 4″ before using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (#149653) and a Curvy Die (#154319) to make a curved cut near the middle.

Before leaving the table that holds my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I embossed the top piece of Whisper White card stock with the Winter Snow Embossing Folder (#153577) – gotta love those snowflakes!!

I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach these Whisper White layers over the card front. I wanted a sliver of Mossy Meadow to show between the cut edges so the top and bottom borders are a little bit smaller than the side borders but I think they still look just fine.

Because I don’t put glue near the edge that has the tiny holes, I could have tucked the tree trunks under the “snowbank” for a more realistic look – maybe I will do that next time!

I stamped “Merry Christmas” with Real Red Classic Ink on a scrap of Whisper White card stock and cut it out with a Stitched Rectangle Die (#151820) and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The trees and the greeting were attached over the “snowbanks” with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used Real Red Classic Ink (#147084) to stamp a verse on the inside Whisper White layer (cut at 5-1/4″ x 4″) and attached it with Stampin’ Seal.

For some added coordination, you can add a 6″ x 2-1/2″ strip of DSP to the flap of the envelope with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and trim with Paper Snips to match the flap shape.

The Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set & Punch are returning products that I used for this card and this card and combined it with the Merry Moose set for this card!

Now it’s your turn to make a Perfectly Plaid Christmas Tree and share it with me!

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