Thursday, October 24, 2024

JOY of the Season


Are you one of those clever stampers who have been making Christmas cards all year long already?!  That is sometimes a challenge for me as I *really* need to be in the mood for Christmas stamping.  I am a "keep Christmas in your heart all year" kinda person (I keep up a small pencil tree all year!)  but still, for the most part I like celebrating each holiday one at a time and in the correct order!  Therefore, gearing up to stamp Christmas cards before it is even Halloween is something I find difficult but necessary!  Looking at this sunny photo might give you another inkling why stamping early for Christmas is challenging around here!


This warm plaid flannel print goes a long way toward establishing the right ambiance for Christmas stamping, especially for a masculine card using vintage imagery!  I decided to keep things really simple, using a unique fold and only a very few embellishments.  In fact, without the bow and pearls, this card would be a perfectly flat card that would be excellent for mailing without having to be hand-cancelled.    

Instructions for the fold:
  • cut 9 x 5.5 inch card stock, score at 3 and 6, and adhere designer papers if desired
  • cut 3 x 9 inch piece also score at 3 and 6; stamp or adhere images/sentiments
  • fold all, align and adhere to make 4.25 inch wide x 5.5 inch tall card (be sure to only glue half of the front and back panels to accommodate the overhangs!)
  • embellish as desired 

I chose to use a couple of die-cut shapes to embellish the center panel.  The stamped image and sentiment are both from the same stamp set.    


I distress inked and then spattered the entire card and tri-fold panel with "snow" (diluted acrylic paint or Snow Tex, etc). 

Super easy and fun and a great way to use up some smaller than standard card sized scraps!  And it makes me think of my dad and my brothers, especially my brother Jerry!  ❤️

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