Christmas Card Challenge: Day Eleven

I was pleased to find I had a card at the ready for Martin Stone's Day Eleven Challenge: "Something White." We made this card at one of my Christmas card stamp-a-stacks. I was a real mensch and did all the die-cutting for my stampers, so my craft room floor looks like it's snowed "hanging chads" from all the die-cut pieces. It was all worth it because I think the cards turned out great. What do you think?

I started with a quarter sheet of Basic White Card Stock and cut it with the larger, less detailed Christmas Pinecones Die. I also cut 2 of the large and 2 small pine cones from Basic White Card Stock for each card. To assemble the card, we used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the larger die-cut to a Thick Basic White Card Stock card base. We also use this glue to adhere the pine cones on top of the larger die cut.

Next, we stamped a sentiment from the "Christmas to Remember" stamp set in Real Red onto Basic White Card Stock and cut it out with a Stylish Shape Die. We applied some Seal Adhesive to the back of the circle and zig-zagged a length of Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon across the back. We adhered this to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

To give the card a little more pop of color, we finished by adding three red Festive Pearls to the front. This white-on-white is quite stunning!

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Product List

Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) [156300] $23.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $8.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25
Christmas Pinecone Dies [156309] $45.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Mini Ruffled Ribbon [156323] $8.00	Festive Pearls [159963] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00

Christmas Card Challenge: Day Eight

Today's 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is "All Wrapped Up." I'm going to cheat a little and use a set of cards that I made for one of my own Christmas card making sessions. I'm pretending that because these cards have ribbon wrapped behind the sentiment pieces as well as a bow of gold cord that qualifies them for this challenge.

I used both the returning Painted Christmas and the new Boughs of Holly Designer Series Papers for these cards--all based on a design at the back of the July-December catalog.

Each card starts with a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of DSP which is adhered using Stampin' Dimensionals to either a Real Red or Evening Evergreen Card Stock card base. I stamped a sentiment from the "Christmas to Remember" stamp set in either Real Red or Evening Evergreen Ink onto Basic White Card Stock and cut the labels out with one of the Seasonal Labels Dies.

I applied some Seal Adhesive in the center of the DSP and zig-zagged either a Real Red or Garden Green Ribbon across. I then tied a big bow of gold Simply Elegant Trim and adhered that on top of the ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot. Next, I cut a quarter sheet of Evening Evergreen Card Stock with one of the Christmas Pinecones Dies and snipped off sprigs of greenery to adhere to the back of the sentiment piece. I adhered this to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

To finish the card, I used Mini Glue Dots to adhere one small and one large Gold Holly Leaf to the label and then three Red Rhinestone Basic Gems.

My stampers loved creating these cards and I hope you will, too!

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Product List

Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) [156300] $23.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $8.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $8.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $9.25
Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $9.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156292] $12.00	Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $12.00
Seasonal Labels Dies [156299] $38.00	Christmas Pinecone Dies [156309] $45.00	Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Combo Pack [159577] $7.50	Gold Holly Leaves [156311] $7.50
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Simply Elegant Trim [155766] $7.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00