We Create December Blog Hop Merry Wishes

Let's start the month of December off with some Merry Wishes. This month the We Create Blog Hop will be sharing projects with the theme "Merry Wishes" to help you with your last minute holiday projects. I hope that you will inspired to get creative for the holiday season.

Today's Christmas card is another version of the Book Binding Fold I shared here last weekend. This time I chose more traditional Christmas colors, including the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper. I love the watercolor look of this beautiful paper and I chose to use Shaded Spruce for the card base and sentiment circle with a touch of Gold embossing. The ribbon is the Real Red & Gold Dotted Ribbon that is available from the Online Exclusives while supplies last. I thought it added a wonderful festive touch.

Products Used:

Very Best Occasions stamp set (item #159871)

Joy of Noel stamp set (item #161959)

 2 3/8" Circle Punch (item #161354)

Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (item #161958)

Shaded Spruce Cardstock (item #146981)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallic Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Festive Pearls (item #159963)

Real Red & Gold 3/8" Dotted Ribbon (item #162353)

Tear & Tape Adhesive (item #154031)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Shaded Spruce Cardstock 

Card Base - 4 1/4" x 11" (Scored at 5 1/2" & 6 3/4")

Sentiment Circle punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch

Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper

Front Panel - 4"x4"

Side Strip - 1" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Inside Layer - 4"x4"

I love how using different paper designs can transform a card into something completely differently. For this card design, I used the red and green print for the card front and the reverse wood grain side for the side panel. I love the botanical feel of these designs and how they looked with Shaded Spruce. To step up the design, I heat embossed the sentiment with Gold embossing to add a touch of elegance and the Real Red & Gold Dotted Ribbon adds a wonderful pop of color and texture to the design. For a touch of bling, I used the Red Festive Pearls to create the holly berries on the sentiment. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful Christmas cards to send to family and friends to celebrate the season. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to visit Libby's blog and see what she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button below to see her wonderful ideas. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call List

Kimberley Anne Morris

Tricia Butts

Libby Fens

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Share It Sunday November Blog Hop

Welcome to the Share It Sunday November Blog Hop as we share what projects we have been creating. Our Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas and hopefully you will see something that will inspire you to get creative and play with paper, stamps and ink to create your own wonderful projects.

Lately I have been working on Christmas cards and projects for the holidays. I recently had my first in person card class at my studio and we had so much fun creating the card I am going to share with you today. I love sharing how to create simple fun fold designs and this Book Binding Fun Fold is easy to create and has so many wonderful options for decorating to personalize it for any occasion. I chose to use the beautiful Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper as a pretty non-traditional color option for Christmas. 

Products Used:

Very Best Occasions stamp set (item #159871)

Joy Of Noel stamp set (item #161959)

Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper (item #162133)

2 3/8" Circle Punch (item #161354)

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock (item #146968)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Blueberry Bushel Classic Ink Pad (item #147138)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

White 1/2" Iridescent Ribbon (item #161955)

Festive Pearls (item #159963)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock

Card Base - 4 1/4" x 11" (Scored at 5 1/2" & 6 3/4")

Sentiment Circle punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch

Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 4"x4"

Side Panel - 1" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Inside Panel - 4"x4"

The Book Binding Fun Fold is simple to create and is a wonderful way to step up your cards. I chose to use one of the designs from the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper and used both sides to decorate the front panels. For the side strip, I used the Blueberry Bushel design and for the main panel, I chose the pretty print that coordinates perfectly. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with White embossing powder onto Blueberry Bushel cardstock and punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch. To create the "spine" of the book fold, I added 2 strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive on either side of the narrow panel of the card base and then added a piece of Iridescent Ribbon and tied a knot on the front. I then removed the backing from the adhesive strips and adhered it down to create the binding for the card design. For the inside panel, I stamped the small berry branch twice and colored the berries with Blueberry Bushel Classic ink using a Blender Pen. To finish off the design, I added Silver Festive Pearls for a touch of bling.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my pretty fun fold design will help spark your creativity and inspire you to create your own beautiful Christmas cards. There are so many wonderful options to explore in the September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. 

Please take a moment to visit with the other Design Team members and view their wonderful projects, by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List below. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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3D Paper Trimmer April Blog Hop Mother's Day

 

Welcome to the 3D Paper Trimmer April Blog Hop as we celebrate Mother's Day. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their amazing projects to help inspire you. 

Today I am sharing a simple fun fold that is easy to create with Stampin' Up!'s Paper Trimmer (item #152392). The Book Binder Fold is a great way to showcase pretty paper and today I chose to use the beautiful Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper (item #154558) to decorate my card and I used the Strong & Beautiful stamp set for the wonderful sentiments. 

Products Used:

Strong & Beautiful stamp set (item #148732) - Retiring

Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper (item #154558)

Tasteful Labels Dies (item #152886)

Merry Merlot Cardstock (item #146979)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154890)

Gold 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon (item #144146) - Retiring

Gold Glitter Enamel Dots (item #152155) - Retiring

Tear & Tape Adhesive (item #138995)

Measurements:

Merry Merlot Cardstock

Card Base - 4 1/4" x 11" (Scored at 4 1/4" and 5 1/2')

Sentiment Label die cut with Tasteful Labels Dies

Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper

Front Panel - 4" x 4"

Spine Panel - 1" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Inside Panel - 4" x 4"

This card is very simple to assemble and your Paper Trimmer does all the hard work for you. I used my trimmer to cut and score my card base as well as the designer series paper and the inside layer. For the ribbon, I used the Light Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Marker to color two pieces. I used the longer piece to tie a knot around the top layer of the card base and then I used Tear & Tape Adhesive to stick down the book binding panel to the bottom of the card base. I used the second piece of the ribbon as an embellishment under the sentiment label. The pretty Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper is the star of this card design, and I love the beautiful colors and bold floral design. I wanted the sentiment label to compliment it and not over power it, so I embossed the label with Gold embossing powder to coordinate with the gold trim on the ribbon. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful projects to celebrate the special women in your life. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to visit Sonja's wonderful blog and see what beautiful projects she has to share with us. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. We appreciate your support. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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