It's Beginning... (Part 2)

I thoroughly enjoyed the holiday card making session at my home at the end of August and am looking forward to another class near the end of September. With the 100 in 1 Challenge happening the same week it will be a busy but happy time.

On my Stampin' Up demonstrator site, I promised that I would post a photo of one of the two paper crafts that will be made that night. The first is a three-dimensional Christmas tree in either 8" x 8" or 12" x 12". The tree can be mounted on card stock-wrapped cardboard and displayed on a stand or mounted inside a shadowbox. Either way, this creation looks beautiful and I can't wait to share it!

The second creation has already been posted to my blog. It's a holiday bingo card you can make as greeting cards for friends and family or as a set for you to play with. One of the wonderful ladies at my holiday card-making class, Sylvie, had the great idea to make these bingo cards and then send them to relatives so they could play bingo long-distance during the holidays. Isn't that clever?

This is a sample of what the bingo card looks like. Using the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set, you can customize the colours of all of the stamps. I chose 7 different colours and managed to strike a good balance, I think.

If you are interested in participating in this class, visit my demonstrator website and click on 'events' to register. 

Happy stamping,

Beth

Bingo!

Today, I thought I would break out my Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set and make a bingo card. I love the holidays and my plan is to make enough of these cards so that my family can play on Christmas Eve. This is my first attempt:

I found that the StazOn ink worked really well for the Bingo stamp. For the Jolly Bingo Bits, I used a variety of holiday colours (Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Silver, More Mustard for a gold look) and enjoyed customizing the images with other cheery colours. I'm really happy with how this one turned out!

Be of Good Cheer Christmas Card

Today I decided to make another Christmas card. I used the Be of Good Cheer DSP and More Merry Messages stamp set. As a treat, I am sharing the detailed instructions on how to make this card yourself.

To make this card, you will need:

• 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 Gumball Green card stock, folded in half
• 4 x 5 1/4 Cherry Cobbler card stock
• 1 1/8 x 3 3/4 Be of Good Cheer DSP (4 different strips)
• Gumball Green ribbon
• Very Vanilla card stock scrap for sentiment
• Oval Framelit (and Big Shot)
• Gumball Green ink
• dimensionals, Tombo, tape

1. Paste each strip of DSP to Cherry Cobbler card stock, beginning approximately 1/8" from one side and leaving approximately 1/8" between strips. Tip: You can begin by centring the two middle strips on the card and working outward to help you.
2. Use Snail Adhesive on length of ribbon and adhere it to the Cherry Cobbler card stock about 2/3 way down. Alternatively, you can place the ribbon along the front of the card stock and then tape the edges behind it.
3. Stamp your sentiment onto your Very Vanilla scrap using Gumball Green ink.
4. Centre the stamped image inside the oval Framelit and hold it in place on the scrap using a Post-It note. Run the Framelit through the Big Shot.
5. Adhere the oval, aligning it to the right and centring it on the ribbon. Apply using dimensionals.
6. Optional: use Very Vanilla card stock inside the card to write your message.

Enjoy!