I have always loved those cute Christmas PJs that were
red checkered and yes, my poor sons wore them until they were teens (and even
once or twice as adults in a little different style) often to their disgust but
they did it for Mom. So, today’s card is
in that cute Christmas style. The cute
check images on this Designer Series Paper comes from one of the free products
offers during Sale-a-bration (don’t miss out there are only a few days left
until it ends on September 30th) it is called Peaceful Prints.
So here are two different cards I created using this
FREE paper and very few additional supplies.
Each is cute and simple.
Here is the first one:
The card base is Basic Black cardstock that is cut 5 ½
x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”. I added a layer
of the checkered pattern from the Peaceful Prints DSP that measures 4 x 5 ¼”. I then added a strip of one of the other
prints (this one is also checked but has white snowflakes overlayed on it) across
the center of the card and that piece measures 1 x 4”. I then took one of the Designer Series Papers
that had these cute plaid reindeer on them and die cut the reindeer out using
one of the Layering Circles Dies. I
grabbed a larger circle and cut out a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock and
layered the reindeer circle on that. I
added some Dimensionals onto the back of this and put it on my card. Five little Matte Black Dots completed my
card. Now did you notice something? No stamping required; this was all done with
paper!
Actually, surprise this one is a gift card holder as
well, here is what the inside looks like…
So, let’s get rolling on this card/gift card holder. I started with a piece of Basic White
cardstock that measured 4 ¼ x 11” and was scored at 5 ½”. After I scored my card base, I put it back on
my trimmer and measured over 2 ½”, I then cut all the way until I reached the 5
½” score line, this makes two flaps on the front of the card. The smallest flap will be used to house our
gift card so we will want to secure the bottom and right side well so our card
doesn’t fall out. We do this by adding
Tear & Tape (or another strong adhesive) to the bottom and right side and
adhere it to the inside of the card. Now
it is time to decorate. I added two pieces
of that same Peaceful Prints Designer that I used in the previous card to the
two flaps I created. The piece with
snowflakes measures 2 ¼ x 5 ¼” and the plain checkered one measures 1 ½ x 5 ¼”. I then cut a scalloped circle out of Basic
White cardstock using those same Layering Circles Dies and attached just the top
of it to the top flap of the card. I
added two stockings that were stamped and die cut using the Tidings &
Trimmings Bundle. The stockings were
stamped on Cherry Cobbler cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then die
cut. I added them to the white circle
using Dimensionals and for a final embellishment I added a bow made from the
gold twine in the Simply Elegant Trim pack.
As you can see while both projects relied on the beauty
of the DSP one simply used it with just a few little extras and the other mixed
it with a bundle to create even more. I
hope you enjoy this card and the gift card holder I certainly enjoyed making them.
As always you can find the supplies to
create this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net
or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the
supplies listed below.
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