Snow Way! It's Christmas already?

 

Create this multi aperture card and decorate with cute characters

Create a card with real depth - yet it folds flat for easy posting. Your recipient will be surprised to see what's inside :)

The main reason for doing a blog on this card, is to show you how to make the base card itself. I've decorated it with stamped characters from 'Snow Place' by Stampin Up, however once you have made the base card, you can decorate it with whatever you have.

I made this card using two different sized oval dies but you could just as easily use shaped or plain rectangular dies. They just need to be different sizes. I made a second card using shaped rectangular dies and there is a picture of this one at the bottom of this page.

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Tidings and Trimmings Tag

 

I'll show you how to make this glorious Christmas gift tag using Stampin Up's Tidings and Trimmings set

This week I have made a gift tag for a Christmas present, however it could as easily be used on the front of a greeting card instead as a topper.

I love the papers that match with this stamp and die set - 'Tidings of Christmas'. It may only be a 6 x 6 inch designer paper pad but you can make it go a long way by using a few tricks. This time I have used a fancy rectangular die to cut the tag shape and the second one which looks bigger as it sticks above the first one, is actually the same size - just cut it in half and glued to the top and bottom of the first tag shape. The back is covered with just plain white card for your greeting. No-one is the wiser that you haven't used a bigger piece of card!

The colours of the paper pad all match, so you don't have to use the exact papers I have, just go with which ones you prefer. Why not make a bunch of them all slightly different.

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Merry and Bright Star

 

Use Stampin Up's Tidings and Trimmings stamp and die set to make this cut out star card

This die set from Stampin Up, has two large star dies, one just an outline and the other a filigree style star. I used the outline star die to cut a window in the card and then hung a gold filigree style star within the window. The star then floats and spins catching the light.

The star is the centre attraction for this card so I felt the rest of the card just needed a little extra decoration of a greeting and a few little stars which all come in the stamp set that goes with the die set. If you have gold embossing powder or gold glitter you could use these to make the little stars and maybe the greeting, sparkle even more.

If you have nesting bell shape dies or even stocking dies, you could make a similar card using them instead of the star.

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Peek-a-boo Cracker

 

Make a cracker and decorate with the Crafters Companion 'Peek-a-Boo Snowman' stamp and die set

This week I have made a decorative band to fit a cracker using a Peek-a-boo stamp and die set. Thought I had better start preparing my Christmas items as the time is just flying!

The instructions below are to make the decorative wrapper that is sitting around the middle of the cracker. To make the cracker itself, follow my instructions here to make the longer cracker. I used a sheet of 12" card from Let It Snow scrapbooking paper pack by artstudio to make the cracker base and some thin white ribbon to tie the ends.

You can get several different Peek-a-boo character sets such as Elf, Deer or Santa and they would all work in the same way I have used the snowman. You can make these crackers as table decorations and fill with hat, motto and sweets or to wrap a gift. 

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Peek-a-Boo Cat

 

Use Crafters Companions clever Peek-a-Boo Cat stamp and die set to create this unique card

I fell in love with this set as soon as I saw it. There are lots of different animal sets to choose from and you get lots of sentiments to match the character. 

What I love the most is that the little character is peering over the window in the front of the card but if you open the card you can see their back inside the card - as if they are looking out. 

It just adds that extra depth and something special to your card. I've only just got this stamp and die set so have made a basic card with it to show you today but hope to play with it soon to see what else can be done with the one set.

In the stamp and die set you get lots of stamp sentiments plus the dies to cut out the word 'purrfect' and the cats head. In order to cut out the rest of the window you will need another die set called 'Window Arches'. If you are clever with a craft knife you could manually cut a window shape. However, if you intend to buy several of the little character stamp and die sets, you could invest in the window arches set too, as they work with all the characters.

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