Thursday, October 25, 2018

Getting Ready for Christmas

Ok - I have to admit it!  I am getting excited about the upcoming holidays!  I love the change in seasons and this cooler weather here in Iowa has definitely been a welcome change! 

One of the things I have always loved about the holidays are the traditions!  I remember as a kid we would all go get the tree together and decorate it - but the tinsel and icicles were put on by Mom and Dad - one...at...a...time!  Our trees were so pretty! Dad would decorate our house outside - think Clark Griswold before he was a household name! And I remember making some of the decorations both inside and out - a tradition that I still love to try to do each year!

And for the past few years, I have gotten back into the tradition of mailing cards - HANDMADE cards!  And why not?!?  I have the stuff to do it so I just decided that I needed to do it!  And I have had some really nice comments on the cards that I have sent...and that makes my heart happy! So I figured it was time to start making my cards for this year!

This is a card I made for a swap with cardmaking friends - and I thought I would share it with you tonight!  Instructions and shopping list included - so when you decide you are ready to get what you need to make this card, just click on the "SHOP NOW" button on the right hand side!






Cutting & Scoring: 
·         Crumb Cake 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
·         Mossy Meadow 5-1/4” x 2-1/2”
·         Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper 5-1/4” x 4”
·         Very Vanilla 5-1/4” x 4”
           
Instructions:
·        Fold 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” Crumb Cake on score line to use as base.
·        Use the Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss the 5-1/4” x 2-1/2” piece of Mossy Meadow.
·        Adhere embossed Mossy Meadow cardstock to 5-1/4” x 4” piece of Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
·        Stamp sentiment from Farmhouse Christmas using Clear Block D and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock. Die cut sentiment using Layering Circles Framelits Dies. 
·        Die cut larger Layering Circles using Cherry Cobbler scrap paper.
·        Adhere sentiment to Cherry Cobbler.
·        Die cut Cherry Cobbler ribbons from Farmhouse Framelits Dies and adhere to sentiment using Fine-Tip Glue Pen. Add Clear Rhinestones to ribbons.
·        Cut 5-1/2” piece of Burlap Trim and cut ends to form a reverse arrow.
·        Adhere ribbon to Mossy Meadow.
·        Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere sentiment layer onto layers on top of ribbon.
·        Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere layers to Crumb Cake base.

·        Adhere 5-1/4” x 4” piece of Very Vanilla to inside of card.


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