JUST STAND ALONE & CREATE QUICK & EASY HOLIDAY CARDS - A STAMP HAPPY HOLIDAY POST

Hi Stampers,

Welcome to this edition of my Stamp Happy Holidays series. Today I am sharing a super easy card fold. I call this the STAND ALONE CARD FOLD as it stands up straight making it perfect for display on tables, mantles, shelves, etc. Let’s take a look at the card:

STAND ALONE JOY

STAND ALONE JOY

(Standing)

STAND ALONE JOY

(Back / Inside)

For my card I used products from the LIGHTS AGLOW SUITE found in the Stampin’ Up!®️ July - December 2022 Mini Catalog. Of course this fun fold can be used with any stamps, papers, and inks you like. 

TWINKLING LIGHTS DIES

(Die cut images)

I used the the two dies that make up the large snowflake for the focal image on the card.

BRIGHTEST GLOW STAMP SET

I used two stamps from this set for greetings on my card - Joy and Hoping Your Christmas Shines…

LABELS AGLOW DIES

I used the circle die to cut out the greeting for the front of the card.

JUST STAND ALONE AND CREATE QUICK & EASY 

HOLIDAY CARDS VIDEO

CUTTING & SCORING MEASUREMENTS FOR THE STAND ALONE CARD

* Card base - cardstock cut at 4 1/4” x 11” score along the 11” side at 2 3/4”, 4 1/8”, 6 7/8”, and 8 1/4”

* Designer Series Paper, specialty Paper, etc - cut 3 at 4” x 2 1/2”

* White or light colored cardstock for back panel - cut at 4” x 2 1/2”

SUPPLIES USED FOR MY CARD

* Brightest Glow stamp set

* Twinkling Lights Dies

* Labels Aglow Dies

* Card base - Evening Evergreen

* Lights Aglow 6” x 6” DSP - Very Vanilla with gold foil snowflakes pattern

* Glimmer 12” x 12” Specialty Paper - Gold - for die cut

* Very Vanilla cardstock - 1 piece cut at 4” x 2 1/2” (for back of card), and a scrap piece for the Joy sentiment

* Ink - Evening Evergreen

* Brushed Metallic Dots - Gold - 3 or Festive Pearls - Gold - 3

* Adhesive and dimensionals 

Thank you for stopping by. Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990 - 2022 Stampin’ Up!®️

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SILVER & GOLD FOR HOLIDAY CARDS - A STAMP HAPPY HOLIDAYS POST

 Hi Stampers!

Do you have any card making traditions? I do! Every year when I create my Christmas cards I create a gold and white card. Sometimes I make another version of the card in silver and white.  I love the look; simple, elegant, and festive. Today’s cards carry on my tradition with a couple of twists on the theme. The gold and white card might look familiar. I previewed this card in  my 28 July 2022 Lights Aglow Suite In Detail post. You can view that post HERE.

Let’s take a look at today’s cards:

First is my original gold and white version of the card, next the silver and white version, and one of my new twists - Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla with gold! Watch the video below to see my fourth color combination.

SILVER & GOLD  

HOLIDAY CARDS THAT GLIMMER AND SHINE 

VIDEO

I used products from the LIGHTS AGLOW SUITE to create the cards: the Christmas Lights stamp set and coordinating Twinkling Lights dies; the Brightest Glow stamp set and Labels Aglow dies; the Glimmer paper, the Lights Aglow Specialty DSP, and the Gold & Vanilla 3/8” Satin-edged Ribbon.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STAMPED IMAGES

TWINKLING LIGHTS DIE CUT IMAGES

BRIGHTEST GLOW STAMPED IMAGES

LABELS AGLOW DIE CUT IMAGES

FOR ALL VERSIONS OF THE CARD

CUTTING MEASUREMENTS

* Card base 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4” 

* Mat - 5 3/8” x 4 1/8” 

* Focal Panel - 5” x 3 3/4”

* For stamping & die cutting (tree and greeting) 1/4 sheet cardstock - 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” 

SUPPLIES

* Versa Mark

* Embossing Powder - gold, silver

* Heat tool

* Dies - Twinkling Lights - Tree Outline

              Labels Aglow - Long Label

              Stylish Shapes - circle die - 2nd largest

* Adhesive and dimensionals

HELPFUL ITEMS

* Embossing Additions Tool Kit (Stampin’ Up!®️July - December 2022 Mini Catalog, pg. 49)

This kit contains great tool to help make heat embossing easy peasy - Embossing Buddy, Powder Pal (I  call it an embossing tray), Crafting Brush, and Crafting Tweezers. (I love these tweezers!)

TIPS

* Die cut the Stylish Shapes circle from the center of the mat layer.

* For inside sentiment - emboss it or use Crumb Cake ink for gold cards, and Smoky Slate ink for silver cards. These inks will resemble gold / silver and create a balanced look to the card by allowing the focal image to really shine!

* If you do not have the Embossing Additions Tool Kit you can use the following substitutes:

   - Embossing Buddy - A fabric softener sheet will work and give your stamping space a nice scent!

   - Crafting Brush - small flat paint brush

   - Crafting Tweezers - a wooden clip style clothespin

   - Powder Pal - a piece of paper on a shoe box lid (cardboard or plastic), or just a piece of paper

GOLD & WHITE LIGHTS AGLOW

SUPPLIES SPECIFIC TO THIS CARD

* Card base - Basic White - thick cardstock

* Mat - Gold Glimmer Paper

* Focal panel - Basic White cardstock - emboss with embossing folder

* Basic White cardstock for stamping and die cutting

* Embossing Folder - folder of choice - I used “Bark.” It is a retired product

* Gold embossing powder

* Simply Elegant Trim - gold - about 9 1/2” (Annual Catalog)

* Crumb Cake ink for inside sentiment

SILVER & WHITE LIGHTS AGLOW

SUPPLIES SPECIFIC TO THIS CARD

* Card base - Basic White - thick cardstock

* Mat - Silver Foil (Annual Catalog)

* Focal panel - Silver & Gold 6” x 6” DSP - silver stripes (SAB item)

* Basic White cardstock for stamping and die cutting

* Silver embossing powder

* Simply Elegant Trim - Silver - about 9 1/2” (Annual Catalog)

* Smoky Slate ink for inside sentiment

CHERRY COBBLER & GOLD LIGHTS AGLOW

SUPPLIES SPECIFIC TO THIS CARD

* Card base - Cherry Cobbler cardstock

* Mat - Glimmer Paper - gold

* Focal panel - Lights Aglow 6” x 6” DSP, Cherry Cobbler (with gold star/ snowflake pattern)

* VerryVanilla cardstock - for stamping and die cutting

* Gold embossing powder

* Gold & Vanilla 3/8” Satin- Edged Ribbon - about 7”

VERY VANILLA & GOLD LIGHTS AGLOW

SUPPLIES SPECIFIC TO THIS CARD

* Card base - Very Vanilla thick cardstock

* Mat - Gold Glimmer Paper

* Focal panel - Very Vanilla cardstock - dry embossed (I used Timeworn Type - Annual Catalog)

* Very Vanilla cardstock for stamping and die cutting

* Gold embossing powder

* Simply Elegant Trim - gold (Annual Catalog)

LIGHTS AGLOW CARDS

I hope you have enjoyed today’s cards and they inspire you to create your own Christmas cards that glimmer and shine! Thank you for stopping by. Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990 - 2022 Stampin’ Up!®️

LIGHTS AGLOW SUITE - IN DETAIL

 Hi Stampers!

Today we are taking an In Detail look at the LIGHTS AGLOW SUITE from the STAMPIN’ UP!®️ JULY - DECEMBER 2022 MINI CATALOG. This is a large suite of products made up of nine components! There are two bundles - 2 stamp sets each with coordinating dies, specialty designer series paper, foiled papers, glimmer paper, ribbon and pearls! The color palette for this suite contains Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen, Gold, Soft Succulent, and Very Vanilla. You can purchase the the entire suite using just one item number! The price of the suite includes a 10% discount on each bundle. As always each item can be purchased separately. 

Here are some sample projects I made using products from the suite:

LIGHTS AGLOW SUITE - AN IN DETAIL VIDEO

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STAMP SET & TWINKLING LIGHTS DIES

(CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BINDLE)

The CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STAMP SET is a red rubber cling set of eight stamps. Six of the stamps have coordinating dies.

The TWINKLING LIGHTS DIES is a set of 14 dies. Six dies cut out shapes; the remaining eight die cut designs. Two dies add embossed - like detail (Christmas tree and snowflake).

BRIGHTEST GLOW STAMP SET & LABELS AGLOW DIES

(BRIGHTEST GLOW BUNDLE)

The BRIGHTEST GLOW STAMP SET is a sentiment set of 12 red rubber cling stamps. 

The LABELS AGLOW DIES is a set of 13 dies. Three of the dies are label dies. The remaining dies cut very pretty designs in cardstock or other papers.

LIGHTS AGLOW SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

This 6” x 6” DSP is a collection of 12 double-sided designs (24 designs total). One side of each sheet has gold foil in the design. There are 48 sheets total.

FESTIVE FOILS SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

This 12” x 12” package of DSP contains 6 sheets of foiled papers - 2 each of three designs. (This paper has a design on one side only.)

GLIMMER SPECIALTY PAPER

This paper pack consists of six 12” x 12” sheets of glimmer paper. There are two sheets each in Gold, Very Vanilla, and Evening Evergreen. This glimmer paper certainly is glimmery! And the glimmer bits do not come off!!! I love that!

GOLD & VANILLA RIBBON AND FESTIVE PEARLS

The ribbon is so pretty. It is a satin edged ribbon with a sheer center lined with thin gold trim on each side. It is very easy to work with, and looks great with all the papers included in the suite. The pearls come 200 to a package (50 of each color) in Cherry Cobbler, Soft Succulent, Silver, and Gold. The pearls are adhesive backed making them super easy to place exactly where you want them.

 Below I’ve listed the suite products used for each of my sample projects. There will be more details on these projects in the coming weeks in my STAMP HAPPY HOLIDAYS CARD MAKING SERIES.

SUITE PRODUCTS USED

* Christmas Lights Bundle (tree)

* Brightest Glow Bundle (sentiment)

* Glimmer Paper - Gold

SUITE PRODUCTS USED

* Brightest Glow Bundle (sentiment, label, mat)

* Lights Aglow Specialty DSP

* Festive Foils Specialty DSP- Soft Succulent 

* Glimmer Paper - Evening Evergreen

* Gold & Vanilla Ribbon

SUITE PRODUCTS USED

* Brightest Glow Bundle (sentiment)

* Festive Foils DSP - Cherry Cobbler and Gold

* Festive Pearls - Cherry Cobbler

SUITE PRODUCTS USED

* Twinkling Lights Dies (snowflake)

* Brightest Glow Bundle - (sentiment, label)

* Lights Aglow DSP

* Glimmer Paper - Gold

TO PURCHASE THIS SUITE OF PRODUCTS CLICK HERE

Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to check in on Tuesday, 2 August 2022 for the first of my STAMP HAPPY HOLIDAY posts. Every Tuesday and Friday from 2 August - 16 December I will present paper crafting projects for autumn (including autumn birthdays), Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s. Tuesday posts will feature project on the quick & easy side. Friday posts will be exclusively Christmas cards and projects (gift tags,  gift card holders, treat holders, etc).

That’s all for today. Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990-2022 Stampin’ Up!®️