SEND SEASON’S GREETING WITH A TOWER PINWHEEL CARD; A TINSEL TIME TUESDAY POST

Hi, Stampers!

Here we are, beginning the second half  of this year’s Tinsel Time Tuesday! I hope your stash of  Christmas cards is growing, and by the time December arrives you will have all you need to send family and friends Holiday greetings. 

Today’s card is a fun fold of sorts. It is called a tower pinwheel card (or maybe a pinwheel tower card, or a tower card 🙂). Have you seen the card? I first saw the card this past spring on Pinterest (I think), and since have seen more and more of them! I am not certain who came up with the idea for this card, but whoever you are, thank you! 

Let’s take a look at the cards I made:

And here is a look at the card from the top. In the center you can see the mechanism that makes the cards interestingly interactive. Page down to view video tutorial on putting the card together.

This card can be made any size you like by adjusting the height of the “tower” and the size of the “wings” (pinwheel part). We’ll talk more about that later.

Three of my cards, when flat, measure 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” and will fit in a Stampin’ Up!®️ medium envelope. The fourth card measures 6” x 4”. 

PEACEFUL CABIN CARDS

BIRTHDAY

CHRISTMAS

These cards are identical with the exception of the sentiments. I love the colors in the Peaceful Place DSP - Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Basic Black, and Silver. Many of the designs can be used year round, the remaining are wintry. It is a great package of DSP for masculine cards, and of course, Christmas cards.

Here is a look at the stamp set:

PEACEFUL CABIN

Here are the other three sides of the cards:

Isn’t the cabin pattern great?  The cabin with the porch reminds me of my house a bit.

SUPPLIES FOR THE CARD

* Piece of DSP cut at 4 1/4” x 4 1/4” and scored at 1”, 2”, 3”, and 4”.

* 4 pieces of Basic Gray cardstock cut at 4 1/4” x 2 3/4”.

* 4 pieces of DSP cut at 4” x 2 1/2” - be aware of pattern direction.

* 4 pieces of DSP cut at 4” x 1 1/2” - be aware of pattern direction. One piece can be Basic Whiteto use as a space to write a short message and sign.

* Simply Elegant Trim, Silver - about 12 -14”.

* Basic Gray ink.

* Adhesive and dimensionals.

WHIMSICAL TREES CARD

(This card measures 6” x 4”)

The tree is die cut from the DSP. The Holly was stamped with Smokey Slate ink, colored with Stampin’ Blends, and die cut.

WHIMSICAL TREES STAMP SET

Here are the other three sides of the card:

I fussy cut packages from another piece of the DSP, put dimensionals on the back, and adhered them over the top of a corresponding package on the card panel. This added a bit of dimensional interest to the card panel.

SUPPLIES FOR THE CARD

* DSP for tower, cut at 4” x 4 1/4”. Score along 4 1/4” side at 1”, 2”, 3”, and 4”.

* Mint Macaron cardstock cut at 4” x 3” and scrap to mat greeting. 

* Whimsy & Wonder DSP; 4 pieces cut at 3 3/4” x 2 3/4” and 3 pieces cut at 3 3/4” x 1 3/4”, plus 2 pieces of Basic White cardstock cut at 3 3/4” x 1 3/4” for greetings.

* Basic White scraps to stamp and die cut a tree image, and 3 holly images, and for Stampin greeting.

* DSP pattern with tree image and gift images. Fussy cut the gifts, die cut the tree image with the Christmas Trees Dies.

* Inks - Smoky Slate; Stampin’ Blends - Flirty Flamingo (light) and Mint Macaron (light).

* Metallic Pearls- silver. 

* Adhesive and dimensionals.

SNOW WONDER AND PERFECTLY PLAID CARD

For this card I used pieces of Real Red and Mossy Meadow cardstock. I alternated the colors as I adhered them to the tower.

Here are the other sides of the card:

SUPPLIES FOR THIS CARD

* DSP for tower cut at 4 1/4” square, and scored at 1”, 2”, 3”, and 4”.

* Cardstock cut at 4” x 2 3/4” - 2 Real Red and 2 Mossy Meadow.

* Heart Warming Hugs DSP - 4 pieces cut at 4” x 2 1/2” and 4 cut at 4” x 1 1/2”.

* Basic White cardstock - 2 at  3 3/4” x 1 1/2”, plus scraps for greeting and to stamp images for die cutting  (trees, wreath, and greeting). 

* Snow Time Dies and Stitched Rectangles Dies.

* Inks - Real Red and Mossy Meadow; Stampin’ Blends - Real Red (light and dark), Mossy Meadow (light and dark).

* Wonderful Gems - red -6.

* Adhesive and dimensionals.

Instructions for scoring “tower” and cutting dimensions for  a 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” size card.

(Click to enlarge.)

DIFFERENT SIZES OF CARDS

It is easy to change the size of the card. For all cards the tower piece will be 4 1/4” wide and the scoring will be the same.  Simple change the height of the tower to the height you want the card to be. For example, if you want the card to be 4” tall x 6” wider

* The tower will be 4” x 4 1/4” svored along the 4 1/4” side scored at 1”, 2”, 3”, and 4”.

* For the “wings” you will need 4 pieces cut at 4” (height of the card) x 3” (half the width of the card - 1/2 of 6 is 3).

Let’ try one more example:

For a 5” x 7” card

* The tower piece will be 5” x 4 1/4”.

* The wings will be 5” x 3 1/2” (half of 7”).

In general it I feel it is easier to decorate the cards if the lesser measurement of the card dimension is the tower height and the greater measurement is the width. This gives more room for decorating the card. This doesn’t mean you cannot reverse the measurements. The sections of your card will be narrower. The tower width will still be 4 1/4”.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Thank you for stopping by for this installment of Tinsel Time Tuesday.  Check in next week for another Holiday card idea.  Until next time…

Kim

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PENGUIN PLAYMATES & PEACEFUL PRINTS DSPS - THEY’RE NOT JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

 Hi Stampers!

September arrives in a few days, and that means we are right in the middle of SALE-A-BRATION! Today I thought we would take another look at two collections of Designer Series Papers featured in the Sale-a-bration Brochure. You can select either one of these papers for free with a $50 Stampin’ Up!®️ product purchase now through 30 September 2021. The two collections of DSP I am focusing on today are PENGUIN PLAYMATES & PEACEFUL PRINTS. 

PENGUIN PLAYMATES

This DSP is wintry, whimsical, and festive! It coordinates with the PENGUIN PLACE BUNDLE (Penguin Place stamp set and Penguin Builder punch) found in the Stampin’ Up! July-August 2021 Mini Catalog. The paper is great for backgrounds, paper piecing, fussy cutting, and one of the penguin images coordinates with the Penguin Builder punch!

PEACEFUL PRINTS

This DSP is comfy and cozy and perfect for rustic, woodsy, and country looking Christmas cards. It coordinates with the PEACEFUL DEER BUNDLE (Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder punch) found in the Stampin’ Up! July - December 2021 Mini Catalog.  This DSP is great for layering, backgrounds, and more. The deer image coordinates with the deer builder punch. One of the deer images faces the opposite direction of the punch. To learn how to use the punch with that image see my 10 August 2021 post.

CHRISTMAS CARDS

Here are four Christmas cards I created using the DSPS. These papers are great for Holiday cards, but they also can be used on cards for any occasion! Stampin’ Up!’s DSPs usually have a theme based print on one side and a more neutral / generic pattern on the other side. 

Here are some non- Christmas cards I made using the DSPs. I chose to make mostly birthday cards, but all the cards can easily be adapted for any occasion.

ALL OCCASION CARDS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD WITH STRIPES, DOTS & DASHES

SUPPLIES

* Stamp set - Biggest Wish 

* Just Jade card base

* Night Of Navy cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 4” to mat the focal layer, and use the Layering Circles Dies to cut a 3” diameter circle from the center to use as a mat for the greeting.

* Scrap of Basic White - use the Layering Circle Dies to cut a 2 5/8” circle for the greeting.

* Penguin Place DSP - striped pattern 3 3/4 x 2 1/2”, dot pattern 3 3/4” x 2 1/2”, dash pattern 3 3/4” x 1/2”

* Just Jade ink

* Holiday Rhinestones - 3, Night Of Navy

* Adhesive and dimensionals

SAILING HOME BIRTHDAY

SUPPLIES

* Sailing Home stamp set & Smooth Sailing dies; Garden Birdhouses stamp set; Tasteful Labels Dies

* Misty Moonlight card base

* Basic White cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 5” and scraps for images and greeting

* Penguin Playmates - diagonal stripe pattern, cut at 5 x 3 3/4”

* Misty Moonlight ink & blender pen

* Baker’s twine

* Adhesive and dimensionals

COUNTING SHEEP BIRTHDAY

SUPPLIES

* Counting Sheep  and A Wish for Everything stamp sets, Sheep Dies, Layering Circles Dies

* Just Jade card base

* Basic White cardstock 5 1/4” x 4” for focal panel may. Use this piece to stamp and die cut the two sheep, party hats, and greeting. Keep the stamped images in the center.

* Penguin Playmates DSP - Just Jade with dash pattern, cut at 5” x 3 3/4”

* Small scraps of Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, and Daffodil Delight cardstock for balloons.

* Scrap of Early Espresso for fence

* Inks - Tuxedo Black; Basic Gray (light & dark), Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Markers.

* Baker’s Twine

* Adhesive and dimensionals

HAPPY FALL SQUIRREL CARD

SUPPLIES

* Nuts About Sauirrels and Banner Year stamp sets, Layering Circles Dies

* Sahara Sand Card base, plus scraps for focal image and greeting mats.

* Scraps of Basic White for focal image and greeting

* Peaceful Prints DSP - birch bark & plaid patterns each cut at 3 3/4 x 2 1/2”

* Inks - Crumb Cake, Old Olive, and Tuxedo Black

* Linen Thread

* Adhesive & Dimensionals

BEAUTIFUL SEASON & WHIMSICAL TREES

SUPPLIES

* Amaryllis Abloom, Christmas Tree Dies, Layering Circles Dies

* Fresh Freesia card base and Scrap of Fresh Freesia cardstock for greeting mat

* Basic White cardstock cut at 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” for focal panel mat - cut the three tree images and piece for greeting from center.

* Penguin Playmates DSP cut at 5” x 3 3/4”

* Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon - about 20”

* Elegant Faceted Gems - 3, clear

* Adhesive and dimensionals

PEACEFUL PRINTS - LOVE & PEACE

SUPPLIES

* Peaceful Deer stamp set

* Garden Green card base

* Scraps of Garden Green, Real Red, and Basic Black cardstock for greeting. These will be cut with the layering circles dies.

* Red & black checked DSP cut at 5 1/4” x 4” and the Garden Green with Trees cut at 4 3/4” long & x 3 1/2” wide. (Directional pattern)

* Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

* Basic Black Baker’s Twine, about 16”, doubled, tied in a bow, and ends trimmed.

* Adhesive, dimensionals, glue dot (for twine).

PEACEFUL PRINTS SNOW WONDER CARD

SUPPLIES

* Snow Wonder stamp set and Snow Time dies

* Basic Black card base and Basic Black cardstock cut at 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” for focal panel mat, and a 3” x 7/8” piece to mat greeting.

* Basic White for stamping image and greeting.

* Peaceful Prints DSP - Real Red,  Tattersall Pattern 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”; Real Red - Tattersall with Snowflakes pattern 5” x 3 3/4”.

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - Real Red (light & dark), Old Olive (light & dark), Pumpkin apiece (dark), and Smoky Slate (dark).

* Matte Black Dots - 2

* Adhesive, dimensionals

BE MERRY PENGUIN PLAYMATES CARDS

SUPPLIES

* Penguin Place and Banner Year stamp sets and Tasteful Labels dies.

* Fresh Freesia card base

* Basic White scraps for the “snow” and greeting.

* Penguin Playmates DSP - Dots pattern -  5 3/8” x 4 1/8”; Snowflake pattern - 5” x 3 3/4”; Polar Bear and Snowman pattern (fussy cut).

* Inks - Fresh Freesia and Misty Moonlight

* Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins - Highland Heather - 3.

* Adhesive and dimensionals.

I had so much fun creating these cards, and I love how easy it is to use the DSP for all types of cards. As I mentioned earlier, the PENGUIN PLAYMATES  and the PEACEFUL PRINTS DSPs are each available to you free with a $50 Stampin’ Up! product purchase during SALE-A-BRATION! Remember - SALE-A-BRATION ends 30 September 2021. Here is one more look at today’s cards.

HOLIDAY CARDS

ANY DAY CARDS

Thank you so much for stopping by. For online shopping simply click one of the catalog pictures in the right column.  Questions? You can contact me at:  greatinkspirations@gmail.com

Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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EASY CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH DSP BACKGROUNDS!

 DSP + SNOW WONDER = GREAT CARDS!

Autumn has officially arrrived! The autumnal equinox occurred yesterday at 9:30 AM Eastern Time, but when it comes to the arrival of seasons I am an old school type of person. As far as I am concerned autumn (AKA fall) began on September 21. Winter will begin on December 21, spring on March 21, and summer returns on June 21, 2021! 

I love all four seasons. It is impossible for me to choose a favorite as there are aspects of each I enjoy, and aspects of each I could do without! I look forward to Autumn, because the cooler evenings are perfect for soup suppers and a cozy fire in our fireplace! Another thing I like about fall is decorating around the house and the porch with the gourds and pumpkins we grew, the fodder shocks we will make from our corn stalks - and before too long we will carve the jack-o-lantern! When it comes to eating, autumn is my season! Bring on anything pumpkin, apple or cranberry! Yum!!! But what I like most about fall is I still have time to finish my Christmas cards well before the Holiday Season begins, and that is always my goal! Do I always accomplish it? With the exception of one or two years, yes! 

Today I thought I would share a couple of Christmas cards which are relatively easy to make. To make these cards I used the Snow Wonder Bundle (Stampin’ Up!®️ August - December 2020 Mini Catalog - page 39), and  DSP from two collections. The Flowers Every Season (Annual Catalog page 11 & 148) and Feels Like Frost (Mini Catalog page 42). Both DSP collections are 48 doubled sided sheets - 4 each of 12 double-sided designs and are you 6”x 6”.

Here is a picture of the stamp set. The bundle includes the matching dies.

Here are the cards I made:

This card uses a Thick Whisper White card base that is 4 1/4” x 11” scored and folded at 5 1/2”. I cut the DSP at 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” and covered the front of the card base with it.  I stamped the snowman on Whisper White cardstock (regular weight) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added just a touch of color to the snowman with Smoky Slate (light), Real Red (light), Mint Macaron (dark), and Pumpkin Pie (dark) Stampin’ Blends. I stamped the greeting on the same DSP, just on the reverse side. I used the dies to cut out the snowman and the greeting. I adhered the greeting to a 1/4” wide x 3 3/8” long piece of silver foil sheet. I flagged the ends using my scissors. The greeting is popped up on dimensionals. The snowman is covered with 2 Coats I’d Wink of Stella. He is very shimmery in real life. He is also popped up on dimensionals. I added 3 of the clear Elegant Faceted gems to the card for a bit more sparkle. 

This is the sheet of DSP  I used for this card.

The second card is  similar to the first. The layout is identical. I used a different greeting and another die from the Snow Time Dies that coordinate with the Snow Wonder stamp set. 

The card base is also Thick Whisper White cardstock cut at 4 1/4” x 11” scored and folded at 5 1/2”. The DSP is cut at 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” and adhered to the front of the card base. The snowman is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends - Cherry Cobbler (dark), Just Jade (light), Pumpkin Pie (dark), Seaside Spray (dark and light). I went over the entire snowman’s body with Wink of Stella twice. I stamped the greeting on Whisper White regular cardstock using Misty Moonlight ink. I die cut the snowman and the greeting, then popped them up on dimensionals. I added two Misty Moonlight enamel dots from the 2020-21 In Color Enamel Dots (Annual Catalog page 158).

I hope these cards provide you with greatinkspirations! 

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WHAT:  Select stamp sets are on sale for 50% off.

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That is it for today. For more greatinkspirations for your Christmas card making, join me tomorrow and every Thursday through 10 December for Tinsel Time Thursday. 

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TINSEL TIME THURSDAY

 TINSEL TIME THURSDAY

CARD # 5

Freezin’ Fun & Herringbone Technique

Welcome to week 5 of Tinsel Time Thursday. Today I have a fun, and very cute card to share with you, and a card made using a leftover piece from the featured card. Today’s card uses an impressive background technique that is truly very easy! So let’s take a look at the card!

This card uses the Freezin’ Fun Bundle. It is found on page 69 of the Stampin’ Up!®️ August- December 2020 Mini Catalog.  The sentiment is from the Warm & Toasty stamp set (page 42 of the mini catalog).

Here are the supplies I used to make this card.

The card base is Pool Party 4 1/4” x 11” scored at 5 1/2” landscape orientation; a piece of Pacific Point cardstock that is about 5” x 3 3/4”; a piece of cardstock that measures 5 1/4” x 4” that is the same color as one of the colors in the DSP. I chose a piece of balmy blue. Scraps of Whisper White for the sentiment and for the cute little seal image; and a scrap piece of vellum for the ice. Several 1/4” strips cut from the Snowflake Splendor DSP. I cut about 8 strips at 1/4” x 12”, then cut them in half - just to make them a bit more manageable.

Pool Party ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versa Mark ink,  white embossing powder, Stampin’ Blends in Flirty Flaming (light), Pool Party (light and dark), Smoky Slate (light and dark).

Stitched Rectangles dies the 2nd and 3rd largest dies, Tasteful Labels die -6 sided one, and Pool Party Sheer Ribbon.

Adhesive Sheets, dimensionals, Stampin’ Seal or Multipurpose Glue.

To make the card - 

Stamp the seal image on Whisper White with the Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Add color to the seal with the Stampin’ Blends.

Stamp the sentiment on Whisper White with Pool Party ink.

Stamp the ice image with Versa Mark on vellum, and cover with the white embossing powder, and heat set using a heat tool. Color the back side of the ice with the Pool Party (dark) Stampin’ Blend. 

Die cut the seal and ice with the Freezin’ Friends Dies, and use the die from the Tasteful Labels Dies to cut out the greeting.

Begin assembling the herringbone design for the background piece. Cover the Balmy Blue cardstock with the adhesive sheet. If some of the adhesive does not stay on the cardstock use a bit of Stamping Seal to fill in those spaces. Now place one strip diagonally across the cardstock. Then place one strip on either side of the center strip as shown in the picture.You have created 4 areas to fill in - two smaller ones, and two a bit larger.

Now fill in each section by placing two strips in a “ V shape” along the first strips put down.

Continue filling in the sections with the “V shapes” varying the colors of DSP as you go. I placed my silicone craft sheet Under the piece as I worked just to keep any stray adhesive off my work surface. After all the space was filled in with the DSP strips, I turned the piece over and used the edges of the cardstock as a guide to trim off the ends of the DSP strips.

Next die cut the herringbone background piece using the 3rd largest die from the Stitched Rectangle Dies placing the die in the center of the herring bone piece. You will have your background piece and a frame. Die cut the Pacific Point cardstock with the 2nd larges Stitched Rectangles Dies

Center and adhere the herringbone background piece to the Pacific Point mat. Then adhere this piece to the Pool Party card base. Take about 18” of the ribbon, tie it around the front of the card, and tie it in a bow toward the top of the card.

Adhere the greeting to the card, slightly right of center. To adhere the seal and the ice lay the seal face down and place the ice face down toward the bottom of the seal. Place a dimensional on the seal’s head and one over the seal and the ice.

Adhere the seal, and the card is finished!

Remember the the herringbone frame I saved. I used it with more stamps and dies from the Freezin’ Fun Bundle to create this card.

For cards using the herringbone technique in more traditional Christmas colors (Real Red, Mossy Meadow, and Whisper White), I used the Heartwarming Hugs and the Snow Wonder Bundle (both found in the mini catalog) to make these cards:

That is it for today! Next week’s project will feature the Wishes and Wonder Bundle (mini catalog page 32).

Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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