Christmas Thoughts

#stampinup #faithfulinkspirations I like to make a variety of Christmas cards every year. I send or give out over 100 cards and making 100 of the same card does NOT appeal to me. I don’t mind stamping a stack of cards, but I’m not into stamping a mountain of cards! Besides, I create 12 different card designs for my August through November monthly stamp-a-stack sessions. I make enough “kits” for my stampers and one for myself. And I create other cards for my own use. As of today, I have about 35 cards made (and some in-progress that I’m not counting until they’re done). That’s pretty good for the beginning of October. But I always seem to be writing and addressing them that last week before Christmas. Maybe this year will be different.

Anyway, today’s card is one that I designed for the September Christmas card stamp-a-stack session. I like to include a few designs that are more masculine or “woodsy” and this one fills the bill, don’t you think?

I embossed a 3-7/8″ by 5-1/8″ Mossy Meadow Card Stock panel with the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder. I used one of the Tasteful Labels Dies to cut a label from the center of a 5-1/4″ by 4″ Early Espresso Card Stock mat. I adhered the embossed Mossy Meadow panel to this. Then I adhered a 1″ by 3-7/8″ strip of Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper to the front and wrapped a length of Early Espresso Faux Suede Ribbon around. I adhered everything to a Real Red Card Stock card base.

I stamped a sentiment from the “Itty Bitty Christmas” stamp set in Real Red onto Whisper White and cut it out with another of the Tasteful Labels Dies. I adhered this to the Early Espresso Tag and then adhered this to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For some bling–because you can even add bling to a woodsy, masculine card–I added three gold Wonderful Gems to the card.

I even made an inside for the card–which I rarely do!

I stamped two trees from the “Rooted In Nature” stamp set in Mossy Meadow Ink at the bottom of a 4″ by 5-1/4″ Whisper White panel. I also stamped a sentiment from the “Cherish the Season” stamp set in Mossy Meadow. That looks nice–maybe I should stamp the card insides more often.

Stay healthy! Stay safe!

tams# 51144

Product List

Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En) [150513] $22.00	Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146482] $42.00	Cherish The Season Cling Stamp Set [153417] $18.00	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [147084] $7.50
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad [147111] $7.50	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119686] $8.75	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $11.50	Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder [153576] $10.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00
Early Espresso 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Faux Suede Trim [152472] $6.50	Wonderful Gems [153536] $8.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00