Stocking Dies basic cards

One of the things I always wished I had growing up was a fire place I could hang a stocking at Christmas time. Truth be told we never even had stockings, we had Santa Sacks instead (a pillow case sided sack printed with Christmas images), which were probably better because they held way more presents!

Sometimes the old saying "Less is Best" is true and today's cards prove it.

A basic design with three stockings and a sentiment create a sleek and stunning card. These cards took a while to make because of all the die cutting required (each stocking is 4 pieces) but once all the pieces were cut they came together quickly. I used the Jolly Felt and (Retired) Be Dazzling Paper to create the stockings. I didn't think that I would like using the felt for cards - but I was pleasantly surprised how they turned out and how great they look.

Which colour stockings do you like the best - the Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight or White? I think I like the green the best - which is odd because green is not one of my favourite colours.

 

To make these cards, I embossed Crumb cake with the bricks and mortar embossing folder and an inch thick piece of early espresso cardstock in the bark embossing folder. These were adhered to a card base, then the stockings and sentiment were attached. And that's all there is to it - simple cards, easy to make.

You can find  list of the products I've used to create these cards below and if you live in Australia, you can click on any image to purchase it from my online store. 

 

Well I hope you enjoyed looking at these cards,

Until next time

Happy Crafting.

 

Product List

Stockings Dies [156288] $54.00	Sweet Little Stockings Bundle (English) [156798] $82.75	Sweet Little Stockings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156282] $38.00	Potted Succulents Dies [154330] $68.00
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.50	Jolly Felt [156291] $15.75	Be Dazzling 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper [156629] $0.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00

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Delivering Cheer tag cards

 

Are you a traditional or non- traditional Christmas colour person? I think I'm a little of both - I love pinks and purples and blues but I also don't mind a little red and green (As long as they are the right red and greens).

Today I've used the Delivering cheer stamp set from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue to create a set of cards that feature both traditional and non-traditional Christmas colours.

I love the versatility of this Stamp set which has images that could be paired with different sentiments to make birthday or sympathy or even just because cards. Just swap out the Christmas sentiment and it's a stamp set for all seasons.

Scroll down to the end of the page to see the products I've used and Instructions on how to make these cards.

 

How pretty are the pastel cards? A little Wink of Stella on the the skirt of the dress or on the flowers provide a touch of bling. You can see I've cut out the top body image and adhered it using dimensional to give it a little lift.

 

A great tip is to use your Stamparatus to place your stamp, then re-ink and stamp in the same place 2-3 times to create a darker crisper image.

 

 

Product List (Click on the link to go to my online store)

Delivering Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set [156368] $31.00	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $38.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Penguin Playmates 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158420] $0.00	Gingerbread & Peppermint 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156313] $20.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Wonderful Gems [153536] $14.00

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Instructions:

Measurements – Metric

Card Base: 14.9 x 21 cm, scored at 10.5cm

Mat 1 (Same colour as base): 9.8 cm x 14.3 cm

DSP for tag: 10.5 cm x  5.2 cm

White card for tag: 10.5 cm x 5.2cm

Scrap of card for sentiment

 

Measurements – Imperial

Card Base 1 (Colour): 5 7/8” x 8 1/4” Scored at 4 1/8”

Mat 2 (Colour): 3 7/8’ ” x 5 5/8”

DSP for tag: 4” x 2”

White card for tag: 4” x 2”

Scrap of card for sentiment

 

Instructions

Cut and score cardstock and DSP to measurements given.

Place mat card into embossing folder and adhere to front of card.

Using largest tag die, cut cardstock and DSP tags. Adhere DSP tag to front of card.

Using Stamparatus, stamp image onto tag. Colour using Stampin’ Blends. Add Wink of Stella to dress of image.

Thread twine through hole and tie in bow.

Adhere at slight angle over top of first tag.

Place wonderful gems around card.

 

 

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Quick and Easy Sweet Little Stockings DSP Cards

 

What's better then one quick and simple card? 6 quick and simple cards! These cards were created with 3 pieces of cardstock and one sheet of Sweet Stockings DSP and a few scraps of white cardstock and took under an hour to make all 6.

To create 6 card fronts, take one 12 x 12 sheet of paper and cut at 3 7/8, 7 3/4 and 11 5/8. Then cut each sheet at 5 5/8 and 11 1/4. You will end up with 6 card fronts read to adhere to a C6 card (half a sheet of A4 cardstock). All I added then were scraps of coloured card and/or ribbon and a strip of white card with a sentiment. And there you have it - 6 quick and simple cards made in less then an hour!

 

If you want to step your cards up a little, I've added a side boarder cut using the basic boarder dies, which I've ran through the subtle embossing folder to create a little texture. This piece of DSP worked better being cut side ways to create side opening cards. Then I've used the Lovely Labels pick a punch to create the tag for the sentiment. And there's another 6 quick and easy cards in under 1 1/2 hrs.

Hope you enjoyed these cards, all of the products used in these cards are available on my online store, just click on the images below.

Until Next Time,

Happy Crafting.

 

Product List

Sweet Little Stockings Bundle (English) [156798] $82.75	Sweet Little Stockings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156282] $38.00	Sweet Stockings 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156281] $20.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [156290] $12.25	Basic Borders Dies [155558] $50.00	Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $40.00
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $17.50

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