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30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge ~ Day 30

Hi Stampers!

Well here we are at Day 30 of the Christmas Card Making Challenge!   The theme for today is “All I Want” - and I am supposed to share something I would want to receive for Christmas.   I decided to share a little treat I made this year, instead of a card.   I wanted to make a little holiday treat for some girlfriends, so I made my favorite little tarts - S’mores and Strawberry!  These fit perfectly in our little Bakery Boxes from last years catalog and I decorated them with some of the designs from the Tag Buffet Project Kit!   This kit is so versatile!   When you look at our different kits in the catalog - remember you can always change things up to make your own projects!

 

 

Here’s what I used to make this project:

• Tag Buffet Project Kit
• Stampin’Up! Bakery Boxes
• Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper

Tart recipes are found here:

https://thecafesucrefarine.com/easy-smores-shortbread-tart/

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge - Day 29

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Today I am sharing my card for Day 29 of the card making challenge.  The theme was Chalkboard - which I was really excited to do and I love how this card turned out.   I used the Wishes and Wonder Bundle from the Holiday Mini Catalog along with some black cardstock and white embossing powder!    I think the Chalkboard technique is really stunning!

 

Here’s what I used to make this card:

• Wishes & Wonders Bundle and Christmas Messages Stamp Set (retired)
• Black and White cardstock
• In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
• White embossing ink and powder
• Red Rhinestones

 

 

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge - Day 27 - Joy to the World

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Here we are at Day 27 of the Christmas Card Making Challenge and I am going to share a joy that reflects “Joy to the World”!    I designed this card for class - and I was looking for something that would be pretty quick and easy.   If you haven’t gotten the Wrapped in Christmas Stamp set - I highly recommend it!   When I look back at the cards I did for the Challenge - I probably used this stamp set more than any!   I also used the Ornamental Envelopes Set for the little designs in the corners!

Here’s What I used for this Card:

• Wrapped in Christmas and Ornamental Envelopes Stamp Sets
• Layering Oval Dies and Stitched Shape Dies
• Real Red, and White Cardstock
• Heartfelt Christmas Designer Series Paper
• Pear Pizazz Ink
• Real Red Sheer Ribbon

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge - Day 25

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I have come to the realization that I am not going to make anymore Christmas Cards this year, so I am going to miss a couple of days.   I have four cards  left to share, so there will only be two days that I skipped.   Day 24 called for a card that uses Old Olive, Rich Razzelberry and Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, and I have to admit - that just wasn’t working for me, so I am happy to let it go.    Day 25 calls for a card that is “All Wrapped Up!”, and that one I have covered!   This is  actually a card that I designed to be a  gift card holder.   I love this Holiday Catalog set that features a bunch of bows  and a fabulous little punch!   

Here’s what I used to make this card:

• Gift Wrapped Stamp Set
• Gift Bow Punch
• Heartfelt Christmas Designer Series Paper
• Real Red, Mossy Meadow and White CS
• Mossy Meadow Ink

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge - Day 23 Winter Scene

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I hope everyone had a Fabulous Christmas!   We had some real excitement at our house on Christmas Eve, as my daughter Sarah’s boyfriend proposed to her!    She had no idea it was coming so it was a wonderful surprise and we are so happy for Aleks to become an official part of our family!    My favorite part of this first picture is how their new puppy Daisy wanted to get in on the action!   She is so cute - just look at the way Daisy is looking at her momma!  

 

Okay now onto the card for today!   Day 24 calls for a winter card so I am going to share a card I made with a Paper Pumpkin Kit from 2019.   I loved this Paper Pumpkin so much I bought some extras last year and turned them into a fabulous card kit that I offered to my customers to make at home this year during Covid.   

To make this card I used the parts and pieces from the Winter Gifts November 2019 Paper Pumpkin and I added some Pool Party, Real Red and White Cardstock, Used the new snowflake embossing folder and the greeting is from the Wrapped in Christmas Stamp Set!

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge - Day 22

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I am here with my card for Day 22!   The theme was a Contemporary Christmas Card.  I will admit, this is a style of stamping that doesn’t come easy to me but I gave it a shot!   I pulled out a retired stamp set - Dashing Deer, which is a favorite.  I did a watercolor wash with a little bit of Seaside Spray ink and added some black jewels!

Here’s what I used to make this card:

• Gift Wrapped (words) and Dashing Deer Stamp Set and Dies (retired)
• Black, Seaside Spray and White Cardstock
• Aqua Painter
• Black and Seaside Spray Ink 
• Black Jewels

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge - Day 21

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Oh boy, I have been slacking!   It is time to get back to stamping and finish up this challenge!   Today I share a Classic Christmas Card.   This is one of my favorites of the cards I did this year.   With the year we have just walked thru I do think “Peace on Earth” is the perfect greeting for our holiday cards.  

Here’s what I used to create this card:

• Peace and Joy Stamp Set
• Joy and Arrange a Wreath Dies
• Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Pear Pizazz and White Cardstock
• Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper
• Real Red Braided Linen Trim 
• Wonderful Gems

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge - Day 20

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For Day 20 of the Christmas Card Making Challenge I had to make a card which had watercoloring.   I used the Yuletide Pasture stamp set today for the first time.   I just love this yak - he is an unlikely animal to see on a Holiday card but I would like to imagine there may have even been a yak at the manger scene.   I colored this with the new aqua painters and ink from the ink pad.   If you have our new ink pads, it is a little more difficult to get ink on the lid of your pad for  watercoloring.   I like to use a clear block and just dab it onto the ink to pick up the color from the pad - much easier than squishing the pad and it cleans up so easily when you are done. 

Here’s what I used to make this card:

• Yuletide Pasture and Merry Moose Stamp Sets
• Rectangle Stitched Framelits
• Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder
• Stayzon Black ink
• Cinnamon Cider, Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Just Jade and Cherry Cobbler Ink 
• Cherry Cobbler CS and Watercolor Paper
• Classic Christmas DSP
• Aquapainter
• Wink of Stella Glitter Pen

30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge ~ Day 19

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It is time to share my card for Day 19 - which provided me with a Sketch Challenge.   I don’t always love working with Sketch Challenges, but this one was easy and I really enjoyed doing it.   It features the Designer Series Paper and Dies from the Coming Home Suite in the 2020 Holiday Mini Catalog!   I really love this paper with all of the people enjoying winter.  It is my favorite season!

Here’s what I used to create this card:

• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp set (words)
• Home Together Dies and Circle Dies
• Trimming the Town DSP
• Misty Moonlight, White and Real Red CS
  
• Real Red Ink