Card Art by Helen

Here's this month's colour combination:

And here's the project it inspired:

The Reindeer Days Suite Collection includes classic Christmas colours and cute reindeer imagery, making it easy for you to create magical winter projects.

A 2" x 5" strip of the Real Red and Basic White patterned paper from the Reindeer Days 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper was layered on Real Red Cardstock, and adhered to the left-hand side of a folded Pool Party card base to form the background element.

The image of two reindeer from the Reindeer Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set was stamped on Basic White Cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink, and colour added using Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, and Petal Pink Stampin' Blends. The coloured image was then cut out using the coordinating die from the Reindeer Fun Dies. The third smallest die from the Countryside Corners die was used to create a Basic White label shape for the reindeer image to be adhered to. The label element was then added to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The "Merry Christmas" sentiment, also from the Reindeer Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set, was stamped on a ½" x 3½" strip of Garden Green Cardstock using VersaMark™ Ink and embossed with White Embossing Powder (from the Basics WOW! Embossing Powder set). The right end of the strip was cut to a flag shape using Paper Snips, and the strip added to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The holly leaves and berries were die cut from Garden Green and Real Red Cardstock respectively, using the dies from the Reindeer Fun set. The edges of the holly leaves were inked using a Sponge Dauber and Garden Green Classic Stampin' Ink to add depth. The leaves were added to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals and the berries adhered to the center of the leaves using Mini Glue Dots™. Iridescent Faceted Gems were added as the final embellishments.
 

Shop my top product picks for this project:

Reindeer Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set
$28.00

Reindeer Fun Dies
$55.00

Reindeer Days 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
$17.00

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The Reindeer Days DSP can also be bought together with a coordinating sticker sheet, which is part of our new range of scrapbooking products that also includes the Reindeer Memories Scrapbooking Workshop Kit and much, much more!

Here's this month's sketch:

And here's the project it inspired:

The Yuletide Village Photopolymer Stamp Set makes it easy to create snowy village scenes, perfect to send festive greetings from your home.
 

A Basic White cardstock layer was embossed using the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder and trimmed to measure 3" x 4". This was adhered to a Lost Lagoon mat (measuring 3¼" x 4¼"). Pool Party ⅝" (1.6 cm) Pompom Ribbon was looped around the layers, and tied off to the left-hand side with a bow made using a length of Basic White Twine from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack.

The wider single cottage image from the Yuletide Village Photopolymer Stamp Set was stamped using Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Ink on the upper right-hand side of a Basic White Cardstock stitched circle, cut using the largest circle die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Colour was added to the cottage image using the light Stampin' Blend markers in Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, and Pool Party, with the Color Lifter used to help fill the soft colour in each area. The other single cottage image and separate tree image from the same set were also stamped on Basic White Cardstock, and coloured using the light Stampin' Blend markers in Crumb Cake, Pool Party, and Soft Sea Foam, with the Color Lifter to assist as well. These two stamped images were carefully cut out using Paper Snips, and added to the left-hand side of the stamped circle using Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment, from the Keeping Tabs Photopolymer Stamp Set, was stamped under the first cottage in Basic Gray. White Loose Snowflakes were added around the stamped elements as additional embellishments.

The stamped circle element was added to the embossed and layered cardstock rectangle using Stampin' Dimensionals, and the completed panel adhered to a folded Pool Party card base that had been stamped all over using the snow image from the Yuletide Village Set with Pool Party ink.
 

Shop my top product picks for this project:

Yuletide Village Photopolymer Stamp Set
$26.00

Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder
$15.00

Pool Party ⅝" (1.6 cm) Pompom Ribbon
$16.50

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Your kit comes with all you need to make nine 4" (10.2 cm) and 3" (7.6 cm) metal ring ornaments (3 each of 3 designs). Start building your ornaments using die cut printed paper pieces and gold metal rings, and then decorate with the included plastic pinecones and faux berries, pre-tied satin bows, and precut greenery. Finish each decoration with gold metallic string and they are ready to hang. Adhesive is included, but using hot glue may make assembly easier (glue gun not included). Coordinating Stampin' Up! colours are Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, and Pretty Peacock.
 

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