Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Home for the Holidays”. We really hope that you enjoy and are inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
The “early-release” stamp set, Eden’s Garden, has such beautiful stamps, I challenged myself to create a single layer, Christmas card. I love how it turned out…on the third try. I’ll tell you the mishaps I encountered, so you can avoid them.
I began with a Thick Basic White card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. After cutting the card base, I rolled it through the Stamp n’ Cut & Emboss machine with the long, Eden’s Die, to give the card front a wonderful edge.
The stamps and dies come together in a Bundle, for a 10% savings, which you can see in my Product List below.
Single Layer Card
Next, I masked the middle of the card front with 1″ painter’s tape. Then, I used the largest Eden’s Garden stamp to stamp three images in Garden Green Ink. I also stamped berries from the Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set; the stems in Early Espresso Ink, and the berries in Real Red Ink. Christmas colors, right? Everything was fine, so far, until I removed the painter’s tape.
Mishap #1: the ink wasn’t dry on the tape, which transferred to my fingers, which transferred to the card front.
Mishap #2: the painter’s tape was very sticky, and removed paper from the card front.
Remedies: Be extra careful when removing the tape, and make it less sticky by adhering it to a towel several times before using. Lessons learned!
Now, all I needed to do was stamp the sentiment.
“Merry Christmas” is from the Heartfelt Wishes Stamp Set, stamped in Real Red Ink. I used my Stamparatus to help insure the image was stamped properly. If you don’t know what a Stamparatus is, click on the picture in my Product List.
Don’t you love this beautiful font? I wish my handwriting was like that!
Since I had the mishaps out of the way, I created a second card, using a Real Red card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. The Basic White Cardstock is 5 1/2″ X 3″, and the Garden Green Cardstock is 5 1/2″ X 3 3/4″.
The added color is nice, but I really prefer the single layer version. What do you think?
I love milkshakes almost as much as making cards. Thank you for hopping by, and sharing a moment with me.
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on [second Wednesday]. Our theme will be “My Favorite Things” with our design team showcasing some of their favorite products from any catalog they choose.
Until then, have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Annette Elliott at AESTAMPS A LATTE
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps, INK
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin’
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Lori Webb at Clever Copies
- Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping
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How did you get the edges of the painters tape a bit raggedy? Thanks
Hi Susan, it was two years ago, and I don’t remember more than what I described.
I think I like the single layer card the best. Sometime less is more. I really like the effect of masking. Thanks for the tips. I have some 1″ washi tape I am going to try.
Thank you, Amanda! Washi Tape should work well!
Beautiful Su! Thank you for hopping this month.
Thank you, Rae! It’s always a pleasure!
11/12/21 Love the single layer split image card. I haven’t seen a post for the last couple days. I hope you’re just taking a few days off…I think 11/10 was your last post. I look forward every morning to seeing your beautiful cards.
Hi Emily, thank you! If you go to the menu, you can see all of my cards by clicking on “handcrafted cards.” I usually skip one day a week.
Mishaps aside, Su, your card is beautiful! And if the mistakes are still there, I can’t see them! I like your second version too. Both are gorgeous!
Thank you, Karen. This is a “do-over,” so no mistakes. I was able to use the smudged piece, by cutting it down, for the second card.
Gorgeous cards! They are both beautiful, but the white base is so elegant. I don’t see any smudges, so you hid it well. Thanks for reminding me about painter’s tape!
Beautiful card, Su! Love that edgelit!! Thanks for joining the blog hop this month.
Thank you, Debbie! I appreciate you organizing the hop!
Thanks for sharing the mishaps! We all have them so we can relate! Love your beautiful card, Sue!
Thank you, Patti!
Never would have know that you had some mishaps Su. Your card is gorgeous!!
Thank you, Melissa!
Both cards are so pretty!
Thank you, Windy!
Very pretty!
Thank you, Pam!
Lovely in both color versions;) Beautiful work here! Always a pleasure to see how you put your own stamp on our Pals Hop!
Thank you, Deb!
The final product is beautiful!
Thank you, Megan!
Really pretty cards Su! I wish I could drink milkshakes and look like you do. 🙂
Thank you, Beth! You’re making me laugh!
Your cards are very pretty, Su!
Thank you, Annette!
This is so pretty! The split image is perfect.
Thank you, Jackie!