Stampin’ Up! Golden Greetings Christmas Easel Card with Video Tutorial

Good morning!  Hope your weekend is going well.  We got a little rain Friday night – just enough to make it very pleasant when I went out to feed on Saturday morning.  By 1 on Saturday, though, Mother Nature was in full “PSYCH!” mode and it was a stinkin’ sauna.  Again.  C’mon “ber” months! 🙂

I went for another Christmas card today – this time an easel fun fold and showcasing the Online Exclusive Golden Greenery and Greetings of the Season bundles AND the coordinating papers from the Suite.  Take a look-see:

And the card front design was inspired by the sketch over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge.

I started with a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and used my Paper Trimmer to score on the long side at 5 1/2″ and again at 8 1/4″.  I folded both score lines as valleys.  Or mountains – depending on your perspective.  Bottom line – fold them both the same way! 😎

I matted some of the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP on Cherry Cobbler cardstock and used Liquid Glue to adhere it to the middle small panel on the card base.  Note: the design I selected has an “up” and a “down”.  Since the panel is covered up when the card is closed, I opted to put it on so that the “up” direction was correct when open.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere a panel of Season of Green & Gold DSP on a Cherry Cobbler mat for the card front.

Using the long banner die in the Greetings of the Season die set, I cut two pieces of patterned Season of Green & Gold DSP.  I trimmed the pointed end of both banners – one at about 3 7/8″ and the second at about 3 5/8″.  Then I adhered both of them to the card front with Liquid Glue.

I cut a next-to-largest Stylish Shapes circle from the white-embossed paper in the Graceful Greenery Vellum Specialty DSP and adhered it with Liquid Glue.

Using the Golden Greenery Dies, I cut a large Mossy Meadow bough and adhered it with Liquid Glue.

I cut out two Graceful Greenery Vellum printed pine boughs – using the dies in the Golden Greenery set – and a small pine bough from Old Olive cardstock.  I adhered them to the card front with Liquid Glue.

I made a loop-y bow with some beautiful – NEW! – Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/4″ Satin Ribbon (available 4 Sept in the new mini catalog) – and tied a bit of Linen Thread around it to hold it in the shape of a bow.  I adhered it with a Glue Dot.

On a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, I stamped the Greetings of the Season sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink.  I cut it out with the second-from-largest Stylish Shapes circle die and adhered it with Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I added some Pecan Pie gems from the Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive-backed Dots and the card front was done.

Using Liquid Glue on the remaining small panel on the card base, I adhered the lower half of the card front to the card base.  That made the easel!

To create the easel stop, I cut out two large Golden Greenery pine boughs from Mossy Meadow cardstock and one from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP.  I adhered them in a stack using Liquid Glue.  Then I adhered it in place on the inside panel of the card base using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.  🙂

For the inside, I stamped a Greetings of the Season sentiment in Cherry Cobbler on a Basic White panel.  I stamped the Golden Greenery detailed pine bough in full-strength Old Olive and the second (fill) image in stamped-off-once Old Olive.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of the card, added a couple of Pecan Pie gems from the Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive-backed Dots and the card was done!

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Golden Greenery pine bough in full-strength and stamped-off-once Old Olive on the front…

…and more Golden Greenery DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! Super easy – and super pretty! This Christmas card from the Golden Greenery and Greetings of the Season bundles – with Season of Green & Gold and Graceful Greenery Vellum Specialty DSPs  – is simply gorgeous and makes for a keepsake card that your recipients will display all season long!

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this was the card that I made on yesterday’s Saturday Nite Live YouTube video.  If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis!

I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project.  You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:

Missed any tutorials?  You can check out my past projects right here!

TTFN

M

 

 

 

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You’ll also be getting a link to my ZOOM The Craftroom (an exclusive TWICE-A-WEEK online event for my customers) and the monthly Online Tutorial – featuring Country Flowers for August orders.

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Decorative Trees Online Class With Mary & Amy on 28 September 2024!

Join us on Saturday, 28 September 2024, at 1:00 PM ET for an Online Card Class!

I’ve teamed up with Amy Koenders to offer you a fun online class to help kick off your holiday card making!  We’ll be making 4 cards and 2 tags in the class using the new Decorative Trees stamp set bundle.

The class fee includes:

• A fun Zoom-based class where Amy and I will step you thru making all the projects!
• Take A Bow 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper – full pack
• Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots – full pack
• Real Red & White Baker’s Twine – full pack

When you sign up for the class, you’ll see that you can add additional items needed to make the cards in the class.  These items are OPTIONAL to add on but….we’ll be using the items to create the cards.  😎

The class will be held on Zoom and anyone in the United States is welcome to purchase the class and join us!  If you’re unable to join us for the live event, we’ll be recording the session so you can watch the replay any time.  YEAH!

We will also be emailing written tutorials with instructions and card stock cuts so that you will have a written reference too!

Class Costs:  $39.00 + $6.00 shipping (Note: if you select additional products, the cost for the products and $7.95 for shipping will be ADDED to the class fee).  We’ll send PayPal invoices out in late August.

Class Signup Deadline:  3 September 2024 at 5:00 PM ET

Click here to register for the class now!

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SEPT-DEC 2024 MINI CATALOG LABELS AVAILABLE NOW

With each new catalog, I make Catalog Labels (they print on Avery labels right in the my printer!)for stamp sets, dies, embossing folders and punches!  I’ve got them done – and they’re now added into the Catalog Labels section in my Store.  Check them out right here!

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TIME TO REDEEM YOUR BONUS DAYS COUPONS!

Now’s the time to redeem those Bonus Days coupons that you gathered up in July!! You can  redeem them on any order(s) placed during the month of August!  Whoo-hoo!

Here’s the deets!

REDEMPTION Period: 1–31 August 2024 (11:59 p.m. (MT)) – that means it starts THIS Thursday, 1 August!

Click here to get more deets AND a “tutorial” on how to redeem your coupons!

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DSP SALE GOING ON NOW!

Between 6–31 August, you can shop select Designer Series Paper from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog* at 15% off!

This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.

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CHECKOUT THIS AWESOME FUNDRAISER!

The Grand Chapter of Iowa Order of the Eastern Star is holding a fundraiser for Retrieving Freedom – a organization that trains Service dogs for Veterans and Autistic children!

You can lend your support to this great organization – AND maybe win this beautiful quilt – designed by my friend and teammate Julie Johnston…

…by purchasing raffle tickets!

Here’s the deets:

–  Tickets are $1 each and you can purchase as many as you wish

–  The quilt measures about 61″ x 73″

– The quilt was “commissioned” by the Grand Chapter of Iowa Order of the Eastern Star

–  Julie designed the quilt using symbols and colors chosen by the Worthy Grand Matron, Mary Reicks, and Worthy Grand Patron Joe Ried

–  One of the symbols is songbirds, so Julie took photos of 14 Iowa songbirds, printed them on fabric, and wove them into the design. There are 14 different bird photos – one in each square of the quilt!
–  The other major symbol is bicycles and fabric incorporating them is part of the field of the quilt

If you’d like to purchase tickets to support this great cause – AND maybe win that quilt! – please send Julie an e-mail at: jg441157j5x@natel.net

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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project: You’ll also want the Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/4″ Satin Ribbon when it becomes available on 4 Sept.

Golden Greenery Bundle – 164117

Price: $56.50

Greetings Of The Season Bundle (English) – 164113

Price: $51.25

Stylish Shapes Dies – 159183

Price: $30.00

Season Of Green & Gold 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper – 164324

Price: $16.50

Graceful Greenery Vellum 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper – 164118

Price: $10.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 120953

Price: $11.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119685

Price: $11.50

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $13.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 133676

Price: $11.50

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100702

Price: $11.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147083

Price: $9.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147090

Price: $9.00

Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive-Backed Dots – 164204

Price: $8.50

Linen Thread – 104199

Price: $5.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes – 159236

Price: $11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $6.00

Black Stampin’ Dimensionals Combo Pack – 150893

Price: $6.25

Mini Glue Dots – 103683

Price: $7.25

Add All to Cart

Supply List

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Crumb Cake Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base – scored and folded at 5 1/2″ and 8 1/4″);  Second-from-Largest Stylish Shapes circle die cut (sentiment)

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock: 2 1/2″ x 4″ (mat for smaller panel on card front); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for card front/easel)

Graceful Greenery Vellum Specialty DSP: Next-to-Largest Stylish Shapes circle die cut (on front); Golden Greenery die cut pine boughs (x2)

Mossy Meadow Cardstock: Golden Greenery die cut bough; Golden Greenery die cut larger pine boughs (x2 – stacked for easel stop)

Old Olive Cardstock: Golden Greenery die cut smaller pine bough on front

Basic White Cardstock:  4″ x 4″ (inner liner);

Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); Greetings of the Season die cut banners (x2); Golden Greenery die cut larger pine bough (stacked on easel stop); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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Finn Fan Fix 

 

Finn is an eternal optimist.

He saw a split in an avocado seed several weeks ago and begged me – really, it was quite pitiful! – to start it.

So – I did.  And nothing happened.

Just about the time I was going to pitch it – I spied a sprout deep inside the seed.

I spared it and a week or so ago….

…and now!

Apparently he’s got quite the green paw!

As the one in the partnership who can read, I Googled the next step.  Once it hits 7″ – I have to CUT IT OFF!  Down to 3″.  😳  And wait – AGAIN! – for 3 or more leaves.

THEN I can put it in dirt.

We’ll see what happens.  🤷‍♀️

TTFN

M