Art in Bloom Holiday Card

For the final Christmas in July project, I have chosen to create an Art in Bloom holiday card.  The Art in Bloom Bundle is in the 2021-2022 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.  The Art in Bloom Bundle includes the Art in Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Bloom Hybrid Embossing Folder.  Be sure to watch the assembly video below to see how to use Bloom Hybrid Embossing Folder. While the bundle isn’t a holiday design, by using traditional holiday colors of red & green the Art in Bloom Bundle easily transitions to a holiday card.  Additionally, using the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper (a returning favorite in the Mini Catalog!)  and adding a holiday sentiment completes the card’s theme.  

Art in Bloom

Project Materials:
  • Art in Bloom Bundle
  • Pear Pizzazz Cardstock:
    • 4-1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5-1/2″ for card base
    • 4″ x 3″ 
  • Basic White Cardstock:
    • 4″ x 5-1/4″ – cut 2 (one for embossed layer and one for card interior)
    • 4″ x 4″ (for stamping and die cutting)
    • scrap (for sentiment)
  • Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper (#153492, available for ordering starting on August 3): 3-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ 
  • Mossy Meadow Cardstock – scrap for leaves
  • Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set
  • Real Red Classic Ink Pad
  • Mossy Meadow Classic Ink Pad
  • Double Oval Punch
  • Red Rhinestone Jewels
  • Wink of Stella
  • Stampin’ Seal
  • Glue Dots
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Assembly Video: 

Reminders & Other Announcements 

Click here to check out the select Designer Series Papers on Sale! Don’t delay, the sale ends on August 2. 

And, get your order ready…The July-December Mini Catalog launches on Tuesday, August 3! 

Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders.  Remember for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up!  You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store.  Thank you for selecting to place your order with me. I truly appreciate your orders. 

It’s been fun creating projects for Christmas in July.  While this special month of holiday themed projects is ending, be sure to check back next Wednesday to a new project.  

Project Materials:

The current host code is: FB7TWQ63.  Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.

 

 

  

Snowflake Ribbon Tag

July is almost over and Christmas in July will come to an end.  But there are still a few projects to showcase! For this next to the last Christmas in July project, I am featuring a Snowflake Ribbon Tag.  Ribbon tags are easy to assemble and make your package beautiful.  For this ribbon tag, the So Many Snowflakes Dies are being used to create the focal point for the ribbon tag.  Five different ribbons in assorted widths and styles are used to create interest.  A list of the materials used and a video tutorial for assembly are located below.   And last but not least, the dimensions for the gift box and a link to a gift box making video are included at the end of the ribbon tag information.

Snowflake Ribbon Tag

Snowflake Ribbon Tag Project Materials:
  • So Many Snowflakes Dies
  • Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set
  • Christmas to Remember Stamp Set (#156300, available for order on August 3, 2021)
  • Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad
  • Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends (dark)
  • Ribbons – cut 2 of each size noted:
    • *Metallic Mesh Ribbon (cut 6″ length)
    • Cherry Cobbler & Gold Ribbon (cut 5″ length) [#156312, available for order on August 3, 2021]
    • Fine Art Gold (cut 5″ length)
    • Flowers for Every Season – white ribbon (cut 5″ length)
    • Black & White Gingham Ribbon (cut 4 length) [#156485, available for order on August 3, 2021]
  • Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty Paper [#156844, available for order on August 3, 2021]
  • *Be Dazzling Designer Series Paper [#156629,  FREE Sale-A-Bration option available on August 3, 2021]
  • Basic White (scrap for snowflake)
  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (scrap for snowflake and piece for circle base on back)
  • Shimmery White: 3/4″ x 4-1/2″ (for sentiment tag)
  • Banners Pick A Punch
  • Layering Circles Dies
  • Wonderful Gems (#153536, returning favorite available for order on August 3, 2021)
  • Baker’s Twine or Linen Thread (to tie ribbons together)
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals/Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals/Glue Dots
  • Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive

*When cutting these papers and depending upon your die cutting machine, you may need to use a shim to ensure the product is cut properly.

Assembly Video:

You can use many different die cut shapes to use as your focal point.  So, look through your dies and be creative!

Gift Box Information:
  • Final Box Dimensions are: 5-1/2″ x 4″ x 1/2″
  • Box Lid – Peaceful Prints:  cut 6-1/4″ x 5″ and score on all sides 1/2″ (#156628, FREE Sale-A-Braton product available on August 3, 2021)
  • Box Bottom – Basic Black Cardstock: cut 6-1/4″ x 5″ and then trim a smidge (1/16″) from 2 adjoining sides (Details on box creation can be found here: How To Make Your Own Custom Box.

 

Reminders & Other Announcements 

Click here to check out the select Designer Series Papers on Sale! Don’t delay, the sale ends on August 2. 

Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders.  Remember for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up!  You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store.  Thank you for selecting to place your order with me. I truly appreciate your orders. 

Check back later this week for the final Christmas in July project with a video tutorial.  Projects will post around noon EST.  

Project Materials:

The current host code is: FB7TWQ63.  Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.

Tidings & Trimmings Gift Tag

It’s another Christmas in July project! Today’s project features a gift tag using the Tidings & Trimmings Bundle in the Annual Catalog.  You’ll notice it’s a large gift tag.  This allows you to use the tag on a variety of packages from a small package such as the Ombre Bags to much larger packages.  For the tag base, use the Scalloped Contours Dies.  This is another of those quick projects.  If you’re like me, there’s always some last minute packaging needing tags.  So let’s get prepared and make some of these tags to have handy when the need arises. As with my other Christmas in July projects, the materials and assembly video are located below. 

Tidings & Trimmings

Tidings & Trimmings Gift Tag Materials:
  • Tidings & Trimmings Bundle
  • Scalloped Contours Dies (use the three largest sizes)
  • Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP):3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″  note: on sale through August 2!
  • Evening Evergreen Cardstock (or select desired color to coordinate with the DSP print selected): 5-1/2″ x 4″, plus scrap for holly leaves
  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock: 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ 
  • Basic White Cardstock: 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″, scrap for sentiment
  • Evening Evergreen Classic Ink Pad & Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends (light)
  • Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad
  • Red Rhinestone Jewels
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
  • Glue Dots
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Cut & Emboss Die Cutting Machine
Assembly Video Tutorial…

Reminders & Other Announcements 

Click here to check out the select Designer Series Papers on Sale!  (and best of all, the Tidings of Christmas DSP from this project is on sale!)

Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders.  Remember for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up!  You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store.  Thank you for selecting to place your order with me. I truly appreciate your orders. 

Check back next Wednesday for another Christmas in July project with a video tutorial.  Projects will post around noon EST.  

Enjoy your weekend!

 Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting…

Project Materials:

The current host code is: FB7TWQ63.  Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.

Christmas in July 2021-Snowman Season Gift Tags

Keeping with this week’s gift tag theme for Christmas in July, I am featuring Snowman Gift Tags.  A recent purchase of snowman notepads became the inspiration for the snowman gift tags.  Since I’ll be “giving a little something” to folks throughout the holiday season, it’s only appropriate to make the presentation special. Right?!  Even better, the notepads fit perfectly into the Ombre Gift Bags. And with coordinating snowman gift tags, the “little something” is ready to present later this year.  The Snowman Season Stamp Set and the Tailor Made Tags Dies in the 2021-2022 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog are perfect for making the gift tags.  Best of all, the tags are quick and easy to make!  

Snowman Gift Tags

Snowman Gift Card Project Materials:
  • Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set
  • Tailor Made Tags Dies 
  • Basic White Thick Cardstock (4″ x 2-1/2″ for each tag)
  • Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
  • Stampin’ Blends:
    • Pumpkin Pie (light)
    • Highland Heather (both light & dark)
    • Pool Party (light)
  • Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad
  • Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad
  • Clear Wink of Stella
  • Holly Jolly Wishes Stamp Set (#156362; available for ordering on August 3, 2021)
  • Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration, FREE with $50 order starting August 3, 2021)
Assembly video…

 

Reminders & Other Announcements 

Click here to check out the select Designer Series Papers on Sale!  

Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders.  Remember for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up!  You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store.  Thank you for selecting to place your order with me. I truly appreciate your orders. 

Check back next Wednesday for another Christmas in July project with a video tutorial.  Projects will post at noon EST.  

Enjoy your weekend!

 Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting…

Project Materials:

The current host code is: FB7TWQ63.  Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.

Christmas in July 2021-Poinsettia Gift Tags

It’s the second week of Christmas in July 2021 and today features Poinsettia Gift Tags.   Last holiday season, I saw Poinsettia Gift tags created by other demonstrators and made a mental note to use the set for gift tags in the future. So this year, I am making Poinsettia gift tags for some of my holiday packages.  The Poinsettia Dies are perfect for creating the poinsettia embellishment for the tags.  The first tag is a poinsettia gift tag design using non-traditional Christmas colors.  The 2021-2023 In Colors are some of my favorite colors and so I selected Polished Pink for the poinsettia.  It will be perfect to for use this Christmas on one of my granddaughter’s gifts.  In addition, I’m sharing another poinsettia gift tag using stamped poinsettia layers which are cut with the coordinating dies.  The color scheme is more subtle (crumb cake on very vanilla cardstock). 

Project Materials:

Poinsettia Gift Tag 

  • Polished Pink Poinsettia Gift Tag:

    • Poinsettia Dies
    • 100 Fluid Watercolor Paper
    • Cardstock:
      • Polished Pink Cardstock (2-3/4″ x 4″)
      • Soft Succulent Cardstock (scraps for leaves)
      • Basic White (1/2″ x 4″ – trim to approximately 3-1/2″ after stamping)
    • Polished Pink Classic Ink Pad
    • (Optional) Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends 
    • Sponge Daubers
    • Spritzer with water
    • Soft Succulent Classic Ink Pad
    • 2021-2023 In-Color Shimmer Vellum
    • Scalloped Contours Dies
    • Frosted Gingerbread Stamp Set #156314 (for sentiment) in the July-Dec 2021 Mini Catalog  – available for ordering August 3
    • Optional – Artificially Inked Stamp Set (for background dots)
    • Basic Rhinestone Jewels
    • 1-1/2″ Metallic Mesh Ribbon
    • Hole Punch
    • Stampin’ Dimensionals
    • Glue Dots

Poinsettia Gift Tag

  • Stamped Poinsettia Gift Tag:

    • Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set
    • Poinsettia Dies
    • Very Vanilla Cardstock
    • Crumb Cake Cardstock (2-1/4″ x 4″)
    • Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad
    • Tailor Made Tags Dies
    • Banner Year Stamp Set (for to/from)
    • Gold Foil Sheets
    • Gold Fine Art Ribbon
    • Simply Elegant Trim (gold)
    • Metallic Pearls (gold)
    • Stampin’ Dimensionals
    • Glue Dots
Assembly video tutorial…

 

Reminders & Other Announcements 

Click here to check out the select Designer Series Papers on Sale! 

Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders.  Remember for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up!  You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store.  Thank you for selecting to place your order with me. I truly appreciate your orders. 

Check back this Friday for another Christmas in July 2021 project with a video tutorial.  Projects will post at noon EST.  

 Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting…

Project Materials:

The current host code is: FB7TWQ63.  Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.

Christmas in July – Fun Fold Card

Time for another Christmas in July project.  This Christmas in July project features a fun fold card.  Like the first project, the card uses the Tidings & Trimmings Bundle and the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper.  These products are located in the Stampin’ Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.   The bundle offers lots of versatility and for today’s fun fold card, I am highlighting the star elements from the bundle.  I am not sure if this card fold has a specific name but regardless, it’s a great change-up from a traditional card fold.  Card details and the video tutorial for assembly are below the card’s photo.

Christmas in July-Fun Fold Card

Card Materials:
  • Tidings & Trimmings Bundle
  • Cherry Cobbler cardstock:
    • Card base: 4-1/4″ x 11″, score at 4-1/4″ & 5-1/2″ 
    • 3″ x 3″ (for large star) 
    • 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ for design on white star (optional: add Adhesive Sheet to the back of the cardstock BEFORE cutting the shape with the die)
  • Basic White cardstock:
    • 4″ x 4″ (cut 2 – one for card front & one for card interior)
    • 2-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ (for sentiment – cut with Hippo & Friends die)
  • Gold Foil:
    • 3″ x 3″ (for ease in layering onto large red star, use Adhesive Sheet)
    • scraps to cut 2 of the small stars using the Christmas Trimmings Dies
  • Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper: 
    • Strip for folded left side panel: 1″ x4″
    • Coordinating piece:  3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ 
  • Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad
  • Simply Elegant Trim (Gold)
  • Versamark Ink Pad 
  • Clear Embossing Powder
  • Stamparatus
  • Heat Tool
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
  • Adhesive
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Basic White Envelope

Assembly video tutorial…

 

This is a fun fold to use for a variety of card themes so be sure to add it to your list of card designs.

Reminders & Other Announcements 

Click here to check out the select Designer Series Papers on Sale!  (and yes, it includes the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper from this project)

Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders.  Remember for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up!  You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store.  Thank you for selecting to place your order with me. I truly appreciate your orders. 

Check back next Wednesday for another Christmas in July project with a video tutorial.  Projects will post at noon EST.  

Enjoy your weekend, relax and maybe watch a Hallmark Christmas in July movie! 

 Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting…

Project Materials:

The current host code is: FB7TWQ63.  Please use this code if your order is $150 or less (before shipping & taxes). Remember, if your order is over $150, you will receive the host rewards.