Stampin' Up! Christmas in July - Diamond fold card

For our Christmas in July celebration, I chose a diamond card fold - one of my favourites as it has a bit of pop and the lovely diamond shape as the centre piece, for our detailed card creation. 



A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Christmas Stocking Thinlit x Marion

You can make them in any size but these were a 4" x 12" strip of cardstock scored at 2", 4", 8", 10" holding the card landscape.  A diagonal score is then made from the centre edge to each the 2" score and 10" score, top and bottom so that it looks like this...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Diamond Fold

I dressed the side panels with DSP and the centre with a mat of coordinating cardstock and DSP on top.  I then added the layered stockings and holly, along with a loop of ribbon on the main stocking...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Christmas Stocking Thinlit 

The stockings look great!...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Christmas Stocking Thinlit x June

Stampin' Up! new Fresh Florals DSP stack (144131) coordinated purrrfectly with this colour combo!...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Christmas Stocking Thinlit x Wendy

Don't they look great!  If I can help you with any of your Christmas creations please contact me, I would love to help!  Thanks for stopping by and checking this post out.

Yours in paper craft,

Stampin' Up! Christmas in July - Cookie Cutter Christmas tags

The two-step, Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set, by Stampin' Up! is so much fun and coordinates with Cookie Cutter Builder punch.  The Santa, Deer, Bear, Gingerbread man and Eskimo can all be cut out using the one punch...BRILLIANT I know!!!

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Tags

Stunning on Whisper White or Sarah or Garden Green, a scallop circle and DSP cut with the Pretty Label punch layer purrrfectly for the feature of the stamped Santa, Gingerbread man or Reindeer...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Tags

Those that attended Christmas in July created these beauties...above and below 

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Tags

On crumb cake card bases, the three look great with Garden Green stitched satin ribbon (144181)


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Tags

Turn them from portrait to lanscape and add to / from to the tags and this is what they look like...(garden green cardstock base)


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Tags

A card base of Real Red...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Tags

From the Cookie Cutter Christmas set to the Christmas Stockings Thinlits (141841), the tags still look great!


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Tags

So easy, 2" strip, 14.5cm long, punch the top with a tag topper punch and layer your cardstock/DSP and stamping/die cutting.
A lovely addition to any Christmas gift!
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Yours in paper craft,


Stampin' Up! Santa's Sleigh Thinlits for Christmas in July 1

Christmas in July - a kick start to creating Christmas cards, enjoying a warm lunch, celebrating the gift of life, friends and creations.  The day was a cosy one with cold and rain, purrrfect to encourage the creative flairs of those that attended.  Keep It Simple Sweetheart (KISS) was again the theme for all but one project.  This is the first...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Santa's Sleigh Thinlits x Marion and June

Simply emboss the background with your favourite folder and add a strip of coordinating DSP and frame with a strip of glimmer paper either side using Tombo Glue.  Cut out your embellishments - Sleigh, snow flake from the Stockings Thinlits and greeting (from the Flurry of Wishes set).


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Santa's Sleigh Thinlits x Marion and June

 Instead of a red base, Gold foil looks stunning on the building of the Sleigh and instead of Red Glimmer paper you can use strips of Garden Green Stampin' Up! cardstock...


A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Santa's Sleigh Thinlits x Wendy and myself

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh... and create beautiful KISS cards with friends.

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Yours in paper craft,