Adhesive Sheets can be handy for many things—but have you ever thought of using them to simplify a paper-piecing project? Their gentle stickiness makes it easy to add cardstock, then die cut into lovely shapes to create an instant embellishment or focal point. It’s impossible not to get “carried away” by these paper-pieced balloons! Our advice? File this project away (or share it on social media!) as a budget-friendly way to use all those paper strips in your scrap stash.
Give it a try with all of your scrap stash and make beautiful cards. If you would like a copy of the PDF file, just email me and I will send it to you.
We are celebrating Christmas in July! I love to make Christmas cards in July when the temperature is stupid hot with humidity that is gross!! You guessed it, I am not in love with the humid weather and you will hear me complaining about it.
This week we are going to make a special and festive Christmas Card, here is a close up picture of it.
Project Recipe:
STAMP SET: Festive Cheer (New July Online Exclusive)
INK: Peaceful Pine, Cherry Cobbler, Smokey Slate
PAPER: Peaceful Pine, Cherry Cobbler, White & Peaceful Pine Gingham
Peaceful Pine Base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Scored 2 1/8" & 4 1/4"
Peaceful Pine Gingham DSP 5 1/4" x 1 1/8" (Cut 2), 5 1/4" x 4"
Cherry Cobber 4" x 3" & 4" x 2 3/4"
White 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" & 3 3/4" x 2 1/2"
Pop-Up Peaceful Pine 2 3/4" x 3" on Long Side Score 3/4", 1 1/2" & 2 1/4"
Pop-Up Piece Hint: Apply adhesive on each end, fold in half with adhesive on the outside and place inside the card with bottom adhesive on the score line. Close card to adhere the other end.
Now for the video to see how this card assembles:
Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you enjoyed today's card and will want to make yourself.
STAMPS
– Delicate Whispers (167500) or
Bundle and Save (167506)
PAPER
– Basic White 8-1/2” x 11” Cardstock (166780); Granny Apple
Green 8-1/2” x 11” Cardstock (146990); Brights Painted Patterns
12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (167754)
INK
– Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147095)
OTHER
– Stylish Shapes Dies (159183); Natural Matte Dots (167510);
Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (155475); Bone Folder (102300);
Clear Block C (118486); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430);
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Paper
Trimmer (152392); Simply Shammy (147042); Stampin’ Cut &
Emboss Machine (149653); Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199); Take Your
Pick (144107)
Cutting
& Scoring:
Granny
Apple Green: base – 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”; folded panel – 4-1/4”
x 11”, scored at 2”, 3-3/4”, 7-1/4” 9”; scrap
Basic
White: 3-1/4” x 4”; scrap
DSP:
3/4” x 4 (cut 2); 1-3/4” x 4 (cut 2); 1-1/2” x 4” (cut 2)
Instructions:
Adhere
the narrowest strips of DSP onto the card base.
Fold
the folded panel cardstock on the score lines and burnish with the
bone folder.
Adhere
the widest strips of DSP onto the outside panels of the folded
panel; adhere the middle-sized strips of DSP onto the inside panels
of the folded panel.
Adhere
the folded cardstock strip onto the middle of the card base with
Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Stamp
the inside greeting onto the Basic White cardstock scrap; adhere it
to the inside of the card.
Stamp
the outside greeting on the scrap of Basic White cardstock. Die cut
the outside greeting and Granny Apple Green scrap with the Stylish
Shapes dies. Adhere the greeting to the Granny Apple Green die cut
with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Adhere to the left panel of the
folded cardstock with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Tie
a triple bow with the White Baker’s Twine and adhere under the
greeting with Mini Glue Dots.
Decorate
the card front with white Natural Matte Dots.
Introducing one of the hottest items in crafting—the new Stampin’ Hot Foil System. The metallic magic starts with Stampin’ Hot Foil Rolls, specially-made Hot Foil dies, and the Stampin’ Hot Foil System that works with our Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (sold separately). The heat of the platform transfers the foil using hot foil dies designed specifically for this system, allowing you to add dazzling details to paper and more. (IMPORTANT NOTE: Cutting dies are not designed to be used with hot foiling. You cannot die cut using foiling dies. Doing so risks damaging the dies and the system.)
It's pretty easy to use and Stampin' Up! provides videos that helped me a lot. If you overthink it, like I do, then watching the video helped!! You can get this new Stampin' Hot Foil System beginning at midnight, July 10th.
Here are a couple of cards that I made yesterday:
The Butterfly Flight and the Classic Greetings are both new Hot Foil Dies, I can't wait to get even more. With 3 different colors of Foils, this will be a game changer.
Contact me if you have any questions or to get started.
As we celebrate the Fourth of July, I'm
reminded of how blessed we are to enjoy the freedoms we cherish and
the wonderful communities we're privileged to be a part of.
I
hope your day is filled with family, friends, laughter, and moments
that become treasured memories. Whether you're watching fireworks,
enjoying a backyard barbecue, or simply taking a quiet moment to
appreciate our country's beauty, I wish you a safe and joyful
Independence Day.
I'm also incredibly grateful for this
wonderful stamping community. Thank you for allowing me to share
creativity, inspiration, and friendship with you throughout the year.
Your support means more than you know!
May your Fourth of July
be filled with gratitude, celebration, and patriotic pride.
