Nutz about Stamping

See the easiest card I have made this year

Oh my gosh, today's card is the easiest I have made this year! All thanks to my Magnolia Lane Memories & More card pack:

Magnolia Lane Memories & More Card Pack
$11.00

Yes. That's it! No ink, no stamp sets, no embellishments. Just the card pack, a piece of Mossy Meadow for my card base and a left over strip of Basic Black.

Everything I used for my card comes from the card pack. 

So enough said. Here it is:

And I have to say I love it! (hint: it's all in the placement)

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – none
• Card Stock – Mossy Meadow (133676), Basic Black (121045)
• Ink - none
• Misc. – SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Magnolia Lane Large Specialty Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (149487), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108)

 

Measurements: 
Mossy Meadow: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2"

Basic Black: 1” x 5”; 3 1/8” x 4 1/8”

 

Instructions:

1. Fold Mossy Meadow card stock in half and crease to make card base.
2. Using SNAIL adhesive, adhere Basic Black strip to card base.
3. Add sticker strip from card pack across bottom of Magnolia Lane Happy Birthday card.
4. Stick two leaf stickers to back of flower sticker and then adhere to Happy Birthday card. (top right)
5. Adhere Magnolia Lane card to Basic Black layer.
6. Add Magnolia Lane card to card base using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

A great way to use up your embellishments

Just because the new catalog has gone live (yay!) doesn't mean you should turn away from your stash of crafting supplies. That's what I believe for myself too so today's card uses the new Magnolia Lane product suite along with some embellishments that have retired. 

Do you remember my New Year's Resolution to use up my embellishments? I feel have done a really good job working on my resolution but I still have some left and I am determined to use them in the coming months. 

I actually made the card below for a card map challenge and only after it was done I realized I couldn't post it on the challenge site because I had used retired products. But I thought you'd like to see my card anyway.

Have you seen the new Magnolia Lane product suite? If not, you might like to know it is one of the top selling suites so far:

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set
$36.00

Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
$11.50

Magnolia Memory Dies
$35.00

I loved one of the paper patterns and decided that a single flower image, colored with Stampin' Blends, would be the perfect, simple match. 

The phrase for my card also came from the Good Morning Magnolia set and I love the placement under the banners:

Do you have embellishments that are still untouched in your crafting spot? Why not try adding them to your next card, to use them up, and add that perfect final touch!

Want to have a FREE copy of the new catalog? Download it by clicking on the image on the right side of my blog. 

How to alter products to create a unique card

In today's video tutorial (see below), I am going to show you how to alter some of the products in the Best Route product suite to make a unique masculine birthday card. (It would also make a great Father's Day card too!) 

First, here's the Best Route suite, featured on pages 52 and 53 of the 2018-19 Annual catalog. Note: all of these products are retiring on June 3rd! Hint: click on the photo featuring the products to link over to my online store. 

 

I was inspired for my card by one of the card in the catalog, but decided to alter the design to better suit my taste. What makes my card so easy to create is that you won't be using any stamps or ink. Just a couple of products from the suite that you will alter and instead of stamping on the card base I chose to emboss the card base using the Maps, Etc dynamic embossing folder. 

Best Route birthday card

Stamp set: none

Ink: none

Paper and cutting dimensions:
          Blueberry Bushel: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (21 cm x 15 cm)
          Memories & More card: cut off 3/4" from each side to create two matching strips

Other: Best Route Memories & More card pack #147036 (choose two cards from this pack), SNAIL adhesive, Best Route Enamel Shapes (146900), Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Layering Circles framelits (141705), Maps, Etc dynamic embossing folder (146822)

As promised in my video, here's how I designed the inside of my card: I used a sticker from the Memories & More card pack and two strips of the Best Route washi tape to add some interest and coordination inside. 

Here's my video tutorial - thanks for watching!

See what happens when you combine framelits

This card map challenge below looks quite simple - almost plain in fact, so I decided to change it up a bit. 

 

I decided right away to use my Stitched Shapes framelits for the larger circle and use a coordinated phrase from the Stitched All Around stamp set:

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle
$46.75

Right now you can get the stamp set and framelits as a bundle and save 10% but in the upcoming Annual Catalog they will be sold separately. 

Once I used the stitched circle framelit I spotted the other two framelits in the pack and decided to use them as well. I coordinated the colors with the Best Route designer series paper and even snuck in a strip of the matching Washi Tape!

Here's my card map challenge Stitched All Around card:

I love how it turned out especially with the Best Route enamel shape embellishments!

Now it's your turn: try our card map challenge for the week using the supplies you have on hand. And if you want to see what the other design crew members created using the same map, click here. 

A simple but effective masculine birthday card

This week several of us celebrated a good friend's birthday. The location was this remote beach restaurant tucked away in the dunes of The Hague. The weather during the day was grey and gloomy but by 7 pm the skies cleared and we got to witness a beautiful sunset over the water. We couldn't have asked for anything more picturesque!

When I learned that the party would be at the beach, of course I immediately thought of the Sailing Home stamp set and that it would be fun to make my friend a birthday card that would reflect his birthday experience. 

I used some left over pieces of Tranquil Textures and Happiness Blooms designer paper (both of which are retiring) which I thought would contrast nicely with the Balmy Blue card base. I layered these and then added the Night of Navy images as another layer. 

As a few final touches I added a Night of Navy Enamel Dot and a strip of Baker's Twine and my card was done. I am so happy that my friend loved his card - it sat in the middle of our table the entire evening! (I was quite proud)

Sailing Home will be available in the upcoming 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. If you would like a free copy of this catalog, please contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com and I can help you out! 

How to create the perfect floral birthday card

I have some great tips to help you create the perfect floral birthday card and I am going to use this week's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge to help out. 

I started by choosing a left over piece of Needlepoint Nook designer paper (Occasions catalog page 39). And I let the colors in this strip guide me for all the layers.

Needlepoint Nook 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

Next, I chose a phrase from the Stitched All Around stamp set - I am delighted it is not retiring and will be available for purchase in the upcoming 2019-20 Annual Catalog!

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$19.00

I colored the phrase using my Poppy Parade and Old Olive markers to add some depth to the words and coordinate with the paper colors.

I die-cut the phrase using my Layering Circles framelits. Next I punched six Old Olive leaves using my Leaf punch. 

Next I used the same left over strip of Needlepoint Nook to make a faux washi tape strip - try this idea when you craft - it's a great way to use up your paper!

Finally, I created three flowers using my Bitty Blooms punch pack and then used some small Share What You Love Artisan Pearls for the final embellishment touch!

Bitty Blooms Punch Pack
$23.00

Share What You Love Artisan Pearls
$6.00

Here's a photo of the inside to the card. I used a left over piece of the same 'faux washi' paper to add interest to the inside:

Now it's your turn to give our card map challenge a try! And if you want to see what the other design crew members created, click here to link over to the Paper Craft Crew site.

You need to make this amazing masculine birthday card

So many of you have emailed me to request more masculine card ideas and I hear you! It can be difficult to come up with masculine card ideas and I am here to help.

Today I have a super cool masculine card idea using the Geared Up Garage bundle:

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle
$48.50

This is the perfect bundle to help you create a bunch of masculine cards. This bundle will retire on June 3rd so grab it now so you don't have regrets. 

Combine this bundle with the Maps, etc embossing folder and you will end up with this amazing card. Don't miss the full set of instructions and two additional photos underneath. 

 

Here's how to make this amazing masculine birthday card:

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Geared Up Garage (148590), Bundle (150610)
• Card Stock – Soft Suede (115318), Basic Black (121045), Sahara Sand (121043), Whisper White (100730)
• Stamp Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento (132708)
• Misc. – Maps, Etc. Embossing Folder (146822), Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies (148551), Garage Gears Thinlits Dies (148521), Classic Garage Metal Elements (148485), White Baker’s Twine (124262), Paper Snips (103579), Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082), Mini Glue Dots103683)

Measurements:  

• Card Base: Soft Suede Cardstock 11” x 4-1/4”. Score and fold at 4-1/4”.
• Layer 2: Sahara Sand Cardstock 5-1/4” x 4”
• Layer 3: Whisper White Cardstock 3-1/4” x 1-1/2”

Instructions:

1. Cut a rectangular hole in the center of the Soft Suede Card Base with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Die that measures 4-3/8” x 3”. Fold card base in half on score line.
2. Emboss the Sahara Sand Cardstock layer using the Maps, Inc. Embossing Folder. Glue to the inside of the card peeking through the rectangular hole.
3. Stamp the sentiment vertically one word at a time, to the right on the Whisper White Cardstock layer by using the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. Color one word at a time and stamp. Clean the stamp in-between stamping each word. Glue in place by sliding under the rectangular hole about 1-1/4” from the bottom.
4. Using Basic Black Cardstock, cut out the large gears die from the Garage Gears Thinlits Dies. Keep all of the round pieces that fall out. Glue part of the gears to the left of the sentiment and trim the ends off. Glue the remaining part that you cut off, to the right of the sentiment. Trim the ends off. Glue the small round pieces in the background.
5. Thread two of the Classic Garage Metal Elements through the white twine and tie into a bow. Glue to the top corner of the rectangle using Mini Glue Dots.

 

   

How to easily coordinate your card elements

Today's card is the perfect way to show you how to easily coordinate your card elements! Once you learn how to do this tip, you can apply it to all your stamping supplies. 

The first decision for this card is to determine which embossing folder coordinates with your stamp set(s). The Climbing Vine embossing folder and Southern Serenade stamp set are a perfect match:

Southern Serenade Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$21.00

Climbing Vine Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$8.50

The next step is your color choice. For this card Petal Pink and Calypso Coral were used but you can select your favorite colors for a completely different look. 

The final choice is the occasion you want for your card. This card is a birthday card and the phrase is from the You're Inspiring stamp set. 

Here's the card - don't miss a full set of instructions underneath:

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Southern Serenade (145921); You’re Inspiring (1458-08)
• Card Stock – Petal Pink (146985); Whisper White (100730)
• Stamp Pads – Black Memento (132708)
• Misc. – Clear Rhinestones (144220); Dimensionals (104430); Stitched Framelit (148551); Climbing Vine Embossing Folder (147187); 1/8” White Sheer Ribbon (144172); Lt. Pumpkin Pie Blend (144578); Lt Calypso Coral Blend (144042); Old Olive Blends Duo (144597)

 

Measurements:  

• Petal Pink:           4 ¼” x 5 ½” 3 ¾ ” x 5”        scrap for the sentiment
• Whisper White: 3” x 4 1/4 ” to cut with you Stitched Framelit and 4” x 5 ¼” for inside

Instructions:

1. Emboss the Petal Pink Mat using the Big Shot and the Climbing Vine Embossing Folder.
2. Attach it to the card base with Dimensionals
3. Stamp the image in Memento Black Ink onto smaller White mat, cut out using the Rectangle Thinlit.
4. Color flowers with the light Pumpkin Pie and highlight a bit with light Calypso Coral and blend.
5. Stamp Happy Birthday from the You’re Inspiring Set onto a scrap of Petal Pink using Black Memento Ink. 
6. Attach the White Image piece to the embossed Mat on the card. 
7. Add the greeting and Clear Rhinestones and attach the bow.  

What embossing folder and stamp set combination would you use for a card like this one? Add your top choice as a comment under this post - we'd love to hear your faves!

How to create the perfect card for a horse-lover

When I was a young girl I was absolutely horse crazy. I drew horses on everything, read every horse book I could find and took riding lessons for years. 

So you can imagine my excitement when I spotted the Let it Ride stamp set in the Occasions catalog (page 45). 

Let It Ride Cling Stamp Set
$24.00

You can combine these inspirational thoughts with the graceful horse images to create perfect projects, like the clean and simple card idea below. Add a couple of fun embellishments and you have an amazing card. Don't miss the full instructions under the card photo!

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Let It Ride (148765); Buffalo Check (147794)
• Card Stock – Real Red (102482); Thick Whisper White (140272)
• Stamp Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento (132708); Real Red (147084)
• Misc. – Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack (144177); ¾” Circle Punch (119873); 5/8” Burlap Ribbon (141487); Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers (144601); Bronze Stampin’ Blends Marker (144607); Take Your Pick (144107); Pierce Mat ( 126199); Metallic Brads (146929); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Glue Dots (103683)

 

Measurements:  

• Real Red (base): 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” and folded
• Real Red: scrap
• Thick Whisper White (layer): 4” x 5 ¼”
• Thick Whisper White (strip): 1” x 4”
• Thick Whisper White (tag): 2” x 3 ½”
• Designer Paper: 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
• Burlap Ribbon: 18”

 

Instructions:

1. Ink the Buffalo Check background stamp using the Real Red ink pad. Stamp on the Whisper White (strip) cardstock. 
2. Adhere the Buffalo Check strip, slightly less than half way down, to the designer paper. Adhere the designer paper to the Thick Whisper White (layer) cardstock. 
3. Use the pierce tool on the Take Your Pick, make a hole on the far-right side of the designer paper strip, through the Whisper White layer. Insert a large silver brad into the hole. Adhere this layer to the card base. 
4. Create mitered corners on the Whisper White (tag) cardstock using your scissors. 
5. Stamp the greeting using Memento ink on the lower left side of the tag.
6. Stamp the horse image using Memento ink on the far-right side of the tag. Color in the image using the Stampin’ Blends.
7. Punch the Real Red scrap cardstock using the ¾” Circle Punch. Cut the circle in half and adhere it to the top of the tag.
8. Pull one strand from the Burlap Ribbon. Fold it in half two times and make a knot in the center. Adhere it to the center of the Real Red half circle using a Glue Dot.
9. Adhere the tag to the left side of the card base using Dimensionals. 

Want to order the products used to make this fun card? Click the image below to link over to my online store:

Learn how to make beautiful filigree cards

I have been so taken with the Stampin' Up!s Occasions Catalog products that I have purchased, but I realized today that life isn't just about what I love - it's about showing you all of these amazing products to suit your design tastes!

So today I want to introduce the Florentine Filigree bundle, page 40 of the Occasions catalog, and show you what you can create using it:

The stamp set allows you to create clean geometric designs that you can combine with all-occasion sentiments for perfect projects. And then there is the Florentine thinlits die that is a completely unique style! 

Florentine Filigree Photopolymer Bundle
$40.50

Stampin' Up! has produced a video showing you some beautiful card ideas AND some tips and tricks for using this bundle. Have a listen and if you decide to order the bundle click the link to my online store below. 

Remember, place a $50 qualifying order and you can earn FREE product as well! Click the image below to link over to my online store:

 

You need to take our fun card map challenge

This week's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge is super fun! It is a Tic Tac Toe challenge - which row will you choose?

 

 

I chose the top row: #simplestamping, birthday celebrations and sequins! I decided on a birthday phrase from the Better Together stamp set:

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$37.00

This set is perfect for all sorts of occasions: 19 rubber stamps for all of life’s ups and downs. 

Here are my design features:

• I used my Stamparatus for perfect phrase placement down the right side of my cad
• I chose my Lemon Lime Twist ribbon to use which then helped me decide on the card colors
• I stamped the phrase down the side first, then added the Lemon Lime Twist bubbles using the Beauty Abounds set:

Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set
$23.00

• to stamp the bubbles I first stamped off onto a piece of scrap paper before stamping on the card stock. This makes the color much lighter as a background accent
• I added the Basic Black Baker's Twine on top of the Lemon Lime ribbon to pull the colors together (and use up my supplies!)
• I completed my card by adding three blackheads from the Metallics Sequins embellishments

Here's my card:

Here's what I did on the inside of the card - using the Gingham Gala paper (available soon)!

Now it's your turn. Try our Tic Tac Toe challenge and post your card idea over on the Paper Craft Crew site. 

Make the perfect card for your dog loving friends

Whether you are a dog lover, a cat lover, a horse lover or some other kind of animal lover, you have got to admit that the Happy Tails stamp set (page 33 in Occasions Catalog) is super cute. And that you can bundle the set with the Dog Builder punch is simply the icing on the cake (so to speak)!

Happy Tails Photopolymer Bundle
$31.50

 The card I want to share with you today also uses the Hardwood background stamp to coordinate with the doghouse image with the woodgrain on it.  What fun!

Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp
$15.00

If you have these supplies already at home, read on and try the card idea below. If not, click here to link over to my online store and add these products to your collection so that you, too, can make the perfect card for your dog loving friends! (see the inside of this card at the bottom of this post)

Happy Tails friendship card

 

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Happy Tails (148682);  Hardwood (c-133035 or w-133032); Optional~Nine Lives (148703)
• Card Stock – Whisper White (100730); Real Red (102482); Pacific Point (111350); Early Espresso (119686)
• Stamp Pads – Real Red (147084); Early Espresso (147114); Pacific Point (147098); Versamark (102283)
• Misc. – Dog Builder Punch (148543); White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132); Heat Tool (129053); Blender Pen (102845) ; Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements:  

• Real Red:           8 ½” x 5 ½ ” folded in half to create card base
• Pacific Point : 2 ¾ ” x 3 ½”
• Whisper White: 2 ½ ” x 3 ¼”, 4” x 5 ¼” and small scrap for bowl
• Early Espresso:          2 ½” x 2 1/2"

Instructions:

1. Lay Hardwood stamp face up on flat surface. Add Early Espresso ink to stamp, then lay Real Red card on top. Cover with a scratch paper and rub all over to ink up card stock. Remove card stock from stamp. 
2. Using Pacific Point ink pad, stamp sentiment in top left corner of smaller white card stock using Pacific Point ink. Stamp paw
   prints on the left side of larger white card stock (this piece goes on the inside of the card). Optional: Stamp pet bowl (from Nine Lives stamp set) on small scrap of white and color by “pulling” the ink from the image into the space with a Blender Pen. 
3. Using Early Espresso ink pad, stamp dog house under stamped sentiment and a bone onto the scrap of white. Cut out bone and bowl with scissors. 
4. With the Real Red ink pad, stamp the bold house image under the roof, a small heart to the right of the sentiment and “Keep Calm” on the larger white card stock with the paw prints.  
5. Emboss the dog stamp onto Early Espresso using Versamark ink, white Stampin’ Emboss powder and a heat tool. Cut out dog using the Dog Builder punch.
6. Assemble card as shown, uning dimensionals under Pacific Point layer, Dog and bowl/bone.

Here's just one idea for the inside of the card:

Last chance to earn this set for FREE

If you have been following me for a while, you will know that I have a passion for clean and simple card designs and that I often share ones with you too. 

Today is no exception. It features the Painted Seasons stamp set which you can earn for FREE only until March 31st (and while supplies last). On March 31st Stampin' Up! announced a set of coordinating framelits that you can purchase for perfect coordination and to avoid fussy cutting (using scissors!) all the images. 

Four Seasons Framelits Dies
$28.00

Painted Seasons Bundle
$0.00

Here's a fun Painted Seasons card idea. Don't miss the faux washi tape element which adds a pop of color and interest to the clean and simple layout. I have included a list of instructions under the card photo to help you make this card at home. 

Supplies:

Stamp Sets:  Well Said Cling (148796); Painted Seasons Stamp set* (*from Painted Seasons Bundle 150349 free during Sale-a-bration)

Inks:  Call Me Clover (147139); Lemon Lime Twist (147145); Poppy Parade (147050); Versamark (102283)

Paper:  Whisper White Thick (140272); Whisper White (100730); Poppy Parade (119793)

Other: Four Season Framelits Dies (150074); White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132); Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins (148561); Heat Tool (129043); Big Shot (143263); Snail (104332); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Glue Dots (103683) 

Measurements: 

• Whisper White Thick: 5 ½” x 8 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
• Whisper White: 5” x 3 ¾”
• Whisper White: 2” x 2”
• Poppy Parade: 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”
• Poppy Parade: ½” x 2 ¾”
• Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper*: ½” x 3 ½”

Instructions: 

1. Score Whisper White Thick at 4 1/4" and fold to form card base.
2. Stamp the leaf image in Call Me Clover ink in the lower right corner of the Whisper White (5" x 3 3/4") and the palm leaf image in Lemon Lime Twist.
3. Glue the stamped Whisper White to the Poppy Parade layer (5 1/8" x 3 7/8") and glue both to the front of the card.
4. Stamp the flower image in Poppy Parade ink on the Whisper White (2" x 2") and cut out with the coordinating framelits.
5. Pop up the flower with Stampin' Dimensionals on the stamped leaves.
6. Glue the strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) to the bottom of the stamped Whisper White lining up the right sides.
7. Stamp the sentiments in Versamark ink on the Poppy Parade strip (½” x 2 ¾”), apply White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set.
8. Glue the embossed strip to the card centering  on the DSP.
9. Add the flower sequins randomly on the card.

Remember, you can earn Painted Seasons for FREE only until March 31st and as supplies last. Click my store graphic below to link over and place your qualifying order:

You need to try this beautiful designer paper technique

Today I have a very unique Paper Craft Crew card map challenge! Instead of the normal white background this map challenges you to create a card using a darker color card base and then add several other elements that contrast yet pull the card together. 

What caught my eye was the swirl on the card map - especially the pattern on the swirl. And then I got an idea...

I knew immediately that I wanted to use my Flourish thinlits for the swirl - but how to get that pattern on it? Hmmm. 

Flourish Thinlits Dies
$29.00

 

 

Then it hit me: what if I die-cut the swirl using designer series paper - one that already had the pattern in it? Enter the Share What You Love designer paper:

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper
$27.00

 

I chose the pattern that was Mint Macaron and Basic Black and then my card design came together quite quickly after that. My card base would be Mint Macaron and then I would use a strip of Pick a Pattern Washi Tape,  and some Basic Black Faceted Dots  for my embellishments:

Pick A Pattern Washi Tape
$8.00

Faceted Dots
$6.00

For the phrase I used my Flourishing Phrases stamp set and die-cut the phrase using my Stitched Labels Framelits:

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$37.00

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies
$33.00

 

Here's my card:

Now it's your turn! Try the above card map and my designer series paper technique the next time you craft. And if you want to see what the other design team members created using this map, click here to link over to the Paper Craft Crew site. 

Celebrate someone special with some birthday cheer

When you think of birthday colors do you normally think of black? I sure don't but today's card certainly dispels that myth I have in my creative head. 

I think that what makes today's birthday card pretty special is this pretty spectacular Birthday Cheer bundle:

 

Birthday Cheer Cling Bundle
$45.00

 

The edgelits create an amazing visual image on cards and can be colored using Blender Pens, Stampin' Write Markers, Stampin' Blends or a combination of all three!

If you want to celebrate someone special with some birthday cheer, try this fun card! Don't forget to grab your embellishments to add a touch of sparkle:

Birthday Cheer birthday card

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Birthday Cheer Bundle (150576)
• Card Stock – Basic Black (121045); Whisper White (100730); Coastal Cabana (131297)
• Stamp Pads – Black Memento (132708) 
• Misc. –Bermuda Bay Blends Duo (144600); Lemon Lime Twist from the 2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Marker Collection (144033); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Detailed Birthday Edgelits Die; Basic Jewels Clear Rhinestones (144220) 

Measurements:  

• Basic Black: 4 ¼” x 11”; 3 1/4” x 3 7/8”
• Coastal Cabana: 4” x 5 ¼”  
• Whisper White: 3 ¼” x 3 7/8” ;4” x 5 ¼” (for inside of card)

Instructions:

1. Attach Coastal Cabana layer to the front of the card base.
2. Run the Basic Black layer through the Big Shot to die-cut the presents. Place Thinlit close to the top of the Black piece to leave a border at bottom.  
3. Attach the Package die-cut layer to the Whisper White layer and trim around the packages on both sides, so the Coast al Cabana layer shows.
4. Using your Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends and Lemon Lime Stampin’ Write Marker color the open spaces of the presents. 
5. Stamp greeting in Black Memento Ink in the top left area of the Whisper White layer.
6. Attach the white finished layer to the Coastal Cabana layer on the front of the card.
7. Add Rhinestones to the bows and a few of the circles on the tall present.