Stamp Club Cards for December

December is always a hard month to plan cards for.  I finally feel ready to prepare holiday cards but I also want to add in some practical cards or giftcards as well.  The first card we created was a combination of two cards I saw on Pinterest.  I mixed one of Candy Ford's designs and one of LeeAnn Greff's designs to come up with a giftcard I loved to share with my Club members.

I used the leaves from the Winter Woods framelits on the pocket for this giftcard.

I decided to use the Sprig Punch with the Galvanized Metallic Paper and Vellum for the pocket on this card.

When I first saw this next card on Pinterest, I was in "awe."  It was a "pin" from a card posted on Etsy so I don't even know who the original creator of this card design is.  I loved the use of Blueberry Bushel and Basic Gray for the card.  Adding the vellum sprigs and Blueberry Bushel flowers gave this card just the right amount of focus so the gorgeous deer could still be the focal point of the card.

Original Idea from Etsy

The final card we created using the Winter Woods stamp set and framelits (again).  This has become one of my favorite bundles to use for holiday cards this season.  Since my Club members hadn't used the popped out tree yet, I knew we had to do this gorgeous card this month.  Adding Silver Foil Paper, the Softly Falling embossing folder and Red Rhinestones made this card sparkle.

Original Idea by Sharon Armstrong on Pinterest

Christmas Greetings Card

The Dashing Deer stamp set and framelits are so wonderful to use for holiday cards.  I originally cut the deer out and popped it up with dimensionals.  I had also added a bow out of the Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine around it's neck.  I love how soft this twine feels.  But once I realized that I would be creating at least 15 of these cards, I decided to make it much easier to duplicate.  So I stamped the deer on the Very Vanilla cardstock layer and added a Cherry Cobbler bow from the Alphine Sports Thinlits.  I love how it turned out!  Here is the holiday card I created for Stampin' Up!'s OnStage in Orlando, Florida:

Instructions:

Stamps: Dashing Deer stamp set

Paper: Very Vanilla  – 4 ¼” x 11” (scored at 5 ½”),  3 ¾” x 5” and sentiment cutout, Mossy Meadow – 4” x 5 ¼” and Cherry Cobbler – bow

Ink: Mossy Meadow & Soft Suede

Accessories: Alpine Sports Thinlits (bow), Stitched Labels Framelits (sentiment cut out), glue dots, dimensionals 

Close up of card