Hi there! Have you seen the Brand New Fitting Florets Collection from Stampin’ Up!? if not check below all the gorgeous new products included in this collection!
This is a beautiful collection that includes a gorgeous Designer Series Paper (DSP) that can help you create cards for Christmas or Spring! Very Versatile!
It also includes a bundle and a stamp set, with sentiments that you can use for multiple occasions, making them both a must-have; plus the die set has a great new set of oval dies perfect for your cards!
And finally there are also Gold Gems to coordinate with this suite! All the products are just so well coordinated, that I am sure, you will love to play with them.
To showcase the new Fitting Florets Collection, I decided to make some fun folds. So lets get started!
Fun Folds featuring the Fitting Florets Collection
As you can see below the DSP is just perfect for your projects! The colors in this paper pack coordinate beautifully allowing you to mix and match to get so many options! I share below the ones that I used for these cards!
Color Combinations
As mention above I used the the designer series paper as inspiration to get the color combinations.
Below you can see the three different Color Combos that I used for my cards
If you ever struggle with coming up with color combinations, just look at your designer series paper and pick 2-4 colors from there! You will see how your cards will look great every single time.
Fun Fold Cards Details
Below you can see a close up on these beautiful Fun Folds featuring the brand new items from the Fitting Florets Collection! All of them are super easy to make!
Video Tutorial
And as usual, here is the video tutorial for you to see how to make these cards step by step.
I hope you enjoyed the video and cards! and if you are interested below you can check out the supply list for these cards!
Blog Hop
Please know that this post is part of a blog hop where fellow demonstrators are featuring the Fitting Florets Collection! Make sure you visit all participating blogs to get more ideas and inspiration with this new collection
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Want to remember this post for later? Save these Fun Fold Cards featuring the Fitting Florets Collection in your favorite board!
Did you know that Saleabration is back?? If you did not, oh my goodness!!! you are going to love it!!
This is the best promotion we have in the Stampin’ Up! world!, as you get FREE products every time you place an order of $50.
But it gets even better, if your order $100 then you get more FREE products, and if you spend $150 then you get even more FREE products plus host rewards, so it gets better and better the more you spend!..
In summary for every $50 increment, you get to select items for FREE.. there are NO limits on this promotion.. and this promo runs between August 3rd and September 30th!
One thing to know, is that there are 2 levels of products you can get for FREE. You can identify them by looking at the icons that says “FREE with $50 purchase” or “FREE with $100 purchase”.
As an example if you order $100, you can pick 2 items from the “FREE with $50 purchase” OR 1 item from the “FREE with $100 purchase”.
And finally, another thing to note is that these items are while supply last! So get first the items that you know we don’t manufacture, like paper, or dies. As we know that once those items are gone are gone for good.
With Stamps I would think we are safer, as we manufacture those items in the states!
Another Saleabration Perk
One of the best perks that you need know is that during Saleabration you get even more bang for your money when you get the starter kit, and this time is really good!
If you have a long wishlist (which I am sure you do, since we just launched our new July-Dec Mini Catalog) then getting the starter kit is the best way to go and here are the reasons:
You select $125 worth of products from your wish list and only pay $99 + tax
There is NO Shipping cost (so this is 10% additional savings)
You get a FREE past Paper Pumpkin kit in your Starter kit
All you subsequent orders are AT LEAST 20% discount
During Saleabration you get a FREE Bundle from the ones listed in the picture below!
Soooo goooood, right??
I mean you can get up to $60.25 on a FREE bundle, in addition to the $125 of products that you selected in your kit, and still only pay $99 + tax and NO Shipping..
You just cannot get wrong..
But you might be thinking, there might be some funny business here.. The reality is there is not..
When you get the starter kit:
There is not obligation to do this as a business, the option is always there if you want to pursue it later on
There is no pressure at all, from either me, my team or Stampin’ Up!
If just get the starter kit because it is a good deal you can do so!
There are no penalties if you decide not to purchase anything after getting your kit, though you might want to, as you get at least a 20% discount on your crafting supplies
You get the same perks as when you are a customer on top of your discount, like host rewards, discounts, etc
Early access to Stampin’ Up! products and catalogs, so you can preorder new products before anyone else
Access to exclusive Stampin’ Up! events (live or virtual)
Joining My Team Perks
When you join my team you become part of an amazing crafting community. When you are in my team you are also part of a larger team called The Stamp Therapist where we have:
Monthly gatherings (online or live),
Challenges and Prizes,
Creative inspiration,
Training,
Swap opportunities
Lots of friendships
This is really a risk FREE offer! so I hope you consider joining, if you have any questions about joining my team you can email at allie@creatingwithallie.com. And if you are ready you can join my team HERE
You can read more about the perks of being in my team HERE.
But without further ado, lets show our Saleabration project for the day!!
Penguin Playmates – Christmas Cards
I know the introduction about Saleabration was too long, but I wanted to make sure knew all about it!!
I also know you want to see the projects for this blog hop featuring one of the cutest items from the Saleabration Offering! and this is the Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper!!!
Are these not the cutest penguins and friends?? I just love everything about this designer series paper (DSP)!
If you took place on my DSP Challenge last month, you know now that this type of paper pack is the BEST, as you can cut out images to use as embellishments in your cards (like I did in these). But also there are patterns in the paper pack that you can use easily for backgrounds in your cards..
So you can use this DSP to create the cutest cards ever!
Color Combination
As usual I used the colors in the DSP to come up with the inspiration for my cards. This is the easiest way to pick up colors to create your cards, so if you ever struggle with color combinations, give it a try to get a few colors from the paper pack!
Is this color combination amazing or what? I mean, I might be biased since it has purple and I love Purple!
Card Details
And here you will see in more details the cards from this set. And if interested below you will see the video tutorial for these cards.
Christmas Card #1 – Fun Fold
As you can see this DSP coordinated beautifully with the brand new Penguin Place Bundle, and in this card I actually stamped the bow tie from this set onto this cute little penguin. also this penguin coordinates with the punch, so you can punch this image rather than cutting it with your scissors.
The sentiment is from the penguin place stamp set, and the labels are from the Stitched So sweetly dies.
Also, please note that this card is an easy fun fold, but it always has a wow factor.. and talking about a wow factor did you notice that iridescence snowflake?? this is from the Wonderful Snowflakes pack! and as you can see, it adds so much to your card.. so definitely a must have if you ask me.
The ribbon I used for this card is the one from the Expressions in Ink suite, and it is the Just Jade & Gold Braided Ribbon. It just color coordinate perfect with this DSP, don’t you think?
Christmas card #2 – Gift Card Holder
This second card, is actually a gift card holder, you can see the pocket on the second picture. This is as well very simple to put together, so if curious, you can watch the video tutorial below..
For the labels I used the scalloped contours dies, which are becoming a favorite of mine to be honest! And if you look closely you will see that I embossed the soft sea foam cardstock using the brand new Timber 3D embossing folder.
Christmas Card #3 – Friendship card
This super cute card uses the Wintry 3D embossing folder for the background! and thought you can’t really see it in the picture I added a light hand of Fresh Freesia ink with the blending brushes. This helped a lot in popping up the snowflakes in the background.
An if you look closer I used the opal rounds as snow balls in the Polar bear!
This card was a favorite during my Facebook live, which if you haven’t heard, it was moved from Thursday to Tuesdays 7pm CST. As I am offering the card kits from my FB lives when you place an order with me of at least $25, and you get extra perks if your order is $50 or $100. (see below picture for more details)
I am doing this in an effort to help me achieve a major goal and win the incentive trip. So for the next two months I am offering lots of perks as a Thank you to help me achieve this major goal!
The card kit and the free items will be changing every week, so make sure you tune in every Tuesday at 7pm CST on my FB Page to see the new card kit released and the new Host Code to use!
Orders need to entered by the Friday of that week (using the Host Code provided on the FB live), as I need to cut the kits during the weekend. Which is the main reason why I changed my FB lives day from Thursday to Tuesday😉
Ordering Incentive for this week
Place and order with me HERE using the Host Code V3F43HJK
If your order is $50 you get the card kit and a spool of the Just Jade & Gold Breaded Ribbon plus you earn Saleabration perks!
And if you place a $100 order you get the card kit, the ribbon, a pack of the opal rounds and a pack of the wonderful snowflakes, plus even more Saleabration perks!
Order needs to be placed by Today Friday August 6th to get this kit or you would get the next week’s kit.
Video Tutorial
And as promised, here is the video tutorial for you to see step by step how these cards were put together!
I go over measurements, colors and other details as well as other tips. If you have any questions, you can always leave me a comment and I will respond 😉
Blog Hop Line-up!
As mentioned earlier, this post if part of an amazing blog hop where fellow demonstrators around the world share their creations to get you inspired and hopefully crafting!
Make sure you visit all participating blogs! I know you’ll love all the projects!
Below full line up!
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Have you started working on your Christmas cards already? if you are still trying to get ideas or have not decided yet on what to do this year, then you are going to be in for a treat! As today we are going to share with you Christmas cards to help you get ready for the holidays!!
So hop with us and visit all participating blogs! I am sure you’ll get lots of ideas and inspiration to get you going!
Let’s get started!
Christmas Card
Since we are featuring Christmas projects for this blog hop, I decided to showcase the Tidings of Christmas Suite from the Annual Catalog. This suite has an elegant designer series paper (DSP) and a super cute bundle called Tidings & Trimmings.
The die set in this bundle has a great set of stars that can get die cut and use as a standalone piece or as the focal point in your cards! And this is exactly how I used it on my card today as you can see below.
Color Combination
As usual, I followed the DSP to pick a color combo. This has been by far one of the easiest ways to get color combinations for your cards.
So if you ever struggle with color ideas give this a try! Pick a DSP pack and then pay with the colors included in the pack!
By the way, if you have not heard yet, there is an awesome promotion during July where selected pattern papers are at 15% discount! And the Tidings of Christmas DSP is part of that promotion, so if you have thinking about this paper pack, this month is perfect to add it to your collection!
Think about it, if you get the Tidings of Christmas DSP, you could start making your Christmas cards right away! 😉 Ready to get your favorites DSP? then go to my store and put them in your cart.
Other packs included in this promotion are listed below:
You’re a Peach, Sweet Symmetry, Hand-Penned,
Tiding of Christmas, In Good Taste, Pansy Petals
Beauty of the Earth, Bloom where You’re Planted, In the Wild
Christmas Card Details & Other Information
Below you can see the inside of this card, as you can see this is an easy fancy fold.
For this fancy fold you just need to fold the card base in half and then the front in half again and you are done! super easy right?
Also as you can see for the inside of this card I stamped the star and the sentiment. The star is with the Soft Sea Foam, mainly because I wanted a light color under the sentiment. And the sentiment is in Early Expresso.
For the sentiment in the front I used Evening Green and then punched it with the dual oval.
One thing to note is that the detail star in the front can be glue down two ways:
Add adhesive sheets to the back of the Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and then die cut – this will create a sticker so it is easy to glue it to the green star.
Or you can due cut the Cherry Cobbler star and then add it using the fine tip glue pen, which is what I did on this one
Both ways will work perfectly, so just pick the one that is easiest for you!
Also beneath the green star I added the elegant trim to pop a bit of gold in the card.
Below you will find the full supply list for you to see all the materials I used. As always you can click on the images to get to my online store where you can purchase any of the products I used.
Want additional help to get ready with your Christmas Cards this year?
If you want to get additional help to get ready with your Christmas cards without the stress and in time for the holidays then make sure you watch the following video where I explain in detail everything about the 2021 Christmas Card Classes series to help you make 60 Christmas cards between now and the holidays.
Let me do the hard work of designing and prepping all the cards for you.. while you just take a day or two a month to enjoy some crafting time as you put together your cards.
If you have any questions let me know. I am here to help you in any way I can. 😊
As usual if you live outside the United States, you can still get the class by getting the tutorial only option of this class.
You can find all the tutorials I currently offer on the tutorial store which you can find on the top menu of this blog or here
If you are interested in the Tutorial for the Tidings of Christmas card class you can click here.
To register for the make and take option, then make sure you’re in my email list, as this is where I will be emailing all the registration links for the Christmas Card Classes series as well as any other card class I offer. If you want to join my list, please provide your email here.
Blog Hop Line-up!
As mentioned, today’s post is part of an amazing blog hop, so make sure you visit all participating blogs to get more inspiration for your next Christmas project!
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Are you still working on last minute Christmas cards??? if so you are in for a treat as I am sharing here three easy fun fold Christmas card ideas that I know you will love!!!
But before we start, let me tell you that this post is part of the Joy of Sets Blog Hop which theme this month is Christmas cards based on a song!! how cool is that right???
So if you want to get some inspiration for Christmas cards, you are in the right place… There will be lots of ideas when you visit all the participating blogs!! so let’s get started shall we!!!
Easy Fun Fold Christmas Cards to make!!
When I read the description about this blog hop’s theme being Christmas cards inspired by Christmas songs, I quickly thought of the Peace & Joy Bundle, as this one would go really well for the Joy to the World song.
This song is one of my favorites!!
It always puts me in the mood when it comes to Christmas holiday spirit!! and so I thought it would be awesome to create a few cards with that sentiment in my cards!!
Not to mention that with this year being such a “particular” year to say the least, I thought it would be great to send these cards to all my loved ones. After all we all need a little bit of Joy in our lives, and in our world… Don’t you think?
So here are the cards I designed for this theme!! and what is even better these are all Easy Fun Fold Christmas cards that you can me in no time!! believe me…
At the end of this post you will se the video tutorial where I would share with you all the measurements and how to make them step by step..
Color Combination
The color combo I used for these fun fold cards follow the colors on the designer series paper, as usual.. This is the easies way to come up with as many color combinations as you want!! Give it a try!
Below is a close up for the Fun Fold Christmas cards so you can see better all the details of these cards..
Oh and by the way, the first red card below is actually a great gift card holder, so If you want to send a gift to that special person, this would be the perfect card!!
The Video Tutorial
Here is the video tutorial where I show you the step by step on how to make these cards, so make sure to watch it to get all the measurements and all the instructions. I am sure you will see how easy these fun fold cards are to make.
If you want even more ideas for easy Christmas cards you can see the following posts, where I share even more cards and video tutorials to help you finish all your Christmas cards.
Plus I have a lot more tutorials on my tutorial store, so you can even get more ideas for inspiration. Majority of my card classes are PDF files with pictures of the projects as well as the measurements of the paper, and links to video tutorials. I prefer to deliver my classes with video tutorials because I know I can share with you even more tips than I can share writing.
Not to mention you can see step by step how everything is done. You can check all the card classes available on my Tutorial Store here.
The Blog Hop Line-Up!
And as mentioned at the beginning, this post is part of a blog hop where the group will be showing lots of Christmas Cards inspired by a song!! so make sure you click on the NEXT button or on the list below to continue seeing all the blogs participating..
Today I wanted to share with you three cute winter cards to make for your friends and loved ones! As I am sure they will love getting one of these during the holidays..
Not to mention that these cards have a more generic sentiment, so you can send these for the people who does not celebrate Christmas? that way you still keep sharing the love during other holidays during the winter.. Is that not clever? I thought so 😉
Plus this post is part of an amazing blog hop that will showcase projects for other holidays but Christmas! so I am sure you will get so many more ideas that you really want to check out all the other blogs participating in this blog hop!
So without further ado, here are the three cutest cards featuring the Warm and Toasty Stamp set!! and I will be honest, while I love all the critters in this set, I cant get enough of these cute polar bears!! I just love them!!
And even better these are great for making tons of cards, as you dont have to color for hours!! lol.. Don’t get me wrong I love coloring, but when I need to make several of them for the holidays, I definitely enjoy making simpler coloring like these polar bears.. I will go into more detail later on..
Three Cute Winter Cards
So for these cards I wanted to use the polar bear, but this stamp set is not part of a suite, so I needed to pick everything from scratch (in a way).. So I decided to go with the Snowflake Splendor Designer series paper (DSP)!!!
As the name says it, it is all about snowflakes. So I thought it would go really well with the winter cards I wanted to make!
Color Combination
The next thing I always try to decide is the color combination. Everything is so much easier when you have selected the colors you want to play with.
So since I decided to use the snowflake splendor DSP, I proceeded to look for the pattern I liked the most. This would then help me in deciding the color combo.
I decided to use the patterns that had pool party and whisper white.. and from the paper, I saw some patterns with the Highland Heather and Purple Posy, so I decided to use that color as a highlight color. And what best than use this color for the hat and the scarf on the cute polar bear!!!
After all I wanted these cards not to look Christmas-y, since I wanted to use these for other holiday.. So the color combo is the following
What do you think? do you like it? I definitely loved it!! and I think that it was a great combo for these cute winter cards!
Once I had selected the color combo, then it was easy to pick up embellishments that would go well with these colors..
This is what I love the most from Stampin’ Up!.. All their products color coordinate!!, so it is easy to just pull out cardstock, ink, embellishments in the colors from the color combination!
For these cards, it was the adhesive-backed snowflakes and the snowflake splendor ribbon which has a sheer color with these colors!
Other Details
Finally its time to put together the cards!! so at this time I usually think of layouts. Here are the sketches I came up with for these cute cards..
Usually I just start playing with label die cuts, so that I see how these look in a particular layout or sketch until I am happy with how it looks.
I cannot recommend enough to invest in all the label dies!! seriously.. you can create sooooooo many layouts just by switching labels on whatever layout or sketch you want! I promise you!!
So for these cards I decided to use the Celebration dies!! these are becoming one of my favorite ones!! I used them in the past 2 blog posts.. so check them out, to see a few more examples.. you will see that these always make my cards pop!!
On this post, I used them for a window in a fun fold as well as a label for another fun fold card.
On this post I used them to create Christmas cards
Coloring the Polar Bears!
As I was mentioning earlier in the post, I thought these polar bears were super easy to color!! Specially if you are thinking about making several of these!! And so I wanted to share with you a close up on the polar bear, so you can see in more detail how you can color these..
I colored the images on these cards with the Stampin’ Blends, a.k.a. alcohol markers. Since these markers are from Stampin’ Up! they color coordinate beautifully with the color combo!!
Now, when the image is mainly white I love to just outline some areas of the image with either pool party light or gray granite light, that way it looks like it has some shadows and it looks finished!
And for any critter I love to add little cheeks with the flirty flamingo light. This is just a little circle with a light hand. They always look so cute!!
For the hat and the scarf, I used the Highlight Heather light for the main areas and then color a little shadow with the light of the Purple Posy. And to finish this cute little polar bear I added Wink of Stella in all the white areas of the hat and the scarf. And then added Crystal Effects to the nose and the skates!! This honestly added so much to the bear!!! So give it a try!!! you will love it!
This Tutorial is available on my Tutorial store and It will show you more card ideas that you can make for the upcoming holidays!
I know you will enjoy that all the cards are super easy to make.. so you can take an afternoon and make as many of these as you want.. Plus the coloring is very easy!
I have done all the designing for you.. so you just need to cut your cardstock and follow along the video tutorials to have a relaxing crafting day!
If you are interested in seeing step by step on how to put together these cards, then make sure you watch the video tutorial below! I go over all the measurements and other card making tips. I know you will enjoy it! And if you can’t wait to make your own, at the end of this post you will see the full supply list with the link to my online store to purchase any of these items!
The Blog Hop Line Up!
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I am participating in a blog hop that features winter holidays so make sure you visit the blogs participating today!! I am sure you will get lots of inspirations from my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators!
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Want to remember this post for later? Save these Cute Winter Card Ideas in your favorite board!
Can you believe we are already in November?? this year has gone so fast and at this point I bet you are looking for quick and easy Christmas cards to make to get ready to mail next month.
And if this is you, then you are in for a treat!!! as I am sharing with you FIVE easy Christmas Card ideas using the Tag Buffet Kit from Stampin’ Up! You can make all these cards and even more in no time! Believe me, this kits makes it super easy to get ready for the holidays!
But even better, today I am participating in the Tag Buffet Blog hop with my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, who will share even more ideas with this kit!! so you don’t want to miss any of these blogs!
I know you will get tons of ideas with this kit and lots of inspiration…
So without further ado, here are the Christmas cards I made using the Tag Buffet kit from Stampin’ Up!.
The Tag Buffet kit is an amazing kit that was designed to make 30 tags!! Five of six different designs!! and the kit is only $30USD, so pretty economic. Not to mention that the tags are just gorgeous!!
However in my case, I wanted to use the items in the kit for card making as I tend to need a lot of cards during this season. And using this kit made it super easy, mainly because everything is already “premade” meaning there are die cuts that can be used to embellish your cards.
So where do we start?
The first thing to do is to pick the colors you want to use for yours Christmas cards.
Just check the colors included in the Tag Buffet kit and pick up cardstock in the same colors. Then mix and match the cardstock with the elements from the kit.
For the cards I am sharing today I went with Shaded Spruce as the main color and I used it for the card bases. I also think I could have made these cards using Real Red as well, this color would have coordinated nicely too.
Below are the colors that would go really well with the Tag Buffet kit when making cards.
So pick some of these colors and play with them and get crafty! 😉
Easy Christmas Cards using the Tag Buffet Kit
Below you can see in more detail Five easy Christmas cards that you can make using this kit, however let me say that you can create a lot more by changing the colors, or the layouts!
One thing to mention is that I used the Tag Buffet stamp set for the sentiment, but you can use any other stamp set you already have.. I definitely love the fonts and the sentiments in this set and it coordinates beautifully with the kit, don’t you think?
For the card with the cardinal I also used the leaves images to create a stamped background and then I embossed it with the tasteful textile 3D embossing folder to add even more dimension and texture to the card.
And if you are particularly interested to learn on how to make these cards step by step, then make sure you watch the video tutorial below! You will see how easy you can make all of these Christmas cards with the Tag Buffet kit .
If you are interested in getting more ideas for Christmas cards then make sure you check my Tutorial Store where you will find several great Christmas card tutorials available for you.
Below you can see the ones I have released in the past few months.
If you are interested in getting notifications about classes being released you can sign up for my email notifications, specially if you are interested in getting the card classes kit in the mail.. The registration for the card kits is only thru email, so if you want to get information about getting the card classes kit in the mail sign up for my email notifications here.
The Video Tutorial
If you loved these cards and want to learn step by step how to make these cards, then watch the below video tutorial! I know you will realize how easy these are! plus I share with you lots of tips to make your cards.
Bog Hop Line-up!
And as I mentioned at the beginning, this post is part of the blog hop with fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators around the world! they all very talented so don’t forget to visit all participating blogs from this Blog Hop! I know you will get lots of great ideas and a lot of inspiration!!
The Supply List
You can see below the full list of Items I used to make these cards, if you click on the images below it will take you to my online store where you can purchase any of these items. I truly appreciate your continuous support 🥰
Want to remember this post for later? Save these Easy Christmas Card Ideas in your favorite board!
Receive FREE tutorials to make 5 cards when you sign up!
You have Successfully Subscribed!
Subscribe
Get my new posts in your inbox!
Current Catalogs
Archives
Categories
Disclaimer
The content in this blog is the sole responsibility of Alejandra Gomez as a Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrator. The use of and content of classes, services or products offered is not endorsed by Stampin’ Up!
And if you want to get even more card ideas with the cute “Warm & Toasty” stamp set, then make sure you 
