Merry Monday - Tidings of Christmas Round Up

A quick round up of the 4 cards shared over the past week in my series of Focus on Using 6x6 Papers... featuring Tidings of Christmas along with the Merriest Moments stamps for some Christmas makes...

Have to admit that this mini series has proven a very popular class....

So wait there's more! Be sure to return tomorrow for more on a "paper focus series"... 

Simple for Saturday - Tidings of Christmas #4

Finishing off with the simplest of the series focusing on using the 6 x 6 papers...  featuring Tidings of Christmas and  Merriest Moments for Christmas makes... 

A straightforward A6 tent fold card... perfect for using those scraps...

Fun Fold Friday - Lock & Pop Card - Tidings of Christmas #3

Seemed like a great time to make another of these Lock & Pop cards... as classes start up again.... 

Closed....

Another card in the series focusing on using the 6 x 6 papers...  featuring Tidings of Christmas and  Merriest Moments for Christmas makes... and using the Stitched So Sweetly dies for my all-time-favourite greeting label...

Opening Up....

Definitely a favourite card fold at the moment... though it probably won't be when I finish the 60+ thank you cards I have on the go at the moment... but more on those another day....

Open... and on display...

Thursday Tidings of Christmas #2 - Multi Layer Card - with some tips...

Another in my series of Focus on Using 6x6 Papers... featuring Tidings of Christmas along with the Merriest Moments stamps for some Christmas makes...

This card is a great way to use the scraps left from another card....

But before I start... remember that today  is the last day you can order with the Sale A Bration promotion offers available to you.... In brief... a free gift for every £45 ordered... a free stamp set (In  Your Words) for orders over £275... AND wow! A free extra bundle when joining (see pg 19) our Stampin Up! family ...

Bit of a back story with this card... as it is a re-worked or CASEd version of a card I made 8 years ago for a Male Card series using Dapper Dad and Parkers Patterns... and that has been sitting on my "re-make me as I'm great" pile ever since... So now I have... though I changed the sizes of the top mat and papers to suit my leftovers from a card I will share soon!

And I couldn't resist decorating the inside with another of my paper scraps...

And a few tips for you....

(1) Reduce the amount of ribbon/thread you use when you are just going to cover it up... hopefully the picture says 1000 words....

(2) Feel free to "gut" the centre of your paper square... again hopefully the picture says 1000 words... I went round lining up and cutting at 3cm on all 4 sides... so I now have a smaller square of paper to use on another card...

(3) The poinsettia is a small flower layered (using a 3d foam Stampin Dimensionals pad) over a larger flower!

(4) The poinsettia leaves are from the large poinsettia flower inked up in the green! (Evening Evergreen in this instance) Perfect finish!

14.8cm Square Card Blank Cheery Cobbler

Paper 14.3cm Square mat (Gut centre out at 3cm all round  - or not!)

Striped Paper 14.8 x 3.8cm. 

Cherry Cobbler mat 10.3cm Square with White 5.3cm Square panel plus 4 paper panels 7.5 x 2cm.

Tuesday Tidings of Christmas - Side Fold (aka Book Fold) Card

Start of a new mini series today... focusing on using papers...  And featuring Tidings of Christmas for some Christmas makes...

But before I start... remember that this Thursday, 30th September is the last day you can order with the Sale A Bration promotion offers available to you.... In brief... a free gift for every £45 ordered... a free stamp set (In  Your Words) for orders over £275... AND wow! A free extra bundle when joining (see pg 19) our Stampin Up! crew...

Oh and new Host Code raised... don't want you to miss out on getting another free gift... from me this time!

So this is a Side Fold card as I called it...  as when I first created one I didn't see all the Book Binding Fold Card and Book Fold Card tutorials for such a fold around the web over the years...

And the Side Fold name has now stuck in my head... oops! As I am not a believer of changing card fold names... but I don't actually "get" the Book meaning/term... maybe it was derived from a Mini Book way back when... ?

Other products used are the Merriest Moments stamps and the Label Me Lovely Punch... which I have to admit are both getting a major workout at the moment!

Sunday Suite - Tidings of Christmas

Oops... I am now a few weeks behind on sharing the new Annual Catalogue suites... 

So without further ado... I will share what are probably my favourite papers for this festive season.. the Tidings of Christmas 6x6 pack... and many of which can be used all year round... Click HERE for the sheet by sheet images...

AND... these are STILL ON SALE today!! 15% off but only till 10.30pm tomorrow night, Monday 2nd August (UK time). 

Click HERE for all the Sale papers in the Online Store... or HERE for the images and my initial blog post...

So introducing the Tidings of Christmas suite... perfect for a cozy fireplace project or two (or more like 10 if I had unlimited time on my hands!)

And open and on my desk for a class option and co-ordinating Paper Kit come September... watch this space! Unfortunately my planned July timings didn't go to plan!! So I will do the card pack separately so that you can buy your papers now in the Sale if that suits!

Comprising of the Tidings & Trimmings bundle... 

And finishing off with the lovely Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave ribbon...

And here a few more projects to hopefully inspire you...