Christmas 2020

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Christmas 2020 / December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas to you all! I hope your day is filled with love, fun and laughter. Whether you are gathering with friends or spending a quite day alone, I wish you many blessings for a perfect day.

Since it is Christmas Day and I have been posting a lot of Christmas cards from the PRESENT, I thought it would be fun to feature some cards from the PAST. Regarding the FUTURE, stop back tomorrow for a sneak peak preview from the JJ 2021 mini catalog, which will begin on January 5th.

If you are a preferred customer, you should have already received your copy in the mail, if not, please reach out to me!

Enjoy this parade of cards, who knows maybe you will recognize some of these retired sets and perhaps you even own a few. LOL Merry Christmas!!!!

Christmas Past Challenge! Can you name any of these retired sets? Send me an email at blessedbycards@yahoo.com with your answers and put #ChristmasPast in the subject line. You could be the winner of the Christmas Past Challenge! Challenge ends on Monday December 28th.

One winner will be chosen randomly and receive a Mystery Package of PAST goodies from me! The winner will be announced on my December 29th blog post!

Again, Have A Very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! And don’t forget to join in on the Christmas Past Challenge-email me before midnight (CST) December 28th. You never know, you just might be the winner! Let me know what you think of the challenge, comments a are always appreciated and welcome!

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Spread Some Christmas Cheer!

1 Comment / Christmas 2020 / December 24, 2020 / Northern Lights, video

Merry Christmas Eve and of course it is never to late to spread some Christmas cheer! And just how do we do that? Well, there is a great quote from one of my favorite Christmas movies…..can you guess which one! Today’s card features Christmas Means More and it will give you a clue to the movie!

Begin with a Crumb Cake card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
Layer a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Cherry Cobbler on the card front.
Cut a 2 ¼ x 5 ¼” strip of the Crumb Cake stars from the Classic Christmas Designer Series paper pack and layer it across the middle of the Cherry Cobbler panel.
Stamp the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink on Whisper White cardstock and cut it out using the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the Layering Square Dies.
Using the Layering Square Dies, cut a scallop square from Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake cardstock. I love how easy it is to build layers with these dies. You might want to check out the Layering Circle and Ovals in the annual catalog as well. They really do take the guess work out of layering.
Place a Stampin’ Dimensional on all four corners and adhere to the Crumb Cake strip.
Add three Gold Metallic Pearls to the Cherry Cobbler panel.
Stamp your favorite Merry Christmas sentiment on the inside using Cherry Cobber ink. I used the Merry Christmas from the Tag Buffet stamp set. I added a Gold Metallic Pearl to the “i” in Christmas.

Have you guessed the movie yet? If you guessed ELF, then you would be correct. Give yourself a Gold star, or better yet, reward yourself with a pack of Gold and Silver Metallic Pearls.

So it turns out that I prepared this blog post ahead of time and now the Christmas Means More stamp set is sold out! So if you have this set, enjoy the card idea. If you don’t have it, keep reading, there is another Christmas card for you using the Snow Wonder Bundle, which is still available!

The technique that I used for this card is called Northern Lights and it is sponging of colors!

Begin with a Gorgeous Grape card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
On a piece of Whisper White cardstock cut at 4 x 5 ¼” sponge your color of choices to create the Northern Lights. Below is a video on the technique. I prepared this video for a virtual event, but the technique is still the same.
Before laying your “Northern Lights” panel, tear a few strips of Whisper White cardstock to create snow drifts and adhere them to bottom of your Northern Lights scene.
Stamp the sentiment in Memento Black ink in the snow and layer onto the card front. I used the greeting from Itty Bitty Christmas featured in the annual catalog. Stamp can cut out the snowman from the Snow Wonder Bundle and add a splash of color (as much as you like) using the Stampin’ Blends. I used Shaded Spruce and Real Red.

Stay safe, enjoy your loved ones and Have a Very Merry Christmas!

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Snow Many Trees, So Little Time!

Christmas 2020 / December 22, 2020 / Snow Wonder Bundle

Or should I say, so many stamps, so little time! LOL Today’s card features the Snow Wonder Bundle and although the Aug-Dec Holiday mini catalog is coming to a close, this set will be back next year!

I just love the look of fresh fallen snow, especially when it is a thick enough blanket to cover all the fall leaves. I am not sure if we will have a White Christmas here is St. Louis, so this Whisper White snow may have to do, but hey a girl can dream!

Begin with a Whisper White card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
On a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Whisper White, stamp the trees randomly in Shaded Spruce ink.
Using the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine, dry emboss this layer with the Winter Snow embossing folder and adhere to the card base.
Stamp the greeting in Shaded Spruce ink on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and cut it ous using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. Attach the greeting to the card front using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add a few Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the front of the card and you have the perfect winter snow scene.

Ho Ho Ho Christmas is just a few days away and if you are like me and hoping for snow, then I wish you a Very Merry White Christmas!

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Ho Ho Ho Perfectly Plaid

Christmas 2020 / December 21, 2020 / Designer Series Paper, Perfect Plaid, Pine Tree Punch, Plaid Tidings

Today’s card feature the Perfectly Plaid set in the annual catalog. It is on page 60. It will not be retiring until May so there is still time for this one, not sure if there is any Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper available, but I have loved playing with this designer series pack this season.

Begin with a Pretty Peacock card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
Layer a piece of 1 ¼ x 5 ½” piece of Plaid Tiding Designer Series paper to the left side of the card. I cut mine at an angle on both end.
Using the Stitched Rectangle Dies cut a large rectangle from Whisper White Cardstock and adhere to the card base, covering some of the plaid paper.
From the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper, punch three trees with the Pine Tree Punch on page 166 in the annual catalog. Layer the trees on the Whisper White rectangle.
Using Pretty Peacock ink, stamp Merry Christmas from the Perfectly Plaid set above the tress and the Ho Ho Ho stamp at a slight angle above Merry Christmas. TIP: If you cannot purchase the plaid paper, use the plaid tree stamp to create your own plaid design.

Layer a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Whisper White cardstock to the inside of the card.
Stamp the inside sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid set in Pretty Peacock ink.
Again using Pretty Peacock ink, stamp the plaid tree to the bottom right under the sentiment. I stamped the tree trunk in Early Espresso.

This is such a fun Christmas set with so many possibilities. If you would like to add this to your crafty collection, please use the current host code: URBMWZNY.

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Angel Wings

Christmas 2020 / December 19, 2020

Today’s card features the Christmas Means More set on page 29 of the Aug-Dec Holiday mini. This has been a pretty popular set, so the inventory is low. Once it is gone, it is gone! Go ahead, order yours today. If your order is less than $150, please use the Host code: URBMWZNY.

Can you name the famous movie where this saying came from????

Begin with a Cherry Cobbler card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
Layer a piece of 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Whisper White to the card base.
Cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler that measures 1 ¾ x 4 and a 1 ½ x 4” piece of the Classic Christmas Designer Series paper with a Shaded Spruce design and layer together.
Adhere the designer strip on the left side of the card leaving a small showing of the Whisper White cardstock.
Stamp the saying on Whisper White using Shaded Spruce ink and cut it out using the Layering Circle dies. Color in the bells with Real Red blends. Then cut another scalloped square from Shaded Spruce cardstock and layer together.
Adhere the squares to the designer strip, placing it at a slight angle.
Cut out some bells in Shaded Spruce and Cherry Cobbler using the Sounds of the Season dies (inventory is very low on this item) and arrange the bells on your card adhering them with some mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Hey all, here is another card that I would like to share from my dear and long time friend Cherie Masters! So blessed that you moved closer to me and we can craft together more often……just like old times, though we are not old! LOL