Stampin with Joanna

Last Minute Christmas Cards

Have you forgotten to start making your Christmas cards?  OR Do you need to make some more cards for people you forgot about?  Either way, I have the solution:

Come along to my Last Minute Christmas Card Making Class on Tuesday 13 December at either 10am or 7.30pm.  Bookings essential.  Call me on 0408 657 258 to book your spot.

This is my last class for 2011.  Classes resume in January 2012 with a mid school holiday class, in the evening, just for Mum's who need a break from the kids for a night!

 Joanna Wassens     jocam_wassens@hotmail.com     0408 657 258

Christmas Tags

I provided a Christmas card making event for a church group this weekend.  They made 7 projects in all, including these two Christmas tags.

Both tags are from the Two Tags Big Shot die, which makes it so simple to create quick and easy tags for all your presents this year.

Lots of the Big Shot dies are on special until 30 November.  Check out which ones HERE.

Enjoy!

Details:

Stamps:  Pennant parade, Season of joy, Teeny tiny sentiments.

Card:  Natural ivory, old olive, real red, very vanilla, Garden green, cherry cobbler.

Ink:  old olive, real red, garden green, cherry cobbler, early esspresso.

Accessories:  Sassy sparkles wheel, Pennant builder punch, word window punch, tiny circle punch, oval punch, scalloped oval punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, crop a dile.

Concord crush Christmas card

 
Here is the same card as yesterday, but made using the lovely new Concord crush colour, a rich deep purple - just beautiful.  This is one of the 'In colours' and is available now for 2 years, rather than just one, so we can enjoy it for even longer.

The green I have used is Pear pizazz, another 'in colour', don't they look great together?!

Happy Stamping!

Delightful decorations card

 
Here is another Christmas card.  Christmas is not far away now.  If you are starting to hyperventilate because you haven't started your Christmas cards yet, why not come along to my Christmas card making Stamp-a-stack next Tuesday 23 November either at 10am or 7.30pm.  Make 10 cards and have some fun too!  I still have a few spots available.

This is one of the card designs you will make.  Both cards this month use loads of glitter to really bling up your Christmas. 

Call or email me to book your spot:

Joanna Wassens     jocam_wassens@hotmail.com      0408 657 258

 

Christmas Trees that Shimmer

 
This card design was one of the designs in my classes last month.  You may not be able to see it but we used shimmer paint mixed with reinker to stamp the trees (actually they are the row of party hats from the Party Hearty stamp set, but with the addition of a drawn in trunk - they are perfect Christmas trees!)

Shimmer paint is such a great new product from Stampin' Up!  It can be used in lots of different ways to add sparkle and shimmer to your projects.

We also added shimmer to the other pieces of card used on these cards.  Here is a close up, so you can see the shimmer on the cherry cobbler cardstock:

 

 I explained how to use shimmer paint 4 different ways in my last email newsletter (which I send out once a month).  Why not sign up for my next newsletter so you can have access to my tutorials too.  The sign up box is at the top left of my blog.

Happy Stamping!

Contempo Christmas Tree Card

 
Here is a Christmas card made using the Contempo Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up!  It is a card I adapted from one made by the lovely Jayne Mercer. (Thanks Jayne!)

Have you started making your Christmas cards yet?  Not sure where to begin?  Why not attend my Christmas card making classes in November:

Thursday 11 November 10am or 7.30pm  OR

Tuesday 23 November 10am or 7.30pm.

At my home in McGraths Hill, Sydney. 

Contact me to book your place. 

Joanna Wassens    0408 657 258    jocam_wassens@hotmail.com

 

Similar but different Christmas Card

 
Yes, this is the same card as yesterday's post, but made using old olive as the base card, instead of real red.  The circle decoration is slightly different too!

Here are both the cards together.  Similar but different:

 
This shows the versatility of one stamp, one of the reasons I love stamping!  You are only limited by your imagination.

If you haven't started your Christmas cards yet, why not attend my card making class on Tuesday 26 October at either 10am or 7.30pm.  I will be showing how to use shimmer paint.  Email me or call me to book your spot.

Happy Stamping!

 

Delightful decoration Christmas Card

 

I just love the new stamp set "Delightful decorations"!  This is one of the 4 large ornament stamps in the set.  Punching them out with the matching Ornament punch is just so easy.

I think Christmas cards need to be easy to make, as usually we are mass producing them.  This stamp set and punch make it simple to create lovely Christmas cards with ease.

Check back tomorrow for a similar card using this stamp set.

 

Card details:

Stamps: Delightful decorations, So swirly jumbo wheel

Card:  Real red, old olive, whisper white

Ink:  Whisper white, real red

Accessories, white embossing powder, heat tool, olive ribbon, 3/4" circle punch, Ornament punch, mini glue dots, paper crimper, paper piercing tool.

Comtempo Christmas Catalogue Case

 

This is a card I cased from the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue - page 23 to be exact - except it looks quite different to the one in the catalogue!

I have changed the colours to a monochromatic blue colour scheme.  Let me know which card you prefer - the catalogue version, or mine?

Card details:

Stamps:  Comtempo christmas

Ink:  Night of navy

Card:  Night of navy, bashful blue, sahara sand, whisper white

Accessories:  Ornament punch, linen thread, scallop edge punch, silver brad, white taffeta ribbon.

Happy Stamping over the long weekend!

 

Purple Christmas Card!

A Christmas card in a non-traditional Christmas colour - purple!  Or Lovely lilac to be exact!

I've used the reverse masking technique on this one.  I made a reverse mask - a piece of acetate with a circle punched out of the centre.  The circle was punched out using the round tab punch.  You punch it out twice at right angles to create a circle. 

Of course I could now use my circle scissors plus to create the perfect reverse circle mask in any size I want!  I used acetate so you can see clearly to reposition the mask if you happen to move it slightly - you do have to wipe it with a tissue though between cards so you don't get ink on your fingers!

You sponge inside the circle then stamp inside it and remove the reverse mask, to create the bauble.  The top of the bauble is the end of a word window punch piece, it is adhered using a mini glue dot, which also holds the silver thread in place.  Dazzling diamonds glitter added to the bauble using the two way glue pen and you are done!

This was a popular Christmas card this season in my classes and workshops.  It could be created in any colour, but I quite like the purple (My friend Carol will be pleased!  She loves any shade of purple!)

Merry Christmas!

Quick Christmas Tags

Here are a couple of Christmas tag designs that are quick to make, essential at this time of year when everything is so hectic!

They use the 'Christmas Classics' stamp set.  Simply stamp either image in certainly celery ink then add either the holly or greeting in real red ink.  I used the eyelet border punch on the top and bottom of the celery card to add some extra detail.  The ribbon is threaded through the hole punched by the horizontal slot punch and you are done!

Seasons Greetings and Happy Stamping! 

Mellow Christmas Card!

The title refers to the colour 'Mellow Moss' that I have used as the base of this card, which I have teamed with Ruby Red.  This card was inspired by a card by Jayne Mercer that I have had sitting in my inspiration box for about 2 years now! 

It is not really a very mellow card at all.  In fact it is a very detailed card!  I used it as a make and take at some of my Christmas workshops so the guests could try lots of techniques and products.

There is a match book type closure on the right hand side of the card - made using the slit punch.  The stamp set mainly used is the ever popular Season of Joy.  The tree has been inked up using mellow moss then the star, and two spots on the tree have been highlighted with a ruby red Stampin' Write Marker, before stamping.

I have used lots of punches on this card.  The slit punch (as mentioned), the large oval and scallop oval punch for the greeting and the word window punch to create the embellishments to the upper left and lower right of the tree.  I simply cut one word window punched piece in half to create these pieces.

There is also a jumbo wheel on the background - spot on, which I have highligted with the white gel pen.  I have even added some faux stitching using the mat pack and a marker.

Hopefully looking at this card will make you feel mellow at this busy time of the year!

Happy Stamping!

Classic Christmas Tree Card

Here is one of the cards you could have chosen to make if you hosted a Christmas card making session with me in the last few months.  It was quite a popular choice with its traditional Christmas colours and theme.

You can just see that the base has been wheeled with the 'spot on' jumbo wheel using versamark ink and then some spots have been highlighted using the fabouous Stampin' Up!  white gel pen - it is a like a paint pen really, the white gel sits on top of the card and doesn't fade or sink into the card like other gel pens do - it means it stays crisp and white - Perfect for the snow type of effect I was after on this card.

The other stamped images are all from the Classic Chistmas set.  A lovely set  in my humble opinion!

I hope you are having a joyous Christmas Season.

Happy Stamping!

Details:

Stamps:  Classic Christmas, spot on jumbo wheel

Ink:  Handsome hunter, riding hood red, versamark

Card: very vanilla, handsome hunter, riding hood red

Accessories:  white gel pen

Simple Christmas Card

This is a simple card that I created using a design I sketched from an outdated Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue.  They are great for ideas!

I added a bit of crimping and staples for ease of construction - but you could change the staples to brads or some other embellishment if you prefer.

I hope your Christmas preparations are in full swing.  Happy Stamping!

Details:

Stamps:  Christmas classics, many merry messages

Ink:  Handsome hunter

Card: Mellow moss, very vanilla, ruby red, handsome hunter

Accessories:  crimper, staples and stapler

Classic Christmas Baubles

 

Christmas is sneaking up on us fast.  Here is a card I designed for my Christmas card classes this year. My class attendees liked it - but some did have sore fingers from all the tearing!! (Sorry ladies!). 

I love adding tearing to my cards for movement and texture - but perhaps I went a little overboard with the tearing on this card?  What do you think?

The baubles are actually punched out using the 1 inch circle punch and raised up on stampin dimensionals for some 'pop'.  Here is a close up:

Details:

Stamps:  Classic Christmas, Many merry messages

Ink:  Riding hood red, Old olive

Card: Riding hood red, Old olive, very vanilla

Accessories:  Crop-a-dile, string, mat pack, 1 inch circle punch.

If you would like to order any of the Stampin' Up! products used in this card.  Contact me via phone on (02) 45 777 504 or email at jocam_wassens@hotmail.com

Happy Stamping!