Do you create your Christmas cards early so that you can relax and enjoy the other activities.  The upheaval we are in will likely extend to the end of the year.  We miss our loved ones and our friends as expanding our bubble could result in more COVD19 outbreaks.  Is it possible that we could have “stay at home” orders imposed on us again.

Sorry, don’t mean to be a downer.  What I am saying, is, this year, more than ever we need to let our families and friends know how much we care about  them.

Early Christmas Card Recipe

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals *.

Ink:Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Garden Green., Soft Seafoam,Poinsettia Place

Paper:Whisper White Thick, Soft Seafoam,  Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper, Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper..

Accessories: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Poinsettia Dies*, Square Vellum Doilies 

*Purchase the stamp and dies and save 10%

Stampin’ Up! continues to provide use with suites of products so that we don’t have to find coordinating products.  How many times have you bought a blue ribbon and find that it’s not the right hue or right depth of color.  So, Stampin’ Up! does all the thinking for us.

The Poinsettia Place Suite appears on pages 14 – 16 of the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalogue.  Check it out.  One of the products in the suite is the beautiful Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper.  This paper is flocked and you can use it as a background, or some of images such as the poinsettias and leaves can be die cut with the matching dies.  The other embellishment that is beautiful is the Beaded Pearls, with 3 in a cluster sparkly jewels.  

Cutting Measurements

Whisper White Thick – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, score at 4-1/4″, fold and burnish with bone folder.

Forever Greenery DSP ; -5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ and 2-3/4″ x 5″.

Soft Seafoam – 5-1/4″ x 4″ and 4″ x 4″, scrap for sentiment.

Details:

• Layer and attach the panels: large DSP to card base, Seafoam panel to DSP and finally the smaller DSP panel to the Soft Seafoam panel.
• Layer 1 Square Vellum Doily on the square piece of Seafoam.
• Die cut 1 Poinsettia and 3 leaves from the Flocked DSP.  Sponge the edges of the poinsettia with Blushing Bride ink, the center with So Saffron ink,  and the leaves with Soft Seafoam ink.
• Die cut twigs from Soft Seafoam cs.
• Attach the poinsettia to the center of doily and place and attach the leaves and sprigs around the poinsettia.
• Finally, stamp the sentiment in Garden Green ink on a Soft Seafoam scrap.  Attach on the lower right side of card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Now sit back and admire your card.

So, to answer my question, Is it too early to create Christmas card?  No, it’s never too early. 

To create this card with the supplies that I have given in the directions, shop my ONLINE STORE. 

You can also find the Poinsettia Place Suite HERE