Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
The holidays are here, and it’s time to add a little handmade magic to your season. This month’s theme, Season’s Greetings, celebrates the joy of creating and sharing from the heart. The Stampin’ Pretty Pals are excited to showcase festive card and paper craft ideas featuring our favorite Stampin’ Up! products — each designed to inspire your creativity and help you celebrate the season in style.
WHAT I LOVE! I love how this design proves that simple can still be stunning! The Elegant Pine Snowflakes Designer Series Paper takes center stage with its dark background and soft pops of greenery and berries—no extra fuss required. A crisp “Merry Christmas” sentiment, framed in Cherry Cobbler and Basic White, adds the perfect touch of classic holiday charm. This is one of those cards that’s quick to create, easy to duplicate, and elegant enough to impress—perfect for mass-producing your Christmas greetings this season!
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card tutorial: elegant pine snowflakes christmas card idea
1. measure & cut
portrait card base:
- Basic White Thick Cardstock: 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2
envelope flap:
- Elegant Pines Snowflakes Designer Series Paper: 5 3/4 x 2 1/4
layers:
- Secret Sea Cardstock: 4 x 5 1/4
- Cherry Cobbler Cardstock: 3 3/4 x 5
- Elegant Pines Snowflakes Designer Series Paper: 3 1/2 x 4 3/4
- Cherry Cobbler Cardstock: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2
- Basic White Cardstock: 3 x 3 (before die-cutting)
2. stamp:
- Use a Clear Block D or Stamp Positioning Tool to stamp the sentiment in Secret Sea Classic Ink onto the Basic White.
3. crop:
- Crop the sentiment with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard or Mini) and the Stylish Shapes 2 3/8 Square Die.
4. assemble & adhere:
- Layer and adhere the Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler and Secret Sea cardstock layers together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Adhere the cropped sentiment to the Cherry Cobbler square with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
5. embellish:
- Tie a bow of White Baker’s Twine and adhere tucked under the sentiment with a Mini Glue Dot.
- Add two Cherry Cobbler Faceted Snowflakes to the sentiment as shown.
6. envelope:
- Adhere the 5 3/4 x 2 1/4 Designer Series Paper to a Basic White Medium envelope flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Tip: Add glue to the flap, not the Designer Series Paper.
I hope you loved my clean and simple christmas card idea!
more paper crafting inspiration from the pals
MORE INSPIRATION AWAITS! I hope today’s project added a little sparkle of holiday cheer and creative inspiration to your day! There’s plenty more to enjoy — keep the fun going by hopping through the lineup below to see what the rest of the Pals have created. Be sure to join us next month as we bring Winter Wonderland to life with another round of inspiring projects!
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Line-Up:
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
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Love saving inspiration for later? Pin this elegant pine snowflakes Christmas card idea image to your Pinterest board! Just hover over the photo and click the Pinterest icon in the top left corner. With one click, you’ll have instant access to this blog page anytime—complete with photos, cutting dimensions, and a free project tutorial to help you re-create a card you love!
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