Christmas Love

Christmas is all about Love and the gathering of loved ones no matter whether we make it to the old homeplace or whether we celebrate with good friends. Prancing Reindeer give a happy lift to the wreath; there's a "LOVE" postmark stamp nestled in; and tiny packages are hidden throughout the stamping area. To add the warmth we wish all of our stamping friends at Christmas, I've used a little Butterscotch and Brown chalk around the edges.

Stamps -
Chistmas Love stamp set
"Happy Christmas" mini stamp

Papers -
Olive card stock half-sheet, folded
Dark Red card stock
White card stock
Black card stock

Inks - Versacolor Bamboo, Bark, Burgundy, Camellia, and , Archival Black; Encore Metallic Silver and Gold

Supplies -
Cuttlebug embossing envelopes: D'Vine Swirls and Mesh Texture
Spellbinders dies - Labels 4 (S4-190) and Large Labels (S4-168)
Red Embroidery Thread

Instructions

Run the Dark Red card stock through the embossing folder using D'Vine Swirls at the top. Then run the same piece of card stock through the Mesh Texture embossing envelope. Glue this to the Olive card base.

On a strip of Black card stock, stamp the following stamps and inks:
Mini Floral Celebration in Silver
Tiny Filigree Snowflake
Then, tear the edges, horizontally and sew stitches using the Red Embroidery Thread.
Glue the resulting piece to the card-base, on top of the Dark Red card stock.

Run the White card stock through with a Labels Four die and then stamp the following stamps and inks:

Mini Poinsettia in Burgundy

Tiny Poinsettia in Camellia

Mini Prancing Reindeer in Archival Black

Tiny Love in Archival Black

Mini Floral Celebration in Burgundy, then again in Bamboo

Itsy Gift Frilly Bow in Pinecone
Tiny Filigree Snowflake in Bark

Edge with Butterscotch Chalk.

Edge again with Brown Chalk.

Glue the label onto a piece of Olive card stock and trim away the excess, leaving a small pinstripe of Olive showing. Glue this ensemble to the card base.

Make Sentiment Medallions...

 

Stamp "Happy Christmas" in Black ink on a White piece of card stock. Then stamp the Tiny Poinsettia in Bamboo ink and the Christmas Celebration stamp in Burgundy. Line up in the smallest die from the Large Labels set and cut it out. Then ink the same stamp but mask off the "Christmas" portion of the stamp and stamp two more impressions. Cut out the two "Happy" impressions (I cut these two pieces out freehand). Edge all three medallions with Bark ink and Glue to Dark Red card stock and trim away excess.

Glue the medallions to the card base and you're all done!

What do you think?  Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the Christmas Love stamp set. Today's winner is Mildred, who will be receiving the Holly Border stamp set.  Congratulations Mildred! 

Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!

Comments

[Michelle Adams]

This is so very beautiful! Your tutorials are so helpful and really give me great ideas about how to use my RST stamps! :0)

[Phyllis M.]

Really beautiful christmas card and love The stamp set too. The colors are fab and love the black on there too. Wonderful tutorial and thanks so much for sharing and the chance to win. Phyllis M.

[Cindy L]

Love it! The reindeer is adorable! Thanks for the ideas!

[Lynda]

Colour, textures and stamp set really capture the Christmas Spirit. Both traditional AND contemporary. A very clever card.

[Kathy Hering]

Another must have set! I did end up buying the Argle folder that you had on last weeks card. And I just got the Nestie from this weeks card, now to try to make something like yours, of course I don't have this set but maybe one of my other sets will somehow work. Thanks for the inspiration, and I love your stamps! Kathy Hering...

[Denise Bryant]

I love your colors in this card. The olive and dark red cardstock are really pretty together. Very festive!
DeniseB

[Janet Sisk]

I love how you used the Spellbinders dies and the Cuddlebug folders in your design. It gives me lots of ideas for my RST sets. Thanks for sharing.

[jo]

Another great tutorial and another terrific stamp set. Thanks for the chance to win!

[Pamela Wooten-Oram]

I need to order this stamp set! It is just what I have looking for - it is beautiful. Thank you for the opportunity to win this beautiful set!!!

[Patty W]

I love poinsettias and those reindeer are too cute!

Thank you for always showing the step by step procedure ! It makes it a little less scary !

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Mary from Missouri]

I recently purchased the prancing reindeer and I am looking for ward to using it!

[Sue D]

I like the double embossed background piece and the prancing reindeer.

[Jan Koennecke]

You make such finished looks on your little medallions. Love the edging you do. I really enjoy seeing all your ideas and am using my embossing plates now because of your ideas.

[Shari]

This is a very pretty card and I am anxious to try the techniques used. Great stamp set. Have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

[Maria Kivela]

Beautiful card. The prancing reindeer makes it perfect! Thanks for all these detailed tutorials, they are really helpful!

[Audrey]

I can feel the Love with this card. Beautiful.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, I sure am giving thank to the Lord for all He has done for me!!

[ArLynn]

You make it so simply and PRETTY. Keep the great ideas coming.

[Debbie from Missouri]

I like the color combo, but this is one card that seems a bit busy to me. The black snowflake band and the extra emboosing could easily have been left off. Sometimes less is more!

[Shirley Lee]

Another great tutorial. I really like your idea of using the Nesties shapes and then RST stamps around the edge of them. Our group will be working with RST stamps tomorrow, and I'm going to cut some shapes for us to use. SUPER idea! The card is pretty, too. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Shirley L.
Roseville, CA

[Kathi Bobb]

Lovely layers and ways with chalk!

[Elaine Allen]

Hi Susan,
What a wonderful card. And another great tutorial from you. I love all your stamps (I have enough in my stash to prove it). But I have to say, I just love the little reindeer stamp, so sweet!!
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Elaine Allen

[Susan Kesselman]

Once again you have created another vision of loveliness! It would a pleasure to add this set of stamps to my ever growing collection.

[sue wisniewski]

Very intriquing card. Like the idea of using the label die, will have to do this card. Thank you!
stamping sue

[Susan S.]

Great stamp set and nice idea with the 'homemade' ribbon across the bottom. Nice use of colors, too. Thanks for the chance to win.

[Mary Mac]

Christmas love it is. Would not of thought the black to be such a wonderful christmas color, but it pops here. Beautiful card.