The Stamp-a-ma-jig, a monster and a Christmas tree!

This year, I am making lots of different Christmas cards instead of sending everyone the same card.  I’ve been having a blast with my Make a Monster and Punch Pals stamp sets as my little monsters are having a lot of fun with the Christmas three.  Here are two of the many cards I stamped:

The girly card on the left is done in all In Colors plus Daffodil Delight. The monster is colored in Poppy Parade and Blushing Bride. The greeting is from the set Four the Holidays.

The card on the right has a masculine feel to it especially when sitting right next to the girly card. I ran a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock through my Big Shot to give it the wood grain texture (Textured Plates #4) and Pear Pizzazz carstock serves as the card base. I used Cherry Cobbler for the frame of my monster. I think he is going to eat the tree but that’s left to everyone’s imagination. He might just play with it instead. The greeting is from the Short & Sweet stamp set and punched with the 1 ¾ by 7/8 large oval punch.

My secret to combining the tree and the monsters is Stampin' Up!'s Stamp-a-ma-jig.  It is a must have item for any kind of two-step stamping and makes the placement of the images so easy and perfect.

More questions? Leave me a comment or email me. Thanks to new improvements from Stampin’ Up! you can click on the links and see the sets in my online store without having to search for them anymore. Make these adorable sets part of your Christmas by shopping my stamps online!

Tanja
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Make your own Christmas cards this week!

This week is a wonderful time to finish up your Christmas cards and get them in the mail. I am going to share some of my favorite cards with you this week to help get your creative juices flowing.

Don’t forget that today and tomorrow are the last two days to take advantage of SU!’s online spectacular with some items up to 50% off. Click on the shopping bag to hop over to my online store (if you are prompted for your demonstrator then that would be me: Tanja Weir).

Isn’t this card pretty?

What you need:

Stamp sets: Punch Pals, Four the Holidays

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Stamp Pad: Basic Black
Markers: Basic Black, Pear Pizzaz, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade
Extras: White Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, Round Circle Punches in 1 inch and 1 ¼ inch

Tanja's Spunky Tip:  I used a ruler to draw the white lines down with the gel pen.  Most times I free hand it but for this post I wanted it to be perfect.  Before drawing the bows, try to look only at the right loop of the bow: doesn't it remind you of a cursive letter "R"?  That's the trick.  Draw the R and then the backwards or mirror image R and your bow is done.
If the bows give you trouble, call or email me and I'll shoot a quick video for you and you can watch it to make yours perfect.
Tanja
316-305-5207
tanja@spunkycards.com

Spunky Cards

Rubberstamping Fun For Everyone!

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Christmas Card Stamp Camp on Monday!

I've done lots of talking about the Stamp Camp, it is time for pictures! I have to warn you, the actual cards look much cuter as I am not a master photographer. We'll be using beautiful stamp sets, shimmer paint, the Big Shot, and 3-D design (the first card is just awefully cute). All you have to do, is pick your two or four designs, and I will have the all the materials ready for you, precut and scored, so you can stamp and assemble to your hearts content. Remember to RSVP by Friday!

It's called a stair step card. Since I took the picture this morning,

I have added Real Red ribbon to the front (it runs under the joy and Rudolph's feet)

and it looks spectacular.

This card also looks gorgeous with a bald eagle instead of the cross. We mix shimmer paint with Ballet Blue ink to create this stunning color. Green Galore & Rich Razzleberry! The top note die makes every card elegant. Spray with "magical" shimmer paint to make it stunning.

Rudolph wanted to be part of this Christmas stamp camp too.

Choose your designs and your "start time." Class fee $20 to make 12 cards (six cards of two designs).

You can also combine this with the tile class (see next post).

You can double up your stamp camp and do four designs (24 cards) for $40.

A Card with a Topper

This card is actually an envelope with a topper!

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Making it is quite simple. I cut the topper out of Glorious Green cardstock with the Big Shot using the Top Note die. I scored it lengthwise and closed it with the Rhinestone Brads. The Merry Christmas greeting is from the Four the Holidays set.

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The topper works really well with the unusual long but narrow envelopes that you can find on page 168 of the IBC (Small Open-End). I closed the end, cut it off and then used my large oval punch to nip it so when I insert the card, the top of the pull out tab can be seen. The snowflake is from the Berry Christmas stamp set and I stamped it in Real Red.

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The card is made with Whisper White and Glorious Green cardstock where the green CS is cut a bit smaller than the envelope. The pull out tab is cut with the Round Tab Punch. Rudolph is from the A Holly, Jolly Christmas set and I stamped him in Chocolate Chip. I colored his nose with a Real Red Marker. Wow, I have packed three different stamp sets into this card. Enjoy!