Sharing a Non Christmas Card made with Christmas Themed Designer Series Paper!
Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers are typically double sided – with patterns on both sides of the papers. I love this – because there’s such a choice of coordinating patterns at my fingertips – but I also hate having to choose between the patterns sometimes!! Anyway…another thing to love, though, is often there are options if it’s a specifically themed paper – like the Merry Bright & Bold Designer Series Paper – one pattern tends to be more holiday themed than the other. I used the less blatantly holiday patterns to create this non Christmas Card!
This is another one of those easy fun fold cards, too – just cut off the front of the card and turn it! As always, to make my crafting easier, I picked the colours for my card from the colours in the Designer Series Paper – so in this case, I used Blueberry Bushel Cardstock and Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock. I must admit, when I first heard that Lemon Lime Twist was coming back as a colour, my reaction was more on the “meh” side than anything else – but I am using a LOT of it lately, so it must be growing on me.
The bold graphic designs of these patterns make for a fun card, and this sentiment could be used on a card designed to cheer someone on and to celebrate them and their achievements. The sentiment is from the Wonderful Thoughts bundle – includes the Wonderful Thoughts stamp set and the Wonderful Thoughts dies at a discount. I added some of the Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins for some extra bling.
This non Christmas card was actually one of the cards we made in the last Online Card Club, though instead of the die cut sentiment, I included a die cut circle, so that members could use a stamp from their stash to create whatever kind of card they might need…including a holiday card, I guess! The flip side of the patterns shown on this card are lights and tiny evergreen trees – so the options are endless.
Interested in regular crafting sessions and a way to budget out your crafting spending? If you’re in Canada, consider joining my Online Card Club! Members can budget out their spending, since there is no class fee, but rather a minimum product order ($33CAD) requirement for each month they are part of club. Each member joins for a period of 6 months, and once during that period, gets to spend all the Stampin’ Rewards for the Club orders that month! We meet online in Zoom on the third Monday of the month (generally), but if club members can’t make it live, they have access to the recording in our club site. Our next club date is Monday, 20 November, 1pm eastern. Message me if you’re interested in joining us!
