If you have been receiving my emails for a while, you will remember last year's series of 12 Weeks of Christmas.  This year, since many of us are spending more time at home and the Holiday catalog launched a month earlier, I decided to expand and lengthen my ideas series.  I am very excited about this change!

 

Some of the 20 ideas will be my own and some will be from a creative group I belong.  All ideas will include supply lists and directions.  They will not necessarily follow a chronological holiday order.  These ideas will not be posted on any social media platforms.  They will be delivered to your inbox and be an exclusive project, as a thank you for being on my list.  You may want to create a Handmade Holidays folder in your email so you can save them all.

 

For week one, you are getting three ideas in one!  Or should I say, 3 holidays created from one design.  That's the beauty of this Arrange a Wreath stamp set & dies, so many holidays are included in one stamp set.  The flower is really a poinsettia, but with a few color and middle changes, it becomes a sunflower & chrysanthemum.  Each of these three cards use the same layout, stamps & dies.  The variation is in the colors of flowers & bows and stamped sentiment.  Detailed photos are below the instructions.

 

I look forward to spending the next 20 weeks with you preparing for the Holidays!  Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with questions, clarifications, suggestions or recommendations.

 

Christine

 

 

Supplies

 

Stamp Set: 

Arrange a Wreath Bundle (stamp set & dies), 154109

 

Ink:

Mossy Meadow, 147111

(inks for individual sentiments listed under each corresponding photograph)

 

Paper:

Mossy Meadow, 133676

Very Vanilla, 101650

Old Olive, 100702

(colors for flowers & bows listed under each corresponding photograph)

 

Accessories:

Pearls, 144219

Mini Dimensionals,

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Stampin' Seal, 152813

Die Cutting Machine * Stampin' Up!'s Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine will be available for purchase beginning on September 1, 2020.

Stamparatus, 146276 or Clear Blocks.  If using Clear Blocks, you will need Block E, 118484 for the wreath.

 

 

Directions:

 

1.  Cut a card base in Mossy Meadow, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", score in the middle at 4-1/4".

2.  Cut two Very Vanilla pieces 5 x 3-3/4" (one for the front & one for the inside).

3.  Using either Stamparatus or Clear Block E, stamp the wreath slightly above the center above the Very Vanilla card stock.  Slightly above gives enough room to stamp your sentiment.

4.  Choose & stamp your sentiment in the lower right corner.

5.  Adhere to card base with either Stampin' Seal or Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

6.  With Old Olive card stock, cut the leafy wreath shape from the dies.  Adhere on top of stamped wreath with glue.

7.  Choose which colors to cut the flower and middle flower.  Adhere on top of die wreath with glue and/or dimensionals.

8.  Choose which colors to cut bow pieces (2).  Adhere on top of die wreath with glue and/or dimensionals.

9.  Affix a large pearl in the center of bow.

10.  Adhere second Very Vanilla piece to inside of card.