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Post by jstblondie on Jan 9, 2018 5:46:17 GMT
I’m getting started for my Christmas cards for this year. I finally used the hero arts kit.
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Post by don on Jan 9, 2018 6:19:10 GMT
Aren't you just the smarty pants! I'm still trying to find a place to work.
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Jan 9, 2018 7:02:44 GMT
I guess I am too! I just finished one last night. My husband said that is the best one yet and Christmas is over! That is saying something because my Karen Burniston popup Christmas trees, Twist Circle Snowmen and Popup Sleigh with Penguins were very well received.
This one was the Stampin' Up Ready for Christmas die and stamp set that I ordered December 11 because of the free shipping and got December 18. So I really didn't have much time to make any. I knew I wanted to make it a popup. I finally decided to use the sleigh popup for the stairs and one of the small single popups for the tree. There was a floating arm that comes with the sleigh so that it looked like one dog was going upstairs and the other dog was standing in front of the table with the cookies for Santa.
I WILL be making a bunch of these for this coming Christmas so I'd better get started NOW!
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Post by anniefb on Jan 9, 2018 7:39:55 GMT
Nothing like getting an early start
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Post by grammadee on Jan 9, 2018 11:03:54 GMT
I guess I am too! I just finished one last night. My husband said that is the best one yet and Christmas is over! That is saying something because my Karen Burniston popup Christmas trees, Twist Circle Snowmen and Popup Sleigh with Penguins were very well received. This one was the Stampin' Up Ready for Christmas die and stamp set that I ordered December 11 because of the free shipping and got December 18. So I really didn't have much time to make any. I knew I wanted to make it a popup. I finally decided to use the sleigh popup for the stairs and one of the small single popups for the tree. There was a floating arm that comes with the sleigh so that it looked like one dog was going upstairs and the other dog was standing in front of the table with the cookies for Santa. I WILL be making a bunch of these for this coming Christmas so I'd better get started NOW! I want to get some of those Karen Burniston dies. Which ones are the best ones to start with?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 14:14:34 GMT
I've been known to be more inspired to make Christmas cards after Christmas when I'm less stressed with more free time. The key is putting them where I find them the next year!
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Post by streetscrapper on Jan 9, 2018 14:15:56 GMT
Wow! And I thought August was getting an early start!
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Post by msliz on Jan 9, 2018 14:29:45 GMT
I've been tempted to do some card making too. My small scraps drawer is too full and I can't close it anymore. I need to take a day to just sit back, sort, and make borders, embellies, tags, and cards.
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Post by woodysbetty on Jan 9, 2018 15:19:34 GMT
Yikes, you all are scary efficient!!
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Post by chendra on Jan 9, 2018 16:39:28 GMT
I never even sent the Christmas cards I BOUGHT in October!
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Post by jstblondie on Jan 9, 2018 18:37:30 GMT
I guess I am too! I just finished one last night. My husband said that is the best one yet and Christmas is over! That is saying something because my Karen Burniston popup Christmas trees, Twist Circle Snowmen and Popup Sleigh with Penguins were very well received. This one was the Stampin' Up Ready for Christmas die and stamp set that I ordered December 11 because of the free shipping and got December 18. So I really didn't have much time to make any. I knew I wanted to make it a popup. I finally decided to use the sleigh popup for the stairs and one of the small single popups for the tree. There was a floating arm that comes with the sleigh so that it looked like one dog was going upstairs and the other dog was standing in front of the table with the cookies for Santa. I WILL be making a bunch of these for this coming Christmas so I'd better get started NOW! Please post. I've never made pop ups before. That sounds interesting.
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Jan 10, 2018 7:03:48 GMT
I guess I am too! I just finished one last night. My husband said that is the best one yet and Christmas is over! That is saying something because my Karen Burniston popup Christmas trees, Twist Circle Snowmen and Popup Sleigh with Penguins were very well received. This one was the Stampin' Up Ready for Christmas die and stamp set that I ordered December 11 because of the free shipping and got December 18. So I really didn't have much time to make any. I knew I wanted to make it a popup. I finally decided to use the sleigh popup for the stairs and one of the small single popups for the tree. There was a floating arm that comes with the sleigh so that it looked like one dog was going upstairs and the other dog was standing in front of the table with the cookies for Santa. I WILL be making a bunch of these for this coming Christmas so I'd better get started NOW! I want to get some of those Karen Burniston dies. Which ones are the best ones to start with? Karen had some dies with Sizzix and Elizabeth Craft Designs and you can still get some of her ECD dies on eBay. But she's had her own company since last year and the first release went out June 1. They are sold a lot of places but I've just been buying from her company. Website for Karen Burniston's new companyHere are three of her newer dies starting with a very easy one and going up a little more complicated. Karen has videos AND downloadable instruction sheets that you can view on her website. I have to warn you, she is coming out with 18 new die sets about February 1! I think the preview will be in about a week. I'm haunting her blog and website. I DO get emails from her but most times find out a few hours sooner by checking both places. Of her new dies, the most versatile and an easy one to start with would be the Cupcake Popup. Dies for all the shapes shown with the exception of the "Happy Birthday to you" and the label on the front comes with the die set. You don't have to use the small cupcake, you can just use the larger one. You can ALSO use any shape that covers where the big cupcake goes and put anything on it. If you do that, it will work either horizontally OR vertically. The Charm Accordion set has a nice "wow" factor and will work for ANY occasion. It comes with 5 different charms and several other sets you can use with it and her other die set. Any shape small enough will work, just punch a hole and it is a charm. As you can see in the picture, you can do just two sides, four or whatever. It has everything you need to make a card. All you need is a stamp set or die to do Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, Happy Valentine's, whatever occasion you need, this die set will do it. And it is a little smaller than regular A2 cards. Then we come to the flower pot, this will work for just about any occasion. Not much more complicated than the other two but a little bit. This can be birthday, anniversary, Valentines, Get Well, Thinking of You, the list is endless. It comes with everything needed, except sentiments. I did a Christmas version using nothing but candy canes. You can have sports balls and bats coming out of the flower pot, make a cookie jar with gingerbread men popping out, puppies and kittens, anything. One you've done one or two, it is EASY! These are just a sampling but ones that I thought would be good "starter" dies. Trust me, sometimes the first time you put one together, you have to stop the video while you are assembling the card so you can catch up. But after you've done one or two, it is easy. Now for Christmas cards, the popup Christmas tree, sleigh and snowman are the bomb! The tree is really easy to do. I just cut out the tree parts, drop glitter glue on the fronts, let dry overnight and then put together. I'll try to post some pictures in the next day or so. I've run out of time, need to head to bed and get to work tomorrow.
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