Stampin' Up! Christmas Card

Good morning, peeps. I have been trying to make one Christmas card each month. I really don't think I will send many this year so I think 12 ought to cover it. This is my 3rd for 2026. Take a look see...

 

I used the retired Christmas Labels Stamp Set and dies, along with the retired Boughs of Holly DSP. Inks I used are Mossy Meadow and Cherry Cobbler. You can never have too many gift card holders at Christmas time, right?

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our Creative Creases Challenge. 

Stampin' Up! Christmas Card

Hello my stamping friends. Is it cold where you are? It's plenty cold here so let's bring on the winter trees and snow, shall we?

I made this card who knows when and just found it in my stash with two other Christmas cards. All it needed was a sentiment, which is from the retired Christmas Labels Stamp Set. The DSP is from the retired Boughs of Holly package. It's a gift card holder inside...

The sentiment is also from the Christmas Labels set and cut with a matching die. The DSP is the back of the same package mentioned above.

The ink I used is Mossy Meadow as is the cardstock.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you'll come back tomorrow for our Creative Creases Challenge. Have a blessed day. 
 

Stampin' Up! E-One Gift Card Holder

 This is the last of my EMS gift card holders for our local fire fighters. This is the actual panel of one of their newest trucks. I used to be able to hook up the hose during relay races back in the day. Putting on the gear was tough, then laying out the hose...tougher...hooking it up, toughest! Our first responders deserve a lot of praise for what they do.

For the inside...which is really the back side...

This card was problematic for me. I got the photo on crooked, heated it and removed it. My cat distracted me and I went back to it and re-adhered it. When I went to adhere the inside, I discoverd I had glued the front to the wrong side! So, I just cut it and adhered the inside to the back! Where there's a will, there's a way!!

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Christmas Gift Card Holder

This 5th card for our local EMS peeps is created from a picture a neighbor took while visiting the fire station. It is the ambulance which has picked me up and hundreds of other people in our community. I found the "Noel" and the "Peace" in my stash and cut them down to size to fit in the back windows...such fun!

and for the inside...

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Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Christmas Gift Card Holder

Good morning, peeps! Christmas is just around the corner and this is the 4th card I created for our local EMS servants. I used their official badge along with retired SU product for my creation.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Regal Reindeer (inside sentiment); Itty Bitty Christmas (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Cherry Cobbler; Basic White; Christmas Around the World DSP (ret)
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Stylish Shapes Dies; Holly EF (retired)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine

Stampin' Up! Winter Woods Washi Christmas Card

Welcome to Winter Woods Washi Wednesday, peeps! LOL, that could be a tongue twister!!

This is another gift card holder for one of the Fire Stations. I used the In the Woods Dies to cut the tree that I stamped with the coordinating Winter Woods Stamp Set. Both are retired. I did a swizzle of Gold Metallic Element on it and adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For the inside...

The sentiment is from the Perched in a Tree Stamp Set and the DSP is a scrap from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop. 

Stampin' Up! Eden's Garden Pinwheel Tower for the Creative Creases Challenge

Good morning, peeps. It's another every other Friday Anything Goes with a Fun Fold at Creative Creases Challenge #61.  Here's part of what I created for the challenge today..

Let's take a closer look at my  pinwheel tower fun fold, shall we?

It's a Thank You card, but it could also serve as a gift card holder.

The Ever Eden Designer Series Paper is retired but it will always be one of my favorites. I love and miss the Soft Succulent Cardstock, Evening Evergreen Cardstock, as well as the Eden Dies! The sentiments and plant/macrame die cuts came from the Plentiful Plants Bundle, which is also retired. I'm not sure about the tag and ribbon.

I hope you have the time to enter our challenge. Just click on the logo above or any blue "challenge" and you'll be transported there immediately. Debbie, Rae and I look forward to seeing your entry at Creative Creases Challenge #61.

Stampin' Up! Wobble Storybook Gnomes Christmas Pop Up Gift Card Holder

 This is the 3rd and last of my commissioned cards for our local EMT's and paramedics...I LOVE this one!

The Storybook Gnomes pair well with the sticker from the Reminisce ER pack!

My inspiration for the fun fold came from Connie Stewart

Ingredients and Measurements:

Pacific Point Cardstock - 8 1/2: x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

Balmy Blue Cardstock - 4" x 5 1/4" 

Basic White Cardstock 3 3/4" x 5", stippled with Pacific Point Ink; 4" x 5 1/4" (2) for both insides; 2 1/2" x 4" for inside sentiment panel

Christmas Pines Stamp Set

Reminisce Patterned Paper Sticker

Storybook Gnomes DSP, Gnomes Dies, Wobbles

Inside: Reminisce Patterned Paper - 12" x 5", scored at 3 1/2", 4 1/2", 6"; turn around and score at 3 1/2" and 4 1/2" (it's already scored at 6"!); cut off top right edge at a diagonal; fold, lining up center fold with center of card and adhere; the pop up folds flat when closed

Unity Stamp Set Free and Brave Stamp Set "For Your Service"

SU Go to Greetings Stamp Set  "Thank You"

Retired Christmas Pines Stamp Set "Christmas Blessings; adhere only left side to left pop up, making sure it is on the edge of the pop up

I'm entering my card in The Male Room Challenge #168 for the pop up element.

Thank you for stopping by for my Friday Fun Fold. Have a blessed weekend.

Stampin' Up! Snowflake Sentiments Meets Storybook Gnomes

Good morning, peeps! Welcome to the second installment of three cards made for our local EMT's and Paramedics. The title of my post is the retired stamp set I used for the front sentiment and the Storybook Gnomes is the Designer Series Paper I chose. Take a look see...

My card is a CASE of Lynn Dunn's.

Measurements and instructions:

Night of Navy Card Base: 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2", with a 1" strip cut off the right side of the front flap. Save that piece!!

Punch the two NON front corners with the Very Best Trio Punch.

Basic White Cardstock Panel: 4 1/4" x 4", with upper and lower right corners punched. Run it through an embossing machine with retired Winter Snow EF or any that you have!

Adhere that 1" strip to the embossed panel and adhere that to the card front.

DSP: 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", punch all corners, stamp with retired Snowflake Sentiments stamp; adhere to front with Stampin' Dimensionals

Add three retired snowflake embellishments (I found in these in my stash)

Inside: 4" x 4" teddy bear Reminisce patterned paper; adhere to left side

Basic White: 5 1/4" x 4"; stamp with "Thank You" from Go to Greetings Stamp Set; stamp "For Your Service" from Joy Clair Heroes Stamp Set; adhere to right side

DSP 3" x 4" for gift card holder glued on side, top and bottom after punching with 1" circle punch or die.

I'm entering my card in the ABC Christmas Challenge - "U" for unusual Christmas Colours and jingle belles: Not a Creature was Stirring.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Season Like Christmas Gift Card Holder

Good Tuesday morning, peeps! This is my first gift card holder for the EMT's and paramedics who serve our community. I was inspired by Beth McCullough. Hope you like it!

Aren't the teddy bears so cute? I hope they think so at jingle belles: Holiday Creature Feature 

Measurements:

Base: 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 2 1/2" and 5 1/2"

Boughs of Holly DSP: 2 1/2" x 4; 2 1/4" x 4"; "; 2 3/4" x 4"

Lights Aglow DSP: 2 3/4" x 4"

Basic White: 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" for inside sentiment; scrap for front sentiment

Product Used:

Best Badge Punch (retired)Season Like Christmas Stamp Set (retired)

Free and Brave Unity Stamp Co.

Boughs of Holly DSP

Reminisce EMT Patterned Paper

Cherry Cobbler cardstock and ink

Evening Evergreen ink

Lights Aglow DSP

Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Brightest Glow and Labels Aglow Gift Card Holder

Good Sunday morning, peeps! This is the last of my commissioned cards for one of the three fire companies in N. Ft. Myers.

My card base is thick Basic White (4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2") with the art panel coming from the Reminisce Firefighter's Patterned Paper Kit. The "Season's Greetings" sentiment from the Brightest Glow Stamp Set is stamped in Real Red ink on a scrap of Basic White and cut out with a die from the Labels Aglow Dies. I adhered it strategically to cover up the words "a visit"!

For the inside...

I adhered a notched piece of Real Red to the left side and added a sticker. On the right side I used the "James Guy" stamp from Unity and stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The sentiment from that set is stamped in Real Red on a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White cardstock. It is matted to a piece of Real Red cardstock 4" x 5 1/4". I have no idea what stamp set the holly belongs to as it was in my drawer already affixed to a block. If you know, clue me in!

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

• AllSorts #700 Let's Celebrate
• Krafty Chicks #635 All Occasions
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #192  ATG

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow to get some M & M's!

Stampin' Up! Merry Christmas to All Firefighter Gift Card Holder

Ah, this week has been a week of more cards that I thought I would be creating. Guess the stress of the hurricane is winding down...it's not really...but I'm saying it is! Today's card was inspired by Sharon Armstrong and it's the second of three for the local fire company. Take a look see...

My card base is Mango Melody (5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"). I stamped the sentiment at the bottom with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, using the retired Merry Christmas To All Stamp Set.

I cut a piece of Reminisce Firefighters Patterned Paper 5 1/2" x 3 1/4", wrapped pieces of retired Daffodil Delight 1/2" Ribbon Seam Binding around it and adhered them to the back of the patterned paper. I then made a bow and attached it with glue dots.

The "To You" is from the same stamp set and is cut out with the coordinating retired Merry Christmas Dies. I stamped the frame in Mango Melody ink on a scrap of Daffodil Delight, stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and adhered it with a glue dot.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiments from the retired From All of Us Stamp Set. I adhered a piece of the patterned paper, which just happened to be all black, and adhered a sticker to break up the solid black.

I cut the notch with a retired 1" circle punch and adhered the sides and bottom with Stampin' Seal+.

I'm entering my card at Allsorts Challenge Week 700 (congrats on their 13 1/2 years!); Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends #192 ATG; and Krafty Chicks Challenge #635 - All Occasions

Thank you for stopping by today and tomorrow I'll have the third firefighter card for you to see.

Stampin' Up Season Like Christmas Christmas Fun Fold Gift Card Holder

Here it is folks, front and center... the last of my firefighters' Christmas gift card holders...

My card base is Basic Gray Cardstock. The patterned paper is from the Reminisce Firefighters Scrapbook Kit. The die cut firetruck is a die from the B538 Fire Department Cheery Lynn Designs. 

I stamped the sentiment from the retired Season Like Stamp Set with Real Red ink on a scrap of Basic White Cardstock. I cut it out with a die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The ribbon is the retired Striped Metallic Ribbon.

Before I show you the inside, I want to thank Lynn Dunn for the instructions on how to create the design of the gift card holder.

The sentiment is from the Joy Clair Heroes Stamp Set.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my array of gift card holders for the EMS in my community. My customer doesn't know it, but if he visits my blog and comments on any of the cards I have made, he will get them for free. I provided the link for him yesterday.

No matter what he does or doesn't do, the cards will be a donation in appreciation for what the men and women do for our community. They participate in our Memorial Day parade and our golf cart parade as well as running calls. I am a lifetime Auxiliary member in Castleton-on-Hudson, NY. My husband was a lifetime member and was Chief for 10 years. (That's why I have gray hair...lol!) Our son was a member of the company as well. My husband was also on the volunteer ambulance squad. I tried to be the first woman to get into the ambulance squad but the men wouldn't allow it. Wow, have times changed! I also have great friends who are EMT's and paramedics. Can you see I am gung ho EMS?

I'm entering my card at Make My Monday #163 - Gift Card Holder

Pixies' Crafty Workshop - Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge #418 - Christmas Draw - Prize A and yes, I really do want the EF Prize!

 Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #572 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2021

Cut it Up: Challenge 240 - Holiday Cards 

Creative Creases #21 - Anything goes with a Fun Fold

and Just Add Ink #584 - Just Add Christmas - Gift Card Holder / Tag

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have had a pleasant weekend.

 

Stampin' Up! Arctic Bears Gift Card Holder

Good Saturday morning, peeps! You will not see any bears on my card today, just sentiments from the Arctic Bears Stamp Set.

This is the second of three gift card holders for the firefighters. My card base is Early Espresso cardstock with a mat of Crushed Curry and a panel of patterned paper from the Reminisce Firefighter's Scrapbook Kit. I stamped the top sentiment with Early Espresso ink and the "Thank You" on a piece of Smoky Slate. I cut it out with a die from the Stitched So Sweetly Die Set. I adhered it to the "collar" with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The inside sentiment is from the retired Season Like Christmas Stamp Set. I used more of the Reminisce patterned paper for the gift card holder portion.

Because this is a Christmas-fun-fold-patterned-paper gift card holder, I'm entering these challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper 2021

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #572

Creative Creases #21 - anything with a fun fold

Just Add Ink #584 - Just Add Christmas - Gift Card Holder / Tag

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll return tomorrow to see the last of my gift card holders.

Stampin' Up! Sweet Little Stockings Evergreen Elegance Gift Card Holder

 TGIF, peeps! 15 more days til...well...

Yeppers, Santa is on his way!! This is my first card for the firefighters who serve our community. This is my friends' puppy and she would look fantastic riding on a firetruck. Maggie belongs to a fire company family so that's just as good!

My card base is Sahara Sand with a mat of Basic Black. I cut a panel of Very Vanilla and ran it through my embossing machine using the retired Sparkle EF. I printed Maggie's photo and cut it to fit on the Very Vanilla mat. 

Next I stamped the sentiment from Sweet Little Stockings Stamp Set in Real Red ink on a scrap of Very Vanilla and cut it out with a die from the Ornate Frames Die Set. I sponged it with Sahara Sand ink to give it a muddy look from the paw print. Puppies do love mud, don't they? The paw print is from the retired Happy Tails Stamp Set.

The bow is from the upcoming January - June 2022 catalog. I LOVE it! It's called Real Red 3/8" Faux Linen. Be sure to order it when the time comes.

For the inside, I kept it simple with a sentiment from the Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set and a piece of patterned paper (fire hose) from the Reminisce Firefighter Scrapbook Collection Kit.

I'm entering my card at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper 2021 and Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #571,  and  Make My Monday Challenge #163 Gift Card Holder. Because I have all the ingredients for the recipe at the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #621, I'm entering my card there too.

Last but not least, a challenge where I haven't played in awhile so it's time for Time Out Challenge #202 with their beautiful inspiration photo. I chose to be inspired by the cream and red colors.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Stampin' Up! Poinsettia Petals Painted Christmas for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop. This week we have a sketch challenge.

Here is what I created for it...

and here is the sketch...

I may have taken a little liberty with it due to instructions for the gift card holder by Dawn Griffith. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, but I think you can still see the sketch. Hope my teammates agree!

My card base is Thick Basic White with mats of Evening Evergreen. The Designer Series Paper is the Painted Christmas series. The sentiment from the Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set is stamped in Evening Evergreen ink on a scrap of Basic White. It, and its scalloped Evening Evergreen cardstock mat, is punched with the Double Oval Punch. The ribbon is the Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave Ribbon.

Want to see the inside? Good...here it is...

The sentiments are from the Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set. This is the third gift card holder for the Paramedics and EMT's. I ran out of themed patterned paper for them. I searched for paper with ambulances but had no success.

I adhered the front sentiment to the ribbon with Stampin' Dimensionals. I'm pleased that I was able to make three different designs for the gift cards. I thought it would make it more personal for the three shifts that will be receiving them. My next task is to make three for the firefighters.

I'm entering this card in the Creative Creases Challenge #20 ATG with a Fun Fold, Make the Cards Challenge #44 - Winter and Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #571 and Make My Monday Challenge #163 - Gift Card Holder.

If you would like instructions on how I made this, just send me an email or let me know in a comment and I'll be delighted to get them off to you as long as I have an email address for you.

Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. Thank you for stopping by and hopping with us!

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Kristi Gray
Jaimie Babarczy
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright

Stampin' Up! Back on Your Feet Gift Card Holder

Here's my second commissioned gift card holder for EMS. Cinnamon Cider cardstock came in handy to receive the patterned paper from Reminisce. Take a look see...

I used two stamp sets for this creation inspired by Jan Musselman. The sloth is from the Back on Your Feet Stamp Set and the sentiment and garland are from the Peaceful Deer Stamp Set.

My card base is Cinnamon Cider (4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2" and 9").

The patterned paper is cut at 3 1/4" x 4" for the front and 1 3/4" x 4" for the gift card holder on the inside. Let me show you...

The Basic White panel is 4" x 5 1/4". Inks I used are Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive and Cajun Craze.

I stamped the sloth in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored it with my Light and Dark Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends, Old Olive and Soft Suede Blends. Then I fussy cut it and adhered it to the band aid paper with Stampin' Dimensionals. I'm hoping they will get a chuckle out of my very non-traditional Christmas colors and theme! 

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #571

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2021

The 12 Months of Christmas #84

Christmas Card Throwdown Pick a Previous Challenge (I picked one from July 2018)

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll return tomorrow for our weekly Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

Stampin' Up! Sweet Little Stockings Paramedic Gift Card Holder

Good Tuesday morning, peeps! I would have thought at least one of my Yahoo banners would have mentioned that today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day but no, so I will. Perhaps this is another piece of history people want to erase but it is a day that will "remain in infamy". Let us remember the lives of people that were taken that day and the families they left behind. They were servants of their country. The servants in the medical field are the ones for whom I made this gift card holder. I was commissioned to make six holders for our community to give gift cards to the men and women in our local EMS who are not able to be home for Christmas dinner. It allows them to have a meal prepared by Publix (our local grocery store).

I used Rachael Coon's design for this one but I made changes in the paper and theme. Here's the front...

My card base is Night of Navy with a mat of Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper. Measurements are listed below.

The accordion portion of the holder ...

The accordion base is Night of Navy with patterned papers from the same DSP. The sentiment is from the Sweet Little Stockings Stamp Set. It's stamped in Night of Navy ink on Basic White and sponged with Misty Moonlight ink. I cut it out with a die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and cut off the top and bottom to mimic each other so as not to cover up the beautiful DSP. The Santa hat was cut out with the Sweet Stocking Dies and colored with Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends. I adhered the sentiment and hat with Dimensionals.

The gift card holder portion is Misty Moonlight cardstock and a piece of paper from the Reminisce pack. You can see this patient has a broken clavicle, which results in this...

This is a sticker from the Reminisce pack. All the gift cards will be different and I have until the 21st to get them made. So far, I have no ideas for the other two emergency medical teams but I do have ideas for the firefighters. If you have any ideas, I'd appreciate it if you'd email me or leave your suggestion in a comment. TIA (not a transient ischemic attack!) but "thank you in advance"!

I'm entering my creation at:

12 Months of Christmas Challenge #84

ABC Christmas Challenge: Y & Z Are For? I chose "Z" for zigzag!

Craftyhazelnuts' Christmas Challenge #571

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2021

Watercooler Wednesday WWC330 Heidi's Challenge: All About Occasions

Creative Creases #20 - ATG with a Fun Fold

Christmas Craft Creations: Fun Fold

Thanks for stopping by today.

Beauty of the Earth DSP (I chose the two blues)

Reminisce Scrapbook Kit

Measurements:

Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Accordion: 4 1/4" x 9 3/4", scored and folded at 3 1/4" and 6 1/2"

DSP: 4" x 3" (3)

Gift Card piece: 4" x 2"

Scrap Basic White for sentiment