TGCDT October 2019 Blog Hop - Simple Cards Three Ways

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This month for the Gentlemen Crafters Design Team Blog Hop I want to show you that you can make beautiful cards without breaking the bank, and with any level of skill from beginner to advanced. Whether you purchase only a stamp set, or the bundle with the dies or punch, or if you go all out and buy the bundle and the coordinating designer series paper - you can get plenty of great creations regardless.

I'm going to feature two really fun and cost effective bundles from the holiday catalogue this time:
Wrapped in Plaid - Page 13 specifically the stamp set 149418, the punch 149521 and the paper 149596 - AND - Merry Moose - Page 27 specifically the stamp set 150494 and the punch 150652.  You can use other Christmas papers and sentiment stamps you already own with these cards as well.

All instructions and techniques are shown in the video, and the measurements and materials for each of the six cards are listed below. Everything I used is available for order, and if you are in Canada I'd love to be your demonstrator. You can use my online shop to have items delivered direct to your door, or contact me for further information on how you can order and save up to 25%. 




Perfectly Plaid Cards

BEGINNER
  • - Card base is Thick Whisper White card stock cut at 8.5" x 5.5" and scored in the middle at 4.25"
  • - Trim 1/2" strip from right edge of the card front
  • - Fresh Fig ink for tree stamp and sentiments inside and out
  • - 3/4" strip of Wrapped in Plaid paper on the right side of the inside of the card
  • - use a corner rounder on the front flap if you like
INTERMEDIATE
  • - Card base is Thick Whisper White card stock cut at 8.5" x 5.5" and scored in the middle at 4.25"
  • - Matte piece is Whisper White card stock cut at 5-3/8" x 4-1/8"
  • - die cut in the lower corner with oval die large enough for a punched tree (2" x 3")
  • - tree punched from Wrapped in Plaid paper - remainder used to decorate inside panel
  • - Shaded Spruce in for sentiments inside and out
ADVANCED
  • - Card base is Thick Whisper White card stock cut at 8.5" x 5.5" and scored in the middle at 4.25"
  • - Matte piece is Merry Merlot card stock cut at 5-3/8" x 4-1/8"
  • - 3" circle cut from Whisper White
  • - 3 Trees punched from Wrapped in Plaid paper
  • - Plaid matte strip cut at 5-3.8" x 2"
  • - Sentiment Strip cut at 3.5" x 1.5"
  • - Shaded Spruce & Real Red ink used for sentiments inside and out




Merry Moose Cards

BEGINNER
  • - Card base is Gold Foil-Edged Cards from Annual Catalogue Item# 147901
  • - Moose punched from gold foil card stock
  • - Sentiment stamped in Sahara Sand ink
INTERMEDIATE
  • - Card base is Thick Whisper White card stock cut at 8.5" x 5.5" and scored in the middle at 4.25"
  • - First matte piece is Crumb Cake card stock cut at 5-3/8" x 4-1/8"
  • - Second matte piece is Whisper White card stock cut at 5.25" x 4"
  • - Flag piece cut from Crumb Cake card stock at 1.5" x 3"
  • - Trees stamped in Mossy Meadow ink - three generations
  • - Moose stamped in Crumb Cake (fill) and Soft Suede (outline) ink
  • - Sentiments stamped in Soft Suede ink inside and out
  • - Silver sequins added for sparkle 
ADVANCED
  • - Card base is Night of Navy card stock cut at 11" x 4.25" and scored in the middle at 5.5"
  • - Inside and outside matte pieces are Whisper White card stock cut at 5.25" x 4"
  • - Strip of green and blue Perfectly Plaid paper 5.25" x 0.5"
  • - snowfall stamped in Smokey Slate ink
  • - Moose (outline) stamped in Soft Suede ink on Soft Suede card stock and then punched
  • - Trees stamped in Mossy Meadow ink 
  • - Sentiments stamped in Night of Navy ink inside and out





 
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Congratulations! Patricia Huber and Tonia Townsend on being selected to receive my Pretty Peacock cards from last month's post. 




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