7/13/23 Top Pick at Cardz 4 Galz!
Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday and Happy Independence Day to America! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the most adorable Santa and Rudolph stamps and dies! The Prickley Pear Stamps design team is doing ‘Christmas in July’ and I thought these would be perfect! I caught a glimpse of this swing flap fun fold on Facebook and made one. I enjoyed it so much that I made another one for a guest gig next month! I love it and it might just be my new favorite!
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I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Red cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Basis Natural and a print in the Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double sided paper pack. I stamped the deer image from the Prickley Pear Stamps Santa and Rudolph stamp set in Memento Espresso Truffle ink on Basis Natural cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers and cut it with the coordinating Prickley Pear Stamps Santa and Rudolph die.
Using Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies, I die cut a square from the red cardstock and a smaller one from the patterned paper, and stamped snow and snowflakes (from the same stamp set) on the smaller one in Catherine Pooler Tranquil ink. I adhered the layers together and then stamped the sentiment in brown ink at the bottom beneath the focal panel.
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I layered a coordinating print from the Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories paper pack on the inside and stamped another sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Santa and Rudolph stamp set in Memento Espresso Truffle ink. The final photo shows the card folded flat for mailing. OMGosh, I love this!
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Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: July 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Nautical (no twist)
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: July #7-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Cardz 4 Galz: #202 – More Than One Fold
4. Classic Design Challenge: July #7 – Anything Goes
5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #113 – July Anything Goes
6. Inkspirational Challenges: #293 – Word Prompt Christmas in July
7. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: July Anything Goes
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Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Santa and Rudolph stamp set
Santa and Rudolph die set
Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Red and Basis Natural cardstock, Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double sided papers
INK: Memento Espresso Truffle ink; Arteza alcohol markers- BR66/74/84/95, GS09; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point markers- red, light green, medium green; Sakura White Gelly Roll pen, Catherine Pooler Tranquil ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot
I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Scrappy hugs,
What a clever and wonderful card Leslie. A real surprise on opening it.
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Oh that little reindeer is just beyond cute!
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What a cute reindeer and I love the fun fold you have created. Beautiful card. Thanks for joining the fun at Cardz4galz, Johanna DT
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What a great fun fold – love the cute reindeer and the colour scheme. Thank you for joining us at Cardz 4 Galz xx Lynda/Loopyloo DT
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Great fancy fold and I agree, this little Rudolph is just the sweetest image ever. Thanks for playing along with us at the Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge and we hope you’ll share again soon.
Donna xx
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Love the A2 type of design with the intersting fold twist, great shape! Thanks for sharing your card with us at INKspirational!
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So adorable and super cute for Christmas 😊. Hugs, Jo x
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He’s so sweet, Leslie. I love his cute sweater. Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create. I hope we see you on the front porch again soon!
Hugs, Em
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You chose a beautiful image and colored it perfectly! Great card!
Thank you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.
~ DT Dagmara
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