Terrific Tuesdays

Brightest & Best Holiday

This week, we’ve been making beautiful cards with products from the O Holy Night suite by Stampin’ Up! And I wanted to share a bonus post with you this afternoon.

This card design is CASEd from the Holiday Mini catalog on page 17. Have you ever looked to the catalogs for design inspiration? When you’re short on time or ideas, catalogs are a great resource. One of our team challenges last month was to CASE (copy and stamp exactly) a project from the Holiday Mini. I knew I wanted to use part of the O Holy Night suite, so I began looking at all of the samples included in the catalog. What I love about this design is the combination of the hybrid embossing folder and stamping on the same panel. The small strip of the specialty paper in the center of the embossed panel is also a great use of smaller scraps.

The base of this card design is Boho Blue. A smaller panel of Boho Blue is embossed with the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder. Several starbursts are stamped over the embossed panel in Misty Moonlight. Smaller stars diecut from white cardstock are adhered with glue dots over the stamped starbursts. A star trinket serves as the center of each diecut star. A narrow strip of Shining Brightly designer paper is mounted in the center of the embossed panel with a strip of natural wavy trim serving as the accent below. The sentiment from the Stars at Night stamp set is stamped atop white cardstock in Copper Clay. The sentiment is then diecut using the coordinating die from the Stars at Night dies and then elevated using dimensionals. Night of Navy tinsel gems finish the design and help draw the eye across the panel.

If you’re interested in seeing the cards we made during this week’s Terrific Tuesdays episode, you can catch it here:

Products used in today’s card:
Boho Blue, Basic White cardstock
Shining Brightly DSP
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Stars at Night stamps & dies
Natural wavy trim
Tinsel gems
Star trinkets
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Terrific Tuesdays

Holy Night Fun Fold

This week is all about the products included in the O Holy Night suite by Stampin’ Up! And the two featured product bundles this week — Night Divine and Stars at Night — are both included in the current seasonal sale. Have you been enjoying the design inspiration?

Today I’m sharing another card design using the O Holy Night designer series paper. And the paper is the star of the show (pun only kind-of intended)! This card features the single flap window fun fold. The card base is Night of Navy. The front card panel consists of a sheet of the starry night design from the paper pack. The window is diecut using the Deckled Rectangles die set. The Star of Bethlehem takes center stage in the window. It’s diecut and embossed from gold glimmer paper using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder. A few star trinkets in each corner help draw the eye across the card front.

When the card is opened, another scene is revealed. The “O Holy Night” sentiment is heat embossed in gold at the bottom of the sheet of designer series paper. The back side of the flap serves as the message panel and is left blank to allow for a personalized message to the recipient.

Interested in watching this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays to see what we made using the two featured product bundles? You can watch it here:

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy cardstock
O Holy Night, shimmer (retired) DSP
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder & dies
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Terrific Tuesdays

Stars Shining Brightly

This week we have been exploring all of the beautiful project possibilities with the O Holy Night and Shining Brightly designer series papers that were offered alongside this week’s featured product bundles — Night Divine and Stars at Night. While the papers are sold out, I wanted to offer design possibilities for those of you who purchased these beautiful paper packs.

Today’s fun fold card design uses the O Holy Night papers and Night Divine dies to build a scene. This spanner fun fold by fellow demonstrator Jackie Bolhuis with Klompen Stampers is the perfect design for this project. The front card panel is split to allow for a double flip-up as the card is opened. I chose to feature the Journey of the Wise Men on this design.

Night of Navy cardstock as the base. The starry sky and desert paper designs are both from the O Holy Night designer series paper pack. The camels and wise men are diecut from Basic Black cardstock using the Night Divine dies. The camels are reversed to have them traveling in the same direction with the wise men, and each wise man is elevated on mini dimensionals to give depth to the scene. The Star of Bethlehem shines brightly in the sky and is diecut from gold shimmer paper and embossed using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder and dies. Dimensionals separate each layer of the star to draw the eye and emphasize its prominence above all other stars in the night sky. The star panel remains as you lift the top section of the card front, and this reveals the sentiment which has been heat embossed in gold atop a vellum sheet. The message panel underneath has been left blank for a personalized note to the recipient.

I really debated about whether to add the sentiment on the center panel, but I am pleased with the result. What do you think? Would it be better to have no sentiment on this design?

Did you miss this week’s Terrific Tuesdays video and would like to know what all the fuss is about? You can check it out here:

Products used in today’s card:
Night of Navy, Basic Black, vellum cardstock
O Holy Night, gold shimmer (retired) DSP
Night Divine stamps
Stars at Night dies
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

At the Stable

The O Holy Night designer series paper lends itself to so many beautiful designs. Today, our journey to Bethlehem culminates at the manger, where the wise men and shepherds have gathered to pay homage to the newborn King with the city of Nazareth in the background and the Star of Bethlehem shining brightly overhead.

The designer series paper serves as the backdrop for this beautiful scene. The Night Divine dies provide every element needed to create the manger scene, and each one has stunning detail. The Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder cuts and embosses gorgeous stars, although the details of the star are difficult to capture on camera. Just look at all of the detail in each of the elements of this card! Stampin’ Up! gave careful thought to designing this suite of products, and it really shows!

Check out the complete O Holy Night card collection now available in the Etsy shoppe!

Products used:
Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Smoky Slate, Basic White, kraft cardstock
O Holy Night DSP
Night Divine stamps
Night Divine, Stars at Night dies
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Star trinkets
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Holy Night

The papers included in the O Holy Night designer series paper pack are jaw-droppingly stunning. This diagonal Z fun fold card design affords the opportunity to highlight several patterns while also telling a story through the design, and I just love that.

The base of this card is Night of Navy cardstock. I selected various patterns of the O Holy Night designer paper that felt as though they moved through the Bethlehem story — from the starry sky to the dessert to the village of Nazareth in the distance. O Holy Night is embossed in gold in the starry sky, while the Star of Bethlehem is cut from Smoky Slate using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder and dies. A touch of Wink of Stella on the star really makes it sparkle. Can you picture yourself here on that holy night?

Check out the complete O Holy Night card collection now available in the Etsy shoppe!

Products used:
Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, shimmer white, Basic White cardstock
O Holy Night DSP
Night Divine stamps
Stars at Night dies
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Gold embossing powder
Adhesive-backed sequins
Wink of Stella
Adhesives

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Christmas

Near and Far

The O Holy Night card pack tells the Christmas story, and today we are following along with the Wise Men on their journey to the King. This stunning desert backdrop is a sheet of designer series paper from the O Holy Night paper pack. The wise men and their trusty camels are cut from Early Espresso cardstock using the Night Divine dies and then layered for depth using dimensionals. I wanted the sentiment panel to feel like a scroll. It is diecut from vellum using the Nested Essentials dies and then the sentiment is embossed in gold. A simple but very stunning design.

Check out the complete O Holy Night card collection now available in the Etsy shoppe!

Products used:
Early Espresso, vellum cardstock
O Holy Night DSP
Night Divine, Nested Essentials dies
Star Trinkets
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Follow the Star

Can you imagine how the shepherds must have felt when the sky filled with the voices of the heavenly realm as they received word from Heaven to follow the star to Bethlehem? For this design, I wanted to recreate the awe and wonder of that moment with the Star shining brightly in the sky above.

The O Holy Night designer series paper serves as the stunning midnight backdrop for the shepherds who tend to their flock of sheep. The shepherds and sheep are diecut from Early Espresso using the Night Divine dies and dimensionals provide the depth for the scene. To create a sense of rolling dunes on the horizon, I used wavy trim between the sandy ground and the horizon. The star is diecut using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folders and dies. Wink of Stella along the ridges provides some depth and sparkle to the star. I didn’t want the sentiment to detract too much from the scene, so I simply embossed it directly into the night sky using gold embossing powder.

This scene feels very lifelike to me. Can you picture yourself here?

Check out the complete O Holy Night card collection now available in the Etsy shoppe!

Products used:
Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Smoky Slate, vellum cardstock
O Holy Night DSP
Night Divine, Stars at Night dies
Star Trinkets
Wavy trim
Gold embossing powder
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Star of Bethlehem

Who’s excited about all of the new products from the SU! Holiday Mini catalog that we previewed on Saturday? Today, we start taking a look at all of the beautiful projects you can make from the products in this catalog.

This is the first design in a brand new Christmas card pack called O Holy Night, which is now available in the Etsy shoppe. And the Star of Bethlehem takes center stage in this star-studded design. The base of the card is Night of Navy cardstock, but the showstopper is the O Holy Night designer series paper which serves as the backdrop for this card. The Star of Bethlehem is cut using the Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder, which combines dry embossing and diecuts. I didn’t want to cover the beautiful starry backdrop, so I chose to place the sentiment on white vellum to give the feeling of a cloud. The sentiment from the Night Divine stamp set is embossed in gold, which helps the eye flow easily from the star to the sentiment panel. The glitter ribbon adds a nice sparkle in the background.

Check out the complete O Holy Night card collection now available in the Etsy shoppe!

Products used:
Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, shimmer white, vellum cardstock
O Holy Night DSP
Stars at Night, Nested Essentials dies
Stars at Night hybrid embossing folder
Star Trinkets
Night of Navy glitter ribbon
Gold embossing powder
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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