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Last Saturday I held my annual Christmas Stamp-A-Stack event, where participants create 25 Christmas cards in an afternoon. It features 5 designs, and everyone makes 5 of each one. I already gave you a sneak peek at one of the designs in this post.
One of the tricks I've learned when planning for this event is to find designs that are simple but make a big impact. 
Creating multiples quickly and easily is helped by using the Stamparatus for the stamped elements. With the die-cut templates in place it was easy for everyone to stamp precisely.
Here's what you need to make these cards for your own Christmas greetings:
Upcoming Classes
Information for All Classes:
1:00 - 4:00 PM Nancy's Stamping Studio 1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000 1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info. RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared. Monthly Card Class Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters! $30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included. November SUNDAY, 17 November RSVP deadline Friday, 15 November NOTE DAY CHANGE TO SUNDAY & Tuesday, 19 November RSVP deadline Sunday, 17 November December U.S. family visiting - no monthly classes January Saturday, 18 January RSVP deadline Thursday, 16 January & Tuesday, 21 January RSVP deadline Sunday, 19 January February Saturday, 8 February RSVP deadline Thursday, 6 February & Tuesday, 11 February RSVP deadline Sunday, 9 February March Tuesday, 17 March RSVP deadline Sunday, 15 March & Saturday, 21 March RSVP deadline Thursday, 19 March 
Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar
Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM or 6:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday, 30 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM RSVP & prepayment deadline Tuesday, 19 November Participants will make this cute Advent calendar project kit, which will then be ready to fill with small treats or activities. Cost of $65 includes project kit, and use of my stamps, inks, adhesive, additional embellishments and refreshments. Joy of Giving Gift Tags Tuesday-Friday, 3-6 December 1:00 - 4:00 PM or 6:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday, 7 December 1:00 - 4:00 PM RSVP & prepayment deadline Tuesday, 19 November Your choice:
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As soon as I saw this set in the Holiday Catalogue I knew I would be ordering it. The cups are cute and REVERSIBLE! How awesome is that? Plus, there are 2 cup dies, so that no matter which direction one stamps it's easy to cut out. I also like the sentiments and "accessories", like the candy cane used on these cards.
I've CASE'd these cards from Allison Okamitsu, and didn't really change anything except the layer measurements to work for A4 (metric) cardstock. I did make a card with both the polka-dot and stripe cup images.
The whipped cream (or milk foam, as Allison calls it in her video) is made with the Pretty Label Punch, simply adhered to the back of the cup.
Another fun and quick card...I do like the Coastal Cabana and Real Red colour combo! Here's what you'll need to make these:
Kimberly Smith posted pictures of Christmas cards she made with the cows from Over the Moon on a SU! demonstrator-only Facebook group and people went nuts! They are so cute with the Santa hats! Of course, I had to make one, too:
The Santa hats, presents and background are all from the Night Before Christmas 6x6 Designer Series Paper. You can fussy-cut the hats and presents with your snips, or, as Kimberly shows in this video, you can put the paper on your e-cutter and have it do it (my Brother Scan N Cut was an early Christmas present to myself). I also used it to cut out the cows. The sentiment is a sticker from the Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack.
Just FYI, she has also made similar cards with the pigs from This Little Piggy...also super-cute! Here's what I used to make this - click on any image to go to my online store.
Here's the other card I made when I had Pretty Peacock and Copper Foil on my craft desk:
The Copper Foil on this one is actually the remnant from cutting out the frame on yesterday's card! Just one benefit of using the dies. On this card I used Versamark ink and copper embossing powder in place of the Delicata Celestial Copper ink on yesterday's. I also changed up the sentiment to one from the Frosted Foliage stamp set and flipped the placement of elements.
Another example of why I don't make a hundred of one card design each year - there are way too many fun ideas to play with! Here's the supplies you need if you want to make cards like this one:
I had a bit of a play the other day with my Christmas Gleaming stamp set. Here's one of the cards I made:
I saw a similar card online, but that one had been made with the Hammered Metal Embossing 3D Folder that's part of the Brightly Gleaming suite. I have to admit, it's so similar in texture to the Mosaic 3D Folder that I didn't buy it, and used Mosaic on this card.
I'm still loving the Delicata metallic inks...soooo shimmery! I used them on both the ornaments (baubles) and holly. The holly is fussy-cut and coloured with Stampin' Blends. Check back tomorrow for another card, and in the meantime here's what you need to make this one: New Products in November!
Information for All Classes:
1:00 - 4:00 PM Nancy's Stamping Studio 1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000 1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info. RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared. Monthly Card ClassMake 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters! $30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included. November SUNDAY, 17 November RSVP deadline Friday, 15 November NOTE DAY CHANGE TO SUNDAY & Tuesday, 19 November RSVP deadline Sunday, 17 November DecemberU.S. family visiting - no monthly classes January Saturday, 18 January RSVP deadline Thursday, 16 January & Tuesday, 21 January RSVP deadline Sunday, 19 January February Saturday, 8 February RSVP deadline Thursday, 6 February & Tuesday, 11 February RSVP deadline Sunday, 9 February March Tuesday, 17 March RSVP deadline Sunday, 15 March & Saturday, 21 March RSVP deadline Thursday, 19 March 
Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar
Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM or 6:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday, 30 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM RSVP & prepayment deadline Tuesday, 19 November Participants will make this cute Advent calendar project kit, which will then be ready to fill with small treats or activities. Cost of $65 includes project kit, and use of my stamps, inks, adhesive, additional embellishments and refreshments. Joy of Giving Gift Tags Tuesday-Friday, 3-6 December 1:00 - 4:00 PM or 6:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday, 7 December 1:00 - 4:00 PM RSVP & prepayment deadline Tuesday, 19 November Your choice:
Last Chance to RSVP for these 2 Christmas Classes! Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Saturday, 2 November 1:00 - 5:00 PM or by request RSVP deadline Tuesday, 29 October Make 25 Christmas cards in 1 afternoon and have a great start on the season! Participants will make 5 each of these 5 card designs. All supplies and afternoon tea included. $50. Note: this session may run long (or short) depending on how quickly each individual completes her cards.  Night Before Christmas Cards Tuesday-Friday, 5-8 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM or 6:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday, 9 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM RSVP & prepayment deadline Tuesday, 29 October Make 20 quick-and-easy cards using the Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack and coordinating cards & envelopes. Additional stamps, die-cuts, papers and embellishments will be supplied to complete the designs. Attendees will have extra Memories & More cards to take home for additional projects. $70.00 - all supplies and refreshments provided. As I make my Christmas cards I'm mindful of the other crafting supplies I've got...so I'm dedicating time to crafting with my stash. I found these cards made by my SU! demo friend from Tasmania, Kayla, and had to CASE them.  I like the same basic layout repeated in different colour combos and using different sentiments.    I have made so many cards using this Bird Ballad Suite...you can see them all by putting Bird Ballad into the search box on the sidebar of this blog. Such a great investment! You can get everything I used on these cards (except for inks, adhesives and Whisper White cardstock) with one item number: 152190. Click on the picture below to go straight to my online store.  Today I'm sharing the cards I showed during my Facebook Live last Wednesday. You can see the video replay on Facebook or YouTube. A quick reminder that there will not be a Facebook Live this week as I'll be in Sydney. This week's projects feature the new Christmastime Is Here Suite, which will be available for customers to order on 1 November. Below is a picture of the stamp set and coordinating dies.  On the video I show how I use my Stamparatus to precisely line up the different elements that form the complex image. I also talk about strategies to avoid getting too much ink on the photopolymer DistINKtive watercolour stamps. Interestingly, this is the first double-case set that features both photopolymer and red rubber stamps.  I also showed a few other cards I've made with this suite: The top card's image is cut from a piece of the coordinating Designer Series Paper, which also fits the large image die. The bottom one is the other floral cluster on that paper, but since it doesn't have a coordinating die I used my e-cutter (Brother Scan N Cut) to do most of it and my paper snips to get what it didn't.   I used the other dies in the set along with another piece of the DSP to make this 10.5 cm square card:  I encourage you to splash out for this bundle when it's available on 1 November - the colours are wonderfully rich, and the images are great to work with. If you need some more inspiration check out my Pinterest Board for this suite. I'll be adding more pins so keep checking back!   RSVP Deadline TOMORROW For 2 Classes! Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Saturday, 2 November 1:00 - 5:00 PM or by request RSVP deadline Tuesday, 29 October Make 25 Christmas cards in 1 afternoon and have a great start on the season! Participants will make 5 each of these 5 card designs. All supplies and afternoon tea included. $50. Note: this session may run long (or short) depending on how quickly each individual completes her cards.  Night Before Christmas Cards Tuesday-Friday, 5-8 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM or 6:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday, 9 November 1:00 - 4:00 PM RSVP & prepayment deadline Tuesday, 29 October Make 20 quick-and-easy cards using the Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack and coordinating cards & envelopes. Additional stamps, die-cuts, papers and embellishments will be supplied to complete the designs. Attendees will have extra Memories & More cards to take home for additional projects. $70.00 - all supplies and refreshments provided.
This is the final card we made in my October Monthly Card Class. It's CASE'd from a card I received from Ruth Sollberger, another Melbourne-area demonstrator who brought it for me on World Cardmaking Day. She told me she CASE'd it from Joyce Whitman. It's fun to see how the design has evolved.
My version stayed very close to Ruth's, except I didn't have the same sentiment so I used a different one.
I've got to say that I'm really loving the Seaside Spray colour in general, and the Metallic Ribbon in particular. This colour combo makes my heart sing, too. The flower centres have Clear Wink of Stella, and again it's a shame that the camera didn't capture how shimmery they are.
Last week on my Facebook Live video I CASE'd a Bird Ballad Pop Up card by Patty Bennett. For my class I CASE'd another of her cards.
Attendees got their choice of colours for card base, scalloped circle and strip of cardstock for stamping, for a mix-and-match crafting opportunity. The card front is cut slightly smaller than the back, and the scallop circle hangs over for a nice effect. Another simple, versatile card.
Want to have your own Christmas Crafting Party?
I can help with that! Invite your friends and family to a fun-filled session making cards, gift tags, gift card holders, and even small gifts/stocking stuffers. Together we'll plan a budget and a set of projects to offer, and I'll provide everything needed for a great event. Host the event in your own home or bring everyone to my craft room, it's up to you! Get in touch with me if you'd like to explore this possibility: nhoetker@mac.com or 0424 968 039.
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This card is CASE'd from another I received through the Random Act of Kindness Facebook group. This group is open to anyone who makes cards, and you should feel free to click on the link and join us! It really is a lot of fun to both send and receive this way...all kinds of surprises turn up!
The card I received was made by Lisa Rethus who used Calypso Coral as the main colour, but I changed it up to suit what I had on hand, which is a lot of the Garden Lane DSP. We used the Medium Daisy Punch to make the flowers, and the sentiment is from the Daisy Lane stamp set. The flower centres are punched with the 1/2" Circle Punch and have Clear Wink of Stella added to give a great shimmer.
For some reason I really love this inside treatment, which is simply a singe Medium Daisy punched out of the Whisper White layer and glued on so that the Mint Macaron card base shows through, with another of the shimmery ½" circle centres. 
Another great, versatile card layout, highly adaptable to what you have on hand! Here are links to the products I used...clicking on any of them will take you to my online store.
Coming November 1 - Christmastime Is Here Suite!
This Christmas suite of products just screams, "Christmas in Australia!" to me...it's roses, which are in season, and it's traditional, rich colours brightened with shimmery gold and crisp white. This captures the dual nature of this holiday to me, where it's summer and still we cling to some traditional Northern Hemisphere aesthetics. Click here if you'd like to see more details on this suite, and stay tuned to my blog as I show off projects that I make with it.
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Meet NancyI've been paper-crafting since 2006, and an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator since 2010. I love sharing my craft with others, either through classes or by creating special cards and gifts that meet their needs. Join me in creating fun! 
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