It’s time for the ICS Blog Hop! I can’t wait to see all the great projects made by the amazing stampers in this group! This month’s theme is Christmas Cards Galore. I opted to make a very peaceful Christmas card. I used the Christmas Staircase Thinlits Dies, the Christmas Traditions Punch Box, and Subtles Designer Series Paper. The white dots on the DSP looks like big fluffy snow, don’t they? I love how serene it is. And the best part? It’s very simple to make, but it looks complicated.

Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:

Balmy Blue card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
Balmy Blue Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base

Stamped with the Christmas Traditions stamp set:

image in Balmy Blue ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
NOTE: I prefer to use the thick CS for certain cut pieces, especially if they are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. You can use regular or thick white CS for everything on the card, if you only have one.

Cut using the Christmas Traditions Punch:

stamped image

Die cut using the Christmas Staircase Thinlits:

one tree shape
six boughs

Assembled the card:

burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
die cut tree glued onto the DSP layer
die cut coughs glued onto the tree: 3 at the bottom, 2 in the middle, then 1 at the top
stamped image adhered onto the tree using Stampin’ Dimensionals
Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base

Here’s the hop:

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Here are today’s colors:

You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!

Balmy Blue

Whisper White

Here’s what I used:

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Christmas Traditions Punch Box – 148030

Price: $45.00

Christmas Staircase Thinlits Dies – 144679

Price: $39.00

Subtles 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 146966

Price: $11.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146982

Price: $8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730

Price: $9.75

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.75

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147105

Price: $7.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $4.00

Bone Folder – 102300

Price: $7.00

Stampin’ Trimmer – 126889

Price: $30.00

Big Shot – 143263

Price: $110.00

Magnetic Platform – 130658

Price: $40.00

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June Olsen on December 5, 2018 at 9:10 pm

WOW! That is so great! You really do make it look easy! And yes, very peaceful!

Stamp Candy on December 5, 2018 at 11:19 pm
Thank you, June! It is easy!
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Melissa Tennison on December 5, 2018 at 9:20 pm

Such a beautiful card! I love how the whisper white pops against the balmy blue. And the tree looks stunning! Thank you so much for sharing this lovely card with us!