Snowflake Santa Express

Use the notecards and envelopes as the base for this super cute card. Much of the cutting and punching and die-cutting has been done for you. Simply gather your ink pads, stamps, blocks, snips and adhesives.

Santa Express Suite
All aboard the Santa Express! Santa has a new way to deliver Christmas cheer with the Santa Express Suite Collection, which means you have a fun and playful way to express your holiday wishes! Build a train full of Christmas supplies and send cards decorated with North Pole friends. This collection is the perfect way to celebrate a wonderfully jolly season.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.

The following cutting and scoring instructions are provided for when you want to repeat these instructions for your own use. You may need to cut the Designer Series Paper, and fussy-cut some of the images.

Card Bases Shaded Spruce Memories and More Note Card

Card Frame Shaded Spruce Memories and More Note Card (cut to 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”)

DIe-Cut Fabulous Frame

Memories and More Card Pack (Let it Snow pattern)

Memories and More Card Pack (Snowflake Window Sheet)

Let’s Create

  1. Start with two Shaded Spruce Memories and More note cards. Wrap trim around the larger note card and tie a bow. Sprinkle a few snowflakes near the edges. Set larger note card aside. 
  2. Cut second note card to 5 ½” x 8 1/2”, score at 4 ¼”.. Open this note card, and roll it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the largest Fabulous Frames die centered on the front of the card.
  3. Set the small rectangle aside and use it for another card.  
  4. Cut down the Memories and More Card Pack window card (snowflake pattern) to size. Adhere Memories and More Card Pack window card to frame with Tear-n-Tape. Place Foam Strips all along the back of the frame.
  5. Cut down one of the Memories and More Card Pack cards (Let it Snow pattern)  and adhere it to the inside of the Memories and More note card with the image showing through the frame in a pleasing manner. Adhere the edges of note card to the inside so that this smaller card is now one layer.
  6. Adhere the frame to the opening in the center. It should fit perfectly.
  7. Adhere smaller note card to larger note card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  8. Die-cut two train cars out of Designer Series Paper. Adhere to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. 
  9. Stamp puffs of smoke in Memento Black on Basic White. Die-cut little puffs of smoke, and highlight with Balmy Blue Light Blend. Adhere puffs to card front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  10. Sprinkle on the snowflakes.
  11. Stamp and decorate the inside and attach with Stampin’ Seal.
  12. Decorate your envelope.
  13. So cute! Now send it to someone special.

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Dear Santa I’ve Been Good Card

Cards comes together in jiff with the Memories & More card pack. Add a bit of cardstock and be on your way.

Santa Express Suite
All aboard the Santa Express! Santa has a new way to deliver Christmas cheer with the Santa Express Suite Collection, which means you have a fun and playful way to express your holiday wishes! Build a train full of Christmas supplies and send cards decorated with North Pole friends. This collection is the perfect way to celebrate a wonderfully jolly season.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.

When you open the Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack, you will see much of the cutting and punching and die-cutting has been done for you. Simply gather your ink pads, stamps, blocks, snips and adhesives. The following cutting and scoring instructions are provided for when you want to repeat these instructions for your own use. You may need to cut the Designer Series Paper, and fussy-cut some of the images.

Basic White Thick Cardstock: 5 ¼” x 10 ½”, score at 5 ¼”

Petal Pink Cardstock: at 3 ¼” x 4 ¾”

Bermuda Bay Cardstock: 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”

Santa Express Designer Series Paper (DSP): 5 ⅛” x 5 ⅛”

Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack (M&M):

  • 2 ⅞” w x 4” h (candy cane pattern)
  • 3 ⅛” x 3 ⅛” (Dear Santa pattern)


Let’s Create

  1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.
  2. Fold the Card Base in half using a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.
  3. Run Petal Pink cardstock through Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Wintry 3D Embossing Folder (snowy pattern). . Use Stampin Seal to adhere to card front.
  4. Adhere 2 ⅞” x 4” M&M card (candy cane pattern) to card front with Stampin’ Seal.
  5. On the 3 ⅛” x 3 ⅛” Dear Santa M&M write a little note to Santa, and adhere to Bermuda Bay layer with Stampin’ Seal.
  6. Wrap Iridescent Trim around card front, and tie a bow on the left side.
  7. Adhere Dear Santa panel to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  8. Sprinkle on the gems.
  9. Stamp and decorate the inside and attach with Stampin’ Seal.
  10. Square Card fits into a 5 ½” x 5 ½” Square Envelope from your M&M Pack.
  11. Super Quick card! Now send it to someone special.
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CASE—Copy And Share Everything


It might be a little too early to celebrate Christmas, but it’s never too early to CASE a card! We CASEd the color scheme from a card in the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog—and we loved the way it turned out!

For this card we used the Kindest Gnomes Bundle from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog and we focused on five main colors: Blushing Bride, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, and Sweet Sorbet. We started off by using some Sweet Sorbet In Color 6″ x 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper Assortments as our background. We layered on some Basic White Cardstock, and we colored an additional panel with Coastal Cabana.

We loved the colors of our gingerbread house in our Have a Sweet Christmas card, and we wanted to copy those colors in our toadstool house. We colored the top of the mushroom with Blushing Bride and used the Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Marker to make the dots. Then we colored the base of the mushroom and the gnome’s hair with Crumb Cake. We also colored her hat and little apron with Coastal Cabana. Then we die cut some leaves and we stamped out our sentiment in Granny Apple Green. Isn’t it cute?

If you’re looking for a way to shake things up, try your hand at copying and sharing everything!

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Create a Peekaboo Tag Card

Create and element of surprise with your peekabook tag card and an adorable bow for added fun!

Celebrate the most magical time of the year with the Snowman Magic Bundle that helps you create unique, fun, and oh-snow-charming seasonal crafts. The stamps and dies coordinate perfectly so you can accessorize and layer each look from snowmen to snowscapes.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.

Basic White Cardstock:

  • 8 ½” w x 5 ½” h scored and folded on the long side at 4 ¼” for Card Base
  • 3 ⅛” x 2”
  • 1 ⅝” x 2”
  • scrap for stamping and die cutting snowman, hat and bow tie.

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock:

  • 5 ⅜” h x 4 ⅛” w
  • 3 ⅝” x 2 ⅛” 

Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper (DSP):

  • 5 ¼” h x 4” w (Light color of colored polka dot lines)
  • 4” w x ⅞” h (Cherry Cobbler print with tone on tone lines of polka dots print)
  • 4” w x ⅜” h (Cherry Cobbler print with tone on tone lines of polka dots print)
  • 5” h x 6” w (Cherry Cobbler Star Print, For Die cutting Envelope Pocket)
  • 1” h x 3 ¼” w (Light color with colored polka dot lines,  For Die cutting Bow)
  • 1 ½” w x 1 ⅞” h (Cherry Cobbler print with tone on tone lines of polka dots print)

Gold Foil Scrap for die cutting Gold Snowflake

Early Espresso scrap for die cutting snowman arms       

Let’s Create

  1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.
  2. Fold the Card Base iat 4 ¼” using a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.
  3. Use Stampin’ to adhere
    • the 5 ⅜” h x 4 ⅛” w Cherry Cobbler Panel onto the folded card front.
    • the 5 ¼” h x 4” w Light Colored DSP to the card.
    • the 2 narrow strips of DSP – 1” h x 3 ¼” w and 1 ½” w x 1 ⅞” h – to the card as shown in the photo.  
  4. Using the Mini Pocket Envelope Die, cut an envelope from the Lights Aglow DSP measuring 5” x 6”
  5. Fold the envelope along the score lines and adhere the pocket together with Stampin’ Seal.
  6. Using the 1” h x 3 ¼”w lighter color DSP, cut the bow using the die included in the Mini Pocket Envelope die set.  I just cut a narrow strip to wrap around the center of the bow.  Use Stampin’ Seal or Mini Glue Dots to tape it all together. 
  7. Using the smallest snowflake die from the Snowman dies, cut a small snowflake from a gold foil scrap. 
  8. On the Basic White piece of cardstock that measures 3 ⅛” x 2” stamp the trees towards the bottom edge using a Soft Succulent Ink pad.
  9. Stamp the Sentiment on this same cardstock using Cherry Cobbler ink.
  10. Adhere this stamped panel the the Cherry Cobbler cardstock measuring 3 ⅝” x 2 ⅛”  leaving an equal size border along both sides and the bottom.  The top border will be quite a bit larger to allow for a hole to be punched and a ribbon pull.
  11. Using the Label Me Fancy punch, punch a small hole in the top of this tag. (If you have our retired ⅛” circle punch, this works well too.) Slip both ends of a piece of gold cord measuring about 5 inches through the back of the hole and into the loop on the front.  
  12. On a scrap of Basic White Cardstock, using Black Memento ink, stamp the snowman, stamp the snowman’s face in black directly onto the snowman. Color the snowman’s nose using the Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend.  Die cut the snowman using the die from the Snowman die set. 
  13. On a scrap of Basic White cardstock stamp the hat with black ink and color the hat band using the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend.  Stamp the bow tie using Cherry Cobbler ink. Die cut.
  14. Die cut the snowman arms from Early Espresso cardstock. 
  15. Die cut the small frame from 1 ½” x 1 ⅞” Cherry Cobbler DSP. Adhere this to the Basic White panel in similar size.  You may need to do a little trimming to get the Basic White piece to frame the die cut piece nicely.
  16. Assemble your snowman die cuts onto this piece using a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
  17. Adhere the gold snowflake to the upper right corner of this panel and tape to the assembled pocket envelope. Using a mini glue dot, position the bow just above the snowman panel.  Place your stamped tag with the gold cord into the pocket. Adhere the pocket onto the card at a slight angle, using Stampin’ Seal. 
  18. Using the White Pearlized Enamel Effects, Put a large drop onto the center of the bow and a smaller drop onto the center of the snowflake.  NOTE: This will take awhile to dry. It will take a couple of hours to dry to the touch…. But it will actually take days to dry so they don’t smash down. A little hint – You can pre make these dots on wax paper or on your silicone mat ahead of time.  I would leave them for up to a week to dry completely.  They peel off easily and can be placed on your card with either a glue dot or a small drop of liquid glue.
  19. Decorate the inside of your card, as well as the envelope and send your card off to wish someone a special holiday! 

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