Spring Card from Christmas Stamps
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! The fabulous and talented Debby Hughes is back for the last time in 2016 and showing us some fun ways to make the most of our Christmas stamps all year long! Read on!
Hello it’s Debby here today with a Spring birthday card made with Christmas stamps to stretch my Holiday supplies into the New Year. Often among the Santa’s and reindeer of Christmas stamp sets are a lot of small images that can be used all year round. Today I pulled out a poinsettia from Advent Holiday Icons, a leaf sprig from Christmas Essentials, a berry from Winter Flowers and a heart + star burst images from the Merry & Bright set. I combined these with a ‘Happy’ die from Happy Holidays and ‘birthday’ from the You Matter stamp set.
I started out by scoring a side folding white card base and then used a Stitched Rectangle die to draw a pencil rectangle of the front of the card. I then stamped the ‘birthday’ in Onyx Black ink against the pencil line and proceeded to stamp the rest of the images around the word and contained within the pencil rectangle. To make sure this card resembled nothing like a Holiday card I used a bright mix of inks: Teeny Bikini, Hydrangea, Lake Shores, Jelly Bean and Sunshine. When all the stamping was complete I erased the pencil lines and then added the ‘Happy’ die cut from card inked in Teeny Bikini. This ensured the pink matched perfectly with the hearts I’d already stamped. I added dots with a glitter pen to fill in any larger areas and a couple of clear sequins to embellish.
While all my supplies were still out I quickly repeated the design on another piece of card and cut with the Stitched Dress Up Tag to create a matching tag.
This is my last post on the Simon blog for 2016 I want to wish everyone the happiest of Holidays and a creative New Year and I will see you all again in 2017!
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Thanks so much for reading today, and thanks to Debby for being our guest!
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Wonderful way to multi-use the Christmas stamps.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
super lovely card, and a great idea to use supplies!
Love it. What a great way to get more from your stamps. Cheers.
What a beautiful card! I love the bright spring colours, and the matching tag and coordinating envelope – just beautiful!
So pretty and very springy. The matching tag is a great idea. Hugz
Wow! I love the versatility of these stamps!!! Beautiful card and tag!!! These colors make me smell air of spring!!! <3
Beautiful!
Such a lovely matching set – love the colours and your lovely design!
I’m more than ready to think spring! Thanks for the inspiration!
This card is so pretty, with such a clever use of Christmas stamps.
Awesome idea! I love the colors! Great way to stretch your stamps
So funny to be looking at your card while looking at the snow outside.
Darling and clever card and tag. Love your photography as well. Happiest holiday blessings to you and your loved one, Debby.
It’s so nice to see your pretty spring card and tag Debbie! Using those colours, I would never have guessed its holiday images. Love that chartreuse envelope!
Now that’s what I call stretching your stamps! Just beautiful!
Such a fun idea
This is a great Birthday card for people, such as myself, that have December Birthdays. Great way to stretch your stamps.
Beautiful card & tag! Already looking forward to Spring & it’s not even Christmas yet!!
Lovely card. Looking forward to spring already.
Such a happy card today. I really love it when you share ways to stretch our supplies!
Beautiful card and tag. Love the colors Debbie chose.
So fresh and Springy! Love the pretty matching tag too…..I can’t wait to put away the trees and lights and wreaths and bring back the floral stamps! Merry Merry!
Gorgeous card, Debby! I would love to try this for the next birthday card/present that comes up!
That is the biggest concern when purchasing
stamps – how often will I have occasion to
use the stamp. Christmas stamps are
especially committed to one event so it’s
good to be able to expand their use.
Lovely card and tag.
thanks for sharing
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Great idea! Love the card
Very pretty! I love those colors together!
Great card! :)
I love this challenge to use holiday stamps year round and Debbie did a beautiful job! Love the colors.
Beautiful card!
Great idea to use your holiday items.
What a great way to use supplies. Lovely cards
Beautiful stamping & great way to use those Christmas stamps! I like stretching my stamps even though I have more than enough of every kind–haha! Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays, Debby. Thanks for sharing a lovely card and tag. Your idea is a great one and one I intend to follow through with more this year. Not only with Christmas stamps but with other old favorites as well.
Fabulous way to stretch stamps! Super clever! TFS Hugs Kristina
Great use of the Christmas stamps! I love the bright friendliness of this card. So pretty.
Love the bright colors you used on these projects!
Now , This is what I like to see the most ! More versatility with the stamps I already have purchased , Bravo !
Such happy, cheerful colors. Love these!
Such a fun and happy card! Most of my Christmas stamps are not very multi purpose. I’m going to have to invest in some stamps that can be stretched to make cards like this. Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic use of the Christmas stamps. I love the bright cheerful look to this card
Beautiful matching set and great video.
Such a great card and tag!!!
Awesome !
Great idea for using the smaller stamps from sets. I love the cheerful colours and the one. Layer look. Perfect for mailing.
Love these beautiful creations by Debby. She always has the best ideas.
Woow beautiful idea to get more from the stamps.
the more ways I can justify stamps, the more I can budget them in. Thanks for the ideas, and showing a great example.
Such a happy colorful card for such a snowy, icy cold day. Really brought a smile to my face! Thanks!
I’m always so delighted when I see how stamps are used in different ways and not just for the occasion for which they were designed.
Kudos for a terrific looking tag and card.
Love these colors! So soft and springy.
Awesome card with matching tag! great video!