Mini Christmas Folio

 This week we are celebrating Christmas in July with our entire Christmas Category of stamps and dies at 20% OFF with code CHRISTMAS20. We have so many beautiful and classic sets to choose from with both lovely images and the perfect Christmas sentiments. Read all the details at the end of this post.

Esther has been enjoying making mini folios of late and she has a gorgeous Christmas folio to share with us today, using our sets that you can grab on sale NOW!  It's a super fun project, both to make and to receive, with little pockets to include whatever tuck-ins you'd like.

Love the striking black and white with just a pop of color - that red is gorgeous!

Fall/Winter Seasonal Wreaths (wreath)

God Will Take Care of You (bird, branches)

Peace & Joy Word Dies (die cut joy)

Home for Christmas (designer paper throughout)

A closer look at all that lovely detail!

So loving that red!

Open the mini folio and this is what you see.

A different pocket on each inside flap.

And here the tuck-ins have ben pulled out.

O Christmas Tree (tree)

Vintage Christmas Images (buck)

Fall/Winter Seasonal Wreaths (Christmas sentiment)

Vintage Christmas Background (Blessings sentiment)

Gingham Ribbon

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Paper Pad Used

Home for Christmas by Carta Bella

Such a fun pad to play with!

Find more Christmas Themed Pads here.

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Our Christmas Category of Stamps and Dies

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Celebrating Christmas in July with a Sale!

Good Sunday morning and blessings to all. This week we will be celebrating Christmas in July with a SALE on all Stamp Simply stamps and dies in our Christmas Category. It's a great time to get some fun holiday inspiration and to get stocked up and ready for your own holiday creations.

Our Christmas Category of Stamps and Dies

Use code at checkout: CHRISTMAS20

FREE US SHIPPING at $100.

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Card Samples

We have such an inventory of Christmas card samples, it truly was hard to choose what to show on this post. The decision was made to stick with the simplest cards, trying to show a variety of our stamp sets in use. You can click into any individual store listing to see more samples from any of the sets.

Christmas Peace (candle, sentiment)

A Wonderful Christmas (designer paper)

Luxury Pearlescent Metallic Cardstock (gold shimmer paper)

Sparkle (a retired embossing folder by Tim Holtz)

So simple and so lovely!

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Christmas Joy (ornaments, sentiment)

I love how Karen took these classically beautiful ornaments and colored them up in a more grungy style, showing how versatile a simple ornament stamp can be!

If you prefer classic ornaments, just color them as such, maybe emboss them?

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Vintage Christmas Images (skates)

Vintage Christmas Background (background w/oval die)

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

Beautifully vintage in a cleaner fashion.

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Vintage Christmas Images (buck, sentiment)

Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts (die cut heart)

Christmas Stockings & Mittens (die cut snowflake)

Holiday Greens Mini (die to cut greenery)

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

1/16" Jute Cording

A simple to make fun design.

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Angels Among Us (angel, sentiment)

The First Noel (designer paper)

The angel is filled with glitter/sparkle which is hard to see in photo.

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Christmas Stockings & Mittens (mittens, sentiment)

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

Twill Ribbon

Pom Poms

When it comes to Christmas, I LOVE making tags! I could literally make them all day long!

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Christmas Stockings & Mittens (stockings, sentiment)

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

Twill Ribbon

Kraft Twine

More fun tags!

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Snowflake Blessings Border Strip

So very lovely!

The large snowflake is a retired Spellbinders die.

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O Christmas Tree (tree/traditional)

Vintage Christmas Background (background w/oval die)

This is a shaker card - note the snowy glitter inside?

A card that looks intricate and detailed, but oh so easy to make!

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O Christmas Tree (tree/traditional)

A very simple card with that same tree.

The background was done with a scoreboard.

And this is the inside of the above card.

Wonder of Christmas Sentiments (sentiment)

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O Christmas Tree (tree/funky, sentiments)

This is such a fun and versatile set as it contains 3 completely different trees to play with!

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O Christmas Tree (tree/swirly, sentiment)

And this is the 3rd tree from the same set - super fun!

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Fall/Winter Seasonal Wreaths

Holiday Greens Mini (die to cut greenery)

Scorched Wood (designer paper)

3/8" Green/Red Stripe Ribbon

And this is the fun inside where a pocket was created to hold a little gift of cash.

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

Super fun!

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Winter Poinsettia Floral Cluster (floral)

Peace Word Die (die cut sentiment)

Ink Drops Ocean (designer paper)

Gold Mirror Paper

I always love florals in non-traditional colors!

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Merry Christmas (star, scripture)

The paper used is retired, but this would be similar:

The First Noel (designer paper)

I love a card that sends the true message of Christmas!

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Christmas Blessings (holly, sentiment)

Home for Christmas (designer paper)

So simply lovely!

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Merry Christmas (star)

Jesus (scripture)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut scripture)

Worship & Praise (musical swirl)

Love that golden wash!

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O Christmas Tree (tree/funky)

Merry Christmas (scripture)

Jesus (word collage)

Grunge Light (designer paper)

Delightful, with a message worth sharing!

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Farmhouse Christmas

1.5" Striped Ribbon

Such a simple and fun packaging idea!

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Farmhouse Christmas

Kraft Twine

The paper used is retired, but similar pads can be seen here by Carta Bella.

 Fun little tent fold cards measuring 3" x 5.5".

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Many, many thanks to our very talented Design Team for all these lovely samples!

We hope you found something to inspire you to get going on those Christmas projects!

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It's Christmas in July!

Our Christmas Category of Stamps and Dies

Use code at checkout: CHRISTMAS20

FREE US SHIPPING at $100.

Shop the Full Store here.

Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy

Good Saturday morning and happy weekend to all. We love cards that are quick and easy and Deb Saaranen is here today with just such a card in a fresh summery/fruity theme. And it just so happens that our Fruit Series (used on this card) is 35% OFF right now!

And please note that TODAY is the LAST DAY to grab our featured sets as our Product of the Week at 20% OFF! Check out the details at the end of this post.

How fresh and fun is this - love that punny sentiment and those gorgeous lemons!

Fruit (lemons) - 35% OFF!

Fruit Sentiments (sentiment) - 35% OFF!

Farmer's Market (checked paper)

It's hard to see in the photo, but Deb used Ranger Glossy Accents on the lemons to give them a gorgeous shine in real life!

So simply stunning!

Thanks so much, Deb.

Find Deb's post here.

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Paper Pad Used

Farmer's Market by Echo Park

So many fun sheets, especially for summer and fall themed kitchen/canning/food gift projects.

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Our Fruit Series - 35% OFF!

Fruit of the Spirit Series by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps

We love this series. The beautiful fruit paired with verses from scripture and other sentiments make for some lovely and heartfelt cards, while pairing the fruit with the punny sentiments is sure to bring a chuckle, each and every time!

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Our Product of the Week

Last Day is Today

Vintage Peony & Vintage Seed Packet

20% OFF thru Saturday, 7/18

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

PLUS FREE shipping at $100.

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See more card samples on This Blog Post.

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A Magic Seed Packet

Who doesn't like a little magic? Today we share this fun interactive card from Deb Felts. She created a seed packet with window opening. On first glance, the floral image is merely stamped in black. Pull up the tab and you see a beautifully colored version of the floral for the seeds enclosed. Super fun!

Both sets Deb used are featured this week as our Product of the Week at 20% OFF! Read all the sale details at the end of this post.

Such a pretty seed packet - just love it!

Make note of the tab on top.

Vintage Peony (floral)

Vintage Seed Packet (seed packet with die)

Ink Drops Organic (designer paper)

1.25" Silk Ribbon

Pearls

Pull that tab and it reveals the colored peony - magic!!!

Just a closer look.

And this is the beautifully coordinated inside.

Thanks so much, Deb, for this fun card!

View the TUTORIAL Deb used here.

(watch video at end of tutorial)

See Deb's post here.

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Our Product of the Week

Thru Saturday Only

Vintage Peony & Vintage Seed Packet

20% OFF thru Saturday, 7/18

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

PLUS FREE shipping at $100.

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Blue Peony

One thing I love about card making is the ability to use our artistic license to create whatever we want - and today Esther Asbury shares a lovely blue peony she created - STUNNING!!! This is a simple make, which makes it even more fun!

Esther used one of the sets featured this week as our Product of the Week at 20% OFF! Scroll to the end of this post for all the details.

A beautifully clean vintage style that we love so much!

Vintage Peony (floral, text)

Crochet Lace

Esther used a digital paper she printed. Here are some fun paper pad suggestions:

Bloom & Wild

Bright Blooms

Farmer's Market

Gather at Home

Thank you so much for this lovely, lovely card!

See Esther's post here.

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Product of the Week

Vintage Peony & Vintage Seed Packet

20% OFF thru Saturday, 7/18

No code needed - marked at 20% OFF!

PLUS FREE shipping at $100.

Shop our Product of the Week here - 20% OFF!

See more card samples on This Blog Post.

Shop the Full Store here.

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