Watercolor Shapes Blocks + Christmas Non-Traditional Cards + Christmas in July

Hello there! Thank you for joining me today for a trio of non-traditional Christmas cards created with Watercolor Shapes, Christmas Season, and Christmas To Remember, all from the Annual Catalog.

These are incredibly easy to mass produce using the Stamparatus. All of the color blocks were stamped exactly in the same position by rotating in and out the image panel and changing the color.

Since these are clean and simple cards, I had to keep the colors interesting and carry the heat embossed sentiment with some bling.

All of the cards have the exact same measurements.

The block colors used were Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, and Crumb Cake.

As always, your shopping Supplies and Instructions, including measurements, are below.

I started out with an A2 card base in Basic Black and cut all of the Basic White Regular CS image panels to 4-1/16 x 5-5/16.

I used the large square image from Watercolor Shapes to stamp out the images one at a time in the Stamparatus. Everything lined up perfectly and the color combinations are endless.

Note the beautiful texture on the Solid Faceted Gems.

The monotone Crumb Cake block card is a little different from the colorful cards in where I adhered the sentiment, tied a Linen Bow, and only used Black Matte Dots to embellish.

All of the sentiments were stamped onto Basic Black CS with Versamark and heat embossed with white powder.

All of the leafy images were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black.

For final assembly, the image mats were adhered to the card bases with liquid adhesive.

The sentiments were adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The colors in the Solid Faceted Gems are Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Pool Party, Balmy Blue, and Night of Navy; none of which were used in my designs, but still coordinate beautifully.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project and please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you for stopping by for a visit and have a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Season Photopolymer Stamp Set [156293] $22.00	Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) [156300] $23.00	Watercolor Shapes Photopolymer Stamp Set [156968] $21.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00
Matte Black Dots [154284] $7.00	Solid Faceted Gems [159189] $8.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad [147101] $8.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad [147106] $8.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [147104] $8.00	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad [147097] $8.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $8.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116] $8.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $9.25	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.75
Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236] $7.50	Clear Block Bundle [118491] $76.00	Floral Grid Paper [150819] $11.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Silicone Craft Sheet [127853] $6.50
Simply Scored [122334] $30.00	Simply Shammy [147042] $8.50	Stamparatus [146276] $49.00	Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $125.00
Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $63.00	Black Stampin’ Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $6.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.25
Stampin’ Seal [152813] $8.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00

 

 

 

1. Card base: A2 top-folding 4-1/4 x 5-1/2, Basic Black CS.
2. Image panel: 4-1/16 x 5-5/16, Basic White Regular CS.