{"id":2359,"date":"2025-10-06T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2025-10-06T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:44:18","slug":"christmas-cards-using-a-card-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/christmas-cards-using-a-card-sketch\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cards Using A Card Sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Card sketches are like a splash of espresso for your creativity\u2014reviving your mojo, sparking fresh ideas, or giving those beloved scraps of DSP a stylish second life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2362 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PPS-001-wm1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is the card sketch I used to create the 2 Christmas Cards below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2363\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1602-977x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stampin\u201d Up Supplies:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 strips of DSP that measure 1-\u00bd\u201d x 3\u201d. I used Peaceful Garden <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/peaceful-garden-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/peaceful-garden-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A piece of cardstock that measures 4-\u00bc\u201d x 11\u201d. With 11\u201d side at top of the trimmer score at 5-\u00bd\u201d. With bone folder crisp up fold line to make an A2 size card<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut with the Spotlight on Nature dies a 3\u201d circle. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/spotlight-on-nature-dies?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/spotlight-on-nature-dies?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A scrap of Cloud Cover cardstock for the 3\u201d circle.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/cloud-cover-8-1-2-x-11-cardstock?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/cloud-cover-8-1-2-x-11-cardstock?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A scrap of Basic White cardstock for a 2-\u00bd\u201d circle\u00a0 Use the Spotlight on Nature dies to cut the circle. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/basic-white-8-1-2-x-11-cardstock?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/basic-white-8-1-2-x-11-cardstock?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2) pieces of Basic White cardstock that measure\u00a0 4\u201d x 5-\u00bc\u201d. Insert one piece in the Peaceful Greenery Embossing Folder and run through the Heat &amp; Emboss machine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peaceful Greenery 3D embossing Folder.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/peaceful-greenery-3d-embossing-folder?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/peaceful-greenery-3d-embossing-folder?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other piece of the 4\u201d x 5-\u00bc\u201d Basic White cardstock is for the insert of the card. You can stamp with your favorite Christmas sentiment. I used Words Of The Season.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/words-for-the-season-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/words-for-the-season-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver Edged Ribbon\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/misty-moonlight-silver-edged-1-2-1-3-cm-ribbon?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/misty-moonlight-silver-edged-1-2-1-3-cm-ribbon?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multipurpose Liquid Glue\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/glue-liquid-multipurpose?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/glue-liquid-multipurpose?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stamp &amp; Seal\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/stampin-seal-plus?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/stampin-seal-plus?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut &amp; Emboss Machine \u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/stampin-cut-emboss-machine?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/stampin-cut-emboss-machine?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bone folder\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/bone-folder?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/bone-folder?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Trimmer\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/paper-trimmer?demoid=2242482\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/products\/paper-trimmer?demoid=2242482<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Card sketches are like a splash of espresso for your creativity\u2014reviving your mojo, sparking fresh ideas, or giving those beloved scraps of DSP a stylish second life. &nbsp; This is the card sketch I used to create the 2 Christmas Cards below. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Stampin\u201d Up Supplies: 3 strips of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-cards-the-easy-way","category-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}