Starting Christmas cards and projects early

 Hello stampers and card makers! It seems a bit early to talk Christmas or holiday cards but it's that time to start making things for the holidays so we're ready to go come December. Today I'm sharing some of my projects using my favorite retired in-color - Pretty Peacock. Just because items leave our current selection and catalogs, doesn't mean we have to put it away and neglect it. So I grabbed my Pretty Peacock ink, cardstock, some bits of designer series paper I had left over and the Stampin' Blends markers. I also grabbed some of my favorite retired stamp sets to go with it. 

I'm going to share quite a few cards here with this color scheme- Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray and Basic White. If you don't have Pretty Peacock you can substitute in any color you like with the others or make your own color scheme with your favorites and case(Copy and Selectively Edit) my cards. I created a set of cards for the holidays as well as a gift bag. The best part of keeping stamps and tools we love are they pair well with new items too. 

Supplies for this card:

• Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and Basic White cardstocks
• Basic Gray and Pretty Peacock (retired) classic inks
• Spirited Snowmen, Itty Bitty Christmas and Coming Home stamp sets (all retired)
• Pretty Peacock (retired), Pool Party, Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends markers
• Stampin' Blends color lifter
• Home Together dies (coordinates with Coming Home stamp set)
• Iridescent trim (available July 1, 2022 in the 2022 July-December mini catalog)
• Snowy White velvet sheets (available July 1, 2022 in the 2022 July-December mini catalog)
• Stylish Shapes dies

Measurements:

• Card base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded in half
• Pool Party layer: 5 1/4" x 4 "
• Snowy White velvet layers: 4" x 4" and 3" x 4" * cut with the edge dies in Home Together
• Basic White scrap to stamp houses and snowman. use coordinating die to cut out houses and scissors to cut out snowman. 
• Cut banner from Pretty Peacock cardstock with Stylish Shapes die.
• Trim scrap Basic White cardstock to fit greeting that layers on banner die cut. 
• Basic White cardstock for inside: 5" x 3 3/4"

Additional cards and gift bag:

Other supplies used on additional cards and gift bag:

• retired polka dots decorative mask
• Seasonal Labels dies
• Tailor Made Tags dies
• Layering Circles dies
• Blending Brushes
• retired Pretty Peacock designer series paper
• Smoky Slate classic ink
• Embossed Treat Bags

I hope you enjoyed all these ideas with one of my favorite color schemes. I'm definitely a fan of teal. 

Would you like to see all the current products I used in one place? Check out my resource here. You can add to cart if you'd like to purchase anything. You can remove anything on the list that you don't want, need or already own. I've substituted Bermuda Bay in for Pretty Peacock on the list but you can change it up to your favorite color scheme or colors. 

Watch my YouTube video on how to assemble one of the layered cards.

Do you need Stampin' Up! supplies? Please visit my online store. Don't forget to add adhesives to your order. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope my teal cards have inspired you to start on your holiday cards early. 

Happy stampin' 

~ Beth