Tuesday, July 20, 2021

AAA Cards: Christmas in July with Twinchies

 I love to put together small little groupings of stamps and dies so when I saw the "twinchie" challenge at AAA Cards, I had to play along.  The "Christmas" part was optional but when I was creating this card, I had already stamped the tree from the stamp set (Stampin' Up's Tree Angle) that included red poinsettias and green leaves before I decided I didn't want any green on that card. That little tree was still sitting on my desk and happily it fit perfectly in a 2" space!!

7.20.21 AAA Cards

I wanted something subtle in the background. I used an older embossing folder by Stampin' Up but it wasn't subtle enough.  After I embossed it, I ran it through again under the embossing folder (between the flat plate and the flat side of the folder) to press it out just a bit.  I actually do that quite often - I love the embossed look but as a background, I don't want it to take over. 

Everything on this card is from Stampin' Up except for the sentiment - I just didn't have anything small enough. I was thrilled to find this Christmas tree sentiment in a set by Hello Bluebird!

Thank you to AAA Cards for the inspiration!


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Stamps: Stampin' Up Tree Angle, Hello Bluebird Typed Christmas

Dies: Stampin' Up Stitched Triangle dies, Layering Squares framelits

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Shaded Spruce, unknown yellow

Ink: Stampin' Up Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce

Other: Stampin' Up Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder, Stampin' Up Gold Glitter Enamel dots

6 comments:

  1. This is adorable! You've packed a whole lotta punch in that two inches!

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  2. Gorgeous card, Kim! I totally love this clean and crisp design!

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  3. Oh this is absolutely stunning! The perfect twinchie card! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

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  4. Kim, I love how much detail you got in to your 2" square! Thanks for playing along with us at AAACards!

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  5. Such a wonderful card! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa

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  6. I love how beautifully you designed this card, so much just in a twinchie! It is CAS yet so festive with textures, colors and all that is associated with Christmas. Thank you for joining us at AAA Cards. Hugs ~ Ishani.

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