The 'Joy' of Dies

For the final Christmas in July card I decided to keep it simple once again and use a die that I recently got at Tuesday Morning.

The die that I used is Holiday Greetings by Spellbinders. It's one solid die that cuts a 4 x 5.25 inch panel that fits perfectly on to an A2 size card. I decided to keep it incredibly simple and just use the die on a piece of white cardstock and then glue the die cut piece onto a colored picece of cardstock (the same size) before adding the entire panel to a 4.25 x 5.5 inch card base. 

I hope that you have all enjoyed my Christmas in July series and I will see you on Thursday with the final layout of the 'not quite' Christmas season.

Christmas 3 x 4 Cards

Welcome back to another Christmas in July Tuesday. Today's card is similar to that which we made last week, in that it features cut aparts once again. The biggest difference… The size. Typically when I make a card I stick to the standard A2 size card (which is 4.25 x 5.5"). But, this week I was definitely inspired by the particular cut apart sheet that I had. Instead of each cut apart being 3 x 4 they measured approximately 2 x 3 and fit perfectly on to a card who's final dimensions or 3x4.

While these cards might cost more to mail, they make great card to hand out at the holidays or attached to a gift for an extra special touch. The other great thing about making 3 x 4 cards is that the entire card easily fits into a Project Life style album page so it can be shown off along with the photos of that year's Christmas. 

The neat thing about this card is that it can be made even without a cut apart sheet. Simply replace the images with stamps, diecuts or other embellishments of your choice. It's easy to make this card your own. 

Here are some photos of just a few of the cards that I made. By using just one 12 x 12 cut apart sheet from the Cosmo Cricket Jolly Days Collection I was able to make 28 of these 3 x 4 cards. 

Christmas in July Card 1

Hey peeps, today is the official launch of the new twice a week posting schedule and it is working out great. I have managed the first day so the rest can't be that hard right? right? Why isn't anyone saying anything? Oh that's right Ashley, because no one is actually reading your blog but yourself. But, here is to hoping that this is the magical post that changes it all.

So, you ask (not really) what are we going to do to mark this momentous occasion of a weekly schedule change? Well we are going to do.....CHRISTMAS IN JULY!! Yes that is right we are going to deck the blogging halls with cards and scrapbook layouts not made of holly. Wow that was a pretty crappy pun Ashley.

Lets start this series out REALLY simply and make some cards using cut-aparts. What is a cut apart you ask? It is a sheet of card stock that contains multiple 3x4 or 4x6 rectangular images that you can cut apart from each other easily (hence the name). 

These are super simple and incredibly addicting to make. They take very little supplies and you can make a lot with very little effort. 

Below are just a few examples of the cut apart cards I have made for Christmas. 

Create A Card Wednesday- Simple and Quick

Hey peeps, today I decided to keep it super simple and easy. When I was at Michael's over the summer I bought some premade cards and cupcake embellishments from the clearance aisle for really inexpensive. I'm not in the habit of buying pre-folded cards (mostly because I think it is a waste of money when I already have invested in pattern and solid cards stocks). But, if they're really inexpensive sometimes I will go ahead and buy them  if I have an idea for them. That is why I went ahead and bought these cards, because during the same trip I saw a package of different colored cupcakes (also on clearance) and I knew I wanted to use the two together.

I kept the inside very clean and simple, leaving plenty of room to write a message. The cards came in a pack of 12 and I bought four packages of the cupcakes, meaning I was able to create 12 different cards (and still had a few cupcakes stickers left). My birthday stash thanked me, since it was majorly depleted from Last year. 

I hope you all have a great day and I will see you back on Friday for a new scrapbook of layout.