Christmas Wreath Quilt Square - Five Ways

It's only September and  I've already finished most of my Christmas cards for this year.  Big yay!  Ever since I discovered how much I enjoy making quilt squares from paper, I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate them into my cards. 

I had so much fun designing this Christmas Wreath Quilt Square that I ended up making a bunch of them.  Here's how I used them to embellish my Christmas cards--

I kept this one pretty simple by mounting it on a brick "wall".  The embossing is done with a (retired) pine bough folder.

This one is a little more rustic.  The embossing was done with a gingham folder.  I like the addition of "Joy" in the middle, don't you?  

This one might be my favorite...

This diamond-fold really lends itself well to show off a quilt square!

This one uses a template from Robin Armbrecht called 4 Lovely Layers Template #19.  Such a great way to show off our beautiful designer papers!

I'm sharing this design at the Festive Friday card making challenge.  Green, sparkle & triangles are my elements.

Except for the diamond fold card, each of my cards (including the wreath) uses the gorgeous Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper.  This paper has been so popular that it is currently sold out, but scheduled to be back in stock the week of October 16.  Until then, try making your wreath with your favorite red & green designer papers in your stash! 

If you want to try your hand at making the Christmas Wreath Quilt Square, please click below to download the template and let me know how it turns out!

Christmas Wreath Quilt Square Template

Product List

Joy Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161958]

$12.50

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Double-Easel Fold Christmas Barn

 

I'm totally in love with this Christmas Barn stamp set.  This one is a fancy fold called a double easel.  It's a great fold for a display card - it folds nice & flat to fit in an envelope, but when opened up the bottom half of the card "pops"!

The card base is Basic Gray, 11" x 4-1/4", scored at 5-1/2" so the fold is at the top of the card.  Adhered to the card front is a piece of Real Red cardstock that's 10-1/4" x 4", scored at 5-1/4" & 7-3/4".

The glittery snow is 3-3/4" x 2-3/8".  Notice that it goes to the very edge of the fold so that when the card is closed it blends seamlessly with the background white.  For the background, I used a piece of retired designer series paper 5" x 3-3/4" that had some beautiful black and silver evergreens printed on it.  If you don't have something similar, you can stamp your own trees using the tree image from the stamp set.

The barn is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Smoky Slate cardstock.  The horse & sleigh is colored with Stampin' Blends.  The two trees are stamped one in Smoky Slate and one in Tuxedo Black, then embossed with Shimmer White Embossing Powder (retired).  

I would LOVE to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  If you live in the U.S., you can order your papercrafting supplies from my online store.  Just click any of the images below.  So easy! 

 THANK YOU!

Product List

Christmas Barn Bundle (English)

[159749]

$46.75

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121044]

$9.25

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131202]

$9.25

Real Red & White 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[159578]

$5.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$8.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$8.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$8.00

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154899]

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154903]

$9.00

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154830]

$9.00

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[146924]

$7.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Shimmer White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[149511]

$6.00(retired)

My Christmas Barn

 

I've used this Christmas Barn stamp set for Fall cards but this is the first Christmas card I've created with it.  I love this snowy barn scene, it reminds me of a barn we have on our property.

This is my for real Christmas barn :)

I stamped the barn using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Smoky Slate cardstock to make it look like my own barn.  (Also because this way it doesn't need to be colored!)  The wreath is stamped in Evening Evergreen and I colored the bow with Stampin' Blends.  The mat on the card and the sentiment are both Cherry Cobbler.

The Basic White background (5" x 3-3/4") is embossed with the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder (retired).  The trees were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink, then heat embossed with Shimmer White Embossing Powder (also retired).  The sentiment, barn & fence are all raised on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Product List

Christmas Barn Bundle (English)

[159749]

$46.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.75

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131202]

$9.25

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$8.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154899]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder

[153576]

$10.00 (retired)

Shimmer White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[149511]

$6.00 (retired)