Stampin' For Christmas Blog Hop--Christmas Slider Card

Welcome to another Stampin’ For Christmas Blog Hop—the hop that runs all year long! I am really excited to share my project with you today as its a bit of an interactive project!

One of my team members recently shared with me how to make a ribbon slider card and I just love it! It they are way more simple than I would have imagined! In fact, its so fun that I am planning to share this design with two of my monthly card making groups this November.

Before I give you some quick measurements and directions on how to put this together I will share a bit about the design on the front. I am really loving the colour combo of Just Jade, Misty Moonlight and Petal Pink at the moment…even any variation of these colors look great together!

I started by stamping the left edge with a cluster of snowflakes from the Snowman Season stamp set! It is a returning favourite in our main catalogue from last holiday season. I also reached for the Perfectly Plaid stamp set too. Both of these stamp sets have coordinating punches which is awesome!

The background Whisper White is run through the new Winter Snow embossing folder and the ‘snow drift’ is cut using the Pinewood Dies. I ran my Wink of Stella pen just over the top of the snow drift to give it a little drizzle. The sentiment is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and is embossed with Whisper White Craft Ink and white embossing powder. I punched it out with the Timeless Label punch and gave it a little flick with the Misty Moonlight marker. The little banners underneath are actually cut from the Whale of a Time DSP.

A few of the Holiday Rhinestones and a teeny star give a little sophistication to these plaid trees.

To create a ribbon slider card:

1. Cut card stock base to 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and score at 4 1/4 (like a standard card) and then along one edge at 1/2 (on the horizontal side). On the other side, CUT, 1/2 off. You should have created a little flap.

2. Fold card and MARK the center line of the short edge with a dot. Punch half a circle along the edge using the dot to keep centred. Now apply Tear’n Tape along the 1/4 score tab and seal to create a closed ‘pocket’. Keep the punched edge open.

3. Cut pocket inside card stock to 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 and insert this into the pocket. Mark the centre line of the punched edge with a dot and then with a Crop-a-dile or 1/4 hole punch make a hole (for the ribbon).

4. Pull out this inside piece and REVERSE it so that the holes line back up with you poke it in. This inside piece will barely be inserted in the pocket.

5. Cut and insert 18 inches of ribbon through the holes and tie a double knot at the end. This helps secure the ribbon before you tie it into a pretty bow! You can now slide this into the pocket and watch the magic happen. If you wanted to, you could also do some stamping on this piece before you add the ribbon.

6. Create a feature piece for the front of your card. My base layer is 4 1/4 by 3 1/4.

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I hope you enjoy hopping along to all of our blogs today! I know everyone has worked hard to create some amazing things for you to enjoy and be inspired by! See you next month!