Today I am sharing the cards designed for the August Christmas Stampathon. Each month we are given a theme and asked to produce 4 or 5 identical cards to add to our stash in preparation for Christmas. This month’s theme is the letter B. I have decided the B is for bauble and have used the Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

To recreate the Christmas bauble cards, you will need:

Card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used 2 Highland Heather and 2 Pretty Peacock
Card layers – 4⅜” by 2⅞” – I used 2 Highland Heather and 2 Pretty Peacock
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2¾” – x 4
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 4 – for the inside
Pretty Peacock card – 1⅞” by ⅜” x 4
Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil

I used the medium snowflake from the Sparkling Snowflake stamp set, I stamped in the Upper left and lower right corners of the 4 card basis in the co-ordinating colour.

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The 4¼” by 2¾” pieces of Basic White panels were then embossed using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder. These pieces were then glued to the 4 panels measuring 4⅜” by 2⅞”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

Using the 2” Circle Punch, I punched 4 circles from scrap Basic White card. On each circle I stamped snowflakes, 2 large from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and 2 small snowflakes from the Snowy Wonder stamp set using Highland Heather, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Misty Moonlight inks.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

From scrap Silver Foil I die cut the snowman’s hat 4 times, these were then adhered to the top of each stamped circle turning them into baubles. I shaped the baubles using a Bone Folder to give a little dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

Pieces of silver twine from my stash were added to the back of the bauble with a Dimensional and a further couple of Dimensionals added down the centre. The bauble was then added to the panel. The other end of the twine was taped to the back of the embossed panel and the whole piece was glued to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped onto the strips of Pretty Peacock card using Versamark ink. I covered them with White Embossing Powder and Heat Set the sentiments. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowy Wonder stamp sets used to make Christmas Bauble cards made for the Christmas Stampathon

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the cards.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used: