Angela's PaperArts: Merry Christmas

I'd like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I'll be taking a break over the holiday season and will be back in 2024 with more projects.

In the meantime, if you need some Stampin' Up! goodies,  my online store is open 24/7.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Cracker & Treat boxes

I've made quite a few of these mini bonbons for when I needed a little something to give out at Christmas parties this year. 

I created them using the Stampin' Up! Cracker & Treat Box dies. They are so quick & easy to make and hold any of the Cadbury Favourites' chocolates.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

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Angela's PaperArts: Rustic Christmas Classics card

Sometimes I like to move away from creating the traditional sized cards and make square cards instead.

I've created this slightly more rustic Christmas card featuring the Stampin' Up! Christmas Classics bundle which is sadly retiring and only available while stock lasts or until 3 January, 2024.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

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Angela's PaperArts: Christmas Classics twisted easel card & tutorial

Why not add a little twist to your Christmas cards.

This twisted easel card features the Stampin' Up! Christmas Classics bundle which is sadly retiring and only available while stock lasts or until 3 January, 2024.

To create the twisted easel:

• Score the front of any size of card base from the top right down to the bottom left of the card front and mountain fold. 
• Add an embellishment inside the card which acts as a prop to keep the twisted card front in place.
• Optional: To add a layer of patterned paper, cut the paper 0.5cm smaller than the height & width of the card front and then cut it on the diagonal from top left to bottom right to get the two separate pieces needed for the front of the card.
• Decorate the front and inside of the card to suit your project.
  TIP: Make sure to adhere the card front embellishments onto one of the diagonal panels only so it can stand up without bending your embellishments.

Why not get this bundle before it's gone with free shipping this Thursday, 14 December 2023 only (orders of $65 or more).

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Enamel Effects

Why not add some Stampin' Up! enamel effects to your next order.

These little bottles of goodness add a lovely metallic or pearlised touch to any project.  You can make dots of any size (as seen in my little test sheets below), but you can also create other shapes with this lacquer too.

Here's the metallic set:

Here's the pearlised set:

I've added the metallic Silver enamel effects onto the berries of this card.

TIP: To get a nice round shape, simply hold the bottle perpendicular to the paper, squeeze it until you have the desired amount on your project and let it dry.

Why not get them with your order when there's free shipping this Thursday, 14 December 2023 only (orders of $65 or more).

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Stars at night slimline card

You may remember my little pyramid card from a few weeks ago featuring the Stampin' Up! Stars at Night bundle. I've also used the bundle to create this slimline card.

I love how the hybrid embossing folder not only embosses but also has the option to diecut the stars in one pass too and am sad to see it retiring.  

Why not get it before it's gone with free shipping this Thursday, 14 December 2023 only (orders of $65 or more).

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Free shipping this Thursday, 14 December 2023

The Stampin' Up! Santa is arriving early.

For one day only on Thursday, 14 December, 2023, free shipping is available on all orders of AUD $65 or more.

Please also note that all retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

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Angela's PaperArts: Pine wreath Christmas card

I do like making wreath cards. I created this pine wreath Christmas card by layering pine branches from the retiring Stampin' Up! Joy of Noel die set around a Deckled Circle diecut.

Once the wreath was formed, I then layered it onto a square card base featuring the also retiring Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper. 

Here's a close-up of the pine wreath focal embellishment.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Star Happy Hanukkah card

I've been making special fold Star cards for some friends who have their Hanukkah festivities starting next week.  The retiring Stampin' Up! Shining Brightly specialty paper has not only been perfect for my Christmas cards, it's also great for Hanukkah cards together with the Celebrate the Miracle stamp set.

The card base is an origami six point star fold.

The card interlocks to stay together and the sentiment circle is only attached to one of the star points. Here's the card open.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

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Angela's PaperArts: Christmas Classics Easel cards

I've been making Easel special fold Christmas cards and can't decide which one I like better. 

Which one do you prefer - the Navy/Gold/Vanilla or more traditional Red/Green/White colour scheme?

Here's the Night of Navy/Gold/Very Vanilla colour scheme easel card.

Side view:

Here's the Real Red/Shaded Spruce/White colour scheme card which also has a little touch of gold too.

Closed view:

I've used the retiring soon Stampin' Up! Joy of Noel and Christmas Classics bundles on these cards, along with the Shining Brightly and Joy of Christmas designer series paper sets too.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. All retiring products are only available while stock lasts or until 3 January 2024 at the latest.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Last Chance sale

Sadly it's that time of the year when many of the products in the Stampin' Up! September-December 2023 mini catalogue start being discontinued. The good news is that some of these products will be on sale and up to 60% off RRP from tomorrow, 21 November, 2023.

You can shop online or please contact me if you'd like assistance placing an order. 

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Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Seasonal Sale

The Stampin' Up! Seasonal Sale starts tomorrow, Tuesday 14 November, 2023. It's only on for three days and finishes on Thursday 16 November.

You'll find:

• 10% off ribbons and trims,
• 15% off inks, including pads, refills, markers and Blends. Bundles are not included
• 20% of papers, including cardstock, specialty paper and Designer Series Paper.

You can shop online or please contact me if you'd like assistance placing an order.

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Angela's PaperArts: Noel Floating Gap Christmas card

My cardmaking for Christmas this year is well on its way.

This 'Noel' Floating Gap card features some gorgeous Stampin' Up! products including the Joy of Noel bundle, Christmas Classics dies and the Joyful Speciality Designer Series Paper.

Here's a side view of the card which also folds flat for posting in a 15x15cm/6x6" envelope.

Here's how I decorated the back of the card. The rectangle panel has plenty of room to write a message to the card recipients. 

If you'd like to learn how to make a this style of Floating Gap card, please see my YouTube video tutorial here. 

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Stars at Night pyramid card

As soon as I saw the Stampin' Up! Stars at Night bundle and the gorgeous foiled Shining Brightly specialty designer series paper, I knew I was going to make many Christmas cards this year using these products.

This pyramid card features these products along with the Brightest Glow stamp set and Labels Aglow die set which I used to create the sentiment.

The Stars at Night bundle includes a hybrid dies and embossing folder set together with the Stars at Night stamp set. Effectively the three biggest star dies can be added to the embossing folder to cut and emboss the large stars in one pass through your die-cutting machine which is a time saver.

Here's how I placed the dies in the folder to get the stars embossed and diecut in one pass.

I used the largest diecut star for my pyramid card and also added an Adhesive Backed Star Trinket onto the diecut star for extra embellishment. 

You can also see that I added another Adhesive Backed Star Trinket onto the sentiment strip too. 

If you'd like to learn how to make a pyramid card, please click here to see my free tutorial.  This size of card will fold flat for posting in a standard C6 envelope.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

Thanks for visiting.

Angela's PaperArts: Step wedding card

Do you have paper that you're keeping for a special occasion?  I have a small amount of 'special' paper which I love and will use on cards for special occasions like my niece's recent wedding.  Here's the wedding card that I made for the couple.

The card features several retired Stampin' Up! products such as the Floral Heart dies, At First Sight stamp set and the Love You Always foiled designer series paper. I did use the current Wanted To Say dies to create the 'Celebrate' sentiment on the front of the card. I also used dies from Snazzi Scrappin to cut & assemble the card base pieces quickly & easily instead of having to cut the design the old fashioned way.

As the couple were having a Wishing Well at their wedding, I created a pocket to hold the money inside the card. I also used the pocket as a place to write our message to the happy couple. 

I added their initials on the 'steps' inside the card to personalise it too.

So am I the only one keeping some paper for a special occasion?

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

Thanks for visiting.