Hello Reader,

Get inspired by this free holiday card tutorial based on yesterday's sketch idea! I’ve combined several of the NEW Stampin’ Up! products that made it onto My Favorite Things to create a festive and fun design you’ll want to try. Perfect for your holiday crafting this season!

new stampin' up! products used on this card -

Some of the newest Stampin’ Up! products that were used on this card have made it onto my Favorite Things list! These are the tools, stamps, and supplies I reach for again and again because they make creating so much fun. Curious what made the cut? You can see all of my favorite things, including these fresh picks, right here: My Favorite Things.

The color combination used on this card was snagged from my Christmas card ideas and resource page, packed full of clean & simple card and sketch ideas, color combinations, interior sentiments and more!

measure & cut (from bottom to top):

card base:

• Strawberry Slush Cardstock: 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2

layers (from bottom to top & before die-cutting):

• Pool Party Cardstock: 4 x 5 1/4
• Basic White Cardstock: 3 3/4 x 5
• Granny Apple Green Cardstock: 2 1/2 x 3 3/4
• Pool Party Cardstock: 1 3/8 x 4 1/4
• Basic White Cardstock (circle): 3 x 3
• Basic White (tag & tab): 2 x 3 1/2
• Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green and Pool Party Cardstock (tag): 2 x 3 1/2 (one in every color)
• Basic White Cardstock: 2 1/2 x 2
• Pool Party Cardstock (bow): 2 1/4 x 2
• Strawberry Slush Cardstock adhered to a Foam Adhesive Sheet ("merry"): 2 3/4 x 1 1/2
• Granny Apple Green Cardstock (tree): 1 1/4 x 3 1/4
• Basic White Cardstock (sentiment): 3 x 3/4

envelope:

• Strawberry Slush 2025-2027 In Color Designer Series Paper: 5 3/4 x 2 1/4

stamp:

• Use a Clear Block C or Stamp Positioning Tool to stamp the sentiment (Words for the Season Stamp Set) in Strawberry Slush Classic Ink onto the Basic White sentiment layer.

crop:

• Crop the 2 1/2 x 2 piece of Basic White Cardstock with the 2 3/8 Circle Punch, at the 1/2 way point. (piece under the tree)
• Use a ​​Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine​​ (Standard) to crop the following cardstock layers (from bottom to top, same as above):
  • Granny Apple Green: Festive Friends tag die
  • Basic White: Ornamental Christmas circle die
  • Basic White: Patterned Tags solid tag die & tab die
  • Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party: Patterned Tags striped tag die
  • Pool Party: Patterned Tags ribbon die
  • Strawberry Slush: Words for the Season "merry" die
  • Granny Apple Green: Festive Friends tree die
  • Stamped Sentiment: Words for the Season flagged label die

assemble & adhere:

• Burnish the fold of the card base with a Bone Folder.
• Adhere the Basic White and Pool Party layers together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
• Adhere the Pool Party strip to the Granny Apple Green die-cut as shown together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
• Adhere the Basic White die-cut circle as shown with Stampin' Dimensionals.
• Adhere the Strawberry Slush striped tag die-cut to the Basic White solid tag die-cut with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
• Adhere the Granny Apple Green and Pool Party stripes from the tag die-cuts into the Strawberry Slush tag as shown with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
• Adhere the Basic White tab die-cut to the top of the tag with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
• Adhere the two Pool Party ribbon die-cuts together and to the tag with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
• Adhere the 2 3/8 x 1 circle to the right side of the tag with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
• Remove the protective backing from the Foam Adhesive Sheet and adhere the "Merry".
• Adhere the tree and sentiment die-cuts with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

embellish:

• Embellish with 4 Pool Party Dear Dots.

envelope flap:

• Adhere the 5 3/4 x 2 1/4 Designer Series Paper to a Basic White Medium envelope flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. TIP: Add glue to the flap, not the Designer Series Paper.