A faux stepper card with Christmas mice

 Sometimes cards can look a little intimidating don't you think 🤔 And sometimes all you need is to make a few tweeks and think outside the box to discover that actually there are some real easy hacks to use! Well today's inspiration is one such project.  Stepper cards are fun and gorgeous but can be a little overwhelming with all the scoring and cutting.  But today's inspiration is an easy version with very simple scoring and no intricate cutting 😀. Called a faux stepper card it has a wealth of options for you to play with. The card I'm sharing uses the beautiful Creative Celebrations pattern papers and the oh so adorable Christmas Mice stamps and coordinating dies. 

The papers have a wonderful mid century modern/ contemporary feel to them with their reds, pinks and greens colour palette. The pack not only contains sheets of double sided paper but also die cut sheet of images that are so darn cute!

And when paired with the adorable mice in the Christmas Mice stamp set your sure to be on a winner!

So here's the card it's self...

The steps on the card offer so much opportunity for decorating ✨️ and allow the card to stand beautifully. 

I couldn't resist sharing a close up of one of these cutie patooties 🐭 ...

I used Stampin' Blends alcohol markers to colour the mice in shades of smoky slate gray and bubble bath pink. Using the colour lifer pen to soften and blend out the edges and add texture to their fur.

The sentiment is from the Magical Christmas hot foil die using silver foil.

Of course I couldn't leave the back blank so decorated this are with another mouse and strip of paper and die cut from the papers. This is where I'd write my message to the recipient of the card.

So how to make the card? Well you're going to need...

A piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 24cm scored at 8cm,  16cm, and 20cm ( 5½" x 9½" scored at 3", 6", and 7¾") for part 1.

For part 2 you'll need a piece of cardstock measuring 6cm x 21cm scored at 10.5cm ( 2¼" x 8½" scored at 4¼").

Now watch this video to see how easily it all comes together 😀

I hope you have a fun crafty time this week and enjoy playing with stamps, ink and paper 😃

Have fun

Cary xx

Disclaimer Please be aware that the inches version is for North American Letter size cardstock and as a English woman I use cm's and A4 cardstock which are both different sizes! I have tried my best to ensure the the North American version is correct but if I've made a mistake please let me know so it can be corrected.

Simple stepper blue Christmas card 💙

 Do you make one off fun fold Christmas cards? Or several of 1 simpler design?  do you want to combine the 2?.. if you do then this fun fold is one for you! This simple stepper card can be decorated in so many ways that you'll be able to create it to suit your needs easily! For today's inspiration the colour palette is inspired by the stunning Whispering Woods pattern papers. The shades of blues and greens with crisp white are just gorgeous. 

These gorgeous papers are also Stampin' Up! 's product giveback. This means that £2.50 from the sale of each pack is donated to charity.  The charities that the money is being donated to are ones that support the empowerment of women within each of their markets ( North American, South Pacific and Europe). So not only are the papers stunning they're also helping women around the world!

I have chosen to combine the papers with the tree from the  Twinkling Tidings and the snowman from  adorable Christmas Crew stamps and dies. Both are stamped in night of navy ink. Watch the video below to see how I added colour to the snowman.

The rear of the card is perfect for you to write your personal message and decorate of course 😉. 

The measurements for the card are as follows...

A piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 29cm scored at 7cm, 14cm, 19cm, 24cm and 26.5cm. ( 5½" x 11" scored at 2½", 5", 6¾", 8½" and 9¾")

... how easy and quick is that!

To see how I created the card watch this video

So will you give this card a go? How will you decorate it? Let me know in the comments 🙂

Have fun 

Cary xx

Disclaimer Please be aware that the inches version is for North American Letter size cardstock and as a English woman I use cm's and A4 cardstock which are both different sizes! I have tried my best to ensure the the North American version is correct but if I've made a mistake please let me know so it can be corrected.

Creative Celebrations kriss-cross pop out fun Christmas card

 Sometimes colour combinations come as a surprise and today's inspiration is one such combination! During my Facebook live I asked the viewers what colour to use. They chose one I wouldn't have! But I'm loving the end result! Who knew peaceful pine (green), hydrangea hue ( lavender blue) and bubble bath (pink) would look so pretty 😍!!! The colours are from the oh so pretty Creative Celebrations pattern paper pack. This paper is a fun one with pieces to cut out, great background patterns as well as die cut images to use.

The card fits into a standard C6 (A2)  envelope but does have a little depth to it.

The fun comes from the inside...

I'm calling this fun fold a kriss-cross pop out card as the inside panels pop out to surprise the recipient making this a fun kinetic card. 

The sentiments used on the outside and inside of the card were created using the Magical Christmas hot foil dies and Silver hot foil. 

The images are all from the papers either die cut, fussy cut or cut apart with a trimmer. 

Of course with this style of card the place to  write your personal message has to go on the back of the card. That doesn't mean it can't be decorated with scraps from the front and middle 😉😅.

To make your own version of this fun card you'll need...

A piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 21cm scored at 10.5cm.  ( 8½" x 5½" scored at 4¼")

2 pieces of cardstock each measuring 6cm x 11cm scored at 5.5cm ( 2⅜" x 4¼" scored at 2⅛")

A piece of cardstock measuring 12cm x 12cm scored at 1cm, 6cm and 11cm ( 4¾" x 4¾" scored at ⅜", 2⅜" and 4⅜"). You'll then need to score diagonally from the start of the top left score line to the bottom of the right score line. Then repeat from right to left so that it resembles the diagram below.

To see how this all come together watch this video.

I hope you enjoy making this card as its far easier than it look but is sure to wow the recipient. 

Please join me again next time for more inspiration. 

Have fun 

Cary xx

Disclaimer Please be aware that the inches version is for North American Letter size cardstock and as a English woman I use cm's and A4 cardstock which are both different sizes! I have tried my best to ensure the the North American version is correct but if I've made a mistake please let me know so it can be corrected.

Pop and slide Christmas card

 It's that time of year when as crafters we are definitely in the Christmas creating phase of the year. So with that in mind let me share with you one of the cutest pattern papers of the 2026 Christmas season.... A Little Christmas 

The colours and prints are traditional but oh my those cute little mice 😍.

The sentiments for this card are hot foiled using the Magical Christmas and A Christmas wish hot foil dies and boy do they add a pop of sparkle to a card!

The images on this project are all fussy cut from the gorgeous papers and are definitely worth the effort! So much so that I just had to decorate the back too 😀.

To make this card you'll need...

A piece of cardstock measuring 10.5cm x 29.7cm scored at 14.85cm.  ( 4¼" x 11" scored at 5½") 

2 pieces of cardstock each measuring 9cm x 7.5cm (3½" x 2¾").

1 piece of cardstock measuring 2.5cm x 16cm scored at 0.5cm and 14cm ( 1" x 6¼" scored at

 3/16" and 5½")

1 piece of cardstock measuring 2.5cm x 13.5cm ( 1" x 5¼")

1 piece of cardstock measuring 2.5cm x 5cm scored at 2.3cm and 2.7cm ( 1" x 2" scored at 15/16" and 1¹/¹⁶")

You'll also need 3 pieces of pattern paper each measuring 10cm x 14.4cm ( 4" x 5¼") as well as 2 further pieces each measuring 7cm x 8.5cm ( 2½" x 3¼")

With these pieces to hand watch the video to see how this fun card comes together 😀

This card is so much fun that you'll want to make it not just for Christmas but for any occasion throughout the year! In the video you see a thank you version using the Sunflower Fields papers as well as another Christmas card using non-traditional papers that are sadly retired but just to show that Christmas doesn't have to be reds and greens 😉.

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Have fun

Cary xx

Disclaimer Please be aware that the inches version is for North American Letter size cardstock and as a English woman I use cm's and A4 cardstock which are both different sizes! I have tried my best to ensure the the North American version is correct but if I've made a mistake please let me know so it can be corrected.