Celebrating the True Meaning of Christmas

Christmas is a wonderful time to share the hope and joy we have because of the birth of Jesus. I wanted cards to reflect that message, with the Rejoice Stamp Set taking center stage.

The Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper, Gold Foil Sheets, and Very Vanilla (or CTMH's very old Colonial White) cardstock create a soft, elegant look that lets the nativity images and Scripture-inspired sentiments shine. A little gold adds a touch of celebration to these meaningful designs.

I’ve put together a cutting guide with measurements and basic instructions for all four cards, making it easier to recreate them in your own craft room. The guide is free with a $35 purchase through my Stampin’ Up! website.  You can easily get 16 sets of these cards from one package of DSP.  That's 64 cards from 1 paper pack. Be sure to add extra cardstock and envelopes to your cart if you are wanting to use the whole paper pack!  

May these handmade cards help us share the greatest gift of Christmas: the good news that a Savior has been born!

To shop the supplies used in this workshop, click here.

I only suggest a few Stampin' Blends markers: Peaceful Pine, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake (skin) and Bronze and Ivory (skin and feed box) but you can use a multitude of colors.  My personal stash of cards include Hydrangea Hue, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue, Pretty Peacock and Grey Granite for the sheep.  

If you have any questions, I'm here to help!

Creative Celebrations Workshop

 

Thank you for your interest in my 6x6 Creative Celebrations workshop. I'm releasing my cutting guide today and it's available to customers & Demonstrators.
Spend $35 on my website to get it for free by shopping my Stampin' Up! website: https://s.tamp.in/wBs1zY

To order the pdf go here:
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/TT6XZCM4CZGE4

Files will be emailed within a few hours of payment the old fashioned way, manually. You will receive the file between 10AM & 10PM Pacific

I share all of my files with my team.  Have you considered joining Stampin' Up?  October is the perfect time to join with our special promotion.  See more info here.  

Violet Dreams Workshop

 Cricut lovers, rejoice!

This card workshop is filled with flowers, teacups, watering cans, and other charming Cricut-cut images. About half of the designs come from my favorite CTMH Cricut collections, but every image is available with Cricut Access, so anyone can create these beautiful cards.  Curious what image? Try this Design Space File.  You can test it to see what images you already own. 

For the best cutting results, I highly recommend using Stampin' Up! Two-Tone 12" x 12" Cardstock. It cuts beautifully on the Cricut and gives the finished cards a professional look.

Free Gifts with a $50 Product Purchase--Perfect for the DIYer!  

• Cricut Design Space file, ready to cut (Cricut Access subscription may be required)

• Full-color cutting and assembly guides

• Two complete sets of Sweetly Sentimental hot-foiled sentiments, mailed to you:

  • Hydrangea Hue with Gold Foil

  • Secret Sea with Light Pink Foil

• See the supply list here

Option 2 – U.S. Residents Only

Purchase a pre-cut card kit from me. 

Value Kit includes exactly the amount of embellishments needed complete your project. $45 shipped or $36.50 porch pick up in Everett, WA

Premium Kit includes full packages of embellishments and ribbons.  $71 shipped or $62.50 porch pick up in Everett, WA

Kits are expected to ship in mis-September, provided products remain in stock.

Violet Dreams 12 Card Workshop for US addresses only.

Value Kit Shipped $45.00 USD Premium Kit Shipped $71.00 USD Value Kit Picked up $36.50 USD Premium Kit Picked Up $45.00 USD

Option 3 – Available Worldwide

Purchase the Workshop Guide, Cutting Guide, and Cricut Design Space file for $15. You can recreate this workshop for yourself as well as your customers.  

Click here to purchase

Questions?  Leave a comment on this blog post and I'll contact you or reply if you're seeing this in your inbox.  

I share all of my files with my team.  Have you considered joining Stampin' Up?  October is the perfect time to join with our special promotion.  See more info here.  

Velvet Meadow Inspiration

I've had such a fun time creating with the new Velvet Meadow Collection released last week. The designer paper is especially unique, with soft white velvet flocking layered onto some of the floral images for beautiful texture and dimension.

The collection also includes Velveteen paper in Peaceful Pine, Bubble Bath, and White — and I can’t stop touching it every time I pull it out. Maybe it’s my inner 80’s kid remembering fuzzy posters, but this collection makes me ridiculously happy.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Berry Burst is part of the palette too. That color has always been my happy place… and if you’ve seen my logo, you already know I have a soft spot for it!

Now time for artwork!  Don't stop scrolling.  There's a show stopper with a tutorial at the bottom!  

Z fold card with Scalloped Wishes 

See this shine? Packing Tape over the Cardstock before die cutting. 

Magnetic die keeper on a clipboard

Stair Step Arch Card with All Aflutter

I'll be hosting a Stair Step Arch Card workshop at my home in Everett at 6:30 PM on Thursday, June 4th.  You'll get the opportunity to make 2 cards and take home a printed guide.  Please bring Paper Trimmer and scoring tools, Bone Folder, Scissors, your favorite tape runner.  
Pre-register by June 1st 11pm via this link or send me $12 via Venmo or Zelle.  

Here's the Facebook Event

I created a tutorial so you can make this card too.  Cutting guide is here.  

If you can't see the video, click here.

This is just one of many Collections in our new May thru August Catalog.  

A new catalog!


Okay, more card.  Here's another collection, Valley in Bloom.  

Valley in Bloom

Ooh la la, Lily of the Valley!

Product of the Month:  Berry Botanical

Every month, SU! offers a $5 product with a $75 order.  This month is Berry Botanical, 12 sheets of gorgeous vellum.  This vellum is vibrant and heavy and will work so well for cheery cards and scrapbooks.  This was my first card.  I can't wait to create more.  

My goal is to get back to posting artwork, more than just on Facebook.  Check back for more!  

Heartfelt Hexagon Peekaboo Mosaic

This week I've been preparing for my technique workshop that I'll be hosting in my home on Thursday, April 30th.  Unlike a kit-together, I'll be leading guests through cards with stamping, inking, embossing, fun folds and more!  I wanted to create a card with the Nature Walk Collection.  The card that I had planned, I already had taught in a team meeting and I lacked supplies for another class.  I decided to create a "scrap" card using 3 different sheets of the DSP and I would have enough for a dozen of these cards.  

The Heartfelt Hexagon punch also has just landed on the Last Chance section.  I really wanted a chance to teach this mosaic technique.  I learned it from my friend Melissa Smith only a couple months after becoming a Demonstrator 2 years ago.

The first card I created is the center one with the Nature Walk Suite.  This will be the card we create in 2 weeks at my home in Everett, WA.

I know not everyone can afford a plane ticket to come see me so I created a video showing how create these cards.  

Click here to see the video if the preview doesn't work.

I created this card with Mother's Day in mind.  I don't have a Happy Mother's Day stamp in my SU! stash, but this one from the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Kit is perfect.  The adorable teeny butterflies are from the Cutest Crew Dies.  The Cutest Crew is next on my list to create with!

I thought the first card looked like a turtle shell which inspired me to grab the Turtley Cute Designer Series paper.  

This takes me back to my first card that I created this year using this technique.  This one doesn't have the peekaboo window.  

This one used the December Product of the Month True Blue Florals and Prayers & Promises stamp set.  I really love this set that's not only for sympathy cards, but also for anyone going through a struggle.  Isn't that all of us?

 

Working backwards in time, here's the card I created with Melissa in 2024.  

Now here's the current news:  Turtley Cute is just one of MANY items that are in our Last Chance category.  When they sell out, they'll be retired.  

Since this post started with me talking about workshops, I'm going to end there too.  

The events on Mondays are kit workshops.  Buy a mini-kit for $10, 1 each of 3 designs, or the whole kit for $30 which is 3 of each card and includes stamps, inks and everything included in the box.  

The Thursday workshop at my home is a technique workshop featuring cards I designed filled with techniques and new products. You'll learn tons and get to play with a wide variety of tools and products.  The best part is it is FREE with a $40 order from my website (after discounts) and before shipping / tax.  Not interested in shopping?  You can also pay $18 for the class.

All of these events are available on my  CraftyLalia Facebook Page

Merry Makers & More is a workshop I just started hosting at the library.  It's focused on Christmas cards for seniors.  I'm partnering with Merry Makers who are the local group who make cards for Santa for Seniors.  I've added the "& More" because I am not limiting it to Christmas Card Makers.  

For years, my motto has been: 💌 “Bringing friends together with paper.”  Because let’s be honest—cardmaking is more fun when it’s shared.

That’s exactly why I created Merry Makers & More—a monthly meet-up right here in Snohomish County where creativity and community come together. No pressure. No expectations. Just a welcoming space to create, learn, and connect with others who love paper crafting as much as you do.  

  This year, I'm planning to teach a different Christmas tree technique each month.  Last month I taught how to fold a half circle to make a dimensional Christmas Tree.  Here's my tutorial.  

The next meetup is this coming Friday, April 24th.  I'll be teaching another Christmas Tree technique.