Hello everyone.  This is our final Christmas project for 2012.  We will be having a few weeks off for the Christmas break. On behalf of all of us at DownUnder Direct Inspirations a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.

For this card I added some glitter to the stamped image and coloured it with my Copic markers in shades to match the patterned paper. I then stacked some circle die cuts to the front of a Christmas bauble easel card.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

10-1032E Lily WhiteDB 

 Spellbinders: 

S4-334 Heirloom Ornaments 2011 

S4-114 Circles Large 

S4-113 Classic Scalloped Ovals Small 

 Other Materials Used:

KaiserCraft patterned paper 

Seam binding 

Copic Markers 

Glitter 

StampIt Mistletoe stamp 

Red flowers

Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

9-960D Kraft 

5-510E Parakeet

Spellbinders: 

S4-414 Captivating Squares 

S2-056 Holly Twigs and leaves 

 Other Materials Used: 

Papermania papers 

Ribbon Ranger Liquid Pearls

Hero Arts stamp 

 Created by Design Team Member ALICIA

This is a quick idea for a Christmas card. I cut some patterned paper with a printed sentiment to fit a card front. Then I cut the printed sentiment out with an oval die, mounted it on a white floral oval die cut and then mounted that back over the oval hole. No one would ever know there's a hole in the middle of their card!

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

10-1023E White OP 

 Spellbinders: 

S4-110 Classic Ovals Large 

S4-356 Floral Ovals 

S2-009 Fantastic Flourish Two 

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia 

 Other Materials Used:

My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad and chipboard embellishments

Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Dies are not just for cutting shapes - this Grateful Lattice die has been used to emboss the background on this card. The detail of the embossing has been brought out with a little sponged ink.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock

816C Walnut Cream 

2-214E Red Devil 

5-589E Ivy 

 Spellbinders:

S5-164 Grateful Lattice

S2-016 Window Two 

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia

 Other Materials:

StampIt Merry Christmas stamp 

KaiserCraft patterned paper 

Adhesive Pearl

Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Once a step card is cut, scored and folded, it's just a simple matter of attaching pieces of patterned paper and a few embellishments. An impressive, dimensional card can come together in no time at all, and best of all, it packs flat for posting.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

2-214E Red Devil

Spellbinders:

S4-334 2011 Heriloom Ornaments

Other Materials Used:

My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad and chipboard embellishments

Red cord

Stamp It Merry Christmas stamp

Creaed by Design Team member-TERESA

Here's a handy little set for this time of year. It's a fun way to make a gift extra special. Just keep to the same paper range and cut similar die cut shapes for each item, and away you go!

Bazzill 

7-783E Admiral 

1-120D Dark Rosey 

9-960E Kraft 

 Spellbinders 

LF-246 Grand Labels Eleven 

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia 

S4-348 Postage Stamps 

S4-356 Floral Ovals 

S4-126 Squares 

 Other Materials 

Brown Kraft shopping bag 

Hessian 

Pink ribbon 

Buttons 

Darkroom Door Dear Santa Photochips and Filmstrips 

Basic Grey 25th & Pine patterned papers

Create by Design Team member-TERESA

Materials Uused: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

10-1001 Bazzill white 

5-510E Parakeet (green) 

9-960D Kraft 

 Spellbinders: 

S5-191 Decorative labels Twenty-eight 

S5-189 Majestic labels Twenty-five 

S4-110 Classic ovals Large

 S5-086 Bitty Blossoms 

S2-048 Sprigs 

 Other Materials Used: 

My Mind's Eye papers 

Ranger Liquid Pearl: Platinum 

Silk ribbon 

Hero Arts stamps

 Created by Design Team Member ALICIA

"I'm making a bunch of these as teacher thank you gifts from the kids."

Materials Used:

Bazzill Basics Paper:

10-1001 Bazzill white

Bazzill glitter tape

Spellbinders:

S2-048 Sprigs

S5-109 Vintage lace Motifs

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia

S5-158 Timeless Rectangle 

 Other Materials Used:

Hemptique twine

Hero Arts stamp

Created by Design Team Member ALICIA

Here's a Christmas card in non-traditional colours. There's really no need to wait for all of the paper companies to release their Christmas ranges when there are so many beautiful ones available year round.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

8-816C Walnut Cream

2-245E Phoenix

Spellbinders:

S2-043 Frame Two Die D'Lites

S5-190 Noble Rectangle

S4-112 Ovals Small

Other Materials Used:

Cosmo Cricket Baby Jane patterned paper

Websters Pages cameo

Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Spellbinders Gold dies are amazing for letter press and embossing as they both can be achieved in one pass through the Grand Callibur Machine.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

2-214E Bazzill Red Devil

5-5154 Gumdrop

Spellbinders:

S4-409 Gold Magestic Circles

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia

Other Products:

Liquid Pearls – Buttercup

Red ink pad 

 Created by Design Team member- BECK

I just love to create tags and have fun with them. Die cutting and embellishing metal is oh so easy when you know how… check out this tutorial!

Products Used: 

 Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

 5-5131E Lucky Green - OP 

9-911D Wheat OP 

 Spellbinders: 

S4-114 Standard Circles large 

MM1-004 – Aluminium Sheet

 S5-181 A2Bracket Borders One

 Other Products: 

Cosmo Cricket paper 

Assorted buttons 

Metal Alphabet stamp set 

Craft Queen Twine 

Tsukineko Dew Drops – Pixie Dust 

 Step 2 

With a metal alphabet stamp set, apply one tap to each letter with a hammer to add your sentiment to the circle. Try die cutting this or something different like material – the dies are so versatile 

 Created by Design Team member- BECK

 Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

10-1001 Bazzill White 

5-511E Hillary

8-816C Walnut Cream 

Spellbinders: 

S5-086 Bitty Blossoms 

S2-044 Blooms One 

S2-045 Blooms Two 

S4-351 Spiral Blossom One

 S4-414 Captivating Squares

 S5-129 Foliage Two 

 Other Materials Used: 

Prima patterned paper 

Ranger Liquid Pearls 

 Tim Holtz stamps 

Ranger distress ink

Created by Design Team member-ALICIA

Take your Spellbinders products to Jewellery. Beck made this beautiful Necklace pendant easily worn with a black coloured ribbon.

Products Used:

Spellbinders:

MB2-003 Triangles Two

MD1-009 Triangles Two

MB6-011 – Birds One

MT1-005 Grate Works Three

MM1-004 – Aluminium Sheet

Other Products:

Tsukineko StazOn - Silver

Copic Markers

Ice Resin

Ribbon

Assorted crystals

Created by Design Team member- BECK

I'm loving the easel card at the moment. The little bit of extra work you put into a card really pays off. I assembled this one in a similar fashion to the butterfly easel card I showed in a post a few weeks ago.

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

8-816C Walnut Cream

Spellbinders:

S2-116 Small Circles

S4-334 2011 Heirloom Ornaments

Other Materials Used:

My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad and chipboard stickers

Gold cord

Created by Design Team member -TERESA

Here's a layout using some of the new d'lite blooms. The flowers are super easy to make, just keep adding more and more layers until you have a nice full blossom. I have used two of the new blloms along with my old faithful spiral blossom roses.

Materials Used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

10-1001 Bazzill white 

19-7558E Frosted teal 

19-7561E Intense teal 

 Spellbinders:

 S5-1239 Foliage Two 

S5-086 Bitty Blossoms

 S2-044 Blooms One 

S2-045 Blooms Two 

S4-351 Spiral Blossom One

 S5-189 Majestic Labels Twenty Five 

 Other Materials Used: 

Manor House Creations patterned paper 

Ranger dimensional pearls espresso 

Organza ribbon 

Kindy Gliltz 

Lily Bee alphabet stickers 

 Created by Design Team Member ALICIA

Products Used: 

Cardstock: 

 DUWhite- White cardstock 

 Spellbinders: 

S6-008 Exquisite Labels eleven 

S4-395 – Les Papillions two 

MB3-004 – Diamond Hatpin 

MM1-004 – Aluminium Sheet 

MD1-014 – Diamonds One 

ES006- So trendy 

Other Products: 

Tsukineko ink pads 

Assorted velvet ribbon 

Prima Say it in pearls 

 Pearls 

Large crimp bead 

Just Rite Stamps – Large Sentiments 

 Created by Design Team member- BECK

Products Used:

 Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

10-1023E White 

 Spellbinders: 

S4-116 Small Circles

 S4-126 Squares 

S4-348 Postage Stamps 

 Other Materials Used:

 Darkroom Door Christmas Reindeer stamps

 Silver Flowersoft 

Authentique patterned paper 

Corrugated cardboard 

Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Materials Used:

Bazzill Basics Paper:

10-1001 Bazzill white

5-510E Parakeet

Spellbinders:

S4-328 Foliage

S4-409 Gold Majesty Circles

S5-086 Bitty Blossoms

Other Materials Used:

Papermania patterned paper

Ranger Liquid Pearls petal pink

Created by Design Team Member ALICIA

The latest release Spellbinders dies really compliment the mixed media trend in Scrapbooking at the moment with new on trend patterns and designs. Beck has really gotten down and dirty with this one using cardstock with her own input of pattern texture and colour.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

9-960E - Kraft

Spellbinders:

S4-414 – Captivating Squares

S5-197 – Crisscross

S4-126 – Squares large

MB1-006 – Shields One

Other Products:

Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts Goosbumps

Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts Fireworks – Summer Sky, London Fog, Paris Dusk

Metallic Melts – Golden

Decopage and craft paste

Gause

Websters Pages alpha stickers

Scrapmatts words

Pearl flourish

Texture paste

Hessen Pastel Pitt Pencils

Black Pilot Permaball marker

Created by Design Team member- BECK

Materials used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

10-1001 Bazzill white 

 Spellbinders: 

S2-048 Sprigs 

S2-047 Blooms four 

S6-004 5x7 Detailed Scallop 

S2-005 Floursih trim 

S5-109 Vintage lace Motifs 

 Other Materials Used: 

Prima papers 

Organza ribbon 

Liquid Pearls: Platinum 

Kaisercraft rubons 

 Created by Design Team Member ALICIA

Using paper differently than how it was intended to be used is just what Beck loves to do. Here she has used a very feminine collection Miss Tegan Sue to produce this very masculine layout.

Products Used: 

 Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

 10-1001E Bazzill White 

19-9309 Suede Brown Dark Miss Tegan Sue ‘Mini Prints’ pattern papers

 Spellbinders: 

S5-188 Super ellipse

 S5-048 Sprightly Sprockets 

 Other Products: 

 Fun Stampers Journey ‘Journey Gears’ 

Distress ink – Gathered Twiggs 

Plasters tape 

Dylusions – black magic 

Fireworks – Lodon Fog 

American Crafts Thickers 

 Created by Design Team member- BECK

Today we have a pretty card in lovely soft colours from Alicia.

Materials used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

10-1001 Bazzill white

 9-960E Kraft 

 Spellbinders: 

S2-048 Sprigs 

S2-046 Blooms three 

S4-409 Gold Majesty Circles 

 Other Materials Used: 

Maja designs paper 

Ranger Liquid Pearls platinum 

Organza ribbon 

Heartfelt Creations sentiment stamps 

 Created by Design Team Member ALICIA

Flower balls were quite popular for flower girls a few years ago. I made one here with paper flowers and florist pins. Change the colour scheme and it would look at home on a Christmas tree. 

 Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

3-336E Pollen 

6-662E Phlox 

 Spellbinders:

S5-050 Rose Creations 

 Other Materials Used:

Polystyrene ball 

Seam binding 

 Florist pins 

Cotton gauze 

Basic Grey Plumeria paper

Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

 10-1001E Bazzill White

6-662E Phlox

3-336E Pollen

Spellbinders:

S5-172 A2 Curved Matting Basics B

LF-006 Wonderful Wings

S5-050 Rose Creations

Other Materials Used:

The Girl's Paperie patterned paper

Stampers Anonymous Simple Sayings stamp

Twine

Button

Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Here is another layout by Beck that shows the versatility of plain cardstock. This mixed media layout shows just how much you can do by mixing things up and adding your own colours to compliment your photos.

Products Used: 

 Cardstock:

 DUWhite- White cardstock 

 Spellbinders: 

S5-193 – Tile works 

S6-009 – Font One Uppercase

 Other Products: 

 Prima brick texture stamp

 Ferro

 Faber-Castell Gelatos 

TCW Brick stencil 

Distress ink – Gathered Twigs 

Machine Stitching 

 Created by Design Team member- BECK