This Peace on Earth Christmas card design has been created using the Nests of Winter Suite from Stampin’ Up!.  The centrepiece of the suite is the Winterly Tree Tops stamp and die bundle and the gorgeous Designer Series Paper. The great thing about this suite is that it doesn’t have to be used for just Christmas.  It has non-Christmas sentiments and the designs are so versatile!  The dies also cut out two of the birds from the designer series paper included in the suite!  I’ve used a fairly common card layout to showcase the beautiful DSP but, of course, this design can be used for any occasion by mixing up the colours, papers, and embellishments! The other bundle I used is the Christmas Labels stamp and die bundle.  This bundle creates some great ‘old world’ sentiments and labels and I knew it would be the perfect partner for Nests of Winter! 

Images of products are (c) Stampin’ Up!

This year I decided to do a non-traditional colour scheme using Blackberry Bliss, Pretty Peacock, and Lost Lagoon with either Basic White or Basic Beige. I just love how these colour work together and how well they work with the DSP from Nests of Winter.  That said, you can also use the more traditional Christmas Colours with this design and still produce a gorgeous card.  I would recommend the following alternate colour groups:

Instructions

There is a youtube video which demonstrates how to make this card and shows off the elements of the Nests of Winter Suite. There are also written instructions below. The video uses metric measurements but has the USA measurements in subtitles. In Australia we use an A6 card size (based on A4 paper) whereas in the USA an A2 card size (based on Letter size paper) is used. So you can’t just convert the metrics to imperial as the final card sizes will be different. I’ve accounted for that in the video subtitles and in the written instructions as I am a dual citizen (USA/Australia) and work in both measurement systems. 🙂

Happy Making!

Video Tutorial

Cut Plan

Cardstock	Metric (mm)	Imperial (inches)	Suggested Colour
Card Base	210 x 148 scored at 105	8.5 x 5.5 scored at 4.25	Pretty Peacock
Mat	100 x 143	4 x 5.25	Blackberry Bliss
Card Front (DSP 1)	95 x 138	3.75 x 5	Nests of Winter DSP – The one that looks like snowfall
Strips (DSP 2)	30 x 70	1 x 2.75	Nests of Winter DSP – the one that looks like birch wood
Strip Mats	35 x 75	1.25 x 3	Blackberry Bliss
Inside Mat	100 x 143	4 x 5.25	Blackberry Bliss
Writing Panel	95 x 138	3.75 x 5	Basic White Thick
Decorative Strip (Optional)	15 x 138	5/8 x 5	Nest of Winter DSP – the one that looks like rows of birds in trees.
Scrap for Sentiment			Blackberry Bliss

Assembly

1. Affix Card Front to Mat.
2. Affix combined front (from step 1) to card base.  
3. Affix DSP2 strips to their corresponding mats.
4. Affix the strip combination (from step 3) to the Card Front – place the middle strip so it is centred vertically and horizontally, then place the other two to either side, ensuring an even gap between the strips and a wider gap on the left and right edges of the card.  
5. Die cut the bird image from the DSP using the die in the Winterly Tree Tops bundle. 
6. Stamp a senimtent with versamark and use the embossing powder and a heat tool to set it.
7. Affix the bird and the sentiment using Stampin’ Up! Dimensionals (foam adhesive dots).
8. Affix the Writing Panel to the Inside Mat.
9. Affix the combination (in step 8) to the inside of the card.

Optional:

1. Add embellishments (adhesive backed embellishments, ribbon, etc) as you see fit.
2. Add a 25 x 138mm (USA: 1″ x 3.75″) strip of DSP to the bottom of the writing panel.
3. Stamp a sentiment inside the card. 
4. Stamp one of the bird images inside the card.  

Supply List

The list below shows you the specific products used for this card. Click on the links to add to a cart or go to bridgeta.stampinup.net to browse products and project ideas. If you are not in Australia, please feel free to go to the Stampin’ Up! website in your country and find a local Independent Demonstrator!

Tools I Recommend!

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