Welcome to 8 Weeks of Hanukkah Cards, Gifts and Bags!
I've created cards, tags, gift items and gift bags to share with you over these 8 weeks leading up to the celebration of Hanukkah.
This series is in the same format as my
12 Weeks of Christmas, including step-by-step instructions. Next year will be exclusive to my newsletter members. But, since this is a brand new series, I decided to publish it for everyone.
We begin with a beautifully rustic hybrid card.
All the main elements of this card were created in My Digital Studio, then colored and distressed with Stampin' Up's
Distressing Essentials, Cutter Tool and Inks.
Supplies:
My Digital Studio #118108
Jewish Holiday Digital Stamp Brush #128334
Well Worn Digital Designer series Paper #124225
Distressing Essentials Kit #118762
Cutter Kit #106958
12x12 Subtles Textured Card Stock - So Saffron #121075
8 1/2 x 11 Night of Navy Card Stock #100867
8 1/2 x 11 Whisper White Card Stock #100730
Stampin' Sponges #101610
Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive #110755
Paper Cutter #104152
Blender Pens #102845
So Saffron Classic Ink Pad #105213
Soft Suede Classic Ink Pad #115657
Basic Gray Classic Ink Pad #109120
Instructions:
1. Download and install our Jewish Holiday Sayings Stamp Brush bundle, which includes three stamp brush sets (Hebrew Holidays, Jewish Greetings and Shalom Sayings).
Also, download and install our Well Worn Designer Series Digital Paper (DSDP).
2. Open a new project in My Digital Studio (or in an alternate program if you do not yet have My Digital Studio). Add the menorah from Hebrew Holidays and adjust the size to approximately 2" x 3 1/8". If you are using My Digital Studio, you can also change the color to Not Quite Navy.
3. Add the "Happy Hanukkah" sentiment from Jewish Greetings to your project, adjusting the size to approximately 1" x 2 1/2". Again, in My Digitial Studio, change the image color to Not Quite Navy.
4. On a separate "page," insert the Well Worn DSDP using paper image #4.
5. Save and print your project on Whisper White card stock. You can arrange multiple images on one page to print several sets of images at a time, and print multiple sheets of the DSDP.
6. Color your menorah image using Blender Pens and Classic Ink Pads as listed above. When coloring the candle sticks, make them as dark or light as you wish by swiping off more or less ink from the Blender Pen prior to coloring. I used very little ink here, which makes the candles look almost silver in color.
7. Cut our your images with a paper trimmer, and distress the edges of each piece with the distressing blade on the Cutter Tool. Ink all edges with the Mahogany and Tea Stain ink spots from the Distressing Essentials Kit. Also, sponge each ink lightly onto both focal pieces to achieve the rustic, aged look.
8. Cut two pieces of the printed DSDP, one measuring 3/4" x 5 1/4" and one measuring 2 3/4" x 5 1/4".
Cut the So Saffron textured card stock to 4" x 5 1/4".
Cut the Not Quite Navy card stock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
9. Score the Not Quite Navy card base at 4 1/4" to form a verticle card. Then adhere the focal images to the larger piece of DSDP, and mount that on the So Saffron card stock. Add the smaller strip of DSDP, and adhere the embellished card stock to the front of the card base.
Happy Holidays & Happy Stampin'! 
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