3 CLEVER Design Ideas for SMALL STAMPS on your CHRISTMAS CARDS + Video!

Are you someone that uses ALL the stamps? Many companies include small stamps within a stamp set and I have found that these often get overlooked. So I thought today I would make them the star of the show!

Welcome to my Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022! In this series I give you multiple ideas in one video to use your supplies. Today, I have 3 DIFFERENT Design Ideas and 6 fun examples to share with you. Get ready to be inspired!!

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Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

Design Idea #1 – Repeat Pattern

My first card uses the same repeated image to create the pattern. I chose a beanie from the Bundled Up Stamp Set.

Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

For a bit of fun, I mixed up the colour layers of the beanies, but I made sure not to put two together that were alike. The sentiment for this card is from the Festive Tree Stamp Set.

BONUS TIP: Make this design ‘post friendly’ by stamping the images directly onto the card front.

Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

My second Repeat Pattern card uses the same basic design. Except that this time I added images from different stamp sets to die-cut circles and alternated these on the card front. Did you see that fab border from the Essentials Circles die, I think it really adds a great detail, but you could certainly create this design without it.

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This time I added the sentiment to the centre of the pattern but you could just as easily move all the images upward and add it to the base.

PRO TIP: Why not try a different shape, wouldn’t a hexagon would be fun!

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Design Idea #2 – Random Pattern

If you have been here before, you already know that I love stamping background patterns. This is a great way to use small stamps and is quick and easy. This technique works well with many kinds of images, and today I chose to stamp some multi-coloured snowflakes.

Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

I heat embossed the ‘Oh What Fun‘ sentiment directly on the panel using WOW’s Ebony Embossing Powder. It’s the only black embossing powder I have used with success!

BONUS IDEA: Don’t have any solid sentiment stamps? Why not add a die-cut sentiment instead.

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And my second Random Pattern is in a heart of ‘cookies’. I used some of the tiny images from the Trim the Tree Stamp Set to create some frosted cookies. And yes, I did pop them up, but they would also look fab adhered directly to the heart.

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I think that I thought of the idea when I saw this sentiment from the Holiday One Liner Sentiments Set.

PRO TIP: Check out my video on how to use the Perfect Align Tool HERE, it makes it so easy to add panels to your card front, and they are perfect every time.

Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

Design Idea #3 – Clean & Simple

I like to create clusters of small images as a focal point in clean & simple designs. And if you are adding just a few elements, then use an odd number such as 3 or 5 as this helps to balance the design.

Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

For my first card, I coloured some small trees and then added a few Fairy Jewels for that something special. This sentiment is from It’s Christmastime.

Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

My second example sees the image cluster on the centre of the card. I like to add it slightly above centre so that the sentiment from Joyful Holiday Wishes can balance the design.

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I added some foliage from Holiday Sprigs Stamp Set, but any leaf / floral images you have would work for this.

BONUS IDEA: This does not have to be clean & simple, you create a whole ‘swag’ or ‘wreath’ of flowers and leaves on a card front using small stamps.

Therese Calvird - Same But Different Christmas Card Series 2022 - Ideas for Small Stamps #5 - 1

You can see how I created these cards in my video here or Watch it in HD on YouTube.


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I hope you are inspired to use some ‘small stamps’ on your Holiday designs. And I’d love you to let me know which card is your favourite!

Also, just in case you want to do a little shopping I’ve added the links below (some of them are affiliate links which means that I will receive a small portion of the sale at no extra cost to you). I truly appreciate your support of my card adventures!

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Other Supplies: Stamps (retired) – Annabelle Stamps – Merry Messages Reverse Confetti – Joyful Holiday Wishes / Dies (retired) – Sizzix – Small Straight Circles
Cardstock – Concord & 9th – Stardust / Ballet Slipper / Midnight
Prismacolor Pencils – Goldenrod / Hot Pink / Indanthrone Blue / Bronze / Electric Blue.
Copics – 0 / RV10,13 / Y26 / YR24 / E31,33 / B000,01 / W0,2. Altenew Artist Marker – B227 (Desert Night)

Affiliate links are used
Neenah Solar 110
Neenah Solar 110

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Neenah Solar 80
Neenah Solar 80

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Jet Black
Jet Black

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Concord & 9th - Cardstock
Concord & 9th – Cardstock

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Bundled Up
Bundled Up

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Bundled Up Dies
Bundled Up Dies

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Winter Walk
Winter Walk

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Festive Tree
Festive Tree

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Essential Circles
Essential Circles

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Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls

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Oh What Fun
Oh What Fun

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Mid-Century Festivities
Mid-Century Festivities

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Trim the Tree
Trim the Tree

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Trim the Tree Dies
Trim the Tree Dies

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Holiday One Liner Sentiments
Holiday One Liner Sentiments

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Halftone Hearts
Halftone Hearts

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A2 Layers Die
A2 Layers Die

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Merry Moments
Merry Moments

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It's Christmastime
It’s Christmastime

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Holiday Sprigs
Holiday Sprigs

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Obsidian
Obsidian

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Tuxedo Black
Tuxedo Black

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Nocturne
Nocturne

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Versamark Ink
Versamark Ink

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Contour Ink
Contour Ink

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It's a Girl
It’s a Girl

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Dress Blues
Dress Blues

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Stardust
Stardust

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Powder Tool
Powder Tool

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Opaque Bright White
Opaque Bright White

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Primary Ebony
Primary Ebony

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WOW Heat Tool
WOW Heat Tool

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Prismacolor Pencils
Prismacolor Pencils

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Copic Markers
Copic Markers

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Artist Markers - Set A
Artist Markers – Set A

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Fairy Jewels
Fairy Jewels

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Crystal Mix
Crystal Mix

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Gelly Roll White Pens
Gelly Roll White Pens

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Scissors
Scissors

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Thin Foam Squares
Thin Foam Squares

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Bone Folder Altenew
Bone Folder Altenew

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Mini Score Board
Mini Score Board

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Cutting Mat
Cutting Mat

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MISTI Alignment Panels
MISTI Alignment Panels

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Perfect Align Tool
Perfect Align Tool

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Acrylic Blocks
Acrylic Blocks

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MISTI
MISTI

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Mini MISTI
Mini MISTI

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Magnets
Magnets

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Chuckie (pressure) Tool
Chuckie (pressure) Tool

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Gemini Junior
Gemini Junior

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Bigshot
Bigshot

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Foam Tape
Foam Tape

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Glue Tape
Glue Tape

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16 thoughts on “3 CLEVER Design Ideas for SMALL STAMPS on your CHRISTMAS CARDS + Video!

  1. Hi Therese, I love these cards, I never know what to do with all those tiny stamps so this was really inspirational. I was wondering (apologies if I’ve missed this), the cluster of trees from the clean and simple card design; are they from a set or random choices from different stamp sets? I really like the look you created with them.

    1. Hi hon, ìm camping at the moment but think I linked that set. From memory it’s a retired set from My Favorite Things… but you could use any tree stamps you have. Hope that this helps

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