Candle Party Sneak Peek


Welcome to my first Chanukah card of the year, that I will also be teaching at my Oasis Rancho Bernardo class on 10/30/26, as well as at my Chanukah class at my house on 11/8. This Chanukah card actually has 2 sneak peeks from the November 2026 Stampin' Up! Online Exclusives, the Candle Party bundle AND the Gold Striped Vellum that you see behind the menorah (or Chanukiah when it has 9 total candles and is used at Chanukah time). When you see the adorable Candle Party bundle below, I am sure you will first think about all the birthday cards you can make with it, but I thought about how fun it would be to make it into a menorah. 



Let's make this card. Gather your supplies:

  1. Night of Navy cardstock--card base is 5 1/2" by 8 1/2" scored on the long side at 4 1/4". Second piece cut 1/2" by 3 1/2"
  2. Gold Striped Vellum Specialty DSP--4" by 5 1/4"
  3. Basic White cardstock--front piece 3 1/2" by 4 3/4". Inside piece 3 3/4" by 5"
  4. Gold Foil--1/2" by 4", second piece 1/2" by 3/4"
  5. Stamp sets--Candle Party and Celebrate the Miracle
  6. Ink—Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Gold Embossing Powder
  7. Embossing Supplies--Embossing Buddy, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun
  8. Basic supplies--Bone folder, Paper Snips, adhesive (I like Multipurpose Glue and Seal+), Paper Trimmer, Stamp, Cut and Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool,  Piercing Mat or Glass Mat Studio, Regular Dimensionals

Start by stamping the candles in Night of Navy. I put 3 of the medium sized candles on a block (find the one with the hearts and the 2 others that same size) with the bottoms almost touching. Using the 3 1/2" by 4 3/4" piece of basic white and stamp about 3/4" up from the bottom and 3/4" from the left side. Then stamp that again, then remove the striped candle and stamp the other 2 candles. You will have 8 candles for the 8 nights of Chanukah. Then using one of the largest candles, stamp to the right of the other candles. I used Crushed Curry to stamp the flames with the smaller of the two flames in the Candle Party stamp set.  If you have trouble with these written directions, please watch my video below, then come back Mondays at 1 pm to watch me make a new card on my Facebook live. 

Attach the 3/4" piece of Gold Foil to the center of the larger piece of Gold Foil then attach to the bottom of the candles (so it covers any un-evenness too). Attach this to the Gold Striped Vellum using Dimensionals then attach to the folded card. 


Use your Embossing Buddy on the 1/2" piece of Night of Navy, then stamp the Happy Chanukah sentiment from Celebrate the Miracle in Versamark. Sprinkle with Gold Embossing Powder, flicking off the excess before heat setting with your Heat Gun. Flag cut the ends and attach with Dimensionals.

For the inside, stamp the Celebrate from the Candle Party stamp set, as well as one of the candles and flame. Attach this to the inside of the card and you are done!





Below is my Facebook Live from 10/19/26  where I make this card, and show you some tips to help with the cardmaking. Join me every Monday at 1 pm PST for some cardmaking fun over on Stamp with Dr Robin on Facebook. Or follow me on YouTube with the same name (be sure to hit the Subscribe button while you are there). And let me know if you have questions by emailing me at stampwithdrrobin@gmail.com. You can click on the red Robin above left to order any of these products from my store or click here:  https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2161733.

Happy Stampin',
Robin

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