Hello crafty friends, it’s June and I’m was excited about the Ornament Cover Plate when I first saw the holiday release, but so far I hadn’t made a card with it yet because there were so many other products that inspired me! So finally this week, I picked it up to make a card.

I wanted to use the cover plate in the way it was intended, by turning the circles into ornaments. I can’t wait to use this die all year round though, because without the ornament pieces it makes a perfect base for whatever other theme you may want to make a card for.

I came across a beautiful color palette on Pinterest the other day and it worked perfectly for an idea I had in mind, even though it’s far from a Christmas palette. It combined a bright ochre with a vintage pink, and it somehow reminded me of the colors I liked using back in the day when I still scrapbooked. I used a lot of bright pattern papers with vintage looking illustrations on it and that instantly gave me the art direction I wanted to go in.

I stamped my favorite of the Holiday Icons and colored them using my Copic markers. All the icon sets Pretty Pink Posh has released come with decorative circles, but I couldn’t quite find the right circle, so I grabbed the scalloped one from the Candy Treats Dies instead. That little stitching it has around its border reminds me of a doily, so it really fitted the theme I wanted to go for. I cut out 6 of these so I could place one in each ornament with an icon layered on top of it. 

I completely covered my ornament panel using Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide. I used one of the Stacked Scallop Stencils and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide to create a subtle tone-on-tone look. I also blended a bit of this color on the sides of my panel. This stencil really gives me Christmas vibes, it reminds me of a garland so I think it fit nicely with the theme of my card. I also splattered some of the darker shade ink and thinned out white acrylic paint onto my panel to make it appear less plain.

To bring in that vintage pink color, I blended Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide on a piece of scrap paper and backed my ornament cover plate. I used 1mm foam tape to adhere my panel. I didn’t go for a shaker card this time, but I think it could’ve looked really cute now I look back at it!

To lean more into the vintage theme, I stamped the ornamental piece from the Winter Greetings Stamp Set 4 times to kind of make a border around my card. I also picked out a sentiment from the same set to go in the middle. I stamped both of these using the same Victorian Velvet ink. 

I hope you enjoyed reading about my card and I hope you’ve been having a wonderful December so far filled with lots of holiday cardmaking. See you again soon, bye!

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m thrilled to be back on the blog with this trio of pretty holiday cards featuring items from previously released stamp sets. As I was saying in my Big Christmas Cupcake rainbow trees blog post, I like all the types of holiday cards: cute, elegant, traditional, non traditional, pastel, bright, etc. And I think that today’s cards would definitely be tagged as traditional and elegant, with a vintage vibe since I stamped and colored my images on kraft cardstock.

Speaking of which, I started off by stamping all the images on kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the matching dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu alcohol markers. As always, here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Christmas Candles – lanterns, candles • Poinsettia Corners – poinsettias, holly • A Little Birdie + Spring Robins – birds.

Once the coloring was done, I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, and used a slim brush to add white splatters on all the images to give them more character and add a nice falling snow effect. I set them all aside to dry, and moved on to the backgrounds that I kept pretty simple.

I cut a large Eyelet Rectangle panel out of kraft cardstock, and two large Eyelet Square panels out of the same cardstock. I masked the scalloped edges using washi tape, and added a simple pattern on each panel using the Medium Polka Dots stencil along with vintage photo oxide ink. I mixed some ground espresso oxide ink with water, and used my slim brush to add brown splatters on the three panels. I did the same with copic opaque white ink, removed all the washi tape, and set my panels aside to dry.

I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel, as well as two 4,5 x 4,5 inches panels out of three different red pattern papers, popped my Eyelet Rectangle and Eyelet Square panels on those red panels using 1mm foam squares, and then on white card bases using liquid glue. I gold heat embossed “Merry” from Christmas Candles three times on red cardstock, and cut them using the matching die. I also white heat embossed “and bright” from the same set three times on dark kraft cardstock, trimmed them into slim banners using a Sentiment Strips die, and finally attached a “Merry and bright” greeting on each card using foam squares.

And that’s it! I hope you like this new set of cards! Thank you so much for stopping by, and see you next time.

Hello crafty friends! Leica here, and I’m excited to show you how to make a fun A2-sized Christmas shaker card. Trust me, this card is an absolute delight to make, and whoever gets it will be over the moon! It’s so satisfying to give it a little shake. Let’s jump in!

I started with a white A2-sized piece of cardstock and gave it a fun background using the Layered Stockings Stencil. This stencil has three layers, and you can customize  your card panels with different ink colors. For my card, I used Festive Berries and Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide Inks. I added some splatters of gold acrylic ink to make it even more interesting.

To create the shaker part, I cut out a red frame using the Fancy Cake Dies. I glued a clear sheet on the back of the frame. Then, I added foam tape on the back of the frame and filled it up with the Jolly Santa Mix before sealing it shut.

Next up, I assembled a Christmas stocking using the Build A Stocking Dies and filled it with bits from the Holiday Mug Additions dies. For the words, I cut out “Merry” in gold glitter foam and placed it on top of the stocking. Then, I added “Christmas” on a strip of white cardstock and raised it up with some foam tape just below “Merry.”

Finally, I glued the card panel onto a standard A2-sized card base, and there you have it—my Christmas shaker card! I hope I’ve inspired you to give shaker cards a try. Be sure to share your creations with us using #prettypinkposhstamps. Happy crafting!

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m so happy to be back on the blog with this holiday slimline card I created using a mix and match of items from different seasons. I often like to think outside the box, think of new ways to stretch and use my supplies, and when the Holiday Icons came out, I immediately pictured Santa driving one of the Constructions Trucks, surrounded with trees, in a winter landscape. So I tried to bring the thought in my head to life!

I started off by cutting an 8,25 x 3,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel using the largest Slimline Peekaboo Windows die. I divided this panel in half using washi tape, and created a winter landscape. On the lower part, I blended some salvaged patina and peacock feathers oxide inks, but just a little bit, in order to keep most of the section white and still have this impression of snow. I mixed some peacock feathers oxide ink with water, and used a slim brush to add splatters on my snow border.

Next I created the sky, and I wanted it to be kind of magical, so I went for red tones. I first added saltwater taffy oxide ink all over the upper part of my panel, next I added a little bit of candied apple oxide ink on the edges and at the top, I used my saltwater taffy blending tool to mix the colors, and I repeated those steps a couple of times until I was happy with the result. I mixed some candied apple oxide ink with water, and added splatters to the sky. I also mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, added splatters both on the sky and snow, and did the same with liquid stardust.

I stamped my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Holiday Icons – Santa, small candy canes, stocking, presents • Holiday Stockings – presents, large candy canes • Village Additions – trees • Construction Trucks – trucks, hearts, piles of snow • Construction Additions – trucks, fences.

Once everything was colored, I attached the images on the panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. I white heat embossed “Tis the season” from Winter Greetings on dark grey cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it right in the middle of the panel using 2mm foam squares. I attached my Slimline Peekaboo Windows panel to an 8,5 x 3,5 inches white panel, and then to a white card base.

To finish my card, I added a few extra details. I wanted the piles of snow and snow in the truck to have a frosty look, so I added liquid glue on all those spots, sprinkled fine glitter on the glue, let the glue dry, and used a fluffy brush to remove the excess glitter. Since my box of glitter was out, I also added sparkles to the hearts, and finally added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.

And that’s it! I hope you like this unusual but still super cute and fun Christmas card! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Hi everyone, Christina here to share a festive die cutting project featuring the Stocking Shaker Die. I chose not to create a shaker for this card, but you could easily add a shaker component if you wanted and fill it with some glorious shaker beads! Grab your die cutting machine, and let’s get started! 

For the background, I started by stenciling Winter Words on minty green cardstock with white stencil paste. After the paste set, I trimmed the cardstock to fit inside the largest Eyelet Rectangle that I had die cut from ivory cardstock. I glued the panel in place and then attached everything to an A2 mint green cardstock panel.

Next, I die cut all the elements for my project. For the stocking, I used vanilla cardstock and lightly stenciled it with the Deco Leaves Stencil using Antique Linen Distress Ink. I topped the stocking with an ivory cuff. For the goodies inside the stocking, I used cardstock in ivory and red and green, as well as a couple of scrap pieces of patterned paper. I applied subtle shading to the pieces with Distress Inks or Copic markers and added white gel pen highlights to the candy and the berries. I shopped my stash for all the goodies in my stocking and used the Big Christmas Cupcake and Big Valentine Cupcake Sets, the Winter Mug and Holiday Mug Additions Sets, and to make the bows on the presents, I used the little bow from the Ornament Cover Plate Die.

I attached all the assembled elements to my background with a combination of either liquid adhesive or foam squares. I finished my card design with a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Christmas Stamp Set, heat embossed with white embossing powder on red cardstock, and attached to a scalloped Sentiment Strip.

That completes this festive die cutting project featuring the Stocking Shaker Die. I hope you’re inspired to create your own stocking filled with whatever goodies you find in your stash! See you again soon!

Hi crafty friends Debbie here! Today, I took my inspiration from some pattern paper for color choices. I had this idea of a gift box all decorated up but wasn’t sure if I could make it happen without it being too busy. I really like how it turned out, I think with the floral is actually making it less busy.

So I laid out my cardstock colors and matched up the dies I wanted from the Winter Foliage Dies and Winter Mugs Dies. 

Once they were die cut I added ink to the edged to add some depth. Next up was to add Distress Grit Paste- Opaque to give that snowy effect!

Then from the red card stock I die cut out the two different widths from Stitched Strips Dies. I did do some creative die cutting so the strips came to the size of A2 Panel.

The snowflakes and center to the flower was die cut from a glitter card stock. Adding to the middle of the snowflakes is Marshmallow Pearls. 

With the Winter Mug tag, I stamped out the sentiment from Holiday Sentiment Stamp Set. Then tied on a bow with the red twine to the tag and adhered it to the card.

One of the last things I did was add glossy accents to the Holly Berries, and set to the side to dry.

Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!

Hello, Gemma here today to share a Christmas card featuring the Winter Hat Shaker and Cascading Snowflakes Stencil.

I began with the background. I placed the Cascading Snowflakes Stencil over a white card panel, then spread some Nuvo Frostbite Glacier paste over the top. I put my stenciled panel aside as it takes around an hour for the paste to dry.

*Remember to clean your stencils right away after using any kind of paste.

Next, I die cut the Winter Hat Shaker. I cut it twice from pearl white sparkle card, and die cut the centre out of one of them.

I also cut an acetate panel, along with a pearl blue sparkle bobble for the top of the hat. I adhered both these pieces to the hat with the centre cut out.

On the reverse of this die cut, I added some foam strips – just one layer all over. I added some of the beautiful Snow Days Shaker Beads to the centre, then adhered the back panel to seal my shaker.

For my sentiment, I white heat embossed a greeting from the Upright Greetings: Christmas stamp set. I cut this out with a Sentiment Strip die, then attached it to my stenciled panel.

On an A2 card base, I adhered a navy blue panel, then the stenciled panel layered on top. Finally, I adhered the Winter Hat Shaker to the card to finish.

I hope you enjoyed this winter card idea. Thank you for stopping by!