Cards

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!

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m thrilled to be back on the blog with this bright and cheerful holiday card showcasing the Holiday Ornaments from the holiday release. I went for a traditional look, with reds, greens and pinks, and colored everything on kraft cardstock to emphasize the vintage look I wanted to give to my card.

And 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 coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. Most of the images (baubles, bows, holly berries) are from Holiday Ornaments, and I used the holly berries from Holiday Icons as well.

Next I cut multiple squares and rectangles using the Eyelet Rectangles and Eyelet Squares smallest dies, masked the scalloped edges using washi tape, and created a different background on each panel using the Medium Polka Dots stencil, the Mini Polka Dots stencil and the Pinstripe stencil, along with mowed lawn, rustic wilderness, worn lipstick and festive berries distress inks.

I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches gingham red panel, and started off by attaching my eyelet panels using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. Next I stuck the baubles and holly berries using foam squares again, I white heat embossed “Noel” from Winter Greetings on dark brown cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it on the panel using foam squares. As always I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and finally, I added a few Ivory pearls here and there.

And that’s it! I hope you like this lovely Christmas card with traditional colors. Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.

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Hi friends! Christina here to share with you the cutest little holiday cards. Pairing minty green and pink with the traditional red and green gives these 4 x 4 square cards a festive vintage vibe, and they are a breeze to put together. Let’s get started!

I started by die cutting the larger Scallop Squares from white cardstock that I had inked with a mint green color. You could also die cut them from colored cardstock. Then I stenciled the inside square pieces with just the lattice layer in the Layered Leaf Lattice Stencils with white glitter stencil paste. Once these were set, I attached them and the scallop frame pieces to card bases measuring 4 ¼ x 4 ½ .

Next, I die cut and inked the focal points of my card designs from white cardstock. I used the candy cane from the original Winter Mug Dies and the Christmas tree and decorations from the Big Christmas Cupcake Dies. The bows and the little tag are from the Holiday Mug Addition Dies and the greenery is from the Holiday Wreath Builder Dies. 

After inking the die cuts, I assembled them and attached them to my card fronts with foam squares. I stamped a small sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Christmas Stamp Set on the tags and added some red and white twine before attaching them with foam squares too. The twine is just wrapped around to the back and secured with a little Christmas washi tape. Nothing fancy.

To finish up my cards, I stamped sentiments from the Winter Greetings and Holiday Scripts sets with red ink before die cutting and fussy cutting them and then attached them with foam squares. For the final detail, I added white clay snowflakes from the Winter Snowflakes Clay Confetti to the stenciled backgrounds. 

Thanks for following along with the steps to creating this festive pair of 4 x 4 holiday cards with a fun vintage vibe. See you again soon!