Cards

Hi there, Gemma here for a new Create A Scene feature.

For my scene card today, I’m using the sweet Winter Woodland stamp set. Adding some baubles to the tree adds some Christmas fun.

I began with the background, blending some Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink on to my white card panel. I faded the grey into the white for my wintry scene.

To add texture and the look of snow fall, I flicked the panel with white acrylic paint mixed with water. I also added some flicks with a sparkle spray. For some darker drops, I flicked Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink over the panel too.

Once dry, I layered the panel over a piece of red patterned paper. I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Greetings stamp set before adhering the panel to a card base.

Next, I stamped images from the Winter Woodland stamp set, coloured them with copic markers and die cut them with the coordinating dies. To add dimension, I adhered some plain die cuts behind the images.

The baubles are from the Angel Friends stamp set. I coloured them with copics and added some metallic gold pen details. Layering them with plain die cuts for dimension, I adhered some gold thread behind each bauble, then attached the other end of the thread behind the branch.

I then adhered all the images to the card to finish my winter woodland Christmas scene.

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

I thought it would be fun to create a Christmas card using critters from a summer stamp set. With a few accessories, these flamingos are perfect for a festive scene.

Let’s begin with the background. On an A2 card base, I blended some Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink on to the centre of the card, fading out to white. I flicked some shimmer spray over the ink to create sparkly droplets. Once dry, I stamped some snowflakes from the Holiday Greetings stamp set, using 2nd and 3rd generation stamping with Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink.

From the centre of a white card panel, I cut an opening with one of the Window Frames dies. I then layered this onto my card base.

To add some sparkle, I stamped the snowflakes border, from the Winter Borders stamp set, in clear embossing ink. I then heat embossed it with a turquoise embossing glitter. I embossed two borders, then I trimmed them down and adhered them onto my card.

I cut two thin strips of pearlescent blue card, using the Stitched Strips dies, to adhere to my card. I like the neat finish this gives to the embossed borders. I then stamped a sentiment from the Christmas Friends stamp set to finish the background.

I found some flamingos, from the Tropical Birds stamp set, that I had previously coloured with copics and die cut. I always have images left over from other projects so it’s great to find ways to use them on different cards. To dress the flamingos up for Christmas, I added some Santa hats and a bow from the Reindeer Friends stamp set. Some glitter on the hats adds lots of Christmas sparkle.

The scarf on the other flamingo is from the Happy Snowman stamp set. The scarf was too wide for the flamingo, so I trimmed off the left edge, then adhered it over the top to make it fit better. By adjusting it this way, you still get the nice white die cut edge all around the scarf.

I adhered some Christmas presents above the sentiment – these are from the Reindeer Friends stamp set. I then added the flamingos to finish my Christmas scene.

Thanks for visiting today!

Gemma

Today I have a snowglobe scene card to share. By adding a simple shaped die, the Winter Scene can be transformed into a snowglobe. I think it would be fun to turn this snowglobe into a shaker card too.

I began with the candy cane background. I used the fabulous Simple Strips die set. The variety of sizes in this set make it easy to create different patterns. 

I die cut two different width strips from red and white card. On a piece of thin copy paper, I adhered some stick-it adhesive. I gradually removed the backing, revealing the adhesive, and added the die cut strips to create my pattern. I then trimmed down my homemade patterned paper and adhered it to a white card base. 

Next, I die cut the Winter Scene die three times – from white and pearlescent green card, along with white glitter card. I also die cut a separate circle from white glitter card to adhere the scene pieces. I layered the three frames together on the circle die cut, with the glitter frame at the top. 

On the white die cut trees, I used a brown copic marker to colour the tree trunks. I then adhered the white card hills and trees to the card, along with the pearlescent green sky.

By layering elements of the scene, it adds dimension. I cut the trunks off the white glitter trees, then adhered them and the white glitter hills to my scene. I then changed my mind and decided I wanted green glitter trees instead, so die cut them and added them to the scene.

To turn the Winter Scene die into a snowglobe, I die cut a Stitched Hexagon die from woodgrain card. I cut the hexagon in half to create the stand for my snowglobe, adhering it behind the Winter Scene.

I die cut some Stitched Strips from dark green pearlescent card, along with a white pearlescent Simple Strip, which I’ll use to ground my snowglobe in the scene. I white heat embossed a sentiment from the Happy Snowman stamp set.

You could finish the card here but I decided to add a Happy Snowman next to the snowglobe. I coloured him with copic markers and die cut him with the coordinating die, then used foam tatape to add him to the scene.

For some finishing touches, I gave the snowman some Graphite jewels buttons and added some Pearl White jewels to the snowglobe sky.

Thanks for visiting today! The holiday season is coming soon and I hope I was able to inspire you.

Gemma