To start, I ink blended an A2 piece of card stock using a large blending brush and the following Catherine pooler inks: be mine, rose petals, party dress and pink champagne.
To create a snowy backdrop, I splattered the background using some white gouache mixed with water. Then, I used the Pine Sprigs die to cut a few sprigs from white card stock and adhered them to the edge of the card. The edges were then trimmed with a paper trimmer.
I colored the wreath and few flowers and foliage from the stamp set with Copic Markers and then die cut the images. Behind the wreath I added a circle of dark blue cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set in Versamark Ink and embossed with gold embossing powder.
The frame is die cut with the Winter Frame Die. I die cut from white cardstock and then blended Peeled Paint and Olive Distress Inks.
Behind the frame I add a piece of vellum. Before I attached the wreath I splattered the vellum and the frame with gold paint. Then I attached the wreath to the card front and added the additional flowers and foliage on the the left side of the wreath. I finished off with a few Metallic Gold Jewels.
Thanks for taking a look. Stop by tomorrow for another day of holiday inspiration!
Hello! Leica here and I’m kicking off the start of Christmas Theme Week. Today I am sharing a Christmas box card using an older stamp set that I love so much, Angel Friends.
To start, I created the Lawn Fawn pop-up box as directed, in white 110lb cardstock. Next, I die cut panels for the box, using patterned paper. For the box inserts, I used the Lawn Fawn cloud die cuts in white cardstock.
I then stamped images from the Angels Friends stamp set and a few clouds from the Fly a Kite stamp set. I colored with Copic Sketch markers using E55/57/59 for the angels’ hair, Y11 for the halos and star, R20/22/24 for the banners, and RV10/11, R32/20, BG11/10/000, and BV01/00 for the dresses. Next, I used a white gel pen to make polka dots on the angels’ dresses.
The images are cut with its coordinating dies. I arranged them to make a beautiful scene by adhering some images directly onto the box and others are glued on to acetate strips for a floating effect.
That’s all for this simple but adorable Christmas box card. I hope you are inspired to create a special card for family and friends. Happy Holidays!
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!
Hello everyone, happy Tuesday!!!Mayra here with you today. I have a fun stenciled card to share with you.
I began my card by die cutting a base panel using the rectangle die from the Stitched Notes die set. I then added a bit of adhesive to the back of the panel and glued it down to keep it in place. Next, I used the iCraft Pixie Spray…this is a must-have!!! It makes it so much easier to keep the stencil in place. After spraying the Medium Polka Dots stencil and allowing it to dry for about a minute, I placed the stencil over the kraft colored panel. I then used a pigment ink in white to add the polka dots effect.
Next, I colored the images I would be using for my card. I used the adorable Holiday Pals stamp set. I also used the Scallop Circle Tag dies, the Scallop Borders 1 dies, and the Stitched Borders 1 dies. To finish my card, I stamped the sentiment from the set onto the stenciled panel.
I hope you enjoy this fun Christmas card. Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by, I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day.
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.
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 theWinter 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.
Hi friends, Jane here. Happy Thanksgiving! Today I am sharing this bright autumn greetings card. Only three ink colors were used to create this card: ruby red, peach perfect and blush by Altenew.
To start, I ink blended a background using the above ink colors and a large blender brush. The panel was splattered with water and left to dry. Next, a window shape was cut using the Stitched Film Strip die. The die was used twice on the same piece of white card stock to create a faux window. Foam tape applied to the back of the window to create a dimensional effect.
On a separate piece of card stock images from the Autumn Wreath stamp set were white heat embossed. Then using the inks mentioned above, I ink blended the embossed images. Next, each image was cut using the coordinating die and adhered to the front of the card using liquid glue.
The sentiment was also white heat embossed, inked using the same technique, cut using scissors and adhered to the front of the card. The card front was adhered on an A2 card base and that completes the card!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy Thanksgiving!
Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather Hoffman here today with a fun and festive Christmas tag to share with you as part of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags! I absolutely love the gorgeous Stitched Poinsettia Dies – and for this project I’m sharing a fun inky technique to color them!
Here is a video for this tag, so you can see how it all came together.
I die cut all the layers of the Stitched Poinsettia dies from watercolor paper, then used an assortment of distress inks for a smooshing technique. I smooshed some ink on a non-stick mat, misted with a bit of water, then dipped each of the pieces into the colors, layer by layer to add fun variation in colors. For the petals I used Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, and Worn Lipstick. The leaves use Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint, and the center of the poinsettia are colored with Fossilized Amber.
While those layers dried, I did some ink blending with the Fossilized Amber ink on the tag which was die cut from Stitched Duo 1 dies. This helps tie all the colors together from front to back, and adds a bit of interest behind the poinsettia. I also stamped my sentiment from Holiday Greetings on there before adhering the poinsettia in place.
A touch of sheer ribbon on the top after punching a hole with a hole punch, and some sparkly Buttercream jewels finish this tag off. Once all the layers dried thoroughly, I also curled up the edges of the poinsettia and it’s leaves to add even more dimension to the finished tag!
In addition to my post, the design team has been working on some tags as well. Click on the photos to see more details.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. We hope you were inspired by these tags!
Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather Hoffman here today to share a fun sparkly Thanksgiving Shaker card with you using a mix of fun sparkly Pretty Pink Posh embellishments for shaker fillings!
I have a video for this card as well, so you can see how it all came together.
I love how this kind of feels like a snowglobe – but a fall theme one! The adorable Thanksgiving Scene stamp set is such a fun mini stamp set – I love that the scene building is already done for you! And the largest Window Frame die set is perfect to create a look in the window.
Today I have a snowglobe scene card to share. By adding a simple shaped die, theWinter 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 Stripsfrom 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.
