Hi crafty friends! It’s Dana here today with a Christmas card to share with you all.
I started my card by making my card panel with the Layered Snowflakes stencil set. This is a three pack of stencils that layer together to create a full panel of multicolored snowflakes without any making. I used bright pink, aqua and purple dye ink for each layer. Once my panel was finished I added some splatters with white paint and aqua ink.
Next, I stamped my images and sentiment with the Holiday Envelopes and Snowmen Friends sets. I colored the images with Copic markers, coordinating the marker colors to my card panel. Once my coloring was finished I used the Holiday Envelopes and Snowmen Friends die sets to cut the images out.
To finish my card, I attached a vellum rectangle to the center of my panel. Lastly, I then attached the images with foam adhesive to the front of the card.
Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card.
Hello, friends! It’s Lindsey here and if you’ve seen any of my projects from this release, it probably comes as no surprise that today’s card uses the new Winter Foliage Dies. I feel like I’m constantly saying how much I adore them and how I want to use them on everything, and well…I pretty much have. Lol.
For today’s card I’ve paired the Winter Foliage Dies with the new Mitten Shaker Dies, and truly they are a match made in heaven. I’m also using a color combo that is making me smile this season: aqua, teal, eggplant purple, white, and grey.
It may surprise you, but I’ve used two stencils on this card. Instead of inking them up, though, I used them to dry emboss. First, I used the Layered Snowflakes Stencilto emboss the card base. I just wanted a few snowflakes in the background, so I only embossed the largest snowflake layer. Next, and you have to look reeeeallly close to see this in the photos, but I embossed the inside of the mittens with the Mini Grid Stencil. I embossed it on the diagonal and it adds some really fun texture.
To adorn my mittens I created a floral spray using lots of bits and pieces from my beloved Winter Foliage Dies. I have made so many arrangements with these, and I’m convinced you can’t go wrong. All the stems and florals look great together. I have to admit, though, I just love the little pine cone tucked in there.
The sentiment is made up of the “merry” die in the new Merry & Bright Script Diesand “Christmas” that was selectively inked from a sentiment in the Holiday Envelopes stamp set. I just love this rich eggplant color!
Thanks so much for joining me today! This new release is packed full of things that mix and match so perfectly together. You are going to love everything!
For this card, I first assembled the box card in white cardstock. The panels and grass inserts are ink blended with Distress Oxide Inks in Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, and Tumbled Glass.
Hello crafty friends, Raquel here today! I want to share a colorful project I made using the recently released Layered Apples Stencil.
I must admit, I felt in love with all the layered stencils from this release. They are simply perfect to create colorful designs in no time. I particularly love the process of choosing colors, mixing and matching and lifting the stencil for the final reveal!
I wanted to create a monochromatic background with red and pink apples. I used Moroccan Spice, Fire Coral and Poppin’ Pink ins from MFT.
First, I applied Moroccan Spice on the left-hand side of each apple. I went in a diagonal order to save some time. Then I applied Fire coral and Poppin’ Pink making sure I left a small spot white so I could have some high lights on the apples.
Next up I colored the leaves and the small stem using Jalapeño Popper and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Once my background was ready I decided to use and A2 size piece of vellum onto the background to create a wreath.
I used the Valentine Circles coordinating die as the center of my wreath. Then I stamped the Happy Thanksgiving sentiment and foam mounted it in the center. I used several dies from the Fall Basket set to create my wreath in different colors and arranged them all around the circle:
I hope this card inspires you to create with these fun, unique and gorgeous products! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here. I have made the cutest 3D paper Christmas trees using the Pine Tree dies and I’m very excited to share some tips and tricks for making these trees.
CLICK HEREto see a short video on how to make these trees
The Pine Trees include 3 different sizes and I was able to cut 4 of each from an 8.5″ x 11″ cardstock. The work is tedious, but the end result makes it all worthwhile. Just enjoy the process ;)
Once all the pieces are cut, simply score in half and glue one side to the other. The more trees you add, the fluffier it gets. Here is my first tip: use a binder clip to keep the trees in place while the glue dries.
I used 10 trees each for these pink ones:
I cut some snowflakes from theWinter Mug dies and used them as tree toppers. How about some pretty, pink, posh ghosts? (You like what I did there? Hehe) The ghost die cut is also included in the Winter Mug dies. You can add a little bit of glue or just tuck it in-between the pages of the tree so that you can easily swap the topper when the season changes. I’m thinking red hearts for Valentine’s would be cute, too!
I obviously got hooked on making these trees. I’ve decided to make black ones for Halloween.
And some blush-colored ones. I splattered some rose gold paint on the cardstock before cutting them. Of course, you can cut stars and use them as toppers or add twine and use them as ornaments. Or how about tags for gifts?! The possibilities are endless!
After making a few of these trees, I realized that it’s easier to staple the trees together instead of gluing one side to the other. Not only does it save a lot of time, but you also save glue. For the black trees, I was able to staple 8 of them together (65 lb cardstock). If you are using cardstock, just make sure to score the trees in the middle first.
I have an old book that I got for free from the local library and I made some trees using book pages. These are way easier to make. Because the pages are thinner than cardstock, I was able to run 5 pages at a time through my die cut machine. I also did not have to score them down the middle as it is easy to fold them in half once stapled together.
Lastly, I wanted to share that if you are using the glue method, you don’t have to glue the last ones together. The trees open up nicely and stay open even without gluing the last pieces together. I also realized that these trees can be stored flat by tying a rubber band around it. Here are a couple ways to do so:
I hope that I’ve inspired you to make 3D paper Christmas trees! Happy Crafting!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here with a Halloween card, featuring the Ghost Friends stamp set. If you’re not into the scary Halloween stuff (like I am), you’re gonna love these adorable friendly ghosts! The best part is there is not a lot of coloring involved. Let’s get started!
I first cut an A2-sized panel in white cardstock and ink blended the border with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink, Milled Lavender in the center, and Black Soot on the bottom. I splattered black and white acrylic paint for interest. I then white heat embossed the sentiment on the top right corner of the card panel.
Next, I stamped, colored, and cut the ghosts from the Ghost Friends stamp set. I then cut the Cauldron Shaker in black cardstock. I cut a few and stack them together to make a well for the shaker element. For the shaker bits, I used a combination of clay confetti – Monster Mash Mix and Halloween Party Mix.
I then cut the Boo Script in teal glitter cardstock and another one in white for a shadow effect. I glued the cauldron shaker, foam mounted the ghosts, and also adhered some clay confettis on the card panel. Lastly, I adhered the panel onto an A2-sized card base.
I hope that you enjoyed today’s card share! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. I’m back with a Halloween shaker card featuring the Spider Web die set and some other fun Halloween sets from Pretty Pink Posh.
For the card background, I cut a piece of white cardstock to 4″ x 5 1/4″. I inked the cardstock with Distress Oxide inks. I used Twisted Citron in the center, followed by Mowed Lawn, and then Rustic Wilderness along the outside edges. Next, I mixed some black acrylic paint with water to thin it out and then flicked some of the paint onto the background. I set this aside to dry.
Next, I stamped the ghosts from the Ghost Friends stamp set and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens. The colors I used are as follows:
Ghosts – Light Gray/Blender (body), Sugar Almond Pink (cheeks) Hat – Deep Violet, Violet, English Lavender Hat Stripe – Orange, Blender Pumpkin – Orange, Blender Broom – Beige, Gray, Blender Lollypop – Sugar Almond Pink, Peach Pink Bow – Violet, English Lavender Bow – Peach Pink, Blender
I die cut the spider web with double-sided adhesive foam. I placed the spider web foam piece in the center of the card layer making sure to add two ghosts slightly behind the spider web foam piece before fully adhering it to the card.
I also die cut the Spider Web Die with black cardstock and glued it to a piece of acetate. I cut the acetate along the outside edges of the black spider web until all of the excess acetate was removed from the spider web. I set this piece aside and then filled the spider web foam piece with the Spooky Night Clay Confetti and the Monster Mash Clay Confetti. Once the spider web was filled with confetti, I glued the black spider web acetate piece to the top of the spider web foam piece to enclose all of the shaker pieces. Be sure to watch my video to see this process in action.
I added die cut the spider from the die that comes with the spider web die and colored it with Violet and English Lavender Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens. I added the spider to the center of the web.
I added the sentiment “boo” from the Boo Script die set and then added this card layer to a piece of black cardstock that measures 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. I added the final layer to an A2 size card base.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a bootiful day!
Hello and welcome to the PPP blog. It’s Leica here today with a merry and bright Christmas card. I went for a colorful and fun vibe for this card to match the sentiment and I love the way it turned out.
To begin, I cut a panel in white cardstock and inked blended through the A layer of the Layered Mittens Stencils with Distress Oxide Inks in Festive Berries, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, and Salvaged Patina. With a lighter hand, I ink blended through Layer B in the same colors mentioned above. For the last layer, I used white ink.
The stencils measure 6×6 inches and I usually start with a larger panel (6.25 square) and cut it down after ink blending through all the stencil layers.
I ended up cutting the panel to 5” square and glued it onto a teal colored card base. I also added a 5” square white cardstock inside the card since the card base is a dark color.
I then cut the Merry and Bright Script in silver glitter cardstock and 4 times in white cardstock. I stacked them up for dimension (except for the tittles because it’s too small) and glued it onto a sheet of vellum before gluing it onto the card panel. Lastly, I added some pearls to make the card even more merrier!
That’s all for this fun Christmas card. I hope that you’ve enjoyed today’s card share and that I’ve inspired you to create a merry and bright card!
Hi crafty friends, Lisa Mears here. For my card today, I used some stepped-up stenciling techniques to add sparkle and shine to a stenciled card. Today I’ll be using the new Layered Coffee Cups stencil.
I used the Layered Coffee Cups Stencil. I inked Layer A using a green ink for the shape of the coffee cups. I inked Layer B with a brown ink to everything except for the coffee cup sleeve. I added Versamark ink for the coffee cup sleeve and then I sprinkle red embossing powder over the sleeves of the coffee cups and heat set them.
For Layer C, I inked the coffee steam with a light gray ink. Next, I added Versarmark ink to the hearts and bottom of the coffee mugs. I use red embossing powder to cover these areas and then heat set them. Next, I reapplied stencil Layer C, adding Versamark ink to the stars followed by a gold embossing powder and then heat set them. I just love the look of the embossing powder on the stenciled background. It adds such a pretty shine to the stenciled background. I used a rectangle die to cut the coffee cup background and added it to a piece of white cardstock.
Using the snowflake die from the Mitten Shaker die set, I die cut 10 white snowflakes and glued them around the outside edge of a piece of red cardstock. I added the coffee cup layer to the top of the red snowflake paper.
