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Hey friends, Lauren here with another card idea! In today’s tutorial, I’m excited to show you how to create a fun and whimsical Christmas card featuring the adorable Christmas Dinosaurs Stamp Set. I started off with some stenciling using the Layered Candy Canes Stencil Set.

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For the first layer, I applied Picket Fence Distress Ink through the stencil, focusing on the outer edges of the candy canes. I had to layer the ink a few times to get a nice, vibrant result, especially since I was working on green cardstock. After the ink dried, I sprayed the whole panel with Gold Glitter Dust, which not only seals the white ink but also gives it a beautiful shimmer. For the second layer, I added Bee Sting Astro Paste to give my candy canes some red stripes. The glitter really pops once the paste dries, giving the candy canes a stunning, glittery look!

Next, I moved on to the dinosaurs—my favorite part of this card! I stamped all of the Christmas Dinosaurs from the set with alcohol marker-friendly black ink and then used Olo markers to color them in. I wanted to keep them in more natural, reptile-inspired colors so I used browns, greens, oranges and blue. Once I had all my Christmas Dinosaurs colored in, I die-cut them with the Christmas Dinosaurs Coordinating Dies.

To create some separation between the busy stenciled background and the dinosaurs, I layered them on vellum cut from the second largest Wonky Stitched Rectangles Dies. Vellum is perfect for this because it softens the design and lets the cute critters stand out without getting lost in the background. I also added a holographic embossing powder to the “Merry Rex-mas” sentiment, giving it a subtle, shimmering finish.

To finish up, I used foam adhesive to pop up the dinosaurs on the vellum. I then adhered the whole piece to my A2 card base and added some extra embellishments with red and white clay confetti. These little Jolly Santa Clay Confetti are perfect for adding just the right touch of holiday cheer. I’m so happy with how this card turned out—it’s whimsical, sparkly, and full of festive fun! I hope this tutorial inspired you to try some stenciling and get creative with your holiday cards this year.

Happy crafting and happy holidays!

Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and if you are reading this, you might already love die cuts like I do but have you tried dressing them up with a little gloss and glitter?

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It is so easy to do and turns a simple paper die cut into a glossy, faux enamel embellishment!

Some tips for success…

• layer your die cuts for extra stability
• use a craft pick to pop bubbles and “erase” mistakes
• add Glossy Accents last and let air dry for best results (and bonus points if you set it somewhere safe to dry, lol)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am back with a new video today. I have a simple, faux embossed Christmas card to share with you! My card has a tone on tone look using die cuts which gives the card a look and feel like an embossing folder was used.

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I started with die cutting the pine needles (all three sizes) from the Holiday Wreath Builder Dies – each die four times from white cardstock. I cut a panel of white cardstock to 4×5-¼” and glued the pine needle die cuts around the panel. When the glue was dry, I trimmed off any of the small die cuts that extended past the panel. I used an iridescent glitter spray on top of the panel to give it some shine and make sure all of those pieces were glued down.

Next I stamped my favorite of the vintage ornaments from Holiday Ornaments Stamp Set and colored it in with alcohol makers. I also stamped the “merry” sentiment and used the Coordinating Dies to cut them both out. I used a small hole punch to add a hole to the top of the ornament and tied a bow with baker’s twine.

I adhered the ornament to the center of the card and the sentiment just below it. To give the sentiment dimension without foam, I cut the “merry” three more times out of scrap white cardstock and layered them all together before attaching to the card.

I hope this simple card brings a smile to your face today!

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Hi friends. It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today sharing a festive Christmas tree card that combines both texture and depth in a fun and unique way.

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Using the Fringe Tree dies, I created three vibrant fringe trees in pink, teal green, and yellow. The layered fringe on the bottom of each tree adds a playful, textured feel that really makes the design come to life. To enhance the depth of the trees, I paired dark and light shades of cardstock from the same color family, giving the trees a more dimensional and realistic look.

To add a soft, wintery touch, I stenciled a snow background using the Snowfall Stencil along with Scrapbook.com Cloud Whip to create a beautiful, dimensional snow effect that spans across the entire card. The Cloud Whip is slightly raised, adding a nice texture that complements the rest of the design.

For the finishing touch, I used the Large Joy Shadow die in gold cardstock to make the sentiment truly stand out. I stacked the sentiment with three layers of white cardstock and topped it with the gold, giving it a raised, eye-catching effect that really makes the card pop!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!
Lisa Mears

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am back with a new video today. I wanted to get a little inky today, so we’re going to have some fun with Distress mediums! I love the different ornaments from the Ornament Cover Plate, so that will be the focus for today’s card.

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I started with die cutting the Ornament Cover Plate from watercolor cardstock. You can see how I ink squished and layered on different Distress mediums in my video today, but I used Evergreen Bough and Pine Needles Distress Oxides to add ink to my card panel. I also sprayed Tree Lot Distress Mica Spray and brought in some Evergreen Bough Distress Ink to fill in some of the leftover white pieces.

For the ornaments, I watercolored them with Distress Watercolor Pencils, using water and paintbrushes to add color to the designs. Once everything was dry, I glued the panel and the ornaments to a card base. I cut the tops of the ornaments using the small die from the Ornament Cover Plate Dies from a shiny cardstock and added them to the top of each ornament.

Using the same cardstock, I cut the Holly Jolly Shadow sentiment. I cut the shadow from vellum and two additional sentiments from scrap, white cardstock. I glued the two white sentiments together and then to the back of the vellum. The shiny cardstock was glued to the top. This allows some dimension without foam that could be visible behind the vellum!

I added the sentiment to the center of the card and some liquid embellishment around the card that matched the cardstock I used for the sentiment and ornament tops.

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Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and you might already know that I’m obsessed with snowflake cards.

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If you need a card from late fall until early spring, snowflakes are always the answer! Christmas…snowflakes. Birthday…snowflakes. Thank you…snowflakes. I could go on but I’ll stop, LOL!

The Snowflakes stamp set has quickly become one of my favorites! It pairs so well with these easy watercolor techniques that I’m excited to share with you in my latest video!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were inspired by these cards!

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am back with a new video today. I have a non-traditional holiday color box card to share with you! It’s a bit on hot pink side, but I think it’s super fun and you can easily switch out the colors I used in the video today with your favorite holiday colors.

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I started with doing all of my die cutting! I cut the Scallop Box Card Dies base out of a light teal cardstock, scalloped pieces from a cream cardstock and one of the connector pieces of vellum. Next I cut the Fringe Tree Dies from hot pink cardstock for the tree layers (except the largest one) and the trunk of the tree out from cream cardstock. The bow is cut from the Holiday Mug Addition Dies out of glitter cardstock. Finally, I cut the Sentiment Strip Dies from the glitter, hot pink and cream cardstocks.

My sentiment is from the Holiday Scripts Stamp Set and I stamped “to the world” on the smallest sentiment strip in teal ink and “Joy” in pink ink on cream cardstock separately so I could use the Coordinating Die to cut it out.

To add more pink to the card, I used the same pink ink as well as an Interference Ink with the Layered Bows Stencils on the scalloped die cut pieces. Now that I have all of my pieces, I assembled the Scallop Box Card with the vellum piece in the center. I added my tree to the vellum and layered my sentiment strips and sentiment to the front of the box card.

What do you think of a hot pink tree? Would you want it in your living room – or is it better on a box card? I hope you had some fun with this box card today!

Hi crafty friends, Rebecca here. It turns out that spinner cards are REALLY easy to make even though they have such a fun interactive element! All you need to do is stamp a Christmas Ornament from the Holiday Ornaments Stamp Set twice and color both in exactly the same way. Then use the Holiday Ornaments Coordinating Dies to cut both ornaments out.

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Now create a background panel with the Cascading Snowflakes Stencils. I love non traditional pinks, blues and purples for the holidays, but you can use any color combination you love! I tried to match the colors to those on my ornaments.

Next die cut a circle slightly larger than the ornament. I used the Eyelet Circles Dies to cut out my window, but you could use an oval shape if you chose a different ornament shape. Cut the same circle out of the front of a card base in the same spot as it is on the panel. Use pencil marks to create a guide of where to cut.

Grab some clear string (or any color you like!) and make sure the string is longer than the card panel from top to bottom. Flip over one of the ornaments and tape the center of the string on the back of the ornament. Then add liquid adhesive and place the other ornament on top. Next tape the top of the string to the card base and the bottom of the string to the bottom of the card base and fortify with more adhesive.

Now all you have to do is adhere the stenciled panel on top and add a sentiment from the Winter Greetings Stamps and Dies. Then wind up your ornament by turning it in one direction over and over and close the card. When you open the card, the ornament will spin!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Rebecca

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today and I’m super excited to share a cozy and whimsical fall-themed card that I made using the fall release!

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My card features a Mushroom Shaker element that adds a fun touch to the design. I also incorporated a mushroom-stenciled background and some beautiful fall foliage to really capture that autumn vibe.

I started off by creating my card background. I used the Layered Mushrooms Stencils with the following Distress Oxide inks: Abandoned Coral, Dried Marigold, and Antique Linen.

For the white dots on the mushroom caps, I used Scrapbook.com Cloud Whip along with a palette knife to spread the Cloud Whip into the holes on the stencil. The Cloud Whip is a bright white paste which not only gives dimension to the card, but also allows for a nice white color over the colored ink. Using Cloud Whip is so much easier than trying to add white ink over top of the red and orange mushroom caps.

The mushroom shaker is the centerpiece of my card. I die cut the mushroom die with white cardstock and inked the cardstock with Abandoned Coral and Antique Linen Distress Oxide inks. I added the Fall Mushroom Clay Confetti Mix to the inside of the shaker. Be sure to watch my video to see how I made the mushroom shaker.

For the foliage, I used the Solid Fall Foliage stencils along with the following Distress Oxide inks: Rustic Wilderness, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw, Walnut Stain, and Ground Espresso. After inking the foliage on the stencil, I used the Solid Fall Foliage coordinating dies to cut the foliage out. I added the foliage around the mushroom and I used the Happy Autumn sentiment from the Solid Fall Foliage stamp set.

Happy Crafting!
Lisa Mears

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Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today and I’m excited to share my latest cards with you! I made two grid cards that feature the beautiful Fall Icons stamp and dies from Pretty Pink Posh!

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Grid cards are all about structured elegance. By arranging your elements in a grid pattern, you create a clean, organized look that draws the eye to each individual piece. This layout is perfect for showcasing a variety of stamps, dies, or embellishments, and it makes for a cohesive, balanced design.

The grid design has a lot of versatility. You can use stamps, dies, or a mix of both to feature multiple elements without overwhelming the card. It’s a great way to highlight different designs or colors in a unified way.

When designing a grid, first decide on the type of layout you want. I went with a 3 x 3 layout for a balanced look. This simply means that my card has 3 rows and 3 columns.

Next, select your stamps or dies. For my cards, I used the Fall Icons stamp and coordinating dies. This stamp set has 12 different fall-themed icons such as a pumpkin, scarecrow, fall leaf, acorn, and more.

I colored my stamps with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. The markers I used were: Mustard, Mid Brown, Pale Orange, Marigold, Beige, True Blue, Mimosa, Evergreen, Carmine Red, and the Blender. After coloring, I die cut the stamped images with the coordinating dies.

I also used the coordinating dies and die cut the scalloped circle dies from white cardstock and I die cut the circle dies from colored cardstock. I adhered the circles to the scallop circles. Next, I added the fall icons to the top.

I adhered the circles to a piece of colored cardstock that measures 4″ x 5 1/4″. I started with the center circle and then adhered the remaining circles in the middle row. Then I adhered the top and bottom rows until all of the circles were glued to the cardstock.

Next, I stamped two sentiments from the Sentiment Strips: Fall stamp set. I die cut the sentiments with the coordinating dies and added them between the rows. I adhered the panel to an A2 size card base.

Using this grid technique is a great way to create a card that’s both organized and visually appealing. It’s perfect for showcasing a variety of elements while maintaining a clean, structured look. I hope you enjoyed this step-by-step tutorial and that you’re inspired to try this technique with your own stamps and dies.

Happy crafting!
Lisa Mears