Holly Jolly greetings, friends! Christina here, and I’m excited to share with you this festive card showcasing the new Gingerbread Friends stamp set. These little guys and all their holiday accessories are so adorable and are perfect for scene building on cards, creating tags, or for any of your holiday papercrafting projects that call for something a little sweet! For my design, I incorporated one of the new Holiday Word Scenes as well as the new Candy Cane Stripes Stencil that I used to make a fun plaid background.

Gingerbread Friends Stamp Set
Gingerbread Friends Coordinating Dies
Holiday Word Scenes Stamp Set
Holiday Word Scenes Coordinating Dies
Christmas Train Stamp Set
Christmas Train Coordinating Dies
Candy Cane Stripes Stencil
Eyelet Rectangle Dies
Metallic Gold Pearls

I started by creating the plaid background for my little scene. First I die-cut the Eyelet Rectangle from white cardstock and masked the edges with low-tack tape. Then I used two shades of green ink to stencil on the stripes. After stenciling the stripes one way, I rotated the stencil and stenciled darker green stripes going the opposite way. This is such an easy way to get more out of your crafty supplies! I mounted this onto a white card base and moved on to stamping and coloring my images.

I used images from the Gingerbread Friends set and, to round out my scene, just a few from the Christmas Train set. Then I colored the images with Copic Markers using a traditional red and green color palette before die-cutting them with the coordinating dies.

Here are the colors I used:
gingerbread men: E53, E33, E35, E37, RV10
reds: R24, R27
greens: G24, G46
yellows: Y21, Y26
shadows: W0, W1

Finally, I attached the images to the plaid background using foam squares for some of them to bring them into the foreground and glue for the other images, keeping them in the background. The finishing touches were to add white gel pen highlights and a few shiny Metallic Gold Pearls.

Thanks so much for reading about my festive card featuring some of the new holiday-themed stamps from the latest release! Happy crafting!

Hello, friends!! I hope you’re all doing well!! Brenda here with a sweet and festive Christmas card featuring several new sets from the holiday collection. This release is full of so many great Christmas sets! I’m still working my way through them all!

I started by stenciling the Layered Gingerbread stencil set onto tan cardstock with brown, red, green and black dye ink and white pigment ink. Once the ink was dry, the panel was die-cut with the largest die in the Stitched Torn Rectangles die set. It was then adhered to an A2 panel of red cardstock.

The Gingerbread Holder Dies were cut from brown, red, black and white cardstock. The candy cane and tree are from the Christmas Holder Additions Die Set. They were cut from red, white and green cardstock. I added a bit of shading to the die-cuts with dye inks and blending brushes, then arranged and adhered them all together with liquid glue. The second largest die in the Stitched Torn Rectangles die set was cut from vellum. The gingerbread man was adhered to the vellum with liquid glue, then the vellum was adhered to the background, adding adhesive only behind the die-cuts.

The sentiment is from the Gingerbread Friends stamp set. It was stamped onto black cardstock with Versamark ink, sprinkled with white embossing powder, then melted with a heat tool. The coordinating die was used to cut it out and it was popped up with foam tape. A few details were added to finish off the card…a white gel pen was used to add highlights, white Liquid Pearls was added to the “frosting” and a pom pom was adhered to the gingerbread man’s hat. It’s all in the details, right?

I love the rich, saturated colors on this sweet holiday card!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Brenda

Hi friends! Sophie here today and I am just thrilled to share a fun and simple Christmas card featuring new products from the holiday release. 

I started out by cutting a panel of pistachio colored cardstock for my background. I used the new Argyle Pierced Cover Plate to add some subtle interest. I *love* the cover plates from Pretty Pink Posh and use them frequently. They add such fun texture and dimension and I feel that most of the designs are so universal they can be used all year around!

For my candy canes I used the new Candy Cane Shaker dies cut from pale pink and red cardstock. The pale pink paper I used is almost white but in person it gives it a fun little bit of personality instead of traditional white. 

For the sentiment I used the new Merry Shadow dies and used sorbet and white glitter cardstock. For the sentiment, I used the new Christmas Banner Greetings Stamps and Banner Greetings 1 Dies. I cannot get over these new banner sentiments I love them so much! I hope there are more in the future for different occasions.

I finished the card off with a little grouping of mistletoe greenery from the Christmas Bell shaker die set and I felt that the card didn’t need any more embellishments – which knowing myself and my love for sequins is shocking LOL! 

I hope this inspired you today. I’ll be back soon to share more!

Hello everyone! Leanne here and today I’m sharing a Christmas Bell Shaker card. I’ve created this card with a mix of fun Pretty Pink Posh products both new and old. I love pulling out previously released products and giving them new life by combining with new releases. 

I used the Winter Words Stencil to cover my A2 sized card front with holiday themed words. I used red ink to stencil the words but used a light hand with it so the red is very soft. I then sprayed the panel with Sugary Gumdrop Distress Mica Stain to give it a shimmery finish. I also added some white paint splatter. 

I then used the Christmas Bell Shaker dies to create the bell, bow, holly, and pine sprigs. To create the shaker well, I used 3mm foam tape. This gives the shaker enough depth for the Holly Berries Clay Confetti to shake around. I adhered the completed shaker to the center of the background and then adhered the holly and pine behind the top of the bell. 

The final component of the card is the greeting. I used white glitter card stock and the Christmas Greetings Script dies to create the large words. l adhered them right on top the bell shaker at a slight angle. 

I hope this gives you some inspiration to shake things up this holiday season. Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting! 

Hi friends, Debbie here! The weather is  changing to cold and crisp mornings and the leaves turning red I decide make an fall card with the Fall Basket die set.  

I started off die cutting a bunch of the elements from the Fall Basket Die Set. Before I assembled each of them I did a little ink blending on the edges to give some depth. With the mushrooms I die cut them twice from the red and alabaster card stocks. Trimming out the circles on the alabaster and attaching to the red mushroom top.

As I was die cutting I arranged the elements on my glass mat. So I could see if I wanted more die cuts to fill out the scene. As I was getting close to what I wanted, I still needed a back ground panel. So with a standard A2 white panel on my grip mat and the Watercolor Oval Stencil and ink blended on a light blue ink.

With the Fall Harvest stamp set, I stamped out the “Thankful” using a brown ink directly onto the panel.

Next, I slide the panel under the die cuts. Then with the Grass Border Die, I die cut it out with green card stock to place it over the Autumn scene.

With the panel taped to my glass mat and the arrangement of the die cuts on top. I took a piece of Saran Wrap, leaving enough to press on the mat and the rest to pick up the arrangement. I placed the Saran Wrap on the die cuts and slide my hand all over them to make sure they were pressed on to the Saran Wrap. Then I carefully folded it back towards the glass mat, adding liquid glue to the pieces closes to the panel. Carefully folded it back to the panel and waited a few minutes for the glue to hold the pieces on the panel. After I did this once there really wasn’t a lot more pieces. The Saran Wrap Technique is really a great one when you like  your arrangement. 

On the grassy border, I added foam down on the panel along on the bottom edge in between some of the die cuts. Then I placed the grassy border down keeping it level with the other die cuts. 

I hope you have a wonderful crafty day.

Hello friends, it’s Christina! I have a warm and cozy card to share with you today featuring some of my favorite fall die sets plus one of my favorites from the “Holder” collection- the adorable Ghost Holder. One of the best things about all the different “Holders” is how interchangeable they are, giving you endless creative possibilities! You can mix and match accessories and even switch up the season they were intended for, like I did here. This boo fits perfectly in this fall scene! Grab a warm drink, and let’s get started!

Ghost Holder Dies
Argyle Pierced Plate Die
Stitched Pumpkins Dies
Big Fall Cupcake Dies – mushroom & sunflower
Fall Mug Addition Dies – scarf, acorn, and yellow leaf
Fall Basket Dies – maple leaf & greenery
Solid Fall Foliage Stamp Set & Coordinating Dies – sentiment

To create this card, I started by die-cutting all my elements for the scene. I shopped my stash for some of my favorite fall icons and then die-cut them from colored cardstock in warm, muted colors. After die-cutting, I inked around the edges of all the pieces in darker coordinating colors to add some shading and dimension before assembling them. The scarf is meant to wrap around the Fall Mug, so I trimmed it ever so slightly to make for a better fit around the Ghost Holder.

Next I die-cut the Argyle Pierced Plate from Tidepool cardstock for my background and started building my scene. I glued most of the die cuts in place but used thin foam squares for the few elements in the foreground. 

The last step was to heat emboss a sentiment from the Solid Fall Foliage Stamp Set with cream embossing powder on more Tidepool cardstock and then die-cutting it with the coordinating die before attaching it to my card front.

Thank you so much for checking out my fall-inspired card featuring the always adorable Ghost Holder. See you again soon!

Hey crafty friends, it’s June! It’s almost time for my favorite holiday again: Halloween! Today I used some older spooky products combined with ones from the previous 2 releases. 

The Cauldron Shaker is already a couple of years old, but I still think it’s one of the coolest shakers released. I filled mine with shaker bits from the Sugar Pop Shaker Beads and Spooky Sky Clay Confetti, as well as candy corns that I made using the ones in the Halloween Holder Additions. I also made some spare ones that I could use for my ghosts later.

I used the Candy Treats dies to make various other candies that I colored in the same color scheme as the candy corn. Now it really looks like the cauldron is filled to the brim with sweets.

The ghosts I used are the ones from the Spooky Mug Additions. I love how you can put a little something in their arms, so I gave them the spare candy corn so it looks like they stole it from the cauldron. 

The absolute favorite part of this card for me is the background. I used the Argyle Pierced Plate and the Candy Cane Stripes Stencil to create a multicolored plaid. I used some masking tape to mask off each separate stripe so I could alternate between orange, pink and grey. The Distress Oxide colors I used are Hickory Smoke, Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade. I’ve created so many future backgrounds already with this method, I’ve quickly become obsessed with this stencil and plate combo. So many possibilities!

I used the largest Eyelet Oval to give my scene a cute scalloped backdrop. I went for grey to stand out against the busy plaid while still incorporating the grey I introduced in the background.

Lastly, I cut the Trick or Treat Shadow out of very dark grey cardstock. I cut the shadow parts from this cool tinted vellum I recently found. I like how it adds such a soft touch of color! I already loved using the shadow dies with vellum because of the soft look, but using a colored variant makes it even better!

And that’s the completed card! I think this card perfectly visualizes my Halloween aesthetic, especially the non-traditional colors. Are you still working on your Halloween cards, or have you skipped to Christmas already? Personally I feel like I’ve made way more Halloween cards this year than I usually do. I’m not ready to let go yet haha!

See you again soon, bye!

**All items in the Halloween section are 15% off during theme week**

Hello there, it’s June! I hope everyone’s having a great time making their spooky cards this year! I can say I’m enjoying making mine a lot, I especially had fun playing around with different die cuts for this one.

It had been a while since I made a Shadow Box, so I decided it was the perfect moment to make one again. I cut one out of green cardstock, and of course I had to add the little scalloped frame to.

I wanted to make a cute little scene with a spooky coffee mug. Or perhaps a pumpkin spice latte? I cut out the Winter Mug from black cardstock and started going through my Halloween die sets to find pieces to decorate it with. Of course, the Spooky Mug Additions came to mind first. From that set, I used the spiders and pumpkin. I wanted to add even more pumpkins though, so I also added the ones from the Big Halloween Cupcake. That set also had a small ‘boo’ sentiment that fit perfectly onto the mug. And lastly, I also cut out the broom from the Halloween Holder Additions. 

I added some light ink blending and gel pen details to my die cut pieces and formed the scene that would go in the frame of the shadow box. 

After all of this was done, I felt like it was still missing something. I looked through all my Halloween sets again and saw the spider web from the Halloween Bucket Additions. It would make so much sense to add a web somewhere because of the spiders, but the shadow box is pretty small so there wasn’t a lot of room left. I decided to think outside of the box and… added them outside of the box! To balance the shape out a bit, I added a little bow from the Beautiful Bows die set on top.

And that’s it for today! I hope this inspires you to ‘think outside of the box’ too. Sometimes it’s about having fun playing around with your die cuts rather than making sure it fits into an envelope haha!

I hope to see you again soon, bye!

**All items in the Halloween section are 15% off during theme week**

Hello my spooky crafty friends! Justin here, and I am so excited to be sharing with you a concoction I whipped up in my craft studio using some amazing products Halloween products!

The Halloween Cake Pops Die Set has quickly become one of my all time favorite Halloween dies, and I just adored pairing them with the Happy Halloween Shadow Dies!

Halloween Cake Pops Die Set
Happy Halloween Shadow Dies
Eyelet Rectangle Dies
Pierced Stars Plate Die
Stitched Torn Rectangle Dies

When it comes to Halloween crafting, you can NEVER go wrong with a solid Orange, Purple & Green Color palette! I played around with various colored cardstocks from my stash, and decided I wanted to use all 3 colors for my layered card layout.

I did double die-cutting duty with my orange layer, as I first die cut my orange cardstock using the largest die in the Stitched Torn Rectangle Dies, and then I die cut it a second time using the Pierced Stars Plate Die. Even though a Plate die gives you a perfectly sized A2 panel, always remember you can use them for smaller die cuts as well! I thought this was a really fun way to use the Pierced Stars pattern!

For my cake pops, I decided to craft the Ghost and Frankenstein dies, my 2 favorite designs in the set. I added a little bit of ink blending to each die cut element to give it a little bit of shading. A fun tip to keep in mind is that if you are interested in distressing the edges of your die cuts, using colored cardstock is a great hack to save you some time ink blending. Taking the tip one step further, I recommend often picking out your distressing ink first, and then picking a cardstock from your stash that is slightly lighter in color. This will really help the distressed edges pop!

My sentiment was fairly straightforward, as I die cut white paper for the sentiment, and black paper for the shadow. I did end up using a thicker mixed media cardstock, which helped give the die cut a nice sturdiness.

I carefully layered each layer one on top of the other, as they decreased in size. I used liquid adhesive to adhere my cake pops, and then used foam tape to adhere my sentiment die cuts, so that they have a little extra pop.

Thank you so very much for stopping by, friends! Happy Crafting!