Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel here with two Holiday-themed projects to share with you. I have always loved combining different stamp sets when creating cards because it helps you to design something that is totally different each time, therefore stretching your crafty stash.

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

The first project that I created was an A2 sized shadow box card. When upright, this card measures at 4″ across and 4.25″ tall. When folded, it measures at 4.25″ x 5.5″ and fits perfectly into an A2 sized envelope for mailing. This type of card is super easy to make!

• Create your box base by trimming two pieces of card stock to 7″ x 4.25″ and scoring them both at 1.5″” and 5.5″ on the long side.
• Next, die cut a shaped-window (I used a circle here) into one of the pieces, fold both pieces along the score lines and attach together.
• Add shelves on the inside (4.75″ long at whatever height you choose). Score at 3/8″ from each side to form tabs.
• Attach your images 

I stamped all of my images onto a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Card Stock and colored them with Copic Markers. For my images, I stamped some adorable penguins from the Penguin Pals Stamp Set, and some birds and a wintery branch from the Winter Woodland Stamp Set. I then used the coordinating Penguin Pals and Winter Woodland Die Sets to cut them out.

I added a snow drift to the front of my card, making sure to stamp my sentiment prior to attaching this piece. For my background, I blended some Pinkfresh Studio Seaside Ink onto a piece of 3 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of smooth white card stock.

For my second card, I created a one-layer card using the Mouse Friends Stamp Set combined with the adorable little Santa hats from the Penguin Pals Stamp Set. I used some Gina K. Designs Magic Masking Paper to mask my images while I stamped so that some images appeared as if they were in front of other objects. With my masking paper still in place, I blended a quick and easy background with some Salvaged Patina Distress Ink.

I love how cute these little mice look with their Christmas hats! Once again, I used Copic Markers to color my images. (Grays: W00, W1, W3, W5; Reds: R14, R46, R89).

Once I was done coloring, I trimmed my card down so that I could layer it with both some teal and white card stock pieces. Lastly, I stamped my sentiment from the Holiday Greetings Stamp Set.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, please feel free to check out my INSTAGRAM feed! Wishing you all a lovely day!

Rachel

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of Holiday Theme Week at Pretty Pink Posh! Tammy here and I’m sharing a set of gift tags, featuring products from the newest release, along with some older holiday products. 

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

For my project, I created some Holiday Mug gift tags, made with all die cuts. If you’re like me, you can never have enough gift tags for the holidays! These adorable tags are fun to make and they can also be displayed on the tree as a keepsake ornament!

These tags were created from dies and just required some inking and a bit of glitter. The mugs were die cut from aqua and pink cardstock using the Winter Mug Dies. I also die cut the candy canes, snowflakes, and marshmallows using these dies. I die cut and assembled the snowmen using the Snowman Shaker Die, then tucked them into the opening of the mug dies and attached it to the back with adhesive. I then added some glitter to the candy canes and tucked them into the mug, behind the snowman

I added some greenery and holly berries, die cut using the Winter Foliage Dies, splattering them with some white acrylic paint and adding a bit of glitter. The heart was die cut from red cardstock using the Valentine Hearts Coordinating Dies and attached to the center of the mugs. Next, I die cut a black sentiment strip using the banner die from the Holiday Envelopes Coordinating Dies, then white heat embossed the sentiment from the Holiday Sentiments Stamp Set.

Lastly, I attached the snowflake from the Winter Mug Die and to the tags and added a Sparkling Clear Jewel to the center for a bit of bling. To finish my tags, I taped some red and white bakers twine to the back of the tag, covering it with another die cut mug. This extra step isn’t necessary, but really adds a clean and polished look to the tag!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you are inspired to make some handmade tags for the holidays!

Hugs, Tammy

Hello and welcome to the PPP blog! It’s Leica here today with an elegant Christmas card, featuring the new Layered Winter Foliage Stencils. I just love me some PPP layered stencils! They make it so easy to create backgrounds for cards. 

To begin, I ink blended through the Layered Winter Foliage Stencil in Distress Oxide Inks (Festive Berries, Gathered Twigs, Picked Raspberry) and Pigment Craft Co Inks (Lagoon and Juniper). I then cut this panel down to a 5” square and glued onto a pink card base. I also cut a 5” white cardstock and glued it inside the card base. 

Next, I watercolor sheets of cardstock in shades of green and red. Once dry, I used the Winter Foliage Dies to cut the flowers and greenery for my little floral arrangement. I splattered some white paint before gluing it onto the card panel. 

Lastly, I stamped the sentiments from the Holiday Sentiments onto strips of Kraft cardstock and foam mounted it on the card panel.

I hope you like today’s Christmas card share and that I’ve inspired you to create cards for your family and friends.

Hello friends! It’s Leica here today with a square-shaped Christmas card to share with you all. This one is super fun to create and the end result is a beautiful card.

With the Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor set, I painted sheets of watercolor cardstock in shades of brown, gold, green, red, yellow, and pearl white. I cut the Winter Foliage Dies in these cardstocks and made a floral arrangement by gluing the smaller elements onto the large flower. I then splattered some white paint on the floral piece for added interest. 

I prepared a 5.25” card base in white cardstock and layered the front with a gingham patterned paper. I then added a sheet of vellum to soften the background and glued the floral piece on top. 

For the sentiment, I white heat embossed “Christmas” on a strip of black cardstock and die cut “Greetings” from the Christmas Greetings Script in silver glitter cardstock. I also cut a few more pieces in white cardstock which I glued on top of each other for dimension. Lastly, it’s not a Pretty Pink Posh card without any bling, so I added pearls here and there for interest. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We would love to see your projects from this Christmas release!

Hello, Gemma here with a card featuring the lovely Winter Foliage die set. This set is packed full of different dies to create seasonal cards.

There are lots of possibilities for different combinations, colours and layouts with this set. I chose some different colours of card, including a gold sparkle card. I die cut flowers and foliage using the Winter Foliage die set, then adhered the pieces together.

On a mini slimline card base, I stamped a sentiment from the Happy Santa stamp set. I love the mix of fonts and sizes in this sentiment.

I adhered the Winter Foliage around the card, using liquid glue, then trimmed away anything overhanging the edges to finish.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope this card inspired you to use your die cuts in a new way.

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. 

Enjoy your day, Dana