Hi crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. I love sipping hot chocolate to stay warm on a cold winter day and today I’m sharing a hot chocolate card to send warm winter greetings.
I used the Winter Mug die set and filled the mug with a candy cane, marshmallows, and holly leaves. I added a snowflake to the front of the mug. I added the mug to two nested ovals.
For my background, I used the Pinstripe Stencil. I inked the stencil with red ink onto white cardstock. I cut my stenciled background with a rectangle die and layered it on a piece of red cardstock.
I added the oval to the top of the pinstripe background and added the poinsettia from the Winter Foliage die set. I love that the layers of the poinsettia can be stacked to add dimension to it.
I stamped the sentiment “Warm Winter Wishes” from the Holiday Sentiments stamp set and added it to my card. I added Ruby Red Pearls to the card and Pine Green Pearls to the center of the poinsettia. My finished card measures 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”.
Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!
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.
Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here today and I’m sharing Mitten-shaped shaker tags that I’ve made using the new Mitten ShakerDie.
For these gift tags, I cut the mittens in glittered cardstock and cut several pieces in white cardstock, which I glued together to make a well for the shaker. To have a coordinating look to the tags, I used patterned paper from the same paper pad for the backing of the shaker tags. I simply traced the mitten on the patterned paper and acetate and cut to shape.
I filled the mittens with Holiday Cheer Mix clay confetti. I then use a cropadile to punch a hole for the tag and twine. I love the way these turned out and I can’t wait to use them for my Christmas gifts.
That’s all for these shaker tags. I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by!
Hello friends! It’s Mindy with you today to share a fun way to color up your die cuts. I’ll be using my Distress Mica Stains but I talk in the video about other ways you can color them up.
Using sprays is a way to quickly add color to your die cuts, add texture and it’s tons of fun! I’m using my seasonal Distress Mica Sprains because they have some gorgeous shine in them that I want on my die cuts.
It’s best to use a watercolor paper when using sprays because it can hold up to water really well. You can either spray directly onto your surface and smoosh your paper into the ink or spray directly onto the paper. Drying the paper and smooshing again will add more texture to the background.
After the paper is completely dry, I can die cut from it using the Winter Foliage dies. I’m also going to die cut the foliage from white cardstock and gold mirror cardstock.
For the center of the flower, I’m going to use Metallic Gold Pearls adhered with liquid glue.
The background for the card was created using the Layering Snowflake stencil blended onto light blue cardstock with a light blue ink. I love how the red pops off of the blue background.
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!
First, I worked on my card background by adding Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink to Layer A of theLayered Apples stencil. I used a light hand to add the ink to get a lighter color for my apples. For Layer B of the stencil, I used Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink. This added the leaves to my apples. Next, I used Layer C of the stencil and added Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink which gave me the apple stems.
I colored a mouse from the Mouse Friends stamp set using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens in the following colors: Mustard, Sugar Almond Pink, and the Blender.
I used pattern paper for the layering pieces of my card and added the stenciled apple layer on top. I added the basket dies, arranged the apples in the basket, and added some leaves. Finally, I added the mouse with an apple in its hand.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!
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!
