Winter Woods Snowy Christmas Card
I used the Snowfall Accents Puff Paint to add snow to the tree and hill on this card. It was fun to use…just heat it with your Heat Tool and watch it puff up.
Winter Woods is a great stamp set from the Annual Catalog for a peaceful winter scene. I love the coordinating die, especially the one to create a hill.
Tips & Instructions
Shaded Spruce Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4
Whisper White hill - 4 x 2, cut hill using die and stamp sentiment using Shaded Spruce Ink
Shaded Spruce scrap - cut with tree die
Stamp trees across card (above where hill will be) using Crumb Cake Ink
Add puff paint to hill and tree and then heat with heat tool until is puffs
Adhere layers to card base and adhere tree using Dimensionals
On the inside, stamp top of tree image and sentiment with Shaded Spruce Ink. I used the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set.
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Fun Halloween Black Cat Card
This Cat Punch is just perfect to make a Halloween Card. Pair it with the cute Monster Bash Designer Series Paper and you’ve got a spooky card!
I’ll show you all the steps to make this easy card….and I didn’t even use a stamp!
Tips & Instructions
Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Monster Bash Designer Series Paper Layer - 4 x 3, adhere to card base
Whisper White Layer - 4 x 2, emboss with Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder (be sure to use the 3D Embossing Plate)
Sponge brick wall lightly with Gray Granite Ink and then adhere to card base
Whisper White - punch with 2 1/2” Circle Punch and sponge lightly with Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight Ink
Basic Black - punch cat and cat head
Adhere moon to card and then cat as shown
Adhere 4 1/4 x 1/2 Basic Black strip across card
Basic Black - cut letters to spell boo! and adhere along with cat head over brick wall
Here’s a picture of Bailey peaking over the back of the couch. Doesn’t he look like the head of the cat peaking up in the bottom corner of the card?
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Brightly Gleaming New Year's Card
I made this New Year’s Card without having a New Year’s sentiment :)
This Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper is so rich with the copper stars on Night Of Navy, it’s so classy!
Tips & Instructions
Night Of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Copper Foil Layer - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Layer - 5 1/4 x 4
Cut largest Stitched Star with Copper Foil
Cut 2nd largest Stitched Star with Night Of Navy
Adhere card layers and stars and then pop up stars using Dimensionals
Whisper White Scrap - stamp sentiment with Versamark, cover with Copper Embossing Powder and melt with Heat Tool
Punch sentiment using Classic Label Punch and adhere over star.
On the inside stamp sentiment using Versamark and heat emboss with Copper Embossing powder.
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Sketch Saturday - Gather Together
Today’s card is another one using the Gather Together Bundle. I just love this bundle and the coordinating Designer Series Paper.
The sketch is one I found on Pinterest. It’s an OWH (Operation Write Home) sketch. I changed up the sizes a little bit, making the layers a little larger.
Tips & Instructions
Pretty Peacock Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Come To Gather Designer Series Paper (pumpkins) - 3 1/4 x 4
Come To Gather Designer Series Paper (gingham) - 2 pieces - 1 7/8 x 1 7/8
Scrap of Pretty Peacock - cut 1 leaf with dies
Scrap of Mint Macaron - cut 2 leaves with dies
Scrap of Whisper White - Stamp with Pumpkin Pie Ink and cut with coordinating dies
Color pumpkins with Light Pumpkin Pie Blends and stems with Dark Crumb Cake Blends
Add some Wink of Stella to the pumpkins
Adhere all layers as shown on card, popping up the pumpkins with Dimensionals
On the inside, stamp pumpkins with Pumpkin Pie Ink. I didn’t put in a sentiment because I want to write a note.
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Tidings All Around Fall Wreath
I love Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry together, especially for an Autumn card!
The wreaths were cut from the All-Around Wreath Dies and they are so pretty together against the woodgrain layer. Watch the video to see how to make these cards.
Tips & Instructions
Cajun Craze Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Very Vanilla Layer - 5 1/2 x 3 3/4
Come To Gather Designer Series Paper (woodgrain) - 5 1/2 x 3 1/2
Very Vanilla - punch with 2” Circle Punch and stamp sentiment using Cajun Craze Ink
Adhere circle to woodgrain layer making sure the wreath will fit well around it
Adhere all layers to card base
Cut 2 wreaths (one with Crushed Curry and one with Cajun Craze) with the All-Around Wreath Dies and adhere one over the other, offsetting a little bit
Adhere wreaths together and then pop wreath up using Dimensionals
Tie bow and adhere with Mini Glue Dots
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Perfectly Plaid Winter Knit Card
The Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper along with the Perfectly Plaid Bundle are so great for Christmas cards.
I used the Winter Knit Embossing Folder for a nice border on top.
Tips & Instructions
Cherry Cobbler Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Cherry Cobbler Layer - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4, emboss top part with Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder
Very Vanilla Layer 5 1/2 x 2 1/4, stamp sentiment with Cherry Cobbler Ink and adhere to Cherry Cobbler Layer
Gold Foil Strip 5 1/2 x 3/8 adhere across seam
Punch 3 Christmas Trees from the Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper with the Tree Punch and adhere 2 flat and the 3rd pop up with Dimensionals
Add Cherry Cobbler Rhinestones (you can use the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels or you can color the clear ones with a Dark Cherry Cobble Stampin’ Blends Marker
On the inside, stamp sentiment with Cherry Cobbler Ink and tree with Shaded Spruce Ink.
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Brightly Gleaming Toile Christmas
The Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper is just gorgeous! One side of each sheet has copper foil which really makes it so rich and pretty.
In the video I’ll show you how to color on your stamps with Stampin’ Write Markers to get the different colors on the floral images.
Tips & Instructions
Mossy Meadow Card Base - 5 1/2 x 11 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Copper Foil Layer - 5 1/4 x 4
Whisper White Layer - 5 x 3 3/4
Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Layer - 2 x 3 3/4
Whisper White Scraps - on large floral stamp, using Stampin’ Write Markers, color berries with Real Red, leaves with Mossy Meadow and stems with Early Espresso. Breath on the stamp before stamping on your cardstock. Repeat to get a second image.
Stamp sentiment on another Whisper White Scrap with Mossy Meadow Ink
Cut floral images and sentiment with coordinating die
Adhere layers and floral images and then adhere the sentiment using Dimensionals
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Fun Snowman Punch Card!
I finally decided to try this type of card. It’s easy to do, you just punch out the pieces and adhere them leaving a little space as a border around each piece.
These snowmen are just adorable. I wanted to highlight the one wrapped up in the scarf and it fit perfectly within this punch.
Tips & Instructions
Shaded Spruce Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Shaded Spruce Layer - 5 1/4 x 4
Let It Snow Designer Series Paper - punch larger snowman with Tailored TagPunch
Let It Snow Designer Series Paper - punch a bunch of the smaller snowmen with Tailored Tag Punch
Adhere the larger snowman as the focal using Dimensionals on the 5 1/4 x 4 layer
Adhere the rest of the pieces as shown on the card, fitting them in the spaces with a small border around each. It’s ok for them to hang over the layer. Once they are all adhered, cut the excess (cut from the back).
Adhere layer to card base
Stamp sentiment on Stitched Rectangle with Real Red Ink and adhere with Dimensionals
Add red Noble Peacock Rhinestones
On the inside stamp sentiment with Real Red Ink and the snowman with black ink.
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Sketch Saturday - Merry Moose
The Merry Moose Stamp Set has some fun images and sentiments and has a coordinating punch for the moose. I used it for the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge from Splitcoaststampers.
Here’s the sketch and if you click on the link you can see other cards made from this sketch. CAS(E) this Sketch #339
Isn’t this a great bundle? If you buy as a bundle, you save 10%
Tips & Instructions
Night Of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Wrapped In Plaid Designer Series Paper Layer - 5 1/4 x 4 and adhere to card base
Night Of Navy - cut with largest scalloped Layering Squares Die
Whisper White - cut with 2nd largest scalloped Layering Squares Die and adhere to navy square
Scrap of Whisper White - stamp moose outline with Early Espresso Ink and inside with Crumb Cake Ink and punch with Moose Punch
Using moose as a guide, determine placement for sentiment and stamp with Real Red Ink
Adhere square to card using Dimensionals
Adhere moose to card using Dimensionals
On the inside stamp sentiment with Night Of Navy (or Real Red) Ink and stamp cute little raccoon with Early Espresso Ink.
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Merry Christmas Tree Card
What a great color combination for Christmas cards - Coastal Cabana and Real Red!
The Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper is so fun for this type of card. Take a look at the video and I’ll show you all the papers as well as the steps to make this card.
Tips & Instructions
Coastal Cabana Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Real Red Layer - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4
Whisper White - cut 4th from smallest Rectangle Stitched Die
Whisper White - cut smallest Rectangle Stitched Die
Stamp trees on larger rectangle by stamping off (stamp on scrap before rectangle) across layer with Coastal Cabana Ink
Stamp sentiment on smaller rectangle with Real Red Ink
Scrap of Costal Cabana - wipe with embossing buddy, stamp tree with Versamark, pour embossing powder and then heat with heat tool
Punch tree with coordinating Tree Punch
Adhere layers to card base and adhere tree and sentiment layer with Dimensionals
Add Toile Tidings Glimmer Dots
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Painted Harvest - Thankful For You
The Painted Harvest Stamp Set is one of my favorites and I’m so glad that it was carried over in the Annual Catalog!
The Designer Series Paper is from the Come To Gather pack and it coordinates so well with the Pretty Peacock Ribbon.
Tips & Instructions
Crumb Cake Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, stamp sentiment with Pretty Peacock Ink
Come Gather Together Layer - 2 x 4, adhere to Whisper White Layer
Wrap ribbon around at the seam and adhere to back. Adhere layer to card base
Stamp large flower image with Crushed Curry - Stamp off first to get a lighter color and then rotate a little and stamp again without re-inking
Stamp smaller flower image with Crushed Curry (direct) using the center as a guide
Fussy cut flower
Stamp leaf images on Pretty Peacock and on Whisper White and punch with coordinating Leaf Punch
Adhere leaves behind flower and adhere flower over ribbon using Dimensionals
Adhere Pretty Peacock Faceted Gems and Pearls
On the inside stamp sentiment and leaf images with Pretty Peacock.
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Nature's Beauty - Framed Deer
Isn’t this a great masculine card? I copied the idea from my friend Vicki Parsons from The Paper Connection. I changed it up a little.
Watch the video to see how I create this beautiful Crackle Frame for the deer. It’s easy to do!
This is a great masculine birthday card using the sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthdays.
Tips & Instructions
Crumb Cake Card Cake - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, using Stamparatus stamp the Crackle Background using Crumb Cake Ink
Cut center using the second largest Stitched Nested Labels Die
Flip the center piece that was cut out and stamp the deer using Early Espresso Ink and grass using Mossy Meadow Ink
Attach crackle layer to card base using Foam Strips
Adhere inside stamped layer, fitting it inside the crackle layer
Stamp sentiment on Whisper White strip (size according to size of sentiment)
Create a banner end using the Banner Triple Punch
Adhere sentiment as shown using a small piece of Foam Strip in the middle and a little bit of adhesive on both ends
Add Designer Element on sentiment strip
The Thinking of You sentiment is from the Woven Heirlooms Stamp Set.
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Cute Little Piggy Card
I just love the This Little Piggy Stamp Set. I think spending time on my sister’s farm last week prompted me to make a card with this set.
This is a fun card to send to just about anyone to brighten their day. I used the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder for the background and some Granny Apple Green Ribbon. This card just makes me happy!
These are my sister’s piggies….they were my inspiration!
Tips & Instructions
Granny Apple Green Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, emboss with Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder (Use 3D Embossing Folder Plate)
Wrap piece of Granny Apple Green Textured Weave Ribbon around embossed layer and adhere to card base
Whisper White - cut with Largest Layering Rectangle - stamp pig image and color with Stampin’ Blends (Petal Pink Light & Dark, Light Granny Apple Green, Dark Lovely Lipstick, Dark Pineapple Punch, Light Smoky Slate)
Granny Apple Green - cut with largest scalloped Layering Rectangle Die and adhere to white square.
Adhere squares layer over ribbon using Dimensionals
On the inside stamp some flowers with Lovely Lipstick Ink. I used the flower from the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set.
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Sketch Saturday - Perfectly Plaid
Today’s sketch is another from a CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge from Splitcoaststampers. I love playing along with their challenges. You can click on this link to get see other cards using this sketch. CAS(E) this Sketch #338
I used the Perfectly Plaid Bundle and made it a horizontal card. That’s what’s fun about it; you get the idea from the sketch and then you make it your own.
Tips & Instructions
Cherry Cobbler Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
Gold Foil Layer - 4 5/8 x 3 5/8
Whisper White Layer - 4 1/2 x 3 1/2
Cut Tree from Wrapped In Plaid Scrap
Stamp sentiment using Cherry Cobbler Ink on bottom right corner of Whisper White Layer
Adhere Tree using Dimensionals
Adhere Whisper White Layer to Gold Foil Layer and then adhere to card base with Dimensionals
On the inside stamp sentiment with Cherry Cobbler Ink and tree image with Shaded Spruce Ink.
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Fun Snowman Card
Isn’t this the cutest snowman? The felt hat, mittens and scarf along with the coal buttons from the Let It Snow Embellishment Kit are just adorable.
Watch the video below to see all the products that I used from the Let It Snow Suite.
Tips & Instructions
Coastal Cabana Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11 1/2, score at 5 1/2
Coastal Cabana Card Base - 5 1/2 x 4, emboss with Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder (use 3D Embossing Folder Plate)
Flirty Flamingo Layer - cut with 2nd largest scalloped Layering Squares Dies
Whisper White Layers - cut one with 3rd largest and one with 4th smallest scalloped Layering Squares Dies
Whisper White Scrap - stamp and punch out snowman
Stamp snowman with black ink on large scalloped square as shown
Stamp arms with Early Espresso Ink
Adhere punched snowman over snowman on layer using Dimensionals
Color carrot nose with Dark Pumpkin Pie Blends Marker, adhere coal buttons and adhere hat, mittens and scarf using Dimensionals
Add Washi Tape around center of embossed layer
Adhere squares to card base
Stamp sentiment with black ink on smaller scalloped square and adhere using Dimensionals
