Birthday Winter Blooms by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have a winter birthday card to share today, but it could have easily been a Christmas holiday card just by switching out the sentiment! 😉

 

The Blushing and Delicate Blooms were die cut from white, the Brilliant Berries from Cherry Red, the Pinecone Duo pine needles from light gray and the Festive Holly leaves from dark gray papers.  Shading was added to the blooms and berries using the following Copic Sketch markers.

 

blooms - C00/1/3/5 

berries - R39

 

An A2 size white woodgrain panel was then splattered with diluted black gouache paint.  Once dry, mounted it onto a white card base and assembled/adhered the floral arrangement.  For some sparkle, applied clear shimmer on the berries.  For “water droplets”, added some clear fairy drops.  A black Happy Birthday gold foil greeting finished it off. 

That does it for me this year in 2024.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a safe and happy new year! 

Supplies

 

94844 Blushing Bloom

94840 Delicate Bloom

94801 Festive Holly

94802 Pinecone Duo

94830 Brilliant Berries

ST007 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs

SH44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

DRP101 Fairy Drops

Happy Birthday Presents by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here with a fun quick winter birthday card!  Here's a closer look at the background:

To create the background I took a piece of "Pool Party" cardstock and used the "Falling Snowflakes Stencil" (88627) with clear embossing paste.  The paste when dried just looks slighly darker than the paper, but to accent that I added a little white ink on top of the panel.  Next I trimmed 1/2 inch off the panel so the plaid would show through.

I added the panel to a panel of "Nutmeg Plaid 6x6 pack" (PP1033) then added both of those to my card front.  I cut the "Pretty Presents craft die" (94761) from white and "Cranberry Paper Pack" (SH44014) and pieced them together.  I arranged them on the card front and added a "Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab" (ST010).

Here's one last look:

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy birthday card and can use the ideas to create a card for someone you know with a winter birthday!  And here's wishing you a Happy New Year!

Supplies

 

PP1033 Nutmeg Plaid 6x6 pack

94761 Pretty Presents

SH44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

ST010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

88627 Falling Snowflakes Stencil

SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

Piney Woods Thanks by Anne Thompson

I need a few quick thank you notes to pop in the mail in the next day or so.  Because I live in the snowy piney woods of Maine, I made a card using the SLENDER PINE TREES 94796, PINE BRANCHES 94817, and the punched out snowflakes from DRIFTING SNOWFLAKES 94816 to create this first thank you card.

materials used:
    top fold white note card; white watercolor paper; tree paper from NUTMEG FOREST PP1034;

   slender pine trees 94796; PINE BRANCHES 94817; DRIFTING SNOWFLAKES 94816

    THANK YOU FOIL GREETINGS WHITE TABS SToo4; two shades of green card stock scraps
to make this card

Start with a top fold white note card and add a paper from Nutmeg Forest PP1034 cut 4 X 5 1/4.

Die cut the Slender Pine Trees 94796 from two shades of green card stock and glue the pieces together.  

Die cut the Pine Branches 94817 from the same dark green card stock.

Die cut the Drifting Snowflakes 94816 from white watercolor paper and punch out the two snowflakes to use on this card. (Save the other pieces for another project.)

Cut a piece of the white watercolor paper 2 X 3 1/4 and add this toward the right side of the card front.

Glue on three of the assembled trees.

Attach the two pieces of Pine Branches to the upper left corner of the panel.

Add one of the snowflakes on top of the Pine Branches and the other among the trees.  Add white pearls to the centers of the snowflakes.

Adhere the Thank You sentiment tab on the lower left card front.

One done!  This design may also work for the New Year's cards I intend to send as well with a handwritten sentiment on a die cut or punched out circle.

And here's a variation of this card using PINE TREE GROVE 94736 (from Christmas 2023) and a white circle greeting tab from my stash.

 

Happy Crafting!

 

 

Sweet Treat Wrappers by Jean Okimoto

'Twas the night before Christmas - and you need some quick dinner party favors.  Diecuts, rub-on transfers and foiled greeting tabs add a festive finale to holiday celebrations.  Hi, Jean here with simple candy wrappers for your guests.

 

 

 

Cut Cranberry, Cilantro and Raspberry Sorbet 8.5x11" cardstock with the 2-7/8" wide Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Score  and crease them at 3-7/8" and 4-1/8".  The stitched design frames the holiday icons.

 

Cut Wreath Sprigs from two shades of the green from Greenery 6x6 Collection.  Create a circle guide for the sprigs by pressure-embossing the 1-1/2" Circle Basics die onto the front of the treat wrapper.  Attach the springs in alternating greens.

Cut the berries - from the  Festive Holly set - from a red Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach the diecuts and add a Merry and Bright Foil Greeting Tab Banner.

 

Cut the Festive Holly stem from dark brown cardstock.  Cut the leaves from a Greenery 6x6.  Cut more berries from the Festive Glitter Pad red 6x6.  Attach the diecuts to the wrapper and add a Merry Christmas White Circle Foil Tab.  

 

Cut two 1" circles and one 1-1/4" circle of Cranberry Cardstock with the Circle Basics dies.  Carefully cut 3 designs from the Snowflake Rub-Ons and remove the paper liner.  Tap the rub-ons onto cardstock circles.  Place them between 2 sheets of printer paper and run them through a diecut machine using the plates used for cutting.  Carefully remove the plastic liner.

Attach the circles to the wrapper and add a Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tab.

 

I've used Theo organic Peppermint Cocoa Cups for the treats - and folded and taped the  bottom edge behind the candy to make it more compact.  Attach the candy inside the wrapper with doublestick tape.  Tie it with gold cord and curl the cord with the side of a bonefolder or plastic burnishing tool.    Ghiradelli chocolate squares would also be great in these wrappers.

 

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope you've enjoyed our latest designs.  Happy Holidays if you're celebrating tomorrow!

Supplies

 

94814 Wreath Sprigs

94801 Festive Holly

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

30087 Circle Basics Set

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

gp1006

rub105

sh44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

sh44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

sh44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

st022 Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tabs

st016

st012 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

 

Wintery Christmas Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a Wintery Christmas card in a cool colors.  It has an ink blended background with focal image in the lower right hand corner.

Backgrounds:

3D emboss an A2 size craft card using the Pinecones and Berries folder.  Ink blend the edges using Distress Ink, Scorched Timber.  Die cut heavy white card stock with the largest Fringed Scalloped Frame die. Ink blend heavy from the bottom right hand corner and lightly to the upper left Han corner with Distress Ink Unchartered Mariner.  Lightly ink with Scorched Timber.  Splatter with water and pat dry.  Splatter with Uncharted Mariner.  Stamp the background with Aura Snowflake inked with Uncharted Mariner.  Just press lightly to have the snowflakes in the back ground.

Focal Images:

Die cut the following from heavy white card stock.  Ink blend with Distress ink in, Antique Linen, Iced Spruce and Uncharted Mariner.  The dies I used are Petite Poinsettias (the centers was painted with gold paint), 2 sets of the pine needles from the Pinecone Duo (this s die cut from craft card stock), holly brands from the Holiday Snowglobe, and Birch Press Design Pine Needle Twigs Contour Layers.  Adhere the poinsettias and pine needle together using the envelope as a guide.

Assembly:

Adhere the 3D embossed background to an A2 size top folding white card. Adhere the ink blended background to the center.  Adhere the larger pine needle twig along the long edge and the short one along with short edge.  Adhere the 2 smaller pine needles over the pine needle twigs.  Then adhere the poinsettias in the bottom right hand corner.  Adhere the larger holly branch along the tall side and the smaller along side, tuck the branched under the pointettias.  Splatter heavily with gold paint. Adhere a Merry Christmas Black Greeting Tab just above the poinsettia.

Supplies

 

94822 Petite Poinsettias

94802 Pinecone Duo

94808 Holiday Snowglobe

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

EF1043 Pinecones and Berries 3D Embossing Folder

cs2083 Aurora Snowflake Cling Stamp

st015 Merry Christmas Foil Banners Black Tabs

 

Supplies

 

57519 Pine Needle Twigs Contour Layers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snow Flurries in the Piney Woods by Anne Thompson

I decided to use the SLENDER PINE TREES 94796, the PINECONE DUO 94802, and a few of the smaller SNOWFLAKE RUB ONS RUB105 to create a scene for this note card.

materials used:

 

• I started with a white note card and added a piece of plaid paper from NUTMEG PLAID PP1033 which I cut to 4 X 5 1/4.
• I die cut the Slender Pine Trees 94796 from a scrap of dark green paper  and glued them onto the plaid paper.  
• Next I looked at the sheet of Snowflake Rub Ons RUB105 and cut out the smallest ones to add to the front of the note card.  I used the enclosed stick to apply them individually or in pairs among the trees.
• Then I die cut and assembled the Pinecone Duo 94802.  I used dimensional foam dots to add them to the lower left corner.
• I chose one of the Merry Christmas tabs I had in my stash but as I look at it now I'm going to change it out for one of the CHRISTMAS LABELS FOIL GREETINGS WHITE TABS ST022 instead.  If I use the Let It Snow one I can send this card after the holidays any time this winter.  (I'm thinking that any card I mail on Monday isn't going to get where it's going before Christmas anyway.)

Here's the revised card.

 

Happy Crafting!

Pinecone Duo 94802       Snowflake Rub Ons RUB105          Nutmeg Plaid PP1033

Slender Pine Trees 94796    Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tabs ST022

 

Winter Bird House Scene Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a winter scene card featuring the Snowy Birdhouse.

Backgrund:

Ink blend an A2 size white panel with Distress Oxide Stormy Sky and Iced Spruce ink. Going heavy from the outside and lighter to the middle.  Splatter with water and pat off with a towel.  Then splatter with Stormy Sky ink.

Die Cuts:

Die cut the Snowy Birdhouse, Little Birds, and Brilliant Berries from heavy weight white card stock.  Die cut the Pine Branches from a dark color paper from the Lagoon paper pad. Ink blend the berries, tops of the birds, and bird house with Distress Lumberjack Plaid ink.  Ink blend to add a show to the snow roof, hole opening, and bottom of the birds with Distress Lost Shadow. Use a dark brown watercolor marker and color the pole and branches.   Adhere the die cuts together using the even lope as a guide.

Assembly:

Adhere the background to an A2 size white card.  Fussy cut a snow hill into a 4 1/4" by 2" piece of heavy white card.  Add foam tape to the back, around the sides and bottom, leaving the top with no adhesive.  Adhere it to the bottom of the background.  Adhere the Pine Branches to the top and top sides of the card.  Adhere the berry branches behind the snowy hill, tucking them behind the paper.  Adhere the birdhouse to the center.  Adhere the birds around the berries, branches and top of the birdhouse.  Stamp LET IT Snow from the Holiday Wishes stamp set to the bottom right side using VersaFine Clair Twighlight.  Splatter with white gesso. 

Supplies

 

94811 Little Bird Bunch

94810 Snowy Birdhouse

94817 Pine Branches

94830 Brilliant Berries

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

SP1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

Christmas Cheer by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here with a fun Christmas card for you.  Here's a closer look:

To make my card I embossed 2 white panels with the new Winter Knit 3D embossing folder EF1044 and then inked them both on the debossed side, one with red ink and one with gray ink.  I cut the gray panel with the new Fringed Scalloped Frame set (largest one) and then added red strips of card stock behind the tiny holes in the border.

I cut the Stitchable Stocking 94825 from white and from the red inked embosed panel and pieced them together.  I cut the accessories (flowers leaves, etc) from white card stock and colored them with alcohol markers and a white gel pen.  

The background behind the scalloped panel is red glitter paper from the Glitzy Glitter Paper GP1007.  The embossed frame panel is popped up on foam tape for dimension.  The sentiment was heat embossed and it's from the new stamp set called Holiday Wishes CL5286.  Here's one last look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy crafting my friends....

 

 

Supplies

 

EF1044 Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

94825 Stitchable Stocking

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

Surprise…it’s a Window Giftcard Holder! by Jean Okimoto

A Stitchable Mitten window card delivers a hidden surprise for the holidays.  There's a giftcard adhered behind the mitten.   It's revealed only when the recipient opens the greeting card.  Hi, Jean here with my final  holiday card of 2024.  

Cut Stitchable Mitten from the front of a top-folded white A2 card.  Cut the mitten again from the dark teal Yuletide Cheer poinsettia print.  Cut the cuff from a medium-green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.

Here's the inside view...I've added a turquoise "faux-giftcard" cut from a turquoise 6x6 in the Lagoon Collection.  Attach the real giftcard inside the A2 card - carefully avoiding any barcode or scannable areas on the giftcard - then attach the mitten and cuff over it with foam tape.

Cut the leaves and circles from the mitten set from a Greenery Collection 6x6.  Cut the button and flowers from Cherry Red 8.5x11" cardstock.  Attach them near the bottom right corner  of the cutout.

Add a Merry Christmas Foil Banner White Greeting Tab.  Attach the right tip of the banner behind the leaf.  Add red Christmas Fairy Crystals.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailng.  

Thanks for visiting our blog...see you on Tuesday!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94824 Stitchable Mitten

st014 Merry Christmas Foil Banners White Tabs

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

cry102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

sh44015

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

Merry Christmas Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card for you.

I used the Holly and Branches stencil to create a quick background for my card. 

Green and Red inks were used to stencil a white cardstock panel.  Next, I spattered the background with white inks and adhered it to a red cardstock mat.  This was glued to a white card base.

The sentiment was die cut from red and white cardstock and adhered to the card.

To finish the card I added some clear Fairy Drops to add a little bling.

That's it for today!  I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

 

Supplies

 

88629 Holly and Branches Stencil Set

94839 Merry Christmas Debut Script

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

DRP101 Fairy Drops