Snowy Birdhouse by Theary Chea

Hello and welcome! It's Theary on the blog again. I can't believe that this year has just flown by. I am still in denial that it's almost the end of 2024. However, I enjoy the winter weather and love snuggling up with the kiddos.
Today, I am sharing a winter wonderland card created with the adorable Snowy Birdhouse. So, let's get started.

To create the background, I trimmed down a sheet of Memory Box Fresh Aqua cardstock to 4.25 inches by 5.50 inches. I spritz the panel with a little bit of water before I place it into the Memory Box Birchtree Forest Embossing Folder and run that through my die-cutting machine.

To create some interest on the card panel, I used a mini Brayer to run white pigment ink over the raised areas. Then, using dark blue ink I blended around the edges of the card panel to create a bit of dimension.

The snowy birdhouse was cut from white cardstock and Memory Box Kraft Woodgrain Cardstock. I adhered everything using liquid adhesive and popped it on the card panel with foam squares.

I added Memory Box Brilliant Berries behind the birdhouse and placed the adorable Memory Box Wistful Bird on top of the birdhouse.

I added white details using a gel pen.

Lastly, I popped on a sentiment from Memory Box Greeting Tabs.

And, that's it! I hope you found some inspiration and get crafty in your craft space! Until next time!

 

Supplies

 

94830 Brilliant Berries

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

94810 Snowy Birdhouse

94798 Wistful Sparrow

sh44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

sh44010 Fresh Aqua Paper Pack

st016 Merry and Bright Foil Banners White Tabs

ef1039 Birch Tree Forest 3D Embossing Folder

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

Merry Christmas! by Laura Fulcher

Greetings friends. A very Merry Christmas to you all! I thought I would share a card today that features a Christmas theme to help celebrate the day. My card involves an embossed background, die cut/distressed wood planks and a Copic colored bird as the focal piece.

To make the card, I started with some of the Memory Box kraft woodgrain paper and rubbed some Tea Dye and Bundled Sage Distress Ink on top to make the ridges of the paper pop a bit more:

It added just a touch of extra color to the kraft paper.

Next, I cut out the wood planks from the distressed kraft cardstock:

I thought the planks needed more color, so I added some Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress ink to my planks:

I then cut out some holly using Cilantro and Cherry Red cardstock. I added a bit more ink to the leaves to make them pop. (Pine Needles Distress Ink).

To finish the card, I embossed more of the kraft woodgrain paper using the Pinecones and Berries embossing folder. I cut out the bird using white cardstock and then colored him with B21, V22 and V25 Copic markers. I added a Santa Hat from one of the goose die sets and then colored it with R22, R27 and R46 Copic markers.

All that was left was to add my banner message and layer everything onto some Blueberry Mist cardstock.

Thank you so very much for stopping by today. I wish everyone peace and very happy holidays!

 

 

Supplies

 

94823 Narrow Woodgrain Planks

94838 Huddled Sparrow

94826 Classy Goose

ef1043 Pinecones and Berries 3D Embossing Folder

94801 Festive Holly

st014 Merry Christmas Foil Banners White Tabs

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

sh44012 Blueberry Mist Paper Pack

sh44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

sh44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

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

 

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

Faux Christmas Tree by Jean Okimoto

Narrow Woodgrain Planks and a pine print from the Yuletide Cheer 6x6 create a contemporary Christmas tree - like a DIY recycled pallet tree from a holiday magazine.  Add a bright red Sunlight Sparrow and a Merry Christmas Swirl greeting.  Hi, Jean here with a just-in-time design.

 Cut the Yuletide Cheer pine print with the Narrow Woodgrain Planks die.  Tape the backside of the longest plank so the finely-textured woodgrain pattern stays intact  Cut a 5/8" piece for the top of the tree.  

Daub Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink on a strip of Kraft Woodgrain Paper.  Cut a strip about 1/4" x 4-1/2".  It's longer than necessary - it'll be trimmed after the tree is assembled.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to bright red wool-blend felt to stabilize the felt and prevent adhesives from saturating it.  Cut the bird base and head layer.  Cut the beak section from a scrap of black cardstock.  Cut the wing from the red Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  

Cut the solid Merry Christmas Swirl background from white cardstock and a dark yellowish/green 6x6 in the Greenery Collection.  Cut the white layer with the set's detailed die.  Assemble the greeting.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-1/2" x 6-1/4").  Add red Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you've liked the holiday projects we've designed for you - and that we've inspired you to create unique cards for everyone on your list.  

Thanks for visiting our blog - see you on Friday...

Supplies

 

94837 Sunlight Sparrow

94803 Merry Christmas Swirl

94823 Narrow Woodgrain Planks

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

fp1003

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack