Joy to You and Yours by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features a new stamp from the Yuletide release.  I love to color in stamped images, and this is a perfect stamp to do just that.

I stamped the image twice on a white cardstock panel and used Prisma Color Pencils to color in the images.  Once the coloring was done, I lightly inked around the edge of the panel with Antique Linen Distress ink and spattered it with gold ink.  I mounted the panel to a black cardstock mat and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

The word "joy" was die cut from red cardstock and glued to a white shadow die cut.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.  

I stamped the sentiment with Versa Fine Ink, white heat embossed it and glued it underneath the word joy.

That's it for today!  Have a great week!

 

 

Supplies

 

94763 Bello Joy

CS2084 Leaves and Berries Cling Stamp set

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

CL5273 Festive Christmas Greetings clear stamp set

Walking in a Winter Wonderland by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have a Christmas {in September} card to share today. 😉  I played with the Wintertime Bear dies and Frosted Trees 3D embossing folder (EF) from the 2024 Yuletide collection to create a snowy winter scene.  Normally inspiration comes from the images, but this time the sentiment was the starting point.  Took some creative licence with the Wintertime Bear and created a bear couple who traded in their skates and skis for some warm winter walking boots. 😂

The bears were die cut from alcohol marker friendly paper and shaded and colored with cool grey Copic Sketch markers C00/0/1/2/3/7.  Their accessories were die cut from two patterns of the Yuletide Cheer 6x6 paper.  The pom-pom and brim of the hat were also die cut from alcohol marker friendly paper.  Dark grey dye ink was ink blended on the bottom layers of the hat and scarves to give dimension. 

The background is a twist on the Blackout EF technique.  The technique involves dragging a black ink pad direct-to-paper on the debossed side of the embossed panel.  That would work great for a night scene, but since I was going for daytime, Tumbled Glass and Shaded Lilac distress oxide inks were used instead.  To avoid contaminating them with the direct-to-paper method, the inks were pressed onto an acetate sheet first then the inks were picked up with a rubber brayer and applied to the panel.  This also gives a more blended effect, as seen in the photo below.

The sentiment was white heat embossed on black cardstock next.  Trimmed down the background panel and adhered to the top of a white card base.  Fussy cut the ground area from white glitter paper and adhered at the bottom.  To complete the scene and make it cohesive, added falling snow over/on top of the bears and ground with a white Posca pen.  Why you ask?  Because snow falls everywhere.  Oops… looks like I made the snow so round that the accessories look polka dotted. 😂

Happy Labor Day to those who are enjoying this holiday.  That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful week.

Supplies

 

94819 Wintertime Bear

PP1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

EF1045 Frosted Trees 3D Embossing Folder

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Leaves and Berries, Candles, and Joy by Anne Thompson

Today's card features the LEAVES AND BERRIES  CS2084 corner cling stamp, the MERRY AND BRIGHT CANDLES 94812, and BELLO JOY 94763.  I hadn't stamped and colored anything recently and this image was calling me.

to make this card

I started with a white A2 horizontal note card with the fold on the lefthand side.

I inked up the LEAVES AND BERRIES CS2084 stamp using VersaFine Clair Shady Lane ink and stamped the image in the upper left corner.   I used several red colored pencils (Scarlet Red and Crimson Red) for the berries and a Grass Green for the holly leaves.

I die cut the MERRY AND BRIGHT CANDLES 94812 from white card stock and colored the candle pieces using the same red pencils and I used Yellow Ochre and Canary pencils for the flames.  I assembled the candles and added them to the lower right front of the note card.

I used a scrap of paper from the YULETIDE CHEER PP1032 pad to die cut the BELLO JOY 94763 background and white card stock for the detailed letters which I glued onto the red paper.  I added this sentiment in the lower left on the card front.

I do feel like this card needs some sparkle so I'll have to look for something to add to the candle flames and the berries to glam it up a bit.

Happy Crafting!

Leaves and Berries CS2084   Merry and Bright Candles  94812  Bello Joy 94763      Yuletide Cheer PP1032

Frosty Lantern Joy by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have another Christmas in August card to share today featuring other fabulous products from the 2024 Yuletide collection.

Started with the background again and did the stencil monoprint technique using the Falling Snowflakes stencil.  Did this by applying water reactive blue ink to the stencil, spritzing with water then flipping it over onto watercolor paper, resulting in this frosty look.

The lantern was die cut from silver Vintage Pastel mirror paper.  For the back piece, traced its shape onto white paper, fussy cut out then ink blended grey dye ink to give it shading.  Most of the other die cut pieces were die cut from alcohol marker friendly paper and colored with Copic Sketch markers B00/32/34/37/39.

The snowflakes were die cut from white glitter paper while the Brilliant Berries branch was die cut from silver foil cardstock.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added clear jewels to the poinsettia centers to finish  

Had trouble adding photos to this post, but Typepad finally behaved.  And that’s all for today.  Thank you for joining me.   Have a wonderful day.

 

Supplies

 

94800 Frosted Lantern

94763 Bello Joy

94822 Petite Poinsettias

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

94830 Brilliant Berries

88627 Falling Snowflakes Stencil

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

JWL001 Clear Jewels

Huddled Sparrow Christmas Wreath by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I’m delighted to share a Christmas (in August 😀) card today featuring products from the 2024 Yuletide collection released last month.  

Started by dry embossing mixed media paper with the Pinecone and Berries 3D embossing folder as the background.  Next, the pine needles were die cut from the darkest Greenery paper using the Pinecone Duo dies.  To give them a more textured and realistic look, the individual needles were cut in half from the tips with scissors.  See comparison photo below (original is on the left 😉).

That step would have been easier if I had small detailed scissors. 🤷🏻‍♀️  The berries were then die cut from alcohol marker friendly paper and colored with Copic Sketch markers RV63/66/17).

The sparrow was die cut from white and ink blended with leftover brown, orange and yellow inks left on their respective detail blending brushes.   Heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder then die cut out with the coordinating die.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.  

And that does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Supplies

 

94801 Festive Holly

94802 Pinecone Duo

94838 Huddled Sparrow

EF1043 Pinecones and Berries 3D Embossing Folder

CL5286D Holiday Wishes clear stamp and die set

sp1011 Greenery 6x6 pack

Blooming Birthday Wishes by Jean Okimoto

 

 

Celebrate a summer birthday with the Delicate Fuchsia Trio and a bit of plaid.  Add a gold foil greeting tab and Bright Jewels - and your card is ready to send or share.  Hi, Jean here with a floral slimline design from our 2024 Fuchsia Collection.

Spritz both sides of watercolor paper with a light mist of water.  Pressure-emboss the smoother side with the new Delicate Fuchsia Trio - use the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  Diecut a stencil of the design from cardstock.  Place the stencil over the embossed design and stencil the petals with varying shades of violet ink.  Distress Oxide wilted violet and Radiant Neon Electric Purple were used here.  Stenciling over the embossed image leaves a narrow border uninked and defines the layers when the fuchsia is assembled.

Remove the stencil and sponge or brush Brilliance Victorian Violet onto the stamens - and Distress Oxide mowed lawn onto the remaining pieces.

Heat-set the inks.  Diecut all of the pieces.  Assemble the blossoms - refer to the envelope's illustration or scan the QR code for layering details.  Or mix and match the pieces like I did!

Cut the purple/violet/green Fuchsia Plaid with a portion of the 1-⅝" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Cut the lavender 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection with the ⅞" wide die.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foam tape for the leaf tips.  Add a Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tab - use foam tape for the right side.

Add purple Bright Jewels.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you're enjoying our Design Team's 2024 Fuchsia Collection ideas and inspiration.  Have a great weekend!

 

Supplies

 

94784 Delicate Fuchsia Trio

pp1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

jwl003 Bright Jewels

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

st010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

Hello with Delicate Fuchsia Trio by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a card featuring goodies from the brand new Fuchsia Release.  For my card I used the new Delicate Fuchsia 94784 die for my focal point.  I also used the new "Hello Breezy Script" die 94781 for the sentiment.  Both papers the plaid and floral are from two brand new paper packs, "Brilliant Fuchsia" PP1030 and "Fuchsia Plaid" PP1029.  I cut those papers and some "White Woodgrain Paper" SH44001 with the "A2 Rectangle Frames" dies set 94672.  Here's another look:

The floral die was cut from white card stock and then colored with a variety of markers, alcohol, watercolor and colored pencils before assembling the pieces together.  One thing I love about Memory Box dies is that the photo on the front of the package is "to size" meaning you can lay the pieces of the die right on top of the photo to make sure you are putting them together correctly!  The thin part of the "Hello" die was colored with the same colors from the flowers.

I finished the card with a few clear jewels on the card front.  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today!  I had so much fun creating with the newest release!  Check it out and be sure to come back every day for more inspiration from the design team.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

94784 Delicate Fuchsia Trio

94781 Hello Breezy Script

PP1030 Brilliant Fuchsia 6x6 pack

PP1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

JWL001 Clear Jewels

Kindness Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features stamps and stencils from the Spring Cheer release.

I started by die cutting the Vintage Tray Die from Gina K Designs masking magic paper.  I placed the mask on a white cardstock panel, and used a blending brush to apply light blue ink around the edges of the blocks.  This creates a nice shadow around the blocks.

I left the mask in place and stamped the Cheerful Flower with black ink.  I used a heat tool to dry the image before using the coordinating layering stencils to add color to the stamped image. I used dye inks and blending brushes for the coloring.  I followed the steps on the stencil guide to add color to the stamped image.

To add some texture to the panel, I inked the back side of the Altenew Grip Mat with white ink and stamped it across my panel.  

Next, I spattered the background with white and gold inks.  Once the inks were dry, I removed the mask from the paper. I trimmed it and glued it to a thin black cardstock mat.  This was glued to a pink cardstock mat and then adhered to a white card base.

I stamped and die cut the word kindness from white cardstock and glued it to the card.  Underneath the word I stamped the words "changes everything".

To finish the card I added some Fairy Drops for more texture, and that's it!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

CL5278D Cheerful Floral Clear Stamp Set and Die

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

DRP101 Fairy Drops

Fanciful, Whimsical Gladiola Wishes by Jean Okimoto

Fanciful Gladiola Stem's blossoms and Whimsical Gladiola's leaves create a floral birthday greeting for spring or summer celebrations.  Hi, Jean here with quick coloring technique for detailed designs.

Save time by stenciling the pieces before diecutting them.  Spritz the smoother side of watercolor paper with a light mist of water. Pressure-emboss it using the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  Diecut a stencil from cardstock.

Tape the stencil over the embossed designs and sponge or brush the petals and stems.  VersaFine Clair Verdant and Cheerful and Brilliance Sunflower Yellow inks were used here.  Mask the adjacent areas with a Post-It note to separate the colors.  Heat-set the inks, then diecut all of the pieces.  Pre-embossing makes it easier to color the raised areas - and to align the die over the pieces for diecutting later.  Trust me!

Sponge or brush Verdant ink onto smooth white cardstock and cut two small and one large leaf set from the Whinsical Gladiola.

Assemble the Fanciful Gladiola Stem.  The green stem partially covers the yellow stem for instant buds and dimension.  I followed some portions of the diagram - and rearranged some pieces for more color variation.

Glue two pieces of smooth white cardstock together and diecut it with the 3-¼" Circle Basics die.  Cut it again - slightly offset - with the 3" Circle Basics die.  Attach both pieces - offset again - to a top-folded white A2 card.

Attach the Fanciful Gladiola Stem and Whimsical Gladiola leaves.  Add a Happy Birthday White Circle Greeting Tab and gold Treasure Chest Gemstones.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...see you again in May!

Supplies

 

94791 Fanciful Gladiola Stem

94790 Whimsical Gladiola

gem101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

st010 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

30087 Circle Basics Set

Two Plaid Cards - New Spring Cheer Release by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today.  I have 2 card for you today - one is to wish you a Happy Easter and the 2nd card is a birthday card! 

For my Easter Card, I used the new Woven Basket of Eggs 94732, and the Happy Easter Curled Script 94731. I cut them both from white card stock and colored the basket and eggs with alcohol markers. I added them to a piece of plaid purple paper from the Magnolia Plaid PP1021 paper pad that I cut with the Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers die set 94646.

Here's a closer look at my card:

You can see that I added Glossy Accents to the eggs after decorating them with black and white pen marks. And here's one last look at my Easter card for today:

Now for my 2nd card which also uses goodies from the last release.

As you can see I kept the plaid theme going and used some paper from the Madras Plaid Blue and Violet paper pack (PP1014) for my background.  The floral image was heat embossed with white embossing powder onto vellum and then die cut.  I also cut a 2nd floral image from light gray cardsock and stamped the image with darker gray ink.  I then ran that one through my die cutting machine with the 3D matching embossing folder.  I rubbed a little violet ink on top of it, let it dry and then adhered the vellum flower image on top of the gray one.  To adhere it, I used a glue pen and only added ink in lines where the embossing was so I could hide the adhesive.  Here's a closer look:

I popped the image die cut up on foam tape and then added both the circle foiled sentiment tab and some clear gems to the floral centers.  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my cards for today!  Check out the new release and be sure to come back each day for more inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  

 

Supplies

 

PP1021 Magnolia Plaid 6x6 pack

PP1014 Madras Plaid Blue and Violet 6x6 pack

94732 Woven Basket of Eggs

94731 Happy Easter Curled Script

94646 Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers

CL5278 Cheerful Floral Clear Stamp Set

EF1025 Cheerful Floral 3D Embossing Folder and Die

ST008 Thank You Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

JWL001 Clear Jewels