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

Merry Christmas Card by Donna Sledzik

Happy Thursday everyone!  Today I have another non-traditional color combination for my Christmas card.  

I started by embossing a pink cardstock panel using the new Pinecones and Berries 3D embossing folder.  Next, I lightly rubbed over the embossed image with a white ink pad to bring out the embossed images.  I used foam tape to adhere this panel to a white card base.

I die cut the pinecones, pine branches and berries from colored cardstock and arranged them on the card.  I used foam tape to glue the pinecones to the card.

I spattered the card with white ink and used a white gel pen to add some highlights to the berries.

To finish the card, I glued a Merry Christmas sentiment strip to the card.

That's it for today!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

EF1043 Pinecones and Berries 3D Embossing Folder

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

94817 Pine Branches

94801 Festive Holly

94802 Pinecone Duo

Cordial Snowman by Theary Chea

Hello! It's Theary back on the blog again. Today, I share a winter-themed card using the adorable Cordoal Snowman 94813 dies.

For the snowman's body, i used the Cordial Snowman 94813 and ran that through my die-cutting machine out of white card stock. To add some interest, I used the scarf and hat portion of the die and died cut out of patterned paper from Yuletide Plaid PP1031. I adhered everything together using liquid adhesive. 

I added some color to the snowman using alcohol markers. 

The background panel was created using Kraft-colored cardstock and the new Frosted Trees 3D Embossing Folder. After making the impression with the embossing folder, I lightly ran my white ink pad over the raised areas. 

Using scrap pieces of white cardstock, i trimmed it down to create a snow slope and popped it up with foam squares to the bottom of the background panel. 

I then added trees from Slender Pine Trees 94796 that I cut out of Yuletide Plaid PP1031 and leafy 6x6 pack SP1011. I adhered to the embossed background. 

I popped the adorable snowman onto the snow slopes and added cute presents from Pretty Presents 94761 that I cut out of pattern paper. 

I then added a sentiment from Holiday Wishes CL5286 that I heat embossed onto black cardstock with white embossing powder. I used the coordinating dies to cut that out before I popped it onto my card front. 

To finish off the card, I attached it to a top folding card base. 

And that is it! I hope you found some inspiration and get crafty! Until next time! 

 

 

Supplies

 

PP1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

94813 Cordial Snowman

EF1045 Frosted Trees 3D Embossing Folder

94761 Pretty Presents

94796 Slender Pine Trees

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

Merry Christmas Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have another Christmas card for you featuring the new Yuletide collection. 

I started by using the Winter Knit 3D embossing folder to dry emboss a white cardstock panel.

Next, I die cut the Vertical Line Collage from pink cardstock and glued this to the white embossed card panel.  I adhered the panel to a white cardstock mat and used foam tape to glue it to a red card base.

The pine and holly leaves were die cut from green cardstock and inked with Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  The berries were die cut from red cardstock and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink was added to the edges of the berries.

I spattered the holly leaves, berries and pine branches with white ink and adhered them to the card.

To finish the card, I glued a sentiment strip to the card front.  

That's it for today!  Have a great day everyone!

 

Supplies

 

EF1044 Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

94817 Pine Branches

94801 Festive Holly

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

Sweet Holiday Treats by Jean Okimoto

Greet the season with a Vintage Tray of iced holiday cookies and chocolate mint patties.  Hi, Jean here with a mix of winter pastels and sweet treats from our latest collection.

Cut 2 rectangle and 3 circle scalloped Dimpled Cookies from dark brown cardstock.  

Cut 2 scalloped circles from the mint green Rainbow Reflections 6s6.  Trim one with the small circle die.   Cut the small rectangle from the pink Vintage Pastel Mirror Cardstock 6x6.  Cut the snowflake - from the new Drifting Snowflakes die set - from one of the white Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad 6x6's.

Cut 2 scalloped circles from the pale aqua Vintage Pastel sheet.  Trim one of them with the small circle die.

Cut scalloped circles from the pink and mint green 6x6's and trim them with the small circle die.

Cut Vintage Tray from white cardstock and attach it to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Attach the circle and rectangle diecuts  - use foam tape for the pink and aqua diecuts in the large rectangle section.

Stamp the greeting - from the Sweet Christmas Clear Stamp Set - on white cardstock with Pink Radiant Neon ink.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Attach it with foam tape.  Add clear jewels.  

Cut  an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

The Rainbow Reflections and Vintage Pastel Mirror Cardstock packs highlight the details of these holiday designs.  Christmas isn't complete with cookies and chocolate mints!

Thanks for visiting our blog - have a great weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

94762 Dimpled Cookies

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

cl5283 Sweet Christmas clear stamp set

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

fp1002

jwl001 Clear Jewels

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

Joy Card by Donna Sledzik

Happy Thursday everyone!  My card today features the fabulous products from the new 2024 Yuletide release.  I was inspired by this non-traditional color palette that I have been seeing on Pinterest.  I love all the postage cards that I have seen online and thought of a way to adapt the Memory Box Dies to give a similar look.

I started by die cutting the 2 smallest dies from the Fringed Scalloped Die from white cardstock.  I cut the larger of the dies twice from white cardstock, the smaller one once from white cardstock and then altered the larger die cuts by placing then back in the die to create different sizes.

Next, I taped around each die cut to leave a white border around the edges and blended a light coat of ink in the center of the die cuts.

I die cut the second largest shape from the Fringed Scalloped die set and lightly applied pink ink over the Falling Snowflake Stencil to create the background.

I 3D embossed a piece of pink cardstock using the Pinecones and Berries embossing folder and adhered it to a white card base.  The stenciled background was glued on top of the pink panel.

I die cut the snowman, holly leaves and snowflakes from white cardstock and used a blending brush and distress inks to add color to the die cuts.

Snowman hat and scarf: Candied Apple

Snowman edges: Tumbled Glass

Snowman nose: Carved Pumpkin

Holly Leaves and Pine needles: Mowed lawn

Holly Berries: Candied apple

Next,  I assembled the snowman and glued him to one of the block die cuts and used foam tape to adhere him to the card.  I did the same with the snowflakes and holly blocks.

I tucked in and glued the pine needles in place behind the blocks.

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

To finish the card, I glued red fairy crystals to the center of the snowflakes.

Have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94797 Snowflake Joy

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

94813 Cordial Snowman

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

94763 Bello Joy

88627 Falling Snowflakes Stencil

EF1043 Pinecones and Berries 3D Embossing Folder

94801 Festive Holly

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

CRY102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

Merry Christmas, Simply Stated by Jean Okimoto

A trio of ornaments and a glossy embossed greeting create a quick card for the holidays.  It's a basic design perfect for many of our 6x6 prints and plaids and 3D embossing folders.  Hi, Jean here with a slimline design that's great for other papers you may have in your stash too.

Cut two 3" circles from the teal pine print in the new Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack using a Circle Basics die.  Cut a circle from the pale aqua Vintage Pastel Mirror Cardstock 6x6.  Lightly spritz just the back of the aqua circle, place it in the new Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder and emboss it using the plate(s) required for your machine.

Cut the Rainbow Reflections gold 6x6 three times using a short end of the second-smallest Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die to create ornament caps.  Punch ⅛" holes in each cap and attach them to the circles, then tie them with gold cord.  Use the edge of the flower-burnishing tool or bonefolder to curl the cord.

Cut white cardstock with the solid background of the new Merry Christmas Wave set.  Cut it with the detailed top layer.  Layer ScorTape over the teal 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection.  Cut the solid background.  Attach the white layer firmly over the taped greeting.  Sprinkle it with detail clear embossing powder and heat-emboss it to adhere and add gloss to the greeting.

Cut white cardstock with the 1.7" wide Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-½" x 8-½") - use foam tape behind the M, C and S.  

Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

ef1033 Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

ddp101

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

94799 Merry Christmas Wave

30087 Circle Basics Set

Stitch a Winter Knit Stocking by Jean Okimoto

Embossing creates extra texture and highlights the new Stitchable Stocking from the 2024 Yuletide Collection.  The versatile new Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder adds a cozy sweater-ish look for the holidays. Hi, Jean here with another idea from our latest release.

Trim a light turquoise 6x6 from the Lagoon Solid-Core Collection to fit into the new Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder.  I usually ink both panels of an embossing folder, compare the results,  and pick the one I like best. I chose the bumpier, embossed panel for this card.

Tap the VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze inkpad onto the embossed panel - tap it lightly in all directions, don't squish or rub the ink into the design.  Spritz both sides of the turquoise cardstock with a light mist of water.  Quickly place it into the folder and emboss it using the plate(s) required for your machine.  Clean the embossing folder - I used a soft brush, dish soap and lots of water.

Airdry or heat-set the inked design.  Cut it with the Stitchable Stocking outline. 

Cut turquoise felt with the smallest Nested Globes die and fold it in half to form a tab for the stocking. Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to turquoise felt and cut the scalloped cuff and toe sections. The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it.

Cut 3 of the bigger buttons from the Stitchable Stocking set. Stitch them to the cuff - or stitch the buttons first, then glue them to the cuff.  Stitch the stocking, cuff and toe.  Attach red Bright Jewels to the border.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Holiday Wishes Clear Stamp and Die Set - on white cardstock with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair - leave a large border for diecutting. Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the 3" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut a teal 6x6 from the Lagoon Collection with the 3-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Trim the globe bottom with a corner-rounding punch.

Attach everything to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

The Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder is great for textured card fronts and gift tags too.  Cut it into a tall triangle and create a contemporary Christmas tree.  Cut it into ornaments, gift boxes or sweaters.  There are so many ways to use this great folder!

Thanks for visiting our blog...

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

EF1044 Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder

94825 Stitchable Stocking

94532 Nested Globes

sp1010 Lagoon 6x6 pack

jwl003 Bright Jewels

cl5286D Holiday Wishes clear stamp and die set

Sweet Holiday Cookies by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a sweet cookie holiday card!  It features the new "Dimpled Cookies" die set.

Here's a closer look:

This card uses lots of new and older goodies:

"Spiral Delight" 3D embossing folder, "Dimpled Cookies", "Fringed Scalloped Frame" die set, along with "Stitched Circle" layers die set, "Greenery" paper pad and "White Woodgrain" paper. 

I cut the two largest frame dies from white woodgrain paper to frame my green panel.  The green panel was dry embossed with the 3D folder and then I tapped white ink on top of it lightly to accent the design so you can see it better.  I trimmed the green panel so I would fit behind the frame.

Next I cut several of each of the cookies from white card stock and colored them with markers and ink blending tools, paint pens, sprinkle sequins from my stash and Fluffy Stuff which is just like a snow marker in a bottle.  When you heat it up, it puffs up and looks like snow or frosting!  

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock.  That sentiment is from an earlier released stamp set called "Sweet Christmas."

I hope you enjoyed my cookie card for today!  I had so much fun decorating them - and the best part, they have zero calories!

Come back each day to see more and more inspiration from the whole team!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

EF1033 Spiral Delight 3D Embossing Folder

94762 Dimpled Cookies

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

CL5283 Sweet Christmas clear stamp set

30036 Stitched Circle Layers

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack