Merry Christmas Yule Log by Anne Thompson

You may have guessed by now that the SNOWY LOG 94821 is one of my favorites from the Winter Days 2024 Collection.  Today I combined the SNOWY LOG 94821, FESTIVE HOLLY 94801, greenery from HOLIDAY SNOWGLOBE 94804, the smallest candle from MERRY AND BRIGHT CANDLES 94812, and the SNOWFLAKE RUB ON TRANSFERS RUB105 along with one of the GREETING TABS ST014 to create this card.

I started with a panel 5 1/4 X 4 cut from a sheet of the POWDER BLUE card stock SH44011.  I cut a piece of the SNOWFLAKE RUB ON TRANSFERS RUB105 the same size and used the enclosed stick to transfer the snowflakes onto the Powder Blue Paper.

I then die cut all of the other pieces that I thought I might use for the card.

SNOWY LOG 94821:  brown card stock scraps, white watercolor paper

FESTIVE HOLLY 94801:  CILANTRO CARD STOCK SH44007

the greenery from HOLIDAY SNOWGLOBE 94808:  CILANTRO CARD STOCK SH44007

MERRY AND BRIGHT CANDLES 94812:  scraps of red and yellow card stock

to assemble the card

I decided to audition everything on the snowflake paper before gluing anything down. 

I began by assembling the Snowy Log, using dimensional foam in the center to round out the log a bit as I added it to the snowy paper.  I then tucked the Festive Holly branches in place behind the log on the left edge using Glue Dots.  I chose the smaller holly pieces from the Holiday Snowglobe dies and added them on top of the snow on the left.  I then added some sparkle with the red gemstones to represent holly berries.  I used more dimensional foam behind the smallest candle which I placed on the right end of the log.  To finish the panel I used one of the Merry Christmas Banners centered near the top of the snowflake paper.  I secured the panel to the top of a side-fold A2 note card using double-sided tape.

I have several holiday card workshops planned for this month and next with friends.  I think at least one of my Snowy Log cards will have to be included.   

Happy Crafting!

Snowy Log 94821                                            Festive Holly 94801                           Holiday Snowglobe 94808

Merry and Bright Candles 94812             Snowflake Rub On Transfers RUB105       White Greeting Tabs ST014

Powder Blue Card Stock SH44011

Cilantro Card Stock SH44007

Peace Love and Joy by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here with a wintery holiday card featuring products from the latest Yuletide and Winter Days releases.  Here's an up close look at my card:

As you can see it has a lot going on, first the background is a tan piece of card stock, lightly inked in Gathered Twigs Distress Ink using the new "Narrow Tree Trunks Stencil Set" (88630) and then I used the new rub-ons called "Snowflake" to create a snowy background.  I then stamped the sentiment with Versafine Clair Pine Cone ink.  Here's an even closer look:

I cut the Snowy Log (94821) from dark brown card stock and then also from white for the snow and from Memory Box Kraft Woodgrain paper to be able to create the layers.  I inked the kraft paper with more Distress ink and then glued the 3 pieces together.  Next I worked on the 2 birds, "Wistful Sparrow" (94798) and "Sunlight Sparrow" (94837), cutting the dies from white card stock and coloring them with alcohol markers and gluing the pieces together.  Next I cut "Pine Branches" (94817) from dark green cardstock from the "Leafy" paper pack (SP1011).

I added the pine needles to the left side, popped the log up on foam tape at the bottom and popped both birds on top of the log.   To create more interested I added lots of white paint pen for more snow and some highlights, plus I added sparkle paste to the snow and around the card in different places.  I wish you could see it in real life, it's so sparkly.  

Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today, I had a lot of fun creating it!  Be sure to come back each day to see more inspiration from the team.  Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

Rub105 Snowflake Rub On

CL5287 Be Merry clear stamp and die set

94821 Snowy Log

94817 Pine Branches

94798 Wistful Sparrow

94837 Sunlight Sparrow

88630 Narrow Tree Trunks Stencil Set

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

SH44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

Sending Warmest Wishes by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a fun watercolored, heat embossed card featuring the new Leaves and Berries stamp.  

To create my card I cut a piece of Festive Glitter paper for the background then heat embossed in gold, a stamped image from the new background stamp set.  This stamp has two parts and makes creating cards super fun!  I watercolored the image with a waterbrush, Zig clean color markers and Distress Inks.  Then I added white paint pen accents.

The  sentiment is from the Holiday Wishes stamp set heat embossing in white on black card stock.

Here's one last look:

I hope you enjoyed my card for today and be sure to come back each day for more inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CS2084 Leaves and Berries Cling Stamp set

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

First Christmas Lessons by Jean Okimoto

The new Wistful Sparrow teaches her chicks some seasonal lessons in a Holiday Snowglobe scene.  Are they learning Christmas carols - or the difference between Santa's "naughty" and "nice" lists?  Hi, Jean here with more great new items from our just-released Winter Days Collection.

Cut the circle from the new Holiday Snowglobe set from white cardstock - and cut a semi-circle from green cardstock.  Attach it behind the white circle for contrast on the left edge.  Cut the leaves and holly from two shades of green from the Greenery 6x6 Collection.  

Cut the base from kraft cardstock.

Cut Wistful Sparrow from the new Cherry Red 8-½" x 11" Paper Pack. It's 100# solid-core cardstock - perfect for diecutting, layering and card bases.  Color the background piece for the beak and eye with a black marker.  Cut the wing from the red Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.

Cut Little Bird Bunch from Cherry Red cardstock and the red Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Color the beaks with the black marker.  Save the extra birds for another project.

Attach the snowglobe circle to the base (about ⅛" above the bottom of the base) with foam tape.  Add the greenery and birds.  Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").  Add the new Christmas Labels Foil Greetings Black Tab.  Attach green Christmas Fairy Dewdrops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.  

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great weekend!

 

Supplies

 

94811 Little Bird Bunch

94808 Holiday Snowglobe

94798 Wistful Sparrow

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

st023 Christmas Labels Foil Greetings Black Tabs

sh44015 Cherry Red Paper Pack

ddp101 Christmas Fairy Dewdrops

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Beautiful Background Birthday Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  I have a birthday card using the Beautiful Background stamp set.  This is in the Yuletide release but this stamp set is versatile and can be used for any occasion. 

Background:

Stamp the larger stamp from the Beautiful Background stamp set and white heat emboss on a A2 size card panel.  Spray the panel with Distress Spray Stains in Shaded Lilac, Speckled Egg, and Crushed Olive.  Heat dry.  Sprinkle with water and splatter the sprays using the end of the nozzle.  Dry half way and then lightly pat with a paper towel.  Repeat process until you get a background you like. Dry completely.  Fussy cut out the foliage from the top of the paper.  Use a Zig real brush in a green matching Crushed Olive to color in the leaves.  Use a white gel or paint pen to color in the berries.  Add foam adhesive to the back.

Bird:

Die cut the Huddled Sparrow from heavy white card stock.  Ink blend with the same distress ink colors but in Oxide.  Use a orange for the beak and a black gel pen for the eye.  Adhere together using the envelope as a guide. 

Assembly:

Paint a A2 white card panel with half Distress Dusty Concord and Villainous Potion all over.  Let dry.  Adhere the background stamped panel and then add a White gold Happy Birthday Foil Greeting White Tab and then the sparrow on the left top of the sentiment.

 

Supplies

 

94838 Huddled Sparrow

cs2084 Leaves and Berries Cling Stamp set

ST006 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Tabs

Yuletide Plaids, Pinecones and Poinsettias by Jean Okimoto

Layer poinsettias, pinecones and pine branches on a holiday design from the 2024 Yuletide Collection.  Double-embossing adds shadowy texture to the new Pinecone Duo too.  Hi, Jean here with another design for your stash of holiday ideas.

Cut Pinecone Duo background and detailed overlay from dark brown cardstock.  Spritz both sides of the background diecuts with a light mist of water.  Pressure-emboss them using the rubber embossing mat and plates required for your machine.  

Sponge or brayer the detailed overlays with VersaMark.  Heat-emboss them with detail clear powder.  Assemble the pinecones.

Cut two sets of Petite Poinsettias from the bright pinkish-red Blush Collection 6x6.  Cut 3 sets of the centers from the orange Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6. Assemble 1 small and 2 large poinsettias.

Cut the evergreens from the Pinecone Duo and Pine Branches sets from a dark yellow-green Greenery Collection 6x6.

Cut a dark green Greenery 6x6 with the 2-½" wide Nested Globes die.  Cut a diagonal red and gold Yuletide Plaid 6x6 with the same die.  Trim the bottom corners with a corner rounding punch.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Holiday Wishes Clear Stamp and Die Set - on natural cardstock with Tulip Red VersaFine Clair.  Dry the iink, then cut the greeting with the smallest Nested Globes die.  Trim the straight end so the diecut is about 1-⅞" long.

Attach the diecuts to a natural A6 card - 4-½ x 6-¼" - use foam dots for the right edge of the greeting.

Thanks for visiting...see you on Friday!

 

Supplies

 

94802 Pinecone Duo

94822

94817

cl5286D Holiday Wishes clear stamp and die set

pp1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

sp1011

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Merry, Bright and Petite by Jean Okimoto

Create a traditional holiday scene with candles, poinsettias and pine sprigs from the 2024 Yuletide Collection.  Hi, Jean here with a mix of dark pinks, green and golds to greet the season.

Cut Merry and Bright Candles from the Yuletide Cheer 6x6 and a Blush Solid-Core 6x6.  Cut the flame and two sets of Petite Poinsettia centers from a gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the flame outlines from a gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6.

Cut Petite Poinsettias from the Blush Solid Core 6x6.

Cut three pine sprigs from a Greenery Solid Core 6x6 with the Pinecone Duo dies

Cut the Believe Enchanted Script background from white cardstock.  Cut the detailed green layer from the Greenery 6x6.

Cut two of the 3" wide Nested Globes from white cardstock and layer them for dimension.

A lot of diecutting...now we're ready to assemble!  Attach everything to a white A6 card (6-¼" x 4-½").

Candles, poinsettias and pine sprigs are always a classic Christmas trio.  Add a contemporary look with prints from the new Yuletide Cheer 6x6 - and a bit of gold. 

Thanks for visiting - see you again this weekend!

 

 

Supplies

 

pp1032 Yuletide Cheer 6x6 pack

94739

94822

94812 Merry and Bright Candles

94802 Pinecone Duo

94532

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

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

Snowflake Joy by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a fun winter card featuring new release items from the latest 2024 Yuletide release!  Here's an up close look at all the textures and dies:

I used both kraft and white "Woodgrain Paper" for this card.  On the kraft I used the "Falling Snowflakes Stencil" with some white embossing paste to create the extra texture of the snowflakes.  After it dried I framed it by using 2 of the largerst dies from the "Fringed Scalloped Frame Set" cut from the white woodgrain paper.  I cut the pinecones twice from 2 shades of brown card stock and after putting them together I used 3 of them and 2 sets of the pine leaves that come in this same die set called "Pine Cone Duo."  The pine leaves were cut from the "Greenery" paper pack.  

I cut out the "Snowflake Joy" die from the same green and some white card stock and layered them, then put everything on the card with pop dots.  Finally I added jewels in pastel green from the "Pastel Jewels" pack and red jewels from the "Christmas Jewels" pack to simulate tiny berries.  Here is one last look:

I hope you like my card for today, it has lots of fun new products combined on it and so much texture in real life!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

 

88627 Falling Snowflakes Stencil

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

94802 Pinecone Duo

94797 Snowflake Joy

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

SH44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack