Snowflake Shaker Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a another snow globe shaped card but this is an actual shaker card.  The Nested Globe dies make it easy to create snow globe shaker cards.  

Background:

Die cut the 3rd larges die from the Nested Globe die set from white card stock  Ink blend with Elements Della Blue allover and then around the edges with Dark Denim.  Heat dry completely.  White heat emboss the Aurora Snowflake stamp.  Then stencil the Snow Flurries stencil with white pigment ink .  

Shaker:

Take an A2 black side folder card and line up the largest die from the Nested Globe die set so the left side edge does not cut the fold and run through the die cutting machine.  Take the largest and 3rd largest Nested Globe dies and die cut a frame from black card stock.  Adhere a piece of acetate behind the frame die cut.  

Assembly:

Adhere the background to the center of the shaker card.  Then add black foam tape around the edges.  Fill with Distress Mica Flakes.  Then remove the backing from the foam tape and adhere the frame.  Die cut the Celeste Snowflake Trio from white card stock and adhere the largest die cut to the center and the 2 smaller on the frame.  Adhere a Merry Christmas Black Greet Tabs to the center of the snowflake. 

Supplies

 

cs2083 Aurora Snowflake Cling Stamp

88626 Snow Flurries Stencil

st003 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Black Tabs

94532 Nested Globes

94705 Celeste Snowflake Trio

Golden Holiday Greetings by Jean Okimoto

Surprise someone with a frosty pink slimline holiday greeting this year.  The unexpected shape and color will stand out in a crowd of traditional designs. Hi, Jean here - hope you're enjoying a great weekend!  

We're using the Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack with its array of beautiful metallic gold and matte florals, starbursts and botanicals.  Cut two of the pale pink and gold 6x6's with the Frilling Snowflake Ornament background die.  Attach narrow strips of cardstock behind the tops of the ornaments to reinforce the hole for the gold cord.  

Cut light pink cardstock with the same die. Cut a gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6 with the snowflake that's included in the Frilling Snowflake Ornament set.

Punch the holes and tie the ornaments with gold cord.  Curl the cord with the side of a bonefolder or that plastic burnishing too.

Cut two 2 pieces of white cardstock with the 2-¼" x 7-¼" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  Spritz both sides of one rectangle with a light mist of water and pressure-emboss it with the Happy Holidays Streamlined Script die at a slight angle.  This step debosses the rectangle and makes it easy to attach the gold greeting diecut. Attach the other rectangle behind the embossed rectangle to add dimension.

Cut Happy Holidays Streamlined Script again from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6 - leave the tiny dot for the "i" in the die until you're ready to attach it.  Attach the gold greeting to the rectangle.  It'll fit perfectly into the debossed area.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-⅝"). Add pale pink Pastel Jewels.  Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

This design is great if you have a stack of Memory Box holiday papers in your stash.  The color-coordinated prints create beautiful ornaments and the single gold snowflake adds a cool contrast.

Thanks for visiting our blog - see you in December!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94758 Happy Holidays Streamlined Script

94695 Frilling Snowflake Ornament

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

pp1024 Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack

fp1003

Blue Friendly Snowman by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I’m sharing another monochromatic blue Christmas card today.  It features the Aurora Snowflake cling stamp, Layered Friendly Snowman die and Brilliant Joy die from the current 2023 Christmas collection.  

Created the sky using the VersaMark Resist technique.  Stamped the snowflakes background onto white glossy paper with VersaMark ink then set aside to dry (could use your heat tool to speed up the process).  A ground mask was then fussy cut from masking paper and adhered to the bottom of the panel.  Ink blended Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon distress inks (DI) next, and wiped off excess ink with a paper towel to complete the technique.  The VersaMark ink stamped image resisted the blended inks.

The snowman pieces were die cut from white cardstock.  The two back body layers were colored with C0/C2 Copic Sketch markers.  The scarf and earmuffs were ink blended with Blueprint Sketch DI using a finger blending brush.  Shaded the nose with a black Polychromos pencil.  Didn’t colour it orange in keeping with the blue monochromatic color scheme.

The JOY sentiment layers were die cut from Bristol and white glitter papers.  The letters were ombré ink blended with all three blue DIs mentioned above to tie it all together.  Die cut JOY two more times from thick white paper and stacked for dimension.  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

 

94746 Layered Friendly Snowman

94759 Brilliant Joy

CS2083 Aurora Snowflake Cling Stamp

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

Aurora Snowflake Card by Anne Thompson

We had our first snowflakes of the season on Friday, so for today's card I used both the AURORA SNOWFLAKE CLING STAMP CS2083 and the AURORA SNOWFLAKE DIE 94753. 

to make this card

• Select one of the card stock papers from the STORMY BLUE 6X6 PACK SP1006.
• Ink up the AURORA SNOWFLAKE CLING STAMP CS2083 with VersaMark Ink and stamp it on the blue card stock. 
• Add Opaque White Embossing Powder to the image and heat set it.
• Use that panel to cover the front of a white note card, trimmed to fit.
  
• Die cut the background of the AURORA SNOWFLAKE DIE 94753 from another piece of blue card stock.
• Die cut the detail snowflake from both a silver mirror paper and a silver glitter paper and audition them against the background snowflake and the card front.

• I chose to use the glitter snowflake and glued it to the background one.
  
  
• I added the snowflake to the card front using dimensional foam.

• I chose the "warm wishes" stamp from the SHINING STAR CLEAR STAMP SET CL5285, stamped it with VersaMark Ink on a scrap of the background snowflake card stock, embossed it with Opaque White Embossing Powder, heat set it, and trimmed it down before adding it to the top of the card front.

And that's it!  This is another of those designs that would be easy to reproduce in a number of color combinations.  I can imagine making up a pile of snowflakes and then adding them to embossed papered note cards in coordinating colors.  This design is also one that would work for a number of occasions throughout the winter.  

Happy Crafting!

Aurora Snowflake Shaker Trina Pham

Hello there.  I have a super easy white-on-white snowflake shaker card to share today featuring the Aurora Snowflake die from the 2023 Christmas collection.  It’s my first true white-on-white card since I did’t cave and use silver for my sentiment!

Started by die cutting the snowflake opening in the center of a 4x5.25-inch white woodgrain paper panel using the background shadow die.  Adhered a piece of acetate behind it then added foam strips on the perimeter to create the well in which to house the shaker bits.  Add the shaker bits and then seal it in with a piece of cardstock. 

Die cut the snowflake itself from white glitter paper.  White heat embossed the sentiment onto vellum then punched it out with a 3/4-inch circle punch.  Assembled onto a white card base to finish.

And that’s a wrap.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies:

94741 Aurora Snowflake Duo

CL5285 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

Lightly-Layered Bundled Bird by Jean Okimoto

The Bundled Bird - on a slightly warmer day - wears just a scarf here on a collaged background of Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder offcuts.  Felt, plaids, snowflakes, mirror cardstock, gemstones and glitter somehow work together for a winter pastel scene.  Hi, Jean here with more ways to mix and match designs from our Christmas 2023 Collection.

Yes, offcuts from the versatile die that's included in the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder Set are featured again!  The new Poinsettia Garland and Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 prints are used here.  Diecut pale aqua cardstock for the greeting block with the larger of the two almost-square blocks.  Stamp the greeting - from the new Shining Star Clear Stamps - on the aqua block with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.

Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to aqua wool-blend felt.  The paper backing stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating it.  Cut Bundled Bird's main section and head-top.  Cut the backing piece for the beak from a 6x6 in the Sunny Orange Collection.  Color the eye area with a black marker.

Cut the wings and tail from the Rainbow Reflections turquoise 6x6.  Cut two of the scarf pieces with the turquoise Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.

Cut the largest Alpine Snowflake from a white Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut another snowflake from white cardstock and layer the diecuts for dimension.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4.5" x 6.25").  Add Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Kept it simple here today - but Bundled Bird comes with a complete winter wardrobe - including a Santa hat - and more scarf layers.  Hope you enjoy mixing and matching the layers, prints, plaids, gemstones, glittered and mirror cardstock for an assortment of holiday designs to delight everyone on your cardlist!

Thanks for visiting - see you again this weekend!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94760 Bundled Bird

94680 Alpine Snowflakes

EF1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

PP1023 Poinsettia Plaid 6x6 pack

PP1024 Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack

GEM102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

SP1002 Sunny Orange

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

cl5285 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

Aurora Snowflake Holiday Cards by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today and I want to wish you a Happy Halloween!

Here in my part of Texas we are having our first freeze warning and the temperature has been super cold for this time of year - poor kiddos going trick or treating!  They are going to have to dress super warm for this holiday!!! 

Well, since it's so cold around here,  I'm featuring some beautiful snowflake products that were in the 2023 Christmas new release.  I have two cards for you today using a panel I used the emboss resist technique on.  

First I stamped and heat embossed in translucent embossing powder, the larger Aurora Snowflake background rubber stamp on a large panel of thick white card stock.  I next inked the background with Speckled Egg Distress Ink and an inking tool.  I also used the Snow Flurries stencil and put it on top of the panel and used a white gel pen to make lots of dots (like tiny snow dots) on the panel for more interest.  It took a little time, but I like the way it turned out.

I inked a little past the stamp on just the white non-embossed portion so I could use that part to heat emboss the sentiment for card #1 with white embossing powder.  Just be sure you wait until the inking dries before you stamp and heat emboss the sentiment so the powder won't stick to the inking.  Here's a super close look at the Aurora Snowflake on card #1:

As you can see I cut that new 2 piece die from both a white and a light blue glitter paper and layered the frame over the blue one, then added small red jewels and one larger crystal to the center.

I took the emboss resist panel and cut a frame using the the largest and 3rd largest dies from the A2 Rectangle die set.  I will use the center section for my 2nd card.  On the front of the card base, I inked the front with the same color ink, using the Snow Flurries stencil.  Here's a look at the dots it created on the card front.

I added the sentiment strip to the bottom of the card and then the outside frame on top of it.  Lastly I added the beautiful large Aurora Snowflake to the card front.  Here's one last look at card #1:

Here's a look at my second card:

As you can see I used the inside rectangle from the heat resist panel.  I also added inked dots to the card front of this card.  I took red/foil paper from the Poinsettia Garland paper pad and used the largest two dies from the same rectangle frame die set to cut a thin frame for around the card front.  I used the same paper and cut the Merry Christmas Streamlined Script sentiment die from.  I also cut two extra sentiments from thick white card and stacked all 3 together for a more substantial and sturdier sentiment.  Here's a closer look at that. 

I added the frame to the outer edge with glue, the heat resist panel in the middle.  Next I added tiny red jewels to the snowflake centers.  Lastly I added the sentiment at an angle.  Here's one last look:

I hope you like my cards for today and also have inspired you to create some fun snowflake cards for the holidays.  If you'd like more info and links to products, check out my blog post HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CS2083 Aurora Snowflake Cling Stamp

94752 Merry Christmas Streamlined Script

PP1024 Poinsettia Garland 6x6 pack

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

88626 Snow Flurries Stencil

94753 Aurora Snowflake

CL5285 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

CRY102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

Snowy Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  I have a snowflake card using a resist embossing technique.  

Stamp and heat emboss with an A2 size white panel and silver embossing powder using the Aurora Snowflake stamp.  Ink mush using Distress Oxide inks, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Blueprint Sketch.  Make sure to heat set in between each color.  Start with the latest to the darkest.  Only add a little of the Blueprint Sketch color.  Wipe off any of the ink off the snowflakes when complete.  Take the Snow flurries stencils and use shimmer texture paste.  I have a very old Pearlesent paste from Dreamweaver.  There are similar products on the market.  

Trim down the inked panel at an angle at the top.  Adhere the snowy panel to a A2 size panel made from a matching color from the Stormy Blue paper pad.  Stamp and white heat emboss the LET IT SNOW sentiment from Birch Press Designs Glad Tidings stamp set, on the blue paper at the same angle.  Add a strip of silver paper from the Vintage Pastel Mirror pad. 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

CS2083 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

88626 Snow Flurries Stencil

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

sp1006 Stormy Blue

Sparkly Winter Joy by Jean Okimoto

Send frosty winter wishes with the new Aurora Snowflake Frame and the matching Aurora Snowflake dies.  Texture and sparkly glittered diecuts create a card that works in winter pastels, jewel tones or classic holiday colors.  Hi, Jean here with a detailed - but simple - design that includes pressure embossing with a frame die.

Cut heavy white cardstock with the second-largest A2 Rectangle Frames die.  Spritz both sides with a light mist of water and pressure-emboss it with Aurora Snowflake Frame using the rubber embossing mat and plate(s) required for your machine.

Cut heavy white cardstock with the 1.75" x 3"A2 Rectangle Frames die. 

Cut the solid Aurora Snowflake background from the pale pinkish-white Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad 6x6.  Cut the detailed snowflake layer from pink cardstock.

Cut the solid Brilliant Joy background from the same pink cardstock.  Cut the detailed top layer from the same Delicate Pastel 6x6.  Save the bonus glittered JOY offcut for another project. Using the same colors - in reversed layers - keeps it coordinated but not too match-y.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (6-¼" x 4-½").  Attach pale pink Pastel Jewels for extra sparkle.

Hope you're enjoying the holiday designs from our team as much as we enjoy sharing our ideas with you!

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

 

Supplies

 

94750 Aurora Snowflake Frame

94753 Aurora Snowflake

94759 Brilliant Joy

94672 A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set

jwl002 Pastel Jewels

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

Merry, White and Bright by Jean Okimoto

The new Vintage Tray joins classic sparkly snowflakes and a new snowman for a winter mix of something old, something new and something blue.  Hi, Jean here with another idea featuring the versatile Vintage Tray and 3D Embossing Folder and Die set that's quickly become a favorite.  

There are so many ways to use this great folder and die set.  Save the 5 rectangle offcuts - they're great for layering.  Diecut a stencil too -  it's perfect for contemporary and abstract designs.

Spritz both sides of heavy white cardstock with a light mist of water.  Emboss it with the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing folder.  Trim it slightly smaller than an A2 card.

Cut aqua cardstock with the tray die from the set

Cut Layered Friendly Snowman from heavy white cardtock.  Attach a scrap of black cardstock behind his eyes.  Sponge or brush the pieces with Distress Oxides.  Colors used here are salvaged patina, festive berries, frayed burlap and ripe persimmon.  

Here's a tip...add a little dimension for shaded diecuts using just a single color.  Ink the layering pieces with Festive Berries or Iced Spruce, dry the ink, then darken the background diecut with another layer of ink for color-matched shady contrast.

Cut the solid Merry Christmas Jolly Script background from red cardstock.  Cut the delicate top outline from heavy white cardstock - save the little pieces to attach inside the letters e and a. Assemble the greeting.

Cut Feathery Snowflake Discs from the blue Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet - we're using just the delicate inner diecut here, save the outer circles for another project.  Cut two of the smallest snowflake.

Another tip...easily remove delicate snowflakes by gently wiggling the outer edges of the circles away from the snowflakes instead of trying to pull the snowflakes out.

Attach everything to a side-folded white A2 card.  Add orange Bright Jewels for the snowman's buttons. Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting...have fun creating cards this weekend!

Supplies

 

94681 Feathery Snowflake Discs

94748 Merry Christmas Jolly Script

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

jwl003 Bright Jewels

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

 

 

 

Supplies

 

94746 Layered Friendly Snowman