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

Piney Woods Thanks by Anne Thompson

I need a few quick thank you notes to pop in the mail in the next day or so.  Because I live in the snowy piney woods of Maine, I made a card using the SLENDER PINE TREES 94796, PINE BRANCHES 94817, and the punched out snowflakes from DRIFTING SNOWFLAKES 94816 to create this first thank you card.

materials used:
    top fold white note card; white watercolor paper; tree paper from NUTMEG FOREST PP1034;

   slender pine trees 94796; PINE BRANCHES 94817; DRIFTING SNOWFLAKES 94816

    THANK YOU FOIL GREETINGS WHITE TABS SToo4; two shades of green card stock scraps
to make this card

Start with a top fold white note card and add a paper from Nutmeg Forest PP1034 cut 4 X 5 1/4.

Die cut the Slender Pine Trees 94796 from two shades of green card stock and glue the pieces together.  

Die cut the Pine Branches 94817 from the same dark green card stock.

Die cut the Drifting Snowflakes 94816 from white watercolor paper and punch out the two snowflakes to use on this card. (Save the other pieces for another project.)

Cut a piece of the white watercolor paper 2 X 3 1/4 and add this toward the right side of the card front.

Glue on three of the assembled trees.

Attach the two pieces of Pine Branches to the upper left corner of the panel.

Add one of the snowflakes on top of the Pine Branches and the other among the trees.  Add white pearls to the centers of the snowflakes.

Adhere the Thank You sentiment tab on the lower left card front.

One done!  This design may also work for the New Year's cards I intend to send as well with a handwritten sentiment on a die cut or punched out circle.

And here's a variation of this card using PINE TREE GROVE 94736 (from Christmas 2023) and a white circle greeting tab from my stash.

 

Happy Crafting!

 

 

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

 

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

A Frame House with Narrow Tree Trunks Stencils by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today featuring beautiful new products from the latest "Winter Days" release!

 

I used the new "Narrow Tree Trunks" 3 stencil set with these Distress Inks with an ink blending tool on stencil: 

Tea Dye, Rusty Hinge, and then "Soft Brown" ink from my stash. 

 

After removing the stencil I inked background bottom with Iced Spruce Distress Ink and the top with Salty Ocean, very, very lightly on both top and bottom.  

 

Now to add dimension to the trees I added colored pencil and white paint pen details on the stenciled area and the background.  Here's a closer look: 

 

I cut the "A Frame House" die set from white card stock, and cut the "Little Bird Bunch" from red and white card stock.  I colored the A frame edge with the same brown inks, then added Iced Spruce to the house front, direct ink pad to paper method.  I colored all the other piece with inks and colored pencils, but cut the door front from red card stock.  I also added pencil and white gel pen to the red door too.



I assembled the birds and house and added colored pencils and white paint pen to everything.  I used Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide on the wreath pieces before putting them together.  I popped up the birds and house.  Lastly I added snow details with a white paint pen, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff (heated with heat gun) and then painted on Cosmic Shimmer Frosty Ultra Sparkle Paste with a small paint brush on the edges of the A frame. 

 

Once everything dried, I added the card to an A2 gray panel and then added that to a white card base.  Lastly I added the White Tab sentiment.

I hope you like my card for today!  The new release is big and there are so many beautiful products

 

 

Supplies

 

94811 Little Bird Bunch

94820 A Frame House

88630 Narrow Tree Trunks Stencil Set

SP1012 Blush 6x6 pack

Halloween Scene Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  There is a new Fall Cornucopia release today.  I have a scene card featuring the Cauldron Witch.  

Background:

Die cut acetate using a smaller die from the Circle Basics Set to create a moon mask.  Adhere temporary tape to the center and adhere to the upper left corner of an A2 white size card base.  Ink blend using Distress Oxide Ink, using the lighter ink around the moon and going out to the edges with the darker inks.  Colors are Dusty Concord, Villainous Potion and Black Soot.  Remove the mask and lightly ink blend with Lost Shadow around the moon and into the purple.  Use a small eraser and lightly remove some of the Lost Shadow ink to create the look of craters on the moon.  

Spiders:

Die cut spiders from dark grey card stock.  Add Glossy Accent to the top of the spider bodies and let air dry.

Focal Point:

Die cut the Cauldron Witch from heavy white card stock.  Die cut just the cauldron from the Black Glossy Paper.  Ink blend the witch with Oxide Ink with Dusty Concord and Villainous Potion for the hat and clothes.  For the face use Antique Linen.  Color in the hair with a black marker.  Ink the potion and bubbles with Distress ink  Twisted Citron and Forest Moss around the outside edges. Adhere the potion to the top of the cauldron.  

Frame:

Die cut the Birch Tree Trunks and the largest and 3 largest to create a frame from Black Glossy paper.  Adhere the 2 loose die cut trees to the backside of the frame on either side.  Adhere the other 3 tree cluster to the left center of the background. 

Hillside:

Fussy cut a hill into a heavy white card that is 4 1/4" wide to about 3" tall.  Ink blend with Distress Oxide inks from light to dark, Lost Shadow, Hickory Smoke, and then Black Soot.  

Assembly:

Adhere the background panel to an A2 top folding card. Adhere the hill side to the bottom of the panel.  Adhere the cauldron and witch to the center of the hill.  Add Glossy Accents to the potion and in the holes of the bubbles.  Adhere the frame with foam tape.  Add 2 spiders on the frame and 1 by the cauldron. Black heat emboss theWitching you a Happy a Halloween from the Magical Halloween stamp set on vellum.  Trim off the Witching You A and adhere to the trees.

 

Supplies

 

94849 Cauldron Witch

94846 Eerie Spiders

cl5284 Magical Halloween

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

30087 Circle Basics Set

sh44004 Black Glossy Paper

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

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

O Christmas Tree by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, I have another card featuring the wonderful "Yuletide 2024" release and this time I am featuring the new hot foil plate and the new slender trees.

Here's a close up of the foiled background:

First I used the "Snowflake Hot Foil Plate" MBF015 on a piece of white card stock, and then cut it with the new "Fringed Scalloped Frame" die set 94842.  (The foil I used is called speckle silver.) While I had that die out, I went ahead and cut 2 more of that size from green glitter paper from the "Glitzy Glitter Pad" GP1007.  I put the white scalloped piece on top of the 2 green ones, only I offset them a bit so you could see the glitter paper on the right and left sides.  

I also cut the "Slender Pine Trees" 94796 from both the same glitter paper and from green cardstock form the "Greenery Cardstock" SP1011, then layered those slightly offset to give lots of fullness to the branches.  I heat embossed the sentiment from the new "Holiday Wishes" clear stamp  CL5286 set in white on black card stock and trimmed it with my scissors.

I added the sentiment to the white panel and then put all the scalloped panels together on a piece of "Kraft Woodgrain Paper" SH44003 that was trimmed to 5" by 3.75" and inked with some brown distess inks.  Then I added that whole thing to the front of a heavy weight card base.  Next I cut several snowflakes from the "Drifting Snowflakes" die set 94816 and added them to the card front.  Lastly I added silver and clear jewels to the snowflake centers and to the trees.  

Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today, it has many wonderful layers using the new products and lots of glittery shine too!

Be sure to come back each day for more inspiration from the design team!

 

Supplies

 

MBF015 Snowflake Hot Foil Plate

94796 Slender Pine Trees

94842 Fringed Scalloped Frame Set

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

JWL005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

SH44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

Frosty Winter Wonderland by Jean Okimoto

3D-Embossed Frosted Trees create a sparkly background for Slender Pine Trees and the Huddled Sparrow.  Glittery, glossy, shimmery and matte designs build a textured winter scene highlighting our 2024 Yuletide Collection.  Hi, Jean here with a mix of whites and brights for the holidays.  I've never seen a red sparrow - but this one is ready to celebrate!

Spritz both sides of 80- or 100-pound smooth white cardstock with a light mist of water. Tap a clean VersaMark inkpad over the debossed (slightlty smoother) section of the new Frosted Trees 3D Embossing Folder.  Place the cardstock in the folder and pressure-emboss it using the plates required for your machine.

Sprinkle the inked design with Imagine's Irirdescent Embossing Powder, tap the excess off,  then heat-emboss it.  Cut the cooled design with the 3-¾" x 5" Rectangle Basics die.

Cut the tallest Slender Pine Tree from a bright green 6x6 in the Greenery Solid Core Collection.  Cut the 2 center trees from a slightly darker Greenery 6x6.  I trimmed the second branch from the bottom of the left tree so it wouldn't hurt the sparrow.  Attach the trees to the background with tiny dots of Tacky Glue along the trunks and at the tops and bottoms. 

Cut Huddled Sparrow from a bright red 6x6 in the Blush Solid Core Collection.  Ink the beak and eye area of the smallest diecut with a black marker.  Attach it behind the head.  Cut the detailed top layer from a red Rainbow Reflections 6x6.  Assemble the sparrow.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Holiday Wishes Clear Stamp and Die Set - on white cardstock with Tulip Red VersaFine Clair.  Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cover the cooled greeting with printer paper and trim the left side first with the 1"x 2-¼" Rectangle Basics die.  Trim the right side with an edge of a larger rectangle die.  You'll have a custom-sized greeting block with straight, crisp edges...and no measuring!

Attach everything to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the Huddled Sparrow and greeting.  Cut an A2-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you'll be inpsired to enter our Happy Holidays/Winter August Challenge.  The entry deadline is the end of the day EST on Friday, August 30th.  Challenge details are listed on our August 1st post.

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

 

Supplies

 

94838 Huddled Sparrow

94796 Slender Pine Trees

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

cl5286d Holiday Wishes clear stamp and die set

ef1045 Frosted Trees 3D Embossing Folder

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

sp1012 Blush 6x6 pack