Merry & Bright Candles by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have a rustic masculine Christmas card to share today using more products from the 2024 Yuletide collection. 

 

Started with the background again and die cut the Narrow Woodgrain Planks from brown cardstock.  Darker brown cardstock was then trimmed to 4x5.25-inches.  Covered it with a sheet of double-sided adhesive and attached the planks to cover it.  For a spotlight effect, ink blended Gathered Twigs and Black Soot distress inks around the perimeter of the panel.

 

 

The candle base and top layers were die cut from white glitter and white mirror paper, respectively.  Shading was then added to them using cool grey Copic Sketch markers C00/0/1/2/3.  The flames were die cut from alcohol marker friendly paper and colored with Y11/15 yellow Copic Sketch markers.  The pine cones were die cut from dark brown and Kraft cardstock, while the pine needles were prepped as described in a previous post HERE.  The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder on a strip of red Yuletide Plaid paper and a fish tail cut out for something different.  Assembled the card onto a white card base then added snow details with a white Posca pen to finish.

 

 

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

Supplies

 

94812 Merry and Bright Candles

94802 Pinecone Duo

94823 Narrow Woodgrain Planks

CL5286 Holiday Wishes clear stamp set

PP1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

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

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

Fuchsia Plaid Blue River Butterfly Birthday by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have been under the weather lately, so I must admit, my creativity has suffered.  As you can see, I kept my birthday card pretty simple and straight forward.  You’ve seen many samples already, but it features the beautiful Blue River Butterfly from the 2024 Fuchsia collection.

Started by choosing the pattern paper from the Fuchsia Plaid paper pack.  This determined the colors of the butterfly.  After die cutting the butterfly from white, dye inks in pink, a purply-fuchsia, yellow and black were used with mini ink blending brushes to color the butterfly.

For the background, the same pink and purply-fuchsia inks were ink blended onto a Bristol panel.  Splattered with water and the purple-fuchsia ink, then blot with a paper towel for texture.  Assembled the card onto a white card base.  Glued the body directly onto the panel and popped up the wings with foam adhesives for dimension.  Added the foil greeting black tab and some clear jewels to finish.

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

Supplies

 

94832 Blue River Butterfly

PP1029 Fuchsia Plaid 6x6 pack

ST007 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs

JWL001 Clear Jewels

Canyon Butterfly Hello by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  After many trials and errors, this simple card turned out to be my favourite.  My card today features the Canyon Butterfly and Hello Breezy Script dies from the current 2024 Fuchsia release.

The butterfly wings were die cut from white while its body/antennae/edge layers were die cut from black.  Ink blended the wings with Salvaged Patina distress ink using a finger blending brush.

The background panel was embossed with the Blooming 3D embossing folder.  Die cut the sentiment from white and its shadow from black.  Adhered the butterfly body directly to the embossed panel and popped up the wings with foam tape for more dimension and give it a floating effect. Mounted the panel onto a white card base to finish.  

Super easy and my card was done!  in.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day  

Supplies

 

94835 Canyon Butterflies

94781 Hello Breezy Script

EF1014 Blooming 3D Embossing Folder

Buzzing Bumblebees Bday by Trina Pham

 

Hello everyone.  Although fun, my card today is a bit out of my comfort zone. 😂  I used the Buzzing Bumblebees and Happy Birthday Breezy Script dies from the current 2024 Fuchsia release.

Started with the background.  Yellow alcohol inks in two shades and white mixatives were dropped onto a mini hexagon gelli plate.  Added rubbing alcohol and used a hand blower to get the inks moving.  When satisfied, pressed a piece of alcohol friendly cardstock onto it and pulled the print.  I made a couple of attempts.  Splattered with diluted black gouache paint for even more texture then set aside to dry.

The bee layers were then die cut from white paper and coloured with Copic Sketch marker Y15 and a memento Tuxedo Black marker.  Shading on their wings was done with a C1 Copic Sketch marker.

The sentiment was die cut  from magenta Rainbow Reflections mirror paper.  Snipped “Birthday” apart to isolate the “B” and “day”.   The B was die cut two more times and stacked to give it a floating effect.  After all, the bees are carrying it. 😂  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added a few clear Fairy drops to finish.

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

Supplies

 

94794 Buzzing Bumblebees

94782 Happy Birthday Breezy Script

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

Delicate Fuchsia Hummingbird Hello by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I’m sharing  a simple card today featuring the Delicate Fuchsia Trio and Hello Breezy Script dies from the current 2024 Fuchsia release.

All pieces were die cut from white cardstck and ink blended with dye inks using blending brushes.

flowers - pinks + purple wine 

leaves - greens

whites - grey

hummingbird - Wilted Violet + Blueprint Sketch distress inks 

The Grand Madison window from Poppy Stamps was die cut three times to stack for dimension.  Ombré ink blended the lightest pink dye ink to back the window panes.  The sentiment was die cut from white and its shadow from black.  Assembled the card onto a white woodgrain panel, popping up the hummingbird with foam adhesive, to finish.

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

 

Supplies

 

94784 Delicate Fuchsia Trio

94781 Hello Breezy Script

94755 Layered Hummingbird

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

815 Grand Madison Window

More Exquisite Butterflies Gladiola Birthday by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I had some die cuts left over from my cards featuring the 2024 Gladiola collection, so I put them to use onto a card. 

The completed pink Whimsical Gladiola was from this post (you can see it lying beside the card in the photo).  The untouched butterfly pieces from this post was ink blended with Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Black Soot distress inks (DI).  

 
An oval mask was then die cut from acetate using the Oval Basics die from Poppy Stamps.  Masked the center of an A2 size Bristol panel and ink blended Spun Sugar DI starting in the middle and fading outwards.  The Lattice Plate, also from Poppy Stamps, was die cut from Bristol.  Assembled the card onto a white card base, then added the gold foil greeting tab and clear shimmer to the flowers and butterfly for some sparkle to finish.  The butterfly was popped up on foam tape for even more dimension. .

  
My second card has the same design, but reversed.   An untouched Sensational Gladiola from this post was ink blended with Wilted Violet DI.  

 

Rather than masking the center with the positive die cut oval mask, the negative oval acetate piece was used as a stencil.  The Lattice Plate was die cut from acetate to use as a stencil, too.  Placed it over the oval opening then ink blended Shaded Lilac DI.

 

The butterfly here was a newly die cut from yellow Sunrise paper and ink blended with Mustard Seed and Black Soot DI.

 

Stamped the sentiments from Bold Cheerful Floral in black then assembled the card onto a white card base.  Repeated the clear shimmer application as above for some sparkle to finish.   

That does it for my cards.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

 

 

Supplies

 

94771 Exquisite Butterflies craft die

94789 Sensational Gladiola Stem

94790 Whimsical Gladiola

SP1013 Sunrise 6x6 pack

CL5279 Bold Cheerful Floral Clear Stamp Set

st006 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings White Tabs

2427 Lattice Plate

2477 Basic Ovals Set

Cuppa Blooms and Bird Birthday by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have another simple birthday card to share today using previously released products.

The bird, stretched from a hummingbird by cutting down its beak with scissors, was in my stash.  It had been die cut from white cardstock and ink blended with two blue and a dark grey dye inks.  The cup, flowers and foliage were also die cut from white cardstock and ink blended with pink, yellow, green or dark grey dye inks.  

Arranged and adhered the inked die cut pieces onto a white woodgrain panel then mount it onto the plaid pattern paper.  Picked this bright yellow design with gold foil lines to tie it in with the gold foil greetings tab.  Added clear shimmer to the flowers for some sparkle to finish  

That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today   Have a wonderful weekend.

 

Supplies

 

94688 Clara Blooms

94755 Layered Hummingbird

PP1027 Gladiola Plaid 6x6 pack

ST007 Happy Birthday Foil Greetings Black Tabs

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

2541 Whittle Cocoa With Whip