Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Monday, November 20, 2023
Handcrafted Merry Monday
It's Monday, and you know what that means - it's time for another holiday card for Merry Monday!
Today I am featuring a great set of dies from the September - December Mini Catalog, Handcrafted Elements. This stand-alone die set has a number of fun ways to cut out some great elements for your cards - tags, focal points, and as I am showing today, a pretty ornament:
This large ornament, cut with Pretty Peacock paper, has an ornate insert. I cut it with Silver Foil to let it shine.
Does "shine" get any better?
This simple card was one from my Sunday Crafternoon last week, with one change. My attendees first stamped their greeting in Pretty Peacock ink on the lower right-hand corder of their Basic White layer, then embossed it with the Fern embossing folder (instead of adding the greeting with a label later - a change I made after I realized it would look better than mine 😕).
The embossed layer was added to a Pretty Peacock layer, and then to the Thick Basic White card base.
And then that ornament! Added with Dimensionals, we topped it off with a bow of Silver Trim and finished with a few Basic Rhinestones. So pretty
If you're looking for an easy-yet-stunning holiday card, check out Handcrafted Elements - you won't be sorry!
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Not Monday, but still Merry!
I've got a pretty Christmas card today that was one of our Sunday Crafternoon class offerings. It features the pretty Shining Christmas DSP - the bottom half of the card is foiled, for a really beautiful shine!
This simple layout allows the DSP to "shine" (no pun intended) without taking away from the focal image of the poinsettias.
These were stamped with an image from Rustic Crate, colored with Stampin' Blends, and cut with the coordinating Rustic Crate dies.
Mounted on a Stylish Shape circle over a Mossy Meadow scalloped circle, it stands out, even with the foiled paper below.
And check out that ribbon and those pearls! They were colored with Stampin' Blends to match our project colors. This was our technique for the month.
This simple layout is one of my favorites; I never get tired of highlighting pretty paper with a simple image!
What's your favorite, go-to card layout?
Monday, November 13, 2023
Beary Cute for Merry Monday
It's another Merry Monday, and I've got one of the fun-fold cards we made in my Cards-by-Mail class this month.
Featuring the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Christmas patterned paper, we had bears that were either punched from the paper (and they wore sweaters!) or "naked" bears with just a jaunty scarf to keep them warm.
The fold of this card is quite easy. Start with a piece of cardstock that is 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 2-1/8" and 5-1/2". Make a mark at 2-1/8" on the end of the card (on the end with the scored section at 2-1/8"). Cut from the score line to the mark to create a point on the end of your card. This folds back over the top, creating a triangle, on which you add your coordinating cardstock (in this case, a Very Vanilla square cut to 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" and Flirty Flamingo cut to 2-1/2" x 2-1/2").
Then for the inside:
We added DSP to both ends with a piece of Very Vanilla inside for a greeting.
I expect someone will enjoy this fun, cheery fun-fold card this Christmas! Don't you?
Friday, November 10, 2023
Neat Trick
I'm still not exactly sure why I had to purchase It's a Science. For some reason I just really liked it and thought it would be fun to work with. And I think I'm right - look:
I made this card for my grandson's birthday and wanted to add a little extra pizzazz.
So after stamping the beaker I added some Snowfall Accents Puff Paint, heated it and watched it grow! So cute!
Then I used my Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends marker to lightly color it, and finished it off with a little Wink of Stella.
I love the added dimension.
And did you notice the bubbles?
I added some gems, colored with coordinating Blends markers for each test tube. 💖
I don't often invest in pun-filled or funny sets, but I may have to get more...this came out so cute!
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