Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Sweet Christmas Angels Cards for the Design Team of Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute Angels Christmas Digital Stamp. I had so much fun colouring these cuties that I ended up colouring two stamps! One with the traditional red, green and gold. The other one with soft pastel colours of pink, blue and gold. I had a This or That post of the coloured stamps earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised that they both were popular. Many people had a hard time choosing just one and so did I! So I created two cards with the same layout, just different papers and colour schemes.
This or That? Which Do You Pick?
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Traditional Card:
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23 Brown Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30 Dress: W5/R59/R29/R27/R24 Gold: E99/Y17/Y15/Y00 Books: YG93/YG95/YG97/E40/E42 Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Sky: BG0000/BG000/0
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Soft Pastel Card:
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Pastel Colours
Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23 Brown Hair: E44/E43/E42/E40 Dress: RV11/RV32/RV34 Gold: Y28/Y19/Y17 Books: BG11/BG10/E40/E42 Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Sky: BG0000/BG000/0
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Card Recipe for Sweet Christmas Angels Cards:
Angels Christmas Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Gold Foil Paper, Stampin’ Up! Metal Music Notes Dies Christmas Blessings Die, Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Gold Gelly Roll Pen Finished card size: 6” x 6”
Additional Pieces for Traditional Card:
Christmas Paper Flowers, Recollections Letters to Santa 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft ChristmasTime is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Additional Pieces for Soft Pastel Card:
White and Gold Paper Poinsettias, Prima Flowers Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper Pack, Subtles Collection, Stampin’ Up! Pool Party, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White Card Stock
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Non-Traditional Colours
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“O star of wonder, star of light…”
To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.
Hope you like my Sweet Christmas Angels Card with Angels Christmas Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios! Thank you for stopping by!
For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing the Tip to Tip Blending Technique for my Let’s Gather Together Card using the Gather Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up! I love Fall and all the colours of the leaves that it brings! So, I thought the Tip to Tip would be perfect to showcase those colours! For my card, I create a frame using a Stitched Rectangle and the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper with the leaves “exploding” out of it. I used the Woodlands Embossing Folder as my base behind all the leaves “falling” from the trees. To tie in the Daffodil Delight colour, I used a strip of the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper and one of the leaves die cut and embossed. A strip of Copper Foil Paper and a scattering of Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels add a bit of shimmer to my card.
For part 4 of my colouring videos with Stampin’ Blends from my presentation, I am demonstrating the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. The other 3 parts are listed below at the end of this document.
Tip to Tip Blending Technique Chart
Tip to Tip Blending Technique
To combine two different coloured blends on an image, try the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. This gives you a smooth transition of colors and doesn’t end up looking all blotchy where the colors meet. I’ve chosen Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends for my first leaf.
Stamp the image with Memento Ink.
Apply the Light Calypso Coral and Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to the image. Meet somewhere in the middle with the colors – it doesn’t have to be neat.
With the Dark Calypso Coral and Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends, add a layer of color around the edge of the image.
Brush the tip of the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends over the tip of the Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to pick up some color. The Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends marker then acts as your brush to apply a mix of both colors to the center of the leaf. I kept working these blends together until I was happy with the transition where the colors meet.
To demonstrate that this Tip to Tip Technique can work with other colors, I’ve created leaves using Old Olive with Soft Suede and Daffodil Delight with Cherry Cobbler. Don’t worry about your markers being contaminated—all you need to do is run them over some scrap paper a few times and the nibs will clean themselves.
Tip to Tip Blending Technique Tutorial Video
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundle: Gather Together Bundle (153036)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark Ink (102283)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Whisper White (100730), Daffodil Delight (119683), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494), Copper Foil Sheets (142020), Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (153527)
Accessories: Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Woodland Embossing Folder (152881), White Stampin’ Embossing Powder (109132), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154880), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154883), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Cherry Cobbler: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Small leaf die:1 ½”x 1 ½”
Sentiment: 3 ½” x 1 ½”
Whisper White: 5” x 3 ½”
3 pieces: 2 ½” x 2 ½” (for larger leaves)
Daffodil Delight: 1 ½”x 1 ½”
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 4”
Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper: 1” x 5”
Copper Foil Sheets: 3/8” x 4 1/8” (scrap)
Close Up of my Let’s GatherTogether Card
Instructions for My Let’s Gather Together Card:
Fold the Cherry Cobbler card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the leaves in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the 3 pieces of Whisper White
Colour the leaves with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the video for reference when colouring them
Die cut the leaves with the corresponding dies from the Gather Together Bundle
Using the Gather Together Bundle, die cut the smallest leaves in Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler
Die cut with the third largest Stitched Rectangle a frame from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
Emboss the Whisper White card stock with the Woodland Embossing Folder
Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark Ink on the Cherry Cobbler piece and heat emboss it with White Stampin’ Embossing Powder
Die cut the sentiment out with the fourth smallest Stitched Rectangle
Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the embossed Whisper White piece in the center of the Cherry Cobbler base
Adhere with Stampin’ Seal the Plaid Tidings piece in the centre of the Whisper White piece and adhere the Gold Foil piece centered on top
Position two of the largest leaves where you want them at the top of the frame and adhere them with glue dots
Position part of the third leave under the sentiment and adhere with glue dots.
Add dimensionals to the leaves where they may need to have extra support
Using dimensionals, pop up the sentiment in the centre of the card base
Using dimensionals, pop up the frame making sure that some parts of the larger leaves are tucked under the frame and some parts are on top to create the “exploding” look
Adhere the Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler leaves to the Whisper White piece with dimensionals
Add a scattering of the Holiday Rhinestones wherever needed to fill in space.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Happy Hanukkah Card! Did you see the cute new release by Paper Nest Dolls called Hanukkah Set? It comes with Mini Owen with Torah, Mini Emma with Challah, a menorah, a dreidel and the Star of David. I was so happy to see such cute Hanukkah images! They are so hard to find.
We have friends who have two little boys that I send cards to every year. So, I knew that I wanted to colour up two of the boys to represent them for my Happy Hanukkah Card. I can definitely see the younger one wanting a Torah scroll just like his big brother’s one! Lol!
I love the elegant combination of silver and blue together. So, I made them my colour scheme for my card with lots of silver accents! Since I didn’t have any Hanukkah paper, I created my own paper using a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp that I already had. It is quite striking with the shimmery silver Delicata ink on the Night of Navy card stock. For the center piece with the Menorah and Star of David, I created a sponged background of Night of Navy and Balmy Blue ink. I then splattered water and Silver Wink of Stella to add texture to it.
Paper Nest Dolls: Hanukkah Set Digital Stamp Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad Jewish Celebrations Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Stitched Circle Layers Dies Silver Gelly Roll Pen Silver Wink of Stella Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up! Feels Like Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Subtles 6” x 6’ Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, 5” x 6 ½”, Michaels Night of Navy Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Close Up of Gavriel on My Card
To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.
I am happy to share my Country Harvest Card that is using my colouring techniques that I recently presented to fellow demonstrators. For my card, I knew I wanted to use an oldie, but a goodie, the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder! The In Good Taste Designer Series Paper has a photographic image of tiles that I thought would tie in nicely with the embossing folder and the country theme of my card. To further the country theme, I used the Denim Ribbon to transition between the DSP and the Brass Foil piece. I used the Brass Foil as an accent, but you could use one of the new Brushed Metallic Cardstock instead. To finish the card, I used two Antiqued Corners to set off the coloured image.
For Part 2 of my colouring with Stampin’ Blends from my presentation, I am showing the difference between colouring light to dark versus dark to light. For this demonstration, I used the jug from the Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set. Some people prefer adding ink from light to dark creating a saturation of ink for easy blending. Others prefer to add ink from dark to light creating a lighter coloured image since you use less ink. The two most common ways to add ink are circling and flicking. Each technique produces a particular appearance and knowing how to use them will add depth and variation to your projects.
My Colouring Video Presentation Showing Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring
Supplies:
Stamps: Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set (147678)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad (147091)
Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Soft Suede (115318), Whisper White (100730), Night of Navy (100867 ), Brass Foil Sheets (153057), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494)
Accessories: Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder (151801), Antiqued Corners & Slides Elements (152471), Denim Ribbon (149590), Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (144040), Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (144602), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892 ), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (144605 ), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Soft Suede: 4” x 5 ¼”
Night of Navy – 2 pieces: 3 ½” x 4”
2 ¾” x 4” (stitched rectangle)
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 2 ½” x 3 7/8”
Brass Foil Sheets: ¾” x 3 7/8”
Whisper White – 2 pieces: 3” x 1 ¼” (sentiment)
2 ½” x 3 ¾”
Denim Ribbon: 5”
Close Up of My Country Harvest Card
Instructions:
Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the jug and flowers in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the larger piece of Whisper White
Colour the flowers and jug with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the video for reference when colouring the jug
Die cut the jug and flowers with the fifth largest Stitched Rectangles Die
Die cut the Night of Navy card stock with the fourth largest Stitched Rectangles Die
Adhere this Night of Navy piece to the coloured image
Emboss the Soft Suede with the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder
Stamp the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry and die cut it out with the third smallest Stitched Rectangles Die
Adhere the Soft Suede to the card base with Stampin’ Seal
Adhere the Brass Foil piece and the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper to the larger Night of Navy piece with Stampin’ Seal
Wrap the Denim Ribbon around the Night of Navy piece and adhere to back.
Adhere this Night of Navy piece to the Soft Suede with Stampin’ Seal
Using dimensionals, adhere the coloured image piece to the card base
Tuck the sentiment to the side of this stitched piece and adhere it with dimensionals
Affix the Antiqued Corners & Slides Elements with glue dots
My Merry & Bright Card Using Holiday Gifts Avery from Paper Nest Dolls
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Do you ever create non-traditional coloured Christmas cards? I couldn’t resist colouring the sweet Holiday Gifts Avery Digital Stamp in non-traditional pinks and purples for My Merry & Bright Christmas Card. Wouldn’t this stamp in these colours be a great winter birthday too! For this card, I added lots of bling with the glimmer paper snowflakes and snow bank and a ton of rhinestones. I always thought you can never have too much bling for a Christmas card! The sentiment pieces from the Doodlebug Chit Chat were a perfect complement to the card and don’t you just love the wooden present accent.
Happy Valentine’s Day! My Love You Lots Valentine Card is perfect to give to that special Valentine! This Gate Fold card is sure to impress with its belly band using the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper. Love this DSP with its Real Red and Flirty Flamingo foil accents! So shimmery and shiny! The Real Red Heart Doily with the accented heart that has been punched out of the DSP really adds to the belly band!
Love You Lots Valentine Card with Belly Band Removed
Supplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Photopolymer Stamp Set (151417
Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084)
Paper: Flirty Flamingo (141416), Whisper White (100730), From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper (151189)
My Yuletide Cheer Card using the Frosted Foliage Bundle
I was asked to provide a recipe for my Yuletide Cheer Card from my Christmas Card Clinic. So, I thought I would share it here. It uses the Frosted Foliage Bundle with the beautiful snowflake filigree frame in Silver Glimmer Paper. The Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad adds a subtle shimmer to the card base and the sentiment. The delicate images and warm sentiment will light up the season for those you love.
Supplies:
Bundle: Frosted Foliage Bundle (153029)
Inks: Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110), Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad
Paper: Night Of Navy (100867), Vellum (101856), Silver Glimmer Paper (146960), Whisper White (100730)
Accessories: Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon (150446), Bone Folder (102300), Paper Snips (103579 ), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Night Of Navy: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Vellum: 5 ¼” x 4”
Silver Glimmer Paper: 4 ¼” x 5”
Whisper White: 2 pieces – 2 ¾” x 3” and 5 ¼” x 4” (for inside)
Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon: 3”
Instructions:
Fold the Night Of Navy card stock in half to create the card base
Stamp randomly the berries from the Frosted Foliage Cling Stamp Set in Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad on the front of the Night of Navy card base. Set aside to dry.
Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy on the smaller piece of Whisper White.
Next, stamp the berries twice from the Frosted Foliage Cling Stamp Set in Silvery Shimmer Delicata on the sentiment piece so that they overlap the sentiment. Set aside to dry.
Die cut the Silver Glimmer Paper with the snowflake frame from the Frosted Frames Dies.
Die cut the sentiment with the stitched square from the Frosted Frames Dies.
Adhere the vellum to the Night of Navy card base with snail by adding it to the middle of the card base so that the sentiment piece will cover the snail.
Add the Silver Glimmer Paper frame to the sentiment with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Using glue dots, fold the Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon in half and adhere to bottom corner of the sentiment piece. Trim the ribbon with Paper Snips.
Using dimensionals, adhere the sentiment piece to the vellum.
Adhere the larger piece of Whisper White card stock to the inside of card.
Today I am sharing with you my Cardinal Card using the Toile Christmas Bundle. I was asked to present my colouring techniques at Stamp-a-Rama, a local event for 100 participants, in October and this is one of the cards that I made for it. If you are interested, I have included a PDF of my notes from the event at the bottom of this post.
I coloured this beautiful cardinal with the no-lines technique. This technique uses a light colour, like Sahara Sand, to stamp the image. The lighter colour gives you a guideline for your colouring without the harsh black lines and makes the image more real and vibrant. Once stamped, I used a flicking technique with my Cherry Cobbler Light and Dark Blends to create a lot of texture. This technique is achieved by applying ink in quick, single strokes. The key to this inking technique is to flick the marker tip across the page to create a single stroke that goes from dark to light.
Holding the marker loosely, start a downward movement towards the paper
As the marker tip touches the paper, quickly move across the paper, bringing your hand up and away from the paper. This will apply more ink at the beginning of the stroke and less at the end.
You may need to turn the paper to accommodate the angle that is most comfortable for you.
Close-Up of my colouring of the cardinal in My Cardinal Card
This technique allows the individual feathers to stand out such as on the tail. Next, I used the Dark Smokey Slate to darken the shadows in strategic locations, such as his tail, his breast and wing, giving the bird depth.
Supplies:
Stamps: Toile Christmas Cling Stamp Set (150469)
Dies: Christmas Cardinal Dies (150640), Christmas Layers Dies (150654), Stitched Rectangle Dies (148551)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad (147117)
Paper: Whisper White (100730), Mossy Meadow (133676), Old Olive (100702), Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper (150437)
Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper: 5¼” x 4”
Whisper White: 2 x 4 ½” (cardinal), 2” x 3” (sentiment), 2 ½” x 4 ¼” (branch)
Instructions:
Fold the Mossy Meadow card stock in half.
Die cut the branch from the Christmas Layers Dies twice in opposite corners on the front of the Mossy Meadow card base.
Adhere the Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper with snail to the back of the card front allowing the berries to peek through the die cut branches. This also allows the back of the DSP to show on the inside of the card creating visual interest.
Die cut the Old Olive card stock using the third largest Stitched Rectangle Die.
Emboss the Stitched Old Olive piece with the Woodland Embossing Folder.
Stamp the cardinal in Sahara Sand on Whisper White card stock.
Colour the cardinal using the flicking technique described above in Cherry Cobbler and Light Basic Black.
Use the Pumpkin Pie Blends for his beak and feet.
Use the Basic Black Blends for his mask on his face.
Using the cardinal from the Christmas Cardinal Dies, die cut the cardinal out.
Stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink the branches on Whisper White card stock.
Colour the leaves, branches and berries with Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler Light and Dark Blends
Using the branch die from the Christmas Cardinal Dies, die cut the branch out.
Add Shimmery Crystal Effects to the berries on the branch and set aside to dry.
Stamp the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White card stock and die cut it with the matching die from the Christmas Cardinal Dies.
The Stitched Old Olive piece is popped up with dimensionals.
Using snail adhere the branch to the Old Olive piece.
Layer the cardinal on top of the branch making it appear as if he is standing on the branch.
The sentiment is popped up with dimensionals.
For Further Info:
Hope you like my Cardinal Card!
To download my notes on how I like to colour using Stampin’ Blends from Stamp-a-Rama, please click here. I hope you find this useful!
Winter Reindeer Card Using the Snow Globe Scenes Dies
Today I am sharing with you my Winter Reindeer Card that has a unique twist on the Snow Globe Scene Dies. It is using the dies not to create a snow globe, but a vignette of a winter scene. I love the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper and how the Star Designer Elements continue the starry night into the Mossy Meadow Woodlands. This particular card has no stamping involved, but it is very striking with all its copper accents!
Supplies:
Dies: Snow Globe Scenes Dies (150655), In The Woods Dies (147919)
Paper: Very Vanilla Thick (144237), Night Of Navy (100867), Mossy Meadow (133676), Very Vanilla (101650), Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper (150429), Copper Foil Sheets (142020)
Accessories: Woodland Embossing Folder (152881), Very Vanilla/Copper Classic Weave Ribbon (150394), Star Designer Elements (150430), Bone Folder (102300), Paper Snips (103579 ), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Very Vanilla Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Night of Navy: 5 ¼” x 4”
Mossy Meadow: 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” and 2” x 2 1/8”
Copper Foil: 2¼” x 2 9/16” and 4” x ½”
Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper: 2¼” x 2 9/16”
Very Vanilla: 4’ x 1 ½”
Very Vanilla/Copper Classic Weave Ribbon: 2 pieces – 4 ½” and 3”
Instructions:
Fold the Very Vanilla Thick card stock in half.
Emboss the Mossy Meadow with the Woodland Embossing Folder.
Die cut the Copper Foil with the dome die from the Snow Globe Scenes Dies.
Take the reindeer die and place in the center of the Copper Foil that you just cut and die cut it out. This is a great trick to save paper.
Die cut the Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP with the dome die from the Snow Globe Scenes Dies.
Die cut the Mossy Meadow with the Tree die from the Snow Globe Scenes Dies.
Next, die cut the Very Vanilla with the In The Woods Dies to create a snowbank.
Add the strip of Copper Foil to the base of the Very Vanilla snowbank.
Using snail adhesive, adhere the Night of Navy card stock to the Thick Very Vanilla card base and the Embossed Mossy Meadow to the Night of Navy.
Adhere with snail the Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP to the copper foil leaving a small border at the top and sides.
Using glue dots, adhere the Mossy Meadow trees to the Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP.
The reindeer is popped up with dimensionals in front of the Mossy Meadow trees.
Attach the scene to the Mossy Meadow with snail adhesive.
Attach the larger Very Vanilla/Copper Classic Weave Ribbon to the snowbank wrapping around the back and securing with snail adhesive.
Tie the smaller Very Vanilla/Copper Classic Weave Ribbon in a knot to the larger ribbon on the left side of the snowbank. Trim the tails.
Add the Very Vanilla snowbank with dimensionals overlapping the winter scene to make it look like the reindeer is walking through snow.
My Cute Wooden Ornaments using the Snowman Season and the Nature’s Beauty Stamp Sets.
Today I am sharing with you my cute wooden ornaments that I made using the Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set and the beautiful Nature’s Beauty Cling Stamp Set. I coloured these for a presentation on how to use Blends that I did recently. It’s amazing what you can colour with your Blends besides paper! I have seen Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon, Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Pearl Basic Jewels, Tags & Feathers Elements even china plates! Wouldn’t that be a great idea to make your own Christmas plates! The ornaments would be perfect to give as a Christmas gift or even to dress up a present. The process is a very simple one and you get a wow effect!
More of My Cute Wooden Ornaments using the Snowman Season and the Nature’s Beauty Stamp Sets.
Supplies:
Stamp: Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (Photopolymer 150458), Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set (Cling 150528)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Accessories: Wooden disks (these I bought from a friend, but you can get them Amazon), Very Vanilla/Copper Classic Weave Ribbon (150394), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144605), Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144599), Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147931), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (147273), Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147935), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (145058), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Something to hang the ornaments (I used some Stampin’ Up! retired jute twine), Drill to make the holes to thread the twine
Measurements:
Large Ornament: 3”
Small Ornament: 2 ½“
Very Vanilla/Copper Classic Weave Ribbon: 12”
Jute Twine: 10”
Instructions:
Stamp the image in Memento Black Ink.
Using the Blends colour your images. Note: they do tend to bleed more on the wood. So, be careful to stop before you touch the edges of image. If you do go outside the lines, the Color Lifter works well.
Once you are finished colouring your ornament, thread your twine through a hole that you made and tie into a knot.
Tie the Very Vanilla/Copper Classic Weave Ribbon into a bow on top of the ornament.
Today I am sharing with you my Deck the Halls Card that I presented at my Leader’s Demonstrator Meeting this past week. I also made a video on how I made this card that can be found at the bottom of this post. The card uses the beautiful Brightly Gleaming Suite. I couldn’t resist copper embossing the sentiment to match the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper with its striking copper accents! I had fun colouring with my Blends the holly and berries from the Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set. The Shimmery Crystal Effects on the berries and the rhinestones add a nice touch of sparkle to the card.
Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Gleaming Bundle (cling 153006)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento (132708), Versamark (102283)
Paper: Whisper White Thick Card stock (140272), Whisper White (100730), Cherry Cobbler (119685),Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper (150429), Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper (150437)
Today I am sharing with you my Gingerbread House Centre-Step Card using the Yummy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Cuckoo Clock Dies to create a fun winter scene. This card uses a fun-fold called a centre-step and looks very impressive when the card is open. There is a link to the centre-fold template at the end of this document.
Side View of My Gingerbread House Centre-Step Card
I thought the Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper with all the snow people would be perfect to create my scene. There was a lot of colouring involved in this card, but I love to colour and had fun making it!
Flat view of my Gingerbread House Card
Supplies:
Stamp: Yummy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set (150501)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084), Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (147115)
Paper: Coastal Cabana (131297), Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730)
Accessories: Big Shot (143263), Cuckoo Clock Dies (149632), Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper (150393), Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147935), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (147273), Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147938), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144603), Pool Party Light Stampin’ Blends Marker (144595), Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (141897), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Coastal Cabana: 4 ¼” x 11” (see template)
Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper:
2 pieces 4 ½” x 1” (snow people)
4 ½” x 2 ¼” (falling snow for base of card)
4 ¼” x 1” (snowbank from the larger snow people on DSP)
Real Red: 2 ¼” x 1”
Whisper White:
2” x 1” (sentiment)
3 ½” x 3 ½” (for gingerbread house)
scraps for trees
Instructions:
Centre and stamp “Wishing you a …Christmas” in Soft Suede on the Whisper White.
Stamp “yummy” in Real Red between the Soft Suede sentiment.
Adhere the stamped sentiment to the Real Red cardstock.
Stamp the gingerbread house and trees in Tuxedo Black Memento.
Colour with the Blends the gingerbread house and trees.
Use Wink of Stella on the peppermint candies and gumdrops.
Cut the house and trees out with the Big Shot using the Cuckoo Clock Dies.
Cut and score the base according to the template provided at end of this document.
Attach the 2 pieces with snow people DSP (4 ½” x 1”) on the side panels of the card base with snail.
Attach the snowbank DSP (4 ¼” x 1”) on the bottom card base panel.
With snail, attach the falling snow DSP to the centre panel of the card base.
Add the die cut ginger house to the centre panel with dimensionals.
Attach the trees with dimensionals. Two in front of gingerbread house and 2 on side panels.
Add the sentiment to the centre panel with dimensionals.
For Further Info:
Hope you like my Gingerbread House Card!
For a template on how to create a centre-step card, please click on the image.
Cardinal Thankful Card using the Stampin’ Up! Toile Christmas Bundle
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Carding Buddies! Thought I would share a card using the Cardinal from the Toile Christmas Bundle for a Thankful Cardinal Card. I had a lot of fun colouring him with my Blends!
Supplies:
Stamps: Toile Christmas (cling 150469), Country Home (Photopolymer 147678)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad (147111)
Paper: Mossy Meadow (133676), Whisper White (100730), Cajun Craze (119684), Real Red (102482)
Accessories: Big Shot (143263), Toile Christmas Bundle (cling 152367), Woodland Embossing Folder (139673 ), Bone Folder (102300), Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638), Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147935), Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147942), Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147931), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Cajun Craze: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Mossy Meadow: 5 ¼” x 4”
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper: 2 pieces at 3” x 4”
Whisper White: 2 pieces at 2 ¼” x 3 ¾” (sentiment) and 2 ¼” x 4 ½” (cardinal)
Real Red: 2 ½” x 4 ¼”
Scraps of Real Red, Mossy Meadow and Cajun Craze
Instructions:
Stamp the cardinal in Tuxedo Black Memento on Whisper White.
Using the Blends colour the cardinal.
On the Big Shot, cut out the cardinal using the matching cardinal die from the Toile Christmas Bundle.
Run the Mossy Meadow CS with the Woodland Embossing Folder through the Big Shot.
Use the third largest nested die to cut the Real Red CS.
Stamp the sentiment in Mossy Meadow on the Whisper White CS and die cut it using the fourth largest nested die.
Using the scraps, die cut 2 branches of each colour.
Fold the piece of Cajun Craze card stock in half to form the card base.
Attach the embossed Mossy Meadow piece to the front of the card base.
Use glue dots to attach the branches to the back of the Real Red CS.
Attach the sentiment to the Real Red piece.
Attach the sentiment piece with dimensionals to the front of the card.
Tuck in cardinal and adhere with dimensionals.
Add 5 Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels in various colours scattered on the front.
