Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Christmas is only a month away and I’m still working on my Christmas cards. I am sharing My Merry Penguins Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Penguin Holiday Set.
For this super-fast card, I decided I wanted a winter scene for these cuties. And what better way than a slimline card to fit all the penguins on it. So, I pulled out my Frozen Whimsy Stamps Paper Pack! These cute penguins are such a fast colour with my Copic Markers! All I needed to finish off my card were a few snowflakes die cut from some glimmer paper and my sentiment. Easy-peasy!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Stack of Christmas Gnomes Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Gnome Stack. They come with 6 stamps including sentiment Sending Christmas Wishes and Merry Christmas in PNG and JPG.
Details of My Card
I had so much fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers in reds, greens, and blue/greens to match my paper choice which you can see poking out from beneath the Holly border. The sparkle on my star was achieved by colouring it first and then using a technique of dots and White Gelly Roll Pen. To continue the sparkle, I die cut a flourish of stars with some metallic sparkly paper that I layered behind my sentiment. I used the leftover from this die cut to add some solid glittery stars to my card. To carry to poinsettia theme of the gnomes, I added a handmade one beside the sentiment with some gold metallic pearls in the centre to match their poinsettias. As a finishing touch, I added some red rhinestones to add even more sparkle to my card.
Card Recipe for My Stack of Christmas Gnomes Card:
Christmas Gnome Stack, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink North Pole Trading Co. 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Photo Play Gold and Rose 6’ x 6” Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up! Holly Card Band Precision Die, Frantic Stamper Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up! Floral Punch Poinsettia, Nellie’s Choice Label Me Fancy Punch, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Metallic Pearls, Stampin’ Up! Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished cards size: 3.5” x 6”
Close Up of Bottom Two Gnomes
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Happy Christmas Presents Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Present Gnome and Sentiment Bundle. This bundle comes with 9 stamps including Christmas Present Gnome PNG JPG format, Christmas Present Gnome with Tree JPG format, Christmas Tree PNG/JPG format, Sentiment May Your Christmas Be Filled with Peace and Love PNG/JPG format and Sentiment Season’s Greeting PNG/JPG format.
Details of My Card
I had so much fun colouring this sweet gnome with my Copic markers that I coloured him twice. Once with him and the tree separately and then him with the tree. Stay tune for a card with my second colouring later.
My Coloured Christmas Present Gnome
I love the Tulla & Norbert’s Christmas Party paper! If you look closely, you will see gnomes with presents and Christmas trees driving in convertible cars! So fun and perfect for my card! Since the paper had a lot going on, I made my layers simple for the card with the pine branches and the pink snowflake paper. The only embellishment that I used was the wooden present under the tree since you need presents under a Christmas tree!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Have you started your Christmas cards? This is my one first since Christmas in July. I am sharing my Sending Christmas Wishes Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cuteChristmas Mailbox Gnome. You receive the stamp and the sentiment Sending Christmas Love in PNG and JPG. I used the sentiment from the Christmas Gnome Stack since it suited my letter shape.
Details of My Card
I had so much fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers in traditional greens and reds, but I added a pop of unexpected blue in the presents and bows. I love paper since it has a robin with a Christmas letter in his mouth. You can see him in the lower-right corner. I thought it would be fun to have an opened envelope with my sentiment tucked inside in one of the corners. A couple of punched snowflakes with some sparkly Kraftin’ Kimmie Dots tied in my blue. I used a lot of glitter with Star Dust stickles on their hat trim, pompoms and snow, Glossy Accents on the red Christmas baubles and Clear Wink of Stella on all the bows.
Christmas Mailbox Gnome, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink A Robin’s Christmas Paper Pack, Wild Rose Studios Snail Dies, Stampin’ Up! Snowflake Punch, From my Stash Kraftin’ Kimmie Dots, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Ranger Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ranger Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Garden Green, Real Red and Pacific Point Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished cards size: 6” x 6”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my You’re my Gingerbread Card using the Frosted Gingerbread Bundle by Stampin’ Up!
For my card, I wanted to use the Gingerbread Dies to die cut the images out of the Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper. I love that you can do this to create your cards! Great for mass producing your Christmas cards!
Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper with Gingerbread Dies
I thought the Kraft paper would tie in nicely with the brown cookies in the DSP. Once I die cut it with the largest scallop die, I stamped the peppermint swirls all over it in Versamark. This tone-on-tone look adds a subtle bit of interested without taking away from the delicious cookies.
I also stamped in Versamark the sentiment on a piece of Real Red that I die cut using one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies. This I embossed in white using my Heat Tool. I added the gingerbread trim in Basic White under my sentiment trimming it to fit the rectangle. I added a fun Gingerbread & Peppermint Acrylic Shape and a scattering of Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels to tie in my colours and theme.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Frosted Gingerbread Bundle (156807), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)
Inks: VersaMark Ink Pad (102283)
Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic White (159276), Kraft 6″ x 6″ Paper Pack (156325), Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper (156313)
Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Gingerbread & Peppermint Acrylic Shapes (156322), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Heat Tool (129053)
Close Up of my Card
Measurements:
Real Red: 2 pieces
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
3 ¼” x 1 ¼” (Sentiment)
Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼”
2 Die cut Cookies and one peppermint swirl
Basic White: Scrap
Kraft: 3 ¼” x 4 ½”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! One last Christmas in July card before July is over! I am sharing my Slimline Interactive Christmas Besties Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. My card is using Christmas Besties digital stamp which comes with 3 stamps including Snowy the Penguin – Christmas Besties with tree, without tree and without background. I used Snowy the Penguin – Christmas Besties with tree for my card.
Details of My Card
For my card, I coloured Snowy Penguin and his sweet friend with my Copic markers. I knew that I wanted to create a slimline card with the aurora borealis filling the night sky above these cuties. One of these days, I hope to see the aurora borealis in person! It is on my Bucket List of things to do.
For my aurora borealis, I created a mask to go over my colouring using Tombow Liquid Glue. I printed out an extra image on copy paper. Once I fussy cut out the image including the star and the Christmas baubles, I applied Tombow to the back of them and let it dry.
Creating a Mask with Tombow Liquid Glue
How to Create the Sky
For my colours of the aurora borealis, I used my Blending Brushes and the Stampin’ Up! Inks of Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry and Night of Navy with Crushed Curry for the glow of the star on their tree. While the mask was still in place, I splattered Frost White All-Purpose Ink with my Splatter Brush all over the panel.
Getting Ready to Create Aurora Borealis Sky
Another reason why I went with a slimline card is that I wanted to make it interactive and add lights. The Ez-Lights from Pear Blossom Press come with 3 lights and the mechanism to make them work. I adhered with scotch tape one behind the star and the other two on either side of the sentiment. Then I used a ton of black dimensionals that were doubled high so that they cleared the mechanism.
Light Placement on Back of Card
To finish off my card, my sentiment was die cut from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper along with the die cut star and punched stars. I used Glossy Accents on the Christmas Baubles and Star Dust Stickles on the star, pompoms, and snow.
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Copic Markers:
Snowy: C9/C7/C6/C5 and C3/C00/0/R20 Snowy’sBeak: Y35/Y38 Polar Bear: C3/C00/0/R20 Greens: G21/G94/G99 Reds: R32/R35/R37/R39 White on Quilt: C3/C00/0 Star: Y13/Y35/Y38 Tree Branches: E35/E33/E31 Snow/Pompoms: B0000/B000/Star Dust Stickles
Close Up of My Design Team Card
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Card Recipe for My Christmas Besties Card:
Christmas Besties, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! EZ-Light, Pear Blossom Press Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Sue Wilson Festive Warmest Wishes Craft Die, Creative Expressions Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up! Confetti Stars Border Punch, Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up! Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger Frost White All-Purpose Ink, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ranger Scotch Tape Copy Paper Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”
Video of My Christmas Besties Card All Lit Up
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Molly’s Christmas in July Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. My card is using Molly’s Christmas Digital Stamp which comes with 3 stamps including Molly without dog, Molly with short ear dog and Molly with long ear dog. I used the short eared dog for my card.
Detail of My Card
For my card, I coloured Molly with her wagon of Christmas goodies and her sweet puppy with my Copic markers. Since the stamp seemed to have a country vibe, I decided to create a homey feel to my card. I brushed Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges and corners of my coloured image. The papers from Simple Stories really added to the country feel with the quilt design and shabby look.
I gave some dimension to the poinsettia die by cutting out the poinsettia 3 times. Once for the green base with the holly and twice in the red velvet. I snipped the unwanted pieces of red velvet away from my poinsettia. Then, I glued together the red velvet flowers and added some Metallic Pearls before I popped it up to overlap my focal point. I positioned the red poinsettia so that the green poinsettia below peeked out looking like the green leaves before they turn red. Since I die cut the poinsettia in the red velvet, I had the red berries left over to place in amongst the green holly leaves to add a bit of colour.
I knew that I wanted to use the wooden tree embellishment that I had in my stash but decided that it needed more to it. So, I created a tag with the Simple Stories paper that tied in my colours perfectly. However, the tag was too long. So, I die cut it once and then moving the die up and cut it again to create a smaller die. The red bow was fashioned from some fiber blends that I had in my stash. Star Dust Stickles, Gold and Clear Gelly Roll Pens add some sparkle with the red rhinestones.
Molly’s Christmas, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Handmade Holiday 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories Red Velvet Paper, Stampin’ Up! Poinsettia and Holly, Festive Collection, Sue Wilson Dies Tailor Made Tags Dies, Stampin’ Up! Ho, Ho, Ho Blend Fibre, Busy Box Blends Tree Embellishment, The Mercantile At The Crossroads Vintage Photo Distress Inks, Ranger Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up! Metallic Pearls, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Clear Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”
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It’s Laurie here with Our Friendship is Tweet Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute ‘Tweet Friendship’ Christmas Digital Stamp. I have been a big fan of Rachelle Anne Miller’s for a long time. In fact, I used my rubber stamp that was in my stash to create my card, but you can get the digital version in her store.
I love this sweet little girl with her tweet friends! I though she made a perfect card for a winter birthday and I have a lot of them coming up in January and February. So I have plans for her!
For my card, I coloured her with my favourite BG and YG colour combinations of Copic markers. I then created a frame by laying down the die that I used to cut her out and sponged Pool Party Ink with my new Blending Brush from Stampin’ Up! When I lifted the die up, I was left with a white frame to set off my image. I love the Frostyville Wreath in the Sparkle Glimmer Paper, but it was too small for my image. So, I cut it apart and draped it along the frame. To balance the “wreath” of snowflakes, I placed another larger snowflake opposite them. I thought that the Metallic Mesh Ribbon looked like cracked ice creating a subtle texture to the card. A scattering of Adhesive-backed Snowflakes added to the Winter Wonderland theme of my card.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Jingle All the Way Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I used the updatedSanta Ellie with Gift which is only $1 right now! Make sure you get yours at such a great deal!!
I coloured Ellie with my Copic Markers in Santa red and white colours. Isn’t she just the cutest in her Santa outfit! I knew that I wanted to create a shaker card and use some Christmas foil accents. There have been some awesome shaker cards by the PND Design Team, and I was inspired by them to give it a try! Since the Jingle All the Way die cut had bells, I used mini bells from the dollar store for the shaker part. I had to double up my adhesive strips to give the bells enough room to jingle when you shook the card. To tie in those bells, I die cut some from the Sounds of the Seasons Dies in the red and green foil and then tied 3 bells with linen thread.
Santa Ellie with Gift, Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Jingle All the Way Frame, Taylored Expressions Sounds of the Seasons Dies, Stampin’ Up! Holly Flourish Die, Cheery Lynn Designs Red & Green Foil Sheets, Stampin Up! Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up! A Robin’s Christmas Paper Pack, Wild Rose Studios Crafts Noel Card Making Kit, Dollarama (Bells) Clear Wink of Stella Stardust Stickles Glossy Accents Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up! Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up! Real Red and Garden Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5½” x 5 ½”
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It’s Laurie here with My Christmas Nativity Scene as my Design Team Inspiration for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. This time I wanted to create something a little different than a card! So, I made a multi layered shadowbox that lights up using the beautiful Nativity Christmas Digital Stamp.
My Christmas Nativity Scene Lightbox
The Details of My Scene
I had so much fun colouring the Holy Family with my Copic Markers! Once I did that, I created my scene using a number of dies from my stash. I ended up with 4 different layers. I love my focal point of the Family and the manger behind them! The In Good Taste Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up has photographic images of wood. Perfect for my manger.
TIP: Since the inside of the frame is smaller than the outside, I made my largest layer 5 5/8″ x 5 5/8″. All layers were 5 5/8″ wide with varying heights depending on their position.
The Different Layers of My Christmas Nativity Scene
The next step was to attach the lights. The wire from the lights was very malleable allowing me to position them exactly where I wanted. I even added a couple of lights behind Jesus’s head to give him a glow. I ended up using a ton of scotch tape to secure the lights.
The Lights Adhered on the Back
Once the lights were in place, the next step was to add Foam Adhesive Strips between the layers.
Dimensionals on the Back of The Layers
Here is a photo of all the layers adhered together. Now that is a lot of layers!
All the Layers Adhered Together
Not everyone is into home decor, but this project could easily be made into a card. If I remove the frame and lights, you get a good idea of how a card would look.
Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Nativity Christmas Digital Stamp Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Nativity Dies, Stampin’ Up! Bethlehem Edgelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Bethlehem Edger Cutting Die, Frantic Stamper Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn Angel Garden Pick, MultiCrafts & Gifts Tiny Treasure, Christmas Celebrate It Mini Lights, Michaels Arts and Crafts Studio Decor 6” x 6” Shadowbox, Michaels Arts and Crafts In Good Taste Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up! Scotch Tape Shimmery White, Sahara Sand and Crushed Curry Card Stock Finished size: 6” x 6”
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One Final Photo of My Christmas Nativity Scene All Lit Up!
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I am sharing My Christmas Poinsettia Card using the Poinsettia Petals Bundle by Stampin’ Up! Who wouldn’t love to receive a card like this with all the touchable accents!
I love the details you get from the Poinsettia Dies where you can see the veins of the petals and they are especially striking on the Red Velvet Paper! You can achieve this by layering the cutting dies and the embossing dies together. Resulting in only one pass through your die cutting machine.
For my card, I used a number of products from the Poinsettia Place Suite including the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper and the beautiful Beaded Pearls which are currently on sale! You can just see the Poinsettia Specialty Paper running horizontally underneath the poinsettia. I used a bone folder to give the poinsettia flower extra dimension by curling the leaves a little. The gold cord from the Wonder of the Season Ribbon Combo Pack and the Beaded Pearl add a touch of shimmer to the card. I just love the softness of this card with all its textures from the different papers used!
Close Up of My Christmas Poinsettia Card
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Poinsettia Petals Bundle (155148), Sweetest Borders Dies (153559)
Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084)
Paper: Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730), Garden Green (102584), Red Velvet Paper (153490), Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper (153486), Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper (153487)
Accessories: Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder (151474), Triple Banner Punch (138292), Wonder of the Season Ribbon Combo Pack (153537), Beaded Pearls (153534), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Real Red: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Whisper White: 5 ¼” x 4”
Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper: 1 ½” x 4”
Garden Green: 1 ½” x 4 ¾” (banner)
Scraps for leaves
Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper: 1 ½” x 4 ¼”
Gold Cord from Wonder of the Season Ribbon Combo Pack: 24”
Red Velvet Paper: 3 pieces
3 1/8” x 3 ¼”
2 ¾” x 2 ¾”
2 1/8” x 2 1/8”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Toys for Tiny Tots Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I used the super cute Ellie in a Box from the New December Release.
It was so much fun colouring Ellie and her pop up box with my Copic markers! I decided to create Elie popping out of a jumble of toys waiting to be distributed by Santa to all the good little boys and girls for Christmas. I thought that the toys dies were perfect for my card even though the set was intended for a baby. They were one of the very first die sets that I bought over eight years ago! So, I can’t find the company that made them, but there are a lot more current dies that would work just as well. After cutting them out, I embossed and sponged ink on them while they were still in the dies to give added dimension on the raised areas.
Close Up of my Design Team Card for Paper Nest Dolls
Don’t you think that the Floral Oval die that Ellie is layered on looks like peppermint swirls on each side. The Designer Series Paper was from my stash as well, but I thought that the toys and ornaments went well with my theme and make Ellie pop from the background. Don’t you just love the fiber that is behind the focal point! It looks like something that you would use on a Christmas tree with it gold accents which tie in with the gold star and trim on Ellie’s clothes. A couple of Red and Crushed Curry rhinestones add a bit more sparkle.
Ellie in a Box, Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Nestabilities Die – Floral Ovals, Spellbinders Sizzix Oval Collection Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Baby Toy Dies, From my stash Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up! Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up! Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, 5” x 6 ½”, Michaels Victorian Christmas Fibers, Busy Box Blends Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella Gold Gelly Roll Pen Black Gelly Roll Pen Big Shot Embossing Mat Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up! Misty Moonlight, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Pool Party and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pads, Stampin’ Up! Misty Moonlight, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Pool Party and Soft Suede, Real Red and Garden Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here again! I am sharing my second November Guest Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the very festive Sally’s Christmas Friends.
I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers this sweet tree decorating scene of Sally and her two little helpers! We look forward to decorating our Christmas tree each year. Every time we travel, we buy an ornament for our tree. When we decorate the tree it brings back so many wonderful memories!
I added lots of sparkle with stickles to the white trim of Sally’s clothes, the birds’ hats and the snow. I also used Shimmery Crystal Effects on all the ornaments to give them a glossy shine! For the Clear Wink of Stella, I added it to all the ribbons including the tree topper! You can never have too much sparkle for a Christmas card!
I love the pops of blue from this otherwise traditional coloured card! It ties in nicely with the snowflakes from Lost & Found Christmas Paper Pad and the blue snowflake embellishment.
Don’t you love the felt mittens! I just had to pull them out of my stash for this card! For my ornaments on my tree die, I used red rhinestones and coloured clear ones with my Copics in the blue to match Sally’s tree. A gold glimmer paper star tops it with even more sparkle!
Close up of My Guest Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design
Sally’s Christmas Friends, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Lost & Found Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye Farmhouse Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carta Bella Paper Co. Gold Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! Pine Needles Border Die, Memory Box Small Snow Covered Tree Cutting Die, Dee’s Distinctively Dies Confetti Stars Punch, Stampin’ Up! Stitched Felt Winter Wishes mittens, Stampin’ Up! Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Stardust Stickles Shimmery Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella White Gelly Roll Pen Mini Snowflakes, Crafts, Dollarama Real Red and Mossy Meadow, Costal Cabana Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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I had so much fun creating this wonderland of gingerbread. My idea was that I wanted to create a centre-step card and planned to use my colouring from the recent 30 Day Coloring Challenge to build my card. I’m so happy with how it turned out!
The Steps of My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card
I created a ton of layers with the snow banks that all sparkle with Stardust Stickles and then layered my characters between them in the different folds. Of course, that is not all that sparkles! The windows of the house, Ellies’s candy cane and Emma’s peppermint candy bow all have glossy accents. I even added Clear Wink of Stella to the peppermint swirl on the house, the gum drops in front of the house, the Gingerbread Girl’s bow and hearts and the heart on Ellie’s dress! Can’t have a Christmas card without Christmas trees all dressed up for Christmas with stars and red Christmas lights! The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper by Stampin Up! was perfect to create my snowy scene.
My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card Laid Flat
Here is a template that I created that gives you the measurements for the centre-step card that I made. There is also a link at the end of the post that you can download the PDF version.
My Centre-Step TemplateSide of my Centre-Step Card
I am sharing My Freezin’ Friends Card using the Freezin’ Fun Bundle by Stampin Up! Aren’t these just the cutest critters frolicking in their winter wonderland!
I wanted to create a winter scene that used all the characters. So, I made a slimline card (3 ½” x 8 ½”) to fit them all on it. Next, I pulled out my Stampin’ Blends and coloured all the cute critters and trees in my Smooth Colouring Technique (see post here on this technique). I used the stitched hill die to create my snow hills. For the front snow hill, I cut the hill once and then lined up the die with the first cut to create a longer hill than the die usually makes. Since I place the seal on an ice floe, I thought he should be floating on a lake. So, I used the hill die to create the edge of the lake and place Pool Party card stock behind it to represent the water. The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper was perfect for the sky!
Stampin’ Blends Recipe
I use Crumb Cake, Real Red, Petal Pink and Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends for the rabbit. For the seal, I used Smoky Slate, Petal Pink, Real Red and Mossy Meadow Stampin Blends. I use Pool Party Stampin’ Blends for the ice floe and Mossy Meadow for the trees.
Close Up of Rabbit and Seal from My Freezin’ Friends Card
For the raccoon, I used Soft Suede, Basic Black, Real Red, Crumb Cake and Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends.
Close Up of Raccoon from My Freezin’ Friends Card
For the Penguin, I used Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends. His snowboard was Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends.
Close of the Penguin from My Freezin’ Friends Card
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles: Freezin’ Fun Bundle (155176)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107)
Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272), Whisper White (100730), Pool Party (122924), Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper (153512)
