Merry Christmas

Suzanne Cannon's A Way With Words Flourished Christmas Minis die set is such a beautiful die set to create elegant Christmas cards.  For this card I combined this die set along with the new small A Way With Words Merry Christmas and Garden Notes Poinsettia die set.

A Way With Words Flourished Christmas Minis

This is a 6-inch card created by using a piece of the Silver Gray Soft Finish Cardstock.

Use the ModaScrap Wood Effects card stock and cut one strip of the wood grain and attach to the left side of the card.  

Use the Fitted Squares die set and die cut a 4 inch square of ivory card stock.  Use the Gold Border Peel Off Stickers and place stickers around the edges. 

Use the A Way With Words Flourished Christmas Minis die set and die cut the ornament and the reindeer, using gold metallic card stock.  Attach to the center of the ivory square.   Use the gold Dot Peel Off Stickers to add snow around the ornament, as shown.  Attach this square to the top of the card.

Use the A Way With Words small Merry Christmas die set and die cut the sentiment using gold metallic card stock.  Add to the lower right corner of the card.  Add three gold Dot Peel Off Stickers, as shown.

Use the Garden Notes Poinsettia die set and create one poinsettia.  I used an off-white pearlized card stock for the poinsettia and shaded the center using light pink PanPastel.  (This card stock did not shape nearly as well as the white Soft Finish Cardstock I usually use.)  Shape the poinsettia and leaves using the Flower Tool Kit and assemble using Kids Choice Glue.  Add yellow and green Prills to the center.  Sponge light green ink on the leaves.  Sponge pink PanPastels on the edges of the leaves.  Attach the poinsettia to the lower left corner. 

Use the Garden Notes Whitepine Bough & Pinecone die set and die cut 4 pine boughs  Glue the boughs under the poinsettia.

This card can be mailed in one of the clear acrylic boxes.

Let It Snow White Poinsettias

A little bit of sparkle for this Christmas card! When you use the Elizabeth Craft Designs Silk Microfine Glitter, it will not fall off once you polish it with your fingers and bring out the shine.  Today I wanted the A Way With Words die cut sentiment to stand out on this white card, so I used the beautiful Sky glitter on it.

This is a 6-inch square card.  A piece of white card stock was cut 6-inches square and a piece of 15mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive was lined around the edges.  The protective covering was pulled off and Sky Silk Microfine Glitter was sprinkled over the Adhesive.  Be sure to polish the glitter with your fingers.  Add this piece to the front of the card.

Cut a piece of white card stock 5 3/4 inches square.  Score around the edges for a finished appearance.  Attach to the front of the card.

Use the A Way With Words Let It Snow die set and die cut the sentiment using white card stock covered with Clear Double Sided Adhesive. Sprinkle on Sky Silk Microfine Glitter and polish with your fingers. Attach the sentiment to the upper right corner.

Use the Beautiful Baubles die set and die cut three pine branches, using White Soft Finish Cardstock.  Attach to the front of the card with a pine branch facing each of the three corners, as shown.

Use the Garden Notes Berry Branch die set and die cut 2 branches using Cafe au Late Soft Finish Cardstock.  Use white Nuvo Crystal Drops to create the berries.  Allow to dry before attaching to the card.  The branches should be cut apart and will be attached behind the poinsettias.

Use the Garden Notes Poinsettia die set and create 2 white poinsettias.  Use 100 lb white Soft Finish Cardstock.  Shape the poinsettias and leaves using the Flower Tool Kit.  Add green and yellow Prills to the center of each poinsettia.  Attach the two poinsettias as shown.  Once the berries are dry, cut the branches apart and glue under the poinsettias.  Use a fine point marker and add a small black dot to the end of each of the berries.  

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut the white snowflakes.  Attach them around the glittered sentiment.  

This card can be mailed in one of the clear acrylic boxes.

Merry Christmas Cardinal

I am still working on my Christmas cards.  I love to create winter scenes and have another card using the Garden Notes Garden Birds die set.  I also love Suzanne Cannon's new A Way With Words small Merry Christmas die set.  This sentiment fits so perfect on cards that you want to add a lot of other elements.

This is a 6-inch card.  I used watercolor paper for the background and the snow bank on the bottom of the card because I liked the added texture.  

Use the Earth & Sky Stencil to lightly sponge blue ink on the top of watercolor paper.  I used Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink.  You want to create a very light background so just lightly sponge the ink around the cloud stencil.

Use the A Way With Words small Merry Christmas die set and die cut the sentiment using Ladybug Red Soft Finish Cardstock.  Attach to the upper corner of the stenciled sky.

Use the Garden Notes Whitepine Bough & Pine Cone die set and die cut the pine branches 5 times.  I used a sparkly white cardstock from the craft store.  Attach the branches to the upper left corner, as shown.

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut one snow bank, using watercolor paper.  Attach along the bottom edge of the card, gluing only around the sides and bottom.  Leave the top open so you can tuck in the fence posts.

Use the ModaScrap Wood Effects card stock.  Use the light wood plank piece to create the fence posts.  Use a paper  cutter and cut narrow strips approximately 3 inches long.  I used 8 strips for the fence, so I cut 4 of the wood planks in half.    Round off the corners on one end, with scissors.  Add Kids Glue to the back of each strip and tuck down in the snow bank, making the top of the posts uneven. The fence only goes half way across the card.   I did not add glue to the upper half inch of each strip because I wanted it to stand away from the background.  Add two strips of the same card stock to go across the wood fence to make it look realistic.  

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut 3 pine trees.  I used a sparkly white card stock, the same as used for the pine branches.  Use a piece of fun foam and die cut one tree.  Attach the fun foam to the back of one of the trees - this will be the tree in the foreground.  Use a strip of 6mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive down the length of two trees and attach to the right lower side, covering the edge of the fence.  Put a piece of Clear Double Sided Adhesive on the back of the tree with the fun foam, and attach on the lower edge of the card, as shown.

For extra snow on the fence and along the snow bank, add some Kids Choice Glue with a toothpick then sprinkle on Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.  

Floral filled Sleigh

I had fun working on this card.  I love Christmas Sleighs and thought it would be fun to fill the Joset Design Christmas Sleigh with holiday greenery and poinsettias.

This is a 6-inch card.  A piece of white design paper that has shiny polka dots on it was used for the background.  The edges of this piece were scored around the edge for a finished appearance.

The A Way With Words Small Merry Christmas die set was used for the sentiment.  It was die cut using gold metallic card stock and glued to the upper right corner.

The Joset Designs Elegant Christmas Tree die set was used to die cut the tree, using silver metallic card stock.  A small portion of the left side was cut off and it was glued to the left side of the card, inside the scored line along the edge.

The Santa Sleigh die set was used to die cut one gold metallic sleigh.  The same die was used to die cut just the top edge of the sleigh on another piece of gold metallic card stock.  This piece was trimmed with scissors to create the gold trim along the edge of the sleigh.

The Santa Sleigh was used again to die cut the sleigh using a rosy bronze metallic card stock.  The bottom edge of the die cut was cut off with scissors.  (The bronze sleigh will be attached above the gold metallic base.)  Use an embossing folder to emboss a design on the bronze sleigh.  I used the discontinued Elizabeth Craft Designs (119) Swirly Curves embossing folder. A pewter metallic paste was rubbed lightly over the embossed design.  Glue the embossed piece in place on top of the gold sleigh.  Glue the Gold trim for the top of the sleigh along the top edge of the bronze piece.  Attach the sleigh, using dimensional tape, at the bottom of the card, as shown.

Use the Garden Notes Whitepine Bough & Pine Cone die set and die cut the pine branches 5 or 6 times (depending on full you want the branches in the sleigh).  

Use the Garden Notes Berry Branch and die cut 2 brown Berry Branches.  Use Autumn Red Nuvo Crystal Drops to create the berries.  Allow to dry before adding to the arrangement.

Picture of a Picasso Poinsettia

Use the Garden Notes Small Poinsettia die set and create two poinsettias.  There is a poinsettia called Picasso Poinsettia, which is tan and red.  This is the type of poinsettia I created.  The Poinsettia pieces were die cut using white Soft Finish Cardstock and sponged using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Red ink was then sponged around the edges.  The poinsettias were shaped using the Flower Tool Kit and assembled using Kids Choice Glue.  Prills were added to the center of each poinsettia.  

Fill the sleigh with a lot of the pine boughs.  Once the berries are dry on the Berry Branches, cut the branches into smaller branches.  Tuck the berry branches in between the pine bough.  Add the two small Picasso Poinsettias to the Sleigh.  

As an extra embellishment, small glittered balls were glued around in the arrangement.  These little balls were purchased at a craft store.  A little bit of flaked snow was added along the bottom of the sleigh.

Grecian Windflowers

Today I created a card using three new die sets in the Garden Notes Collection;  Grecian Windflower, Feverfew,  and Trevi Urn. 

This is a 6 1/2 x 5 inch card.  

A piece of white card stock was cut slightly smaller and scored around the edges, then attached to the front of the card.

Use the Little Words That Mean A Lot stamp set and stamp the sentiment in the lower right corner.

Use the Dashing Squares and Fitted Squares die sets to cut a narrow frame, using white card stock.  Use the Dotted Scallop Squares to die cut a square slightly larger than the white frame.  

A piece of watercolor paper was used for the small square background.  Two purple Distress inks were put on the craft mat, sprayed with water, then the watercolor paper tapped  into the ink for a marbleized appearance.  Dry thoroughly. Die cut a square from this watercolored piece using the Dashing Squares die set - the same size as the die cut frame.  Attach the watercolored piece to the back of the frame.  Attach the framed piece to the front of the Dotted Scallop Square - Use 6mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive on the back to attach.

Use the Garden Notes Trevi Urn die set and die cut two urns.  I used a textured gray card stock then brushed pewter metallic paste over the front to bring out the design.  Two urns were glued together for extra dimension.  Attach the urn at the bottom left corner.

Use the Garden Notes Grecian Windflower die set and create 6 flowers.  Shape the flowers using the Flower Tool Kit.  Add a small amount of pollen to the edges of the stamens.

Use the Garden Notes Feverfew die set to create the small white Feverfew flowers.  

Use the Leafy Branch and die cut one light green branch.  This branch will be cut apart and placed behind the flowers.

Arrange the Leafy Branch, Grecian Windflowers, and Feverfew flowers and leaves in the vase as shown.

Use a gray marker to add color around the base of the Urn.

Links are provided below for the products used.

Amaryllis

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I watched Susan's video on her Facebook Garden Club page, at this LINK to get instructions on how to assemble the Amaryllis.  She used metallic red card stock for the bucket, which I love, and copied that idea.  My addition was adding a gold border.

This is a 6 1/2 x 5 inch card.  A piece of Ladybug Red Soft Finish Cardstock was added to t the front.  Another piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock was cut slightly smaller to layer on top of the red card stock.  The edges of this piece were scored on a ScoreBoard for a finished appearance.  Light Yellow PanPastel was sponged on the upper portion.

Use the Garden Notes Galvanized Bucket die set and die cut one red metallic bucket.  Emboss with the Lots of Dots embossing folder.  

Use the Holiday Garlands 2 die set and die cut one looped border, using Gold Metallic card stock. Attach around  the upper band of the bucket, trimming off at the edges of the bucket   Attach to the front of the card, using dimensional tape in the center of the bucket and glue around the edges, leaving the top open.

Use the Garden Notes Amaryllis die set and die cut pieces for 3 flowers and the leaves.  Use white card stock for the flowers.  Use a red marker to color the petals, as shown.  Shape the flowers with the Flower Tool Kit.  Add pollen to the tips of the stamens.  Shape the leaves with the Flower Tool Kit.  Use the Yellow Green PanPastel to shade down the center of each leaf.  

Attach the flower stem in the center of the bucket.  Attach the three flowers at the top.  Insert the leaves down in the top of the bucket.  Line the top of the bucket with Spanish Moss, which can be purchased from the Craft Store.

Shade the bottom of the card, around the base of the bucket with a light gray marker, to ground it.  

Ho Ho Ho Gift Card Folder

My grandchildren love to receive gift cards or money for Christmas.  I have created a Christmas card that has a pocket inside to hold a gift card.

This is a 6-inch square card.  

Use the A Way With Words Flourished Christmas Minis die set and die cut the sentiment, using glossy black card stock.  

Use the Joset Designs Santa Clause die set and assemble the Santa.  

Use the Elegant Christmas Tree die set and die cut one white elegant tree - use both dies in this set to die cut the tree.  Use only the back (solid tree) and die cut 3 white trees.  Use the same solid tree die and die cut one green tree, using green mirror (metallic) tree.  Glue the 3 solid white trees together.  Glue the green metallic tree on top, then the elegant tree die cut on top.  Gluing all these pieces together creates a dimensional tree.

Use the Elegant Christmas Tree die set and die cut one silver star.

Use Joset's Moose die set and die cut the red metallic Christmas Ornaments.

Place several pieces of 6mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive to the back of the Christmas tree.  Pull off the adhesive covering and wind a thin metallic silver cord around the tree.  Having the long strips of adhesive on the back will hold the cord in place on the back of the card.  Use Kids Choice glue and attach the red ornaments so they hang from the silver cord.

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut two snow banks.  Also use this die set to die cut the small snowflakes two times (6 snowflakes in total.

Attach the snowbanks at the bottom of the card, alternating the mounds and trimming off the ends to fit.  Attach the tree to the right side of the card, as shown.  

Attach the sentiment at the top of the card, next to the top of the tree.

Attach Santa Clause, using dimensional tape to the left of the tree, just below the sentiment.  

Glue the small snowflakes around on the top portion of the card.

On the inside of the card, glue a piece of card stock along three sides to hold either a gift card, money, or a check. (Adjust the size of the pocket according to what you want to insert.) Use one of the A Way With Words Merry Christmas die sets for the greeting inside the card.

This card will fit into a regular 6 inch square envelope.

The products used are linked below.

Berry Basket

Today I have a card that could be used for the holidays or really any occasion.  

The inside brown frame measures 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches.  You can adjust the actual size of the card depending on the background you want for your card.

To begin, use the Garden Notes Leafy Berry Branch to die cut 5 branches.  Use Nuvo Crystal Drops to create the red berries.  Allow the berries to dry while you are working on the rest of the card, or even overnight.  Once the berries are dry, shape the little leaves using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Fine Pointed Tweezers - place the tweezers on the end of the leaf and pinch up. This will give the branch a more realistic appearance.

Use the Garden Notes Frame It/Stitched Rectangles die set to die cut the brown frame.  Use the largest and #3 die.  Place the smaller frame, centered, in the larger frame and die cut.  Use the largest Stitched Rectangle die to die cut a piece of the ModaScrap Wood Effects design paper.  Use Dimensional tape on the back of the frame and attach over the wood panel.  Use Gold Border Peel Off Stickers to go around the outside edge of the frame.

Use the Joset Designs Spring Basket die set and die cut two baskets.  Use white card stock.

Glue the two baskets together for strength.  Sponge on Tea Dye Distress Ink then sponge Walnut Distress ink around the edges.  In the 1034 package of Corners and Borders, there are corner stickers.  In the corner design there are little gold circles (dots) that you can use to decorate the front of the basket.  Attach the basket to the bottom of the brown frame, using dimensional tape, leaving the top portion open so you can tuck the berry branches in.  

When the berries are dry on the leafy berry branch, cut the branches apart and insert them in the basket, as shown.

This frame can be added to a larger Buttercream Soft Finish Cardstock.  The size will depend on the size you want your finished card.  The finished piece can then be added to the front of a brown card.

Pink Clematis with Blue Bird

Clematis are such beautiful flowers and are very easy to create using the Garden Notes Clematis die set from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  

This is a 6-inch square card.  A piece of white card stock was cut 5 3/4 inches square and embossed with a dotted embossing folder.  The edges of this piece were scored for a finished appearance.

For the center of the card, a square of watercolor paper was colored using light blue and light green inks.  The inks were put on a craft mat, sprayed with water, then the watercolor paper was dabbed down into the ink.  Once dry, a pearlized spray was applied to give it a shiny appearance.  Use the 4th Fitted Square die to die cut the inked background that will fit behind the frame.

To cut the white frame, Use the 3rd Dotted Scallop Square die and the 5th Frame It/Stitched Square.  Place the smaller frame inside the larger square and die cut.  Glue the frame over the watercolored piece.  Attach to the center of the card, using dimensional tape.

Use the Garden Notes die set and create three pink clematis.  Use the flower tool kit to shape the petals and leaves.  Assemble using Kids Choice Glue.  

Use the Garden Notes Jasmine die set and die cut 12 flowers and leaves.  Shape with the flower tool kit.  Cut down the center of each yellow stamen, with the Fine Pointed Scissors,  to give them a fuller appearance.  Glue in the center of the petals.

Use the Garden Notes Maidenhair Fern die set and die cut both ferns twice, using white card stock.  Sponge on light green ink.

Arrange the ferns, the clematis and jasmine around the left side of the frame, as shown.

Use the Garden Notes, Garden Birds, die set and die cut one bird.  Color with markers.  Attach inside the frame, next to the flowers, as shown.

This card will mail nicely inside one of the clear acrylic boxes sold at Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Winter Cardinal

I have never seen a real cardinal but I love to create cards with them.  Today I used the Garden Notes Garden Birds die set.

This is a 6-inch square card.  Cut a piece of black Soft Finish Cardstock 5 3/4 inches square and attach to the front of the card.

Cut a piece of white Soft Finish Cardstock cut 5 1/2 inches square.  Use the #2 and #3 Garden Notes Frame It/Stitched Circle dies and die cut a circle frame.  Use the #3 die from the same set and die cut an opening in the front of the 5 1/2 inch square.  Glue the circle frame around the edge of the circle in the white square.  This will give the opening a finished appearance.

Use a piece of the ModaScrape Thinking About Polinesia design paper to cover the opening in the 5 1/2 inch square.   Attach the dotted paper behind the opening.   Attach this piece to the front of the card.

Use the Beautiful Baubles die set and die cut two pine branches.  Attach them inside the die cut circle, as shown.

Use the Garden Notes, Garden Birds die set and die cut the Cardinal, using white Soft Finish Cardstock.  Color with markers.  Attach the bird on the edge of the circle frame, as shown.

Use the Words 5 - Winter Wishes die set to die cut the sentiment, using black card stock.  Attach to the lower right corner of the card.

Use Black Corner Peel Off Stickers (1018) to decorate the upper corners.

Product links are shown below.

Merry Christmas Deer Scene

I live in an area where  we see deer almost every day.  I love to create cards with the Elizabeth Craft Designs Reindeer die set.  You have probably noticed that I love this die set, because I use it so much!    It is a great die set to use alone or in combination with a lot of other die sets.  It is a great die set to create Christmas/Winter cards, but can also be used for many other types of cards.

This is a 6-inch square card.  There are many layers to create this card.

Use a piece of white card stock 5 3/4 inches square to create the cloud background.  Use the Earth & Sky Stencil to sponge blue ink around the cloud stencil.  This only needs to be sponged about half way down.  Attach this piece to the front of the card.

Use the A Way With Words Merry Christmas die set and die cut the sentiment using metallic silver card stock.  Attach to the upper right corner of the card.

Use the CountryScapes Mountains die set and die cut the three different mountain  layers.  Color the trees and attach each layer under the sentiment.  These die cuts are going to give a lot of depth to this scene.

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut four snow banks.  Attach each one to the front of the card, alternating the snow mounds.  You want different layers of snow to tuck the pine trees in.

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut 5 pine trees, using white Soft Finish Cardstock.  Color with markers.  Tuck the trees down in the snowbanks.  Use dimensional tape behind the four trees in the foreground and the back tree can be glued to the card.

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut both reindeer.  Color and attach the jumping reindeer behind the pine tree on the left.  Use dimensional tape.   Color and attach the other reindeer near the bottom of the card, as shown.

This type of card is great to use when you need a masculine card.

Links for the products are listed below.

Paperwhite Flowers

One of the new Garden Notes die sets is the Daffodil/Narcissus.    You use the dies for the Narcissus to create Paperwhites.  I have created a container of the Paperwhites

This is a 6 inch square card.  A piece of the ModaScrap Relax in the Garden design paper was used for the background.  Gold Corner Peel Off Stickers were used on each corner.

Use the Garden Notes Wooden Fruit Crate die and die cut one crate using dark brown card stock.  Back the crate with a piece of tan card stock.  I brushed gold metallic paste over the design in the crate.  Attach to the bottom of the card.  

Use the Garden Notes Narcissus dies to create the flowers.  Shape the flowers with the Flower Tool Kit.  Arrange them in the crate.  I had a little bottle of stones, which I purchased from the Craft Store, and arranged some of them at the base of the leaves.

The products used from Elizabeth Craft Designs are linked below.

Peace

I love Christmas cards with trees for a peaceful winter scene.

This is a 6 inch square card.  Cut another piece of white card stock 6 inches square and tape the largest Frame It/Stitched Squares die, centered, on it.  This will die cut the white frame.  

Cut a piece of the ModaScrap Let It Snow design paper 5 3/4 inch square and use 3mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive along the edges to attach to the back of the white frame.  Attach the frame to the front of the card.

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut 3 trees, and 2 snow banks using white Soft Finish Cardstock. 

Glue the two snowbanks together, alternating mounds, cutting to fit inside the frame, and glue only around the outside edges.  Leave the top of the snow open so you can tuck in the trees.

Attach the 3 trees, gluing down the tree in the middle and using dimensional tape for the other 2 trees.  

Use the CountryScape Woods 1 die set and die cut 1 white tree.  Attach to the right side of the card, using glue.

Use the A Way With Words Love, Joy, Peace  die set and die cut Peace using blue card stock.  Attach to the bottom of the card below the pine trees.

Use Kids Glue and add small amounts of glue on the tips of the pine trees, on the branches of the birch tree, and along the edges of the snowbanks.  Sprinkle on Cool Diamond Silk Microfine glitter.

All Is Calm All Is Bright

It is time for the design team challenge at Elizabeth Craft Designs.  This month we are challenged to create a Christmas or Winter card using any of Krista Schneider's new Christmas/Winter themed stamp sets.  You can see all the great cards created by the design team at this LINK.

As in the past, you will be eligible to win a prize by commenting on the Elizabeth Craft Designs challenge post.

For today's challenge, Elizabeth Craft Designs is giving away a $20 Gift Card to use on their website to 3 winners. 

To enter simply leave a comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge post and tell us

Which of the new Krista Schneider stamp sets would you use to create a Christmas card.

Three lucky winners  will be selected in a random drawing and will be announced on Friday, October 19th on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.

Good Luck in the drawing.

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The new Krista die set used for my card today is the Elves clear stamp set and matching die set.

The size of this card is 6 1/2 x 5 inches.  A piece of white card stock cut 6 x 4 1/2 inches was cut and the edges scored, and attached to the front of the card.  An aqua ink was sponged in the center of this piece.

Use the new Krista Schneider's Elvs clear stamp set and stamp the Elf with the Christmas Lights.  Color and die cut with the matching die.  Attach her to the lower left side of the card using dimensional tape.

Use the Reindeer die set and die cut the tree.  Sponge on color.  Attach with dimensional tape beside the Elf.  

Use the Elvs stamp set and stamp the Banners.  Color and die cut with the matching die.  Attach to the tree as shown.

Use the Christmas Kids die set and die cut the large star from a piece of white card stock that has Clear Double Sided Adhesive on top.  Peel off the protective covering and add Gold Silk Microfine Glitter.  Polish the glitter with your finger.  Add to the top of the tree.

Use the Holiday Cheer stamp set and stamp the sentiment.  Use the Dotted Scallop die set and die cut the sentiment.  While the die is still on the die cut sentiment, sponge aqua ink around the edges.  Attach the oval to the top of the card as shown.

Use a light gray marker to add color below the tree and elf.