329- Wrapped Gift Card

When I saw this week's layout challenge I was trying to think of a way to make it and somehow this card came to be. I don't think it still fulfills the criteria of the original challenge but I'm happy with the finished product

Recipe:

Stamps: Short and Sweet

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Brushed Gold

Ink: Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: 5/8" Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon, scallop oval punch, large oval punch

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327- Santa Snowglobe Card

I have seen a few snowglobe cards and was inspired to make my own. I love the finished product- he is ridiculously cute.

I used tombow to adhere the chunky glitter around the globe. I also embossed the santa because it makes it easier to colour it in.

Recipe:

Stamps: Jolliest Time of the Year, Fundamental Phrases

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red Textured Paper

Ink: Real red, Basic Black

Accessories: Black embossing, word window punch, modern label punch, photo corners punch, coluzzle, chunky essentials

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326- Teal Noel Card

I really wanted to do a bright and happy Christmas card and I thought teal would be the perfect colour. I just kept it simple and clean bold and bright. Love it!

I used clear embossing with my stamp-a-ma-jig to make the main image shiny.

I CANNOT stop making gate fold cards this way- it's so much fun! Cut your paper down vertically so you get two pieces that are 4 1/4" x 11". Score the paper at 2 3/4" on each side to get this opening

Recipe:

Stamps: Big on Christmas

Paper: Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Holiday Lounge DSP

Ink: Taken with teal

Accessories: Clear embossing

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325- Holly Jolly Christmas Card

I just love the mojo monday sketch challenges- I always think that trying to figure out a layout is the hardest part. When I saw this layout I knew I wanted to use my scallop circle die. I also wanted to use this DSP because I adore this holiday treasures paper- it's so much fun!

On the main image I used a few scattered dazzling diamonds just to give it a bit of shine. I also sponged around the edges just to soften it.

I was super excited to use the buttons- I never ever use them and am always looking for an opportunity to break them out. To adhere them I use the crystal effects- I think it works the best.

Recipe:

Stamps: A Holly Jolly Christmas

Paper: Old Olive, Ruby Red, Whisper White, Holiday Treasures DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Ruby Red

Accessories: Big shot, coluzzle, riding hood red buttons, dazzling diamonds, crystal effects, corner rounder, scallop circle #2 die

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324- Gold Gift Card Holder

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I have been wanting to make one of these gift card holder cards for a while. I just wanted to keep it simple for the holidays and make it as shiny as possible! Seriously- it is all about the bling! (is that word still being used?)

It was also my first time using the printed window sheets. They are just fantastic and add such a nice background. To adhere to the cardstock I used the glue dots where there were snowflakes so it could be hidden- if you use a glue runner you would be able to see it.

To make this you cut your cardstock vertically so you get a piece that is 4 1/2" x 11". You then score at 3" on each side and 5 1/2" in the middle. Use sticky strip to hold the card together. You then cut a slot on the inside for the gift card to fit in- I also used punches so it's easier to take the card out.

Recipe:

Stamps: Heritage Holidays

Paper: Brushed Gold, Whisper White

Accessories: Gold embossing, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, Snowflake Printed Window sheet, glue dots, word window punch

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322- Ornament Gate Fold Card

This is a very simple card using the delightful decorations set, ornament punch and gate fold technique. It is a great card if you need to make a lot of Christmas cards because you can make it really fast and it's a fun fold.

This is a different gate fold than I have ever used- usually they are vertical cards but this time I made it a horizontal gate fold. I really like it- I will use this layout again soon I think.

When I was first designing this card I was actually going to use more paper to add 2 layers behind the ornaments but in the end I decided to keep it simple. It is actually harder for me to keep the card simple- I always want to add more. But I was inspired by so many of my friends who enjoy simpler cards and just left this alone. And I'm really happy I did- I think the finished product is nice and clean looking.

Recipe:

Stamps: Delightful Decorations

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White, Holiday Treasures DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Ruby Red

Accessories: Ornament Punch

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321- Jolly Tree Card

I am trying to use up my holiday DSP from last year before I open up this year's pack. I love the finished product- it just screams Christmas! This layout is from the Mojo Monday challenge this week (MOJO114).

I didn't have any ruby red ribbon but riding hood red was very similar and I still had some of this taffeta ribbon left- I definitely think the colours went together well and it looked seamless.

I have been doing craft fairs recently and have learned that most people enjoy traditional holiday colours (I'm not one of them). That was the inspiration for this card and the next few that I will be posting- I'm trying to go back to basics.

On the image I added dazzling diamonds on the "snow" to add some shine and I lit up the balls on the tree with crystal effects.

Recipe:

Stamps: Jolliest Time of the Year

Paper: Holiday Treasures DSP, Whisper white. Old Olive

Ink: Old Olive, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: 1/4" riding hood red taffeta ribbon, dazzling diamonds, scallop edge punch, crystal effects

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320- Happy Holidays

This was a difficult challenge for me because I wanted to use it in a Christmas card. In the end I do like the card- I wouldn't necessarily use the shimmer paint again but I was trying to find a way to bring some shine to the card. However, you can't see the pink snowflakes that I rolled onto the whisper white anymore- they are very faint. Next time I would probably use Dazzling Diamonds

Recipe:

Stamps: Big on Christmas, Bold Snowflakes wheel

Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive

Accessories: Frosty white shimmer paint, crystal effects, tag corner punch, big shot, petals a plenty embossing folder

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318- Christmas Trees

This was one of my first attempts at blank embossing for a splitcoast technique challenge (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=466417). I wanted to make a two tone card with some shine and I think I accomplished that. I definitely need to practice more to get a perfect blank embossed card- I need a thicker blocker.

I first gold embossed the sentiment- I'm not sure if it would look as good if I dry embossed the paper then tried to put on the sentiment. It might get bumpy and jagged but I've never tried it.

I used my coluzzle to cut an oval in a coaster- thicker than cardstock but thinner than chipboard. I used the masking technique on the very vanilla to stamp the trees in the oval. I then used dotto on my oval and put it on top of the masked image and ran it through my big shot in the plenty of petals embossing folder. If all had worked out well the area under the oval should have stayed smooth and the area around it would have been embossed. Well as you can see that didn't really happen- those folders just really give a deep impression!!

I left the oval on and brayered Handsome Hunter over the dry embossed area- it's a great way to colour the image you've embossed. I ended up using my frost white shimmer paint on the centres of the flowers but I knew I needed to still pop out my central oval. So I used the shimmer paint to colour in the whole oval. I have to say this is motivating me to buy the champagne shimmer paint but I used what I have

So I tried it again a second time- this time I still used an oval out of the coaster but I put one on the front and on the back. I definitely got a better window this time but there is still the faint impression. I think next time I'm going to have to suck it up and use my chipboard to do this.

I need your opinions- do you like it better when I use the shimmer paint in the oval or can it stand alone? Let me know!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Snow Swirled

Paper: Handsome Hunter, Very Vanilla

Ink: Handsome Hunter

Accessories: Petals a Plenty, Big Shot, Coluzzle, Gold Embossing, frost white shimmer paint, brayer

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317- Square Santa Card

This card was definitely inspired and cased from this card by Mary Fish at stampinpretty.com

As soon as I saw it I thought it was just so pretty with the black and white. I knew I wanted to do my own interpretation as a Christmas card

Recipe:

Stamps: A Holly Jolly Christmas, Fundamental Phrases

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red textured paper

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Black embossing, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" square punches, word window punch, modern label punch, brad punch, vintage brads, 1/4" basic black grosgrain ribbon

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I'm Back!

Hi everyone- sorry that I haven't posted in a while. As a lot of you know I was off for a few weeks due to an accident but my physio told me that the best way to exercise my arm is to stamp so...I'm back!! I have been getting back into it this weekend so I hope to get back to posting everyday!

I did a craft sale yesterday and made quite a few projects. This a gift tag box that i made- quick and easy and a great hostess gift for the holidays.

The tags were made using punches and the Deer Friends set from last year- I know it's retired but I adore it. Making tags is a great way to use up retired scraps- I got to use up my Pacific Point with these. And you just use a brad punch and elastic cord to finish them off.

The boxes are soooo easy- you just need some paper and your scoring blade. Decide what size item you are putting in your box- aka gift tags or cards. Add 1/4" to make some rude and 1" for each side. You then cut two pieces that are the same size. Score the first piece at 1" on each side. Score the second at 7/8" so that it is a bit bigger- this is so the lid can fit on top. Decorate the lid then use sticky strip to assemble the box. Quick and easy!

Recipe:

Stamp sets: Deer Friends, A Holly Jolly Christmas (for the To/From on the back)

Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry, Pacific Point DSP

Ink: Pacific Point

Accessories: Brad punch, gold elastic cord, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, scallop punch, sticky strip, dazzling diamonds

315- Medallion Bell Card

I am continuing with my nontraditional Christmas cards. I combined two splitcoast challenges to make this card- colour challenge CC242 and the sketch challenge SC253.

It's hard to see but both the back piece of Melon Mambo and the Kraft cardstock were run though the big shot on a texture plate to give them a damask embossed image.

Recipe:

Stamps: Medallion, Heritage Holiday

Paper: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Kraft

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Gold embossing, big shot, texture plate, brad punch, gold brads, 1 3/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches

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314- Let it Snow Card

I have been wanting to use up my extra Baha Breeze DSP and this was a great way to do it. This layout is from this week's splitcoast layout challenge. I've seen quite a few cards on here recently that have light colours set on black and I just adore the effect- I have a feeling I will be doing this a lot in the near future.

I decided to use glossy white paper for the image to give it a bit more shine. I always love sponging on a clear embossed image- when the image starts popping up it just gives me so much joy- seriously it does!

I'm a stamper at heart who always loves to use all of my stamps but there are times when it is so nice to use your designer series papers to create beautiful backgrounds on your cards. It also helps save time if you want to make a card quickly.

Recipe:

Stamps: Big on Christmas

Paper: Basic Black, Baha Breeze DSP, Glossy White

Ink: Baha Breeze

Accessories: Clear Embossing, pretties kit, sponges, crystal effects

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313- Parisian Christmas Card

I wanted to make yet another Christmas card in non-traditional colours. When I saw this week's mojo monday 109 challenge I knew that I wanted to use a striped DSP on the bottom. I really love this one from Parisian Summer DSP so built the card around that. Hope you like it!

Recipe:

Stamps: Snow Swirled, Delightful Decorations

Paper: Bravo burgundy, so saffron, Parisian Summer DSP

Ink: Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Ornament punch, 5/8" Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon, brad punch, ticket corner punch, vintage brads, big shot, Petals a Plenty impressions folder, white shimmer paint


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312- Circle Santa Card

I used the layout of MOJO107 as inspiration for this card. I wanted to make a very traditional Christmas card with Santa in red white and black.

I used my versamarker on the belt buckle with gold embossing powder to give it some shine. I adore the versamarker- it's great for these little details. I also used dazzling diamonds on the the snowflakes and ground to give it some more pizzazz.

This was my first time using this petal embossing folder to do the dry embossing on the sides- how great is looking is that!? I love it!

I'm not sure if you have noticed but my brads recently have been nicely lined up- I finely learned a trick to get them perfectly aligned. You use your mat pack and the hole template with a paper piercer- I can't believe it took me so long to learn this technique!

Recipe:

Stamps: Jolliest Time of the Year

Paper: Real red, basic black, whisper white, real red DSP

Ink: Real red, basic black, pretty in pink

Accessories: Circle scissors plus, mat pack, vintage brads, versamark, gold embossing, dazzling diamonds, Big Shot, Petals a Plenty textured impressions folder

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311- Christmas Clothes Line Card

I previously have seen cards with this clothes line layout and have been wanting to do one for a while. When I first saw the colours for this challenge (CC241) I didn't think I'd be able to use them but I actually in this card they work really well together.

Recipe:

Stamps: Jolliest Time of the Year, Fundamental Phrases, Sassy Sparkles Wheel

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Cameo Coral, Very Vanilla

Ink: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Gold brad, brad punch, word window punch, modern label punch, 1/4" always artichoke grosgrain ribbon


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308- Happy Holidays Trees

Last year this card really inspired me and it was my favorite holiday card of the season

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This card is this year's version of the card. I wanted to dry emboss the background, use the top note die in my big shot and just play with the original card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Lovely as a tree, Many Merry Messages

Paper: Night of navy, brocade blue, whisper white

Ink: Night of navy

Accessories: Big shot, top note die, dazzling diamonds, 5/8" brocade blue grosgrain ribbon, Perfect details texturz plate, stampin' up pastels, 1 1/4" circle punch


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305- Shiny Snowman Card

The goal of this card was shine shine shine! I used the foil technique in my big shot, I painted the circles on the white cardstock with shimmer paint and then topped it off with the rhinestone brads

I actually found it quite difficult to work with the tin foil. It is really hard to not crinkle it and it tends to rip when you put it in the papercutter. I can acknowledge that I probably need more patience but I was getting really frustrated. To cut it without ripping I found it easiest to put the blade in the middle of the sheet then cut outwards.

My new obsession with shimmer paint knows no bounds- it is amazing! I adore the shine of it- and it is so easy to use- it goes on nice and then so you don't have to use a lot of it.

Recipe:

Stamps: Two Cool Dudes

Paper: Brilliant blue, whisper white

Ink: Brilliant blue

Accessories: Tin foil, tag punches, brad punch, rhinestone brads, big shot, texturz plates, frosty white shimmer paint

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286- Reindeer Waterfall

This is a new technique for making a waterfall card for me and I really like it- it is so much simpler than what I have done before. I followed these instructions on splitcoast and it was really straightforward.

I used chalks to make it a bit more subtle than using inks. I used the poppin pastels technique for the whole card. In the future I would use the chalkboard technique to make sure the colour popped more on the sentiment since it is on chocolate chip cardstock.

I used sticky strip to adhere the elements of this card because I wanted it to really hold together through all the movement

Recipe:

Stamps: A Holly Jolly Christmas

Paper: Chocolate chip, very vanilla, always artichoke

Accessories: Stampin Pastels, sponge daubers, Big Shot, Texturz Plate, metallic eyelets, cropodile, 1/4" always artichoke grosgrain ribbon, versamark, sticky strip

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283- Noel Card

I used retired DSP from last year and this great Christmas set to make this card using the layout from MojoMonday. It is hard to see in the picture but I embossed the entire piece of Whisper White with irridescent embossing powder so it gives a really nice shine to the card.

I took the picture of the card at a different angle than normal. Let me know what you think- should I stick with this or do you like the pictures to be straight on?

Recipe:

Stamps: Big on Christmas

Paper: Ski Slope DSP, Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Real red, old olive, baha breeze

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, round tab punch, tag corner punch, irridescent
embossing, 1/4" real red grosgrain ribbon, double rectangle punch, markers, blender pen

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