First up is this simple but stylish stocking card which I CASEd from a card shown on page 15 of the SU! Autumn-Winter catalogue. I used Mint Macaron, Cherry Cobbler and Emerald Envy for my colour combo and the patterned paper is from the 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP pack. I popped up the sentiment banner and the stocking.
Here's the inside and the envelope. I thought it would be cute to hang the small stocking from the 'J'!
For the second card I used the gorgeous 'Pretty Pines' Thinlits die set plus the 'Merriest Wishes' stamp set and 'Merry Tags' Framelits die set. The card base measures 5 1/4" square and I added an Old Olive mat layer. I glued a strip of patterned paper plus a die cut grosgrain ribbon strip to a square white panel, glued the die cut pine boughs and greenery sprigs in place and adhered the white panel to the card. I absolutely love the tag die with the deer and tree scene and I thought it would make a lovely ornament to hang from a pine bough. I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink and then die cut the tag. I punched a 2" white circle to go behind the tag and coloured it pale blue with a ProMarker. I used the same pale blue marker to add some colour below the snow line and then used brown and green markers to colour the deer and trees. I glued the tag and 2" circle together to make the ornament, added a Cherry Cobbler die cut bow with a rhinestone in the centre and I popped up the ornament. To complete the card front I added some deep red pearls to the dark green sprigs.
Here's the inside and the envelope which I decorated with stamps from the 'Merriest Wishes' set. I stamped the snowy background in Soft Sky ink and stamped the 'Be Joyful' over the top in Early Espresso ink.
The third card is a fun snowflake spinner card using the 'Flurry of Wishes' stamp set. I borrowed the 'Sliding Star' Framelits die set from my good friend Lesley a few weeks ago and I loved how easy the dies make it to create a spinner or slider card so I had to get the set for myself! I used Pool Party and Night of Navy along with Whisper White as my colour combo.
I glued the Night of Navy mat layer to the front of the A6 sized Pool Party card base. I stamped a white panel with snowflakes and the sentiment and then die cut the spinner channel. I glued a piece of Whisper White CS to the Night of Navy mat layer so that would show through the channel. I think all the ladies at card group liked the Night of Navy showing through the channel so they left that step out - it's all down to personal preference! I stamped the two snowflakes image from the stamp set onto Pool Party CS and cut them out using the 'Snow Flurry' punch. I made a spinner element by placing a round 3D foam pad between two pennies and I inserted that into the channel. I adhered the larger of the two snowflakes to the penny and checked that it was able to spin freely. Hmmm, I wasn't 100% happy with how that looked, I felt something was lacking so I took it off and tried something else!
I still have the retired SU! 'Festive Flurry' stamp set and matching dies - they won't be leaving my craft room any time soon, if ever! - and I die cut a Night of Navy 'Festive Flurry' snowflake and glued the Pool Party stamped and punched snowflake shape over the top - I thought that looked much better! I inserted the new snowflake spinner into the channel and popped up the white panel using 3mm thick 3D foam tape. To complete the card front I added some die cut photo corners. This card was such a hit that I've said I'll design another spinner card for next time!
Here's the inside and the envelope. I used the smaller stamped and punched snowflake to decorate the envelope flap.
Stamps: SU! 'Hang Your Stocking' set, Hero Arts 'Miracle of the Holidays' set
CS: Mint Macaron, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White
Patterned paper: SU! 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP pack
Ink: SU! Mint Macaron, Emerald Envy, Cherry Cobbler
Tools: SU! 'Christmas Stockings' Thinlits die set, MFT 'Fishtail Flags' Stax die
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Dimensionals
Supplies for pine bough & ornament card:
Stamps: SU! 'Merriest Wishes' set
CS: SU! Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White (regular & thick)
Patterned paper: SU! 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP pack
Ink: SU! Old Olive, Early Espresso & Soft Sky, ProMarkers - Pastel Blue, Pear Green, Tan, Burnt Sienna
Tools: SU! 'Pretty Pines' Thinlits die set, SU! 'Merry Tags' Framelits die set, circle punches
Embellishments & accessories: deep red pearls, SU! rhinestone jewel, Dimensionals
Supplies for snowflake spinner card:
Stamps: SU! 'Flurry of Wishes' set
CS: SU! Pool Party, Night of Navy & Whisper White (regular & thick)
Ink: SU! Pool Party & Night of Navy
Tools: SU! 'Snow Flurry' punch, SU! 'Sliding Star' & 'Festive Flurry' Framelits die sets, MFT Die-namics 'Photo Corners' die set, Die'Sire 'Decorative Corner 1' die set, circle punches
Embellishments & accessories: iridescent blue gem, 3D foam tape, round 3D foam pad, two pennies
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