Category: Christmas

Freshly Made Sketches #162

Today I’m playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches #162 challenge.

Freshly Made Sketches #162

For my card, I flipped the sketch horizontally because of the sledder’s orientation. I didn’t want him sledding so close to the card edge!

I cut the MFT slope twice and lined it up on the focal panel and on the panel behind. The sledder was cut twice, once in silver foil and again in cardstock for extra dimension.

Supplies: Hero Arts Joy to All (sentiment); Echo Park patterned paper; Impression Obsession Sled; MFT Snow Drifts Dienamics; Dienamics Blueprint 1

Penny Black: CAS Holiday Skyline

Today, I’m sharing a CAS holiday card pairing a Penny Black die cut with several stamped images.

Penny Black: CAS Holiday Skyline

I cut foil paper and heavyweight white cardstock with the #51-017 Downtown die and adhered them together. The white cardstock was cut without a cutting shim, so the windows were intact. I simply used Scotch tape on the back to keep them in place. I stamped and heat embossed, with silver embossing powder, the string of lights from #30-259 Wonderful & Jolly on black cardstock. I also stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from #30-257 Joy Filled.

I can’t believe how fast the holidays are approaching!

Reverse Confetti Blog Hop

The holidays are right around the corner and REVERSE CONFETTI has just released a collection of new products that will help get you in a festive mood and jump start your holiday crafting!  With 4 stamp sets and 7 new Confetti Cuts dies/sets, there’s plenty to choose from.

For my first card, I cut the tree branches (Branch Out Confetti Cuts) and the Mini Circle Garland from foil paper, combining those with traditional red and green, as well as a silver heat-embossed sentiment from the Seasonal Sentiments set. I backed the garland die cut with a solid cardstock panel, cut with the die included in the Class Act Confetti Cuts set.

For my next card, I created a mini forest, again with foil branches from Branch Out and a silver sentiment from the Seasonal Sentiments set. I used the Circle Garland to create a snowy hill top and added snowflakes from the Let It Snow Confetti Cuts set.

For my last card, I created several panels using the Triple Chevies Confetti Cuts from which I cut circles in various diameters to resemble ornaments. The bows were cut from brushed silver cardstock using a die in the Tagged Tote Confetti Cuts set. I added snowflakes from the Let It Snow Confetti Cuts set and another sentiment from Seasonal Sentiments. I will be using this sentiment set over and over!

The Cutting Edge Challenge #14

It’s time for another Cutting Edge Challenge! Our inspiration this week is an amazing card created by Design Team member Lisa Addesa.

Here’s my take on her card.

The Cutting Edge Challenge #14

I was inspired by Lisa’s use of color and the repetition of a single shape. I cut a Poppystamps ornament die out of three cardstock colors and adhered the shapes to ones I’d cut from black cardstock for extra depth. The ornament tops and the Simon Says Stamp sentiment were cut from a metallic cardstock.