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Rubbernecker Halloween Gnomes

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Halloween card featuring the Gnome Couple die set at Rubbernecker.

I die-cut the Gnome Couple from colored cardstock and assembled the pieces.
I die-cut the Window 4-Pane and cut a panel of soft yellow cardstock with which to back the window.
I stamped the Reverse Confetti Spooktacular greeting on to a panel and added a strip of gray cardstock to the bottom.
I added the female gnome to the yellow cardstock and adhered the window frame to the panel with foam adhesive. I adhered the window to the card base.
I added the mail gnome to the card base with foam adhesive.

Check out additional inspiration with the Gnome Couple die set here, here, and here.

Tim Holtz Cozy Winter

Hello! I am sharing a CAS Christmas card created with Tim Holtz supplies. With the Cozy Winter bear, it was love at first sight!

I added white embossing paste through the Tree Lot stencil on to SSS Sea Glass cardstock.
I die-cut the Cozy Winter bear from SU Kraft, white, light pink, red, and black cardstock and colored the arms and base with Vintage Photo ink. I glued the pieces together.
I heat-embossed the Simple Sayings sentiment on to red cardstock and cut it with a banner die.
I added the bear and sentiment to the Tree Lot background.

This card combines my favorite cardmaking techniques of stenciling, die-cutting, and heat-embossing, as well as, a favorite color combination of red, light blue, and white.

Spellbinders Christmas Traditions – Another Take on the Nativity

Hello! Today I am sharing another card created with supplies from the Spellbinders Christmas Traditions Collection. I posted about this collection and the Rejoice Nativity die set here.

To begin, I stenciled All the Stars with gold gel on navy cardstock.

I die-cut the Rejoice Nativity set with Snowdrift, Brushed Silver, Brushed Gold, vellum, and gold foil cardstock and assembled the pieces.

Once the background was dry, I added the pieces to the card. This card came together quickly!

Penny Black Season’s Greetings

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Christmas card featuring the just-released Penny Black 51-725 Bold Bell die set (from the Making Spirits Bright release) that I paired with other Penny Black products, old and new.

Heat-emboss, in gold, the 40-345 Red Star sentiment on vellum.
With double-sided adhesive, adhere sentiment to patterned paper. Trim to A2-size.
Die-cut border with die in 51-709 Stitched Frames set. Add to sentiment panel.
From gold cardstock, cut the 51-725 Bold Bell body and shade with Black Soot ink. Die-cut bell from gold foil cardstock and bow from red velvet cardstock. Assemble pieces.
Die-cut sprig with 51-705 Peaceful Pines set.
Add bell to card with foam adhesive, tucking the sprig underneath.

Penny Black Making Spirits Bright

‘Tis the season! Today, I am sharing a slimline Christmas card created with a Penny Black sentiment set 30-868 Season To Believe from the Making Spirits Bright release paired with the new 51-718 Slimline Medley die set and other Penny Black die sets.

With the 51-718 Slimline Medley outline and detailed border dies, die-cut the card base from navy cardstock.
Heat-emboss the 30-868 Season To Believe sentiment in white.
Die-cut Santa and his team of reindeer with 51-560 Here Comes… from silver foil.
Die-cut the snowflakes from with the 51-708 Dancing Snowflakes, 51-268 A Blizzard, and 51-080 Around Town die sets from Sugar Coated cardstock.
Adhere elements to the card base.