Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Spellbinders | Early Black Friday Sale

Hello! Have you heard about the Spellbinders Early Black Friday Sale with up to 50% off?! Get a free mystery gift valued at $50 when you spend $200 or more!

Find below a few of the projects I have created using supplies in the sale. Click on the images for the original posts.

Tim Holtz | Tree Lot Stencil

Hello! Today I am sharing mixed-media, mini-slimline holiday cards, of the same design, showcasing the Tim Holtz Tree Lot stencil.

To begin, I applied Translucent Distress Texture Paste through the Tree Lot stencil on cardstock – on white and kraft cardstock. While the paste was wet, I applied the Embossing Glazes in Twisted Citron, Rustic Wilderness, Broken China, and Cracked Pistachio. I set the panels aside to dry.

Once dry, I melted the glazes with my heat tool.

I trimmed the panels to 3 1/2 x 6 inches, added the panels to card bases, and added sentiments cut with dies in the Alphanumeric Bold set. The letters on the kraft background were cut from White Glitter Foam. The Brushed Gold letters were adhered to letters cut from the glitter foam (to provide height).

Lawn Fawn | Deck the Car Take 2

Hello! Today I am sharing two versions of a holiday card showcasing the Lawn Fawn Deck the Car die set. I previously shared a card created with the Deck the Car set here.

For both cards, I stamped the Simply Winter Sentiments sentiment on white cardstock and cut the top with a die in the Simply Stitched Hillside Borders set to create a snowbank.
I cut the cars and trees with the Deck the Car die set from white cardstock and cardstock inked with Lumberjack Plaid, Rustic Wilderness, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, and Black Soot.
On one of the backgrounds, I inked white cardstock with Peacock Feathers and applied Distress Grit Paste – Snowfall paste through the trees stencil of the Birch Tree set (there is one stencil for the trees and another for the space between the trees). On the other background, I inked white cardstock with Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner (at the top) using the space between the trees stencil of the Birch Tree set. I then stenciled the trees with Distress Grit Paste – Snowfall paste through the tree stencil of the set.
Once the stenciled panels were dry, I added them to card bases. I added the snowbanks to the bottom and popped the assembled cars up with foam adhesive.
I added snowflakes, which I cut from cardstock to which I applied the Distress Grit Paste – Snowfall paste and let dry, with the Mini Snowflakes dies. I am not sure I would make glitter cardstock in this manner again as it is quite difficult to die cut.

Sizzix | Snow Family

Hello! Today, I am sharing a winter-themed card showcasing the Sizzix Snow Family die set (suitable for a number of occasions beyond the winter holidays). I am noticing that the snowman has been a popular theme this year across manufacturers.

To create the background, I inked a Sea Glass cardstock panel with white pigment ink through the Lawn Fawn Snowflake Background stencil set (there are two stencils in the set, I used both, one at a time).
I stamped the MFT sentiment (now retired) in Gray Flannel ink on white cardstock and trimmed the top of the panel with the Color Block Scenic Scape die to make a snowbank.
I attached the snowbank to the background panel and added the assembly to a card base.
I cut the snow people, bird, and snowballs with the Snow Family die set from variety of cardstock colors and finishes and assembled them.
I added the snow people, bird, and snowballs to the card and accessorized with snowflakes cut from glitter cardstock with the Mini Snowflakes die set.

Lawn Fawn | Build-a-Gingerbread-House

Hello! Today I am sharing a holiday card showcasing the Lawn Fawn Build-a-House Gingerbread Add-On die set. Check out another holiday Build-a-House project here.

To begin, I applied Lawn Fawn White Stencil Paste through the Snowy Sky stencil. on light teal cardstock. Once dry, I added the panel to a card base.
I stamped the Simply Winter Sentiments sentiment on a white cardstock panel that I cut (carefully!) with the Little Town Border. I added SU Daffodil Delight cardstock to the backs of the houses before adding the panel to the background.
I cut the Build-A-House and Gingerbread Add-On pieces from glitter, white, green, yellow, tan, and Lipstick Red cardstock. I used a window die in the Pumpkin House set for the upstairs window.
For a frosting effect, I added Stickles Clear Rock Candy to the gumdrops (an older product that acted as an adhesive) and Distress Stickles Dry Glitter.
I added the house assembly to the background. For embellishment, I added snowflakes cut with the Mini Snowflakes die set from glitter cardstock to the snowy sky.