Sparkling Snowflakes

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a sparkly winter card. 

I used the Simon Says Stamp - Refined Snowflakes 3D embossing folder to emboss the background. I die cut the snowflakes using Simon Says Stamp - Joy Snowflake and Divinity Designs - Snow Crystals die set. I die cut them on white glitter and silver glitter papers. I die cut the sentiment using The Greetery - Abundant Joy die set with the same papers. I layered the snowflakes and adhered it on toe background. I then adhered the sentiment with foam tape. I added some gems to finish it off.  

How do you like my card today. Please do let me know. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Submitting this to:

• Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Sparkle and Shine
• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday  Challenge - Let’s have fun - die cutting is fun!
• Time out Challenge - Inspired by words - winter and single color inspired
• Word Art Wednesday 

Peace Sprig

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a card that I made for a few challenges. 

I bought some Simon Says Stamp dies during the diecember sale and this Rustic Sprigs is one of them. I decided to use that on this white on white card. The background is the Simon Says Stamp - Holidy Greenery 3D embossing folder. I die cut 2 of the sprigs and arranged them on the embossed panel. The sentiment is Altenew - Fancy Peace, which I die cut in white and gray. I layered the white on grey slightly offset, so that it appears like a small shadow. 

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Submitting this to:

• Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - A new start - new year card
• Simon says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - something new - new dies from SSS
• Simon says Stamp IG challenge - white on white
• Time out challenges - New - new dies  

Peace, Love And Joy

 Hello everyone! Today I have a card that I made for a couple of challenges. 

I used the Spellbinders - Poinsettia die set designed by Susan Tierney-Cockburn to make the poinsettia. For the pine bough and pine cone, I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs - White Pine Pinecone and Bough, also designed be her. I decided to do a see through shaker window with arch dies. I used a mix of red and gold shaker mixes. The background is Altenew - Deck Planks 3D embossing folder. Now, this is an easel card. 

The stopper for the easel is the sentiment die cut, which is Altenew - Fancy Peace. I layered multiple die cuts to get the thickness. The other part of the sentiment ‘Joy and Love’ is from the Inspired by Stamping -  Poinsettia stamp set, stamped in gold ink. Here’s a better look at the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by. Peace, Joy and Love for a wonderful new year! 

Submitting this to:

Simon says stamp Monday Challenge - A new start - new year, new start of holiday cards for the year

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge- Something new - New year, new technique for me (see through shaker easel)

Coral Poinsettias

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card with - you guessed it right - poinsettias, this time in coral. 

I’m loving this Poinsettia Window die and stencil set from Hero Arts. I used inks from Memento and Brutus Monroe to color this. The sentiment die is from Hero Arts - Christmas Words fancy die set. I die cut it in gold glitter stock and added some stickles for the poinsettia centers. 

How do you like this card? Please do let me know. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Pink Poinsettia

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card with poinsettia. 

This is another card using the colors for Altenew Inspiration Challenge. I have used Altenew - Poinsettia, Fine Frames - Cover Plate die set, Berries and Branches die set and Fancy Peace die. I have been using these dies a lot this year. They have become some of my favorites!

How do you like this card ? Please do let me know in the comments. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

White Poinsettia

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card with a white poinsettia 😉

I stamped the poinsettia and berries branch from Altenew - Poinsettia and Berries stamp set and pine and pine cone from Altenew - Pine cone stamp set and colored them with Alcohol markers. The color scheme is from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge. The sentiment is Altenew - Fancy Peace die. 

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Noel

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a shaker Christmas card to share with you. 

Ok, by now you probably already know that I’m a big poinsettia fan ☺️ I loved this Hero Arts - Poinsettia window die and stencil set the moment I saw it during the release blog hop. But missed to buy it then. But soon, none of the stores had both the die and stencil in stock. Some stores had the die, some had the stencil. I waited for some time, but eventually bought them from 2 different stores ☺️ I just love the ease of creating a beautiful floral arrangement with a window - you can use it without the window too! I decided to make it a shaker window. I used inks from Brutus Monroe, Hero Arts and Memento. The sentiment is from Hero Arts - Christmas words fancy die set, which I die cut in a holographic red card stock. It was super fun and easy to make this card. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!

Poinsettia for Christmas

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I have another Christmas card with a blue poinsettia today. 

I used the Altenew - Poinsettia die set and die cut the blue poinsettia. I die cut some branches for. The Altenew - Berries and Branches in 2 different color card stocks. For the sentiment, I die cut the Altenew- Fancy Peace die on gold. Die cutting has been my go to technique this year. I just love it. The colors for this card was inspired by the current Altenew Inspiration challenge. 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Christmas Ornaments

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today I have another Christmas card today, with some red ornaments. 

I started by die cutting some red ornaments using the Spellbinders - Heirloom ornaments die set on red and red holographic paper. On the red paper ornaments, I gold embossed the Hero Arts - holly stamp. For the background, I used the Altenew- Deck Planks 3D embossing folder. I die cut some Simon Says Stamp - Pine Needles Border on green cardstock and adhered it on top. The sentiment is from Creative Expressions. 

How do you like today’s card? Do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Vintage Lantern

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today I have a Christmas card with a Christmas lamp. 

I bought this Simon Says Stamp - Antique Lamp a while ago, but didn’t get a chance to use it. I just loved the samples the design team had done with it and wanted to do justice lol! I embossed a piece of blue cardstock with the embossing folder. This folder comes with a set of dies too, which I used to die cut pieces of white cardstock. It cuts out the lamp part of it. I embossed the die cut pieces with the folder again. Then I colored the die cut and embossed pieces with copics. The background blue cardstock which I embossed the entire scene - I blended some darker blue ink from around the edges until I reached the lamp. I also added some dark grey ink around the edges alone. I inked some yellow around where the candle flame is. I swiped my white ink pad gently to get some white on the snow fall. I then adhered the copic colored pieces on top of the embossed image in the background. I used my wink of Stella pen - which I discovered in my stash this week ;) - to add some shimmer to the sow on the lamp. That’s it!

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Embossed Pine

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today I have another Christmas card to share with you. 

I used the Altenew - Classic Pinecone 3D embossing folder for this card. I embossed the panel and inked it with Brutus Monroe green and brown inks. Then I used some of the leftovers from Altenew- Fine frames Diamonds that I had used in another project and inked it with a very light suede ink. For the sentiment I used Altenew - Fancy Peace die. The colors for this card is inspired by the current Altenew Challenge 

How do you like this card today? Please doe let me know. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Cardinal on the Window

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today I have a tag for Christmas gifts.

I used all supplies from Honey Bee Stamps to make this tag. The cardinal is from the Lovely Layers: Winter Birds die set. I die cut in different shades of red and layered them. The rest of the dies are from Lovely Layers: Seasonal frame. I love this window frame and wanted to make a tag with it. I added gold stickles for the poinsettia center. The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping - Poinsettia stamp set. I fussy cut the sentiment. I added a golden thread to the tag. 

How do you like this tag? Please let me know in the comments. Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day. 

Pink Poinsettia

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today I have a pink and purple Christmas card with pink poinsettia. 

I started by embossing a piece of purple cardstock with Altenew - Layered Snowflakes 3D embossing folder. I then die cut poinsettia using Altenew - Poinsettia on pink cardstock and inked it lightly with Mauve. I also die cut the Altenew - Fine Frames cover plate on white glitter paper. This was a bit thin paper, so I had trouble while adhering it down. I die cut some pine boughs using Elizabeth Craft Design dies. The sentiment is from Altenew - Poinsettia and Berries stamp set. The colors are from the Altenew Challenge

How do you like this card? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day. 

Shaker Lantern

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a shaker lantern shaped tag for Christmas.

I used the Lantern die from Honey Bee Stamps to die cut the frame and cut out a white backing cardstock based on that. The branches, poinsettias, pine cones, mistletoe and bird are from the Honey Bee Stamps- Lovely Layers: Seasonal Frame. I used some shaker mixes from Doodles Paper Playground to create a shining and shimmery mix for the shaker. I didn’t want to add a sentiment, as that would kinda block the view, lol! I can write it on the back. I love how it turned out. 

What do you think? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Red Poinsettia

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card with a big red poinsettia. 

I used the Altenew - Poinsettia die to die cut the poinsettia layers and assembled them. I die cut 1 layer in green as well and cut it up and added behind the red layers. I also die cut some pine boughs from Elizabeth Craft Designs - White Pine Pinecone and Boughs and some berry branches from Altenew - Branches and Berries die set in 2 different shades of green. For the sentiment, I die cut the Altenew - Fancy Peace in gold and adhered it to a thin strip of acetate. I then adhered one end of the acetate on the poinsettia. This gives it a floating look. I colored some white pearls with ,y comics to create those tiny berries. The colors are inspired by the Altenew Inspiration Challenge 

How do you like this card today? Please do let me know in the comments below. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Purple Poinsettia

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card with Purple Poinsettia.

I used the layering poinsettia stamp from Altenew - Poinsettia and berries stamp set with inks from Hero Arts. I stamped the berries from that stamp set and also the one from Altenew - Shrub Rose stamp set and colored them with copics. For the background, I used the Altenew - Deck Planks 3D embossing folder on grey card stock. The sentiment is from the same set. I added a few gems as finishing touch. The colors are from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge.

Christmas Cardinal

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card to share with you.

For today's card, I have used the cardinal die from HoneyBee Stamps - Lovely Layers: Winter Birds die set. I die it in different shades of red and layered them. The pine bough is from the Elizabeth Craft Designs - White Pine Pinecone and Boughs. The sentiment is from Creative Expressions, die cut on gold glitter stock from Brutus Monroe. For the background, I used Altenew - Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder.

How do you like my card today? Please do let me know. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Glittery Snowflakes

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a glittery snowflake card to share with you.

The colors are inspired by Altenew Inspiration Challenge colors. 

I used the Altenew - Ribbon waves 3D embossing folder for the background. Then I inked it with Hero Arts Orchid and Passion Flower. I die cut snowflakes from Brutus Monroe glitterstock using Altenew - Layered Snowflakes 2 die set. I also die cut some thin frames using the Altenew - Fine Frames Cover die. I arranged all this on the panel and tweaked them till I liked the look. The sentiment - Altenew - Fancy Peace added the final finishing touch. I didn't like the design until I added the sentiment. I finally added some glittery gems (not sure what they are called, I think I bought them like 6 or 7 years ago). I wanted to add a "on Earth" below the Peace, but wasn't sure how/where to do it. So I left it as is.

How do you like this card? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Warm & Cozy Holiday

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! I have a pink & purple Christmas card for you today.

This card was purely inspired by the Altenew Inspiration Challenge colors. I'm in full speed, making Christmas cards now and when I saw these colors, I wanted to try making Christmas cards with this scheme. 

I mostly lean towards traditional colors for Christmas cards, so this was a new challenge for me. But now I do have a few more ideas to try - wait and see ;) I ink blend the background with pink and purple inks - Hero Arts: Orchid, Ultra Pink and Passion Flower. Then I embossed the panel with Altenew - Geo Diamonds 3D embossing folder after spraying water on the back of the panel. Look how crisp the embossing is. Then I die cut some snowflakes on white card stock and vellum using the Altenew - Layered Snowflakes 2 die set. I layered vellum snowflakes on top of white snowflakes and adhered them on to the panel. I used the same 3 inks to stamp the sentiment little by little on a white card stock. The sentiment is from Altenew - Winter Crocus stamp set. I added a few gems for finishing touch. The vellum is not very visible in the pictures, but you can see it if you look long enough lol!

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Merry Christmas Bells

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I have another Christmas card today.

I had this cover plate die from Poppy Stamps for a long time. I decided to die cut a few panels with it. For this, I used green card stock and inked the edges with Brutus Monroe - Grass Stain ink. I die cut the bells using the die set from Simon Says Stamp on gold card stock and gold glitter card stock. The bow is from The Greetery - Fit to be Tied. Since the background has a lot of 'Merry Christmas', I decided not to add a sentiment separately.

How do you like this card? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!