Honey Bee Stamps – Nutcracker card

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Welcome to Day 8 of my Nutcracker series using a variety of stamps and die sets to make some nutcracker themed cards. My card today uses products by Honey Bee Stamps – Nutcracker die set as well as The Greetery’s 3D embossing folder – Shortbread Shapes Snowflake, Spellbinders’ Happy Holidays die set and Art Impressions Nutcracker stamp.

Watch the process video below to learn how this card was made.

Cardbase: (I used a purchased A7 (5×7-inches) cardbase and matching envelope in white for this card.) Emboss a 6×8-inch piece of lightweight white cardstock using The Greetery’s Shortbread Shapes Snowflake 3D embossing folder, misting the folder before inserting the cardstock to emboss, following the sandwich instructions for your die-cutting machine. Once embossed, let the piece dry under the weight of the embossing fold with a large stamping block on top. Next, trim the embossed piece down to its embossed edges. Placing the trimmed edge at the folded edge of the cardbase, glue the embossed piece to the card front. Trim off excess of the embossed panel.

Nutcracker: Using Honey Bee Stamps’ Nutcracker die set, create your nutcracker as shown on the packaging or in the video above.. (There are many tiny pieces, so I found it easiest to glue pieces together as I cut them so I wouldn’t loose them.)

Sentiments: The inside sentiment of “Happy Holidays” was die cut from red cardstock using the Spellbinders’ die set of the same name.

Envelope: The panel card fits into an A7 size envelope with a nutcracker on the envelope back using Hero Art’s Nutcracker stamp stamped in black ink.

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Materials Used:

Press Plates & Dies

  • Honey Bee Stamps – Lovely Layers Dies – Nutcracker
  • Spellbinders – Scrapbook.com Dies – Happy Holidays

Embossing Folders

  • The Greetery – 3D embossing folder – Shortbread Shapes Snowflake

Stamps

  • Art Impressions – Unmounted Rubber Stamp – Nutcracker – 6139

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO – Marker – Bubble Gum & Cotton Candy
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black

Papers

  • Black, Pink, Red, and White Cardstock
  • Matte Gold Junk Mail Scraps
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Tweezers
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Spellbinders – Mighty Mister Spray Bottle
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Scissors

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