Christmas

Cocoa Mug Pop-Up Christmas Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #246 whose parameters included for a holiday card, tree colors, drinking vessel(s), and something from the floor. (Watch the video to find out what was from my floor.)

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase:  I used a purchased kraft paper cardbase that measures 4.25×11-inches when open and folded is an A2 side-fold card measuring 4.25-inches wide and 5.5-inches tall. The four panels were covered with decorative papers from my stash (Sorry, I don’t know the manufacturer of either paper.)

Card Front
Card Back

Pop-Up Mug:  I modified the Flower Pot Pop-Up by cutting off the folder over flaps on the flower pot and added a handle cut from the mug die from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set. (See the video for how the mug was assembled.) Marshmallows are from the Camping Charms while the candy cane comes from the Stocking Pop-Up.

Cookies: The round, jam-filled two-layer Linzer cookie is cut using a scalloped circle die and small star die. The jam is made with Nuvo Glitter Drops and Glossy Accents.  The star cookie was cut with an embossing die using an embossing sandwich on my die-cutting machine. The powdered sugar is white spray ink.

Sentiments:  On the card front is a die-cut “Merry Christmas” made using just the word shadow and words from the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-Ons set. Inside the card two fancy labels were cut from white cardstock using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch and one was stamped in black with “Keep Warm and drink Hot Cocoa” from the Winter Hugs stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into a purchased A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size kraft paper envelope. Another candycane was glued to the back flap of the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • American Crafts – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – 341347 Red Holly and Berries
  • Unknown – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – Snowflake Scalloped Borders
  • Unknown – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Coated Embossed Cardstock– Christmas Trees
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 Glossy 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White
  • Tonic Studios – Craft Perfect – A4 Sized 104 lb Foiled White Kraft Card – Candy Stripe
  • Browns, Red and White Cardstock
  • Horizon Group – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Avery Elle – White Spray Ink
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Write Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

  • Spellbinders – Platinum Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Glue Eraser
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Cotton Ball
  • Nuvo – Glitter Accents – Seasonal Pine
  • Ranger – Glossy Accents

A Treemendous Christmas Challenge

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This card was made for Relatively Thoughtful’s A Treemendous Christmas Challenge which uses the free download Treemendous Christmas images.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: Using my computer I enlarged one tree image to cover a 9.5×4.25-inch rectangle and then copied the image a second time to print the outside cardbase which I cut down to a 8.75×7.50-inch rectangle. I folded that rectangle in half for a side-fold 3.75×8.75-inch cardbase. I printed a second sheet to cover one panel of the card inside.

Sentiments: I used some Spellbinder’s BetterPress banner sentiments that I had printed and die cut previously. “Christmas Greetings” and “Happy New Year”.

Envelope: The card fits into a #10 business size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Circles – Crosshatch – 1057

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Plate & Die Set – Mistletoe Greetings Press

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Relatively Thoughtful Digital Images – A Treemendous Christmas Challenge

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Computer Printer

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/4-inch wide

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress System
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Thin Cotton String

A Joyful Holiday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #244 whose parameters included a joyfold card, bold/quiet colors, family element, and ribbon.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: The cardbase is a top-fold slimline (4×9-inch) cut from an 8×9-inch piece of red cardstock folded in half.

Sentiments: The sentiments were computer generated. (You can download the page for free for your own cards.)

Sentiments 2Download

Envelope: This card fits into a #10 business envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb Cardstock – Red and Green
  • Computer Paper

Ink

  • Computer Printer

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Red Flat Back Gems

A FUNN Winter Greeting Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #242 whose parameters included a gatefold card, produce aisle colors, fence element, and crumpled paper.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: The cardbase is 4×6-inches of double sided patterned paper.

Sentiment: “hello Winter” is a fussy cut sentiment from the paper collection. The back side of the card has space to write a personal message.

Envelope: This card fits into an A6 envelope with it’s back flap covered with patterned paper to hint at the playful squirrels inside the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Leane Creatief – LeCrea’Combi Dies – Garden Gate

Papers

  • Ciao Bella Paper – 6×6-inch Double-Sided Papers – Memories Of A Snowy Day
  • Black Cardstock
  • White Copier Paper

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Nellie’s Choice – Effect Snow

Shelf Cards – Christmas desserts

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #241 whose parameters included a z-fold card, scarecrow colors, bake element, and crinkle inkle technique. This card is also the fourth day in my shelf card series.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: The cardbase is an A2 size but is 1/2-inch thick. The z-fold base is made from a 5 1/2×11-inch rectangle folded at 5 1/2-inches and 2 3/4-inches. The buffet easel is made from two rectangles (4 1/4×6 1/2-inches and 4 1/4×3 3/4-inches) each scored and folded at 1/2 and 1-inch of the 4 1/4-inch side. Watch video for how to fold and glue.

Lights: Watch video for how to install the EZ-lights.

Sentiment: “Merry Christmas” is die cutting three layers of cardstock and PoppyStamps dies. It is popped-up on think foam squares to act as the easel stopper. The card back is left blank for a personal message.

CRX Sheet: The Card Recipient Experience (CRX) Sheet is a set of instructions on how to open and set-up the card and turn on the lights.

Envelope: This card will be hand delivered or mailed in a box.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Anna Griffin – Metal Dies – Slimline 3D Mantle & Fireplace
  • Honey Bee Stamps – Honey Cuts – Lovely Layers – Hoosier Cabinet Holiday Add-On
  • Paper Discovery – Die Set by Olga Direktorenko – Cosy Kitchen 2D Perfect Kitchen Die Set
  • PoppyStamps – Craft Dies – Lavish Merry Christmas

Stamps

  • Pear Blossom Press – Clear Stamps – PBP-01

Papers

  • Memory Box – 8.5×11 inch Woodgrain Embossed Kraft Paper
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 inch 65 lb. Cardstock – Christmas Collection – Poinsettia
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Thick Basic White Cardstock
  • Stamperia – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Papers – Winter Botanic
  • Brown Cardstock

Ink

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Aged Mahogany
  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Gold
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Brown

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Ice Pick
  • Piercing Tool
  • Pencil
  • Craft Mat
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Metal Ruler
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Cello Bag from packaging

Miscellaneous

  • Red Organza Ribbon 1/2-inch wide
  • Pear Blossom Press – EZ-Lights
  • Heart Shaped Paper Dolie

Shelf Cards – Bookshelf House Tri-Fold Card

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This is the third in a series of cards that have shelves as the main element of the card.

Today’s card is a tri-fold house card with a cozy room scene with a bookcase made using dies by My Favorite Things.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase:  The cardbase is a slimline size made from a 7 .75×8.5-inch rectangle folded in half and a 4.25×6.5-inch rectangle. Watch the tutorial video to see the details of the cardbase assembly.

Sentiment:  The “hello” on the card front is a die in the Concord & 9th On Display Pop-Up die set. There is a third panel that a personal message can be added to the card.

Envelope:  The card fits into a #10 business envelope. The back flap is decorated with a coffee mug from the My Favorite Things Be Your Own Barista die set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Concord and 9th – Metal Dies – On Display Pop-Up
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Be Your Own Barista
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Décor and More
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Fundamental Furnishings
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Picture Window
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Potted Plants
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Room Decor
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Take A Seat

Embossing Folders

  • Honey Bee Stamps – 3D Embossing Folder – Rustic Brick Wall

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Thick Basic White Cardstock
  • Patterned Paper Scraps
  • Blue, Browns, Greens, Gray and Red Cardstock Scraps
  • #10 Business Envelope – Kraft

Ink & Pigment

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Lumberjack Plaid
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Watercolor Pencil – Crushed Olive
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Blue
  • Stampin’ Up Stampin’ Write Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • Waterbrush

A Christmas Pop-Up Card – A Great White Shark

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This card was inspired by a pun on the Bing Crosby classic “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” song. It uses dies by Karen Burniston and stamps by Riley and Company.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase:  Cut an 8.75 x7.5-inch rectangle of 65lb. white cardstock and score and fold in half to form an 8.75 x3.25-inch top-fold slimline card base. Cover using decorative papers.

Pop-Ups:  Watch the assembly videos for the Lorna Label Pop-Up and the Piano Keys Pop-Up by click on the links and looking for the videos at the bottom of each link’s page.

Decorations: For the musical notes and piano are from the Music Charms set while the shark inside is from the Sea Animals set. The shark border on the card back is from the Beach Borders set. The sharks were cut in white and colored with a gray marker.

Sentiments: The Lorna Add-Ons of  Merry Christmas and Just A Note were used along with the shark sentiments from Riley and Company.

Envelope:  The card will need to be mailed in a bubble wrap envelope because of its size and thickness.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Funny Bones – Advice From A Shark
  • Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Shark Puns

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 inch 65 lb. Cardstock – Christmas – Noel
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11 100 lb. Cardstock – Raindrop
  • The Paper Studio – 12×12 Printed Paper – Christmas Sheet Music
  • The Paper Studio – 12×12 Printed Paper – Classic Snowflakes – Blue
  • The Paper Studio – 12×12 Printed Paper – Red & Cream Diagonal Stripe
  • The Paper Studio – 12×12 Printed Paper – Red & Cream Diagonal Stripe
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Black Cardstock

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Alcohol-Marker Friendly Ink Pad – Intense Black
  • Creative Craft Products – Alcohol Markers – Dual Tipped – WG 1 Warm Grey
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Reindeer Farm Winter Holidays Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #239 whose parameters included an interactive card, picnic colors, farm element, and paper strips.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase:  I used a purchased A6 (4.5 x 6.25-inch) cardbase and envelope.

Stable & Reindeer:  Using the Reindeer Stable die set by Scrapping Cottage, cut the stable base from red cardstock and inked the edges with brown ink. All the other pieces were cut from white cardstock and colored. The weathervane was cut twice and glued together to reinforce the tiny piece. I made my own wire wobbler springs using thin florist wire and gluing them in place.

Flying Reindeer Mechanism:  Using dies by Whimsy Stamps kinetic collection, I eventually figured out how to make the reindeer fly over the stable using the die cut paper strips and foam dots. (Watch the tutorial to see how I made it.)

Snow:  Avry Elle white ink spray was used to cover the card with splatters of snow. (I had to color over the facial details and shading on the reindeer after spraying.) The trees have white gel pen to place snow accumulation at the end of the branches.

Sentiments:  All the winter sentiments stamped in black ink are from Waffle Flower. The “Pull” and arrow are tiny stamps from My Favorite Things.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A6 (4.5x 6.25-inches) size envelope With “Let It Snow” on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Scrapping Cottage – Cottage Cutz – Reindeer Stable
  • Whimsy Stamps – Metal Craft Dies – Kinetic Curved Hills
  • Whimsy Stamps – Metal Craft Dies – Kinetic Curved Basics
  • Whimsy Stamps – Metal Craft Dies – No See Kinetic Basics

Stamps

  • My Favorite Things – Clear Stamps –  Interactive Labels
  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Star Snowflake Sentiments

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – A4 Double-Sided Solid Colored Cardstock – Little Robin Redbreast
  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
  • Black and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Avery Elle – White Spray Ink
  • Memento – Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Gathered Twigs
  • Creative Craft Products – Alcohol Markers – Dual Tipped –WG 3 Warm Grey
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black, Green
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Red
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends – Dark & Light Daffodil Delight
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Write – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Craft Clip
  • Scrap Paper to color on
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Circle Hole Punch – 1-inch wide
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Florist Wire – Brown

A Christmas Pop-Up Card – Poinsettia and Candy Canes

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This card was inspired by a 3D embossing folder that features poinsettias and candy canes by Spellbinders. It also uses some new dies by Karen Burniston and paper by Graphic 45.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Card Back

Cardbase:  I used a purchased A7 (5×7-inch) side fold cardbase with matching envelope. (Color the fold both inside and out using markers that are close in color to the papers, so that the white fold line is less seen.) The cardbase was covered using decorative papers.

Embossed Front: The Spellbinders 3D embossing folder of the month for October 2024 embosses a 5 1/2×8 1/2-inch surface. I used gold foil cardstock to emboss and colored the image with fine tipped alcohol markers. (I found the smaller tipped makers got brighter coverage, but I went over most of the images two or three times to get my desired color.)

Poinsettia:  Using the Karen Burniston Poinsettia die set, cut one large poinsettia petals from green and another from red cardstock. Cut two of the small petals from red. Cut one red center and a second center from yellow cardstock backed with double sided adhesive tape to make stickers. Assemble the flower as shown in video. Cut berry branches and fir branches from green and berries from red cardstock covered with clear packing tape. Use berry die as a stencil to add white gel pen highlights to berries.

Fan Pop-Up:  Using the Photo Fan die set, cut one of the fan mechanism piece from decorative paper matching the card inside paper. Cut off arms and save arms. Glue two arms together and attach to fan with arm edge butted into the center fold of the fan. Install fan into card as directed in the video.

Sentiment:  Cut one of the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-on large die from red cardstock and the words from gold foil cardstock.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. I decorated the back flap of the envelope with candy canes from the Christmas Borders 2 die set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Embossing Folders

  • Spellbinders – 3D Emboss Folder – Joyful Candy Canes -3EOM-Oct24

Papers

  • Graphic 45 – 8×8-inch Double-Sided Paper – Enchanted Forest
  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
  • Gold Foil Cardstock
  • Green and Yellow Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Crafter’s Square – Metallic Marker – Gold
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black, Red and Yellow
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Green and Red

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Craft Mat
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick