Christmas

Snowflake Kisses and Warm Wishes

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It’s Sneak Peak Week for Karen Burniston’s October 2024 release of new dies and sentiment stamps. These dies will be available for purchase on October 28, 2024 on the KB Riley LLC website.

Today’s card is an A2 size top-fold card that uses the new Snow Charms die set and Winter Hugs stamp set.

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

Cardbase:  Fold in half an 11×4.25 inch piece of white cardstock to form a top-fold A2 (4.25×5.5 inch) size cardbase. Cover all four panels with rectangles of patterned paper using the largest die from the Rectangles – Crosshatch set. Cut a frame of white glitter cardstock using the same die and the next largest die and glue to the front panel.

Mug of Cocoa:  Using the Tea and Coffee Pop-Ups die set cut one mug from red cardstock covered with clear packing tape. Cut one of the largest snowflake in the Snow Charm set, snip off charm loop and cover with glitter gloss before gluing to mug center. Allow to dry before rounding/shaping mug with a bone folder. Cut from white shimmer cardstock the cupcake frosting piece from the Cupcake Add-Ons set and adhere to back of the mug with two small foam dots. Cut one steam piece from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Ups set from clear vellum.

Cut the mechanism piece and arm strip from the same patterned paper as inside of card. Cut a white crosshatch label from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set and trim off about 1/2-inch from long side. Glue the large piece of label onto the inside card floor centering it up against the fold. Glue the mechanism into card as instructed on the assembly video located at the bottom of this linked page. Attach arm to mechanism. Using a large foam dot adhere the mug to the front of mechanism. Glue vellum steam piece to arm making sure it is positioned so it does not peak-out of the card when it is closed.

Decorations: The card front decorations are from the Snow Charms set, along with some snowflake sequin mix elements. The inside spoon is from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Ups set.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments come from the Winter Hugs stamp set. All the fancy labels come from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. “Snowflake kisses & winter wishes” was stamped on clear vellum with StazOn ink and the whole label was covered with glitter gloss. The vellum was adhered to the card front using glue dots.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. The back flap was decorated with a hat from the Winter Animals set and mittens from the Snow Charms set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Hot Off The Press – 8.5×11 inch Double-Sided Papers – Magnolia Blooms
  • PinkFresh Studio – Essentials 8.5×11 inch Glitter Cardstock – Glacier
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 White Gold Shimmer Cardstock
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Clear Vellum
  • Sliver Foil Cardstock
  • Black, Red and White Cardstock
  • A2 Envelope – Cream

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Craft Knife
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Buttons Galore & More – 28 Lilac Lane – Sequin Mix – Snowflakes

Poinsettia Pop-Up Christmas Card

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It’s Sneak Peak Week for Karen Burniston’s October 2024 release of new dies and sentiment stamps. These dies will be available for purchase on October 28, 2024 on the KB Riley LLC website.

Today’s card is an A2 size Christmas card that uses the new die sets of Poinsettia and Merry Christmas Lorna Add-Ons along with Season of Cheer stamp set.

CARDBASE: Cut an 8×6-inch rectangle of a double-sided patterned paper and fold in half to form a top-fold 4×6-inch cardbase.

LORNA LABEL: Follow the assembly video for the Lorna Label Pop-Up but cut out a frame by sandwiching the largest decorator label inside the Lorna Label die. Glue the Merry Christmas Add-Ons frame to the Lorna Label frame and decorate with words from add-on set before gluing the Lorna label pop-up into the card.

POINSETTIA: From the Poinsettia die set, cut one of the large leaves die from green and another from red. Cut one red from smaller leaves die. Brush the edges of the leaves with ink slightly darker than the cardstock. Cut the small, dotted center piece once from red and once from yellow. Save the yellow dots to inlay into the red center. Glue the large red piece onto the large green piece and then top with smaller red piece. Make sure to alternate the leaves for full coverage. Adhere red and yellow flower center. Die cut five pine branches and two of the berry stems to add around the large flower.

SENTIMENTS: The Merry Christmas Lorna Add-On set has a holly leaves shadow die that is just the right size to stamp the word “and” onto and glue to the bottom tip of the Lorna Label frame. The “and” and “Happy New Year” are from the Season of Cheer stamp set. The fishtail banner is a die in the Lorna Label Pop-Up set. The holly leaves and berries are in the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-On set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Gumdrop -5-5154
  • Carta Bella – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Flora No. 4 – Bold Stems
  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
  • Cream and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Red Organza Ribbon 1/4-inch wide

Some Merry Tree Holiday Cards

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I had a rare Sunday afternoon to just play in my craft room and I made four of the same card, but each with a different version of the word “merry.” These cards were inspired by a card class that Meghann Andrew taught during the Scrapbook and Cards Today‘s Christmas in July – Jolly Holiday 2024 event.

Leave a comment letting me know which version of “merry” you like best.

I also stamped envelopes for the cards.

All cards and envelopes used stamps, stencils and dies from the event kit. I used the Stampin’ Up – Tranquil Tide and Simon Says Stamp – Surf Blue ink pads, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend – Green Turquoise Blend Light, red and gold gel pens, gold metallic marker, Nuvo Glitter Paste – Moonstone, Nuvo- Glitter Gloss and some tiny gold gems and puff star stickers from my stash.

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Fireplaces in Review

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I have been collecting and making fireplace cards for several years now. Here is a collection of all my fireplace blog posts. Click on an image to see details of the fireplace.

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A Gingerbread Cart Gift Card Holder

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #231 whose parameters included for Project – Outside/Inside, tulip colors, festival element and checks.

Watch the video to see how I made this cart.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Lawn Fawn – Clear Stamps – Sprinkled With Joy-LF1271
  • Scrapbook and Cards Today’s Jolly Holiday workshop kit
  • Trinity Stamps – Clear Stamps – Papercrafting Magic

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Cotton Candy
  • Photoplay – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Holiday Plaids
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Copper Clay
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Black, Green and White Cardstock

Ink

  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Real Red
  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Creative Craft Products – Alcohol Markers – Dual Tipped – WG1 Warm Grey
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Green
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Teflon Folder
  • Paperweight
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Stamp Shammy
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Tweezers
  • Metal Ruler
  • T-Ruler
  • Craft Clips
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Crystal Drops – Dandelion Yellow, Double Denim, Red Berry, Simply White & Woodland Green
  • Black Metallic Adhesive Gems
  • Pear Blossom Press – Twinkle Lights

An Art Deco Birthday card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #230 whose parameters included shaped card, peacock colors, tall element and XOXO.

Watch the video below to learn how I made the card.

Cardbase: I made a side-fold A2 cardbase by folding a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2-inch rectangle in half and stenciled the front on a separate panel. The tiny gold gems where glued on as the last decoration.

Sentiments: The banner sentiments were made using the Spellbinders BetterPress letterpress system and Cheers to You press plates and dies. The inside of the card is blank for a personal message.

Envelope: Envelope flap was stenciled with the same stencil and inks.

Here are two more cards I made at the same time using the same inks and stencil sets, but different BetterPress press plate – Mistletoe Greetings. (“Merry everything” sentiment inside is from Scrapbook and Cards Today’s Jolly Holiday workshop kit.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plates & Dies – Cheers to You Sentiments
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plates & Dies – Mistletoe Greetings

Stencils

  • PinkFresh – Stencils – Art Deco
  • Spellbinders – Stencil of the Month – March 2024 – Dynamic Backgrounds

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plates – Cheers to You Sentiments
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plates – Mistletoe Greetings

Stamps

  • Scrapbook and Cards Today’s Jolly Holiday workshop kit – Clear Stamps

Papers

  • White Cardstock
  • Spellbinders -BetterPress Double Weight Cotton Card Panels – 220 lb. – Porcelain
  • Sliver Cardstock Scrap Swags
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Spectrum Noir – Shimmer Gold Series Pearlescent Pigment Ink – Secret Garden
  • Spectrum Noir – Shimmer Silver Series Pearlescent Pigment Ink – Starlight Sky & Tropic Blue
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – BetterPress Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Paper Trimmer
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Gel Plate
  • Blending Brush
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Craftstash – Gold Half Gems

Oven Cards in Review

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I have been collecting and making oven cards for several years now. Here is a collection of all my ovens blog posts. Click on an image to see details of the oven.

(Images are posted from the earliest release of dies/stamps/kits 2016 to newest 2023.)

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Day 12 of 12 Days of Christmas Ovens

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It’s Day 12 of my 12 Days of Christmas Ovens.

I’m using Spellbinders’ APG Die of the Month for May 2022 – Pop-Up 3D Vignette – What’s Bakin’ Oven and a Pear Blossom Press One Light to create this light-up oven.

Watch video above for a tutorial on how to make the card.

Sentiments: The banner greeting of “Happy Christmas” was made using a BetterPress plate and die set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 envelope stamped with a sentiment “Warm Wishes” from Hero Arts.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Elizabeth Craft Designs – Metal Dies – Let’s Bake – 1994
  • Hero Arts – My Monthly Hero Kit – May 2022 – Kitchen Dies
  • Spellbinders – APG Die of the Month -May 2022-Pop-Up 3D Vignette – What’s Bakin’ Oven
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Mistletoe Greetings

Stamps

  • Hero Arts – My Monthly Hero Kit – May 2022 – Clear Stamps
  • Pear Blossom Press – Clear Stamps – PBP-01
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Mistletoe Greetings

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Bazzill – 12×12 inch Solid Cardstock – Nautral
  • Grafix – 8.5×11 Dura-Lar Acetate .005 – Clear Film
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress – A2 Cotton Card Panels – Bisque
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11 Cardstock 100 lb. – Pomegrante
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Black, Green and Red Cardstock Scraps
  • Recollections – A7 Envelope – Cream

Ink

  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Real Red
  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Gathered Twigs
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – Strawberry
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • Brutus Monroe – Stick & Stamp Mat
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • BetterPress
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Tweezers
  • Metal Ruler
  • Craft Knife
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

Pear Blossom Press – One Light

Day 11 of 12 Days of Christmas Ovens

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It’s Day 11 of my 12 Days of Christmas Ovens.

I’m using Lawn Fawn’s 2016 Sprinkled with Joy stamps and dies for this slimline Christmas oven card.

Watch video above for a tutorial on how to make the card.

Card Front
Card Back

Cardbase: The card base is 8 1/2-inches tall and 3 7/8-inches wide when folded closed.

Oven: Watch my YouTube video above for how the oven was assembled.

Sentiments: Outside I used “Sweet” stamped on a green scrap strip. Inside the oven I used “Christmas Wishes” both from the Lawn Fawn Sprinkled With Joy stamp set. Inside the card I used a stamp from Scrapbook and Cards Today’s Jolly Holiday workshop kit.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Lawn Fawn – Custom Craft Dies – Sprinkled With Joy-LF1271

Stamps

  • Lawn Fawn – Clear Stamps – Sprinkled With Joy-LF1214
  • Scrapbook and Cards Today’s Jolly Holiday workshop kit.

Embossing Folder

  • Stampin’ Up – Cut & Emboss Folder – Dotted Circles 3D

Papers

  • Scrapbook Customs – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Christmas
  • White Cardstock
  • #10 Business Envelope – Cream

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Alcohol-Marker Friendly Ink Pad – Intense Black
  • Creative Craft Products – Alcohol Markers – Dual Tipped – 4 Vivid Red, 15 Geranium, 95 Burnt Sienna, 104 Brown Grey, 185 Pale Light Blue,BG1 Blue Grey, CG Cool Grey, GG3 Green Grey,WG1 Warm Grey, WG3 Warm Grey
  • Cosmic Shimmer – Airless Mister – Honey Bee
  • Nuvo Sparkle Spray – Frosted Lemon
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • Brutus Monroe – Stick & Stamp Mat
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Tweezers
  • Wire Snips
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Cream Colored String