Winter

Concord & 9th Nutcracker Cards

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Welcome to Day 2 of my Nutcracker series using a variety of stamps and die sets to make some nutcracker themed cards. My card today uses products by Concord & 9th along with stamps from Scrapbook and Cards Today‘s Christmas in July – Jolly Holiday 2024 event.

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

Cardbase: Cut from white light-to-medium weight cardstock one 4.25 x 11-inch rectangle and folded in half to form an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase. Cover with outer two panels with patterned paper. (Do this for card 1 or card 2. For the blue card 1, use the smaller oval die in the Nutcracker Dies set to cut a window aperture into the card front. Save cut-out oval and glue to card inside to fit into the window. Use both oval dies to cut out a red frame and glue to front of card around the window. I also adhered clear glitter to the inside oval using Glossy Accents.)

Nutcrackers: Follow the video above for assembly or look at packaging for ideas. (I used the coordinating enamel shapes for the hat feather, belt, shoulder epaulets and boots, but there are dies to cut these pieces as well.)

Sentiments: Using the banner and word dies included in the Nutcracker Dies, cut a banner from white cardstock and either “merry” or “JOY” from colored or patterned paper and glue to banner. Add to the card front. Decorate with holly or leafy stems from the die set or use enamel holly leaves and berries. Inside the green card 2, stamp “everything” in black to match the die-cut “merry” from the card front. Then, using ink to coordinate with the card front paper, stamp a pine branch on the top inside panel and in black on the outside back panel. The stamps I used were from Scrapbook and Cards Today‘s Christmas in July – Jolly Holiday 2024 event.

Envelope: The cards fit into an A2 size envelope with “Fill your heart with joy” stamped on the back flap in coordinating ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Concord & 9th – Dies – Nutcracker Dies

Stamps

  • Scrapbook and Cards Today‘s Christmas in July – Jolly Holiday 2024 event – Clear Stamps

Papers

  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Sea Glass
  • Graphic 45 – 8×8 Double-sided Paper – Let It Snow
  • My Mind’s Eye – 6×6 Paper Pad – Jingle All The Way
  • Black, Blue, Pink, and Red Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Concord & 9th – Premium Dye Ink – Tidepool
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black & Rose Bud
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Green

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Concord & 9th – Enamel Stickers – Nutcracker Shapes
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress – Rock Candy Clear Glitter

Hero Arts – Nutcracker Slider Card

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Welcome to Day 1 of my Nutcracker series using a variety of stamps and die sets to make some nutcracker themed cards. My card today uses products by Hero Arts – Big Mouth Nutcracker Bundle of dies and A Little Nuts stamp set.

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

Cardbase: Cut from white light-to-medium weight cardstock one 4.25 x 5.5-inch rectangle. Also cut one pink 4.25 x 5.5-inch rectangle.

Slider Mechanism: Cut three of the large mechanism from the Big Mouth Slider die set from light-to-medium weight cardstock. Cut one “T” interactive sliding piece from pink. Using the upside-down “U” die cut out an opening as shown in the video above from the center bottom pink panel.

Sentiments: Stamped sentiments are from the Stamp & Cut A Little Nuts set. Inside the mouth is “Hope your holiday is all it’s cracked up to be.” On the card back is a nutcracker and “Let’s have a cracking Christmas.”

Envelope: The panel card fits into an A2 size envelope with a nutcracker and “Peace, Love & Pecans” on the envelope back.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Hero Arts – Dies – Big Mouth Nutcracker
  • Hero Arts – Dies – Big Mouth Slider

Stamps

  • Hero Arts – Clear Stamps & Dies- A Little Nuts

Papers

  • Park Lane – 8.5×11 80 lb. Shimmer Sheets – Gold
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 100 lb. Cardstock – Pink
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 80 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Red and Yellow Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black & Rose Bud
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Blue

Adhesives

Tools

A Snowy Pines Card

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It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s November 2025 Release of new dies and stamps.

Today’s card uses the new die sets of Pine Cone and Greeting Labels as well as the new Quiet Forest stamp set. It also uses the previously release dies of Pattern Plate – Swirls and Snow Charms. The new dies and stamps will be available for pre-order starting November 24, 2025.

Cardbase: I cut an 8.5×11 sheet of white 65lb. cardstock in half to create two 5.5×8.5-inch rectangles that I fold in half to make side-fold A2 cardbases. Cut one cardbase into two 4.25×5.5 panels.

Swirls Background: Tape a white 4.25×5.5 panel of cardstock to the Pattern Plate – Swirls die and using the embossing sandwich for your die cutting machine, and emboss the pattern into the cardstock. Color the swirls with a glitter marker of icy blue. Trim panel down to 4×5.25-inches. Glue panel to card front.

Pine Cones: Watch the video above to see how I made the pine cones using Karen Burniston’s Pine Cone dies.

Skates and Snowflakes: The skates and snowflakes were cut out using the Snow Charms die set. The three skate dies were cut from white cardstock and colored with markers before gluing together. The snowflakes were cut from white gold shimmer cardstock.

Sentiments: All the sentiments come from the Quiet Forest stamp set and are cut out with the Greeting Labels die set.

Envelope: The card fits in an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) size envelope with a snowflake glued to the back flap.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Rain Forest
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Shimmer Cardstock – White Gold
  • Brown and White Cardstock
  • A2 Envelope – White

Ink

  • American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Vintage Photo
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Chisel Tip – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Red

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Red & White Bakers Twine

Jolly Snowmen Birthday Postcard

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This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #291 whose parameters included a postcard, Easter colors,  pack(s)/(ing) element, and shiny.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I used a 5×7-inch 220lb. cotton card panel to print the snowmen and sentiment onto the postcard front using a light blue ink.

Snowmen: Printed using the BetterPress system with the Spellbinders press plate Made with Snowflakes and colored glitter brush markers in pastel colors.

Sentiments: “Made with love & snowflakes” is in the Made with Snowflakes press plate set. The postmark was stamped in red ink using elements from two Purple Onion Designs red rubber stamp sets.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inch) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Of The Month – Made with Snowflakes – BPOM-OCT25

Stamps

  • Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Birthday Postmark Set
  • Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Holiday Postmarks

Paper

  • Spellbinders – 5×7-inch 220 lb. Double Weight Cotton Card Panels – Porcelain

Ink

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – French Blue
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue, Key Lime Green, Orange Juice, Pretty Pink, Royal Purple, Sunshine Yellow

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Best Ever Craft Tape

Stampin’ Up Gingerbread Man Card

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Warm gingerbread smells wonderful on a cold Autumn day fresh from the oven. This card tries to capture that yummy feeling of holiday baking using the new dies and stamps from Stampin’ Up.

Watch the video below to see how the card was made.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Cut & Emboss – Gingerbread Man

Stamps

  • Stampin’ Up – Photopolymer Stamps – Gingerbread Man

Papers

  • Rainbow Splash – 8.5×11 100lb Cardstock – Carmel

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Heat Gun
  • Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
  • Paper Masking Tape

Day 7 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 7 in the Week of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter cheer as beverages. Today’s card features Trinity Stamps’ Trini-Tea Cup Card die set made up as a Santa mug of cocoa. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

Watch the video below to see how the card was made.

Cardbase:  I started with an 8.5×11-inch sheet of red cardstock of at least 80lb. weight and cut out the shaped card base using the Trinity Stamps’ Trini-Tea Cup Card die set.

Santa:  Santa is created using a Spellbinders’ set of scalloped circles and an i-Crafter’s set of nested circle dies. Watch the video above to see how it was made. The mustache, eyes, mouth and eyebrow come from the Spellbinder’s Cocoa Wonderland die set.

Sentiments:  The die-cut sentiments of “Christmas Greetings” and “ho, ho, ho” are from Karen Burniston’s Small Script- Christmas die set. Another Karen Burniston product, her Winter Hugs stamp set, was used to stamp “Stay warm and drink Hot Cocoa” in brown ink on the catalog (6×9-inches) envelope’s back flap.

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GIVEAWAY

I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Astrobrights – 8.5×11-inches 65lb Cardstock – Grocer Kraft
  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11-inches Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker –Fine Tip – Pink
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends – Dark Copper Clay
  • Sunbird Spark – Velvety Dye Ink – Canyon

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Paper Tape
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Microfiber Cloth

Day 5 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 5 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s die sets. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  The cardbase is a purchase A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) brown kraft paper one with matching envelope. The four panels are covered with decorative paper using rectangles cut by the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch set.

Pop-Up Ball Cup:  Watch the assembly video for the Mini Ball Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut two of the ball pieces from red coated cardstock. Cut from the Mini Ball Add-ons 2 – Monkey and Lion die set, two of the curled tail piece – one on the coated side and one on the reverse side of coated cardstock – and glue together with paper tape addition as shown in the video above. Stamp the brown cocoa design onto a scrap of white cardstock and cut out using the Bitty Ball decorator hexagon die from either the Bitty Ball Double-Ups or the Bitty Ball Pop-Up. Cut out two white and one red hexagon frames using the Bitty Ball and Mini Ball decorator hexagon dies. (Mini Ball Double-Ups or the Mini Ball Pop-Up sets both have this die.) Assemble as shown in the video above. The white saucer is cut using the Hexagons – Crosshatch set.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments stamped in brown ink using the Karen Burniston stamp set – Winter Hugs. The labels on which they are stamped were cut using label dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 envelope whose back flap is has stamped “Winter Hugs” in brown ink from the Winter Hugs stamp set.

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GIVEAWAY

I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – 12×12 Double-Sided 200gsm Papers – Tis The Season by Linsey Kelly
  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8 Glossy Cardstock – Rainbow
  • White Cardstock
  • A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) Cardbase and Envelope – Brown Kraft

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Paper Tape

Day 3 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 3 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s Tea and Coffee Pop-Up and Topper Tags die sets. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  The card base is four tags cut using the Topper Tags die set. Each tag has a clear packing tape hinge at the bottom edge. Watch the video above for tape placement. Use decorator pieces from the tag die set. Add baker’s twine once the card is fully decorated to each tag hole.

Mug Pop-Up:  Watch the assembly video for the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut one mug from a decorative cardstock. From cardstock that matches the base tag, cut one mechanism piece. Cut a spoon from silver mirror cardstock. Cut the steam from clear vellum. Assemble as shown in the video above.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments are fussy cut from the Stamperia Classic Christmas paper collection.

Envelope:  The tags card fits into a #10 business envelope whose back flap is covered with leftover strips from the paper collection.

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GIVEAWAY

I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Red #10 Business Envelope
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Stamperia – 8×8 Paper Collection – Classic Christmas
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Vellum – Clear

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Red and Yellow Baker’s Twine

Day 2 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 2 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa and mulled cider. Today’s card uses Spellbinders’ Mugs & Mittens die set and Stay Snuggly stamp set. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  I started with an A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) purchased cardbase and matching envelope.

Card Front:  Cut a white panel 4.375×6-inches and ink blend around the edges in a snowy blue ink. Splatter with white paint for snowflakes. Cut and assemble mitten, sweater and mug pieces as shown in video.

Sentiments:  The front sentiment is debossed using the banner and sentiment dies in the Mugs & Mittens die set and the letters colored with a white gel pen.  The inside sentiment and card back snowflake star are stamped in red ink using the Stay Snuggly stamp set.

Envelope:  The back flap is stamped in red ink using the snowflake and “Winter Cheers” from the  Stay Snuggly stamp set.

These are two additional Christmas mugs of good cheer that I made with the July 2025 Spellbinder’s Small Die of the Month – Cocoa Greetings, Ginger Sip die, Starry Snowfall 3D embossing folder and Nordic Noel embossing folder.

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GIVEAWAY

I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

  • Spellbinders – Large Die of the Month – Mugs & Mittens – DOML-JUL25

Stamps

  • Spellbinders  – Clear Stamp of the Month – Stay Snuggly – CSOM-JUL25

Papers

  • Red – Scrap Envelope
  • Coated White Cardboard Packaging
  • Cream, Red and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
  • Recollections – 8.5×11-inch Shimmer Cardstock -White Gold
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11-inch – Clear Vellum

Ink

  • Blue Gel Pen
  • Hero Arts Acrylic Spray – Opaque White
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Pink Flamingo
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Fired Brick, Walnut Stain
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Stampin’ Pad – Balmy Blue

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Scissors
  • Heat Gun
  • Blending Brush
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Paper Masking Tape