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Gina K Designs – Owls – Merry Christmas!

Dec13

Today I’m sharing another Christmas card using stamps from  Gina K Designs – Holiday Season and Seasonal Patterns and Phrases. Also used, Ornate Frame die from the new Gina K Designs – 12 Days of Christmas Box – Day 1.

To create the card, I began with the card base using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. folded to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″. The edges around the card were inked with a Gina K. blending brush and Gina K. Designs – Powder Blue ink.

With Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and my MISTI, I stamped the image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in the image with Copic markers listed below. The image was fussy cut, leaving a touch of white all around it. Using a Sakura Glaze – Black pen, I coloured in the eyes and beaks. Then I added a little dot on the eyes with a Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen. Spectrum Noir – Sparkles – Crystal Clear was applied to the hats brims and pom-poms to add a little bit of glitter.

The sentiment was stamped directly onto Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, using a MISTI, VersaMark ink and Ranger Gold Embossing powder was applied over top of it. This was heat embossed using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. The sentiment was die cut using a Cuttlebug and die from Gina K. Designs – Die – Scrolled Gift Card Holder and the frame was die cut using Gina K. Designs – Ornate Frame (Day 1 from the 12 Days of Christmas) and paper from Chloe’s Crafts Paper Pad – 02-3129420. A Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint was used to create a border around the sentiment die cut.

To assemble the card, using another piece of cardstock from the Chloe’s Crafts Paper Pad – 02-3129420, I cut the paper to the size of 3.5″ x 4.75″ and glued this piece to the Ornate Frame die cut. U-Line Double-Sided Foam tape was applied to the backs of this, the Owls images, sentiment and Dress It Up – Glitter Holly embellishment. The frame was then popped up onto the base card. Next, I popped up the owls, holly and sentiment onto the frame. With a Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, I created snow in the sky behind the owls and onto the holly berries to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiment: Gina K Designs – Holiday Season, Seasonal Patterns and Phrases

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versa Fine – Onyx Black, Gina K. Designs – Powder Blue, VersaMark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Chloe’s Crafts Paper Pad – 02-3129420 (6″ x 6″)

Dies: Gina K. Designs – Die – Scrolled Gift Card Holder, Gina K. Designs – Ornate Frame (Day 1 – 12 Days of Christmas)

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, , Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Spectrum Noir – Sparkles – Crystal Clear, Dress It Up – Glitter Holly, Ranger Gold Embossing powder, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Sakura Glaze – Black pen

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Owls: R30, R22, E29, E27, E25, E23, E39, E37, E35, E33, (Eyes and Beaks – Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Sakura Glaze – Black pen)

Hats: R59, R37, R35, C4, Spectrum Noir – Sparkles – Crystal Clear

Antlers: E43, E41, E40

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Kraftin Kimmie – Merry Christ-Moose!

Dec10

Sharing another Christmas card I made using Merry Christ-Moose! by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.

To make my card this week, I began with a Recollections – Christmas Cards 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base. I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and Scrapbook.com – Jewels Smooth Cardstock with my Cuttlebug and dies from Moonstone – Hunkydory – Vintage Filigree Frame, Waffle Flower Crafts – Nesting Squares. With my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto the square die cut. The sentiment was stamped using VersaMark ink and then embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail. Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was applied to the powder to heat emboss it.

The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below and the snow in the sky was applied with a Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen. This pen was also applied to the Moose’s eyes. Sakura Glaze – Black pen was applied to the eyes of all of the characters and also to the dog’s nose. UNIPosca PC-3M White marker was applied to the snow in spots to give it a little more texture. U-Line double-sided foam tape was applied to the back of the die cut and sentiment and they were both popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – Merry Christ-Moose! by Cheryl Grant (Retired)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark ink

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Recollections – Christmas Cards and Envelopes, Scrapbook.com – Jewels Smooth Cardstock (4.25″ x 5.5″)

Die Cuts: Moonstone – Hunkydory – Vintage Filigree Frame, Waffle Flower Crafts – Nesting Squares, Waffle Flower Crafts – Nesting Squares

Tools: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Sakura Glaze – Black, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, (Quickie Glue Pen, Mixed Glitter for some areas in snow and on snowman).

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R22, R20

Hair: E47, E44, E43, Y26

Moose, Hoofs and Antlers: E53, E51, E50, E39, E37, E35, E33, E31, R22, R20

Birds: R46, R14, R08

Jeans: B99, B97, B95, B91

Sweater: BG49, BG45, BG34, C2, C00, Y04

Shoes: C9, C7, C5, C5, C3

Dog and Collar: T5, T3, T1, 100, E39

Star: Y17, Y15, Y11

Lights: B96, R14, R12, G03, G00, Y13, Y04

Candy Cane: R37, R35

Shadows in Snow: C1, C00, B000,

Sky: BG05, BG02, BG01

 

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Kit and Clowder – Penguin Bauble!

Dec5

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made following a video for the Penguin Bauble Colouring class by Alyce Keegan at Kit and Clowder during the November Summit Class.

The image provided by Alyce was printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale and coloured in with Copic markers. Once I finished colouring the image, it was fussy cut leaving a slim border. The sentiment was stamped onto some white cardstock in my stash using VersaFine – Majestic Blue ink, MISTI and Kraftin’ Kimmie – It’s Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas!  stamp. Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder was applied over top of the ink and it was heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Lastly, I used a Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint pen to go around the edges.

The base card was created to the size of 6″ x 6″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Gold cardstock from Chloe’s Crafts Paper Pad was applied directly to the base of the same size using liquid glue. Waffle Flower Crafts – Nesting Squares were used to die-cut Crafter’s Companion – Snowflake Swirls designer paper for the background and Moonstone – Hunkydory – Vintage Filigree Frame die was used to die cut Chloe’s Crafts Paper Pad – Navy Blue paper. I applied both of these directly to the the front of the card using liquid glue and then popped up the finished image and sentiment onto the card using U-Line double-sided foam tape.

Below is the original coloured image before creating the card to go with it.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Kit and Clowder – Penguin Bauble

Sentiment: Kraftin’ Kimmie – It’s Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, VersaFine – Majestic Blue

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Chloe’s Crafts Paper Pad – 02-3129420 (6″ x 6″), Crafter’s Companion – Snowflake Swirls (12″ x 12″)

Die Cuts: Moonstone – Hunkydory – Vintage Filigree Frame, Waffle Flower Crafts – Nesting Squares

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint pen, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

 

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Dancing Penguins!

Dec25

Merry Christmas and A Very Happy, Healthy New Year to everyone! Hope you all have an amazing, safe and wonderful holiday with family and friends!

Sharing my last Christmas card of the year that I made using Spellbinders – Dancin’ Penguin – S3-482 and Dancin’ Christmas Sentiments – STP-216. For the background I used Polkadoodles – Theo Penguin – 10 Precoloured background scenes bundle Winter and Ice Theo Penguin.

Copic B000 was applied to the snow banks and pond and Stickles Diamond was added to give some sparkle to the snow and ice. Really love the way the skates swing back and forth below the penguins.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Sentiment: Spellbinders – Dancin’ Christmas Sentiments – STP-216

Paper: Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Small scraps from my paper stash

Die Cuts: Spellbinders – Dancin’ Penguin – S3-482

Background Image: Polkadoodles – Theo Penguin – 10 Precoloured background scenes bundle Winter and Ice Theo Penguin

Embossing Powder: Simon Says Stamp – Ultra Fine Silver

Miscellaneous: My Favourite Things – Spin & Slide Discs, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Dancing Gingerbread !

Dec20

Today I’m sharing an interactive Christmas card that I made using Spellbinders – Dancin’ Gingerbread – S5-609 and Dancin’ Christmas Sentiments – STP-216. I could play with this card all day watching them swinging them back and forth! LOL!

Love these fun dies and just had to try them out. Using the die cuts, I cut all of the body pieces for the Gingerbread man and woman using the dies and a Cuttlebug. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rusty Hinge was then applied all around the edges with a finger dauber. All of the reds were die cut using Recollections – Red cardstock and then inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Aged Mahogony. Just to give the pieces a little depth. For the cheeks, I added a little bit of pink chalk to make them rosier. All of the sparkle white pieces were die cut using Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust”. I really love the glitter of this paper. The scarf pattern pieces were die cut out of Hammermill – Premium Cardstock.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Recollections – Red cardstock was cut to the same size as the base. Next, I cut 2 pieces of Recollections – Holiday Basics paper to the size of 4-1/8″ x 7/8″ and applied these to the top and bottom of the card. The centre piece was cut to the size of 4.25″ x 3.5″ and then inked around the edges with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Worn Lipstick. All of the paper pieces were adhered to the base card using liquid glue.

The Gingerbread were assembled along with some small scraps used to create the cheeks and eyes. White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was applied to each of the eyes to give them a little more character. The swinging mechanism was applied to the backs of the Gingerbread and My Favourite Things – Spin & Slide Discs were attached to the card using liquid glue and double-sided tape.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment onto Hammermill – Premium Cardstock with VersaMark ink and applied Ranger – Rich Red Embossing Powder to it. A Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was applied to the powder to heat emboss it.  This was cut down to 3-1/8″ x .75″ and both sides were notched with scissors and Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Worn Lipstick was applied around the edges with a finger dauber. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the sentiment and it was popped up on the card to complete it.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Sentiment: Spellbinders – Dancin’ Christmas Sentiments – STP-216

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rusty Hinge, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Aged Mahogony, Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Worn Lipstick, VersaMark

Paper: Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Holiday Basics (12″ x 12″), Crafter’s Companion – Snowflake Swirls (12″ x 12″), Recollections – Red cardstock, Recollections Kraft Cardstock, Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″), scraps of pink and dark brown cardstock for cheeks, eyes and mouth

Die Cuts: Spellbinders – Dancin’ Gingerbread – S5-609

Embossing Powder: Ranger – Rich Red

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, My Favourite Things – Spin & Slide Discs, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Penguin and Reindeer Friend!

Dec19

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using Whimsy Stamps – Penguin and Reindeer Friend and Penny Black Creative Dies – Antique Frame.

The image was printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale and coloured in with Copic markers. Once I finished colouring the image, I applied Copic B000 all around it and then fussy cut the image out leaving a slim border.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Stampin’ Up – Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper was cut to the same size as the base card. Using a Cuttlebug and Penny Black Creative Dies – Antique Frame, I die cut the centre of the paper, keeping the original size as well. The same dies were also used to cut out a larger rectangle out of Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones paper. To create the snow, I first die cut the snow drifts with Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” paper and Spellbinders – Color Block Scenic Scape dies. Next, so that I could keep the same shape as the snowflake die cut, I once again ran both of the snow die cuts through the cutting machine using the Penny Black dies. All of the die cuts were inked around the edges with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean. Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Tumbled Glass was applied to the top of the snow banks to give them some contrast.

The whole card was now ready to assemble.

Liquid glue was applied to the larger snowflake border and then applied directly onto the base card. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the completed image, small snow drift and each of the rectangle die cuts. The larger die cut rectangle was popped up onto the centre of the snowflake base. Liquid glue was applied to the larger snow drift and it was applied directly to the smaller snowflake die cut. Another layer of U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape and some liquid glue were applied to the smaller snow drift then it was popped up onto the larger snow drift. The penguin and reindeer image was popped up behind the smaller snowdrift. I also applied some liquid glue to the foam tape so that it would adhere better to the sparkle cardstock. Lastly, I fussy cut a sentiment from Creative Expressions – Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Christmas Script and popped it up onto the top of the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Whimsy Stamps – Penguin and Reindeer Friend

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Tumbled Glass

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″), Stampin’ Up – Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper, Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones, Creative Expressions – Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Christmas Script (CEW022)

Die Cuts: Penny Black Creative Dies – Antique Frame 51-937, Spellbinders – Color Block Scenic Scape (S3-418)

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Sakura Glaze – Black, Pigma Micron 03 black marker

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguin: W9, W7, W5, W3, W00, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11, RV00, E43, E42, E41, E40, Colorless Blender, (Eyes – Sakura Glaze – Black, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen), Pigma Micron 03 black marker

Scarf and Hat: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Reindeer: E35, E33, E31, E18, E15, R02, R01, R00, C1, C00, (Eyes and Nose – Sakura Glaze – Black, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen), Pigma Micron 03 black marker

Bells and Collars: YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00, R46, R14, R08

Leash: G16, YG25, YG23

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Pre-Colored Snowflake Gnome!

Dec18

Today I’m sharing a Christmas CAS card that I made using KLM Digital Designs – Pre-Colored Snowflake Gnome from the new December 2024 Release. This pre-coloured image makes it very easy to create lots of last minute Christmas cards.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Whimsy Stamps – Blurry Flurries paper was cut to the same size and applied to the base card using double-sided tape.

The image was printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and fussy cut. Joy Crafts – Merry Christmas Cutting Stencil was die cut using a Cuttlebug and Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” paper. This was applied along the top of the card using liquid glue. With a spatula, DecoArt Snow-Tex was applied along the bottom of the card and then some glitter was sprinkled onto it while it was still wet. Gentle pressure was used to push the glitter into the DecoArt Snow-Tex. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the upper part of the image and it was popped up onto the card. Lastly, Stickles – Diamond was applied along the bottom of the feet.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: KLM Digital Designs – Pre-Colored Snowflake Gnome

Sentiment Die: Joy Crafts – Merry Christmas Cutting Stencil (6002/0683)

Inks: HP Printer

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Whimsy Stamps – Blurry Flurries WSDP25 (6″ x 6″), Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″)

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, DecoArt Snow-Tex, Stickles – Diamond

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

NOTE: KLM Designs will be closing as of January 1st, 2025. All physical stamps are now $2.50!
Stock up while supplies last!


Penguin Candy Cane !

Dec5

Today I’m sharing another Christmas card that I made using Whimsy Stamps – Penguin Candy Cane.

The image was printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale and coloured in with Copic markers. Once I finished colouring the image, I fussy cut around it.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Creative Expressions – Christmas Wishes paper was cut to be the same size as the base and was applied directly to the card using double-sided tape. A finger dauber was used to apply Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Candied Apple around all of the edges of the card. Using a Cuttlebug, I die cut the larger snowflake with Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Lace Snowflake Frame and the smaller snowflakes with Poppy – Simple Snowflakes out of Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” paper. The holly and leaves were die cut using dies from Spellbinders – Dancin’ Figgy Pudding and some scraps of Recollections – Green cardstock and Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Red. I used a Copic marker G99 to make the veins darker in the leaves and a White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen to add a highlight on the berries and then used liquid glue to assemble them.

The whole card was now ready to assemble. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the completed image and it was popped up onto the centre of the large snowflake. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was then applied to the large snowflake and it was popped up onto the centre of the card. Liquid glue was applied to the holly and berries and smaller snowflakes which were adhered directly to the card base. Lastly, I applied U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape to the sentiment from Hunkydory Essential Book of Christmas Sentiments 2023 and popped it up onto the corner of the card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Whimsy Stamps – Penguin Candy Cane

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Candied Apple

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Creative Expressions – Christmas Wishes (8″ x 8″), Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Red – 8.5 x 11″, Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″), Hunkydory Essential Book of Christmas Sentiments 2023, Recollections – Green cardstock

Die Cuts: Spellbinders – Dancin’ Figgy Pudding – S4-1315, Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Lace Snowflake Frame (CED3123), Poppy – Simple Snowflakes (Style 1931)

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguin: W9, W7, W5, W3, W00, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11, RV00, E43, E42, E41, E40, Colorless Blender

Hat: R46, R14, R08, C01, C0

Candy Cane: G16, YG25, YG23, R46, R14, R08, C1, C0

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Sleeping Polar Bear!

Dec4

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using Pink Gem Designs – Sleeping Polar Bear and a mixture of sentiments from Lawn Fawn – Penguin Party and Lawn Fawn – Winter Skies which I thought went great with this super adorable image!

The image was printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale and then die cut using a Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and then a White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was applied to create the snow falling from the sky. Stickles – Frosted Lace was applied to the top of the snow, snow drifts, igloo and on the white parts of the hat. I just love the way it glistens!

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Using some scrap Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., I inked the paper using a finger dauber with Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries that I still had on it. Then using a MISTI and VersaMark ink, I used Lawn Fawn – Penguin Party for the “Merry Christmas” sentiment and Lawn Fawn – Winter Skies for the “Hope your dreams come true” sentiment. Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail was applied to both sentiments and then the embossing powder was heated with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Next, I used a cutter to cut close to the sentiment on the Recollections – Black cardstock and a Cuttlebug with Nellie’s Choice Multi Frame Die – Round Lily – MFD030 to cut the smaller sentiment. Gina Marie Designs – Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangles were used to die cut the background border out of Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Red Matte finish. Lastly, with a cutter, Stampin’ Up – Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper was cut to the same size as the base card and then edges were inked around using a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch.

The card was now read to assemble. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied all of the die cuts and sentiments. They were then popped up and layered onto the card and image.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Pink Gem Designs – Sleeping Polar Bear

Sentiments: Lawn Fawn – Penguin Party, Lawn Fawn – Winter Skies

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch, VersaMark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Stampin’ Up – Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper, Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Red – 8.5 x 11″, Recollections – Black cardstock

Dies: Gina Marie Designs – Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangles, Nellie’s Choice Multi Frame Die – Round Lily – MFD030, My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Stickles – Frosted Lace, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Polar Bear: B91, C1, C0, Colorless Blender, R02, R01, R00

Hat: R59, R37, R35, R24, B91, C01, C0, Colorless Blender, Stickles – Frosted Lace

Presents and Bows: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, E15, YR24, Y35, Y08, R59, R37, R35

Lollipops: G16, YG25, YG23, R46, R14, R08, R37, R35, C1, C0

Santa Sign: R59, R46, R14, R08, C1, C0

Sky: B29, B28, B26, B24, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Snow: B91, C1, C0, Colorless Blender, Stickles – Frosted Lace

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Matchbook Nativity!

Dec2

Today I’m sharing another miniature Match Book Christmas card using Art Impressions – MB Nativity – 5443 and MB Template Dies (5317). The closed size is 1.75″ x 2″.

To create the card, I began with the card base using Stampin’ Up! Wood Textures double-sided paper, Cuttlebug die-cutting machine and the Art Impressions – MB Template Dies (5317). From the same die set, the sentiment pop-up and star were cut out using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock.

With Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and my MISTI, I stamped all of the images onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in all of the images and then, using the Cuttlebug again, I die cut all of the inside pop-ups using Art Impressions – MB Nativity – 5443. The windows were done 4 times, 2 for the outside and 2 for the inside of the card. I cut a really small piece of plastic from a clear bag to be the same size as the window and glued it to the card before adding on the outside windows to simulate a window pane. Versafine – Majestic Blue was stamped onto the sentiment pop-up. Lastly, I die cut the envelopes using Craft Smith – Peppermint Twist double-sided paper and Art Impressions – MB Envelope Die (5318). (Not shown in photo.)

Double-sided tape was applied to do the assembly on the tabs. They were then all adhered to the base card. I created a little 1.5″ x 1.5″ white square and attached it to some Recollections – Red cardstock. I then cut around it again to create a slim border. I glued this onto the back of the card in order write my sentiment. The card was then folded up and put into the little match book envelope. Double-side tape was also applied to the flaps of the larger envelope to complete the assembly.

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiment: Art Impressions – MB Nativity – 5443

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versafine – Majestic Blue

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Stampin’ Up! Wood Textures 6″ x 6″ (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm), Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock, Craft Smith – Peppermint Twist (6″x6″)

Dies: Art Impressions – MB Nativity – 5443, MB Template Dies (5317), MB Envelope Die (5318)

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Baby and Blanket: E21, E11, E00, E000, R20, B37, B34, B32

Cat: C8, C6, C5, C4, R30, R20

Bird: B37, B34, B32, YR15, R20

Sheep: C8, C6, C1, C0, C00, R20, R02, R01, R00, R000

Donkey: W8, W6, W5, W4, W3, W1, W0, R20, R02, R00, C8, C6

Cow: E99, E95, E33, E31, E30, E15, E13, E11, R20, R02, R00, C8, C6

Boards and Crib: E39, E35, E33, E29

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Matchbook Santa Christmas!

Dec1

Today I’m sharing a Match Book sized Christmas card using Art Impressions – MB Santa Christmas – 5442, MB Template Dies (5317), MB Envelope Die (5318)  that I made. Love these little cards as they are so fun to make. The closed size is 1.75″ x 2″.

To create the card, I began with the card base using PhotoPlay – Christmas Memories double-sided paper, Cuttlebug die-cutting machine and the Art Impressions – MB Template Dies (5317). Using the same dies, I also die cut the flooring using Joy Crafts – Artist Trading Card – Tough Texture. This small paper is excellent for the small detail required. I glued this piece to the base and set it aside.

With Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and my MISTI, I stamped all of the images and the sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in all of the images and applied Pental Slicci – Gold 8.0 pen to the lamp post. A Quickie Glue Pen was used to apply Glitter to Santa’s hat and clothing, the stockings, Christmas Tree Bulbs and on the wreath. With the Cuttlebug, I die cut all of the inside pop-ups using Art Impressions – MB Santa Christmas 5442 and the envelopes using Craft Smith – Peppermint Twist double-sided paper and the Art Impressions – MB Envelope Die (5318). (Not shown in photo.)

Double-sided tape was applied to do the assembly on the tabs and wall items. They were then all adhered to the base card as show above. I created a little 1.5″ x 1.5″ white square and attached it to some Recollections – Red cardstock. I then cut around it again to create a slim border. I glued this onto the back of the card in order write my sentiment. The card was then folded up and put into the little match book envelope.

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiment: Art Impressions – MB Santa Christmas – 5442

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., PhotoPlay – Christmas Memories (6″x6″), Joy Crafts – Artist Trading Card – Tough Texture (3.25″ x 2-3/8″), Craft Smith – Peppermint Twist (6″x6″)

Dies: Art Impressions – MB Santa Christmas – 5442, MB Template Dies (5317), MB Envelope Die (5318) and MB Wall Accessories (5323)

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Pental Slicci – Gold 8.0 pen, Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R20

Beard: W1, W00

Reds: R59, R37, R35

Greens: G99, G16, YG67, YG63, YG61, YG25, YG23

Fireplace, Brick, Logs and Fire: E99, E15, E13, W3, W1, W0, R24, YR16, Y08

Gold and Yellows: E15, YR24, Y35, Y08

Blacks: C9, C7, C5

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Happy Pawlidays!

Nov25

Today I’m sharing another Christmas card that I made using KLM Digital Designs – Kitty – Santa Hat from the new November 2024 Release. This image also comes with the 2 other sentiments, “Merry Christmas” and “Santa Paws is Comin’ to town”. Purrrfect for all of the cat lovers out there or for your own little kitty cat! LOL!

The image and sentiment were printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and a Prismacolor Premier black pencil was used to colour in the eyes and the whiskers.  Sakura Glaze – Black Pen was used to colour in the nose and a White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used to create the highlight. The White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was also applied to the sky and highlights on the snow drifts. Stickles – Diamond was applied to the top of the snow and on the white parts of the hat.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Recollections – Navy Cardstock was cut to the same size as the base card and it was adhered to it with liquid glue. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the completed image and it was popped up onto the  centre of the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: KLM Digital Designs – Kitty – Santa Hat

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Navy Cardstock

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Sakura Glaze – Black Pen, White Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Cat: C8, C7, C6, C5, C4, C3, R29, R27, R24, R02, R01, R00, PrismaColor Premier Pencil – Black, Sakura Glaze – Black Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen (Nose)

Hat: R59, R37, R35, R24, B91, C01, C0, Colorless Blender, Stickles – Diamond

Sky: B04, BO2, B01, B00, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Snow: B91, C1, C0, Colorless Blender, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Stickles – Diamond

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Christmas Tree Gnome!

Nov22

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using KLM Digital Designs – Christmas Tree Gnome II from the new November 2024 Release.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock.  The image was printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale and then it was die cut using a Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers (3.5″ x 4.75″). The image was then coloured in with Copic markers listed below.  A white Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used to create the white snow in the sky and also the sparkles on the snow drifts on the ground. Recollections – Red cardstock was cut to the size of approximately x 3.75″ x 5″ and the finished image was directly applied to this using liquid glue. Once again, liquid glue was applied to the red rectangle and it was adhered directly to the base card. Finally to finish it off, I popped up a sentiment from Creative Expressions – Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Christmas Script (CEW022) using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: KLM Digital Designs – Christmas Tree Gnome II

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Red cardstock

Die Cut: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Creative Expressions – Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Christmas Script (CEW022)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R24, R22

Sweater:  R59, R37, R35, BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, C2, C1

Pants: B99, B97, B95, B91

Hat: R59, R37, R35

Boots: C9, C7, C7, C3

Mitten: R59, R37, R35, BG09, BG05, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Tree and Branches: E59, E29, E27, E25, E21, G99, YG67, YG63, YG61

Sky: B06, B05, B04, B02

Snow: B91, C1, C0, Colorless Blender, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Christmas Wagon Kitty!

Nov20

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using Dis Digi Stamps – Christmas Wagon Kitty (Retired).

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Craft Smart – Hot Buy – Happy Pawlidays paper was cut to the same size and adhered to the base using double-sided tape. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rustic Wilderness was inked around all of the edges of the card using a finger dauber. I chose a sentiment from Photo-Play Santa Paws Cats – Stickers and applied it to some red cardstock from my stash and then fussy cut around it and set it aside. With my Cuttlebug, I die cut Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Red matte finish with PinkFresh Studio – Essentials: Folk Edge Squares.

The image was printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. Sakura Glaze – Black Pen was used to colour in the eyes and nose. The eyebrows, mouth, tail and finer details on mouse were enhanced using a PrismaColor Black pencil. The whiskers were also added using the black pencil. Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen was applied to create the dots in the eyes and on the nose. To create the snow in the sky, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was applied to make some snowflakes larger and smaller than others. On the presents, a UNI Posca Pen – Gold was used on the ribbon and dots on the presents. Lastly, Stickles – Diamond was applied to the cuff of the hats, pompoms and snow on the ground.

The card was now ready to assemble. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the image and it was popped up onto the red square die cut. Once again, it was applied to the die cut and the sentiment. Both items were then popped up onto the card to complete it.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: Dis Digi Stamps – Christmas Wagon Kitty (Edited -2) (Retired)

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rustic Wilderness

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Red, Craft Smart – Hot Buy – Happy Pawlidays (12″ x 12″), Photo-Play Santa Paws Cats – Stickers

Dies: PinkFresh Studio – Essentials: Folk Edge Squares

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Sakura Glaze – Black Pen, UNI Posca Pen – Gold, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Kitty Cat: YR68, YR18, YR31, Y38, R02, R01, R00, PrismaColor Premier Pencil – Black, Sakura Glaze – Black Pen (Nose)

Mouse: W3, W1, W0, R02, R01, R00, PrismaColor Premier Pencil – Black, Sakura Glaze – Black Pen (Nose)

Hats and Bows: R59, R37, R35

Presents: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, G16, YG25, YG23, Y19, Y17, Y15, UNI Posca Pen – Gold, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Wagon and Wheels: E27, E25, E23, E21, C9, C7, C5, CC, C1, C0

Sky: B05, B04, B02, B01, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen (Snow)

Snow and Shadows: BG000, BG0000

Hats and Sparkle on Snow: Stickles – Diamond

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Sweet As Candy Canes!

Oct22

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using KLM Digital Designs – Candy Cane Gnome II from the new October 2024 Release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Sugar & Stripes and everything nice!” and “Cane you believe it’s Christmas?”.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. I had some dark green cardstock in my stash and decided to cut it to the same size as the base and glue it on. I loved the beautiful patterned paper from Craft Smith – Peppermint Twist and thought it went great with the image, so I cut that to be 4.25″ x 4.25″. The edges were inked around with Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries and it was adhered to the centre of the card. AC Premium Candy Cane Ribbon was applied to the top and bottom of the card using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale and the image was coloured in with Copic markers listed below. Clear – Wink of Stella was then applied over all of the candy cane to make it sparkle. Both the image and the sentiment were fussy cut leaving a small white border around the image. The sentiment was coloured with YG61 Copic marker and then edged with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rustic Wilderness.

The card was now ready to assemble. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the image and sentiment and they were popped up onto the card. To finish it off 3 candy canes were added from Eyelet Outlet & Brads – Candy Cane using 2 layers of U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape after I had removed the back tabs from them.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: KLM Digital Designs – Candy Cane Gnome II

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rustic Wilderness, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Craft Smith – Peppermint Twist (6″x6″), Green Cardstock

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, AC Premium Ribbon, Eyelet Outlet & Brads – Candy Cane, Clear – Wink of Stella

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard and Hair:  C5, C4, C3, C2, C1

Hat and Pants: R46, R14, R08

Mittens and Leaves: G99, YG67, YG63, YG61

Candy Cane: R46, R14, R08, C1, C0, Colorless Blender

Shoes: 100, C9, C7, C5, C4, C2

Berries: R89, R37

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Fa La La La!

Sep27

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using KLM Digital Designs – Window Kitty from the new September 2024 Release.

The base card was created to the size of 4.25″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium 110 lb. cardstock. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Evergreen Bough was applied around the outside edges with a finger dauber and a blender brush was used to apply ink around the inner edges of the card base.

The image was printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale. With a Cuttlebug, Sizzix Rounded Tags were used to die cut the image and Recollections – Black cardstock. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and a Prismacolor Premier black pencil was used to add in some finer fur lines, the whiskers and to blacken around the mouth, nose and eyes.

The card was now ready to assemble. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the image and large rounded tag. Both were applied together and popped up onto the card. A sentiment from Creative Expressions – Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Traditional Christmas was cut out and adhered to the card using Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam Strips. Lastly, the snow flakes were added with a Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: KLM Digital Designs – Window Kitty

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Evergreen Bough

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock

Die Cuts: Sizzix Rounded Tags – 8 dies

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Creative Expressions – Wordies Sentiment Sheets – Traditional Christmas (CEW008), Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam Strips

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Cat: BV29, BV25, C4, W9, R89, R59, R56, R46, R29, R27, R24, R02, R01, R00

Brick Wall and Mortar: E19, E17, E13, C5, C3, C1

Drapes: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Floor and Wall: E29, E27, E25, E23, Y17, Y15, C3, C1, R27

Window, Window Sill and Window Frame: BG000, C9, C7

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Penguins Christmas!!!

Dec24

Sharing another Christmas card I made using It’s Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas! by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from our family to yours!

To make my card this week, I began with a Recollections – Winter 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base. I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock with my Cuttlebug and Creative Expressions – Industrial Chic – Gear Flower dies . With my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto the die cut. The sentiment was stamped using VersaMark ink and then embossed with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing powder. Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was applied to the powder to heat emboss it. I cut some notches into the sentiment piece and then inked around the edges with some blue that I still had on a dauber.

The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below and then Stickles – Diamond was applied to the ground to add some extra sparkle. Wink of Stella – Clear was applied to the ribbon on the gift. U-Line double-sided foam tape was applied to the back of the die cuts and sentiment and they were all popped up onto the card. Lastly, I applied some small snowflakes from Recollections – Snowflake Specialty Polyester Glitter to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: It’s Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas! – Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark ink

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Recollections – Winter 4.25″ x 5.5″ (Assorted Box of Cards), Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Die Cut: Creative Expressions – Industrial Chic – Gear Flower (CED3163)

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Wink of Stella – Clear, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Recollections – Snowflake Specialty Polyester Glitter

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguins: W9, W7, W5, W3, W0, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11, RV00, E43, E42, E41, E40, R30, R22

Scarves: BG09, BG05, BG02, R85, R83, R81

Present: E15, YR27, YR24, YR13, Y04, R29, R27, R24, Wink of Stella – Clear

Globe: R39, R35, E35, Stickles – Diamond

Sky: B05, B04, B02, B01

Snow: B00, Stickles – Diamond, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

Sweater Weather!!!

Dec14

I went to an amazing Ugly Sweater crop this week at The Scrap Club and I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas card for a few of the ladies using New Sweater Weather and New Ugly Sweater Stencil by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.

To make my cards this week, I began with a card base of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 5.5″ x 4.25″. Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was also cut to the same size. Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – New Ugly Sweater Stencil were applied to the paper using blending brushes and Krafty Kolours – Flirty Flamingo, Krafty Kolours – Ocean Opulence. I wanted to keep the background soft.

With my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the images and the sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Memento – Summer Sky ink was used to stamp the image of the pond. I coloured the images in with Copic markers and fussy cut all around them. I glued the stump and pond directly to the base. The mouse and bear were attached directly on top of the pond with glue. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was attached to the bunny, penguin and sentiment and they were all popped up onto the card. Krafty Kolours – Ocean Opulence ink was applied around the sentiment before adding it to the card.

Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was applied around the stump and the pond and then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Lastly, I added Stickles – Diamond for the snow on the top and side of the stump and to add some sparkle to the ice.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: New Sweater Weather – Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Memento – Summer Sky, Krafty Kolours – Flirty Flamingo, Krafty Kolours – Ocean Opulence

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Stencils: Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – New Ugly Sweater Stencil

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen,  U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Blending Brushes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Mouse: W7, W5, W3, R30, R22, R02

Penguin: W9, W7, W5, W3, W00, E15, YR14, Y17, E42, E41, E40, R30, R22, Colorless Blender

Bear and Rabbit: E55, E53, E51, E50, R30, R22, R02

Penguin and Rabbit Sweater, Mug, Earmuffs: BG32, BG11, BG10, B0000, R85, R81, RV00, E13, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Bear and Mouse Sweater and Scarves: BG32, BG11, BG10, BG02, BG01, BG000

Ice: B0000, Stickles – Diamond

Stump: E27, E25, E23, E21

Snow: B000, Stickles – Diamond

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

Owl Carol

Dec3

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using a retired image from Di’s Digistamps called Owl Carol.

For the base card, I used Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. and cut it and scored it to be 5.5″ x 5.5″. For the background, I cut Hunkydory Adorable Scorable Pattern Packs – Let It Snow paper to the same size as the base card and inked around the edges and along the bottom with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon. I adhered this to the base card with double-sided tape. Washi Tape was then applied directly to the left side of the card base. Waffle Flower – Nesting Square dies and Cuttlebug were used to die cut a 4.25″ x 4.25″ piece of dark blue cardstock.  Precision Cutting Dies by Frantic Stamper Inc. “Falalalala” was used to die cut the sentiment 4 times. 3 times with the dark blue cardstock and 1 time using Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock.

The image using HP High Quality Grayscale was printed onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and die cut using Cuttlebug and My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was added to the bottom of the image for the snow. Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was applied to the snow to puff it up. Stickles – Diamond was applied to the puffy snow to add a little more sparkle and also to the top of the lantern and tree branch. Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was applied in the sky to create a snowy background. Sakura Glaze – Black and Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen were added to the noses on the mouse and rabbit. The finished image was popped up onto the blue square cardstock using 3M – double-sided foam tape and then this was attached to the base card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. The “Falalalala” sentiments were attached together to give the illusion of being 3-D and applied to the card using liquid glue to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Di’s Digistamps – Owl Carol

Inks: HP High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Hunkydory Adorable Scorable Pattern Packs – Let It Snow, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Die Cuts: Waffle Flower – Nesting Square dies, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, Precision Cutting Dies by Frantic Stamper Inc. “Falalalala”, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Stickles – Crystal, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Sakura Glaze – Black, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, 3M – double-sided foam tape, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Owl: C1, C0, E23, YR15, YR12

Mouse: W7, W5, W3, W2, R30, R24, R02, Sakura Glaze – Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Mouse Scarf: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Rabbit: E55, E53, E51, R30, R02, C0, C00, Sakura Glaze – Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Rabbit Scarf: G16, YG25, YG21

Guitar: E55, E53, E51, E35, E33

Tree Branch: E29, E25, E23

Lantern and Candle: R46, R14, R08, YR16, Y08, Y00, C8, C6, C4

Sky: B99, B97, B95, B93

Snow: Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Stickles – Diamond

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Added into Challenge:

Challenge #81 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

Sweetest Wishes!!

Oct13

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card from the new KLM Designs October release called Christmas Bunny – Candy Cane.  This stamp set also comes with 2 other sentiments, “Wishing you a December full of candy cane wishes and mistletoe kisses” and “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”.

To make the card, I first imported the image and sentiment into Microsoft Word and printed everything out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my HP Printer. Using my Cuttlebug and Creative Expressions – Festive Collection Peeking Snowflake dies, I die cut around the image and at the same time, die cut a larger oval out of Recollections – Silver Foil Cardstock from the same die set. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used to create the snow in the sky and also to add some highlights to the eyes. For the snow surrounding the bunny on the ground, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was applied and then I added in some glitter while it was still wet. Then snow was heated from the bottom of the image and then on top using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool to puff it up. Stickles – Diamond was then applied to add in some more glitter. Stickles – Diamond was also applied to the hat brim and pompom.

The sentiment frame was die cut with my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Stitched Zig Zag Ties. The sentiment was cut to the size of 2.5″ x 7/8″ and then using a We R Memory Keepers – Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, I used the 1/8″ corner. With a B000 Copic marker, I applied it over the entire sentiment piece to give it a hint of colour. The image and the sentiment were attached to the Silver die cuts using U-Line Double-Sided foam tape. Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Pearly Snowflake Border was used to die cut the snowflakes out of Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust”.

The card was now ready to assemble. I cut the base card from Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock to the size of 9″ x 8″ and then scored it at 4″ and folded it in half. Reminisce Snowflake Ridge – Snow Day paper was cut to 9″ x 4″ and applied to the base card using double-sided tape. Liquid glue was applied to the back of the snowflake border and it was attached to the top of the card. Double-sided tape was added to the silver oval and sentiment border and they were both applied directly to the base of the card. Lastly, I added in some sparkle dots from Your Next Stamp and inked around the entire card with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiments: Christmas Bunny – Candy Cane (KLM Digital Designs)

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″), Reminisce Snowflake Ridge – Snow Day, Recollections – Silver Foil Cardstock (8.5″ x 11″)

Dies: Creative Expressions – Festive Collection Peeking Snowflake, Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Pearly Snowflake Border, My Creative Time – Stitched Zig Zag Ties

Miscellaneous: Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line Double-Sided foam tape, Stickles – Diamond, Your Next Stamp – Sparkle dots.

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Bunny: E33, E31, E30, C1, C0, R46, R30, R14, R08, R02, E25, E23, Y17, 100, C1, C00, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Hat, Holly and Berries: R59, R37, R35, BG96, G99, G94, G82, C1, Stickles – Diamond

Candy Cane: R46, R14, R08, C1, C00

Sky: B06, B05, B04, B02

Snow: Stickles – Diamond, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.