Snowman Winter Scene Holiday Card

Hello crafty friends, and happy release day for Honey Bee Stamps!!  The new release, Merry Moments, will be available after the "release party" this evening on Honey Bee's YouTube channel.

EDIT: This awesome Merry Moments release is available now!!  

I had to schedule this post last week as I am out of town and didn't get a chance to create a sneak peek card for you with the new goodies.  However, I have pulled out a few of my most loved older holiday sets and made a festive card for you!

This card features the oh, so adorable Build A Snowman dies and Lovely Layers: Trees!

First I created my A2 card base and added some patterned paper from a retired paper pad (I'm sorry, I had no idea it wasn't available!).

I hand cut a white glitter cardstock hill for the base of the card front.

Then I die cut the top layer of the Lovely Layers: Trees from a pretty white glitter cardstock and layered them onto the base cut from white cardstock.

I glued two of the trees to the card and popped the other up with foam tape.

Then I die cut more white cardstock with the dies from the Build A Snowman set.  This set has so many fun accessories and arms to choose from to create the exact snowman scene you want!

I colored the die cut pieces with a few Copic markers and glued the Snowman layers together.  I used a fine-point black pen to add little eyes on the red birds.  I used a white gel pen for the stripes on the snowman's scarf.  I added foam tape to these pieces to adhered them to the card.

The sentiment is from another older and loved set called Wonder Of Christmas.  I stamped the sentiment with black pigment ink and then cut it out with the coordinating die.  I added foam strips to the back to adhere it to my card.

I love cardinals and just had to add several to my card.  Now, be sure to click this link to check out all of the latest and fabulous items in the Honey Bee Stamps Merry Moments release!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll be back here next week with my first card for this awesome release!

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Happy Holidays With Classic Mouse Dies

Hi friends!  Today I am sharing this adorable card featuring Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder of October.  This embossing folder made a fabulous background for the SO cute Mickey and Minnie!  These sets are part of Spellbinders'  fabulous Say Cheese Classic Mouse Collection! 

I totally love the Brick By Brick 3D embossing folder of the month!  It is such a versatile folder to use for so many backgrounds!  I embossed white cardstock and glued the panel to my A2 card base.

Then I pulled out a few of the sets in the Classic Mouse Collections.  These all coordinate perfectly together!  The sets I used are:

• Classic Mouse Christmas Embellishments, S4-1496
• Classic Mouse Holiday Wreath, S6-265
• Steamboat Willie Duo, S6-261

I pulled out the dies for the pieces I wanted on my card and used them to cut cardstock in black, two greens, red, and red glitter colors.

I used glue to adhere the layers of each piece together.  Then I used my new, and now favorite, white gel pen to add dots and stripes to the scarf and skirt.

This Brick By Brick embossing folder is SO dimensional and adds so much to cards!  The Club Kits are so easy to join, and cancel, if needed!  Be sure to check them out HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today to see my card that is perfect for any Mickey fan!  Have a great day!

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The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!

Hi friends!  Today I'm sharing my holiday card featuring Spellbinders Simon Hurley's new Ski Lodge die set.  I turned this into a holiday card just by changing the light colors and adding lights to one of the trees.

I embossed a piece of Fern cardstock with the In The Pines embossing folder and glued it to my A2 card base.

Next I used the dies in the Ski Lodge set to die cut some white and colored cardstocks.  I used blending brushes to add shading to the brown lodge pieces and also to the trees.  Then I used a red and green Copic marker to color the string of lights that I die cut from white cardstock.  (I die cut an extra to cut apart for one of the trees.

I used glue to assemble the Ski Lodge.  There is a guide on the product page to see how all of the pieces go together.

Before I added the die cut pieces to my card, I wanted to choose a sentiment so I would know where to place them.  I found one I liked in the Home For Christmas Sentiments press plate set.  Instead of pressing the sentiment, I used it with my Glimmer Machine to hot foil it.  I foiled it to a piece of Spellbinders Glimmer Specialty cardstock--almost fail proof for hot foiling!  You can foil press plates, but cannot BetterPress hot foil plates--it's a good tip to remember!

To give the Ski Lodge scene a "ground" I cut a strip of Fern cardstock and then added a dark green ink with a blending brush to help distinguish it from the embossed piece.

I glued the strip to the card.  To give my scene a more framed look I added the green ink to the edges of the card, but only above the strip.  Then I used glue and foam tape to adhere the Ski Lodge and trees to my card.

I die cut the sentiment with the coordinating die and popped it up with foam tape.

There are other products in this new Ski-son's Greetings Collection that all coordinate together!  Be sure to check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

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Autumn Gallery Wall and Wreath

Happy Wednesday, crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing my card that features Honey Bee Stamps beautiful new Lovely Layers: Gallery Wall Art and the Gallery Wall: Fall stamps and dies!  These are more of the new products available in the latest Hello Harvest release.

I started by die cutting six of the frames and the medallion from the Lovely Layers: Gallery Wall Art dies.  I cut each die three times from white cardstock.  Then I used glue to adhere the layers of each frame and medallion together.  Tip:  Be sure to save one of the middle die cut pieces for each frame.

Next I arranged the frames and medallion onto a white card base.  After fiddling with the arrangement a bit (LOL!) I glue the pieces to the card.  Then I used my guillotine paper trimmer to cut off the excess.  There was enough of one frame left to use it to adhere into the upper right corner.

I die cut three of the wreath die and colored each one with a different brown colored Copic marker.  Then I die cut the leaf bases and flowers and also used my Copic markers to easily color them.

I glued the leaves and flowers to the wreath and set it aside.

Next I placed the middle part of the frames into my MISTI.  Then I chose stamps from the Gallery Wall: Fall stamp set that fit each frame middle.  I used Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink to stamp the images onto the cardstock pieces.  Then I glued the stamped pieces into the coordinating frame and used my scissors to trim off the excess.  Again, I placed the portion of the lower left piece into the frame on the upper right.

I thought that the medallion that was all white stood out too much.  So I placed the negative die cut piece around it and used scrap paper to mask off the area around the medallion.  Then I just lightly swiped the Antique Linen ink pad over the raised portions of the medallion.  Much better, I thought!

I stamped two of the small sentiments from the Gallery Wall: Fall stamp set directly onto the card front.  I stamped the third onto white card with Antique Linen ink.  I cut it out with the coordinating die.

I used glue to adhere the wreath to the card.  I added a foam tape strip to the die cut sentiment and attached it to the card.

That's my idea for using the beautiful Lovely Layers: Gallery Wall Art dies.  What do you think?  I hope you like this and have been inspired to give this awesome set a try!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Autumn Thanksgiving Card

Hello crafty friends!!  Today I'm sharing my card featuring a few of Honey Bee Stamps' new Hello Harvest release products along with another awesome older product!  I've used the Lovely Layers: Turkey to create a Thanksgiving card to give to a family member.  Read on for all of the details.

I started by die cutting white cardstock with the dies from the Lovely Layers: Turkey.  I used an assortment of inks from my stash to color most of the layers with ink blending brushes.  For the four feather pieces I used E40 and E41 Copic markers.  I just didn't have an ink pad in a light enough color!

I followed the Layering Guide to help with layering the pieces and used glue to adhere them all.

For the background I used a favorite older set called the Farmhouse Fields Scene Builder dies.  I die cut white cardstock with the die and then used my paper trimmer to cut the piece to 4-¼" wide.  I trimmed off the tree from the die--I had other plans!

I had the Farmhouse Fields coordinating stencils out, but realized I didn't really need them.  I used more inks and blending brushes to color each layer.

I brushed on blue ink onto the top portion of an A2 card base.  Then I glued the Farmhouse Fields layers to the card.

For the tree, I used the beautiful large branch from the Lovely Layers: Window Fall Add-On die set.  I used two brown Copic markers along with three others in a golden, olive green and burnt orange shades to color the branch.

I used glue to adhere the branch to the card base.  Then I trimmed off the parts that were overhanging with my scissors.

I added foam tape to the back of the Turkey to adhere it to the card.  The sentiments are from the Forever Grateful stamp set.  I stamped them with black pigment ink and then cut them out with the coordinating dies. 

I popped up the sentiments on the card with foam strips.

I just love how this autumn background turned out for the Lovely Layers: Turkey!  I've already pardoned this turkey from Thanksgiving!  Hahaha!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have a joyous day!

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Merry And Bright

 Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing this card featuring some products from My Pretty Things' 2025 Holiday Collection!  This features the beautiful Timeless Beauty stamps, stencils, and coordinating dies.  While this stamp set comes with some awesome birthday sentiments, I'm in the mood for holiday cards!  Read on for the details.

I like to stencil my stamp sets before I stamp it in black ink to help prevent smearing.  So first I stamped the Timeless Beauty floral stamp with a no-line coloring ink.

Tip:  To easily stamp the black ink later use a stamp positioning tool.  I placed the white cardstock panel into the bottom corner of my MISTI and then stamped it with no-line coloring ink.  LEAVE the stamp on the door of the MISTI.

Now you can pull out the stamped panel and begin to add your ink colors through the Timeless Beauty stencils with blending brushes.  Check out my list below for the ink colors I used.

I did not stencil ink for the berries. 

Next, place the colored floral panel back into the MISTI.  Make certain that the card is completely into the same corner as before.  I inked up the Timeless Beauty floral with black ink.

To color the berries, I made a custom color of pearl texture paste by mixing a bit with a drop of re-inker.  After I spread it onto the berries stencil, I set it aside to dry.

I created my card base layer by stamping the Art Deco Christmas Tree stamp onto deep pink cardstock with clear embossing ink.  I added clear sparkle embossing powder and then set it with my heat tool.

I trimmed the piece to 4" x 5-¼" then used the Art Deco Christmas Tree stencils and two pink inks to add a bit of subtle color to the stamped image.  Then I glued it to my card base.

Making sure the texture paste was dry, and it was, I cut out the Timeless Beauty floral with the coordinating Timeless Beauty die.  I added foam tape to the back to adhere the flowers to the card.

Next I stamped a sentiment from the Happy Holidays Sentiments with pink ink.  I cut the sentiment out with the coordinating die and adhered it to my card with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope it's a great one for you!

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Wishing You Peace, Love, and Joy

Today I'm sharing my card that features the Spellbinders October Embossing Folder Club Kit.  The Holiday Flurry embossing folder is a perfect background for so many of our winter and holiday cards!

First I created the card base and layers by embossing white cardstock with the Holiday Flurry embossing folder.  I trimmed it to 3-¾" x 5" and adhered it to mint green cardstock with foam tape.

Next I die cut two bears from the SO adorable Polar Bear Pals die set.  I LOVE these cute bears!!!  Haha!  I used some coordinating green inks to color the green pieces with blending brushes.  I used Copic markers to color the bears' body and cheeks.  The markers I used are W3, W1, W00, and RV21.

When I was finished coloring, I used glue to assemble each bear.  There is a layering guide on Spellbinders' website to help with the assembly.  It is found by scrolling through the product photos.

I found a sentiment I liked in the Country Christmas Banner & Sentiments press plate and die set.  I pressed it with black pigment ink onto white cardstock.  Then I cut it out with the coordinating die.

I added foam tape to the bears and the sentiment to adhere to the card.  To add just a touch of sparkle, I added glitter drops to each bears' hat pompom.  (The specific one I used is Nuvo's Fresh Snowfall Glitter Accents.)

The Holiday Flurry embossing folder is such a great one to have!  You can join the Embossing Folder Club now and get yours!

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

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