Christmas Gift Card Holder Tag

 

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Blog. The theme for this challenge is Pockets Or Tags. I created a two in one for this challenge, a pocket and tag in one. 

My patterned paper is from Pebbles Merry, Merry collection. I die cut a tag using solid green and dotted green patterned papers from the collection. The tag die is from Avery Elle A Tag For All Elle-ments die. I partially die cut the green paper which will serve as the pocket. Since I cut off the top portion of the tag, I lost the stitching detail on that end of the rectangle. To add stitching to this end, I positioned this end on the rectangle edge of the die then ran it again through the die cut machine. 

I embellished this panel first before assembling it into a pocket. I heat embossed the sentiments using Simon Says Stamp Believe stamp set. I have not used these stamp sentiments before. I did not notice that these two sentiment stamps have a defect on it. The 'e' on the believe and the 'h' on the small 'the' and 'Christmas' are not the same height as the rest of the letters. So no matter how much re-stamping I did using the Misti, these parts of the sentiment won't leave an inked impression. To connect the letters, I used a Versamark pen on the bold sentiment. I am not good at lettering so my first try in fixing this letterdid not turn out well. For the thin lettered sentiments, the Versamark pen will not work due to its broad tip. So I used a .5 gold gel pen to write the missing parts of the letter h, then poured the same embossing powder to it. The embossing powder I am using is Wow! Metallic Gold Rich Embossing Powder.

I spritz this panel and also added splatters of gold using Prima Color Bloom Tea Stain Spray Mist. I used the corner of a paper tower to pick up the excess ink and set this aside to dry. 

The image I used is from SheepSki Designs. I printed this on kraft cardstock and colored it with Faber-Castell Polychromos. I fussy cut the image leaving a small border around it. I added details to the snow hat with a red Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen, clear Spetrum Noir Sparkle pen and Wow! White Puff Powder embossing powder. For the eyes, I added white Sakura gel pen and black Sakura Glaze pen. For the nose, I added white Sakura gel pen to the two reindeers on the side, and black Sakura Glaze pen with red Stickles to the dog at the middle. I adhered this to the panel with foam adhesive. 

I die cut another patterned paper from the paper pack using Avery Elle Pierced Mat Elle-ments die. I also die cut a white cardstock using this die. I used the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Notch punch to add slots to insert a gift card. On the white cardstock, I stamped the 'to' and 'from' using Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink. These stamps are from Paper Smooches Merry Motifs stamp set. I set this aside to dry before adhering it to the back of the red striped patterned paper making sure I avoid putting adhesive on the slots. 

I die cut an extra tag using a green cardstock. I adhered this to the back of the dotted patterned paper to make the tag sturdy. I adhered the panel for the pocket to the front of the tag. I placed extra adhesive to the bottom of this pocket to act as a stopper and allow the gift card holder to show on the front.

I added a kraft hole reinforcer on the tag using a die from Paper Smooches Toppers die set then added a ribbon from my stash. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations at the challenge blog. Have a blessed brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Christmas Tree Sun Catcher, Craft My Stash #6

Hello! For today's Craft My Stash, I am using the following products:

• Lawn Fawn Knit Picky 6x6 Patterned Paper
• Lawn Fawn Fancy Lattice Background die
• Lawn Fawn Gold Sparkle Single Cord Trimmings

I die cut the tree on a green patterned paper. I die cut the ornaments on a red patterned paper. And, I die cut the star on a gray patterned paper, all from the LF Knit Picky 6x6 patterned paper. I used the Lawn Fawn Stitched Christmas Tree Frames die. 

I die cut a green vellum using the LF Fancy Lattice Background die. I adhered this to the back of one of the Christmas tree die cuts. I adhered the other Christmas tree die cut to the back, making sure that both the tree frames are aligned. I cut off the excess on the sides. I adhered the red ornaments, adhering the same sized ornament to the other side of the tree.

I applied a coat of Tonic Clear Aqua Shimmer to the ornaments and Tonic Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer to the stars. I adhered the twine on the top of the tree with a strong liquid adhesive. I covered this with two stars, adhered on each side of the tree. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Nativity Scene Card

Hello! I created this card to join in Honey Bee Stamps Facebook Challenge on Traditional Holiday Designs. 

I modified the stamp image from the Honey Bee Christ Is Born stamp set by taking off some of the elements included in the large nativity stamp set. I could have used the house in the stamp but I already cut the dark blue house that backs the roof and the beams cuts. I did not want the time, effort and resource put to waste. 

Another modification I made is to stamp the star a bit farther from the house. To be able to do this, I masked the rays on the stamp to avoid inking it with Versamark ink. 

Creating the rays is the most courageous part of creating this card since I foiled this part. Luckily, it did not turn out too bad despite some imperfection.

I also modified the ground of the manger, extending it on the sides to cover the whole panel of the vertical card. 

This scene reminds me of our cardboard stand-up nativity scene at the Philippines which I grew up to, propping it under our Christmas tree. We don't have our own nativity scene here in St. Louis. It sure is nice to have one.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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New Craft Stash #7: Stamp & Paper Pack

Hello! My featured new products in this post are Newton's Nook Birthday Roundabout stamp set and Simple Stories Magical Birthday Paper Pack. I created this card to join the latest Newton's Nook Design's Blog Challenge which features a sketch. 

I started off by stamping the roundabout birthday stamp on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The colors of the paper pack guided me in coloring the small images in this stamp. I used Copic markers.

I die cut a scallop frame using the the smallest die from the Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Circles die. I initially die cut this using a patterned paper from the pack but I changed my mind and just went with a white scallop circle frame. I colored this frame with a Copic marker. I added some glitter to this circle frame by painting it with Wow! Mixed Media Embossing Brush. I poured Judikins Iridescent Sparkle embossing powder to it then heat set it. So as not to waste the other scallop circle die cut, I adhered this to the back of the colored scallop frame for some dimension.

I die cut the colored stamped birthday panel using a My Favorite Things Circle Stax die. I chose a circle slightly smaller than the scallop circle frame. I adhered the scallop circle frame on top of the colored panel.

I used one of the sentiments in the stamp set for the greeting. I stamped the sentiment on one of the patterned papers using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I embossed it using clear embossing powder. I made this into a banner. 

I die cut a striped patterned paper using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle die. I trimmed a pink patterned paper into 2". I die cut the bottom edge of this wide strip with Mama Elephant Borderlines Trio Creative Cuts. I added stitching holes to this wide strip using the Altenew String Art Rectangles dies. I added a running stitch to these holes using a white embroidery floss. 

I adhered this wide strip diagonally to the striped patterned paper panel to follow the sketch. I added a scallop border sticker which is also from the paper pack. I adhered the circle focal paint with fun foam for dimension. I adhered the sentiment banner. I adhered this panel to a top folding pink A2 note card. I added some Pretty Pink Posh gems, and Wink of Stella to the birthday cake and to the banner sentiment.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Vellum Christmas Crystal Ornaments Card

 

Hello! I created this card to take part in Hero Arts' Blog Challenge. I am using the Hero Arts Christmas Crystals stamp set. I first stamped the crystals on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" typing paper to allow me to visualize how the cluster of crystals will look. I lined each crystal stamp to this template then stamped each crystal with Tim Holtz Weathered Wood Distress Ink using the Misti Stamping Tool. I am using a red cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I painted these crystals at first but with the type of vellum I used, it wasn't showing through the vellum. So I changed gears with this card. Remember the template I created? I made this into a stencil. With the use of a craft knife, I cut off the crystals which is not too hard at all since the crystals have straight edges. I lined this made up stencil to the stamped crystals. I applied Deco Foil Transfer Gel to the open area of the stencil. I removed the stencil and set this aside to dry. 

After the transfer gel has dried, I covered the gelled areas with scrap pieces of foil. I sandwiched this inside a folded parchment paper and an extra piece of cardstock. I fed this through the Minc Machine. 

I added some stitch detailing to this red cardstock by die cuttting it with Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangular Wafer die.

I treated a piece of Clearprint heavy vellum with an anti-static tool. I stamped the crystals using Versamark ink. I poured Wow! Glitter Midas Touch embossing powder to this, then heat set it. I fussy cut the crystals. I watercolored the crystals using Finetec Pearl Colors Metallic Golds. I set this aside to dry, putting something heavy on top of it to control the warping. I added adhesive to these vellum crystals using a Sticker Maker. I then adhered this to the red cardstock making sure I lined the cut up crystal to the glittered crystal on the cardstock. I threaded a silver floss through the top of the crystals and taped this to the back of the cardstock. I created bows using the same thread then adhered this to the top of the crystals.

For the sentiment, I heat embossed this using HA White embossing powder. The sentiment is from the HA Holiday Sayings.

I adhered this to a top folding A2 note card. The vellum crystals remind me of the Capiz shells in the Philippines.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B. 

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Slim Card Stitched Holiday Card

Hello! I created this card to try out for the Scrapbook & Cards 2020 Winter Wonderland Call. I created this card based on the sketch below. 

I started off by die cutting a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" green cardstock with Paper Smooches Cross Stitch die. I stitched a snowflake on this using a pattern from My Favorite Things. I am using a DMC E747 which is a light pearlescent blue embroidery floss.

I trimmed a Pebbles patterned paper at 3 1/3" x 6 1/2" to create the bottom portion of the card sketch. I actually got my color inspiration for this card from this patterned paper. Using a circle die from MFT, I die cut the half circle on this patterned paper as seen on the sketch.

To create the sentiment portion of my card based on the sketch, I die cut another green cardstock using the PS Cross Stitch die. I filled 5 rows with cross stitch using DMC E5200 which is a white pearlescent embroidery floss. I heat emboss the sentiment on a vellum using Wow! Blue Topaz embossing powder first. I re-stamped the sentiment with the help of the Misti Stamping Tool then heat set this using Wow! White Pearl embossing powder this time. I trimmed this to a strip and adhered it on top of the white cross stitched panel. The sentiment is from the Hero Arts Crystals stamp set.

I adhered the snowflake panel to the back of the patterned paper, centering the snowflake on the notch I created with the circle die. I trimmed off the bottom of the slim patterned paper to create a gap where  where I adhered the sentiment strip. I adhered the other half of this patterned paper to the sentiment strip. 

I created a card base using a light blue heavy weight cardstock. I adhered the panel to this. I added Pretty Pink Posh Aquamarine Jewels. Even the patterned paper has some shimmer which complements the thread and the jewels. Too bad it was not captured in the photo.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

 

Thank You Card Set

 

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. It is a Color Challenge in which you choose two or more of the colors in the color chart below.

Our sponsor for the challenge is Beccy's Place. I am using a digital freebie. After seeing the Poppies image, I thought that the perfect project for this image is a card set which will be a gift to my son's teacher.

I printed the image on Strathmore watercolor paper. I was impressed on how vivid the digital print out was. I colored the flowers with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor. I colored a print out with one color from the color board, and used the green from the color board for the leaves. I fussy cut the image leaving a white border around it. 

I die cut a retired My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad using one of the Waffle Flower A2 layers die. I die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy Frames die set on the bottom portion of this patterned paper panel so I can slide the flower through it. It will also be a place to put the sentiment on. Details on the sentiments can be found below with more photos of the cards.

I trimmed color coordinating cardstocks at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I embossed this with Ellen Hutson Stitching Lines dies. These dies, as it is named, make designed line impressions. I have not snipped off all the wires which connects these dies together. I lined up the dies that I have snipped off with the rest of the dies and applied a piece of tape to the back to keep it all together. I made a diagonal impression of these dies for added interest. 

The sentiment is from Ink Blot Botanical Borders embossed with gold embossing powder.

I added a touch of vellum to the frame notch created by the Pinkfresh Studio die. After I die cut the frame on gold vellum, I cut off the ends with a scissor, following the impression created by the die. The sentiment is a die from Little B. I die cut this on black cardstock. I adhered three word die cuts on top of each other. I added Zig Wink of Stella on the top for shimmer.

The sentiment is from Avery Elle Peonies stamp set. I heat embossed this using Ranger Seafoam White embossing powder.

Which one is your favorite? Despite having yellow as my favorite color, I like the dramatic effect of the blue flower. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations in the challenge blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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