Country Nativity Christmas Card

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

(inside: A holiday wish to bring you Cheer, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!)

Back in July, I attended the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention in Lancaster, Pa, and I took a super fun class taught by Jennifer (from Stamplistic) where we played with Guilders Paste Wax. I love the metallic look achieved with this product and decided to use it to create the background for this Christmas card design.

The Christmas embossing folder used is unbranded, and the wax color is Foundry Bronze.

The focal stamp is called “Country Nativity” by Uptown Rubber Stamps (no longer available?). The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, was colored with Copic markers (E00, E18, E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, G29, Y23, B95, and B97), and was then embossed with the “Subtle” embossing folder from Stampin’ Up (retired). The inside stamp is called “Holiday wish to bring cheer greeting” by DRS Designs.

Nutmeg “History” Medallions Paper from the Indie Chic Collection by My Minds Eye (#IC0204) was used along with Recollections white and black.

The image used on this card is one I had used on a card I made (more than!) a few years back. At that time, I stamped a pile of panels with the intention of making several of that card design. I guess life got in the way, and the pile of uncolored images ended up in a “to be finished later” box. I ended up coloring them (now) the same way I had on that card, but I changed up the rest of the design using the background panels I created with my newly discovered wax. Good to finally finish those panels – lol!

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12Dec2023

Vintage Christmas Explosion Gift Box

Posted in Christmas, Interactive, Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

Vintage Christmas Explosion Gift Box

I made a few of these explosion boxes with pockets on the inside for gifting cash or gift cards. I actually had 4 gift cards, but if I needed fewer pockets, the other flaps could just be decorated.

I used the CREAlies “Create A Box Large – Explosion (or not) box Large” die set (#CCABL27) to create the box. The set includes one die to create the top/bottom, a square to create the side panels and several more dies for the decorative panels. There is also a die to create “connectors” if you want the box to stay together and not “explode” when opened.

In addition to this large box (3 3/4″ square), there is also a medium box and a small box (sold separately).

The 3D Christmas Tree in the center was created with the CREAlies “Varia 3D Christmas Tree” die set (#CLVAR09).

I was inspired to create this box with the tree in the center after watching Karen’s videos (HERE and HERE). She shows a partial exploding box in her video which is another way to use this die set.

Just a note – The top and bottom of the box are created with the same die. Usually, the top of a box is slightly larger than the bottom half. As a result, the lid is very tight and a bit tricky to get on, especially if the sides want to keep falling! I ended up using my trimmer (instead of the included die) to create the panels for the sides, and I made these panels 1/16 inch smaller than the die would have made them. This helped a bit. I still used one of the additional (stitched) dies to create the decorative panels. Also, I created my own pockets as there is no die for that. (Karen cut one of the squares in half on the diagonal to create hers.)

The card stock for the base of my box is “French Roast” by Core’dinations. The patterned card stock for the outside is by American Crafts #368494 (no name given), and the paper used for the inside panels/pockets is “Christmas Joy” by Reminisce. The Christmas tree was made with “Merry, Merry” which is also by Reminisce. All of this paper has been in my stash for years, and it felt good to finally use it!

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4Dec2023

A Few Simple Christmas Cards

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

A Few Simple Christmas Cards…

Embossed O Little Town of Bethlehem

Handmade cards are a joy to make and a pleasure to give, but sometimes it’s hard to find the time with everything else that needs to be done to prepare for the holidays. But cards don’t need to be complicated. Here are a few “simple” cards I made that came together pretty quickly…

Beautiful paper + a large scene stamp + embossing powder = done! The above slimline card features some beautiful handmade marbled paper from Emily Romero Marbled Paper & Designs. I paired this with Gina K Designs Metallic Gold and white card stock. The stamp is “Peaceful Night” from Woodware” and was embossed with Gina K Gold Embossing Powder.

Santa’s Hole in One

Someday, I’d like to sit down and color this image, but for now, white embossing powder on blue card stock makes a simple but fun card for golf enthusiasts! The stamp is called “Hole in One” by Gary Patterson/Stamps Happen.

White Warm Wishes

Dry embossing and a stacked die cut greeting were used to make this white on white card design. The embossing folder is “Swirl Baubles” by Crafts-Too, and the greeting was cut with the “Festive Mini Expressions – Warmest Wishes die” by Sue Wilson/Creative Expressions.

Joy

This final sample was made with one die cut and the same papers from the first card above. The die is “Joy Nativity Die” from Cottage Cutz.

Heat embossing on patterned paper (or plain), dry embossing and die cutting – simple techniques but so many possibilities!!

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15Nov2023

Blue Floral Thanks

Posted in Cards, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

Blue Floral Thanks

This CAS card features stamps from the “Greenhouse Garden – Two Step Stampin” set from Stampin’ Up (retired). These are wood-mounted rubber stamps so I used a piece of acetate and a stamp positioner to get the layers to line up. The greeting is from the “Fabulous Flowers” set (retired) from Gina K Designs.

Powder Blue ink and Blue Denim ink and card stock from Gina K Designs were used along with the white.

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10Nov2023

Thinking of You with Antique Leaf Label

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

Thinking of You with Antique Leaf Label

(inside: praying for you)

Unfortunately, I needed several cards to send to people dealing with serious illness or loss. The “Antique Leaf Label” die from Memory Box creates a delicate leafy die cut with a small window/opening in which to stamp a greeting. I used this as the focal element for my cards.

I made the die cut into a sticker by adding Super Tacky Tape by Creek Bank Creations to the back of the white card stock before die cutting. This die cut is very thin and delicate and does not hold it’s shape well when trying to adhere it to the card so I created a template by positioning and cutting the image from a scrap of card stock that was the same size as my card front. I was able to place the template over the actual card panel and drop the die cut into the negative space on the template and shape it before sticking it down.

The greeting is from the “Little Branches” stamp set from Gina K Designs (retired?). I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. The sentiment on the inside is from the “Moments of Grace” set from Simon Says Stamp.

The blue panel was made by smooshing violet and ultramarine blue Color Burst and water onto heavy weight white card stock.

The frame was created with the “Stately” embossing folder from Craft Concepts (no longer available?).

I had originally tried splattering white paint onto a gray panel:

I liked the way this came out, but I had trouble controlling the paint and made an absolute mess. (I ended up with one usable panel.) Love the look but need more practice with the technique!

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