Peace on Earth

TGIF dear reader!  As I type I see snow covering the ground.  We have been enjoying the past weeks without snow, and hopefully this one doesn't stay either.

It has been a while since I had friends come over for card making.  Well, we're going to have one tonight!  This is going to be fun.  I'll definitely be posting some pictures.

But for the meantime, let me share with you another card set I made with the snow/winter theme.  This embossing folder by Cuttlebug is definitely one of my Christmas-themed embossing folders. 

It's also my first time to use the Peace On Earth stamp set by Heartfelt Creations.  They made a matching Spellbinders die called Holly Ornament to go with.

Materials used:

cardstock/dp:  Stampin' Up, Wassau

image/sentiment:  Heartfelt Creations

ink:  Tsukineko, Ranger

tools:  Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders, Janome Sew Mini, heat gun

adhesive:  Scotch, mounting tape

'Til next blog!


 

How Old Would You Be?

TGIF dear reader!  When I found out about Heartfelt Creations' "Decorative Lace Border Die", I got excited.  Spellbinders has not made a die like that before.  Thanks to a good crafty friend from NY, I was able to get a hold of this fabulous tool.

I made a set of four 4.75" x 6.75" cards to show the intricacy of this die.  With white cardstock as my base, I chose four complementing colors from the Earth and Sky cardstock pack of The Paper Company.  I also used the border die from Parisian Accents, along with the other Spellbinders dies.

The cardstock underneath the sentiment is embossed with a Quickutz A2 folder.

The tricky part is adhering the cut image to the card front.  See where the rhinestones are?  Underneath them are glue dots attaching the cut image to the card front.  And I also applied some ATG tape underneath the area where the lace is adhered.  And instead of cutting the die cut shape to the edge of my card front, I folded around both sides.  This way also, it won't be a hassle putting the card inside the envelope and vice versa.

Materials used:

cardstock/dp:  Wassau, The Paper Company

image/sentiment:  Inkadinkado

ink:  Tsukineko, Stampin' Up

tools:  Spellbinders

embellishments:  rhinestones, lace trim

adhesive:  Scotch, Zots, mounting tape

'Til next blog!