Branch and Cones Gift Card Holder

Here is the third and last card for my December Card Class. This is actually a little more then a card. It's a Gift Card Holder. 

I started with a 12"x12" sheet of white cardstock. I cut it at 5 1/2" .
Then scrore this at 6". I thn like to flip the paper so the next two score marks are on the opposite side of the paper. Score at 4 1/4". Then turn and score the opposite end at 4 1/4". 
Now, fold the cardstock in half. The fold each of the ends back. You now have a 4.25" X 5.5 card. 
Decorate the entire card before cutting the slit for the gift card.

In the center portion, make a pencil mark 1" from each end and using a die, punch or scissors, cut a slit between each of the pencil marks. Then using a 1" circle punch, punch just a small amount in the center of the slit.  For my card, I actually used the FSJ combination corner rounder and Notch punch. 

The front of the card was decorated using the FSJ Cozy Prints and the Branch and Cones Die.

Products used:

• Branch & Cone Die Set
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• Price: $16.95

• Journey Corner Rounder
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• Price: $9.95

• Cozy Prints Printed Paper Pack
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• Price: $16.95

• Cranberry Bliss 8.5x11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95

• Green Olive 8.5x11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95

• Hazelnut Blend 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95

• Buttercream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95

• Limeade Splash 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95

• Whip Cream 12x12 Cardstock
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• Price: $5.95

3D Angel Ornament Card

Now, for my second card for my December class.  
This card is made entirely with fabulous Dies from Spellbinders and Fun Stampers Journey. 
I saw this on the SB website and had to make it. This Frame Die is fabulous. 

Challenges for this card:

Freshly Made Sketches

Crafting By Designs - Holidays

The Crafty Addicts - Christmas

Crafty Gals Challenge - Christmas

Cute N'Crafty - Christmas
Ike's World Challenges - Christmas
The Holly & Ivy - Christmas

Supplies Used: 

• Shapeabilities Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Small Etched Dies Chantilly Paper Lace Collection by Becca Feeken
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• Price: $24.99

• Shapeabilities 3D Angel Ornament Etched Dies Etched Dies A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feeken
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• Price: $19.99

• Limeade Splash 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform
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• Price: $119.99

• Branch & Cone Die Set
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• Price: $16.95

• Cranberry Bliss 8.5x11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95

Wise Men Still Seek Him

Here is the first of three cards for my November Card Class. 

This card was made using the "Adore Him" Stamps and Die Set from Fun Stampers Journey. 

This is a Center Side Step Card using using Buttercream Cardstock for the base and Black Licorice Cardstock for the panels. 

The images were stamped using Clear Pigment Ink and Heat Embossed with Gold Embossing Powder.

Sky was splattered with Whip Cream Silk to simulate stars. However, Sparkle Silk would work fine for this also. 

Fashion Gold Pearls were used for the embellishments in bottom right corner and center of Star. 

If you would like to purchase any of these products, just click on any of the links above. .


Challenges for this card:
Crafty Catz - Getting ready fro Christmas
Simply Create Too - More then one fold
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas Present - Wise Men Bearing Gifts.
Craft Rocket Challenge - Christmas is Coming
Sasayaki Glitter - Travel Theme
Creatalicious Challenge - Heat Embossing
Creative Craft Cottage - Christmas is Coming
Daisy Chain - Christmas
Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas
Fabrika Fantasy - Christmas
Happy Little Stamper - Christmas
Scrap From Your Heart - Christmas
Sheep Ski Designs - Christmas
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Heat Embossing

Merry Christmas Gnome

Here is the third card from my October Card Class. 

This card was made using the FSJ Gnome for the Holidays Stamp Set.  
Colors are Cranberry Bliss, Oatmeal Cookie, and Hazelnut Blend Cardstocks.

I finished off the card with a Cocoa Powder Gingham Bow. 

I tried to keep this card as simple as possible for my class since the first two were more time consuming. You can see those cards in the two previous posts. 

I stamped my own background with a snowflake that comes with the set. 

Challenges with this card: 
Crafty Cardmaker -  Fairies and Mythical creatures
Christmas Crafts All year 'round - Santa, elf, or fairy

Happy Little Stampers - Christmas (Twist/Ribbon)
The Merry Christmas Challenge - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Christmas-Twist, Sentiment as focal point
Colour Crazy - Anything
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Christmas

Double Pocket Christmas Card

We just had about 2 inches of snow. Perfect for a weekend when I don't have to drive in it. And, it's BITTER cold here in Pa. 

But, it's just the right amount of snow to look pretty and then go away. Lol

Here is the first of my December Class cards. I hadn't planned on having them make another Christmas card, however, everyone can use a gift card holder.

I used the Fun Stamper's Journey Double Pocket Die Set to make it. The tag at the top is where you can attach the gift card, and the smaller tag below is where you write your message. 

I also used the Poinsettia Steel Rule Die to make the poinsettia and leaves on the front. 

Challenge blogs for this card:
A Gem of a Challenge - Christmas
AllSorts - Seasonal Flowers
Crafty Calendar - Christmas

My Family Christmas Card

It's so hard to believe that the Holidays are just about over already, and I never got our Family Christmas Card Posted. Mainly becasue they are so detailed that I only got all of my cards finished & sent out three days before Christmas. Lol

All products are from Fun Stampers Journey. 

The stamp set is called Poinsettia Baskets. This set is gorgeous. This is only one image out of nine in the set. It was colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut by hand. Glitter was added for some sparkle.

The black legs that I added to the bottom of the Circle came from the center of the ornament I used in this card. 

The background was dry embossed with "Love Letter Embossing Folder" which is FREE, as a Bloom Benefit, in the Big Book with a $100 order.  It was sponged over with Oatmeal Cookie ink and splattered with Gold Silk. 

Peace was stamped and cut from the Holiday Script Stamp & Die set. Then was also die cut from the Mirror Gold cardstock.  

Challenges for this card:
Fussy and Fancy - Christmas.
Winter Wonderland - Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks - Glitter
CCEE Stampers - Favorite Christmas Stamps
Sweet Stampin - Christmas
Stampotique - Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge - Christmas

Snowman Couple Christmas Card

Welcome back for my third and final card for my November classes.

For this card I started by dry embossing the white background with the Happy Holidays Embossing Folder. 

Then a Frame was cut out of Kiwi Slice cardstock using the Die from Snapshot Frames. The word Joy was also cut from the same Die Set. 
The Joy was cut from White and Cranberry Bliss Cardstocks and layered to look like snow on top of the word. I added some glitter to the white portion to make the snow glittery.

Tree were stamped on a background panel in Fresh Forest Ink using the Fresh Forest Stamp Se. The sky was colored in with a light blue PanPastel.

For the snow, I used Journey Modeling Paste and topped it off with Journey Sparkle Cuts to make it sparkle.

The Snow Couple, From Snowmen Days was stamped, colored with the Color Burst Pencils and cut out by hand. There is a die for this but I prefer to hand cut. 

The Poinsettia was cut from the Poinsettia Steel Rule Die. Then sponged with Cranberry Bliss Ink, adhered together and yellow glitter I found in my stash, was added to the center.

A triple bow was made from Journey Candle Apple Twine and adhered to upper left corner

Products used in this card:
Happy Holidays Embossing Folder - EF-0009
Snapshot Frames Die Set - DI-0045
Snowmen Days Stamp Set - SS-0519
Fresh Forest Stamp Set - SS-0487
Journey Modeling Paste - JM-0073
Journey Sparkle Cuts - AC-0151
Poinsettia Steel Rule Die - SR-0013
Journey Candy Apple Twine - AC-0266
Journey Color Burst pencils - JM-0077

Challenges for this cad:
C.R.A.F.T - Winter
Craft Rocket Challenges - Christmas is coming
Crafting with an attitude - Anything
Cute Card Thursday - Sparkles
Moving Along With the Times - Trees
Tic Tac Toe - Sentiment-Free-Tree
A perfect time to craft - Anything
Craft-Dee-Bowz - Hand made bow.
Crafty Hazelnuts - Christmas
Daisy Chain - Christmas/Winter

Snowflake Frame Deer Christmas Card

Welcome back for the second of my three class cards for November.

This card was SO FUN to make. 

The magic in my cards all comes from the FUN Tools from Fun Stampers Journey. 
I started with a Black Licorice card base. Then I die cut the frame out of Whip Cream cardstock using th Snow Frames Die. This set comes with two dies. The Frame is one and I used the other for the inside of the card. 

The front panel trees and the inside tree were stamped with Fresh Forest Fusion Ink using the Sparkle Trim Stamp set. Merry Christmas is from this same set.
The Front Panel is layered on top of a Fresh Forest Cardstock Mat. 

The Deer and wreath were Die Cut using the Dashing Deer Die Set that is a Host Exclusive in the Journey Holiday Mini. Only $4.95 with a $150 order.  He was cut out of Black Licorice Cardstock and the wreath from the Silver Mirror paper. 

Modeling paste was used for the snow along with Journey Sparkle Cuts for that extra sparkle. 

Three silver sequins adorn the top of the card. 

Products used for this card:
Sparkle Trim Stamp Set - SS-0495
Snow Frames Dies - DI-0246
Dashing Deer Die Set - DI-0254
Journey Modeling Paste - JM-0073
Journey Sparkle Cuts - AC-0151
Journey Silver Special Celebration Sequins - AC-0115
Fresh Forest Cardstock - CS-0011

Challenges for this card;
Dream Valley Challenge - Add a Sentiment
Get Creative - Holiday
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything
Craft Rocket Challenge - Christmas
Jungle Belles - Animal
Morgan's Artwork - Anything
Challenge up your life - Die Cuts
Crafty Friends - Christmas
Crazy4Challenges - Layer it Up

Have a Very Merry Christmas

Hey Everyone, Thanks for checking out my November Class Cards.
Here is the first of three. 

It was so hard getting a good picture of this card because of the Mirror cardstock in the ornament. Fun stampers Journey has the BEST Mirror cardstock. 

Seriously, I have seen nothing like this. You can literally put your lipstick on with the reflection you get from it. 

I had to take many pictures of the card to get a good one because you could see the trees out my window on the reflection of the cardstock.

The FSJ coaches have a sketch challenge each week.  Below is the sketch I used for this. 

 

I first used the piercing die with the Journey rectangles on the actual card front.

I then sponged Lovely blue ink inside the pierced area.
I layered a circle of the Christmas Cheer Prints on a black Licorice Circle.

Then, using the Ornament Swirls Die, I cut out the ornament in the Gold Mirror paper and Black cardstock for the front layer.

The Holly is from the Poinsettia Burst Stamp  and the Sentiment from the Holiday Wishes Set. 

I used red glitter paper for the holly berries and topped it with Journey Glaze, and attached it on top of a triple bow of Journey Whip Cream Thread.

The Pine Sprig was cut from the Timeless Foliage Die out of Fresh Forest Cardstock. 

Products used:
Journey Rectangles - DI-0041
Journey Circles - DI-0039
Timeless Foliage - SR-0036
Ornament Swirls Die - DI-0251
Holiday Wishes Stamp Set - SS-0469
Poinsettia Burt Stamp Set - SS-0524
Mirror Gold Cardstock - CS-0136
Christmas Cheer Prints - PP-0049
Fashion Gold Pearls - AC-0292
Journey Whip Cream Thread - AC-0128
Journey Holiday Elements Sequins - AC-0116

Challenges:
Angie's Digitsl Stamps - Anything-twist, Holiday
Christmas Card Challenge - Christmas
Paper Players - Holiday Pines
Crafty Friends - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's - Christmas

Bethlehem Journey

Hi Crafters.  Here is a Christmas card I made today. Very time consuming, but so much fun!!!

Everything on my card is from Fun Stampers Journey. 
My stamping first started with with the Vintage Notes Background stamp with Oatmeal Cookie onto Buttercream Cardstock cut to size.

I then stamped the buildings on the right side and embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. Then using PanPastels, I colored in the sky and the sand. Because I am making kits with this for my Etsy Shop, I set the PanPastels with hairspray. 

I then took a small amout of white Gesso and watered it down and splattered it with a paint brush to look like stars.  I stamped the star and heat embossed with white ep and colored in with glue and clear glitter. 
This was then mounted on a slightly larger piece of Journey Brushed Gold Cardstock, then onto the Buttercream Cardstick Base. 

Mary & Joseph were stamped with Black Licorice ink, colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut. 

Products used for this card:
Bethlehem Journey Stamp Set - SS-0382
Mother Nature PanPastells - JM-0080
Hazelnut Blend Panpastel - JM-0112
Fashion Gold embellishments - AC-0292
Journey Gold Embossing Powder - IP-0101
Journey White Embossing Powder - IP-0098
Journey Sparkle Dust - AC-0013
Journey Gess0 - JM-0072
Brushed Gold Cardstock - CS-0134
Buttercream Cardstock - CS-0006


Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut - Christmas
Creatalicious - Make own background
One Crazy Stamper - Christmas/Winter
Christmas Card Challenge - Christmas
Jingle Belles - Embossing
Winter Wonderland - Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Anything
Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Animal, Layers, Sparkle

Gold Poinsettia Burst - Merry Christmas

Here is another card made using the FSJ Poinsettia Burst, in Gold. 

I sponged some blue onto the background of Whip Cream Cardstock. Then stamped some evergreens

Splattered the background with Gold Silk.

Laid down a strip of what with Gold dot Washi Tape and a smaller strip of Black Licorice Cardstock then tied it all up with some Journey Gold Thread.

The Poinsettias were stamped with Journey clear pigment ink and embossed with Gold EP. The leaves were stamped with Green Journey True Color Fusion ink and embossed with clear EP.

Merry Christmas was stamped in black and embossed with Clear EP. This stamp set has a fabulous die set with it.

All assembled using  foam squares and Journey Fashion Gold Pearls added to center of Poinsettias.

Then to tie it all together, added three Green Embellishments.

All Products used are from Fun Stampers Journey.
If you see something you want, please visit my website or click on items below.
Holiday Wishes Stamp Set
Poinsettia Burst Stamp Set and Dies
Journey Gold EP
Journey Gold Silk
Simply Gold Journey Tape
Fashion Gold Pearls
Journey Gold Thread
Berries and Holly

Challenge Blogs I entered this card in:
4 Crafty Chicks - Washi Tape
Creative Knockouts - Sparkle and Shine
Starstampz - Twine
Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Die Cuts, Sentiment, Floral
Sweet Stampin - Anything Christmas
Crafty Gals Corner - Punches and/or Dies
Watercooler Wednesday - Christmas
Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Christmas