Holiday Express Cards with Marine and Anja

Hey crafty friends, Marine here, I'm so happy to be back with a magical scene featuring a cute train on its way to deliver lots of presents and treats for Christmas, this new card features lots of images from Holiday Express, as well as one of the banners from Balloon Rides, the candy canes from Penguin Pals, and the pine tree border from Winter Scenes.

I started with the background, and cut an 8,5 x 4,25" Bristol panel. And I created a bright and magical sky using cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and wilted violet oxide inks. I also added some texture to make that sky less flat: water droplets, liquid stardust, some Copic opaque white droplets and lots of chipped sapphire + water splatters.

While the panel was drying, I stamped my images using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I used the coordinating dies to cut them all and then as always I used my alcohol markers to color everything, and because the sky was pretty bold, I kept the locomotive and the wagons very neutral and colored those elements using grey shades.

Next I assembled and attached the images on the panel, starting with the tree borders at the bottom using 2mm foam squares, and then all the other images as well above those trees.

To create the sentiment, I used stamps from Holiday Express, I heat embossed the phrase on a strip of vellum using silver embossing powder, and I attached that strip at the bottom of my panel right on the tree border. But I didn't want the glue to show at the back of the vellum, so I created a flap at each end of the strip and stuck those flaps at the back of the panel.

Finally, I stuck my slimline panel on a purple card base, and as always I added a million details and highlights on the images to make them pop. And I also glued some iridescent clear jewels here and there to emphasize the magic of Christmas time.

And that's it! I hope that you like this new magical holiday card. Feel welcome to click on the image above to watch the process video. Thanks for stopping by and see you next Thursday!

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Hi everyone, Anja here and today I'm sharing a card using the Holiday Express Stamps.

I picked the wonderful snowy scene from the Very Merry Paper pack, trimmed it down and adhered it to a card base. Next, I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out. I love how you can tuck the critters as well as the holiday accessories inside the train.

The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark Ink onto a pink cardstock banner and I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I created some dimension on my card by adhering most of the images and the sentiment banner with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Wishing you a beautiful day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express DIes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Very Merry 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Gingerbread House Die Focused Cards with Franci and Julia

Happy Wednesday everyone! It's Franci here with you today, showcasing the new Gingerbread House set. Aww this gingerbread house is so pretty!

I die cut the largest panel out of dark blue and white cardstock, then all the house elements out of kraft cardstock and lots of lovely patterned paper from these sets: Very Merry, All Is Bright and Sweater Weather.

I die cut a snowy hill out of my white large house panel with the Woodland Borders set, glued it onto my dark blue one and then I puzzled together all my house elements on top and secured them down with liquid glue.

I created a matching card base out of white cardstock with the partial die cutting technique and adhered my decorated panel onto the front. Finally I added lots of little embellishments with my colorful Nuvo Drops here and there to make it extra festive.

I'm so in love with this I can't stop looking at it! Thanks a lot for stopping by and happy crafting! 

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Hello crafty friends! It’s Julia here and I am so excited to share this sweet Gingerbread House card with you!

I am soooo in the mood for holiday cards and as you may know from my previous projects - I love adding houses to my scenes! So this adorable little Gingerbread House is right up my alley! I die-cut all the pieces of the house and I added color and shading to them using Distress Oxide Inks.

To fill up my scene, I also added lots of images from Candy Shoppe, Holiday Express, and Christmas Cookies. I colored them all using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

I added the striped paper from the All Is Bright paper pad to an A2-sized card base and I added a slightly smaller snowy background that I ink blended with Salvaged Patina over top. Then, I die-cut a hill using the Slimline Nature Borders and I added that to the scene as well. I adhered the base piece of the house with foam squares and then added all the decorative elements to it. 

I heat embossed the sentiments from Candy Shoppe and Christmas Cookies in gold and I cut the word "sweet" out with the coordinating dies. I added all my candy images to the scene and added the sentiment in the center.

I had so much fun creating this card and I really hope you like it!! Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful holiday season!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Candy Shoppe Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Candy Shoppe Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Cookies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Cookies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Express DIes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingerbread House Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodland Borders Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Very Merry 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweater Weather Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Deck The Halls Cards with Isha and Kavya

Hello everyone, Isha today with a fun Christmas card featuring our Deck The Halls stamp and dies along with the Winter Greenery dies and All is Bright papers.

To start, I sponged a white mat layer using salty ocean distress oxide ink. Flick water and gold paint to it. Stamp the sentiment using Versamark ink and emboss using WOW! metallic gold  embossing powder.

Die-cut the greenery using the Winter Greenery dies from the All is Bright paper pad and gold metallic paper. Adhere to the mat layer. Adhere the layer to a dark pink card base. Stamp the images from Deck The Halls stamp using alcohol friendly ink, color using Copic markers. Die-cut using coordinating dies. Add white accents using white gel pen. Adhere the baubles to the card using liquid glue and 3d foam.

Thanks for dropping by! Have a nice day.

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Hi folks, Kavya here with another fun card! I love playing with typography so I always try to combine it with card making whenever I can. The new Deck the Halls set is perfect for creating the word ‘Ho Ho Ho…’! 

I first started off by creating a background using Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord and Milled Lavender distress oxide inks. Later, I splattered some water to make the background a bit more dramatic! I then stamped and colored a bunch of baubles from Deck the Halls stamp set using alcohol markers. 

For the ‘H’s, I used the Chloe Alpha dies with white cardstock and colored them using alcohol markers. I also added another die cut at an offset to make it look like a shadow. Finally, I added a thin border created using infinite nesting dies and added a sentiment from Holiday Express to finish off the card! 

That’s it! I hope you liked this fun card :) Happy Crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Chloe Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Deck The Halls Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Deck The Halls Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Greenery DIes Shop at: Sunny Studio
All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bear Hugs Cards with Ashley and Mayra

Hello friends! It's Ashley today with a cute little winter card featuring the Bear Hugs set! I've been MIA for a few weeks as I moved into a new house, and it feels so good to create again! These little cuties were the perfect thing to get me back in the groove!

I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock to 3.75" square. I thought a square card would be perfect to frame the bears. I used the birch trees stamp from Bear Hugs with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish ink to create a subtle wooded background. I blended Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Broken China in from the outside to add some color, then stamped the Frosty Flurries stamp in Versamark ink and embossed with white for snow. I finished the background with a white snowdrift made from white cardstock and a Slimline Nature Borders die.

I stamped my bear pair on more white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink and colored with Copics. I was so excited to finish up and take photos, that I completely forgot my usual white gel pen highlights! I think they look just as adorable without, but I might have to add them in later. I cut the bears out with the matching die and added them to the card with foam tape. I stamped part of the sentiment from Bear Hugs in Jet Black, then made the rest of the sentiment from the "hugs" die in the Scalloped Oval Mat 3 dies. I die cut the hugs from light blue cardstock twice and light blue glitter cardstock once to create a pretty dimensional word. I added it to my card then put the whole thing on a light grey 4"x4" base to finish.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

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Hello and happy Monday everyone. Mayra here, to share this fun card with you today using the cute new Bear Hugs stamp set.   

I began by coloring the bears from the set, the trees, the leaves from the Fall Kiddos and Bountiful Autumn stamp sets, and the mushroom from the Home Sweet Gnome stamp set. I used Copic markers to color the images. For the brown areas, I used W1, E81, E41, E40, E31, E55, E84, E87, and E89. 

Next, I used the larger of the rectangles from the Stitched Rectangles die set to die cut the base panel, and the top layer for the card using the Gingham Jewel Tone 6 x 6 paper pad. I also used the banner from the set for the sentiment. I added color to the base panel using Distress Oxide inks. I used Prize Ribbon, Blueprint Sketch, and Chipped Sapphire. 

I then used the Stitched Circle Small dies to die cut the circle into the top layer of the card base. I also used the same circle to die cut the window into the scalloped circle which was die-cut using the Scalloped Circle Mat 1 die set. I then die-cut the grass border using the grass from the Picket Fence die set.

I hope you enjoy the card I created to share with you today. I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day. 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Picket Fence Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bear Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bear Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frosty Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Kiddos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Kiddos Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Home Sweet Gnome Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Home Sweet Gnome Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bountiful Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bountiful Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Circle Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio