Snowman's Warmest Wishes by Rachel Duong

Hi It's Rachel here with a sparkly Poppystamps "Sweet Nordic Snowman" sending the warmest of wishes to you. This glittery cutie is just a sampling from the abundant, amazing Christmas release at Poppystamps --- available now!

To create this card I die cut the snowman's hat, scarf and top from the gorgeous Memory Box "Poinsettia Garland" double sided floral papers. Next comes glitter paper for the base of the "Arched Gothic Cathedral Window".  (The paper packs are listed below.) 

I die cut the top piece of the arch in pearl paper and glued the pieces together. A thin layer of vellum over icy blue paper is the backdrop for the window. I added the layer of vellum to give it a softer effect.

The "Christmas Banners" stamp and die set is full of festive greetings and I chose "Warmest Wishes" because I thought it was a play on words, being that this snowman is inside a house, not outside! 

This brings us to the background. I decided to use patterned paper for the background. It actually becomes pretty wallpaper adorning the room. So how does the snowman stop from melting inside?! I will leave that to your imagination! Then I adhered the card front to a white card base leaving a fine border. Finally I embellished the window with "Autumn Fairy Jewels" .

Thank you for taking time to stop in. I hope you love this wintery card as much as I do! It's light and airy, floral vibe says snow might be just around the corner. The Poppystamps Christmas release is absolutely wonderful. I can't say enough about it! Until next time, have a fantastic day!

Supplies

 

2576 Sweet Nordic Snowman

2589 Arched Gothic Cathedral Window

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

SP1005 Ocean Blue 6x6 pack

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

 

 

 

 

Snowman's Warmest Wishes by Rachel Duong

Hi It's Rachel here with a sparkly Poppystamps "Sweet Nordic Snowman" sending the warmest of wishes to you. This glittery cutie is just a sampling from the abundant, amazing Christmas release at Poppystamps --- available now!

To create this card I die cut the snowman's hat, scarf and top from the gorgeous Memory Box "Poinsettia Garland" double sided floral papers. Next comes glitter paper for the base of the "Arched Gothic Cathedral Window".  (The paper packs are listed below.) 

I die cut the top piece of the arch in pearl paper and glued the pieces together. A thin layer of vellum over icy blue paper is the backdrop for the window. I added the layer of vellum to give it a softer effect.

The "Christmas Banners" stamp and die set is full of festive greetings and I chose "Warmest Wishes" because I thought it was a play on words, being that this snowman is inside a house, not outside! 

This brings us to the background. I decided to use patterned paper for the background. It actually becomes pretty wallpaper adorning the room. So how does the snowman stop from melting inside?! I will leave that to your imagination! Then I adhered the card front to a white card base leaving a fine border. Finally I embellished the window with "Autumn Fairy Jewels" .

Thank you for taking time to stop in. I hope you love this wintery card as much as I do! It's light and airy, floral vibe says snow might be just around the corner. The Poppystamps Christmas release is absolutely wonderful. I can't say enough about it! Until next time, have a fantastic day!

Supplies

 

2576 Sweet Nordic Snowman

2589 Arched Gothic Cathedral Window

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

SP1005 Ocean Blue 6x6 pack

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

JWL004 Autumn Fairy Jewels

 

 

 

 

Spotlight Technique with Hot-Foiled Card Panels - 3 cards! by Sphoorti

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti again with three cards for you today  (I know it seems like four from the pictures above but that's because one of the cards looks completely different when viewed at different angles. I'll tell you more about that later). I had this idea last year, but didn't get around to making it, so here you are stuck with me all the way in February with holiday cards! (Also because I absolutely love the holidays and can't help but make cards with that theme throughout the year!)

 

All of these cards worked off of the same materials. I had my hot foil machine out one day and I mass produced a number of hot foiled panels using the Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate. The panel you see in the card below was made from Opal foil, and I can't say enough about how cool it is. It's seemingly colorless, but when you try to photograph it, it ends up looking completely different in each picture depending on the angle you take it. It's like getting ten cards in one, which is why you're seeing hundreds of pictures for the same card. <Can you blame me?>

 

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And a few months later, I pulled out the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die and die cut the panels at the center. Then, it was pretty much mixing and switching the various positive and negative die cuts. I made sure to use any scraps I had left to make additional cards so that I wouldn't lose any of that foiled goodness.

 

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In order to get that "spotlight look", I used the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die to cut multiple sentiments and stacked the alphabets to make them as thick as a chipboard. Then, I used the alphabet die cuts from the hot foiled card stock as the top layer and inlaid everything back and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2548 Stacked Joy

PSF809 Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

Spotlight Technique with Hot-Foiled Card Panels - 3 cards! by Sphoorti

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti again with three cards for you today  (I know it seems like four from the pictures above but that's because one of the cards looks completely different when viewed at different angles. I'll tell you more about that later). I had this idea last year, but didn't get around to making it, so here you are stuck with me all the way in February with holiday cards! (Also because I absolutely love the holidays and can't help but make cards with that theme throughout the year!)

 

All of these cards worked off of the same materials. I had my hot foil machine out one day and I mass produced a number of hot foiled panels using the Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate. The panel you see in the card below was made from Opal foil, and I can't say enough about how cool it is. It's seemingly colorless, but when you try to photograph it, it ends up looking completely different in each picture depending on the angle you take it. It's like getting ten cards in one, which is why you're seeing hundreds of pictures for the same card. <Can you blame me?>

 

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And a few months later, I pulled out the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die and die cut the panels at the center. Then, it was pretty much mixing and switching the various positive and negative die cuts. I made sure to use any scraps I had left to make additional cards so that I wouldn't lose any of that foiled goodness.

 

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In order to get that "spotlight look", I used the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die to cut multiple sentiments and stacked the alphabets to make them as thick as a chipboard. Then, I used the alphabet die cuts from the hot foiled card stock as the top layer and inlaid everything back and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2548 Stacked Joy

PSF809 Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

Mostly Sentiment-less Cards by Sphoorti

 

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Happy Valentine's Day! It's Sphoorti again with four whoppin' cards for you today! You'd think they'd be Valentine cards, but I'm still stuck in the holiday-card mode, so here we are!

 

These are SO easy to mass produce and still pack a punch, so a sentiment isn't even needed! It's perfect for when (like me) you've missed the deadline of sending out Christmas / Holiday cards but still want to send something wintery to your friends and family, but have no idea on what to say the card is for!

 

The products I used for these cards are as follows. You can find the full list at the bottom of this post (including pictures).

 

1. 2531 Adelaide Snowflakes craft die
2. PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die
3. 2539 Flowing Curves craft die
4. FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack
5. FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

 

THE CARDS SANS SENTIMENTS:

 

For the cards without the sentiment, I started with ink blending some card stock with Distress Inks in greens or reds. I splattered the ink blended panels with some Perfect Pearls mixed in water in the silver and gold shades.

 

I cut out some Adelaide Snowflakes using the gold and silver colored foil card stock from the Mirror Pads.

 

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I took some panels of white card stock that I layered with my favorite Diamond Dust.

 

I cut up the inked card stock panels into smaller strips and laid them horizontally along the median of the card or on the edges. I used the Diamond Dust panels wherever there was blank white card stock.

 

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Then, I took the Adelaide Snowflakes and foam mounted them at the center of the card or along the median.I'm not used to making cards without a sentiment, but I couldn't get myself to put anything else on these cards. What are your thoughts?

 

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THE CARD WITH THE SENTIMENT:

 

For this card, instead of using the Diamond Dust panels, I used the Flowing Curves die cuts and adhered them on a white card panel (white on white, so it looks dry embossed). I took a panel of vellum (you can't tell from the pictures, but it's actually vellum), and matted the green ink blended panel with it. I foam mounted this on the card panel with the Flowing Curves. I adhered the Adelaide Snowflakes directly to the inked panel and scattered some gems here and there, and at the centers of the little snowflakes. I used a reverse hot-foiled "You are the best" sentiment from the PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die and adhered it to large snowflake in the middle and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? Do you think that cards without sentiments are not cards at all? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

Supplies

 

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

2539 Flowing Curves

Mostly Sentiment-less Cards by Sphoorti

 

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Happy Valentine's Day! It's Sphoorti again with four whoppin' cards for you today! You'd think they'd be Valentine cards, but I'm still stuck in the holiday-card mode, so here we are!

 

These are SO easy to mass produce and still pack a punch, so a sentiment isn't even needed! It's perfect for when (like me) you've missed the deadline of sending out Christmas / Holiday cards but still want to send something wintery to your friends and family, but have no idea on what to say the card is for!

 

The products I used for these cards are as follows. You can find the full list at the bottom of this post (including pictures).

 

1. 2531 Adelaide Snowflakes craft die
2. PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die
3. 2539 Flowing Curves craft die
4. FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack
5. FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

 

THE CARDS SANS SENTIMENTS:

 

For the cards without the sentiment, I started with ink blending some card stock with Distress Inks in greens or reds. I splattered the ink blended panels with some Perfect Pearls mixed in water in the silver and gold shades.

 

I cut out some Adelaide Snowflakes using the gold and silver colored foil card stock from the Mirror Pads.

 

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I took some panels of white card stock that I layered with my favorite Diamond Dust.

 

I cut up the inked card stock panels into smaller strips and laid them horizontally along the median of the card or on the edges. I used the Diamond Dust panels wherever there was blank white card stock.

 

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Then, I took the Adelaide Snowflakes and foam mounted them at the center of the card or along the median.I'm not used to making cards without a sentiment, but I couldn't get myself to put anything else on these cards. What are your thoughts?

 

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THE CARD WITH THE SENTIMENT:

 

For this card, instead of using the Diamond Dust panels, I used the Flowing Curves die cuts and adhered them on a white card panel (white on white, so it looks dry embossed). I took a panel of vellum (you can't tell from the pictures, but it's actually vellum), and matted the green ink blended panel with it. I foam mounted this on the card panel with the Flowing Curves. I adhered the Adelaide Snowflakes directly to the inked panel and scattered some gems here and there, and at the centers of the little snowflakes. I used a reverse hot-foiled "You are the best" sentiment from the PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die and adhered it to large snowflake in the middle and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? Do you think that cards without sentiments are not cards at all? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

Supplies

 

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

2539 Flowing Curves

Slimline Adelaide Snowflakes Card by Sphoorti

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti, and I only have one card for you today, and it's such an easy one to make - you can whip it up in 30 minutes, tops!

 

I started off with the 2531 Adelaide Snowflakes craft die and cut some silver mirror, copper mirror, silver glitter, and gold glitter card stocks from the Glitter and Mirror pad assortments Poppystamps has.

 

 

I took a card base long enough to fit the five snowflakes and adhered the gorgeous snowflakes in a staggered fashion along the x-axis.

 

 

I hot foiled PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 on some white card stock with copper colored foil and chose the "You are the best" sentiment from it. I matted the sentiment with some silver glitter card stock.

 

 

 

I had some glitter washi tape that slightly matched one of the snowflakes, so I lined the card base with it along the top and bottom edges.

 

 

And you know what? That was it! So easy, yet so elegant and festive!

 

Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? I'd love to hear from you! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

Supplies

 

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Slimline Adelaide Snowflakes Card by Sphoorti

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti, and I only have one card for you today, and it's such an easy one to make - you can whip it up in 30 minutes, tops!

 

I started off with the 2531 Adelaide Snowflakes craft die and cut some silver mirror, copper mirror, silver glitter, and gold glitter card stocks from the Glitter and Mirror pad assortments Poppystamps has.

 

 

I took a card base long enough to fit the five snowflakes and adhered the gorgeous snowflakes in a staggered fashion along the x-axis.

 

 

I hot foiled PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 on some white card stock with copper colored foil and chose the "You are the best" sentiment from it. I matted the sentiment with some silver glitter card stock.

 

 

 

I had some glitter washi tape that slightly matched one of the snowflakes, so I lined the card base with it along the top and bottom edges.

 

 

And you know what? That was it! So easy, yet so elegant and festive!

 

Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? I'd love to hear from you! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

Supplies

 

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

Challenge Reminder PSC# 100 Let It Snow by Candice Crawford

Happy Wednesday crafty friends! Its that time of the month to remind you all of our monthly challenge. This month's theme is Let it Snow. 

This time of year all that glitters is snow!  We're looking for projects celebrating winter. This could be either a snowy scene, or keeping cozy by the fire with a warm cuppa, or maybe a winter birthday!  Your project can be for any occasion and is not limited to cards.  We welcome home decor, page layouts, tags and everything in between!  It's your choice, just be sure to use at least one Poppystamps image (stamp or die) on your project! 

Need a little more motivation to play along? The winner (chosen at random) of this challenge will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to spend on their favorites from the store!

You have until 12 am US EST on  January 29 to link up your design here! We'll start a new challenge and announce the winners on  February 1!!    

Thanks for joining us! We can't wait to see what you make!

 

The card I created for the challenge this month a very glitter and full of the snow theme. I used the new Diamond Snowflake Oval Frame and the new Whittle Polar Bears die sets for the focal points on my card. I cut the frame from white glitter cardstock and the Polar Bears from plain white carstock where I colored there noses with my Copic Makers. 

The background was created with my Distress Oxide inks in Speckled Egg, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire. For the sentiment on the card I heat embossed it with Silver Embossing powder using the Christmas Sparkle Stamp set. 

I really like how this card came together. It looks absolutely stunning an glittery in real life. I hope you too enjoyed today's Challenge Project and found inspiration. There is still time to join the challenge to win a prize. Until next time crafters....Happy Crafting! 

 

 

Supplies

 

2484 Snowflake Oval Frame

2547 Whittle Polar Bears

CL511 CL511 Christmas Sparkle

Challenge Reminder PSC# 100 Let It Snow by Candice Crawford

Happy Wednesday crafty friends! Its that time of the month to remind you all of our monthly challenge. This month's theme is Let it Snow. 

This time of year all that glitters is snow!  We're looking for projects celebrating winter. This could be either a snowy scene, or keeping cozy by the fire with a warm cuppa, or maybe a winter birthday!  Your project can be for any occasion and is not limited to cards.  We welcome home decor, page layouts, tags and everything in between!  It's your choice, just be sure to use at least one Poppystamps image (stamp or die) on your project! 

Need a little more motivation to play along? The winner (chosen at random) of this challenge will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to spend on their favorites from the store!

You have until 12 am US EST on  January 29 to link up your design here! We'll start a new challenge and announce the winners on  February 1!!    

Thanks for joining us! We can't wait to see what you make!

 

The card I created for the challenge this month a very glitter and full of the snow theme. I used the new Diamond Snowflake Oval Frame and the new Whittle Polar Bears die sets for the focal points on my card. I cut the frame from white glitter cardstock and the Polar Bears from plain white carstock where I colored there noses with my Copic Makers. 

The background was created with my Distress Oxide inks in Speckled Egg, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire. For the sentiment on the card I heat embossed it with Silver Embossing powder using the Christmas Sparkle Stamp set. 

I really like how this card came together. It looks absolutely stunning an glittery in real life. I hope you too enjoyed today's Challenge Project and found inspiration. There is still time to join the challenge to win a prize. Until next time crafters....Happy Crafting! 

 

 

Supplies

 

2484 Snowflake Oval Frame

2547 Whittle Polar Bears

CL511 CL511 Christmas Sparkle

I Love You Deerly by Meghan Kennihan

Hi Crafty Friends,
I created a winter scene using the Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit and Adelaide Snowflakes Dies. This kit is perfect for winter and masculine cards.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite animal for masculine cards?
A: Me? Bears

I started my card with a sheet of paper from the Stormy Blue 6x6 Paper pad and splattered it with Copic White and gold paint. I die cut 5 of the snow mounds from the kit to create a forest floor covered in snow then I added the trees in green plaid and basic forest green. I finished the card with the cute little deer and snowflakes in the sky.

Supplies

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

SP1006 Stormy Blue 6x6 pack

KT003 Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit craft die

I Love You Deerly by Meghan Kennihan

Hi Crafty Friends,
I created a winter scene using the Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit and Adelaide Snowflakes Dies. This kit is perfect for winter and masculine cards.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite animal for masculine cards?
A: Me? Bears

I started my card with a sheet of paper from the Stormy Blue 6x6 Paper pad and splattered it with Copic White and gold paint. I die cut 5 of the snow mounds from the kit to create a forest floor covered in snow then I added the trees in green plaid and basic forest green. I finished the card with the cute little deer and snowflakes in the sky.

Supplies

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

SP1006 Stormy Blue 6x6 pack

KT003 Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit craft die