Christmas in August? Why Not! by Nancy Penir

Well, it's official... I've finally started my Holiday cards! What's that you say? Shouldn't July be the kickoff for all things holiday?

It's Christmas in August today with my Poppystamps snow globe card. Here's how I did it...

I die cut all my pieces from Poppystamps card stock, and inked the round snow globe sky blue.

The little scene I created is a pop up easel, so festive with the glitter trees and snowfolk! See the snow on the rooftop? Here's how I created it.

When I die cut the fir trees, a scallop edge was left on either side. I just used that negative piece, cut it down to fit the roof of my townhome, and voila! Snow on the roof!

Here's a closeup of the snowglobe scene, with the snowy roof. See the wreath on the door? When you cut out the holly and berries, use one of the berries, and choose a hole punch, small one of course, to cut out the center. A perfect door wreath!

I love to create my own envelopes to match my cards, and that's what you see here, behind the card. I use Christmas wrapping paper, with the pattern on the inside, and lines on the outside. Pretty cool, huh?

The reverse side of the envelope, has a few of the snow globes die cuts glued onto a corner.

Well that's my Christmas card kickoff. This was so quick and easy with Poppystamps' papers. Think I'll do a few more!

Hope you got some holiday card inspiration. Have a great week!

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel

2488 Layered House Globe

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

2489 Snowflake Background

Christmas in August? Why Not! by Nancy Penir

Well, it's official... I've finally started my Holiday cards! What's that you say? Shouldn't July be the kickoff for all things holiday?

It's Christmas in August today with my Poppystamps snow globe card. Here's how I did it...

I die cut all my pieces from Poppystamps card stock, and inked the round snow globe sky blue.

The little scene I created is a pop up easel, so festive with the glitter trees and snowfolk! See the snow on the rooftop? Here's how I created it.

When I die cut the fir trees, a scallop edge was left on either side. I just used that negative piece, cut it down to fit the roof of my townhome, and voila! Snow on the roof!

Here's a closeup of the snowglobe scene, with the snowy roof. See the wreath on the door? When you cut out the holly and berries, use one of the berries, and choose a hole punch, small one of course, to cut out the center. A perfect door wreath!

I love to create my own envelopes to match my cards, and that's what you see here, behind the card. I use Christmas wrapping paper, with the pattern on the inside, and lines on the outside. Pretty cool, huh?

The reverse side of the envelope, has a few of the snow globes die cuts glued onto a corner.

Well that's my Christmas card kickoff. This was so quick and easy with Poppystamps' papers. Think I'll do a few more!

Hope you got some holiday card inspiration. Have a great week!

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel

2488 Layered House Globe

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

GP1003 Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad

GP1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

2489 Snowflake Background

Cabin Snowglobe with a twist! by Sphoorti

 

So, it turns out that I'm not quite done with the winter, the snow, or the Cabin Snowglobe Die Set. When the Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit craft die was release in January, I had an idea to use components of it with the Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Die Set that was released in the 2021 Holiday Release. I was finally able to implement it!

Here's how I made it...

Do you guys remember my post from January: The Glitzy and Pastelly Rainbows? Well, I had a couple of glitzy rainbows left over that I saved, and so step 1 = complete!

Then, I took the Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit craft die set and cut out the unicorn and his fabulous wings and hair and horn with silver cardstock, and his body with just plain white cardstock. I colored his nose and mouth area with a gray copic marker. I stacked a bunch of diecuts to give him some dimension and sturdiness. (Somehow I still managed to break his neck - not sure if you can tell from the pictures. Poor guy).

 

 

Anyway, after I was done putting him together, I cut out all the components of the Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Die Set with white and silver cardstock. The globe portion at the top - I cut out from cardstock on which I applied double sided adhesive so that I could sprinkle the Diamond Dust for the sparkly goodness, because what's a unicorn without sparkle?

 

 

I put the glittery background all the way in the back and then layered the hills in the front, and foam mounted the rainbow. I used some stickles glitter along the hills for some added dimension. And then I put the unicorn dude at the forefront of it all. What do you guys think?

 

 

I felt like there was enough going on and did not want to add more. Do let me know how you feel about a card without a sentiment. Hope you still liked it!

 

 

Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Please do let us know! We love to hear from you! Thank you for sticking with me through the end of the post! 

P.S. Special shoutout to Patricia Howarth and Nancy Yoder and all others who leave sweet comments on our posts. The application doesn't allow us to reply individually / notify you with our responses, so wanted to give you a shoutout here. Please know that your comments are not unnoticed, and they make my day. Thank you so much for the love and encouragement.

Sincerely, and with lots of love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

KT004 Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit craft die

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

Cabin Snowglobe with a twist! by Sphoorti

 

So, it turns out that I'm not quite done with the winter, the snow, or the Cabin Snowglobe Die Set. When the Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit craft die was release in January, I had an idea to use components of it with the Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Die Set that was released in the 2021 Holiday Release. I was finally able to implement it!

Here's how I made it...

Do you guys remember my post from January: The Glitzy and Pastelly Rainbows? Well, I had a couple of glitzy rainbows left over that I saved, and so step 1 = complete!

Then, I took the Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit craft die set and cut out the unicorn and his fabulous wings and hair and horn with silver cardstock, and his body with just plain white cardstock. I colored his nose and mouth area with a gray copic marker. I stacked a bunch of diecuts to give him some dimension and sturdiness. (Somehow I still managed to break his neck - not sure if you can tell from the pictures. Poor guy).

 

 

Anyway, after I was done putting him together, I cut out all the components of the Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Die Set with white and silver cardstock. The globe portion at the top - I cut out from cardstock on which I applied double sided adhesive so that I could sprinkle the Diamond Dust for the sparkly goodness, because what's a unicorn without sparkle?

 

 

I put the glittery background all the way in the back and then layered the hills in the front, and foam mounted the rainbow. I used some stickles glitter along the hills for some added dimension. And then I put the unicorn dude at the forefront of it all. What do you guys think?

 

 

I felt like there was enough going on and did not want to add more. Do let me know how you feel about a card without a sentiment. Hope you still liked it!

 

 

Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Please do let us know! We love to hear from you! Thank you for sticking with me through the end of the post! 

P.S. Special shoutout to Patricia Howarth and Nancy Yoder and all others who leave sweet comments on our posts. The application doesn't allow us to reply individually / notify you with our responses, so wanted to give you a shoutout here. Please know that your comments are not unnoticed, and they make my day. Thank you so much for the love and encouragement.

Sincerely, and with lots of love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

KT004 Whittle Rainbow Unicorn Kit craft die

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

GP1007 Glitzy Glitter Pad

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

With Poppystamps we will have a happy Christmas! A pretty easel card by Patty Tanúz

Hola amigas!

Ready for Christmas Eve?

With my favorite holiday season craft die, I share this beautiful easel card!!!!

What do you thing about colors??? I like non traditional jiji mhhh mint and rose glitter is my favorite!

Whittle Friendly Snowman is more than cute!!!!

With Poppystamps we will have a happy Christmas!!

And remember, Christmas isn't a season, it's a feeling!!!!

God bless you...

 

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

2471 Whittle Friendly Snowman craft die

2475 Small Freestyle Merry Christmas craft die

2482 Diamond Snowflake craft die

2048 Little Star Border Layer

2489 Snowflake Background craft die

CRY102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

With Poppystamps we will have a happy Christmas! A pretty easel card by Patty Tanúz

Hola amigas!

Ready for Christmas Eve?

With my favorite holiday season craft die, I share this beautiful easel card!!!!

What do you thing about colors??? I like non traditional jiji mhhh mint and rose glitter is my favorite!

Whittle Friendly Snowman is more than cute!!!!

With Poppystamps we will have a happy Christmas!!

And remember, Christmas isn't a season, it's a feeling!!!!

God bless you...

 

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

2471 Whittle Friendly Snowman craft die

2475 Small Freestyle Merry Christmas craft die

2482 Diamond Snowflake craft die

2048 Little Star Border Layer

2489 Snowflake Background craft die

CRY102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

Cabin Snowglobe by Sue McRae

Hello everyone, Sue here with a card using the Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel Die Set. This is such a wonderful set for creating charming Christmas, winter, or anytime of the year cards. It’s perfect for making masculine cards, which I know can be difficult to create.

I went with a frosty look in blues, pinks and purples for my design. For the background I inked up the circle die cut with Distress Inks and sprayed it heavily with Perfect Pearls for lots of shimmer.

To create a swirly, windy sky I embossed this piece with the Waves 3D Embossing Folder. Love how it turned out!

I die cut all my different scene pieces with a variety of Memory Box coloured and glitter cardstock.

For the snowglobe base I used the White Woodgrain Paper and ink blended some gray on top.

You can really play around with all the layers and add foam adhesive to create depth and dimension. I added foam dots between the house and yellow window background for some nice shadows.

The great thing about this popup card, is that it fits into an A2 envelope, even with all the layers and added dimension.

I stamped a simple sentiment on the inside of the card so that there’s lots of room for adding a personal message.

Just think how different this card would look for spring with grass instead of snow, some added flowers and blooming trees and a bright sky inked in yellow and orange.

Thanks for visiting with me on the blog today!

 

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

2486 Cottage Globe craft die

CL507 Gilded Christmas Wishes clear stamp set

EF1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

SP1007 Vibrant Violet 6x6 pack

SP1005 Ocean Blue 6x6 pack

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

SH44001 Woodgrain Paper Pack White

Cabin Snowglobe by Sue McRae

Hello everyone, Sue here with a card using the Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel Die Set. This is such a wonderful set for creating charming Christmas, winter, or anytime of the year cards. It’s perfect for making masculine cards, which I know can be difficult to create.

I went with a frosty look in blues, pinks and purples for my design. For the background I inked up the circle die cut with Distress Inks and sprayed it heavily with Perfect Pearls for lots of shimmer.

To create a swirly, windy sky I embossed this piece with the Waves 3D Embossing Folder. Love how it turned out!

I die cut all my different scene pieces with a variety of Memory Box coloured and glitter cardstock.

For the snowglobe base I used the White Woodgrain Paper and ink blended some gray on top.

You can really play around with all the layers and add foam adhesive to create depth and dimension. I added foam dots between the house and yellow window background for some nice shadows.

The great thing about this popup card, is that it fits into an A2 envelope, even with all the layers and added dimension.

I stamped a simple sentiment on the inside of the card so that there’s lots of room for adding a personal message.

Just think how different this card would look for spring with grass instead of snow, some added flowers and blooming trees and a bright sky inked in yellow and orange.

Thanks for visiting with me on the blog today!

 

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

2486 Cottage Globe craft die

CL507 Gilded Christmas Wishes clear stamp set

EF1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

SP1007 Vibrant Violet 6x6 pack

SP1005 Ocean Blue 6x6 pack

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

SH44001 Woodgrain Paper Pack White

Snowglobe shaker by Tiffany Pryce

Hey Poppy peeps! Tiffany here popping in with some more inspiration for you. I think this Cabin Snowglobe die has been a favorite of the design team. It is so versatile and can be used in many ways. Use it as is, interchange the dies, use the dies on other projects - the combinations are endless. I decided to make my snowglobe interactive by turning it into a shaker card! Shakers always put a smile on my face and are perfect for snowy, winter scenes.

Putting this card together was pretty straightforward. I die cut all the pieces like the cabin and the trees from white or glitter cardstock. I used the circle die to cut into the base snowglobe die in order to make a shaker frame. I die cut two frames for stability and then added acetate with liquid glue. I used liquid glue because I did not have double sided tape that was thin enough. Behind the acetate, I added foam tape to ensure none of the shaker bits would fall out. I adhered the scene on top with double sided tape and popped the cabin up for dimension. For the snowglobe base, I die cut it from green cardstock and added some shading on the edges with dye ink.

Inside the shaker card, I lined it with pattern paper from the Madras Plaid Coral and Green paper pack. I used the negative die cut on top for a clear space to write my holiday message. I also stamped a sentiment from the Gilded Christmas Wishes stamp set. Finally, I added some holly leaves and berries to the bottom so help the easel stand upright more easily. Pro tip: Although I managed to forget this step, always glue some shaker pieces onto the background. This is so when the card is upright, there are still shaker pieces visible at the top when all the other pieces fall to the bottom.

What a fun design that was easy to put together! I know the recipient will love adding this card to her holiday decor. Until next time, happy crafting! As a bonus, check out two more versions that I made using the same supplies below.

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

CL507 Gilded Christmas Wishes clear stamp set

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

PP1013 Madras Plaid Coral and Green 6x6 pack

Snowglobe shaker by Tiffany Pryce

Hey Poppy peeps! Tiffany here popping in with some more inspiration for you. I think this Cabin Snowglobe die has been a favorite of the design team. It is so versatile and can be used in many ways. Use it as is, interchange the dies, use the dies on other projects - the combinations are endless. I decided to make my snowglobe interactive by turning it into a shaker card! Shakers always put a smile on my face and are perfect for snowy, winter scenes.

Putting this card together was pretty straightforward. I die cut all the pieces like the cabin and the trees from white or glitter cardstock. I used the circle die to cut into the base snowglobe die in order to make a shaker frame. I die cut two frames for stability and then added acetate with liquid glue. I used liquid glue because I did not have double sided tape that was thin enough. Behind the acetate, I added foam tape to ensure none of the shaker bits would fall out. I adhered the scene on top with double sided tape and popped the cabin up for dimension. For the snowglobe base, I die cut it from green cardstock and added some shading on the edges with dye ink.

Inside the shaker card, I lined it with pattern paper from the Madras Plaid Coral and Green paper pack. I used the negative die cut on top for a clear space to write my holiday message. I also stamped a sentiment from the Gilded Christmas Wishes stamp set. Finally, I added some holly leaves and berries to the bottom so help the easel stand upright more easily. Pro tip: Although I managed to forget this step, always glue some shaker pieces onto the background. This is so when the card is upright, there are still shaker pieces visible at the top when all the other pieces fall to the bottom.

What a fun design that was easy to put together! I know the recipient will love adding this card to her holiday decor. Until next time, happy crafting! As a bonus, check out two more versions that I made using the same supplies below.

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

CL507 Gilded Christmas Wishes clear stamp set

GP1008 Majestic Hues Glitter Pad

PP1013 Madras Plaid Coral and Green 6x6 pack

Challenge Reminder: PSC#87 - Happy Holly Days! by Sphoorti

 

Hello there! It's Sphoorti with a gentle reminder of this month's (and my first!) challenge - Happy Holly Days (PSC#87)! It's the most wonderful time of the year, and this theme has to do with all things associated with it, so transitive property dictates - this is the most wonderful challenge of the year!

Any card themed Winter / Christmas / Holidays works! Easy-peasy, and great because you probably have a bunch of cards already that you've just made to send out this Holiday season that you can enter into the challenge! Just make sure that you use at least one Poppystamps product, and enter your project on the challenge post blog for a chance to win! For more details about how this works, please see the original Challenge Post here.

First thing that comes to mind when I think of winter / December is snow (even though I live in a place where there's no precipitation - thanks, Southern California), and a warm fire in a cabin in the woods, hot chocolate in hand, cuddling with boyfriend and kitty.

The Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Die Set that was released by Poppystamps in the 2021 Holiday Release totally gave me those vibes, so that's what I used for the challenge.

I made 2 versions and I think I'll make a lot more when I get the opportunity because these looked amazing and were easy to put together! The first one I made was a monochromatic version where I only used white and silver cardstock for all the die cuts. I made a mistake on this one, actually - and it was because I couldn't see one of the dies (it was right in front of me!) It forms the circle part of the snow globe. So, I improvised and made it without it. (So, if you observe, you'll see there's no demarcation between the actual snow globe and the back of the card). I made sure I used it on the second one. Lesson learned! I cut out the base line (not sure what it's called, but it's the little silver sliver with the tiny lines), multiple times and used it on the inside of the card so that the easel feature of the card can work off of it. Here's a picture of it:

For the one which has the red cabin - I actually cut out the word "merry" multiple times from the Small Freestyle Merry Christmas craft die with white and silver cardstock and layered them to make it thick like a chipboard. Then, I adhered it to the inside of the card so that the easel can work off of that as a stopper. Here's a picture of that:

Here are some more pictures of the cards for you!

 

Now it's your turn! Need a little more motivation? How about a prize? The winner (chosen at random) of this challenge will receive a Gift Certificate to spend on their favorites from the Poppystamps store!

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

Love,

Sphoorti

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

2475 Small Freestyle Merry Christmas craft die

Challenge Reminder: PSC#87 - Happy Holly Days! by Sphoorti

 

Hello there! It's Sphoorti with a gentle reminder of this month's (and my first!) challenge - Happy Holly Days (PSC#87)! It's the most wonderful time of the year, and this theme has to do with all things associated with it, so transitive property dictates - this is the most wonderful challenge of the year!

Any card themed Winter / Christmas / Holidays works! Easy-peasy, and great because you probably have a bunch of cards already that you've just made to send out this Holiday season that you can enter into the challenge! Just make sure that you use at least one Poppystamps product, and enter your project on the challenge post blog for a chance to win! For more details about how this works, please see the original Challenge Post here.

First thing that comes to mind when I think of winter / December is snow (even though I live in a place where there's no precipitation - thanks, Southern California), and a warm fire in a cabin in the woods, hot chocolate in hand, cuddling with boyfriend and kitty.

The Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Die Set that was released by Poppystamps in the 2021 Holiday Release totally gave me those vibes, so that's what I used for the challenge.

I made 2 versions and I think I'll make a lot more when I get the opportunity because these looked amazing and were easy to put together! The first one I made was a monochromatic version where I only used white and silver cardstock for all the die cuts. I made a mistake on this one, actually - and it was because I couldn't see one of the dies (it was right in front of me!) It forms the circle part of the snow globe. So, I improvised and made it without it. (So, if you observe, you'll see there's no demarcation between the actual snow globe and the back of the card). I made sure I used it on the second one. Lesson learned! I cut out the base line (not sure what it's called, but it's the little silver sliver with the tiny lines), multiple times and used it on the inside of the card so that the easel feature of the card can work off of it. Here's a picture of it:

For the one which has the red cabin - I actually cut out the word "merry" multiple times from the Small Freestyle Merry Christmas craft die with white and silver cardstock and layered them to make it thick like a chipboard. Then, I adhered it to the inside of the card so that the easel can work off of that as a stopper. Here's a picture of that:

Here are some more pictures of the cards for you!

 

Now it's your turn! Need a little more motivation? How about a prize? The winner (chosen at random) of this challenge will receive a Gift Certificate to spend on their favorites from the Poppystamps store!

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

Love,

Sphoorti

 

Supplies

 

2470 Cabin Snowglobe Pop Up Easel craft die

2475 Small Freestyle Merry Christmas craft die