2024 Holiday Series #3 | Let There Be Joy

Hi friends!  For today’s holiday series installment, I will be creating a simpler card using The Greetery’s Inside & Out Berry Branch die and one of their holiday sentiment sets.   This project can also be found on my YouTube channel so you can see the step-by-step construction process at https://www.youtube.com/@VeehattInspired .

The supplies used were:

The Greetery “Inside & Out Berry Branch” Die Set

The Greetery “Scripted Holiday Sentiments”

The Greetery “Nordic Frames” Die Set

Penny Black “Joy Edger” Die Set

Lawn Fawn “Snow Flurries Background” Stencil

Brutus Monroe Glitter Glaze “Fallen Snow”

Spellbinders “Fern” Cardstock

Lawn Fawn “Chili Pepper” Cardstock

Brutus Monroe “Not Your Mamas Cardstock”

VersaFine Clair “Shady Lane” Pigment Ink

Pretty Pink Posh “Cherry Red” Embellishment Pearls

Scrapbook.com Double Sided Adhesive Sheets

Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

To start the project, I cut a piece of Lawn Fawn Chili Pepper cardstock to 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” – this will be the base for my card front.  The I cut a piece of white cardstock to be a 5-1/2” square.  I placed the white square piece of cardstock onto my glass mat and placed the Lawn Fawn “Snow Flurries Background” stencil over it and held it in place with Scrapbook.com’s Mint Tape.  Using my pallet knife and Brutus Monroe’s “Fallen Snow” Glitter Glaze, I spread a thin layer of the glaze over the stencil to give the white cardstock a touch of glittery snow.  I set this aside to dry while I prepared my die cutting.

I took another piece of the Chili Pepper cardstock and die cut it with the Joy word die from Penny Black’s “Joy Edger” die set.  Then, I adhered a piece of Scrapbook.com’s Double Sided Adhesive to the back of a piece of Brutus Monroe “Not Your Mamas Cardstock” and die cut the Joy word a second time to serve as a layering piece for my sentiment.  I added glue to the back of the red Joy and adhered it to the front of the white, layering Joy die cut.

I applied another double-sided adhesive sheet to one side of a piece of Spellbinders “Fern” cardstock and die cut all the dies from The Greetery’s “inside & Out Berry Branch” die set and duplicated this effort with another piece of the Brutus Monroe “Not Your Mamas Cardstock”. 

I removed the release paper from the backs of all the green die cuts and adhered them to the matching white die cuts.  Next, I added glue to the top side of the white Joy word die cut and adhered the red Joy diecut to the top of it.  Now all the elements for the card front have essentially been made into stickers.

Once the Glitter Glaze dried on the white square piece of cardstock, I used the largest die from The Greetery “Nordic Frames” die set to cut the background layer for my card front elements. 

Now time for sentiments and assembly, I used liquid glue to adhere the white stenciled panel to the Chili Pepper red card panel.  I used a greeting from The Greetery’s “Scripted Holiday Sentiments” that said, “LET THERE BE”, and I stamped that onto a piece of white scrap paper using VersaFine Clair “Shady Lane” pigment ink since it so closely matched the Spellbinders Fern cardstock and trimmed it down to size – you can do this with your paper cutter or a sentiment strip die if you have one.  I added a couple scrap strips of white cardstock to the backside of the sentiment strip to give it some dimension and set that aside to allow the glue to dry. 

I centered the Joy sentiment and the green stamped sentiment strip onto the front of the card and began positioning all the greenery in two of the corners until I was happy with the layout and then began pressing those into place since they had the double-sided adhesive on the backs.  Lastly, I added some Pretty Pink Posh “Cherry Red” pearls onto all the areas on the greenery that represented berries… then added a few more to balance it out.

I hope you enjoyed the tags and found inspiration for some of your own holiday projects!  Until next time… happy making!

2024 Holiday Series #2 | Snowflake Tags

Hi friends!  For today’s card series installment, I decided to create some cute holiday gift tags using some wintry holiday products from Gina K Designs and Tonic Studios.   This project can also be found on my YouTube channel so you can see the step-by-step construction process at https://www.youtube.com/@VeehattInspired .

The supplies used were:

Tonic Studios “Tags & Stamps” Die Set

Tim Holtz / Ranger Distress Oxide “Tumbled Glass”

Gina K. Designs “Snowflake Trio” Die Set

Scrapbook.com Foam Ink Blending Tool

Altenew Glitter Cardstock “Moonstone” and “Silver”

Simon Says Stamp “Christmas Wishes” Sentiment Strips

Deco Foil “Pewter” Foiling Sheet

Spellbinders “Indigo” Cardstock

Spellbinders “Splatter White” Opaque Watercolor

Imagine Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray “Sparkle”

This Calls for Confetti “Sparkle All the Way” Flat Sequins

Brutus Monroe Spray Tray

Scrapbook.com Mint Tape

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

Scrapbook Adhesives “Thin 3D Foam Squares”

Heidi Swapp Mini Minc Machine

Tim Holtz Mini Trimmer

I started the project by die cutting two tag bases from both white cardstock and Spellbinders Indigo cardstock using the Tonic Studios “Tags & Stamps” die set.  I cut a second set of the large base tag die from white cardstock to back my tags to give me a place to write my personal greeting.

Next, I used a foam ink blending tool and Tim Holtz Distress Oxide in the color Tumbled Glass and applied that all over the decorative front, white die cut tag pieces to give them a wintry sky color.  To add my splatters, I pulled out my Brutus Monroe Spray Tray and applied a few sprays of Imagine’s Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray (you could substitute this with the new Tim Holtz Spritz if you have it in your stash) and heat set that shimmer spray with the Ranger heat tool.  I followed that by splattering the Spellbinders Splatter White mixed with a couple drops of water liberally across the tag fronts.  Once the splattered tag panels dried, I used liquid glue to adhere them to the Indigo tag bases.

Using the Altnew Moonstone and Silver Glitter Cardstock and Gina K. Design’s “Snowflake Trio” die set, I die cut two beautiful snowflakes – the two smaller in the set – and placed a small amount of glue around the center of the two silver snowflakes and adhered the Moonstone snowflakes on top of each of the silver ones for a layered look.  Once the glue dried, I place a thin 3D foam square to the back of each snowflake and adhered them to the center of the assembled tags. 

For the sentiment, I chose two from the Simon Says Stamp “Christmas Wishes” Sentiment Strips.  Since I wanted to foil these, I warmed up my Heidi Swapp Mini Minc machine, grabbed a carrier envelope, a sheet of Deco Foil in the color pewter, and my sentiment strips.  I placed the foil (pretty side up) on top of the sentiment strips, then put them into the Minc carrier envelope and ran it through the Minc machine on setting 3.  Once the sentiment strips were cooled, I removed the foil to reveal the beautifully foiled sentiments which I trimmed using my Tim Holtz mini trimmer.  I placed thin 3D foam squares to the back side of each sentiment strip and adhered those to the centers of my snowflakes. 

For the final touch, I randomly glued some This Calls for Confetti “Sparkle All the Way” flat sequins around the two snowflakes on each tag, threaded a piece thin white ribbon through each tag’s hole and tied a bow around the ribbon toward the top of the tag using some blue and white twine I had in my stash.  I have one admission… I couldn’t leave well enough alone and after I completed filming the video for YouTube, I adhere some silver gems to the each of the tips of the Moonstone snowflakes.  Very festive!

I hope you enjoyed the tags and found inspiration for some of your own holiday projects!  Until next time… happy making!

2024 Holiday Series #1 | Merry Christmas

Hi friends!  Since November is here, I figured I had better get a start on my holiday card series so that I would get my Christmas cards made before the actual season arrived.  Let’s get started…

The supplies used were:

Altenew “Forest Canopy” Glitter Cardstock Set (Peridot, Titanite, Jadeite, & Emerald)

Simon Says Stamp “Christmas Wishes” Sentiment Strips (Reverse)

Pinkfresh Studio “Classic Edgers” Die Set

Crafty Critta “Merry Red” Hot Foil

Honey Bee Stamps “Make It Merry” Gem Stickers          

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

Distress Collage Medium

Heidi Swapp Mini Minc Machine

Ranger Stickles “Christmas Red”

I began the project by trimming each of the three darkest colors in the Altenew “Forest Canopy” glitter cardstock set at the long edge using a Pinkfresh Studio “Classic Edgers” die (I chose the scallop one) – these will form the boughs of each of the glittery Christmas tree layers on the card front.  To reduce the bulk/weight of the card, I decided to trim approximately one inch from the flat (non-scallop), long edge of my glitter cardstock pieces – the remainder will be trimmed off once they are adhered to the card base. 

I used an A2 size card base with a side fold for today’s card – I’m going to turn this card base in the landscape orientation so that the fold will be on the long side at the top of the card.  I drew a pencil line at 2-3/4” down the center of the 5-1/2” side (landscape orientation) to aid me with centering each of the glitter cardstock panels.  I then proceeded to glue each glitter cardstock layer, starting with the lightest color at the bottom and working my way up the card base, ensuring each strip of glitter cardstock is basically centered with that pencil line I drew on the card base.  I also attempted to layer each glitter cardstock strip approximately ¾” apart from each other and this measurement was taken at the lowest point of each panel.  Once the glue dried on all the pieces of glitter card stock on the card front, I used the paper trimmer to cut off all the excess that exceeded the A2 size card base.

Using the Sizzix “Funky Baubles” die set and an assortment of Christmasy cardstock colors, I began die cutting each of the ornament’s layers that I chose to use for the card.  I selected the cardstock colors from a 12x12 paper pack from American Crafts called “Christmas Cardstock” in addition to these I also selected Spellbinders’ “Cosmic Sky” for my blue cardstock.  I glued all the layers of the ornaments together using the packaging as a guide, added foam squares to the back sides and adhered them to the card front.  I also die cut the bow and two sets of holly from this die set and added those to the tops of the ornaments.  I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the holly berries and the red bow.

For my sentiment, I chose the sentiment strip set from Simon Says Stamp called “Holiday Greetings Reverse” that says Merry Christmas and I used a sheet of Craft Critta “Merry Red” foil to foil the entire page of sentiments using my Minc machine.  So pretty!

After removing the release paper from the ornaments and placing them and their ornament hanging strings to the card front, I put a strip of foam tape to the reverse side of my foiled sentiment strip and adhered it to the lower center of the card.  My final touches to this sparkly holiday card were when I added red gems from Honey Bee Stamps’ “Make It Merry” gem stickers to the ornaments and a small amount of Ranger “Christmas Red” Stickles to each of the holly berries.

I hope you enjoyed the card and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects!  Until next time… happy making!