Warm Winter Wishes

 

Happy Saturday everyone it’s Design Team member Natalie on the blog today. I’ve got another Christmas card idea for you just in case like me your still crafting away! One year I’ll be prepared you know how it is though by the time December ends you can't face making another then spring and summer arrive and you get carried away with the bright colours and mermaids and before you know it Christmas has arrived!

This one really is a super quick design the Winter Wishes Wreath stamp set is such a pretty design and will be great all through Autumn and winter. I cut out one of the squares from the Quilted Square Nesting dies two out of white cardstock and one with a pretty paper pad I found. I stuck the paper pad to one of the white squares then heat embossed my sentiment onto it using some red glitter. It just adds a subtle Christmas sparkle.

The wreath I stamped on copic paper alongside some extra flowers, acorns and the little mouse from the Cosy Winter Stamp set. I stuck to a simple colour range with a pop of red to tie in with the sentiment. I wanted it to look like a wreath with the green foliage behind so did lots of dots of different shades of greens. Once that was finished I cut everything out and popped the wreath on my card using a bit of foam tape. The little extras were then stuck on top and I found a cute little bow in my stash that just finished it off perfectly. 

I used the other white square to create the back of my card base by just scoring about 1cm down along the top and adding some red tape and then just sticking them together. Then it was all finished I hope you like my card for today and if you want to get any of the products in the shop you can get 10% off using code T4TNATALIE10 

Have a lovely weekend stay safe and big crafty hugs!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Saturday everyone, it's DT member Natalie here with another Christmas card tutorial. Are you still crafting away like me? I always aim to be more organised but it never happens.

As you know I love the new Die-namic Display card die so I had to make another one. This time I created a little North Pole scene with the cute penguins from Skating by Penguins and those happy little reindeers from Happy New Year Critters. 

I always colour in the background before I die cut it so the ink goes over the creases easier. I used Chipped Sapphire and Stormy Sky  then spritzed on water to create some texture and added splats of Picket Fence Distress Spray. I find it goes everywhere so I don't spray I take it out the bottle and just tap it on. I then set it aside to dry and stamped out my images and left them to dry too as I have a tendency to smudge the ink. Whilst they were drying I cut out the snow banks and added the sentiment on the bottom of the front one.

The critters were coloured really simply with Copic markers because there only small not much blending was needed. I finished off the colouring with some rosy cheeks and 3 dots of white Gelly Roll pen on them. I die cut them all out along with some extras I'm always so thankful to have the dies when I'm mass producing it saves so much time. Once everything was cut it was time to stick it all together.

The Display Card Die was super easy to use I do go over the creases again though with my bone folder to make them extra crisp. 

I just imagine the North Pole to have this endless supply of  Candy Canes where they just grow from the snow like flowers, and if you have watched the Christmas Chronicles you know Reindeer just love them! So you know Mrs Claus likes to make sure they are well fed they have to have that sugar fuel to deliver all those presents! 

So yes that's the story behind all those candy canes I just popped everything on and that was my card finished up. 

I hope you like it and have a lovely weekend. Don't forget you can get 10% off in the shop using code T4TNATALIE10

 

 

Let it Snow!

Hi everyone Natalie here with another cute Christmas card to share with you all. I just love the new big bold Let it Snow Sentiment Die it's great for using as the main focus piece of your card. The new Skating by Penguins work so well with it and add a super fun touch. 

I started out by cutting out the Falalala Scalloped Slimline Die twice then popped out one of the insides of the frames to create the snowy sky. I wanted it quite bright so mainly used Faded Jeans and a light touch of Chipped Sapphire at the edges. I then spritzed it with some water and blotted it to add some snow texture. Setting this aside to dry I cut out a snow bank out of the other inside we cut out using the curved die from the Die-namic Display Card Die which I left plain white. The Let it Snow sentiment I cut out of white cardstock and then red glitter card and layered them together to give it some more depth. 

The penguins, snowballs and robin are all coloured with Copic markers once coloured in I cut them out with the coordinating die set and then popped my card together.

The card isn't a regular card base I used some red tape to stick the frame piece together with the inside. Then used that to measure out two pieces of white card the same size. One of them I stuck straight to the front panel. The other I scored a line across the top about 1cm down then added some red tape above the score line and attached it to the front panel and that was my card finished. 

As always you can get 10% off in the shop using code T4TNATALIE10 have a lovely weekend and I will see you next week!