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Christmas Countdown- Holly Jolly

by Michelle Bala on Dec 13 2022

The Christmas Countdown continues with 12 days to go!!! Michelle here, excited to share a snowflake shaker card today. Here are a list of supplies I used: Snowflake Crystal Die Snowflake Frost Die Swanky Christmas Sentiments Swanky Christmas Sentiments Coordinating Die Slim Line Die Cutting System- Scallop Frames Shaker Sheets Sequin Mix Plus- Plum Pudding This card is pretty simple to create thanks to the shaker pouches. I trimmed white cardstock for the base the same size as the Slim Line Scallop Frame. I die cut the Slim Line Scallop Frame using navy cardstock. I used both the die cut scallop frame and the rectangle panel. I trimmed the shaker pouch slightly larger than the rectangle panel. Place the die cut panel inside the pouch and secure closed one side. Leaving one side open, sprinkle some sequin mix plus. Secure the pouch tight. Adhere the shaker panel to the card base. Adhere the scallop frame with foam tape. Die cut the snowflakes with white cardstock and adhere them to the corners. Trim the over hang. Stamp and die cut the sentiment. Adhere to the center of the card. Scatter some more sequins. Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have been enjoying the countdown! Michelle

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Christmas Countdown - Find Your Northern Lights

by Sara Sherlock on Dec 06 2022

Hey! Welcome back to the Picket Fence Studios Countdown for Christmas. I'm Emelie and today I'm going to give you some inspiration to create a slimline Christmas card. I started by mixing colors on two panels. One in blue and green, the other in yellow and pink. On my green blue background, I stamped the Find You Northern Lights in black. I think it turned out amazing against the green blue colors. I also embossed small silver stars.. With the pink and yellow panel, I used the Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Word Topper Die. I cut it out several times and built up the dimensions on the word. This is a card that is easy to mass produce. I hope you enjoyed it and were inspired to make some simple Christmas cards 🙂

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Name off the Good List

by Claudia Cubas on Nov 30 2022

Hello all friends and Welcome to The Picket Fence Studios Christmas Countdown! Christmas is approaching and we want to make sure we have all the cards needed for this magical time. I make a list of people to whom I want to give a card, or tags for packages to be prepared, how do you do it? Today I show you this card I made with the no line technique, colored with pencils. I chose this very funny Santa that has a very long list of names, the stamp is Name off the Good For the background I used Winter Wonderland Trees to create the landscape , and for the craft paper base and matting, I used the die cut set 5x7 Double Stitched Layering Rectangle Dies I love the stitching and all the different sizes it offers, I find it very useful. I hope you enjoy this inspiration of mine, follow us every day with the Team's Christmas creations!

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Happy Holidays From Our Family To Yours cards.

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Nov 27 2022

Happy Sunday! Eugy here and today I’m sharing these two Christmas cards I made using non traditional color palette. I started making my cards with background preparation. I blended some distress oxides and added splashes of water and white gouache. The backgrounds turned out to be very cute and delicate, and I wanted to add some contrast. So I collected all my dark-colored materials and started creating. The base of the first card I cut out with with the second largest die from the 5x7 Double Stitched Layering Rectangle Die set from the November release. After that, I added some dimension using Christmas Ornaments Stencil and the Blackboard Paper Glaze Velvet. Then I cut out a bow from the Autumn Splendor Fabric Cork Paper for an even greater 3D effect. Oh, how beautiful it turned out! I love diecutted sentimets, here i used one from the An Animal Crackers Christmas Hello stamp set. And as a final touch, I added some sequins from the All about the Galaxy Sequin Mix. I diecut the base for my second card with an outline die from the Santa's Hot Cocoa Mug Die set and then I diecut the part for the shaker using the Autumn Splendor Fabric Cork Paper. After that I stamped and diecut small images and sentiments from the An Animal Crackers Christmas Hello stamp set. All I had to do to finish the card was to assemble the shaker and fill it with sequins and tiny diecuts. Easy enough, isn't it? You can find some of the products I use on the Black Friday sale on the site, which ends on November 29. Hope you liked this project. Happy crafting and have a nice day!

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One stamp set, two different styles. Featuring Rockin' around the Christmas Tree stamp set.

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Nov 10 2022

Hi there! Eugy here and today I’m sharing two Christmas card ideas using Rockin' around the Christmas Tree stamp and coordinating die from the October release. I wanted my first card to be a clean and simple, so I used the masking tape technique. I stamped the scene I had on my mind and simply colored it with copic markers. This is a very fun technique, it helps you create a lot of different compositions and scenes. Guess which of the characters I stamped first? My second card is completely different, it’s bright and bold 🤪😁 After I stamped and colored all little critters, I started thinking about the background. And it seemed to me that a non-Christmas stencil would be perfect here. Or rather, Tropical Leaves A2 Stencil! A great versatile design that suits any season! And as a finishing touch, I used a glitter sentiment on a vellum backing. Hope you liked this card ideas! Happy crafting and have a great weekend! Eugy

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One Layer Stamping featuring ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

by Bonnie Crane on Nov 04 2022

I absolutely adore the sweet mice in Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree! I have created three mini vignettes in a slim line format to showcase these cuties. Dig out the masking paper for these one layer scenes!

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Santa Stop Here

by Claudia Cubas on Oct 31 2022

Hello dear friends and have a great week everyone! Today I show you a super colorful and fun card with this sentiment as the main character. For my snowy scene I used this die set I've Been Goodish Word Dies I colored the whole word with markers to highlight the phrase. I chose the Frolicking Winter Friends set with these adorable mice playing with the letters. For the landscape I used Slim Line Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Word Topper Die cut that completes my landscape. I hope you like my inspiration, see you next time. Claudia

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Christmas Florals

by Nancy Thomas on Oct 12 2022

Nancy here with you today. I love florals for Christmas so today's card was a labor of love for me. I stamped the largest image from the Seasonal Christmas Flowers set onto Copic friendly cardstock and cut out with the matching die. The more traditional look of poinsettias is red but they actually grow in various colors so I colored mine in a pale lettuce green. I purchased that color one year much to my traditionalist husband's chagrin! To prepare the background I used a small spatula to partially apply Winter Snowfall Paper Glaze over the Winter Rings 6x6 Stencil onto the card front piece for tone on tone texture. I added a gold metallic cardstock border strip, then stamped the sentiment from the Swanky Christmas Sentiments set using golden glitz ink. I used the More Ash Leaves dies to cut from gold metallic cardstock, then attached the flower and the leaves to the panel. I added texture to the flower center using the Winter Snowfall Paper Velvet then pounced on Golden Sparkle Paper Glitz once dried. A few sequins from the Classic Christmas Sequins set finished it up. Christmas is closer than we think.

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A Polar Bear Winter Celebration scene card

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Sep 30 2022

Happy Friday, friends! Eugy here! Today I’m sharing a quick New Year themed card featuring stamp set called A Polar Bear Winter Celebration from the September release! After I prepared a blended background using Life Changing Blender Brushes, I created some light accent using the Winter Rings 6x6 Stencil and some darker inks. Then I made a shaker and filled it with gorgeous A Classic Christmas Sequin Mix. After that I stamped, die-cutted and colored these two cuties from stamp set. I love how this new year celebration scene turned out, soo cute! Happy crafting and have a great weekend! Eugy

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Mass Producing Christmas Cards featuring There’s A Feeling of Christmas

by Bonnie Crane on Sep 23 2022

There’s A Feeling of Christmas is the perfect stamp for creating multiple cards quickly and easily. I love having a stamp set ready for making quick, last minute cards and for creating multiples. This wonderful sketched cityscape on an easy inked background fits the bill!