Holiday Card Series 2016 - Meilleurs Voeux

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Here are the last cards of my Holiday Series 2016. It's all about simplicity and embossing.

I first started by cutting all my card bases in the same size. Then I used my Misti tool to place my stamps perfectly straight. I applied antistatic powder on my paper to make sure the embossing powder wouldn't stick where it shouldn't, and stamped everything using versamark ink.

I applied different colors of embossing powders, and heat set everything. I love seeing the powder melting!

I rounded the corners, added some thread at the top and glued sequins to finish the cards.

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SUPPLIES

- Color layering Christma tree stamp set from Hero Arts
- Corner punch from Stampin Up!
- Black cardstock from Simon Says Stamp
- Schoolhouse cardstock from Simon Says Stamp
- Navy cardstock from Simon Says Stamp
- Desert storm cardstock from Neenah
- Solar white cardstock from Neenah
- Versamark ink from Tsukineko
- White, gold, silver and black embossing powders from Aladine
- Black twinkle, metallic platinium sparkle and glitter finish red embossing powder from Wow!
- Gold and silver thread from my stash
- Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Hello 2017 - Shaker Cards w/ fuse tool (mass production)

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Because we can't get enough sparkles, I've decided to make some new shaker cards, but this time using my fuse tool. And I have to say that it was very fun to use.

I first started by picking my favorite holiday vellum papers from Stampin Up. Then I created pockets using for the first time my fuse tool and some regular plastic sheet protectors. I made sure that my pockets were a tiny bit smaller than my vellum papers.

To fill my pockets, I used a bunch of sequins, stars and beads.

I stamped "2017" on some white cardstock using versamark ink and heat embossed using gold, silver, red and black embossing powders. And I cut each "2017" using a banner die.

Then I started building my cards. I first attached the vellum papers to white card bases, and then attached on top of each one my pockets. I added masking tape pieces at the top and bottom; it helps to hide the dougle sided tape and brings more sparkles!

I attached my little "2017" banners using double sided tape, built the "hellos" and glued them above the banners.

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SUPPLIES

- Vellum paper from the Stampin Up! Winter Wonderland 6x6 pack

- Sequins, stars and beads from Pretty Pink Posh

- Everyday sentiment banner die from Lawn Fawn

- Painted Hello die from Simon Says Stamp

- 110lb solar white cardstock from Neenah

- Versamark ink from Tsukineko

- Gold embossing powder from Aladine

- Silver embossing powder from Aladine

- Glitter finish red embossing powder from Wow!

- Black twinkle embossing powder from Wow!

- Glitter masking tape from my stash

- Plastic sheet protectors from my stash

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Festive Background

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For this card, I wanted to create a background using exclusively Lawn Fawn stamps, so I gathered everything I liked and started stamping all the images on watercolor paper using black waterproof ink. Then I grabbed my distress inks and painted everything in a kind of whimsical way.

To be able to see the background, I stamped my sentiment on vellum using versamark ink and heat embossed it using gold embossing powder. To frame it perfectly, I cut my sentiment using a banner die, and attached it to my panel.

To frame my sentiment even more and to add another festive touch, I attached some ribbon and tied a knot using some gold thread with three little golden bells.

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SUPPLIES

- Home for the holidays + Snow day + Toboggan together + Cheery Christmas + Frosty fairy friends + winter sparrows stamp sets from Lawn Fawn

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: walnut stain, rusty hinge, weathered wood, candied apple, wild honey, tumbled glass, peacock feather, lucky clover

- Iridescent shimmering watercolor paints from Creative Expressions

- Watercolor paper from Canson

- Black dye ink from Hero Arts

- Lipstick red cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

- Ribbon from Stampin Up!

- Gold thread from Stampin Up!

- Golden bells from my stash

Newton's Nook - Hello from NYC

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Here is a card I made using for the time a product from Newton's Nook: the "Newton dreams of New York" stamp set. I love this stamp set, I think it's so fun and pretty! And I love this city so...

I first started by stamping my background on watercolor paper using black waterproof ink and almost all the images included in the stamp set. Then I die cut a rectangle in that background and started coloring everything using distress inks.

I also stamped the cat on watercolor paper, cut the image using my Big Shot and the coordinating die and colored it using distress inks. I think he's so cute with his t-shirt saying I ❤ NY!

To create my sentiment, I die cut the word hello three times and glued the three pieces together to get more dimension.

Then I attached everything: my cat to a vellum circle using foam squares, the vellum to the background using liquid glue just behind the cat so it wouldn't show, and my sentiment in front of the cat using foam squares and liquid glue.

I attached the whole panel to some navy blue cardstock using double sided tape, and to finish the card, I put some enamel dots here and there.

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SUPPLIES

- "Newton dreams of New York" stamp from Newton's Nook

- Large stitched 4 bar rectangle die from Lawn Fawn

- Large stitched circle die from Lawn Fawn

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: candied apple, mustard seed, weathered wood, black soot, antique linen, walnut stain, chipped sapphire, mowed lawn

- Watercolor paper from Canson

- Vellum from Canson

- Black dye ink from Hero Arts

- Painted Hello die from Simon Says Stamp

- Soft Navy cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

- Black cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

- Enamel dots from My Mind's Eyes

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Winter Birdie

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Here is a quite simple and quick card I made using the beautiful Color Layering Cardinal stamp set from Hero Arts. All their "Color Layering" stamp sets are so beautiful, I need to buy more!

I first started by stamping my images using the Misti tool to make sure everything was perfectly aligned. I didn't stamp the first layer of the cardinal because I wanted to kind of lighten it and get a bright result.

Then I applied and blended distress inks in order to create my background, and splattered water all over it to kind of get a snow effect.

To know exactly where I wanted to stamp my sentiment, I first glued the branch, and then gold heat embossed my sentiment. I attached my cardinal using foam squares and added some clear droplets to finish the card.

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SUPPLIES

- Color Layering Cardinal from Hero Arts

- Inks from Hero Arts: pale tomato, red royal, black, cup o'joe

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: salty ocean, tumbled glass

- Versamark ink from Tsukineko

- Gold embossing powder from Aladine

- Watercolor paper from Canson

- 110lb solar white cardstock from Neenah

- Clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Hello 2017 - Shaker Cards (mass production)

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Here are five shaker cards I made using the same plan for each one but with different colors.

I first cut "2017" from several cardstock using dies from Stampin Up! These dies are perfect! Big enough to see the inside of the cards!

To frame my numbers and add some interest, I used stitched line dies from My Favorite Things. Then I cut pieces of acetate and glued them behind each panel using double sided tape.

To create the dimension that we need for a shaker card, I used foam tape that I folded on itself to give more room to my shaker material. And to close the card, I attached a piece of cardstock and voilà the shaker card is done!

I glued the inside of the zero, and die cut the word Hello from several mirror cardstocks that I attached on the front panel to finish the card.

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SUPPLIES

- Large numbers framelits dies from Stampin Up!

- Hello die from Mama Elephant

- Basic stitch lines from My Favorite Things

- Black cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

- Blue cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

- White cardstock from Neenah

- Craft cardstock from Neenah

- Mirror cardstocks from Maildor

- Sequins and stars from Pretty Pink Posh

- Sequins from Rayher

- Beads from my stash

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Decorating the tree

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Here is another winter scene I made using one of my favorite Lawn Fawn stamp set from this year release.

I first started by stamping all my images on watercolor paper using my Misti tool to save some time, colored them using distress inks (my favorite coloring technique) and cut them using the coordinating dies.

I started to build my scene, and for that I used pop-up dies in order to add dimension to my card. Then I attached the "floor", the "rug" and the "wallpaper" using double sided tape. And to add more interest, I glued a "baseboard" and some lace ribbon. To mask the holes behind by the pop-ups, I glued a piece of the same plaid paper.

Then I gathered all my images and glued them together: the decorations and the presents on the Christmas tree, a squirrel on the ladder, and the deer, a squirrel and the bird holding the star. I added some sparkle on the Christmas tree decorations, the gifts' ribbons and the little red hat using glitter pens.

To make the whole card cleaner and steady, I attached the panel on some heavy craft cardstock.

To create my sentiment, I gold heat embossed one part on some dark brown cardstock and stamped the other part directly on the "floor" using black ink.

Finally, I made the closing for my card. I stamped my images on watercolor paper, colored them using distress inks and used a stitched circle to frame everything. I die cut a scalloped circle from dark brown paper to make a nice border. Finally, I glued the whole piece on a craft strip that I attached around my card.

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SUPPLIES

- Cheery Christmas stamp set + coordinating dies from Lawn Fawn
- Everyday pop-up dies from Lawn Fawn
- Perfect plaid pattern paper from Lawn Fawn
- Brown cardstock from Lawn Fawn
- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: walnut stain, rusty hinge, peacock feather, wild honey, festive berries, lucky clover, mustard seed
- 110lb solar white cardstock from Neenah
- Watercolor paper from Canson
- Wood floor from my stash
- Black dye ink from Hero Arts
- Glitter pens from Uniball
- Lace ribbon from my stash

SSS October Card Kit - Golden Squirrels

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Here is a card I made a while ago using the October Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp. I loved everything about this kit: the plaid papers, the squirrel stamps and those cute little acorns.

As always, or almost always, I first started by cutting rectangles from different papers: one from craft cardstock, one from dark brown paper (included in the kit) and one from plaid paper (included in the kit). And then from this last two rectangles, I cut some kind of round shapes.

I used my Misti tool to make sure my little squirrel stamps (included in the kit) were positioned perfectly straight, and then gold heat embossed them; I think gold and autumn colors go very well together.

I attached the plaid piece and the dark brown piece to the craft base. And then I punched two pieces from white paper and from gold mirror paper to create a little frame for my sentiment. I attached gold thread using mini glue dots and glued my frame on top of it using foam squares.

Attached everything on some heavy white cardstock, glued a little acorn (included in the kit) between the two squirrels and added a bunch of gold sequins to finish the card.

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SUPPLIES

- the October card kit from Simon Says Stamp

- large stitched 4 bar rectangle die from Lawn Fawn

- 110lb desert storm cardstock from Neenah

- oval punch from Stampin Up!

- oval scalloped punch from Stampin Up!

- versamark ink from Tsukineko

- gold embossing powder from Aladine

- gold mirror cardstock from Maildor

- gold thread from my stash

- 4mm + 6mm gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Holidays in Paris

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Here is a new city skyline holiday card I made using a die I found at my local craft store and a thing I had never used before: masking paper.

I first started by cuting different things: a rectangle from watercolor paper, and three Paris skylines using a die from Marianne Design. I love this die so much, I think it's so beautiful!

I die cut a circle from masking paper and attached it where I wanted the moon to be placed. Then I applied my distress inks to create my night sky, and splattered my paper with silver liquid ink to make the illusion of falling snow.

Removing the masking paper was my favorite part during the process, I really love how it turned out!

I glued together the three skyline pieces and attached the whole piece to the background, and as the background was a textured paper, I used my Misti tool to stamp Santa twice to get a nice result.

I glued together three black stitched scallop border and cut a black glitter one using the same die to build the frame. I attached everything on black cardstock, and finally silver heat embossed my sentiment into the card.

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SUPPLIES

- Paris skyline die from Marianne Design

- Joy to the World stamp set from Avery Elle

- Comfort & Joy stamp set from Avery Elle

- Stitched scallop edge frame from My Favorite Things

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: salty ocean, chipped sapphire, black soot

- Black cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

- Circle die from my stash

- Masking paper from Simon Says Stamp

- Black dye ink from Hero Arts

- Silver color mists from Mister Huey's

- Black glitter paper from Rayher

- Metallic platinium sparkle embossing powder from Wow!

Simon Says Stamp Baby Party Animals - Birthday Cat

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Here is a new card inspired by the very talented Rowena. I made it for the first birthday of a little boy using the perfect stamp set for this occasion!

I first started by die cutting a stitched scallop frame twice and glued them together. I also cut the words Happy and Birthday several times from white cardstock using the Painted Happy Birthday die from SSS, and glued them on a white base to get a cool tone on tone look.

I stamped my images, colored them using distress inks and fussy cut them.

Then I thought it would cute to add real strings to my baloons, so I attached the balloons to my cat using gold thread and glue dots. And then I glued the cat and the balloons on my panel using foam squares.

I created my card base using two pieces of pale yellow cardstock glued together, attached a piece of pattern paper on it, and glued my panel on top of it. And added some colorful sequins to finish the card.

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SUPPLIES

- Baby Party Animals stamp set from Simon Says Stamp

- Painted Happy Birthday die from Simon Says Stamp

- white cardstock + pattern paper + pale yellow cardstock from the Simon Says Stamp September card kit

- stitched scallop edge frame from My Favorite Things

- distress inks from Tim Holtz: broken china, picked raspberry, mowed lawn, mustard seed, black soot, weathered wood

- black dye ink from Hero Arts

- summer mix sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

- gold thread from my stash

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Winter Scene

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Every year I like to make a giant card! This time, I chose a lot of products from Lawn Fawn to build a winter scene. All their little characters are so cute, it's always very fun to use their products!

To create this cute little winter scene, I die cut several pieces:

- one from green cardstock to make the base of the card,

- three from watercolor paper to make the base of my winter scene,

- six from white cardstock using the forest border die and simple hillside dies,

- three from grey cardstock using the stitched mountain border die.

To create the sky, I blended together two shades of blue using distress inks, and applied white embossing paste using a stencil to create the falling snow on the three panels.

I colored the little trees of the forest border using green distress ink to add a little bit of contrast with the background, added some dark grey distress ink on the top of the mountains and glued the snow caps on each mountain top.

I stamped several trees using two shades of green and cut them using the coordinating dies.

On watercolor paper, I stamped all the images I wanted to use in the scene using black waterproof ink, colored them using distress inks and cut them using the coordinating dies.

I glued all the pieces together, and attached my little characters using liquid glue and glue dots

For the front of my card, I cut two pieces of white cardstock and two pieces of plaid paper that I attached together on the green base. To create the closing, I glued several pieces of plaid paper on a green stripe and attached it at the back of the closed card.

To finish the card and add even more cuteness, I cut a scalloped circle from green cardstock and a stitched circle from watercolor paper, stamped my sentiment and some cute little squirrels and colored them using distress inks.

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SUPPLIES

- Cheery Christmas, Toboggan Together, Home for the holidays stamp sets + coordinating dies from Lawn Fawn

- Stitched mountain border die from Lawn Fawn

- Large stitched circle die from Lawn Fawn

- Forest border die from Lawn Fawn

- Perfectly plaid pattern paper from Lawn Fawn

- Falling snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp

- Embossing paste from Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi

- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: salty ocean, tumbled glass, mowed lawn, walnut stain, candied apple, peacock feather, wild honey, weathered wood, hickory smoke

- Willow, green leaf inks from Simon Says Stamp

- Black dye ink from Hero Arts

- 80lb white cardstock from Neenah

- Grey cardstock + green cardstock from the Stampin Up! Merry Moments pack

- Copic marker E79

- Gold doily from my stash

- Scalloped circle from my stash

SSS October Card Kit - Autumn Wreath

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Here is another card using the October card kit from Simon Says Stamp. I love this kit so much, I think everything in it is perfect!

I first started by cutting three stitched rectangles from the white cardstock, the brown cardstock and the plaid paper that were included in the kit.

From the brown cardstock I die cut a scalloped stitched border that I glued on the plaid paper.

To form the wreath I first traced a circle using a pencil and a circle die. Then I stamped the different leaves, starting by a pale base and gradually adding other colors.

I was creating a fall card but also a birthday card so I die cut the word Celebrate from gold mirror cardstock and brown cardstock that glued together, making sure the brown one was visible to create some dimension.

Then I glued everything in place: I adhered the plaid paper at the bottom of the white cardstock, added a knot and a cute little acorn using some glue dots to make sure it would stay in place, and glued my sentiment on top of the wreath.

Attached the whole panel on a white base, and added some sequins to finish the card.

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SUPPLIES

- the October card kit from Simon Says Stamp

- large stitched 4 bar rectangle die from Lawn Fawn

- scalloped stitched border die from Lawn Fawn

- Celebrate die from Waffle Flower

- gold mirror cardstock from Maildor

- gold thread from my stash

- 4mm + 6mm gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

- willow, green leaf, green apple, dark chocolate inks from Simon Says Stamp

- butter bar, pale tomato, pastel green inks from Hero Arts

Holiday Card Series 2016 - Glittery Poinsettias

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Here are two very glittery cards, because as I always say: glitter is life, made on the same base but using two different color schemes: gold & red and silver & white.

Here is how I proceeded for each card.

I first started by cutting a circle in a square base that I embossed using a snowflake embossing folder and my Big Shot.

I cut another square to put behing the embossed one and heat embossed my sentiment in the middle.

Again, with the help of my Big Shot I dit cut poinsettias from glitter paper and pine cones from mirror cardstock. For the branches, I used white cardstock for one card, and green distress ink for the other.

Then I build my poinsettias using glue dots, and started to assemble mycard. I attached the embossed cardstock to the base using fun foam to add some dimension. And glued everything (poinsettias, branches, pine cones and thread) in place around the sentiment using a bunch of glue dots. And to finish the cards I glued some sequins to add a little more sparkle!

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SUPPLIES

> both cards:

- Comfort & Joy stamp set from Avery Elle

- poinsettias + branches + pine cone die from Rayher

- snowflake embossing folder from Toga

- versamark ink from Tsukineko

- circle die from my stash

- fun foam

> gold and red card:

- 110lb desert storm cardstock from Neenah

- red glitter paper from American Crafts

- gold glitter paper from Heidi Swapp

- distress ink from Tim Holtz: mowed lawn

- gold mirror cardstock from Maildor

- gold thread from my stash

- 4mm + 6mm gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

> silver & white card:

- 110lb solar white cardstock from Neenah

- white glitter paper from Heidi Swapp

- silver glitter paper from Heidi Swapp

- silver mirror cardstock from Maildor

- silver thread from my stash

- 4mm + 6mm silver sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

Lawn Fawn Halloween Card - Spooky Halloween

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Here is another Halloween card mixing two stamp sets from Lawn Fawn. I really loved coloring these cute images using Halloween inks! It's a shame we don't celebrate it here in France!

I first started by cutting a stitched rectangle from watercolor paper. Then I randomly stamped my images using black waterproof ink in order to paint them using water and distress inks. I first colored each image and then colored the background, placing my colors here and there to get something irregular.

I white heat embossed my sentiment on black cardstock and used a banner die to frame it. And to make my watercolor pannel stand out, I glued it on black cardstock using my favorite double sided tape.

Then I adhered my banner using black foam squares, and tied a knot under it around my panel using black embroidery thread.

I glued my panel on orange cardstock, making sure the textured side was facing up, and adhered everything on the same orange cardstock. And I wanted to try my black enamel accents so I put some droplets here and there to add some interest and to finish the card.

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SUPPLIES

- Happy Haunting + Booyah stamp sets from Lawn Fawn

- Large stitched 4 bar rectangle die from Lawn Fawn

- Everyday Sentiment banner die from Lawn Fawn

- distress inks from Tim Holtz: weathered wood, wilted violet, spiced marmalade, walnut stain, black soot

- black cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

- orange cardstock from Bazzil

- watercolor paper from Canson

- versamark ink from Tsukineko

- white embossing powder from Aladine

- black dye ink from Hero Arts

- black embroidery thread from my stash

- black enamel accents from Ranger

SSS October Card Kit - Birthday Squirrel

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Here is a new card using the Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit. I really love this kit and that cute squirrel stamp.

I first started by cutting several pieces: a stitched rectangle in that beautiful plaid paper, a scalloped circle in the brown cardstock and a regular circle in craft cardstock.

I think that autumn colors goes very well with gold so I gold heat embossed the biggest squirrel on my craft circle that I glued on the brown scalloped circle.

I glued my plaid rectangle on an orange base, adhered my cute squirrel, tied a knot using brown ribbon and gold thread, and added a cute little acorn. I love this cute embellishment!

I thought my squirrel was a little alone, so I stamped a heart that he kind of holds. And added a bunch of gold sequins to finish the card.

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SUPPLIES

- the October Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp

- large stitched 4 bar rectangle die from Lawn Fawn

- scalloped circle die from my stash

- circle die from my stash

- sentiment from the Wild Beauty stamp set from Simon Says Stamp

- 110lb desert storm cardstock from Neenah

- versamark ink from Tsukineko

- gold embossing powder from Aladine

- dark chocolate ink from Simon Says Stamp

- gold thread from my stash

- early espresso ribbon from Stampin Up!

- 4mm + 6mm gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh