Mini Holiday Christmas Tree Easel Card Embossed ~ For A Special Friend At Christmas

Hello bloggers today's card is an easel Christmas card featuring this gorgeous die cut tree.

This card began as an A4 sheet of green topsy turvy card stock that I cut and scored to make a 4x4 easel card blank.  Next I cut some more of the same card stock to 4x4 and adhered it to the front of the card.  Using a free embossing folder called 'Christmas patchwork' by Crafter's Companion I embossed a piece of the topsy turvy card stock.  This was  then cut down and adhered to the front of the card.  Next I die cut the tree with Spellbinders die d-lites 'holiday tree' die set.  This was then adhered to the front of the card.  I then added faux pearls using Cosmic Shimmer 'pearl' pva to the tree.  Using the same card stock I die cut a holly leaf using Spellbinders die d-lites 'holly twigs and leaves' die set.  This was adhered to the top right of the card

Inside the card I die cut a holly scroll using the same card stock as above and Spellbinders 'holly accents' die set and adhered it to the top right of the card base.  I then stamped the sentiment using a free stamp set and evergreen bough distress ink.  This was cut out with a circle punch and mounted onto foam pads to act as the stopper for the easel.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Love, Joy And Peace From Our House To Yours

Hello bloggers I hope that you had a good day yesterday and are well.  Today I have a Christmas card from our house to yours.

This card began  as an 8x8 card blank that I cut down to 8x7.  Next I adhered a traditional Christmas paper to the front of the card.  Using some green card stock and Spellbinders 'holiday tree 2010' die set I cut out all three sizes of trees.  Whilst still in the die I inked through each one with a different green distressing ink.  I used pine needles, peeled paint and evergreen bough.  I then layered the trees up with foam pads before adhering them to the left hand side of the card.

Next using some more green card stock I die cut a mat for the sentiment using Spellbinders 'labels 33' die set.  I then typed the sentiment on the computer using Word and printed it onto white card stock.  It was then die cut with a smaller labels 33 die.  Whilst still in the die I inked over with barn door distress ink.  The sentiment and mat were adhered together and added to the right hand side of the card.  Finally I used some green card stock and die cut four corners using Spellbinders 'holly accents' dies set.  The corners were adhered onto each corner to finish the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel

Winter wishes ~ mittens

Hello bloggers I thought as the weather here in the UK has turned cold and deary a nice pair of mittens would keep you warm.

This card began as a white 5x7 card blank that I cut down to make a card 5"square.  First of all i adhered some cream traditional Christmas paper to the front of the card.    Next from some blue pearlescent paper I die cut a snowflake using Spellbinders 'snowflake pendant 2011' die set.  I then stamped my mittens onto some snowflake patterned paper using staz-on ink pad black and a mittens stamp from the range.  The mittens were then cut out and adhered to the snowflake.   Next I die cut the corner pieces using some green pearlescent paper and Spellbinders 'holly accents' die set.  These were then adhered into each corners.  Finally I stamped my sentiment onto white card stock using staz-on black ink pad and Crafter's Companion  'the snowman' stamp set.  This was then die cut using Spellbinders 'fancy tags two' die set.  I inked the die cut with faded jeans distress ink and then adhered it to the bottom of the card.

Happy Crafting xx Hazel