Winter Woods Pop & Twist Card

Winter Woods is such a versatile stamp set and today I used the stamp set with its coordinating framelits in a pop and twist card.

I had previously made all the components of this interactive card just waiting for an inspiration to finish it.  Today I finished it.

The Pop &Twist card is made using Garden Green card stock  All the DSP used is the Warmth & Cheer DSP, now retired.

The card front depicts a 2 layer dimensional tree against a plaid DSP.  The sentiment "Merry" is from the Merry Christmas Framelits  and is die cut using the Sparkle glimmer paper.

The card is kept closed using  a 1" Garden Green band, which is wrapped around the card and kept closed with tiny magnets.  This embellishment on the  front consists  of a 1 3/4" scallop circle layered with  a 1 1/2" glimmer paper circle and a 1 1/4" circle with the sentiment "Peace" stamped on it.  Some green rhinestones adds a bit of bling.

Opening the card reveals 4  pop up panels.

At the top is another Whisper White tree with a branch next to it. This image as do other images stand on snow in the form of Sparkle glimmer paper; at the bottom a large oval for the sentiment .

Some Frost White shimmer paint was lightly daubed over the trees and  directly onto the DSP.

On the two end panels I add a leafless tree die cut in Whisper White; the middle two I stamp the image of the birch trees multiple times with Crumb Cake on Whisper White.  For the left one I white emboss a sentiment on Garden Green and die cut it with the frame framelits found in the Merry Christmas framelit set.

On the other panel I adhere a wreath made with the single pine branch and a template using the Stamparatus.  After it was finished I die cut it using a circle framelit, added some real red berries with a marker, and added "Joy" in the middle with a strip notched at both ends.

The magic of this card is in the opening and closing.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Winter Woods, Holly Jolly Greetings (retired)

Inks:  Garden Green, Versa Mark, Real Red SU Marker, Crumb Cake

Papers:  Garden Green, Whisper White, Sparkle shimmer paper, Warmth & Cheer DSP (retired)

Accessories:  Merry Christmas Framelits, In the Woods Framelits, Frost White Shimmer paint, White embossing powder, Stamparatus, Circle framelits, Layering Oval Framelits, Dimensionals, punches (1 3/4" scallop circle, 1 1/2 and 1 1/4" circle)

A Snowy Forest Background - with lights

For the last couple of weeks I have been challenging myself with lights!

Yes, lights!  On cards, in shadow boxes, wherever!  You've probably seen a couple of shadow boxes I have made.

Today I made a card that lights up.

Using the tree stamp from Winter Woods, I stamped one tree using Mossy Meadow ink on a separate piece of Shimmer White and without reinking the stamp I stamped 2 more trees on a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Shimmer White - the card front. The first tree was die cut , and using a sponge I dabbed Frosty White shimmer paint lightly over the tree as well as on the other two trees.  When dry it was added to the card front using dimensionals. Using a 1/8" hand held punch, I punched a hole at the top of the tree and covered it on the back with some vellum and on the front with an acrylic star.  This is where the light will shine through.

The sentiment was embossed in gold.

Using square framelits a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of  gold foil was made into a frame and then added to the card front.

Behind the card front, in a raised bed lies the battery operated single light operated by a press switch (see "press here" on the card front).

When this switch is pressed, the card lights up and it looks like there's a blizzard happening!

This layer is adhered to a top folding Thick Whisper White card stock base.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Winter Woods

Inks:  Mossy Meadow, Versa Mark

Papers:  Thick Whisper White card stock, Shimmer card stock, Gold foil, Vellum

Accessories:  Gold embossing powder, Frost White Shimmer paint, 1/8" hand held punch, Acrylic star, In the Woods Framelits, lights (battery operated), Square framelits

Winter Woods & Dashing Deer Lighted Shadow Box

This 8 by 10" lighted shadow box was an idea that was brewing in the back of my mind for quite some time. Today I made one after an extensive search for the battery operated string lights which I put in a "safe place".

As I mentioned, this is a metallic rimmed 8 by 10 shadow box which I purchased on sale at a competitor's store at the end of last season.  I somehow knew I was going to make a lighted shadow box even then.

Here's what the finished product looks like from the side:

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And from the front:

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Winter Woods, Star Light, Dashing Deer

Inks:  Sky:  Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink

          Trees and Leaf Clusters:  Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow

          Deer:  Soft Suede

          Moon:  Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry

Papers:  Shimmer White, Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow,            Sparkle glimmer paper

Accessories:  White embossing powder, 1 1/4" circle punch (mask for moon), In the Woods                           Framelits, Dashing Deer Framelits, string of mini lights with battery, 8 by 10" shadow box                   frame, dimensionals, hot glue. Frost White Shimmer Paint

Here's what the shadow box looks like lit up:

Shimmery Trees and Joyeus Noel DSP - a case

I used the Frosty White sShimmer paint to create a shimmery Christmas card, one that I saw in this month's Stampin' Success (see below)

I did make a few changes as you can see in the above picture from the Success Magazine.   Instead of Pacific Point ink, I used  Balmy  Blue reinker and by varying the mixture of Frost White Shimmer paint and reinker I was able to get the ombre effect on the sentiment (from Merry Christmas thinlets). The paint was applied using an Aqua painter and when dry the sentiment was adhered to a piece of Vellum over the DSP.

The leaves were die cut from "Rooted from Nature".  Frost White Shimmer paint was added to the leaves with a sponge.  I also added some paint to the die cut tree.

The tree was added to the Joyous Noel DSP banner and the two leaf clusters above and below the Vellum over lay.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  

Ink: Balmy Blue Reinker

Papers: Balmy Blue, Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Joyous Noel DSP, Vellum

Accessories:  Frost White Shimmer Paint, Aqua painter,  ribbon, dimensionals, Merry Christmas Thinlet dies. Nature's Roots Thinlets

Snowflake Christmas - Technostamper 238

I tried a different technique for this card for the Technostamper challenge here
I'll describe it below.

 

Technique:   

The base of the card is Midnight Muse, layered with Whisper White card stock embossed with the Northern Flurries folder.  The snowflakes on it were lightly sponged with Midnight Muse ink.

The focal image panel was first painted with Frost White shimmer paint, and then sponged with 3 different colors of blue.  From the bottom to the top they are: Baja breeze, Marina Mist and Midnight Muse.  This panel was matted with Midnight Muse card stock.

Then 10 small snowflakes were die cut using the Snow Flurry die and silver glitter paper.  The snowflakes were paired up and a blue glimmer brad was inserted in the middle of each one.  Because 5 snowflakes would not fit in a straight line down the panel, they were off set from each other.

A scalloped silver glitter strip was attached to the left side of the Midnight Muse mat.

Stamps: Joyous Celebration

Inks: Baja Breeze, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse

Papers: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Silver glitter

Accessories: Northern Flurries die, Snow Flurry die, Scallop border punch, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" scallop circle die, glimmer brad, Frost White shimmer paint

Snow Flurries Christmas - TSSC 230

This card was partially cased from the Holiday catalogue Pg. 14.  The sketch with Technostamper here  provided me with the perfect opportunity to use the new Snow Flurries die.

 

The die cut snowflakes were first painted with Frost White shimmer paint, and when dry were attached on top of each other using dimensionals.  A pearl was placed in the center of the snowflake unit.

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes, Many More Messages

Inks: Basic Black

Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Be of Good Cheer designer paper, Very Vanilla, Gumball green, Silver glimmer paper

Accessories: Frost White shimmer paint, Snow Flurry die, 3 1/2" circle die, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label punch

Contempo Christmas - The Paper Players #74

Three and a half weeks until Christmas, and the snow is finally falling here.  Not that it's going to stay, but the ground looks white right now.  I guess I'd better dig my snow boots out - no, I haven't done that yet!!

This is my card for The Paper Players sketch challenge  here

 

Stamps: Contempo Christmas, Petite Pairs
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black
Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Christmas Lane designer paper
Accessories: Ornament punch, White baker's twine, 3/8" whisper white taffeta ribbon, dazzling diamonds, dimensionals, 5/8" cherry cobbler seam binding, 3/8" scalloped dotted chocolate chip ribbon, Snowburst embossing folder, Frost White shimmer paint, Curly Label punch

Dasher in Black and Silver

 

I was playing around with the black reinker and the frost white platinum paint on glossy card stock and decided to white emboss some bare branches over top of it.  I then placed a window sheet over the front and black embossed Dasher on it.  I think it is gorspectacular (is that a word?)