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)

Winter Woods and All is Bright - a case

I cased this from a card I saw on Pinterest, but I made a few alterations.  I'm making as many cards as I can using the Winter Woods and coordinating framelits for a project for my Open House on Oct. 13.  That deadline looms closer and closer every day.

The base card is Thick Very Vanilla card stock layered with Gold Foil paper and then a layer of All is Bright DSP.

The tree is stamped with Mossy Meadow ink and die cut using the "In the Woods" framelits.  It is adhered to a Very Vanilla scalloped oval layered with a Gold Foil oval.  This is adhered to the center of the card front.

The sentiment, die cut twice - once with Very Vanilla and once with Gold foil- are adhered together slightly off set from each other,  It is adhered across the oval art piece with a gold embossed sentiment adhered underneath it.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Winter Woods

Inks:  Mossy Meadow, Versa Mark

Papers:  Thick Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil, All is Bright DSP

Accessories:  In the Woods Framelits, Scallop Oval Franelits, Layering Oval Framelits, Merry Christmas Thinlets, Gold Embossing Powder.

Winter Woods with Bokeh Dots

The weather has ben unusually warm for this time of year.  The rain from Hurricane Florence, which is pummelling the Carolinas has not yet reached here.

It's hard to concentrate on Christmas cards when the humidex is in the 30's (C) but I have a craft show coming up as well as an Open House, so I must continue on.

This card is a different take on a Christmas card, as the colors are not traditionally used for this season.

I start with a  card base of Sweet Sugarplum card stock, and layer this with a Whisper White layer upon which a Bokeh dots background had been created.  To do this, 4 different colors of markers were applied to the stamp (Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Sweet Sugarplum, and Highland Heather), the stamp was "huffed" and then applied to the Whisper White card stock.  Versa Mark was applied and the background embossed with clear embossing powder.

Two trees were die cut using the "In the Woods" dies.  The smaller tree with the ruffled branches was added to the base tree using small dimensionals, but not before the branches were curled up.  Dazzling diamonds was added along the edges and branches and the tree added to the card front as shown in the picture.

I die cut the word "Merry" using the "Merry Christmas Framelits" using Sparkle glitter paper, and adhered it above the tree,  The word "wishes" is from 

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Brokeh dots,

Inks:  Black Memento, Markers (Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Sweet Sugarplum, Highland Heather) Versa Mark

Papers:  Sugarplum, Whisper White, Sparkle glimmer paper

Accessories:  Clear embossing powder, In the Woods framelits, dimensionals, Dazzling diamonds, Merry Christmas Thinlet dies.

Winter Woods Tree Tags

As I was making the card in the last post, I was already visualizing how gorgeous those Very Vanilla trees would look on a tag.
Here they are all 4 of them.

Each tag is 2 by 4" and the top punched with the Scallop tag topper punch.
On the body of the tag I adhere some "All is Bright" DSP and a 1/8" strip of gold foil at the top.

For each tag, I die cut 2 trees in Very Vanilla card stock using the "In the Woods" framelits - a large one and a smaller one with 3D branches.

Using a stylus I curled the 3D branches up a bit and applied Clear Wink of Stella along the edges as well as the edges of both trees.
The two trees were adhered together using the mini dimensionals, and then adhered to the tag front.

The sentiment, from "Holly Jolly Greetings" was gold embossed on a strip of Very Vanilla card stock, and after a banner was made at one end it  was adhered to the tag top just under the tree.

Linen thread tied around the 1/8" Real Red satin ribbon inserted through the tag top helped to keep it in place.  To carry the red color through to the rest of the tag, I added small red rhinestones randomly on the front of each tree.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Holly Jolly Greetings
Inks:  Versa Mark
Papers:  Very Vanilla, All is Bright DSP, Gold Foil
Accessories:  In the Woods Framelits, 1/8" Real Red Ribbon, Linen Thread, Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Clear Wink of Stella, mini Dimensionals.

Winter Woods in Vanilla and Gold - a case

There are a number of examples of this card design, using the Winter Woods stamp set and coordinating framelits, on Pinterest - some made using gold foil, some using silver foil. Personally, I find Vanilla and Gold an elegant combination and I'd like to thank Mary Fish for her lovely card, which I was able to case thanks to her wonderful tutorial.

Thick Very Vanilla card stock was used as the card base upon which I placed a layer of Gold card stock. In the center I adhered a smaller piece of regular weight Very Vanilla card stock, upon which  the rest of the card is built.

Two trees were die cut in Very Vanilla, using the coordinating framelits.  The second tree is slightly smaller and has 3D branches on it.  Once die cut I used a stylus to curl these branches out a bit.

After adhering the two trees together (next time I would use mini dimensionals) I applied clear Wink of Stella around the edges of the larger tree as well as the 3D branches of the smaller tree.

The sentiment was gold embossed and attached to the underside of the tree with a couple of dimensionals.

Using the curved die strip, I shaped a piece of Very Vanilla card stock which I had embossed with the Gently Falling embossing folder.  This was adhered to some Vellum, which was added to some Very Vanilla card stock cut slightly larger than the Very Vanilla card stock.

I tied a 3/8" gold edged ribbon around the Very Vanilla, & Vellum and tied it in a bow at the right edge.

Dimensionals were used to add the tree to the card front and the card is done.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Winter Wood

Ink: Versa Mark

Papers:  Thick Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil, Vellum

Accessories:  3/8" gold edged ribbon, Gently Falling embossing folder, In the Woods Framelits, Clear Wink of Stella, Gold embossing powder, dimensionals.

Joy and Peace - Spirited Snowman meets Winter Woods

I hate the thought of winter coming, yet I would be happy to say good bye to the relentless heat and humidity of this past summer.  Weather forecasters predict a very cold winter and lots of snow- starting in November and not letting up until March.

Which means that this card will soon depict some sort of reality.

Doesn't the snowman look happy?  Like he's almost dancing.

He was stamped and colored with blends on a separate piece of Whisper White, then fussy cut and placed against this backdrop of winter trees.

The trees, from "Winter Woods, was stamped in various ink strengths with Shaded Spruce ink.  Two other trees were stamped on a separate piece of  Whisper White card stock and die cut with the "In the Woods Framelit".  One I left the same size; the other I made smaller by cutting it  off 1/3 from the bottom.

I added the larger tree with dimensionals against the backdrop of the other trees.  To mimic snow I added some glitter texture paste and let it dry before adding the smaller tree more to the front.

The snowman was added, again with dimensionals, in front of both trees.  He appears to be holding the sign "Joy & love".

Using Pool Party ink, I stamped snowflakes in the sky above the trees.  Dazzling diamonds was applied to the snowflakes.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Winter Woods, Spirited Snowman

Inks:  Shaded Wood, Pool Party, Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate )

Papers:  Shaded Spruce, Whisper White

Accessories:  In the Woods Framelits, Glitter texture paste, dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds

Winter Woods

The minute I saw this stamp set in the Holiday catalogue I knew I had to have it.
It arrived yesterday - so guess what I've been doing today?  Yes, playing with this and other Christmas stamps.

The five trees were stamped with Shaded Spruce ink onto a 3 1/2 by 3 1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  Using one of the dies from "In The Woods Framelit Dies" (long curved die) I cut a sloped piece of Sparkling glimmer paper and added it below the trees.

This piece was matted with 3 3/4 by 3 3 1/2" piece of Shaded Spruce card stock.

The card base consists of a piece of  Thick Whisper White card stock.  On the front of the card I stamped two images of the 5 tress side by side - again using Shaded Spruce ink. The stamparatus was helpful in lining the trees up.

The image piece was adhered to the card front over these stamped trees, using dimensionals.

For the sentiment I used only one portion of the sentiment that comes with the stamp set.  I punched it out with the Classic Label punch, matting it with Shaded Spruce as well.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Winter Woods

Ink:  Shaded Spruce

Papers:  Shaded Spruce, Whisper White (thick), Whisper White, Sparkle glimmer paper

Accessories:  In the Woods Framelit dies, Dimensionals, Stamparatus