Earlier this week I shared some cards on the Doodlebug blog. I was so excited to be assigned the task of creating Christmas cards with the new Sugarplums collection. I absolutely love sending handmade cards to my friends and family and several of my designs I am sharing today would be really easy to make multiples of.
To make it reasonable to create multiples, I focused on embellishing my cards with the darling 4x4 and 4x6 scenes from the Christmas Magic and Merry Magic patterned paper. These are wonderful for cutting apart and using as the focal point of a card. So many of the designs I am sharing could easily have the images swapped out to make use of all the pieces on the sheet.
As you can see many of my cards have a patchwork theme. I love finding ways to incorporate all the beautiful patterns in a collection and my first card does this using circles. I have created a free cutting file which you can download HERE for the card base (as well as for cutting out the patterned paper circles if you don't have the right sized circle punch handy. I embellished with a gingerbread doodle pop and some heart and candy sprinkles. I finished off my card with a Lawn Fawn Cozy Christmas sentiment stamp.
My second card uses the patchwork theme in the form of layered scalloped borders which I die-cut using Doodlebug's Eyelet Lace and Scallops Sizzlits Decorative Strip die by Sizzix. I heat embossed my sentiment onto a small die-cut tag which I tied on with Ladybug twine and topped with a gumdrop sprinkle. To lend a bit more interest to my card I decorated the ornaments on the tree by layering them with Doodlebug's glitter sprinkles.
Up next I have a card which uses a triangle banner die to create a patchwork borders above and below the sentiment cut from the 6x4 card. I finished off my card with a simple machine stitched border and a couple of gingerbread icon stickers popped up with foam tape.
My next card makes use of leftover paper strips to form my patchwork background. To give my card some texture I stitched to the right of each strip and then topped it with the 4x4 Mr. and Mrs. Claus card which I trimmed down just a wee bit to allow more of the background to peek through. Once again I dressed up my card with some candy and heart sprinkles and heat embossed my sentiment onto an office metal rimmed tag.
For this card I trimmed down the 6x4 scene to fit onto my A2 card front with a small border of Bon Bon Petite Prints paper peeking through for my background. I then cut small fishtail banners to form my patchwork pattern along the bottom. To give my gumdrops a realistic feel, I coated them with Stardust Stickles and layered the dots in the icing with Doodlebug Sprinkles. I completed my card by heat embossing a sentiment from Lawn Fawn's Sweet Christmas stamp set, topped with Doodlebug's chunky brads.
For my last card, I used a circle punch to cut out the 4x4 card and layered it over a scalloped die-cut which I cut from coordinating patterned paper. I once again used sprinkles to dress up my trees and heat embossed a lawn fawn sentiment over a die-cut banner.
Phew! Are you still with me? ;) I hope I've inspired you to pull out this darling collection and get a jump start on your own Christmas cards. These adorable papers are guaranteed to make any recipient smile.
Interested in the products I used to create my projects today? To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included).
Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)
Hello and welcome to the CardMaker and Lil' Inker Designs blog hop! This month the two teams are excited to join forces to show you some fun ideas using the darling stamps and dies from Lil' Inker Designs. You should be arriving here from Lisa's Blog or if you're just joining in for the fun, you can start from the beginning at the Cardmaker Blog. :)
Both my cards utilize the super cute Hey, Foxy Stamps and matching dies. I just love the different eyes and little glasses that you can stamp to give the fox unique looks!
For this card I also used the darling mini bow die and border builders die set. I just know I will be finding ways to use these over and over again on so many future projects. I love basics like these that are so versatile!
While I had my Doodlebug fall papers still out I decided to create a second card with all of the same stamps and dies, but with a completely different look. This time I used two different dies from that same border builders die set (I am seriously in love) and a different face for the adorable fox.
For my cards today I used the following products from Lil' Inker Designs:
In honor of our hop today Lil’ Inker Designs is giving away a $35 gift certificate to their online store! :)
And here's a list of the full line up for today's hop. Your next stop is the talented Laura Williams.
Thanks so much for visiting today. :)
Interested in the other products I used to create my projects today? To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included).
Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)
Hello there! How's your week going? Now that it is officially October, I thought I would share a Halloween themed easel card using a fun cutting file by Lori Whitlock. This cutting file was actually designed with a Christmas theme, but I love that with some simple changes, it can work for any occasion. It's a great design that flips up for displaying and then lays flat for mailing.
I embellished my card with various papers from last years adorable Ghouls and Goodies collection by Doodlebug. To give my easel something to prop up against, I added some foam tape under my haunting sticker. It came together pretty quickly and was so fun to create. I think this would be a really fun design for mass producing at the holidays. ;)
Interested in the products I used to create my projects today? To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included).
Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)
