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Create Quick Snowflake Card Sets for the Season

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By Helen Gullett

Hello crafty friends… ‘Tis the season when I like to mass-produce handmade holiday cards. So, today we will make a set of five snowflake cards using some cardmaking techniques such as stamping, die cutting, and heat embossing.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 minutes

Direction:

Step 1
Make two card bases out of one 8.5 inch x 11 inch kraft cardstocks by cutting it in half. You can cut two or more cardstocks to make more card bases all at once. Score in the middle of the cardstock and fold it into an A2 card base.

Put the card on the stamping tool and start stamping it with the large snowflake background using VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad.

Set them aside and let the ink to dry.

Step 2
Cut out a bunch of snowflakes with the small snowflakes die set out of the white cardstock.

On each of the snowflakes, add the WaterMark Dazzle Frost ink, then add some of the clear embossing powder, and heat it up with a craft heat gun.

Step 3
Add 3 snowflakes on each of the card fronts using the On Point Glue.

Set them aside until the glue dries well.

Step 4
Die cut the banners for the sentiment with one of the Banners dies. Do not throw away the negative cut out, you can use it as a holder when stamping the sentiment.

Place a banner back inside the negative cut out, hold it with the magnet, and stamp it with the sentiment using the VersaMark Original ink pad. After the stamping, add some of the gold embossing powder, then heat it up with a craft heat gun.

Repeat the step for all the banners.

Step 5
Add some of the Tear It! Tape on both sides of a piece of white fun foam to make your own foam tape.

Add some of the foam tape on the back of a banner and add it to the front card.

Step 6
Add some shimmer to the card by adding some splatters of the Sheer Shimmer Spray – Sparkle using a small flat or round brush.

Step 7
To add extra snowy effect to the card, a mix of Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink and Sheer Shimmer Sparkle spray on the craft mat. Add some more splatters of the white sparkly ink using a small flat brush to the card front.

Use a craft heat gun to dry the whole front card.

All done.

I hope you like this mass-produced snowflake card idea. You can make a bunch of cards with only one design in a short crafting time.

Thank you for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!

Craft Supplies

Imagine Crafts:

Others:

Let’s Make an Elegant Holiday Card

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By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with a holiday video using Versafine Clair inks and Love Letter Memento Ink. With some simple touches and color combos you can create a stunning elegant holiday card in just a few steps. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.

Skill: Beginner, Intermediate
Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products
VersaFine Clair: Spruce, Grass Green and Twilight
Memento Ink – Love Letter
On Point Glue
Double Sided Adhesive

Other Products Used
The Greetery Scripted Holiday Sentiments Stamp Set
The Greetery Scripted Holiday Sentiments Die Set
White Cardstock
White Metallic Cardstock
Stamp positioner tool
Foam Tape

How to Make Hand-Painted Christmas Wood Slice Ornaments

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By Helen Gullett

Hello crafty friends… Can you believe it? The holiday season is here!!! Making Christmas ornaments is one of my favorite things to do. Today let’s make some handmade ornaments together. These ornaments can be additions to your own Christmas tree or you can give them to your families and friends.

Skill: Easy
Time: 15-30 minutes

Ornament #1 – Holiday Evergreen Wood Slice Ornament

Directions:

Step 1
First, make sure your wood slice surface is smooth and clean. There are pre-sanded wood slices available online, too. If your wood slices were not sanded yet, you can sand it with sanding paper. Use a dry paper towel to clean the surface well.

Draw a circle and branches with the Rich Cocoa Memento Marker brush tip. You also can use a circle template to draw the circle.

Step 2
Use the brush tip of the Pear Tart Memento Marker to draw the layer of pine needle leaves with outward flicking motion on each branch.

Step 3
Draw the second layer of the pine needle leaves on each branch using the fine tip of Cottage Ivy Memento Marker.

Step 4
Draw the berries on the wreath using the fine tip of the Lady Bug Memento Marker. Simple doodle 3 little circles.

Step 5
Write lightly the word “Noel” (or any word you want on your ornament) with pencil and then trace it with the Tuxedo Black Memento Marker brush tip. You can skip the pencil if you can do handlettering directly with the marker.

These Memento Markers dry quickly and the ink won’t smudge on the wood surface. Add a piece of burlap twine to the ornament and tie it up as the hanger.

Ornament #2 – Faux Chalkboard Wood Slice Ornament

Directions:
For the second ornament we are going to make today is a faux chalkboard wood slice ornament. There are a couple ways to do a faux chalkboard look on a wood slice, today we are going to do simply just painting and stamping.

Step 1
Paint the wood with chalkboard paint or multi-surface black acrylic paint. Usually one layer of paint will be enough. Make sure the paint dries well before you do the stamping.

On the wood on a stamping tool and use the magnets to keep it in place or you can use tape on the back of the wood slice and place it on the stamping tool.

On the dried painted surface, stamp the sentiment using StazON Opaque – Cotton White ink.

Step 2
Stamp the holly leaves and berries using StazOn Opaque – Cotton White on the ornament around the sentiment using the stamping tool or small stamping blocks.

When the ink dried well, add a piece of baker twine to the ornament as the hanger.

I hope you like these ornament ideas and you will find it easy to make your own ornaments. Also, making ornaments can be a fun Christmas craft party idea. I love both style ornaments, which one do you like?

Thank you for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!

Craft Supplies

Imagine Crafts:

Others:

  • Thoughtful Wreath Stamp Set (Creative Worship Stamps)
  • Wood Slices (3-4 inch)
  • Burlap twine (usually it is included if you buy wood slice kit)
  • Black Paint (chalk or multi surface acrylic paint)
  • Small flat paint brush
  • Sanding paper
  • Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks

Make a Snowy Postage Collage Card

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hello crafty friends!
It’s Ceal here. Today I am sharing a postage collage Christmas card with you.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 45 minutes

Directions:

Gather your supplies. To make this card you will need a Postage Collage Layering Stencil, a snowflake cover plate die, a snowflake cluster background die and some inks. The inks I used are listed at the bottom of the tutorial.

Step 1:
Cut out a postcard using a postage die. Ink blend VersaFine Clair Nocturne and VersaFine Clair Fallen Leaves for the eyes, mouth and arms on the first stencil.

Step 2:
Ink blend VersaFine Clair Lilac Bloom over the bottom portion of the first stencil.

Step 3:
Ink blend VersaFine Clair Bal Blue over the middle portion of the first stencil.

Step 4:
Ink blend VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze over the top portion of the first stencil.

Step 5:
Ink blend VersaFine Clair summertime over the noses and VersaFine Clair Nocturne over the buttons on the second stencil.

Step 6:
Cut apart the postage die to get individual stamps. Choose which ones you want to use on your project and save the rest.

Step 7:
Cut out a background panel using the snowflake cover die.

Step 8:
Cut the snowflake cluster out of glitter paper.

Step 9:
Stamp and emboss the sentiment, then put all the pieces together to create the card.

Craft Supplies:

Imagine Products:

VersaFine Clair
– Nocturne
– Fallen Leaves
– Summertime
– Warm Breeze
– Bali Blue
– Lilac Bloom

Other Products:
Postage die – Waffle Flower
Layering Postage Stencil – Waffle Flower
Snowflake Cover Plate – Waffle Flower
Snowflake Cluster die – Waffle Flower
Sentiment – Waffle Flower

Create Your Own Winter Sparkle Snowflakes

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By Anna Escalada York

When I saw these fun chipboard snowflake ornaments in my local craft store, I knew I wanted use some Fireworks! spray to make them shine.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 2 hours (active time) + dry time

Directions:

Step 1:
Cover the chipboard ornaments with a layer of Gesso. Allow to dry.

Step 2:
Spray each of the ornaments with a different color of Fireworks! Craft Spray: Angel Pink, Lilac Posies, Lulu Lavender, and Tangelo. Allow the spray to dry, and then spray a second time to enhance the color. (I chose to dry the spray to speed up the process but you could allow it to air dry.)

Step 3:
Use one of two small stamps to add some texture and color to each of the ornaments: Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair ink (on the Lilac Posies Fireworks! Craft Spray), Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink (on the Tangelo Fireworks! Craft Spray), Strawberry VersaFine Clair ink (on the Angel Pink Fireworks! Craft Spray), and Night Sky VersaMagic Chalk ink (on Lulu Lavender Fireworks! Craft Spray). Heat emboss each of the snowflakes with clear embossing powder.

Step 4:
Cut out and distress the edges of 4 pre-printed winter sentiments. Then press the edges into the Golden Glitz Delicata ink pad. Heat emboss each of the sentiments with clear embossing powder.

Then press the Golden Glitz Delicata ink pad onto a piece of acetate packaging and spray with water. Then press the acetate packaging onto each of the ornaments to add gold shimmer.

Allow to dry or dry with a heat tool. Then press the edges of the ornament into the ink pad. Allow to dry.

Step 5:
Glue the sentiment strips onto the ornaments. Glue sequins onto the ornament and strips. Add a loop of golden embroidery thread through the hole in each ornament to finish the project.

Art Supplies

Imagine
• Delicata Ink – Gold Glitz
• Fireworks! Craft Spray – Angel Pink, Lilac Posies, Lulu Lavender and Tangelo
• VersaFine Clair ink – Nocturne, Strawberry, Warm Breeze
• VersaMagic Chalk ink – Night Sky

Other Products
• Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – Inspiration Point
• Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – Miami
• Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – Wimbledon
• Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – Zanzibar
• Golden – Gesso Semi-Opaque Acrylic Primer
• Stampers Anonymous – stamp set – Cozy Christmas
• Unity Stamp Company – sentiment papers – Season of Definition
• Music stamp in my stash
• Chipboard snowflake ornaments
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Gold embroidery thread

How to Craft an Argyle Jingle Bell Christmas Card

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hello crafty friends!
It’s Ceal, here. Today I have a tutorial on how to make this holiday card using VersaFine Clair inks.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 45 Minutes

Directions:
Gather your supplies. For this project you will need an argyle layering stencil, a jingle bell die and some holiday sentiments.

Step 1:

Ink blend first stencil with VersaFine Clair Rain Forest ink.

Step 2:

Ink blend second stencil with VersaFine Clair Strawberry ink.

Step 3:

Cover third stencil with gold paste.

Step 4:
Using die cutting machine, cut out one of the solid layers and two of the other ones.

Step 5:
Stamp and emboss sentiment and then put all the pieces together.

Craft Supplies:

Imagine products:
VersaFine Clair – Rain Forest and Strawberry

Other products:
Argyle Layering Stencil – Simon Says Stamp
Jingle Bell Die – Simon Says Stamp
Gold Paste – Hero Arts
Gold Foil – Spellbinders
Sentiment – Waffle Flower