The Write Stuff – Creative Ideas from Just Write Designs

Cardinal Tag

Posted on October 23, 2026 10:10 PM by Julie Comment

Today I have a large (5×7) Christmas tag, which could also be used as a card front. It features a lovely cardinal and poinsettia image on a set of graduated sizes of the tag die set. You could also use just the smallest tag to attach to a special gift or put on an A2 card. The possibilities are endless!

For the Inspiration Challenge IC1090, we are visiting Smile Mercantile Craft Co & their Pinterest Boards. THIS picture was my inspiration.

To make my tag, I colored & die cut the images with their matching dies. I die cut the smallest & largest tags out of white and the middle tag out a piece of green striped paper. For the largest pine green layer behind the striped layer, I cut it just slightly larger than the tag, then cut off the corners to match the smaller tag. I did the same for the smaller pine green layer, but only used a little more than half of it. The greeting was added to the lower right of the smallest tag, then the images were arranged, with the cardinal popped up 1 layer & the poinsettia 2 layers. A little glitter glue was added to the berries & the center of the poinsettia.

Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Holly & Cardinal set, Let it Snow set

Paper: Staples 110# white, pine green,, Brass & Bliss: Home for the Holidays paper pad

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Cardinal & Holly set, 5×7 Tags dies, Stickles, Copic markers

Holly & Cardinals 38039″	Holly & Cardinals dies 38039D	Let it Snow set 36045	5×7 Tag dies 5941-08D	Home for the Holidays paper 2406
Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Scotch ATG
Stickles

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Merry Christmas Trees

Posted on October 17, 2026 9:38 PM by Julie Comment

A fun, colorful Christmas card featuring a lovely Christmas Tree cover die. Use any background, color or printed paper you choose and it’s sure to look great when cut with this die. Add a greeting and you’re done!

It’s my turn to host the Featured Stamper Challenge FS1028, so a big congrats to Martina! She has a really big, beautiful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the Christmas tree theme but used a cover die of trees instead of individual trees. Instead of a rainbow of colors, I used a green & blue w/ gold accents watercolor bg. I also made mine a standard A2 instead of a mini slimline.

To make my card, I first die cut the tree bg out of a watercolor panel I made a long time ago. I liked the colors & gold accents. I also cut this same die out of cobalt blue & brushed gold. The watercolor version was layered on top of the gold, a little below, then these layers were attached on top of the cobalt, also a little below, to give it a double layer shadow. A stitched frame was cut out of the same brushed gold as was a long strip for the greeting. I added a little wreath & some gold star tree toppers cut using a Winter Mini set. The little wreath & greeting were popped up one more layer.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

(click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Merry Christmas set

Paper: Staples 110# white, cobalt blue, brushed gold, water color

Ink: Encore Ultimate Metallic gold

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Merry Christmas, Rectangle Combo #5, Tree Cover, Winter Minis, Skinny Strips dies, gold embossing powder, Brushos watercolor crystals, gold acrylic paint

Merry Christmas set 36052	Merry Christmas dies 36052D	Rectangle Combo #5 OPC die 5923D	Tree Cover die 5935-04D	Winter Minis die 5338-12D
Skinny Strips dies 5937D	Ultimate Metallic Ink	Ranger Embossing Powder	Stardream Paper	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Brushos Water Color Crystals	Strathmore Water Color Paper 90#	Acrylic Paint	AC color card stock	Scotch ATG

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Thank You Friend

Posted on October 16, 2026 9:38 PM by Julie Comment

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This is a cozy thank you card in warm, autumn colors and images. The humorous greeting is perfect for that special friend who “gets” your quirky sense of humor. Since it’s a 2-part greeting, you can always leave the snarky part off and make it plain thank you card. Since the background is a card covering image, it gives you the option to make it any color you choose.

For the Inspiration Challenge IC1089, we are visiting Matawi Teleworks & their Pinterest Boards. THIS tile was my inspiration.

To make my card, I inked up the Woodfolk Bg with several colors of yellow/orange & rust inks. I started w/ an orangish yellow, reinked it w/ a couple of darker oranges & stamped again. The darkest rust was inked, mostly around the edges & stamped again. A Misti is pretty essential for this repeated stamping. After letting it dry a bit, it was die cut w/ the largest plain rectangle. The image & leaves were stamped, colored & die cut w/ their coordinating dies. I used the smaller of the 5×7 Elegant Essentials dies to cut the white shape I put behind the main image. The image, background & greetings were popped up.

Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Fall Harvest Fun set, Thankful Thoughts set, Woodland Folk Bg

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Distress inks Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Carved Pumpkin, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse set #2

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Fall Harvest Fun, Thankful Thoughts, Rectangles, 5×7 Elegant Essentials dies, Misti, Copic markers

Fall Harvest Fun set 38046	Fall Harvest Fun dies 38046D	Thankful Thoughts set 38045	Thankful Thoughts dies 38045D	Woodland Folk Bg 38042
5×7 Elegant Essentials dies 5941-07D	Rectangle dies 5003D	Color Fuse Ink set #2	Distress Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Memento Inks	MISTI	Copic Sketch Markers