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Joy Elf Stocking

Posted on November 7, 2025 9:59 PM by Julie Comment

Today I have an easy, very glittery Christmas card. Everything except the white bead board mantle strip was die cut out of glitter card stock. I love sparkle for the holidays and the recipient is sure to love it, too. It’s also a great way to use that fancy Halloween boot for the winter holidays by turning it into an elf stocking!

For the Inspirations Challenge IC1040, we are visiting The Permanent Garden & their Pinterest Board where I was inspired by THIS picture.

To make my elf stocking card, I die cut the boot out of green glitter card, & 2 of the cloud die out of white glitter w/ the string out of red glitter. I trimmed off the top of the boot to make it a little shorter, then put it all together & popped it up. The mantle is part of the Farmer’s Market die set & the little wreath & trees are part of the Farmer’s Market Winter Add On dies. The Joy was cut out of white, along with the wreath & the shadow was cut out of red. The white wreath was embellished with the ornaments & bow & used in place of the O in Joy. Love how it fits so well! The narrow red glitter is actually very narrow washi tape. I cut a piece of white just slightly larger than the stitched panel the attached the glitter washi tape around the edges before attaching the stocking panel.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, red, green, white glitter card stock, narrow red glitter washi tape

Ink: none

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Fancy Boot, Rectangles w Stitch, Farmer’s Market Stand, Farmer’s Market Winter Add On, Joy Horiz & Vertical, Rainbow & Clouds dies

Fancy Boot die 5836D	Farmers Market Stand die 5813-01D	Farmer’s Market Winter Add On dies 5813-05D	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D	Joy Vert & Horiz dies 5826-03D
Rainbow & Clouds die 5613-06D	Staples 110# White Card Stock	DCWV Glitter Matstack	Washi Tape

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HoHoHo

Posted on November 1, 2025 9:45 PM by Julie Comment

This is a fun little card using a cute set of Christmas Inchies. The 3 window cover die is a perfect fit for them and the long greeting die adds the right touch. Since the inchies have matching dies, it makes this card a snap to put together.

A big congrats to Maria, the newest Featured Stamper FS978! She has a fun gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout w/ the 3 images & a strip of vellum, but I used different images, dies, colors & made mine a Christmas card.

To make my card, after coloring & die cutting the little inchies, I die cut a white piece w/ the Triple Window Cover. I used a plain rectangle die to trim it down just a bit then attached it to a piece of Christmas green card stock. I wanted a narrow green border inside the windows, so I took a slightly smaller scallop rectangle die & cut out inside the windows. Below is a picture showing the process.

A strip of vellum was attached behind the windows & then a strip of green striped designer paper behind it, I wanted some color & pattern & the vellum softened it so it wouldn’t compete w/ the inchies. The entire piece was popped up 1 layer & all the little images were added. The die cut greeting & shadow were also popped up. The light string was hand cut & I snipped it apart to tuck behind the inchies.

Here are the Copics I used. These are from another card, but I used the same colors.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Christmas Inchies

Paper: Staples 110# white, Christmas green, red, Brass & Bliss: Boughs of Joy paper pad

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Scallop Squares, Christmas Inchies, HoHoHo, Rectangles, Triple Window Cover dies,, Copic Sketch Markers, MISTI, Stickles

Christmas Inchies 3332	Christmas Inchies dies 3332D	Rectangle dies 5003D	Triple Window Front Cover die 5524D	Square Scallop dies 5027D
Boughs of Joy paper pad 2304	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Memento Inks	Copic Sketch Markers
MISTI	Stickles

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Sunflower Greetings

Posted on October 31, 2025 9:43 PM by Julie 1 Comment

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Ever wanted a dry embossed background to go with your main image and were unable to find what you wanted? That’s what inspired this background. I wanted some texture but did not want it take over, just a little something extra. So I set out to make a “faux embossed” background using the same die I used for the main image. I made this a Thanksgiving card, but it would easy to swap out the greeting for a birthday or just fall.

It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge IC1039 so we are headed to GEC Designs & their Pinterest Board. THIS was my inspiration.

To make my card, I die cut 4 sunflowers & their centers out of vanilla & glued them to a matching piece of card stock. You can see a tutorial I did on Faux Embossing. Then I die cut it w/ the second largest of the rounded stitch rectangles. I also ran it through the embossing cycle to fuse the sunflowers to the matching background. This gives the impression of an embossed background. Then the sunflower & all its parts were die cut out of yellows, brown, rust & greens and glued together. I also attached a layer of card board behind it to elevate it & give it strength. The greeting was put together by cutting out the just the stamped Thanksgiving part & then die cutting the Greetings. Both are also popped up one layer. It’s all attached to a piece of designer paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Hello Fall Sign Sayings

Paper: Staples 110# white, 2 shades of yellow, dk brown, dk rust, grass green, vanilla, Brass & Bliss: Whispers of Fall paper pad

Ink: Versaclair Acorn

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Lg Sunflowers, Rounded Rect w/ Stitch, Halloween Greetings dies, MISTI

Hello Fall Sign Sayings set 37043	Lg Sunflower die 5726-02D	Whispers of Fall paper pad 2306	Rounded Rectangles w Stitch dies 5819-03D	Halloween Greetings dies 5842-02D
Versafine Clair ink	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	MISTI