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(c012) Christmas Snowflakes – Spellbinders

A very old and discontinued die was used for the central snowflake: Spellbinders 2013 Snowflake Pendant. The background embossing folder is Darise embossing folder called Snowflakes. The sentiment die is Merry Christmas by Penny Black. I made 40 Christmas cards with different combinations of various cardbase colors, silver or blue embossed backgrounds, silver or blue central snowflake. see a sampling below: …

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(2022 c018) Christmas Slimline

The background sky was painted with  Artist’s Loft Fundamentals Pearlescent Watercolor Pan Set From Michaels. The frame and scene was cut from heavy white cardstock using Kat Scrappiness Forrest For The Trees Slimline Dies. The sentiment is from. The deer were cut out with Impression Obsession DIE117-C Sm Deer die. The sentiment is from a retired …

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(2021 c052) Poppy Stamps Christmas Cardinal Easel Card

I used Poppy Stamps – 2396 Birdhouse Pop Up Easel Set to create the birdhouse. The plaid designer paper was inked on the flat side of the board house die and heat embossed with gold. I followed Jennifer Mcguire’s video called Die Impression Backgrounds. The sentiments were stamped on black cardstock & heat embossed with white.  The stamp …

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(2021 c040) Birthday – Sweet or Catty?

The front is the SWEET side of this card I cut the die: Poppy Stamps 2327 Adriana Oval Frame Craft Die out of both dark & light green. Green Vellum was used for the shadow for cuttting out Pink & Main Happy Birthday PNM200. The inside turns CATTY!! The inside however is very CATTY!!!!! I stamped the …

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(2021 c039)KS DIY Letterpress, HA Deer, Monochrome, Pink & Main Birthday

I had fun following Jennifer McGuire’s Die Cut Letterpress Technique video to create the background using Kat Scrappiness Star Fusion  and inking up with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks by Ranger .  The deer were stamped using Hero Arts Layering Deer. Sentiments on inside were cut with Pink & Main Happy Birthday PNM200 . On the center card I gently rubbed Vintage Photo Ranger Archival …

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(2021 c038) LF Summer Swan

The background was created with the Heat Embossed Resist Inking Technique using Hero Arts CG799 Circle Pattern BElphie Selfieold Prints. Stampsets used for the scene: Lawn Fawn LF2219 Swan Soiree, Lawn Fawn LF2228 Say What: Spring Critters. Other supplies: Distress Oxide Ink by Ranger, Copics, Ranger Embossing Powder, Hero Arts Intense Black Ink, Lawn Fawn LF17setes Elphie Selfie …

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(2021 c028) Watercolor background

The cover die Pink Fresh Ornate Poinsettias Die was cut from Gold   Metalic Poster Board from Hobby Lobby (Super CHEAP). I first impressed the die into my watercolor paper using the silicone mat with my Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine 8.5″ Platform . Then I watercolored the flowers following the impressed shapes. I converted these Poinsettias into some sort of …

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(2021 c21) Lagene’s Angels

Here are Lagene’s Angels: Garden Butterfly Angel, Sweetheart Angel saying happy travels to their sweet Butterfly Girly Angel who will fly off to Kirkistan soon to live in her new home. I love learning techniques for crafty things with Jennifer Chamberlain at Artist Unlimited on Facebook. I learned how to make these angels on her …

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(2021 c020) Floral & Hot Glimmer Sentiment

The background was dry embossed with Tim Holtz Sizzix Botanical 663094 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder , but first I swiped the flattest side of the folder with  Hero Arts Pigment Unicorn White Ink . This was a technique I saw at Jennifer McGuire’s Creative Uses of  Embossing Folders  she shows multiple techniques. The  sentiment was i was embossed onto 3M …

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(2021 c017) Slimline Birthday

Frame Grass and small flowers were cut using  Mama Elephant Slim Window Dressings Creative Cuts . The large flower bases were cut from printed paper with Lifestyle Crafts – Quickutz – Nesting Lace Circles Dies. The leaves for the large flowers were cut with Sizzix Tim Holtz Garden  Greens TH661206. The sentiment was cut using  Little B – Handwritten …

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