Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Boy... Christmas is already upon us! This is my Christmas release for Dutch Paper Crafts. You may visit Darlene at www.dutchpapercrafts.blogspot.com to see all the wonderful releases of her design team. And if you see something you like and want, please go to dutchpapercrafts@gmail.com and she will be more than glad to help you with your order. Now... on to my release. I hope you all enjoy these and find some measure of inspiration. These were really great dies to work with and "You Need Them" in your collection if you want something easy and quick to use for making all those cards that your friends and family want you to make for them.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...
DIES USED:
MARIANNE
CREATABLES #LR-0242 ANJA’S QUADRATE
TYPED GREETING
DIES
USED:
WHITE PEARLIZED CARDSTOCK for CARD
THIS
IS THE BEST DIE FOR MAKING QUICK, INEXPENSIVE, BULK CARDS FOR CHRISTMAS THAT I
HAVE EVER RUN ACROSS. IT GIVES YOU A
SIMPLISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL RESULT AND IT CUTS SO CLEAN. YOU JUST CUT, GLUE, STICK
IT ON AND GO. IT IS WONDERFUL!!!
TYPED GREETING
To get the blue ink background
on the front of the card, I inked the smooth side of the Marianne Designables
with the Ice Blue Color Box Ink, placed my white cardstock on top of the inked
side, closed the folder and ran it through my embossing machine. The result was
a letterpressed effect using my Big Shot machine. Pretty neat way to get a letterpress design
without buying a letterpress machine. J
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...
DESIGN PROJECT FOUR
‘HOLLY CORNER with EMBROIDERY’
CARD FRONT
DIES USED:
SPELLBINDERS #LF-127 GRAND
SCALLOPED SQUARES
SPELLBINDERS #S5-055 POINSETTIA,
LAYERED
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0243 CANDLES
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0121 STAMEN
from POINSETTIA #1 Die Set
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0122 LEAVES
from POINSETTIA #2 Die Set
OTHER
MATERIALS:
HOBBY DOLS PATTERN by Sjaak van Went
NELLIE SNELLEN METALLIC EMBROIDERY THREADS RED, GREEN, GOLD
RED FOIL CARDSTOCK
110 LB WHITE CARDSTOCK by GEORGIA PACIFIC
GREEN CARDSTOCK FOR THE CARD
YELLOW BRAD FOR CENTER OF POINSETTIA
VELVET PAPER FOR THE CANDLES & POINSTTIA RED,
GREEN, TAN, WHITE
OIL PENCILS FOR COLORING THE FLAMES and HIGHLIGHTING THE POINSETTIA
LEAVES
CARD INSIDE
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0225 SEASON’S
GREETINGS “Merry Christmas”
CHEERY LYNN #B-184 HOLLY CORNER
OTHER
MATERIALS:
GREEN
VELVET PAPER
RED RHINESTONES
*SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS / ALTERATIONS:
This was my
first attempt at paper embroidering. Hope it passes the Petra Test. J
I used the SB Grand Scalloped Squares for a frame to
overlay on top of my embroidered pattern.
LOVE THE STITCHING TECHNIQUE!!!
IT’S A LOT OF FUN….
Everything else is pretty much
self-explanatory.
DESIGN PROJECT FOUR
‘HOLLY CORNER’ & ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS SET’ with POINSETTIA
CARD FRONT
DIES USED:
CHEERY LYNN #B-184 HOLLY CORNER
CHEERY LYNN #B-186 MERRY CHRISTMAS SET
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0121 POINSETTIA #1 Die Set for GREEN LEAVES
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0122 POINSETTIA #2 Die Set for RED
POINSETTIA
OTHER
MATERIALS:
GREEN CARDSTOCK for CARD
WHITE PEARL TEXTURED CARDSTOCK
RED CARDSTOCK
PEPPERMINT STRIPED SATIN RIBON
RED VELVET PAPER
GREEN VELVET PAPER
RED RHINESTONES
CANDY CANE 3-D EMBELLISHMENT
STICKLES, CHRISTMAS RED
STICKLES, HOLLY
CHRISTMAS HOLLY BRAD for CENTER OF POINSETTIA
CARD INSIDE
*SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS / ALTERATIONS:
I clipped
off the snowflakes on the words to show it can be used both with and without
them. Everything else on here is pretty much self-explanatory.
DESIGN PROJECT FOUR
‘MERRY CHRISTMAS CARD
FRAME’
#1 RED-WHITE-GREEN
CARD FRONT
DIES USED:
CHEERY LYNN #FRM-146 MERRY
CHRISTMAS CARD
NELLIE SNELLEN #FLP-022, 013, 014 PUNCH SETS ( Mini – Med – Jumbo )
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0142 MINI
POINSETTIA for LEAVES
CRICUT CARTRIDGE #CRM2-029897 CHRISTMAS
NOEL for HANGING SIGN
OTHER
MATERIALS:
TEXTURED PEARL CARDSTOCK for
CARD
GREEN VELVET PAPER
RED FOIL CARDSTOCK
RED SATIN RIBBONS AND BOWS
RED BRAD for CENTER OF
POINSETTIA
TINY WHITE FLAT-BACKED PEARLS
CARDINAL
EMBELLISHMENT
CARD INSIDE
MARIANNE
CREATABLES #LR-0242 ANJA’S QUADRATE
SPELLBINDERS #S4-318 FLEUR DE LIS SQUARES
NELLIE SNELLEN #FLP-022 MINI
POINSETTIA PUNCH SET
OTHER
MATERIALS:
RED FOIL CARDSTOCK
GREEN VELVET PAPER
WHITE FLAT-BACKED PEARLS
110 LB WHITE CARDSTOCK from GEORGIA PACIFIC
*SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS / ALTERATIONS:
On
the front of the card, I cut two of the frame dies; one in white and one in red
foil. I layered the white atop the red foil, offsetting it just a tiny bit to
let the red shine around the edges. Everything
else is pretty much self-explanatory.
DESIGN PROJECT FOUR
‘MERRY CHRISTMAS CARD
FRAME’
#2 SILVER on SILVER
CARD FRONT
DIES USED:
CHEERY LYNN #FRM-146 MERRY
CHRISTMAS CARD FRAME
MARTHA STEWART #42-60015
ASPEN SNOWFLAKE PATP for
SNOWFLAKES
MARTHA STEWART #M2-32316 HOLLY
PUNCH
MARTHA STEWART #M2-32313 GLACIAL
SNOWFLAKE for the BOW
OTHER
MATERIALS:
GRAY PEARLIZED CARDSTOCK FOR TOPPER
SILVER FOIL CARDSTOCK
SILVER GLITTER CARDSTOCK POW!
From AMERICAN CRAFTS
SILVER GLITTERED TREES 3-D
EMBELLISHMENTS from HOBBY LOBBY
SILVER GLITTERED BOWS FROM
MY RIBBON STASH
CARD INSIDE
TYPED GREETING
***SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
/ ALTERATIONS:
THIS
CHEERY LYNN DIE “MERRY CHRISTMAS CARD FRAME” #FRM-146 NEEDS TO BE A STAPLE IN EVERY CARD MAKER’S
ARSENAL OF DIE CUTTERS.
DESIGN PROJECT FOUR
‘MERRY CHRISTMAS SET’
(Words)
#2 with SNOWMAN
CARD FRONT
DIES USED:
CHEERY LYNN #B-186 MERRY CHRISTMAS SET (Smaller
one)
MARIANNE CREATABLES #LR-0246 SNOWMAN
MEMORY BOX #98171 FROSTY BORDER
MEMORY BOX #98418 FROSTYVILLE WREATH
OTHER
MATERIALS:
110
LB WHITE CARDSTOCK
BLUE CARDSTOCK with SNOWFLAKES
MEMENTO INK – LONDON FOG for
SNOWMAN
STICKLES – WATERFALL
GRAY ORGANZA RIBBON
SNOWFLAKE EMBELLISHMENTS FROM MY
STASH
CARD INSIDE
TYPED GREETING
*SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS / ALTERATIONS:
For a little
different look, I cut my blue cardstock into 2 different sized pieces. I used 3-D dots under my snowman and
everything else is pretty much self-explanatory.
DESIGN PROJECT FOUR
‘MERRY CHRISTMAS SET (Words)’
#1 with FEATHER
CARD FRONT
DIES USED:
CHEERY LYNN #B-186 MERRY CHRISTMAS SET (Small
‘Merry Christmas’)
MARIANNE DESIGNABLES #DS-0907 SWIRLS
MARTHA STEWART #M232389 SNOWFALL PATP SET
OTHER MATERIALS:
CARD MATERIAL IS 110 LB WHITE
CARDSTOCK by GEORGIA PACIFIC
BLUE TEXTURED CARDSTOCK IS
RECOLLECTIONS ESSENTIALS from (MICHAEL’S)
WHITE FEATHER
PEARL BUCKLE (Ribbon Slide)
FLAT-BACKED PEARLS
WHITE ORGANZA WIRED RIBBON 7/8”
WIDE
FLAT-BACKED SILVER BEADS
SILVER STICKLES
SILVER FOIL CARDSTOCK
COLOR BOX CHALK INK – ICE BLUE
CARD INSIDE
DIES & STAMPS USED:
HEARTFELT CREATIONS #HCPC-3356 ‘COZY
WINTER DAYS’ PRE-CUT SET
PHRASE – “FROM OUR FAMILY TO
YOURS” MISCELLANEOUS RUBBER STAMP
OIL PENCILS
EXTRA FINE WHITE GLITTER
EXTRA FINE WHITE FLOWER SOFT FOR
ROOF
*SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS / ALTERATIONS:
DESIGN PROJECT FOUR
‘LACE CHRISTMAS TREE’
CARD FRONT
DIES USED:
CHEERY LYNN #DL-223 LACE CHRISTMAS TREE
MEMORY BOX #98420 MAGIC
FLOURISH
OTHER
MATERIALS:
110 LB WHITE CARDSTOCK for CARD by GEORGIA PACIFIC
BLUE RECOLLECTIONS ESSENTIALS TEXTURED CARDSTOCK
WHITE LACE
BLUE & WHITE FLOWERS & LEAVES from my FLOWER STASH
STICKLES, WATERFALL
CARD INSIDE
DIES USED:
CHEERY LYNN #B-186 MERRY
CHRISTMAS SET
SPELLBINDERS #S5-077 LABELS 25
OTHER
MATERIALS:
BLUE RECOLLECTIONS ESSENTIALS TEXTURED CARDSTOCK
110 LB WHITE CARDSTOCK for CARD by GEORGIA PACIFIC
*SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS / ALTERATIONS:
I took a
matching piece of the lace I used behind the tree and folded it, not quite in
half, so that it would have a double scalloped edge when I gathered it. I
placed this behind the flowers for added dimension.
I hand stitched (Embroidered) the white
tree to the blue Angel Wing background
with silver metallic embroidery thread and stitched the pearls in place with
the same thread.
Everything else is pretty much
self-explanatory.
Thank you for stopping by and look forward to showing you my next release.
Patricia Gayle
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