A Window Into the Winter Ball with Kindred Stamps

I started this card by stamping the three main characters from the Day 24 Yule stamp set using InkOn3 Blackout Ink, then coloring them with my Olo markers. Once they were fully colored, I fussy cut each image and set them aside. For the background, I die cut the Holiday Hall craft dies, cutting the lattice window from Kraft cardstock and the window panels from Madero Beach cardstock. I layered those pieces onto a piece of pattern paper from the Magical Escape paper pad that feels like a festive winter ball scene, then carefully trimmed around the die cut so it looked like you were peeking through a grand hall window into the celebration.

Next, I die cut a rectangle from the Card Basics die set out of Madero Beach cardstock and glued my window scene to the center before adhering everything to a top folding A2 card base. I popped up the three characters along the bottom of the scene with one millimeter foam adhesive to bring them forward. I die cut a banner from the Sentiment Strip dies, stamped the sentiment “Deck the Great Hall” with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink, and popped that up at the top of the card. To finish the front, I die cut the candles from the Holiday Hall craft dies out of white card stock, colored them with Olo markers, assembled the layers, and popped them up for extra dimension. Inside the card, I stamped the sentiment “Yule be in my heart this holiday season” using the same Nocturne ink to tie everything together.

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Chocolate Cake Gift Card Holder with Emily Moore Designs

I had so much fun creating this cake shaped gift card holder using new products from Emily Moore Designs, and I love how playful and interactive it turned out. I started by ink blending a piece of white card stock with Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, and Ground Espresso distress oxides to create a rich chocolate frosting look. I added splatter with Ground Espresso distress ink, water splatter, Tea Dye distress oxide spray, and finished it off with Vintage Photo distress spritz for a shimmery shine. Once dry, I die cut all of the frosting pieces from this background using the Make a Cake Gift Card Holder die set, and I die cut the cake layers from Madero Beach speckled tone card stock so it would look like vanilla cake under chocolate frosting.

I assembled the cake layers with liquid adhesive, carefully avoiding the gift card slots, and then layered on all of the frosting pieces and decorative dollops. I die cut a backing piece from the same Madero Beach card stock and glued it to the back for a clean finish. For the sentiment, I used the Short and Sweet Happy Birthday dies, cutting Happy from white card stock and Birthday from the chocolate frosting background. I turned the Birthday word into a sticker using adhesive sheets to make placement easier, layered the words onto the back, and added Snowflake Glitter Pops of Color to the frosting swirls for extra sparkle. The end result is a fun, dimensional gift card holder that feels like a little celebration all on its own.

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Rooted in Kindness Card

I started this card by die cutting the greenhouse pattern paper from the Magical Escape paper pack using the rectangle die from the Kindred Stamps Card Basics Die Set. I glued that panel to the front of a white top folding A2 card base. Next, I stamped the image from the Day 21 Roots stamp set in a brown alcohol marker friendly ink and stamped it twice, leaving the stamp in my MISTI. I colored both images with OLO markers, then restamped them in the MISTI using Weeping Willow Stellar Ink to add a soft brown outline before carefully fussy cutting them out.

To build the treat cart, I die cut the pieces from the Advent Calendar treat cart dies using kraft cardstock and cut the wheels from black cardstock. I inked the edges of all the die cut pieces with Weeping Willow Stellar Ink for a little extra depth, then assembled the cart. I stamped the sentiment I’m rooting for you from the Roots stamp set onto the top section of the cart and glued it in place, then popping up the cart to the card with 1mm foam adhesive. Finally, I added one stamped image to each level of the cart so it feels like a rolling display of potted plants, which finishes off this sweet and plant loving card.

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Striped Ornament Gift Tag with Trinity Stamps

For this tag I started by choosing three shades of pink and three shades of teal cardstock and cutting them into 1/4 x 8-1/2" strips, with two strips of each color. I trimmed a Trinity Rip & Stick sheet so it would fit two ornament shapes from the Trinity Stamps Emergency Card Essentials Die Set 2. Onto the sticky side of the ribbon sheet, I added the cardstock strips in a repeating pattern, moving from the darkest teal to the lightest teal, then from the lightest pink into the darkest pink. I continued adding strips until the sheet was covered, trimming off any excess and filling in gaps with the leftover pieces.

Once the Rip & Stick sheet was fully covered, I die cut two ornament shapes from the striped cardstock. I peeled away the backing from the second side of the ribbon stick and pressed the two ornament shapes together so the striped pattern showed on both sides. I die cut the ornament tops from silver cardstock and cut them twice, then glued one to each side at the top to connect everything together. To finish the tag, I tied a piece of twine from my stash through the top so it can be used as a gift tag now and later hung on the tree as an ornament. This project was created for Trinity Stamps 12 Days of Christmas Tags and I love how colorful and versatile it turned out.

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Magical Mascot Shaker Ornaments with Kindred Stamps

For today's project I created interactive shaker ornaments using products from the Magical Kindred Stamps Advent Calendar. I began by stamping the Day 20 Mascots stamp set with alcohol marker friendly black ink and colored each mascot with my OLO markers. Once the coloring was finished, I carefully fussy cut each image and set them aside while I worked on the shaker bases.

Next I used circle dies with coordinating frames from Kindred Stamps to cut circles and frames from red, yellow, green, and blue cardstock. I also cut matching circles from acetate to create shaker windows. For each ornament, I layered a cardstock circle, acetate, and frame using foam adhesive, then filled the shaker with coordinating colored mixes from Day 19 of the Advent Calendar. Before sealing each shaker, I added a piece of gold twine at the top so they could hang as ornaments. Once sealed, I popped the coordinating mascot onto the front of each shaker window using foam adhesive.

To finish the back of each ornament, I used the inner circle piece from the frame die and stamped sentiments that read “you are” followed by a trait that matched each mascot, such as brave, cunning, loyal, or wise. Below that, I stamped “you belong in” and added the coordinating house style name using another stamp set from the Advent Calendar. I popped these sentiment circles onto the backs of the ornaments with foam adhesive, which gave them a clean and finished look on both sides. These ornaments were such a fun way to turn the Advent products into keepsake decorations while still feeling playful and magical.

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Pocket Enchantment Cards with Kindred Stamps

Today I am sharing a magical light up card using the brand new Pocket Enchantment stamp set from Kindred Stamps. I stamped the pocket toy images twice with alcohol marker friendly ink and colored them with OLO markers, focusing on warm golden tones for the princess gown and rich blues and browns for the prince. After coloring, I fussy cut the images and kept the overall design simple so the pocket scene could really shine as the focal point of the card.

To turn this into a light up card, I die cut a celestial patterned background and planned where I wanted the stars to glow. I poked holes for the LEDs, added vellum behind the openings to soften the light, and secured a twinkle light to the back of the panel, hiding the battery pack behind the toy button area so it stayed interactive and fun. I mounted the panel onto a top folding A2 card base with foam adhesive for dimension, then glued the characters into the scene so it looked like a magical dance moment frozen in time. I also created a second Pocket Enchantment card using the same stamp set with a different design and sentiment, and you can watch that full process in my members only video.

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A Magical Forest Moment with Kindred Stamps

I started this card by die cutting a piece of forest pattern paper from the Magical Escape paper pack using the rectangle die from the Card Basics die set. From a leftover scrap of that same paper, I heat embossed the sentiment "you put the us in patronus" using Kindred Stamps Embossing Ink and ultra fine white embossing powder. Once the embossing was set, I fussy cut around the sentiment to give it an organic shape that would stand out against the background.

Next, I stamped the deer from the Majestic Creature stamp set. I first stamped it lightly with InkOn3 Blackout Ink, colored it with my OLO markers, and then stamped it again with Warm Breeze Versafine Clair Ink to give the image a soft blue tint. I fussy cut the deer out and attached the rectangle panel to the center of an A2 card base. I popped up both the sentiment and the deer with 1mm foam adhesive for dimension. To finish the card, I added Frozen Flurry glitter pops of color to the deer and scattered a few more around the panel, then tucked in a few sequins from one of the shaker mixes from the Kindred Advent Calendar for a little extra sparkle.

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