Bird's Eye View Stamp Set and Encircled In Nature Bundle

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I love mixing up my stamps and bundles, truthfully I'm never quite sure if it'll work, but usually I just go for it.  The sentiment from the Encircled In Nature Stamp Set seems perfect for a birthday card and the person receiving this card loves birds, books and fun quirky little images.  The Bird's Eye View Stamp Set, #161436 is perfect for colouring and today was a colouring day for me :)

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*  Cut a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 layer of Melon Mambo cardstock and lay it over the card front, run them both through the SCEM at the same time with a circle die from the Encircled In Nature Dies, #163628.   The Encircled In Nature Stamp Set & Dies are available separately or as a bundle from the Online Exclusives section of my online store #163629 

*  Emboss the top layer with the Ornate 3D Floral Embossing Folder, it's a retired fave, then adhere the layer to the 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card base.  

*  Adhere the Basic White die cut onto the Melon Mambo layer, *Trix, apply tiny bits of glue to the outside edge of the die cut shape and allow to dry for a few moments to become tacky, then the glue won't spread out and accidentally stick to the inside of the card.

*  Adhere a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 piece of Basic White cardstock to the inside of the card.  Then close the card and stamp the sentiment through the circle.

*  Stamp the bird and balloon on a piece of Basic White cardstock, colour with Stampin' Blends and cut out with scissors.  I used Bubble Bath, Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo.

*  Adhere the bird and balloon with Stampin' Dimensionals, a piece of ribbon tucked in with a glue dot and a few little gems for fun.

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Book Treat Boxes with Christmas Gift Cards

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I do love me some cute little gift boxes :)   The Book Treat Boxes, #164048 were the perfect size for the Christmas gift card collection I put together this year.  I made an accordion style pull out using cardstock with some of my favourite dsp as a cover for the boxes.

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*  The Book Treat Boxes fold together in a flash, they come in two pieces, a book flap layer and a box layer, when adhered together they'll look like a book. *Trix, to cover the flap with dsp fold the flap a bit to crease the edges then lay it on a 4 x 7 1/2 piece of dsp, glue down one side, fold the dsp around it, creasing the dsp and shaping it to fit the folds of the book spine.  Glue the second edge down, leaving the spine unglued.  Trim off the excess dsp with scissors. 

*Trix, the opener tab of the box has a strip of sticky tape, but if you want to be able to close and reopen the box, add a glue dot to the tab and tap it with a microfibre cloth to make is less sticky yet tacky enough to close and reopen.  

*  Cut a 11 x 3 3/8 piece or Real Red cardstock and score at 2 3/8, 4 3/4, 7 1/8, 9 1/2 to create and accordion fold.  Adhere your gift cards, I used folded over scotch tape for easy removal.  The accordion style gives you room to write a sentiment or adhere the gift receipt as well. 

*  Add a Basic White 'Merry' from the Merry Tags & More Dies, #165639 

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A Simple Christmas Card with Frosted Forest Decorative Masks

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I love starting with a simple Christmas Card design, then playing around with decorative masks and blending brushes to make each one a bit different.  The Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, #164049 adds a bit texture to the Pretty Peacock background. 

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*  Use a blending brush to add a bit of White Craft Stampin' Ink, to the Pretty Peacock embossed layer.

* Use the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks, #164350 and Pretty Peacock ink to create the Christmas Tree.  *Trix, start with the 'B' mask and blend Pretty Peacock Ink onto a 2 1/2 " x 4 1/2" piece of Basic White cardstock.  Remove the mask then line up the 'A' mask, continue to blend with the ink left in the brush, it will be slightly slighter.  Add White Craft ink for a heavier look of snow on the branches.

*  Stamp a greeting with Melon Mambo ink and adhere a layer of Melon Mambo cardstock, a smidge bigger.  Tie with Lost Lagoon Soft cording, #164938 then adhere to the card base with dimensionals. 

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Christmas Cards in Pink

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I love using non traditional Christmas card colours and I love pulling out my favourite stamp sets.  The first card uses the current Decorative Trees Dies, #164084 and the Merry Tags Dies, #165639.  The second card uses the current Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, #163414 and one of my favourite retired stamp sets, Joyful Life.

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*  Adhere an embossed Basic White layer to a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base, the embossed layer simply adds a bit of texture.

*  The Decorative Trees Dies do all the work, play around with colour combinations you love.  I used Bubble Bath for a fun twist, and continued to play up the textural feel by layering the cutouts in the same colour as the Christmas tree base.  *Trix, apply glue sparsely to the decorative toppers, to add depth to the solid coloured images.  

***  Trix, alternately layer the trees with glue and dimensionals for added dimension.  The first tree is glued to the card base, the second two tress are adhered with dimensionals.

*  Apply the 'Merry' with glue, add a bit of sparkle with Silver & White 1/2" Sheer Ribbon, #163788 and Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels, #158987.

The Second Card uses Bubble Bath and Soft Sea Foam for the two 3 3/4" x 5" Eyelet Embossed layers on a Bubble Bath card base.  *Trix, adhere the eyelet layer with glue and then adhere the two layer to the card base with dimensionals.

***  Trix, repeat the colour combinations.  I coloured the image from the retired Joyful Life stamp set with Bubble Bath & Soft Sea Foam Blends.  

*  Stamp with the sentiment of your choice, cut out as you wish and embellish with Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels and your choice of ribbon.

   

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I enjoyed the discount for 5 years before I decided to start my online business.   Please email me lesley@stampintrix.ca if you have any questions.  I'm always happy to talk about the company and products I love!  

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