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Jeweled Gift Tags
Shimmer and shine go hand-in-hand with the holidays. These lovely gift tags were created from outline stamps that were first embossed in gold and then colored with glazing pens. Bead paint accents were added to simulate pearls and inset diamonds. The overall look resembles cloisonné, an enamel technique dating from the 6th century. Rhinestone motif stickers add the perfect finishing touches and make these tags look like they came straight from a jewelry showroom. |
Black, White, and Red All Over Cards and Tags
In today's rushed world, it's nice to slip back in time and remember a gentler era.
These vintage cards and tags will help you do that with antique images of old fashioned tree trimmings, children playing Christmas carols on their small toy horns, and bundled up skaters on frozen ponds. So sit back in your favorite chair, sip some hot cocoa, and share Christmas memories from holidays long past with family and friends this season. |
Chipboard Cards
It's easy to see why chipboard shapes are so popular. Readily available in
a multitude of designs and sizes, they are versatile and easy to use. Whether you choose to stamp, emboss,
or simply cover your favorite image with a cheerful patterned paper, chipboard shapes provide endless opportunities for creating stylish cards for any occasion. |
Cut-Out Cards
When thinking about the holidays, many symbols of the season come to mind. Whether you choose a candle, star, tree, or simply a beautiful snowflake, these cards will stand out in the eyes of those with whom you choose to share the season's joy. |
Vintage Christmas Cards
Emotions play a large part in how we see and enjoy the holidays. We may reminisce about special people, whether in our past or in the present, and how they have touched our lives, some leaving a lasting impression we will keep close forever. A single snowflake, pine cones decorated with simple ribbons, a special tree, and the classic memory of Santa coming down the chimney with a bag full of goodies all add to the memories of the season. The colors and patterns of the materials used in these cards help to give a classic, vintage feel to the memories we each hold and the new ones yet to be made. |
Scherenschnitte Holiday Cards
Since the Chinese invention of paper in 105 AD, virtually every country has produced its own style of decorative paper cuttings. The art of “Scherenschnitte” (pronounced Share-en-shnit-a) was founded in Germany and Switzerland in the 1500s. This delightful art form was brought to colonial America in the 1700s by German immigrants.
Symbols of faith, hearts, flowers, birds, and other animals were among some of the traditional designs used to create marriage and birth certificates and Christmas decorations. Many Scherenschnitte pieces incorporated religious verses or expressions of love, leading some to think Scherenschnitte is the precursor to today's Valentine. While most Scherenschnitte designs are generally symmetrical, many are not. Completed pieces were left white or colorfully decorated using watercolor paints.
The holiday designs featured here are simple yet charming motifs cut from parchment paper then mounted and stitched in red thread onto ruby red patterned paper. You can easily vary the appearance of the cards by substituting both the patterned paper and thread color with green or gold metallics. Antiquing the design is another option. To antique, simply brew a strong cup of coffee or tea and allow to steep for a few hours. Use a soft cloth to apply the solution to the entire surface or around the edges of the paper cutting. |
Three-Dimensional Sticker Cards
A combination of cheerful papers and brightly colored three-dimensional stickers make these happy cards a cinch to make and a joy to send to everyone on your holiday card list. |
Holiday Lights Cards
When we think of Christmas, traditional red and green colors immediately come to mind. Designer Lisa Pace chose a more contemporary color scheme and selected lime green and fuchsia for her holiday combination. The results are stunning and will add a sleek touch of glitz to your holiday greetings. |
Simple Gatefold Cards
Gatefold cards are easy to create. Featured here are four variations on a basic gatefold card employing a single theme. They show how using different cutting techniques and embellishments can achieve simple yet dramatic results. |
Funky Tree Cards and Tag
Three types of embellishments result in three differently styled cards. Sparkling rhinestones accent a tree shape created by overlapping heart cutouts, while epoxy stickers and clear buttons adhered in horizontal rows make for a quick and easy tree tag and card. It's worth noting that clear buttons are a great embellishment to have on hand as they adapt themselves to any color combination. Simply select a coordinating or contrasting paper and adhere to the back of the button for perfect results every time!
Merry Christmas
Twas The Night Before Christmas
Ho Ho Ho Tag |
Nifty Fifty Christmas Cards
Recovering from World War II, optimistic Americans embraced the ‘50s with a new look in fashion and design. Retro was in and so were free-flowing shapes and organic shapes like boomerangs. Pretty pastels as well as chartreuse, pink, and turquoise were hot, hot, hot! The exuberance of the 1950s is well represented in the sweet and innocent collection of cards featured here.
My True Love Gave to Me
12.25 Merry Christmas
Merry To You
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Rhinestone Happy New Year Card
Crystal embellishments are the perfect choice for dressing up a New Year‘s Eve card. Designer Julia Stainton chose a circle frame studded with rhinestones to pair with a fizzy, bubble-styled patterned paper. The finishing touch to this festive card is a sheer black organdy ribbon accentuated with a crystal brad. |
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Winter Rhapsody in Blues
One of nature’s most mysterious and beautiful small wonders, the frosty and fairy-like snowflake is a favorite holiday image. Our selection here presents a host of ideas for creating stunning cards with a wide variety of snowflake designs. As you can see, although the cards featured here share the same theme and incorporate many of the same color combinations, no two cards are alike…just like the snowflake.
Set Sail for the Holidays
Warm Holiday Wishes
Snowflake Swirl
Let It Snow
Fuzzy Snowflake
Peace on Earth
Wish Upon a Snowflake
Snowflake Greetings
No Snowflakes
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Invasion of the “Inchies”
Have you been bitten by the “inchies” bug yet? If you haven't, you soon will be! Never heard of inchies? Read on and find out what they are and why they're so popular.
Santa's Coming! Card and Tag
Diagonal candy cane-striped paper sets the tone for this country-style card and companion tag. A 1-1⁄4" x 5-3⁄4" strip of corrugated cardstock is the perfect size for grouping five individually decorated inchies. Each inchie square was first stamped with a snowflake stamp and brown ink, then small silver charms were attached with tiny red-and-white checked ribbon. A miniature epoxy Santa sticker, mini hand-journaled tags, embossed star, and other tiny embellishments all play an import-ant role in completing this homespun theme.
Holiday Cheer Card and Tag
Cheerful and bright, this dome-top card and circle gift tag are super quick and easy to create. The Santa, reindeer, and word squares were cut from Christmas patterned papers and used as the background for five of the inchies, while the remaining seven inchies take full advantage of being dressed in assorted holiday rub-on images. Descriptive words were then cut into word blocks and adhered with foam tape onto appropriate squares. Metal charms and green satin ribbon complete this festive duo.
Happy Hanukkah Card and Tag
Multi-colored blue patterned paper and white textured cardstock are enhanced by the traditional symbols of Hanukkah. The softly muted gold menorah rub-on, white dove charms, and a hand-cut Star of David beautifully link together to express the joyful sentiment “celebrate.” A pattern for both the card and tag are provided on the pattern pull-out.
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Mary’s Merry Shopping Spree
When talented designer Mary Ayres goes shopping for craft supplies, she’s never quite sure what items will capture her eye and spark her imagination. On a recent buying trip, more than patterned paper and rubber stamps found their way into her shopping cart. Among her exciting finds were letter and number stencils, binder rings, sheets of aluminum and basswood, and mirror tiles. Read on to find out how Mary turned these somewhat non-traditional products into unique tree ornaments and playful gift tags.
Stamped Birdhouse Ornaments
Holly Leaf and Berry Ornaments
Snowflake Ornaments
Polar Bear, Reindeer, and Snowman Gift Tags
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Winter Love
This exquisite collection of romantic cards employs several embossing and stenciling techniques combined with vintage images and embellishments to express what's in your heart. Ah, romance…it's what makes the world go around!
The Card with Pearl Earrings
Innocence
I Treasure Your Friendship
You and Me
Swirls
With Love
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New Cards from Discards
Most cardmakers (and scrapbookers) follow the Paper Scrap Rule: If a leftover piece is wider than a pencil, by all means save it. You never know when you'll need that 1-1⁄4"-wide strip of pale blue paper, right? Right! Now the problem comes when you realize that all those leftover snippets of paper are starting to accumulate into quite a substantial pile. Designer and paper lover LeNae Gerig shares four of her top techniques for using all those leftover papers to create easy yet stylish all-occasion cards.
Congrats!
Rather than trying to find papers to fit the card size, LeNae trimmed the card to fit the papers she had on hand. Sizing in this manner allows optimum use of leftover papers without accumulating more leftovers.
Birthday
Don't have enough of one leftover paper to cover a card front? Here's an easy solution. Cut the paper into two pieces and fill the gap with a wide strip of coordinating paper. For another unique touch, line the back corner of this paper piece with a different patterned paper and fold the corner up to show the additional pattern. Use papers of the same color palette for best results.
Thanks
Looking for a way to use those narrow strip leftovers? Here's one suggestion. Rather than using a large piece of paper to mat smaller ones, slip the strips just under the edge and adhere…it will give the appearance of a full mat.
Quilted Hello
Create a fun quilted look by adhering coordinating papers in varying sizes to the card front. Leave a small border of white around each shape, then add stitching marks to the border for a handmade look.
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Winter 2008 Issue
Red, White, and Black All Over Cards and Tags
Chipboard Cards
Vintage Cards
Scherenschnitte Holiday Cards
Three-Dimensional Sticker Cards
Simple Gatefold Cards
Funky Tree Cards and Tag
Winter Rhapsody in Blues
Invasion of the Inchies
Stamped Birdhouses
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