Clear Christmas Card with Holly

Hello!  It's time for Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge where she challenged her Design Team to create a card with a Window. I took a liberty or two with the challenge theme and created a clear card - so my whole card is a window! Ha. I have a walkthrough with all the details on YouTube: 

After applying double sided adhesive to the back side of the green mirror card stock, I die cut the Holly Pattern Plate. It makes SUCH a pretty die cut! My clear card base is a 10ml report cover cut to an A2 size. While this is a Clean and Simple looking card, it does require time and a lot of patience to slowly remove the backing and adhere the holly to the card. Once it's down, it cannot be moved so you only have one shot at placement. I had to take a lot of deep breaths while I was applying it it but it's easy enough as long as you don't hurry the process.

I love that the holly berries are cut using a single die that is included in the Holly Pattern Plate. I cut it from red foil card stock with more double sided adhesive on the back side so each berry was essentially a sticker. Then I used my tweezers to plunk a red berry on each of the coordinating spots on the holly.

The Merry Christmas Shadow die is SO handy, and I paired it with the Merry Christmas die on the card front. All of the rectangles are in the Slim Flaps and Frames set. I use that set a lot for sentiment blocks. That is where the little heart comes from too!

... one more look ...

I have the rest of the Design Team linked on the right side of my blog, and I hope you will check out what they came up with for the challenge. Karen Burniston will have her post tomorrow (Wednesday) on her BLOG.

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The red foil/mirror card stock I used is no longer available, so I have linked a different one for you!

Supplies:

10 ml report cover

Green card stock - stash

Canada Day Video Hop + Over $1300 in Giveaways!

Hello! Today I’m joining a group of Crafty Canadian YouTubers and we’re celebrating by featuring Canadian craft products and shops. A total of 16 shops and 2 Canadian papercraft magazines have generously sponsored today’s event and we’re giving away over $1300 in prizes! We have over 40 individual gift certificates ranging from $25 to $100, a one-year subscription to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine, and a grand prize package worth $150 from Scrapbook & Cards Today.  There will be a full list of the prizes on Emily's Blog: I'm featuring products from several of our sponsors (Scrap 'N Stamp, Your Next Stamp, Studio Katia and Angie Blom Digital Designs), to show you four different cards! After you’ve finished watching my video, please leave a comment for your chance to win, and then click on the link in the description below for the next person in the hop. More details on that lower down in my post.

Below are the three cards I made using the Party Palooza kit, (linked in the supplies) which Scrap 'N Stamp kindly sent me to use for the Canada Day Video Hop. 😊

There is a LOT to cover so I will keep my card details to a minimum here on my blog. I did go over everything in the video!  The first card is a 'faker shaker' with a Pop Up inside. I have a video link for tutorials on both the 'faux shaker' and the simple box pop up in the description box of the video.

Card #2 is a clear card, and the birthday sentiment and signing area is hidden when the card is closed.

Card #3 has a stencilled background, a fun shaker on the front and inside is a place to insert a Gift Card.

Finally, since this is Canada Day, I created a Mini Slimline Fold Flap card using a sweet digital stamp by Angie Blom Digital Designs (also linked in the supplies). I used the white and the black card stocks that were included in the Party Palooza Card Kit as well.

 

If you get lost along the way, please head to Emily’s blog for the full list of participants and for shop coupons as well (yay!!)

https://leiphartonart.blogspot.com/2021/07/2nd-annual-canada-day-video-hop.html

Comments close at 11:59pm EST on Sunday, July 11, 2021 and all winners will be announced on Saturday, July 17, 2021 on Emily's blog!

Video Hop list:

start here - Emily Leiphart

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Karen Boyce

Karen Aicken - you are here!

head here next - Candice Richardson

Sandy Boone

Marie-Pierre Capistran

Mari Clarke

Thanh Vo

Tracey McNeely

Rachel Tallman

Jenn Bena

Jessica McAfee

For your convenience I have linked many of the products used below. Some may be affiliate links which means if you use these links to purchase I may earn a small commission at NO extra cost to you.

Additional Supplies:

Clear bag or stamp packaging (for shaker)

10 ml Clear Report Covers (for clear card)

Copic markers

Seam binding

Printer (for digital stamp)

Red card stock

 

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Two Clear and one Shaped Paper Pumpkin Alternate Card.

Hello!  Today I'm sharing another three cards made with the April Paper Pumpkin Kit - and I still have supplies left for even more cards that I will share another day. I have a YouTube Video with all the details:  

First up is the Rainbow Shaped Card, which fits in a #8 Envelope ... the ones I use for Mini Slimline Cards. I added stitched die cut clouds from Karen Burniston's Outdoor Scene, enamel dots and a clear resin heart, then white heat embossed a sentiment.

The next two cards started with a clear card base and these cards were inspired by Alicia at Call Me Crafty Al. She does a lot with clear cards, and when she made some Paper Pumpkin Alternate cards with them I knew I wanted to try it too. Of course, mine are different than hers are. 

I added a bank of clouds across the bottom with one of the dies from the Slimline Scenic Borders by Trinity Stamps. Additional stitched puffy clouds by Karen B and a stamped sentiment from Gina K's Be the Rainbow stamp set.

Below is the inside of the first clear card. I had just re-inked my Catherine Pooler Sauna ink pad and the sentiment from Divinity Designs wasn't very crisp. So I went over each of the letters with a fine point black pen.  The Crosshatch Circle die and the sun are also by Karen Burniston - and linked below.

The second clear Paper Pumpkin Alternate was done very similar to the first one, just different papers and another stamp from the Gina K set.

I just love this sentiment - always have. It's perfect for these cards!

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Additional Supplies:
April Paper Pumpkin Kit - Stampin' Up
Yellow patterned paper - Brights, Stampin' Up (retired)
10 mil Clear Report Covers
Patterned paper - Oh So Ombre, Stampin' Up (retired)
Clear Resin Heart - Stampin' Up (retired)

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Clear Mermaid Card

Hello crafty friends ...

Today I'm back with another clear card. These are so fun to make - although there can be hurdles.  I have a YouTube video for you that talks about what happened to the first Mermaid Card  card I attempted. 

Tip:  plan to do your heat embossing BEFORE you assemble the card. Even with a pre-heated heat gun, my acetate warped horribly. I was able to salvage the pieces and add them to a second Clear Card base but ... what a mess!

I added lots of sparkle to the mermaid panel with both sequins and Stickles. There is also shine from the acetate and the clear embossing.

Below you can see the card opened, with the reverse of the mermaid panel on the top which was decorated with a coral die cut and shell sequin. I also clear embossed the sentiment inside. I have the card sitting on the mauve envelope for the photo.

LOL - Clear Cards are very hard to photograph!

This card can be for Happy Mail, or just to send for encouragement. I'm sure it could also be a Birthday Card!

Supplies:
Stitched Rectangle Die Set - Your Next Stamp
Report Cover, 10 ml
Patterned paper - Mermaid Tails Collection, Kaisercraft
Various card stocks
Seaweed dies - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Mauve Pearl card stock
Splish Splash Sentiment - Elizabeth Craft Designs
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
Clear Embossing Powder
Words inside - Stampendous
Crystal Clear Confetti - Studio Katia
Stickles

Card size - Standard A2 (5.5 x 4.25")

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Clear Sympathy Card with Butterflies

Hello crafty friends ...

"And now for something completely different", as the saying goes ...  wink.   It's time for Karen Burniston's August Designer Challenge, with the theme of "WING IT!" - make a card that incorporates any type of wings. This could be a bird, butterfly, bee, fairy, airplane or add wings to something else - the sky's the limit!

I've been wanting to make a clear card for a long time, so that is what I did today, using several different die sets by Karen Burniston and I go over the details for you in my YouTube video below.

The Pattern Plate Flowers is sized to fit perfectly on an A2 sized card, and I cut it from a pretty white pearl card stock. In fact. all of the white on this card is the same white pearl card stock. It gives a subtle shimmer which is just lovely, especially for a sympathy card. 

Layered rectangles come in the new Pop 'n Swap set, the With Sympathy is part of the new release and the butterflies on the front are in the Circle Charm Pop Up die set. I added a couple of those beautiful iridescent butterflies from Studio Katia as well.

Inside is more of the same, with the smaller butterfly from the new Backyard charms. I wrote the sentiment with a fine point marker.

This card easily took as long as making a pop-up but I'm really happy with how it turned out. I am looking forward to making more clear cards in the future!

Supplies:
1126 Pattern Plate Flowers - Karen Burniston
Stick It - Ken Oliver
White Pearl card stock
Acetate - 10ml thickness, clear report covers
1133 Pop 'n Swap (rectangles) - Karen Burniston (NEW RELEASE)
Blue pearl card stock
1138 With Sympathy - Karen Burniston (New Release)
1046 Circle Charm Pop Up (Butterfly) - Karen Burniston
Black Sharpie
1130 Backyard Charms (small butterfly) - Karen Burniston (NEW RELEASE)

Card size - Standard A2, 4.25 x 5.5"

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