Hi everyone! Welcome back to the blog! It’s Shari here with a special tag as part of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags event on the In My Creative Opinion Blog. I was inspired by all the amazing Tim Holtz products from his Yuletide collection.

I started by collaging papers to a manilla tag and took off from there adding ephemera, brads and design tape.

I used Peeled Paint Distress Spray to color the Woodland Wreath then added some Rock Candy glitter to it once it had dried.

I’ve put together a video of my process, I’ve had to speed it up a bit to fit it all in. You can view it below or one our YouTube channel.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’re having a great week!

Hi readers! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in a BIG Simon welcome to guest designer Darlene Devries! I think you’re really going to like this idea for a holiday card design. So unique and fun and easy to incorporate your family photo! Take a peek at the tutorial and be sure to watch the video too! Enjoy!

Hi Everyone!

I’m very excited and honored to be a guest on the Simon Says Stamp blog today!  Every year I make a special holiday photo card to send out to family and friends, so I thought I would take this guest opportunity to share this year’s card with you.  I really like to make it interactive, and this year is no different.

It’s a waterfall card made from a snowman!  If you pull the tab that says “pull”, the snowman parts flip over to reveal a message underneath.  The final “landing” snowman part has our holiday photo and the pull tab has a personal message.  Here are a few photos in action:

The final full-open card:

Since I’m making 40 of these cards, I tried to simplify everything.  For example, the background is a stamp with white ink.  Instead, you could heat emboss it with white powder or add some embossing paste with a stencil.

Watch the video for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make the card.  I also included a few card-making tips and tricks, such as Copic blending with 2 markers and aligning your card panels.  Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Darlene

Watch the video:

Supplies:

Thanks for reading today, and thanks to Darlene for being our guest!!

Hi readers! Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend, and are ready to start the week! We’re excited to welcome back the fabulous Andrea Walford to our blog with this gorgeous card featuring our newest exclusive collection, Create Joy!

You may find it hard to resist these adorable Christmas Cats. Don’t you just love this fun Happy Winter font? Be sure to watch the video for the complete tutorial!

Enjoy!

Watch the video:

SUPPLIES:

Thanks for reading today and thanks to Andrea for being our guest!