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November 2016

Els van de Burgt Studio Shimmer Sheetz

Entwined Circles Shimmer Sheetz Ornament

November 20, 2016

Entwined Circles Shimmer Sheetz Ornament
By Judi Kauffman

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I love making flat Shimmer Sheetz ornaments. They provide a lot of sparkle to the tree, look great on a door or in a window, or suspended from a branch on a holiday table, plus they’re lightweight, quite durable, easy to mail in a standard envelope – tucked inside a card or with a small gift tag added to the hanging loop.

This one came together by serendipity. I knew I wanted to nest all three sizes of Entwined Circles for a single ornament, but I hadn’t envisioned incorporating the curved scraps until I was about to throw them away… Instead, I saved them and used them to create a cluster that resembles pine needles.

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Holiday Door and Wreath Card

November 18, 2016

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Hello, it’s Annette Green here today with Susan’s Garden Club design team. I’ve started on my holiday cards for the season and wanted to share a fun and festive card I’ve created with Susan’s Carolina Farmhouse Door along with Holiday Holly & Berries dies. My card is 5″ x 7″ – just the right scale and perfect fit for the Farmhouse Door. Let me share how I made it. Continue Reading

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Happy Holidays

November 17, 2016

Happy Thursday Everyone! It’s Tina here today. Can you believe the holidays are nearly upon us? This year has flown right by. Have you prepared your Holiday projects and cards yet? Elizabeth Craft Designs has many new and older items to help you out.  Below is a sample to get your creative juices flowing. Below you will find easy step-by-step instructions to recreate this card.  Folded, it measures 6″ x 6″.

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Pop it Wednesday with Caz – Snowman Soup

November 16, 2016

Hi Crafters,

Caz back again and I am continuing my Wednesday With Pop it Ups theme of Sweet Treats with this cute Snowman Soup gift idea.

Most people love Hot Chocolate and what a fun way to give this little gift. I have made Snowman Soups for friends for many years and it is now something of a tradition. So now, moving on to the project.

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A Way With Words

Winter Scene

November 14, 2016

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Hello Crafty Friends. This is Selma Stevenson today and I have designed a card using Susan Tierney-Cockburn’s CountryScapes die sets. I don’t think any of us are quite ready for snow, but it I’m sure it won’t be long. Here is how I created this card.

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Let It Snow Scrapbook Layout

November 13, 2016

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Hi there! It’s Katelyn from A Creative Journey guest designing today. I’m thrilled to be creating projects using the amazing Elizabeth Craft Designs products! When I design I love to combine layers, inks, and die cuts to make my projects come to life. I’d like to share with you how I created this Let it Snow layout using the Els van de Burgt Studio Holidays Garlands 2 die as my starting point.

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  1. Cut a piece of patterned paper using the 4.5″ x 5 .75″ Stitched Rectangles die.

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2. Cut two 3.5″ x 4.75″ Stitched Rectangles from 100# White Soft Finish Cardstock and cut the photo with the same Stitched Rectangles die.

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3. Cut two patterned paper pieces with the 4″ x 5.25″ Stitched Rectangles die and one White Soft Finish Cardstock rectangle.

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4. Blend Antique Linen Distress Ink onto the three white cardstock rectangles.

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5. On one of the small rectangles, stamp “Let It Snow” in Potting Soil Ink toward the bottom right corner.

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6. Die cut ‘Brrrrrrr’ from White Soft Finish Cardstock.

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7. Blend Fired Brick Distress Ink onto the die cut as shown above.

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8. Die cut three large White Soft Finish Cardstock snowflake borders using the Holiday Garlands 2 die. Cut one snowflake off of the third border.

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9. Lightly blend Tumbled Glass Distress Ink onto the snowflake borders and single snowflake.

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10. Add Transparent/Gold Glitter Dots to snowflakes.

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11. Die cut the Birdhouse from White Soft Finish Cardstock.

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12. Blend Fired Brick Distress Ink onto the Birdhouse and Heart. Blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink onto the roof and birdhouse base.

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13. Adhere Clear Double Sided Adhesive Sheet to a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Use the snowflake dies from the Entwined Circles and/or Brrrrr word to cut out eleven snowflakes.

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14. Peel off the release sheet to expose the adhesive on the front of the snowflakes and sprinkle White Silk Microfine Glitter over them. Tap off excess glitter. Polish the glitter with a fingertip. Repeat for all snowflakes. (Note: White Silk Microfine Glitter is opaque. For more sparkle, substitute Warm or Cool Diamond.)

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15. Add Transparent/Gold Glitter Dots to the center of the snowflakes.

Time to assemble the layout:

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16. Adhere two 4″ x 6″ patterned paper pieces to the bottom right and top left corners.

17. Adhere the postcard and January cut out to the top left of the patterned paper.

18. Adhere the snow card in the bottom right of the patterned paper, leaving 1/4″ showing of the bottom patterned paper.

19. Adhere the inked but not stamped rectangle to the slightly larger patterned paper rectangle. Use foam squares to adhere the patterned paper rectangle to the top right hand corner.

20. Adhere the small inked rectangle with “Let It Snow” sentiment to the slightly larger patterned paper rectangle. Use foam squares to adhere in the bottom left corner.

21. Adhere a 1″ patterned paper border to the middle of the bottom left rectangle.

22. Adhere the photo to the slightly larger inked rectangle. Adhere the inked rectangle to the large patterned paper rectangle. Adhere the Brrrrr die cut to the top right hand side of the layered rectangles. Use foam squares to pop the layered rectangles to the middle of the layout.

23. Adhere the snowflake border across the dark blue border.

24. Use foam squares top add dimension to the birdhouse at the birdhouse to the left of the photo.

25. Add the glittered snowflakes as desired.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to create your own Let it Snow layout.

Katelyn

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs –

White Soft Finish Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″ 100lb

Transparent/Gold Glitter Dots

8.5″ x 11″ Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Clear Double Sided Adhesive – 6mm

White – Silk Microfine Glitter

Stitched Rectangles

Entwined Circles

Holiday Garlands 2

Birdhouse

Winter Sentiments

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Other – 

Distress Ink – Fired Brick for the birdhouse, Tumbled Glass for the snowflakes, Vintage Photo for the birdhouse and Antique Linen for the stitched rectangles

Ranger Ink Mini Blending Tool and Replacement Foam

Archival Ink – Potting Soil

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Brrrrrrr Birdie

November 12, 2016

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Happy Saturday to you! I hope this post finds you well! It’s Wanda here. As I write this post, the weather here in south central Iowa is unseasonably warm and according to the weather man it will still be this way when the post goes live. I’m thankful that winter is holding off, although if it was as fun and cute as this card I wouldn’t mind it a bit. The A Way With Words Brrrrrrr die is so much fun for cards and it would be fabulous to use on wintery scrapbook pages. I also love that an extra snowflake is included in the die set! Continue Reading

Els van de Burgt Studio Joset Designs Shimmer Sheetz

Holiday Card with Ice Skates

November 11, 2016

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Mary here today with a fun holiday card. When I was a kid I used to love to ice skate all winter long. This card reminds me of the glide, glide, and sway – of spins and jumps, and skating through the quiet snow. It was a magical and wonderful time of year (but I’m glad to now live in North Carolina!).

Making the Card

1. Cut 85 lb Soft Finish Cardstock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; score and fold in half for a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch card base. Cut Soft Sky Soft Finish Cardstock 3 3/4 x 5 inches. Cut vellum 1 1/4 x 6 inches.

2. Silver emboss sentiment on vellum starting about 1/2 inch from left edge. Wrap around Soft Sky piece from step 1, starting about 1 inch from top, adhering on back using clear double sided adhesive. Adhere to front of card.

3. From 85 lb Soft Finish Cardstock, die cut two of all skates pieces except for the blades. Die cut blades from Siver Metallic Shimmer Sheetz. Reminder: A Metal Adaptor Plate or Sizzix Big Shot with Precision Base Plate is REQUIRED for die cutting Shimmer Sheetz. Review Els’s YouTube tutorial if you are new to this technique to ensure that your cutting ‘sandwich’ is correctly positioned.

4. Lace up the sktes with twine. Hint: Put a small piece of clear double sided adhesive behind the top and bottom lace and stick the ends in them. Tie two small bows. To make a bow, I used tweezers that only open when squeezed, like the ones that come in Susan’s Garden Tool Set, to help hold the single loop while I tied around it.

5. Apply Walnut Stain Distress Ink to sole/heel pieces of skates with ink blending tool. Adhere to bottom of skates with glue (e.g. Kids Choice Glue). Adhere blades to skates using clear double sided adhesive on back of skates.

6. Die cut snowflake border from 85 lb Soft Finish Cardstock. Add Transparent/Silver Glitter Dots as shown. You don’t have to add Dots beneath the area that will be covered by the skates or in areas at the ends of the border strip that will get cut off. Adhere to top of card as shown. Trim off excess.

7. Glue bottom skate to card where shown. Glue on bow. Adhere top skate using dimensional tape as shown. Glue on bow.

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Supplies

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Other Supplies

  • Distress Ink: Walnut Stain
  • Ink Blending Tool
  • Twine: Black/Gray/White
  • Vellum
  • Silver Embossing Powder (e.g. Ranger Silver)
  • Embossing Ink (e.g. VersaMark)
  • Dimensional Tape
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