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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes pocket card

Welcome back and Nancy, here.  I wanted to create a warm and nostalgic Christmas card and naturally, I looked to Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes gorgeous collection to help me carry out this task.  It is full of Christmas warmth to bring you back to simpler times as well as symbolizing the spirit of Christmas. This collection is filled with beautiful natures images, rich colors of poinsettias, holly and pine and adds a vintage touch to cards and projects.  

Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes 12 x 12




Ciao Bella A4 Collection Pad


TIP:  Add holly from Tim Holtz Ideo-ology Christmas Botanical Layers chipboards to create a magical Christmas vibe in your card.  I am just lovin these Christmas Cutout chipboards of the vivid colors of the poinsettias and holly and so will you.  These chipboards of poinsettias and holly add such a stunning 3D to Christmas cards.



A Peek Inside:
Add a wooden pocket on the  inside the card then add a simple Christmas greeting for the win with Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes paper cardstock.  The side pocket will hold a delicious hot chocolate bag and a small Christmas card.  Now our card can double as a gift!  I cut out the wooden patterned paper and used my fingers to tear the top of the paper.  I sponged the top with Ranger Distress Vintage Photo and Ranger Distress Ground Espresso ink before adhereing the pocket with Beacon 3-n-1 Advanced Glue.  I made a small Christmas card with the paper collection and added a Merry Christmas cut out with a die and gold metallic cardstock.


Instructions:
  • Cut base of card 11" x 7" and score in center
  • Cut brown card stock 5 1/2" x 7" and glue to front
  • Cut brown card stock  4 1/4" x 6", red cardstock 4" x 5 3/4" and pattern Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" and layer with glue  to front of card.
  • Glue Tim Holtz Christmas Botanical holly chipboard to top right and bottom left of front of card.
  • Fussy cut bird from Christmas Vibes A4 paper and add to card
Inside:
  • Cut 5 1/2" x 7" of cardstock and glue to both sides of card.
  • Cut out pocket 5 1/4" x 2 1/2" and use fingers to tear top of pocket.
  • Use brush to brush/sponge on Distress inks to torn paper section.
  • Fussy cut sentiment and brush/sponge on Distress Vintage photo around sentiment to blend and add a vintage appearance.
  • The mini Christmas card measures 3 3/4" x 3 3/4".  Base of cream cardstock card 3 3/4" x 7 1/2".  Score in center.
  • Cut out Christmas Vibes patterned paper 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and glue to front of card.
  • Cut out Merry Christmas with gold metallic cardstock and glue to card.
  • Add you personalized sentiment hand written or type, print and cut out to glue to inside of card
Tip:  I used a dark brown Copic Marker pen and colored the inside white center and outside side of card to blend into the card.  

So get crafting and have a fabulous  day and thanks for visiting.

 The Rubber Buggy has the crafting supplies for your next project. So have fun crafting this weekend with these products.   My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!





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Saturday, November 19, 2022

Sizzix Christmas Cutouts Die Set by Tim Holtz card

Welcome back and Nancy, here.  Today, I am showcasing the Sizzix Christmas Cutouts die set by Tim Holtz that is available now at The Rubber Buggy.  These adorable special messages with the festive season are ideal for your Christmas card making and paper crafting of the houses, trees, hearts and stars to pop out of the die to create unique Christmas card, party invitation and gift tags.

 

The Sizzix Tim Holtz Christmas Cutout die set of 16 thinlit dies can be used separately or with the trees, heart and stars to pop out of the die to create unique sentiments and images. 

I wanted to make this look like a snow globe so I cut out the white circle with Spellbinder Nestabilities die set and then used the same circle die along with a larger circle die to cut out the metallic silver circle.  I sponged on the white cardstock some Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Stormy Sky blue ink and then stamped the Lawn Fawn Winter Sky stamp set with the Santa and sleigh with black ink.  

I cut out the houses and trees with green and red cardstock and cut out some yellow cardstock and glued behind the red houses.  I cut out a circle with white cardstock and cut off 1/3 for the ground.  I glued the houses and trees on the circle and added NUVO White Blizzard glitter drops all over to make the snow.  I cut out the stars in the die set with metallic gold cardstock and added these to the background and above the three in the PEACE sign.

I made the Peace banner using the wooden cardstock from the Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes paper pad and used the Sizzix Tim Holtz CutOut die of the banner that came with the set to cut out black paper to adhere behind the PEACE.  I cut out the Christmas tree with green glitter paper and used glue to added it to the PEACE Christmas tree.  

I used Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam white strip to adhere the globe and sign to the Lawn Fawn Let It Shine paper cardstock.  I used two Spellbinder Nestabilities rectagular dies to create the silver metallic cardstock frame and used glue to adhere to the card.  

Supplies:  
Lawn Fawn Let It Shine paper cardstock
Spellbinder Rectangle Nestabilities
 My Colors White Cardstock
NUVO White Blizzard glitter drops
Distress Oxide blue ink pads
Silver Metallic cardstock

So get crafting and have a fabulous  day and thanks for visiting.

 The Rubber Buggy has the crafting supplies for your next project. So have fun crafting this weekend with these products.   My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!



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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Stamper Anonymous and Tim Holtz Christmas 2022 tags

Welcome back and Nancy, here.  With the very cold temperatures and snow on the ground, the feeling of winter and Christmas inspired me to paper craft today.  I am showcasing the Stampers Anonymous by Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamp - Department Store stamp set along with the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas Botanical which is a packet of chipboard poinsettias, holly leaves and berries, pine trees, wreaths, pine branches, and cards with various images of poinsettias, holly leaves and berries that you will definitely want in your stash this year to start on your Christmas cards. The Department Store stamp set has beautiful detailed wreath and bell stamps along with other gorgeous other Holiday stamps for this year's Christmas cards. You can get all of the new Holiday crafting goodies available at The Rubber Buggy.

I stamped the bell and wreath using the Ranger Ground Espresso ink on a stamping platform which I had to reink the stamp about 4 times before getting the imprint and colored with colored pencils and Copic Markers. I learned a new technique that I haven't used but to leave the stamp and paper in the stamping platform after inking the stamps, color the image and reink the stamp and stamp it again on the paper for that crisy look which coloring tends to fade out.  

I had a few throw aways at first before getting the coloring done with my satisfaction.  You can fussy cut the wreath and bell or use your Brother's Scan and Cut to cut these out.  I did a little molding using the Sizzix Making Tool with mat on the back of the wreath and bell and glued with Beacon 3-n-1 Advanced glue just the edges on the wreath and bells before adhereing to the tags to get a 3D look rather than a flat appearance that brought out the look more.  I used glue to adhere the chipboard of the  Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes 12 x 12 Collection Pad to each tag of poinsettis and holly leaves.  

I sponged on with a sponging brush the Ranger Ground Espresso and Ranger Gathered Twigs ink on cream cardstock and then stamped the image with Ranger Ground Espresso ink.  I added the Season's Greeting banner from the Spellbinder Winter White Sentiments package. This Winter Wonderland Printed Die Cut Sentiments are from the Winter Wonderland Collection. The set of 146 die cut shapes is full of words and expressions of the season.
I created the tags using the gorgeous wood pattern cardstock in the Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes 12 x 12 Collection Pad.  I stamped the Merry Christmas with white ink and used the NUVO Detailed White embossing powder for added depthness of white on red cardstock.  I added a deep red seam binding ribbon behind the label using the 1/2" wide Scor-tape.


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So get crafting and have a fabulous  day and thanks for visiting.

 The Rubber Buggy has the crafting supplies for your next project. So have fun crafting this weekend with these products.   My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!




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Saturday, November 5, 2022

Sizzix Tim Holtz Colorlit Bow Tied All occasion cards

Welcome back and Nancy, here.  I am showcasing the new Christmas 2022 new arrival of the beautiful Sizzix Colorized Tim Holtz Thinlit Dies-Bow Tied to used this time for my birthday and baby cards.  Previously, I showcased Christmas cards using the same die set.  Although this die set arrived with the Sizzix Christmas die sets,  I was able to make this die set work perfectly for a baby and happy birthday card.  Today I’m going to share a few sneaky tricks that you might be able to use the next time you have the chance to use this wonderful die set.

This die set comes with 11 dies and on the back of each die, it is etched with a number of a Set from #1 to 3 to use each set with the color cardstock if you wish.  The best way to begin using the Sizzix Colorize die set is to watch the Sizzix tutorial by clicking HERE.  


I had a lot of fun getting out my folder of supplies baby showers cards with stickers and papers.  I used three shades of pink cardstock to create this bow and glued the bow onto a 
4 1/2" square patterned paper and cut off the edges before layering it onto the solid color cardstock base frames.  The darkest shade of pink was used for Set #1 for the background of the bow with the lightest pink shade, Set #3,  for the top of the bow.  Also, you can sponge on layers of Distress inks before cutting out the colors to get different shades of pink or other colors.

I used  Graphic 45 Time to Celebrate collection paper and added a metal clock to the center of the bow.  I fussy cut a butterfly from the Graphic 45 collection as well as the Happy Birthday banner and glued it onto the card.  I made the bow with three shades of beige and used a couple shades of beige with sponging on Distress Vintage Photo ink with heavier sponging for Set #1 to less applied ink for Set #3 for the lighter shade of beige for the vintage appearance.
https://hillfarmcards.blogspot.com/2022/10/sizzix-tim-holtz-tied-bow-christmas.html

Previously, I did a blog for The Rubber Buggy for creating these Christmas cards and if interested, the website is available for you to see the instructions and list of supplies.

I highly recommend getting the new Sizzix Chrome Precision Base Plate for Intricate Thinlits even though your old dies works fairly well for cutting thin dies.  The Chrome Precision Base Plate leaves no impressions behind from previous cuts, so it always looks new even after a year of daily use.

I used Beacon 3-n-1 Advanced glue to assemble the bows and cards.  The Rubber Buggy carries all of the colors of My Color Cardstock along with other brand names that are available now for you to create your cards along with other supplies 

So get crafting and have a fabulous  day and thanks for visiting.

 The Rubber Buggy has the crafting supplies for your next project. So have fun crafting this weekend with these products.   My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!






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