Exploding insert Christmas cards

Good Morning everyone

Today is Christmas cards using a beautiful paper pad from a Polish company called 'paper heaven' pad called 'swiateczna girlanda' , i teamed them up with very old spellbinders bauble & poinsettia dies and added an exploding insert made using 12x12 Christmas paper pads from the works. 

6x6" base card.   I first die cut the bauble and memory box collage die (one with little holes) from the centre of the paper, i then adhered gold mirror card to the card base front and added the outer frame of the paper with foam tape, i then adhered the bauble back in place, glued in flat, allowing the mirror card to shine though the holes from the collage die.  I then die cut a poinsettia and added to the centre of the bauble and die cut sentiment to finish.

For my exploding inserts i took a sheet of double sided 12x12" paper and folded using instructions from pinterest and glued into place.  Computer printed sentiment die cut into a bauble and a plain white paper bauble added to write our greeting on. 

 Trying to photograph it was interesting - hence my little light trying to hold it open, it does pop right out to easily write the greeting.

Showing it side on with the insert.  

Version 2

This time instead of gold mirror card i used a rose gold glitter card that went well with the colours in the beautiful paper. 

Version 3

The same but different, gold glitter card behind the holey apertures.  I added glossy accents to all the berries on the papers.

and the insert.  Id not left enough room around the printed sentiment to die cut into a bauble this time, so i die cut it into an oval and matted onto a gold glitter bauble.

I used this tutorial for my insert from Beccys Place blog as it was easy to follow with clear written instructions but more importantly for me clear photo step by step.  Actually its a lovely blog to take a look at when you have a minute - especially the a-z card folds page.  

(I have no affiliation with the blog) 

Items Used:

Paper Heaven pad 'swiateczna girlanda (christmas garland)

the works 12x12 paper pads 'classic christmas party' & the best time of the year' 

Spellbinders dies 'poinsettia' bauble'

  Memory box 'collage die' 

Cheerylynn sentiment die

crafters companion self adhesive glitter paper

gold mirror card

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a great week. Emmax

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A Christmas Candle

Good Morning all, i hope you are having a good week.

Today im sharing a design made for a family member who lost his wife this year so i didn't want to do a full Merry/Happy Christmas card. 

The photo is a bit dark, but its ivory pearlised card that has a leaf pattern in it.  I first made an A5 cardblank and then using 2 sizes of the double stitched rectangle dies i embossed them only into the front.  I also die cut the candle in the same pearl card.  I added a soft layer or cracked pistachio distress ink to just help the candle stand out a bit.  I coloured the flame with alcohol ink.  

Ivy die cut from left over card that was coloured with Cracked pistachio & Peacock feathers oxide inks, die cut poinsettia with a pearl drop to first.  I had stamped the sentiment first and dried it with a heat tool to set. 

Close up to show detail. 

Items Used:

Ivory pearl cardstock by payper box

Spellbinders Poinsettia die set

Britannia Ivy Die

LOTV handwritten sentiment stamps

Double Stitched rectangle dies

Candle Die - Medlock Crafts

Tim Holtz Cracked Pistachio Distress ink

TH Crack Pistachio & Peacock Feathers Oxide inks

Thank you for stopping by.  Ive been very lucky to recieve lots of beautiful handmade cards in the post, so thank you to those who have sent me one.  Emma

Merry Christmas to you all

 Good Morning all, so today i am sharing the special Christmas cards i made for close family.

Marianne Lantern die, cut in copper mirri, i backed the door with acetate, to get the back panel of the lantern, i embossed the die only and then used scissors to cut around the outside of it, hand cut candle, i then added the front lantern onto the back one with foam tape. Spellbinders poinsettia die cut in royal blue card, copper pearls to finish, foliage die cut in green cardstock.  Took me several days with making up all the flowers. A5 cards. 

Gold and red version

Silver and red version.  Being me the blue and copper is my favourite combo as its just me! 

Thank you for looking and any comment you leave.  Wishing you all a Wonderful Christmas. Emma x