Liquid Watercolor Background w/Laura Bassen ft. MERRIEST SNOWFLAKE

Hi there! Laura here and today I have a project to sharing featuring some of the new sets from the Winter 2018 Collection.

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To begin I embossed the beautiful snowflake image from Merriest Snowflake with clear embossing powder onto Distress Watercolor Cardstock.

I used Liquid Watercolors to paint over the snowflake embossed background.This is a very forgiving way to paint. You simply slap the paint on and hope for the best:)

For the sentiment I used the Sending Cheer die and die cut several with white cardstock as well as one with white glittered cardstock. I stacked them up adhering them together for added dimension. I also embossed a coordinating sentiment from Merriest Snowflake.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Sending you lots of cheer today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Sending Cheer Die Shop at: WP9

Merriest Snowflake Shop at: WP9

More Homespun Christmas Cards w/Dawn ft. SENDING CHEER DIE

What can I say? I'm on a roll with the rustic, homespun look. I've got a couple of cards to share with you today featuring our new Sending Cheer Die along with a special supporting appearances by the new All The Cheer stamp set, the Holly Jolly Die and previously released Stitched Holiday Icons Die.

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For the first card I started by getting all of my die cutting out of the way. I die cut the "sending cheer" sentiment, the label, flowers and holly leaves all from cardstock. For the individual "cheer", I started by applying Stick It adhesive sheet to the back of some glitter cardstock. I then then die cut that as well. I adhered the glittered "cheer" directly over the "cheer" from the "sending cheer" sentiment. They are sized identically so that you can quickly and easily created two-toned sentiments.

I added a little ink distressing using Warm Wool PURE COLOR Dye Ink to the "sending" portion of my sentiment and then adhered it to my die cut label using Multi Medium Matte. I heat embossed "FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS" from the All The Cheer stamp set in white and adhered it using 3M foam tape.

To dress it up a little, I flanked the sentiment with flowers and holly leaves from the Holly Jolly Die. The label (also from the Holly Jolly Die) is adhered with foam tape to a panel that I ran through the Fiskars Paper Crimper and distressed with white PURE COLOR Pigment Ink.

Everything is adhered to a top folding A2 card base.

For the next card, I used the Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set to create a Buffalo Plaid background. You can check out this post for more on this set. This is a great base design to start with. So many possibilities. But today, I created a little collage of die cuts for my focal point.

I die cut a tree from our Stitched Holiday Icons die in Kraft and again, sent it through the Fiskars Paper Crimper. I distressed it with a little white ink and added some Nuvo Glitter Accents. I adhered the "sending cheer" die cut directly on top and adhered my tree to a vellum panel die cut with the 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die.

To embellish, I added some silver thread and flowers and holly. A little Nuvo Drops in White for the centers of the flowers finishes it off.

I hope this gave you a bit of inspiration for you holiday cards! As always, thanks for stopping in!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.

Wplus9 4 Bar Stitched Rectangles Die Shop at: WP9	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS | EH	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts Shop at: SSS	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Shop at: SSS
Wplus9 Oatmeal Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Shop at: SSS	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle Shop at: SSS	EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip Shop at: SSS
Wplus9 Kraft Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Stick It Adhesive LARGE SHEETS 5 Pack Shop at: SSS	WOW Super Fine Bright White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Wplus9 Coal Mine Cardstock Shop at: WP9
Warm Wool PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets Shop at: SSS	Fiskars 4 Acrylic BLOCKS SET w Storage Shop at: SSS
MISTI Precision Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | EH	Holly Jolly Die Shop at: WP9	All The Cheer Shop at: WP9	Sending Cheer Die Shop at: WP9
Fiskars Paper Crimper Shop at: EH	Stitched Holiday Icons Shop at: WP9	PURE COLOR White Pigment Ink Shop at: WP9	Tombow Mono Multi Glue Shop at: SSS | EH
Gemini Junior Shop at: SSS	Tonic Gloss Simply White Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS	Tonic Fresh Snowfall Nuvo Glitter Accents Shop at: SSS	DMC Metallic Silver Embroidery Thread Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Glitter Cardstock Bronze Shop at: SSS

Winter 2018 Collection: Homespun Christmas Cards w/Dawn ft. HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS

Hello! It's finally time to start thinking about Christmas! I know, I'm late to the game for some. But I told you, I hold off as long as possible...and don't worry, I'm still going to give Thanksgiving the recognition and respect it deserves. ;o)

But, the end of October is generally when I start making - or at least deciding - on the Christmas cards I'm going to create that year. (and never send out) Don't judge me. When I started illustrating and designing our Winter 2018 Collection, I wanted to make sure that the products would be a good investment and not just be reached for for one holiday.

I made sure to include elements in each of the products that could be stretched beyond Christmas and be used for general winter cards, and in some cases, all year round.

Winter 2018 Collection - Now Available

Cookies & Cocoa Shop at: WP9	Cookies & Cocoa Die Shop at: WP9	Holly Jolly Christmas Shop at: WP9	Holly Jolly Die Shop at: WP9
Knit Patterns Shop at: WP9	All The Cheer Shop at: WP9	Sending Cheer Die Shop at: WP9	Merriest Snowflake Shop at: WP9
Holiday Presents Die Shop at: WP9

I have to say, although smaller, this has been the most versatile Winter Collection I've released. I was able to create so many cards in so many different styles. It was definitely hard to stop!

We will be sharing all of the new goodies with you all over the next several weeks. I'm going to kick it off with my personal favorite, in my personal Holiday aesthetic - the Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set and Holly Jolly Die.

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I started by stamping two backgrounds using that awesome distressed stripe stamp included in Holly Jolly Christmas. For the fist card, I stamped a buffalo plaid background in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This alone is a perfect starting point for just about any card!

I wanted to create a homespun rustic look and the distressed images in the Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set are perfect for this. I cut down a 2 3/4 x 3 3/4" panel to stamp my sentiment on and then flanked the top and bottom with a little pine stamped in Last Leaf PURE COLOR dye ink.

To accent the pine boughs, I die cut the flowers from the Holly Jolly Die from red cardstock and adhered them to the centers of both. To further the rustic feel, I added a bit of Kraft behind the focal panel that I crimped using the Fiskars Paper Crimper. I know! Talk about a blast from the past! But, don't count that thing out yet, I actually used it for several projects in this release.

For the second card, I stamped a striped background in PURE COLOR dye ink in Cranberry Crush. Another great starting point for any card, anytime of the year.

I switched up the sentiment a little bit this time by doing some selective inking and stamping. I chose to highlight "holly jolly" by stamping it in Gala Red PURE COLOR dye ink.

And again, just for a little variation, I created a doubled up pine bough and finished it off with a couple of berries created with Nuvo Drops in Strawberry Coulis.

I just love how this set makes pulling cards together quick and easy. But they look anything but ordinary. I hope you enjoyed this look at Holly Jolly Christmas. And don't worry, if colorful and fun is more your style, I've got you covered. I'll be back with another set of cards featuring these same products with a totally different look and feel!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope your weekend is off to a great start!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Shop at: SSS	Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Shop at: SSS	Sizzix BIG SHOT Shop at: SSS
EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision Tip Shop at: SSS	Wplus9 Kraft Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Last Leaf PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Cranberry Crush PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9
Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size Shop at: SSS	Fiskars 4 Acrylic BLOCKS SET w Storage Shop at: SSS	Tonic Nuvo Jewel Drops Strawberry Coulis Shop at: SSS | EH	Gala Red Pure Color Dye Ink Shop at: WP9
MISTI Precision Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | EH	Holly Jolly Christmas Shop at: WP9	Holly Jolly Die Shop at: WP9	Fiskars Paper Crimper Shop at: EH