I’m back with more winter card ideas. I had some holiday pictures to mail off, and I thought this was a fun card to create, to accompany those pictures.
Let me walk you through the process. It’s not hard at all!
WINTER CARD IDEAS
Directions for making Winter card
I started with an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of cardstock from My Favorite Things and cut a piece 6″ square and folded it in half. I chose this size, because inside, I added a Caribou gift card, just a little after the holidays treat! I just stuck it on with a Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dot.
A piece of patterned Authentique paper sized 2.75 x 5.75″ was added. I colored the edges of the card with a Copic marker to match the patterned paper. The paper edges are inked in the same color using the broad tip. I stamped the image on cardstock with Memento ink and then taped my die in place using Washi tape to hold it in place. When I removed the die and paper, I left the tape, and sponged on some Close to My Heart ink to distress it.
I placed some white chipboard on a Wacky Tape Sheet and die cut a bird and wing. The bird was then glittered with some Clearsnap Sugar Shimmer.
I bent the vine in the shape I wanted and adhered it with 3 in 1 Craft Glue. I threaded some Rustic Coconut Shell Buttons using some twine, and adhered the buttons using Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dots and a few foam squares for added dimension. I added the rest of the embellishments using 3 in 1 Craft Glue and Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dots.
Buttons Galore Products Used
Promotional Products Used
- Clearsnap – Donna Salazar’s Sugar Shimmer
- Authentique – Patterned Paper
- My Favorite Things – Cardstock
- Spellbinders – Label and Oval
Additional Products
- Sizzix – Bird Die
- Ivory Flowers – Petaloo
- Vine – Prima
- Bling – Want2Scrap
- Snowflakes – Punch
- Ink – Copic, Memento
- Stamp – Close To My Heart
- Twine – Doodlebug Designs
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This is gorgeous! I use buttons only occasionally; not because I don’t love them but because I forget sometimes. It’s so cool the way you lined them up all the way across your card and the other elements are beautiful too! Fabulous winter card!
Love, love, love your card Allie! It’s sooo pretty!
Stunning Allie! I love all of the attention to detail and embellishing. Beautifullu sparkely birdie.
Hugs,
Trudy
Just lovely!!