Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m very happy to be back on the blog with this black & white winter themed card showcasing items from the November 2025 release: Penguin Holder and Winter Trees. I absolutely adore all the penguin products from this release, and those trees are sooo beautiful, I want to use them on all my cards now!

I started off with the background, cut a Pierced Snowflakes panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, and covered it with hickory smoke oxide ink. I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and added white splatters all over my panel, I did the same with black soot oxide ink for contrast and the same again with brushed pewter mica spray for sparkles, and finally I turned this background into a snowy sky using the Snowfall stencil along with opaque white grit paste.

I cut another Pierced Snowflakes panel out of white cardstock, added the same details and texture as the ones I added to the snowy panel, and once dry, I used a Snowy Hill Border die to cut a wavy border out of my panel. I attached that border to my background panel using 1mm foam squares, and then moved on to the die cutting process.

I cut all the bits and pieces out of dark grey, light grey, white, silver glitter, black glitter, orange cardstock, and a snowflake pattern paper. Here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Penguin Holder – penguin • Winter Trees – trees • Christmas Holder Additions – ear muffs, snowflakes • Christmas Bucket Additions – snowflakes • Valentine Bucket Additions – heart cheeks • Fall Mug Additions – scarf.

I added white splatters and liquid stardust splatters to the grey trees, liquid stardust to the white trees and snowflakes, and white splatters to the scarf.

I let everything dry, and then assembled all my pieces starting with the trees. I purposely shifted them a little bit to get silver glitter borders under each branch. I assembled the snowflakes using tiny pieces of 1mm foam squares in the center to add dimension. I put my cute Penguin Holder elements together, gave him a scarf, ear muffs, a pair of googly eyes and two glittery heart cheeks, added glossy accents to his beak and feet, and placed a large snowflake in his flappy hands.

Next I attached everything to my card using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, starting with the trees in the back, next my Penguin Holder in the foreground, and then the snowflakes here and there.

I white heat embossed “Let it snow” from Let It Snow on black cardstock, cut it with the matching die and then attached it in the bottom left hand corner of my panel using foam squares again. And for the final details, I picked some snowflake confetti from the Winter Wonderland mix and glued one in the center of each snowflake.

And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Hello, Gemma here today to share a card with one of my favourite colour schemes for Christmas – grey, black and gold.

Pretty Pink Posh s lots of fabulous layering stencils which look great with this colour combo. I chose the Layered Winter Wreath stencil set, which has three layers.

I cut a panel of 6×6 white card. As this is the same size as the stencils, it’s easier to line up the layers.

I used distress oxides in Hickory Smoke and Black Soot for two of the layers. For the final stencil layer, I used Nuvo Glacier Paste in Golden Era. This has lots of pearlescent shine and really stands out against the monochromatic colours.

Once the panel was dry, I trimmed it down slightly and adhered it to a 6×6 card base.

For the sentiment, I used the Large Merry Shadow die set. I cut the script word from gold glitter card, adding two white layers behind for dimension. I die cut the shadow layer from vellum, adhering the script word on top.

I stamped a greeting from the Holiday Scripts stamp set, adding the large Merry shadow word above to finish.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope this card inspired you!

Hello crafty friends! This is Marine here, and I’m very happy to be back with this lovely winter card showcasing a mix & match of Pretty Pink Posh items, including the beautiful Winter Trees from the winter release, and the Fox Holder, from a previous release, that I turned into an arctic fox.

I started off by cutting a Pierced Snowflake panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, and created a beautiful pink snowflake pattern using the Snowflake Background stencil along with kitsch flamingo oxide ink. I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add white splatters all over my panel, and did the same with brushed pewter mica spray for sparkles. Next I used the Nature Essentials die to cut a frame out of grey cardstock, and stuck that frame to my pink snowflake panel using 1mm foam squares. And finally I attached my panel to a white card base.

Next I cut all the bits and pieces out of colored cardstock, pattern paper, white cardstock, white glitter cardstock and silver glitter cardstock. I added white splatters and sparkling splatters to the colored cardstock pieces, sparkling splatters to the white cardstock pieces, and let everything dry. Here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Fox Holder – fox, ears, belly, face, tail, nose and mouth • Valentine Bucket Additions – heart cheeks • Fall Mug Additions – leaves, berry branches, mushrooms, dots on the head (large mushroom die) • Christmas Holder Additions – large snowflakes • Christmas Bucket Additions – small snowflakes • Winter Trees – trees • Penguin Mugs – scarf.

Next I assembled everything. I stuck each colored tree to a white glitter tree, and shifted them a little bit to get sparkling white borders under each branch. I glued berries to the grey branches, assembled the snowflakes and mushrooms, gave my arctic Fox Holder googly eyes, heart cheeks and a scarf, glued grey dots on the forehead and put a winter bouquet in his paws. And then I attached everything to my card using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

For my greeting, I white heat embossed “Let it” and “Snow” from Let It Snow on black cardstock. I used the matching die to cut “Snow”, and cut “Let it” into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die. Finally, I added some last details to my card: I applied glossy accents to my arctic Fox Holder nose and dots, white blizzard nuvo drops to the pink berries to give them a frosty look, and glued a tiny snowflake in the center of each large snowflake using confetti from the Winter Wonderland mix.

And that’s it! I hope that this lovely arctic fox has inspired you to use your Holder collection differently, it’s always fun to think outside the box and see what comes out of it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.

Hi Crafty Friends! It’s Penguin-ing to look a lot like Christmas! Emily Mydlowski here with you today sharing a bright and cheerful holiday card using the A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E Penguin Friend Stamp Set with Holiday Word Scene Stamp and Coordinating Dies.

I started by stamping all the images with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink that I heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The clear embossing powder prevents the ink from bleeding when using alcohol markers plus this extra step creates a nice crisp black outline for the images.

Once I had all my images stamped & embossed, I used an assortment of Copic markers and OLO markers to color the images. I used Cool Grays for the Penguins with bright primary pops of color in Blue, Red, and Green.

The Merry & Bright sentiment is SO much fun to color. I went with Candy Cane Red & Pink for “MERRY”, Christmas Tree Teal & Bright Green for “AND” with Snowman Blues for “BRIGHT”. All of the images were highlighted with white gel pen.

After die cutting all the pieces, I placed Merry & Bright in the center of a white cardstock panel with foam adhesive. Then I popped all the jolly Penguins into the sentiment for a festive Merry & Bright Word Scene. I added a candy cane and a few stamped snowflakes to complete the design.  

Wishing you a Merry & Bright Holiday Season! Thanks for stopping by, and Big Paper Hugs!

Hello, Gemma here today to share a fun Christmas pudding shaped card.

I began by creating the card base, using a large circle die from my stash. Die cut a folded card base, with the top of the circle die sitting above the fold line. To help the card base stand, trim a straight edge along the base at the back.

Next, I cut two more circles – one from cream card and another from brown card. I adhered the brown circle to the card base.

I used a die from the Snowy Hills Border set to add a wavy edge to the cream circle. I used the same border to create a gold glitter edge, adhering both to the card.

Next, I die cut some holly leaves and berries, using the Winter Foliage die set. I adhered these to the top of the card.

For the sentiment, I die cut the Large Merry Shadow from gold glitter card, adding some die cut layers behind for dimension. I stamped an accompanying sentiment on the cream card, from the Holiday Scripts stamp set, then adhered the Merry word above to finish.

This card was easy to put together and it’s fun to create a shaped card every now and then. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Crafty Friends! It is Hanh here with you today. I’m sharing a fun Extra Long Christmas Train trifold card featuring the Christmas Train and some adorable Gingerbread Friends. It is super easy to customize the length of this cute Christmas Train set. However, there is only so much space on the front of a standard A2-size card. I was determined to find a way to fit more of the train onto my card. My solution: an unassuming card front that opens up to reveal a surprise trifold design that can hold 4 more carts of the train. So let’s get started.

First, I stamped the images from the Christmas Train stamp set and a couple of gingerbread images from the Gingerbread Friends set onto some Neenah Solar White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

NOTE: I used two different weights of Neenah Solar White cardstock for this card. The sturdiness of the Neenah 110 lb cardstock was perfect for the train engine and the first cart that I eventually adhered with foam tape to the card front. Whereas, the thin nature of the Neenah 80 lb cardstock was perfect for the remainder of the images which were adhered to the inside of the card and required a low profile in order for the card to fold up nicely.

The Christmas Train Coordinating Dies and Gingerbread Friends Coordinating Dies were used to diecut the images out. I colored the images with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen. 

COPIC COLORS

Train: E31/34, R24/29, T7
Smoke: C00/0/1
String of lights: T5, R24/29, YG03/17
Hollies/Gifts: R24/29, YG03/17, C1
Candy Cane: R24/29, C1
Christmas Tree: Y06/08, YG03/25/17, R24/29
Gingerbread men: E51/53/33/99, R20, R24/29
Hats: R22/24/29/39, C00/1
Train tracks: C1, E31

For the trifold cardbase, I took a piece of white cardstock (8.5″ x 11″) and trimmed it in half to create 2 smaller panels (8.5″ x 5.5″). I used a score board to score and fold at the midline 4.25″ mark to create 2 side-folding A2 cardbases. I will now refer to these 2 cardbases as Card A and Card B. Card A will eventually be the left two panels of the finished trifold card. Card B will eventually be the back of the center panel and the right panel of the finished trifold card.

I opened and flipped Card A upside down on my table top as if I flipped an open book upside down to save the page that I was on. Card A should look like a tent or mountain with the fold line as the peak. 

Next, I opened and held Card B right side up as if I were reading a book. Card B should look like a valley with the fold line pointing to the ground. I trimmed a sliver (about 1/8″) off of the left edge of the left panel of this card. Then, I added liquid glue all along the outline of the left panel of the card. I adhered the left panel of Card B to the back of the right panel of Card A. 

The end result should be a trifold card with a left panel, a peak up, a center panel (two layers), a valley and then a right panel.

For the sentiment, I stamped the sentiments from the Christmas Train Stamp set “Holiday Fun is on the Way” onto the left panel (card front) and the “Delivering Joy & Cheer” onto the right panel (card inside) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 

The train tracks and the colored images added to the inside of the card were adhered with liquid glue. The train engine, smoke and first cart were adhered to the front of the card with foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. 

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card and are inspired to make your own trifold card. 

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Hanh

Hi crafty friends, Marine here with you today, I’m glad to be back with this new winter themed shaker card showcasing products from the November 2025 release. Working on that Igloo Shaker was super fun, I really enjoyed using vellum instead of the traditional acetate to make the window panel, I thought it would emphasize the frosty look of my card, I’m quite happy with how the whole scene turned out, and I hope that you like it, too!

While my panel was drying, I cut my Winter Trees out of dark grey, light grey, white and silver glitter cardstock. I added white splatters and liquid stardust splatters on the grey and white trees, let them dry, and then attached a cardstock tree to a silver glitter tree using liquid glue, shifting the trees a little bit to get sparkling borders under the branches. I also cut the pieces to build my Christmas Light Garland out of the same cardstock as the trees. I added liquid stardust splatters to each light, attached them to the white string using liquid glue, and then applied glossy accents to the lights to make them super shiny.

I created my Igloo Shaker following those steps:

1. I cut the Igloo Shaker frame out of holographic cardstock, cut a whole igloo out of vellum, added white splatters to that vellum panel, and once dry, attached it at the back of the holographic frame with liquid glue,

2. Still at the back of the igloo, I attached foam strips around the edges, following the curves, and also on each small section that divides the igloo,

3. I poured Black Tie shaker beads inside each section of the igloo, and peeled all the backing papers off the foam strips,

4. I cut another whole igloo out of dark grey cardstock, and attached it to the foam strips to totally close my Igloo Shaker.

Next I attached everything to my Cascading Snowflakes panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, starting with some Winter Trees in the back, my Igloo Shaker right in the middle of the panel and a tree on each side, and then the Christmas Light Garland on the igloo. My greeting is from Let It Snow, I white heat embossed it on black cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and finally attached it to the igloo using foam squares again.

And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you soon!