Are you getting ready for Christmas and creating those Christmas Cards? Well today we are going to create some unique and fun Christmas cards, you can give out for Christmas. These cards are so fun and easy to create using the 2025 November Card Making Kit along with the Mixed Media Kit. I hope you enjoy todays step by step tutorial and as always I have the video tutorial for you as well. I have links below for your convenience.
*******For Cards #1 and Card #2 cut your card to a A2 size card and mats for layering. ********
Card #1
To start card #1 take the lip balm holder (from my stash) place down on the backside of your top card mat, trace around the sticker, then cut around the traced area. *****View video for more details*****
Next place the mat over the lip balm holder, to make sure it fits.
To adhere this top card mat only add adhesive to the top portion of the mat. *****View video for more details*****
Lay down the top portion on your mat and slip the lip balm holder underneath to make sure it lines up well with the cut out. Next adhere down the lip balm holder and adhere down the remaining portion of the top mat.
Burnish down really well.
Next decorate the card with the 2025 November Card Kit embellishments.
Card #2
Again this card is a standard A2 size card and I cut out all mats about an 1/8th inch down for layering on top of one another. I adhered all layers on top and then adhered the lip balm holder to the top layer.
Here is what the top of the card should look like after placing the lip balm holder down on top.
Next I used my hot glue to adhere trim around the lip balm holder.
Then I decorated with the Card Kit embellishments and used a stamp from my stash.
Card #3
For card #3 I used a distress crayon to color in the filagree images on the collage paper. I did use my fingers to blend out the red in some areas.
After coloring I chose a pattern paper and added some collage medium on top to glue down the collage paper we just colored.
Once you adhere down the collage paper onto the pattern paper cut excess pattern paper off.
Then get a small paint brush and use the collage medium to go around the white areas of the collage paper to adhere down and to bring the background out a bit from the pattern paper.
Next I added some of this Diamond Shimmer Dust received from a Tres Jolie Kit last year. You can use glitter or stickels. I added this shimmer dust to some of the filagree areas for extra sparkle.
I let the glitter dry for a bit and then decorated the card with the embellishments from the Card Kit.
Card #4
With this last card, Card #4, cut a piece of cardstock at 11x6inches; Score at 3 and 6, then cut a 1 inch off the bottom of the card.
Next grab some of your scraps and lay them and adhere them down to the front and middle panel of the card. Cover the back with scraps or you can cut out a pattern paper from the the Simple Stories paper pad.
Next brush on some the collage medium and adhere a piece of the collage paper to the end of the back panel of the card. ****View video tutorial for more details**********
Next brush the collage medium over the collage paper to adhere on. Cut excess paper off.
Next take the white strip that you cut, which is the 1 inch from the bottom of the card. Cover the strip with collage medium first place on you collage papers, seal with the collage medium and use Distress Mica Stain Sprays to color the strip. If needed blot the excess spray, spray again, blot and continue to do this process until you reach your desired color. ******View video tutorial for more details***
Next take the longer end the adhere to the bottom of the front panel.
Adhere the smaller end to the bottom of the back penal. (as shown below)
Here is what the card should look like once you are done, and its decorated.
To decorate my card I fussy cut out the door from a cut apart card and used foam tape for lifting and adhered the glitter wreath. I then used on the decorative bells for the middle panel and the large ephemera piece for the back panel. On the strip I placed little items that are from the ephemera pack and that I fussy cut out from tags and cards.
I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial and Please check out the video tutorial for more details. I hope you found some inspiration to use the 2025 November Card, Tag and More Kit along with the Mixed Media Kit. I love sharing the fun techniques you can do to create unique one of kind cards for Christmas while learning how to use your mixed media kits.
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I am so happy to be here with y'all again. Today I am sharing a few amazing techniques you can use with October Mixed Media Kit from Tres Jolie, along with using some of the Laser Cut Elements from the October Scrapbook Kit. I did a beautiful Fall Wreath last week and this week we are creating some fun cards using these Little Birdie Alcohol Inks. I have a step by step tutorial below along with a video tutorial and the links for your to grab your Mixed Media Kit before they are gone.
I will be sharing two card on here but if you would like to see the video tutorial I do share how to create a third card using a technique that is similar to this stencil technique.
To start this stencil technique place a stencil on your photo paper or you can use yupo paper. You need a paper that is non-porous. I use a paper that I've had in my stash for a long time, that I acquired from stamp'in up. It just like photo paper.
Next place your alcohol ink colors in various areas around your stencil. The alcohol ink will run underneath the stencil but that is okay, that is what we want. Here you can see the yellow alcohol ink running underneath the stencil leaving the open space of the stencil opened. It's basically giving us the negative of the stencil print.
Here is what is looks like after I added some other colors of alcohol inks. Now let this dry for about 30-45 minutes, or you can dry with your heat tool but be careful not to over heat.
Here is what mine looked like with I was finished. You can see some of the leaves and flowers. This is a wonderful way to get a use out of those stencils from Mixed Media Kits from Tres Jolie.
And the backgrounds for your cards will look amazing.
Next we are going to do another fun technique using a straw. I placed some color down on my paper and then added some drops of the blue velvet color down.
Next I used my straw to blow outward away from me to create these fun splatter effects and look one on the left side looks like a butterfly. lol
I thought this would be a fun way to create some great backgrounds for your cards. You can get many different patterns by using this fun straw technique and when turning the card around you can add more inks and use the straw.
Look how fun this splatter background looks.
Here is the stencil technique card all done and decorated using the Vintage Orchard Laser Cut Elements. I just love how this background looks. I will definitely be making more of these using many of my other stencils.
Here is the straw technique card all decorated using some of the Laser Cut Elements as well, along with some of the flowers from the Scrapbook Kit. I just love how this turned out.
I hope you enjoyed today's step by step tutorial, remember I have the video tutorial for your convenience.
These cards turned out fantastic using some really fun techniques that are quick and easy to do and you can create cards fast. Remember your inks are fast drying so you don't have to wait very long for them to dry if using by themselves like with the straw technique, with the stencil technique you can cut out papers and do other things while you are waiting for the inks to dry under the stencil but it doesn't take long. I hope you got some great ideas and inspiration from today's crafty post.
Don't forget to post your project on our Facebook Group Page, link is down below.
For more details you can always view the video tutorial process, which is at the top of the page.
Thanks again for joining me, I have all the links listed for you throughout the post so just click on the words and you will be taken directly to the store.
Wishing you all a great day and Happy Crafting.
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It's Deb here back with some fun Valentine Card techniques that will get your crafty mojo going. I have the step by step tutorial down below for you. Let's get started.
To begin we are creating 2 cards, cut a two piece of white cardstock as a size A2 card
4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.
I am applying some clear gesso to the cardstock.
Brush gesso on both pieces of cardstock.
Next cut the double hearts out of the chipboard frame. We will be using both of these for our cards.
Next I painted the double hearts red let dry. Then add glue on top of the hearts to sprinkle some red glitter on them.
Next we are doing to place some versamarkon the frame. Make sure to get the versamark all over.
I then sprinkled some Range embossing powder using Princess Gold, covering the frame entirely.
Next use the heat gun to set your embossing powder.
Here is what the frame looks like once its finished.
Now that our white cardstock is dry grab your acrylic paints and place over your cards. This will get a little messy, if you would like you can always put on gloves.
Once I added my paint I then just used my fingers to swirl the paint around until I got the desired look I wanted.
Here is another technique you can which is smooshing. Place the paint on your mat and swirl the paint around.
take your cardstock and place in the paint.
Here is what it will look like once you lift your card up. I like the texture it gives the card. You can always add more white or what ever color you want.
Now I have two card bases. Now you can set aside to dry or use your heat gun.
Here I am using my heat gun to get the paint. When using the gun you might get cracks but its fine with me as I think it adds a little more to the texture of the card. If you don't want cracks let air dry over night.
Here is what the base panels look like once I'm done drying them.
I cut the two panels apart.
Next we are going to use one of the card panels with the Heart Arrow Stencil. So i grabbed some red paint and red glitter with some mixed media white paste and mixed everything together.
Next I tapped down the stencil on top of the card so I wouldn't have any movement. However, the card slipped a bit so I did have a few hearts that didn't turn out.
***Recommend - tape down the card first then tape down the stencil on top of the card so you don't have any slips from the card.
After I let the hearts dry a bit I layered it on my card base. Now we get to decorate.
Here is the finished card. I added some stickels around the hearts and a little stickels here and there around the card. I used some ephemera and did some fussy cutting from the paper collection I used, added a pink butterfly. I also heart embossed a sentiment in the left hand corner.
Now for the second card. I used the stencil just with some red ink. You will tape down the stencil the same way we did for the first card.
Next I adhered the heart stenciled panel to the back of the embossed chipboard frame and adhered to the base of the card. The card will measure 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Next I added some foam tape to the back of the double hearts and place in the center of the frame. Added a little stamped sentiment "With Love" along with some flowers and a little butterfly.
I hope you liked today's project. I really enjoyed playing around and using some fun techniques using paints with adding the stencil to both of these panels and the double heart chipboard piece is just beautiful. I hope you got some inspiration to create some lovely Valentine's Day cards. I have links here for you - Double Heart Chipboard Embellishment along with the 6" Heart Arrow Stencil.
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