Making Spirits Bright – really bright – is the theme of tonight's Blog Blitz card! Hi, Jean Okimoto here, introducing the great trees and snowflakes of my new favorite Christmas stamp and die combo.
View our 2016 Holiday Collection video – and pick your favorite new holiday die, stamp or stencil design. Leave a comment here telling us what you like best – yes, it's a tough choice, with so many great new products!
We'll have a random selection prizewinner from each blitz post. The prize from my post? It's the versatile Making Spirits Bright Clear Stamp Set. Genius Dave designed the snowflakes so they'd be great as summer flowers too…or stamp and diecut them for the perfect centers to adorn plush felt flowers and succulents! I'll share a blossom card featuring them that way later in the month.
Back to Christmas cards…
Stamp the trees on white cardstock with Brilliance Pearlescent Lime, Coral, Jade and Lavender and dry the inks. I didn't even mask them - but that's optional. Stamp the tree overlay with VersaFine Onyx Black and emboss it with detail clear powder - I used a stamp positioner, but I'll bet you can do it freehand. Trim the winter scene with the Stitched Oval Layer.
Stamp and emboss the snowflakes and diecut them. Attach everything to an A-6 (4-⅝" x 6-¼") turquoise card - use foamdots for the snowflakes. Add a trio of clear iridescent sequins.
SPECIAL THANKS too – to everyone who took yesterday's Summer Blitz class at Impress. I appreciate it! Thanks Ann and Shari for opening the store on the 4th of July for everyone to take the class - get a headstart on selecting their Memory Box and Poppystamps holiday designs for the best Christmas ever.
Looking for more holiday card ideas? Join us for the CHRISTMAS WITH MEMORY BOX class at Impress on Sunday July 10th. We'll make 5 cards featuring the 2o16 Holiday Collection (and a few favorite classics from earlier releases). Yes - another slider card - and sequins, glitter and felt too!
Thanks for joining us on our blitz – enjoy the inspiration, add your comments* and have a great time. View Laura's blitz post and the video. You'll love her beautiful Snowflake Spectacle card, and the inspiring holiday video! The deadline for entering your comments on each blitz post is 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, July 10th. Good Luck to you.
*Just a reminder about your comments…please enjoy the video, then tell us what us which of the new items featured in the video is your favorite!
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Yes, Jean, your card is indeed merry and bright. I like many of the playful die it’s like the hedgehogs, but would like and would really use the white pine tree!
Love these bold colors and this fun stamp set! Delightful card!
Oh, the possibilities of the country hills oval frame are endless. Such a lovely die for setting scenes!
Love how simple but the colors make the trees pop.
Wonderful bright and colorful Christmas card 🙂
Very pretty card – love the design and the colors !!!
Your card is so pretty Jean and you are right, it IS a tough choice. I like the Grand Stag Oval Frame but I have many favs…
Thanks for the chance to win.
Beautiful card and this set is great! Love all the new products in the video! It’s too hard to pick a favorite.
Pretty card. I love all the snowflakes and the oval with the pine trees.
Jean, what a pretty card. I love the color choices!
What a sweet card …. I JUST bought this set of stamps and dies today! Woo-hoo!
Love this simple and colorful card, and my favorite die set is the Pine Branch Oval. Very versatile and classic!
That star on top of the tree is just THE Perfect Finishing Touch. Lovely design 🙂
I love the colors of your card. Also, love the video featuring all the new dies. I still love the trees.
Fun and colorful card. I like the wise owl die and the country church.
Pretty card. Plush cute reindeer. Hugz
Love the release & the Poinsettia Pillar is my favorite! Your card is wonderful–so festive & fun!
A beautiful, bright Christmas card….love the grand pine tree and the pine branch oval….absolutely could not choose one and not the other. 🙂
Love the bright colours of your card, my favourites from the video is marais snowflake but I also love the cute reindeer and humble hedgehog but there are so many to choose from that are lovely and would love to give a home to.
From the whole collection I love the gift wrapped pointsettia die,holly swirl oval frame,snowdrift breeze,snowflake spectacle,and oh so many others too.
Beautiful cards!!
I watched the video and it made it so hard to choose. I am loving the frame dies and I love winter deer (NOT so much the ones that eat my shrubs in the winter!!) so the Grand Stag Oval Frame is one of my faves.
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I really like the atypical colors you used. I see I need to step out of the box!
I just love the way you overlapped the trees on your card for a fun layered look! I pretty much like all the new releases, but a favorite would be the snowflake dies. They would be great all winter long on projects.
Jean’s card is so cute! I love these trees! Very excited about your new release! My favourite new product is the Marais Snowflake! Your video is awesome!
Great card!! I love this stamp set!!
Fun colors for a holiday card.
Love the happy colors on this awesome card! I love all the new dies but my fave would have to be the Pine Branch Oval Frame. So many uses for that one.
Such a wonderful card, with some non-traditional fun colors! I love the design, too! The video was chock full of wonderful products, and I love them all; especially the penguin, owl, and hedgehogs, country church and bridge, and the pine tree frame.
Thank you again for sharing your beautiful creativity! 🙂
Excellent video! I love the retro look of the trees…..simple & perfect! 🙂
Lovely holiday card!
Jean, thanks for sharing your pretty card and the opportunity to win. Love the new snowflakes.
So many ways to use this new stamp set. thanks for sharing your idea for this happy card!
Beth
I love these tree shapes as they are so versatile. This card is great as it is so bright and cheery!
I am such a snowflake addict :). I have so many but I can’t stop buying all the new ones that come out!
Can’t wait for xmas to start designing cards.
Cute and modern! Very sweet holiday card.
I’d be delighted to win the Bright and Clear Snowflakes! You made it easy to see how versatile they are! Love the clean lines of your designs!
Hi Jean, a gorgeous modern Christmas card with all of those bright colours, from the video I love the Cute Plush reindeer and the hedgehogs too 🙂 Thank you for the inspiration, fun and opportunity to win some fabulous prizes… Megan
Fun card, Jean! I love the fresh and modern holiday feel to it!
Awesome, awesome card…LOVE the trees!
It’s hard to pick a FAVE but I will have to say the Grand Stag Oval Frame!
Bright and beautiful what a great lovely card.
Love the transparency of the trees–looks like colored vellum! And I love the elegant simplicity of the Marais Snowflake.
Very festive card
The colors you chose , even though not traditional for Christmas, are so festive and cheerful ! a nice Christmas card !
BEAUTIFUL card Jean!!!
LOVE your MERRY & BRIGHT tree panel, GORGEOUS colour combo too!!!
I’ve watched the video a twice now and I confess that my wishlist has grown longer. Luckily the DELIGHTFUL we wish you elegant script tree remains at the TOP, I can this delicate die being the feature of all our Christmas cards this year 🙂
Your card is very joyful, I love it. Life is full of colors, so is your card.
The release is fabulous, difficult to make a choice. I would say the “Christmas tree” made out of greeting words is very elegant.
What a great modern Christmas card. I would never think to use those bright colors, and yet they are spectacular. The black over stamp on the tree, and the black snowflakes, really ground those zingy colors. You have diffidently inspired me. Thanks!
I love the colors in this card! And the little snowflakes are charming and I can see is in them for many things. Thanks for a great class today!