Holiday Blog Blitz: Holly Twig
by Jinny Newlin

Animals, Christmas, Embossing, Scene, Shaker, Stencil, Vellum, Watercolor, Winter

Morning, y’all!  It’s Jinny here today, sharing a few new goodies from our latest 2017 Holiday Release.  Please forgive my photography skills, though.  White is super hard for me to photograph, but it’s ever so striking in real life.  Enjoy!

I started this card by rubbing Broken China Distress Ink, through the Winter Scattered Snowflakes designer stencil, onto the center of the white cardstock, card face.  Over the stenciling, I created the scene with die cuts, beginning with an older Ava Snowflake, die-cut from white cardstock.  The rest of the die cuts all came from this latest release.  The Double Pine Cone Collage was die-cut from Chocolate Chip cardstock.  Tip:  Use the negative die cut as a template for gluing each of those little bits into their proper places.  The Wispy Pine Needles were die-cut from Old Olive cardstock.  The Holly Twig, which you have the opportunity to win on the blog today (Woot!  Woot!), was die-cut from Soft Suede and Garden Green cardstocks; and Xmas Red Stickles was used for the berries.  Finally, the Cute Fawn was die-cut from watercolor paper and watercolored.

I then die-cut the largest jar, from the new Jar Collection craft dies, in the center of a piece of 4″ x 5-1/4″ white, glitter paper.  A strip of vellum was gold-embossed with the “season’s greetings” sentiment, taken from our Christmas Greetings stamp set, and adhered along the vertical, left edge of the backside of the die-cut jar, sandwiched between the glitter paper and a sheet of clear cardstock.  The edges of the glitter paper were then framed with gold-threaded, straight, machine stitching.  Tip:  Aside from being aesthetically pleasing, machine-stitching the glitter paper and clear cardstock together also ensures that they stay put for the long haul.

The prepped, jar panel was then popped up, with foam tape, over everything else; but before it was adhered in place, I added lots of white glitter, to the scene itself, to create a shaker effect.  Tip:  Apply a thin layer of baby powder over all the glued bits, as well as to the backside of the clear cardstock, to prevent the glitter from sticking itself in all the wrong places.  The lid was die-cut from gold cardstock; hand-cut along its bottom edge; adhered to the top of the jar; and embellished with a couple of Garden Green cardstock, Holiday Holly die cuts, as well as a double, white, seam binding ribbon bow, studded with a single, white pearl, to complete the look.

Be sure to stop back by every day through next Tuesday, August 14, 2017, to see what my talented teammies have cooked up, using all the newly-released goodies, just for your viewing pleasure.  AND don’t forget to leave lots of love as you visit; because a new, Holiday Release product is being randomly given away on EACH AND EVERY Poppystamps’ blog post.  You have until Thursday, August 17, 2017, to do so.  Winners will be announced, right here on the blog, the following Friday, August 18, 2017.  As I said before, I’ve got that fabulous Holly Twig craft die, that you see in action above, to giveaway today.

That’s it, from me, for today, friends.  Actually, that’s it, from me, for Poppystamps.  It’s my time to move on; but before I do, I have to send out a massive thank you to Jeanne for her friendship and loyalty.  She has unwaveringly believed in me and, without a doubt, been my biggest cheerleader.  I also wanted to thank Dave for giving me the opportunity to work with his gorgeous and intricate dies.  I have been stretched creatively beyond my wildest imagination but, truly, in such a good way.  And finally, thank you to each and every one of YOU, my faithful followers.  I hope this won’t be the end for us and that you’ll continue to come along with me on my creative journey.  What’s in store is sure to surprise you as much as it does me, but I can’t wait to see what it may be!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and good luck with ALL the glorious prizes during release week!  Be blessed!

Supplies

1936 Jar Collection
1877 Double Pinecone Collage
1862 Wispy Pine Needles
1852 Holly Twig
1882 Cute Fawn
1568 Holiday Holly
1603 Ava Snowflakes
CL439 Christmas Greetings clear stamp set

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91 Comments

  2. You’ve created a very sweet card with lots of lovely elements… well done!
    Good luck,Jinny,for wherever your creative path takes you.

  3. This is stunning, Jinny! I love mason jars and love that pretty fawn, too. And Christmas – my favorite holiday. Love all the pretty details you put into this.

  7. Best of luck to you in your new adventures…have so enjoyed your creativity.
    God bless you.

  8. I LOOOOVE ALL of the pieces/dies you’ve used in this little jar! What a TREAT to see it all together to create a FABULOUS SCENE! 😉 White IS hard to photograph! BUT, you did GREAT with it, Jinny! 😉

  9. Your card is great! So many things to look at, hard to take it all in at first glance. Best wishes in your new journey!

  15. A terrific card with a sweet baby fawn. The Holly Twig is perfect in your design. Thanks for sharing your Poppy Stamps designs, the inspiration and the great tips. Best Wishes on your next creative journey. You will be missed here.

  17. You really outdid yourself on this one! It is so intricate. Best of luck in your future projects.

  18. A truly lovely design… so sweet. White on white is always very tricky, but I can still see the beauty of this design… and that’s always a good thing. Xxx

  21. Absolutely amazing card design, love the jar window and your collage elements; such balance and beauty! Thank you for sharing your talent and I wish you all the best in the future!

  26. So unique & beautiful! I really love this card! Wishing you peace & joy as you move on to new experiences & opportunities! Thank you for all the inspiration, Jinny!

  27. I love the Holly Twig die… not to mention all the other wonderful dies you used on your card!! Goodbyes are always sad, but best wishes as you move on to new things!!

  28. Jinny your Christmas jar card is amazing. Thank you for this inspiring card! Now I have even more ideas whirling around for my Jar Collection dies. I was hoping the Holly Twig would be featured in the blog blitz, perfect with the jar! Your fawn looks very realistic, excellent job painting him or her. Thank you for the tip about the baby powder, I was wondering how to deal with glitter in a shaker card. Thank you for all the beautiful inspiring art cards and projects you have shared with all of us. I will miss you. Thank you especially for the Jar Cards, they have boosted my creativity and given me new unlimited creative play time.
    Thank you for the amazing creative inspiration today!
    Jacquelene L
    Canada

  39. OMG, what a sweet card. I love all the layers and the addes touch of stitches around the card.

  41. This scene looks
    fabulous inside
    the jar! Very
    pretty. Good luck
    in your future
    adventures.
    Carla from Utah

  43. Oh white christmas, I think this Christmas my cards I will make them in white they look very nice

  44. Hi Jinny, Wow Wow Wow !!!!! this is positively stunning !! I love everything about this card.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

  46. Best wishes, Jinny, in your future endeavors! This card is really beautiful and the fawn is really special!

  51. Beautiful and creative card! So well done with layers and colors that pop with the white card stock.

  55. This card is a piece of art. It looks so difficult that I could never make something so beautiful! Very intricate card:)

  56. This is the sweetest most magical little scene you’ve created inside that jar Jinny!! My goodness is this ever pretty. I’ll miss you and your beautiful works of art here on the PS blog. You’ve done a wonderful job. I know where to find you, you can’t get rid of me LOL!!

  57. Love all the amazing layered pieces and fine details you added to your sweet scene! All the best in this next chapter!

  65. Love the wintry scene you created in the mason jar. Such a clever idea! Good luck Jinny. and thanks for all the inspiration!

  72. Wow–this is such a beautiful, intricate card! I’m amazed by your creativity–love the snow scene in a jar!! Thank you so much for sharing!! 🙂

  77. Such a fabulous card!! You are so creative. I love this beautiful winter scene!!!
    <3 J
    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

  82. Such a beautiful card Jinny, I’ll miss seeing your work here for sure. All the best to you.

  85. he holly twig looks fragile. Did you find it hard to work with? You made a fine collage with the images.

  88. What a lovely nature scene. This holly die would be wonderful for holiday cards of all types

  89. What a sweet card! I like the idea of bottling up Christmas cheer. I have enjoyed your creations.

  91. Kind of like a snowglobe but in a jar instead. I like the little deer…cute, but also realistic. And the deer could easily be turned into Rudolph too.

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