Holiday Blog Blitz – Magical Christmas
by Robin Tharaldson

Christmas

Hi everyone! This is my first post for Poppystamps and I am thrilled to have been asked to join their talented design team!  AND I get to start with their Holiday 2017 release, how fun is that? The Holiday 2017 Blog Blitz continues through August 17 and is filled with creative ideas! Poppystamps will be giving away a prize, each day of the Blog Blitz, so be sure to leave a comment.  Winners will be announced August 18, good luck!!!

My double fold card features the Open Hillside, Sloping Hillside and Snowscape dies along with the word dies “believe” and “magic”. The card base was made using 12″ x 12″ cardstock cut to 5 1/2″ x 12″ and scored at 4″ from each end. 

 I cut the first panel with the Open Hillside die.

My next panel uses the Sloping Hillside die.

The center panel snowfall was made using the Snowscape die and dark blue cardstock. I used the Do You Believe stamp set to add my sentiments and the star, from the same set, was heat embossed using silver embossing powder.

I cut the words believe and magic from glitter cardstock. To add dimension, the words were also cut 2x each from white cardstock, glued and layered together along with the glitter words. To finish my card I added Stampendous Crystal Snow to the trees and hillside.

I hope this card has given you inspiration for your holiday cards or projects! I better get going on my cards, Christmas will be here before I know what happened!!! Be sure to leave a comment by August 17 for your chance to win the Sloping Hillside die used in today’s post!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

 

 

 

Supplies

1913 Sloping Hillside
1867 Open Hillside
1863 Snowscape
1918 Believe Loose Script
1910 Magic Loose Script
CL456 Do You Believe clear stamp set

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117 Comments

  1. I love what you did! This is a marvelous idea and I plan to use if for some of my cards this year. Thanks for the inspiration.

  6. Love this layering effect with the card dies! Just gorgeous. Simple but elegant.

  8. I love blue and white for a beautiful, classic winter scene! Thank you for showing us a different way to build a scene and a chance to win the Sloping Hillside die.

  9. Hi Robin and how nice to see you on the team. This is a beautiful, peaceful scene you have created. I love the pop of glitter on the die cut word.

  11. This is such a beautiful card! I love that the message is spread out between 3 panels 🙂

  20. Hi Robin, Welcome, welcome, welcome to Poppystamps DT, and I am looking forward to seeing your inspiring creations.
    This Christmas card is beautiful, I love the orientation and I love the dies and also the pretty snowfall background.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

  24. Love the winter scene you created with these pretty dies! Lovely card, Robin! I look forward to seeing more of your creations!

  28. Your card is gorgeous, Robin. This is the style of card I am planning on making for my cards this year. I have started gathering supplies and designing. This post has helped me to figure out the layout and the scoring. The Sloping Hillside is the right die for my cards. Beautiful the way the dies worked together to make this amazing card. Thank you for sharing today, and for the excellent step by step tutorial.
    Jacquelene L
    Canada

  29. What a super idea – love this double fold card. It is elegant yet not complicated. Thanks for the great inspiration !

  30. Congrats on joining the team Robin. Love your first card and thanks for the tutorial.

  34. Dazzling beautiful
    scenes in this card!
    Love all the hillsides.
    Carla from Utah

  36. This is just lovely. Each card in this release makes me want to get my holiday stuff and start working – even though it’s so warm out!

  38. You surely captured the essence of the holiday season in your serene card despite the hot, hot, hot weather!

  40. CONGRATULATIONS on your 1st post!
    LOVE your card, the panels and scene are DELIGHTFUL, especially with the touch of sparkle!

  44. This is just gorgeous, Robin! I love this fun surprise and the elegant simplicity of the card that packs a big punch! Really beautiful! Welcome to the Poppystamps team!
    Take Care!
    Michele

  46. Great new die for creating your winter/holiday cards. Your card ideas are wonderful thanks for sharing them with us.

  53. Hi Robin. Welcome to Poppystamps. Such a fun card with its three different panels. Gorgeous. x

  60. What a super card and one that can be used for mass production…I would love to win this die.
    PamG

  63. Pretty and striking card love the CAS look and the monochrome look too and congratulations on joining such a fab team.

  80. This is a beauty! At the moment I am thinking more of a New Years Day card with this die.

  83. The blue and white got me and then your multi-layer approach. Love your card and the ideas it inspires.

  84. Makes a tri-fold card seem simple. This die set would be so good for layering and even shaker cards too. I like the trees and how they stand out, would be easy to add some color to.

  85. Beautiful composition. I love how simple color schemes can accent designs like this one

  92. my first tought with this die would be a shakercard.
    What you did is great! Lovely work!
    Have fun as new designteammember for PoppyStamps!
    Nancy

  93. Welcome! You’re a great addition to the design team. This card is magnificent

  94. Oh my goodness!! I so so love everything about this card!! So simple and elegant–just perfect!! Thank you so much for sharing!! 🙂

  100. How exciting for you to be on the design team, and what a beautiful card. I love the peaceful winter scene.

  101. I love the simple design of your card, and the touches of glitter and silver. Just beautiful

  107. Welcome Robin, you have certainly started with Poppystamps with a BANG! This is amazing! Can’t wait to see all that you do here. Well done.

  114. Absolutely lovely! I like how the sloping Hillside die sets the stage for your card. What a great die.

  115. Beautiful card! So simple but gorgeous – I now have the inspiration for my own Christmas cards! Do you have any tips for getting the three images lined up on the three panels? Thank you!

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