Welcome to the Imaginisce and Clearsnap
Holiday Blog Hop 2011!
We've brought our designers together to share holiday scrapbooking, gift, and decorating ideas with you all week long, featuring our newest products! Sit down with a cup of hot cocoa and soak in the inspiration as our designers spread the holiday cheer.
And, a Holiday Blog Hop is not complete without gifts so we have a wonderful giveaway lined up for you!
This fabulous and festive prize pack includes some of our newest products!!
- Smooch Accent Ink in Mocha
- *NEW* Smooch Glitz in Firecracker
- *NEW* Scentz Embossing Powder in Peppermint
- Rollagraph Jumbo Handle
- *NEW* Rollagraph Jumbo Wheel - Gift Galore
- Design Adhesives - Fly Away
- Designer Foils - Cherry Pie
- Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx in Honey
- *NEW* Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Ink Embossing Powder in Truffle
- Clearsnap Glitter in Winter Frost
- Clearsnap Glitter in Fools Gold
Visit our blogs each day this week to see new creations from our Designers. Each comment entered on one of the Holiday Blog Hop posts will enter you into the giveaway! Earn additional entries by following us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, our blog (click the Follow Button), and sharing about the Hop online. Just post a link or comment on any Holiday Blog Hop post telling us what you did and that will count as an additional entry. We'll be posting the winners on December 24, 2011. Thank you for hopping along with us!
Today, Steph Ackerman is sharing a couple of handmade holiday cards with you:
Good morning, Steph here with several last minute cards that are sure to put a smile on anyone's face.
Clearsnap Supplies:
- Ink: ColorBox Donna Salazar's Jasmine Mix'd Media Inx
- Embossing Powder: ColorBox Donna Salazar's Jasmine Embossing Powder
- Snow Fun and Jolly Greetings Design Adhesives
- Winter Sky Designer Foils
Imaginisce Supplies:
- Santa's Little Helper Collection -
- Peppermint Stick
- Christmas Magic
Other Supplies:
- Cardstock: Bazzill
- Foam Adhesives: Helmar
1. Cut black cardstock to fit card front.
2. Cut Peppermint Stick paper slightly smaller.
3. Using the Snow Fun Design Adhesives and Winter Sky Designer Foil, I added more snowflakes to the Christmas Magic paper.
4. Cut the Christmas Magic paper to 6" x 3", then ink the edges with Donna Salazar Jasmine Ink.
5. Mount on black cardstock.
6. I cut apart the Jolly Greetings and placed two words on black cardstock.
7. Cover with Donna Salazar Jasmine Embossing Powder and heat set.
8. Cut the sentiment to 1 3/4" x 4 1/4".
9. Ink edges with Jasmine Inx and then Jasmine Embossing Powder and heat set.
10. I then added a few more Design Adhesive snow flakes to the corners of the sentiment, covering them with Winter Sky Designer Foil.
11. Add to card with foam adhesives
This next card uses the following supplies:
Clearsnap Supplies:
- Ink: ColorBox Petal Point Pinwheel
- Colorbox Graphic 45 Decades Antique Moss
- Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz
Imaginisce Supplies:
- Santa's Little Helper Collection -
- All Spruced Up
- Season's Greetings Word Die cuts
Other Supplies:
- Cardstock: Bazzill
- Foam Adhesives: Helmar
- Lace: stash
1. Cut cardstock to fit card front.
2. Using the striped side of the All Spruced Up paper, cut it slightly smaller than the cardstock and ink with Antique Moss.
3. Spritz with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch and allow to dry.
4. Ink white lace with Antique Moss, then spritz with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch.
5. Sew lace to card.
6. Cut tree side of the All Spruced Up paper approximately 3" x 4 1/2" and ink edges with Antique Moss.
7. Mat with green cardstock.
8. Adhere to card front with foam adhesives for dimension.
9. Cut green cardstock 1 1/2" x 3".
10. Ink with Jasmine Mix'd Media Inx and then emboss with Jasmine Embossing Powder.
11. Adhere to card front.
12. Ink edges of die cuts with red ink.
13. Adhere to card front with foam adhesives.
Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to follow us and leave your comments below. To continue on the hop, head on over to the Imaginisice Blog here: http://www.imaginisceblog.com/
Posted by Steph Ackerman
www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com
One last thing---we have another winner for the 12 Days of Giveaways !!!
Laurie said...
Yay I figured out the blinkie thing on my blog and added yours. The first time it actually worked!
www.LauriesCraftingBlog.Blogspot.com
Please email jennifer.priest@clearsnapinc.com with your mailing address to claim your prize. Congrats and thanks for playing along!
One last thing---we have another winner for the 12 Days of Giveaways !!!
www.LauriesCraftingBlog.Blogspot.com





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Jessica
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