This hop is now closed. The randomly chosen winner is Betty Dean. Thanks for hopping!

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the Heartfelt Creations December 2018 Hop. For this final hop of 2018, I chose create a Festive Holly Shaker Card Folio. I love that this Christmas collection works well for winter cards, too.

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Shaker Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 01

Shaker cards always feel festive. This one measures 5 1/4″ x 7 1/4″ with a 1/4″ spine. Here’s a list of the Heartfelt Creations products I used in this project.

Festive Holly Shaker Card Folio: Creating the Frame

To create the frame for this shaker card, you will need to first die cut the largest Intricate Swirl Frame from white cardstock. Next, you will cut out a “window” inside the frame. Place a ruler on a diagonal line from the top left corner of the frame to the bottom right corner. Now use your craft knife to cut carefully just inside the stitch lines from one corner to the other. Once you’ve made this first cut. you can then use your scissors to carefully remove the solid area inside the stitch lines.

Now you can adhere clear cardstock to the back side of the frame and create the shaker element as you would normally do. You can find an easy to follow shaker card tutorial HERE.

Festive Holly Shaker Card Folio: The Flowers

Instead of using poinsettia on this card, I chose to work with the Oakberry Lane Blossoms. Here’s how I made the flowers:

First, locate the red patterned paper in the Festive Holly Paper pad.
Now, stamp two sets of flowers using Versamark Ink.
Cover the stamped images with Ultra Fine Silver Embossing Powder. Heat Emboss.
Die Cut the Oakberry Lane Flowers with the matching dies.
Place the flower layers face down in the ED Blossom Shaping Mold. You can add up to 3 layers of flower. Just remember to spritz lightly with water between each layer.
Run the mold through your die cut machine following your manufacturer’s guidelines.
Remove the flowers from the mold and place on the shaping mat. Press into the center of each flower with the ball stylus to shape.

Stack the layers together, alternating the petals and secure with hot glue.
Once the flowers are arranged on the card, fill the centers with Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive and Mini Pearls Prills.
Drizzle adhesive along the petal edges and add more prills.
Stamp Oakberry leaves onto a scrap of light blue paper from the collection. Heat emboss with silver powder and add to the arrangement.

Festive Holly Shaker Card Folio: A Peek Inside

The interior of this card has a fun flap/pocket combo as well as a large pocket with a folio insert.

Open the flap to reveal sweet treats tucked inside a pair of pockets. I made the lacy tea bag pocket with the corner die from Album Tags and Accents Die Set. I also die cut a tag from the collection using the Album Tags and Accents Die, then attached a chocolate treat with removable Glue Dots.

The large pocket on the bottom holds a little folio and tag combo.

This folio measures 4 1/4″ x 6 1/4″ so it will hold 4″ x 6″ photos. The belly band is decorated with the Ornamental Tags Die Cut.

Use the large tag die from Tickets and Tags to cut out a tag from patterned paper and cardstock. Glue these together, punch a hole, add a silver charm and silver string to create a pretty bookmark. I also tucked in a crocheted snowflake as a sweet gift.

You can create this little Festive Holly Shaker Card folio easily by cutting a 12″ x 6 1/4″ panel of designer paper. Score at 4 1/4″ and again at 8 1/4″. Line two panels with 4″ x 6″ cardstock to serve as photo mounts. The shorter panel is a great place to write a personal greeting.

On With the Hop

Be sure to visit each blog in the hop and leave a lovely comment behind. One randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will be chosen to win a $25 gift card to Heartfelt Creations. The winner will be announced on the Heartfelt Creations BLOG and FACEBOOK PAGE on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019. I will also add the winner’s name at the top of this blog.

The hop will remain open until 11:55PM EST on Monday, December 31st, 2018.

Here’s the the hop list:

Kathy (YOU are HERE) ♥ Vicki ♥ Amarilys ♥ Susan ♥ Sandy ♥ Pam

I hope I’ve shared some tips, techniques and ideas that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for hopping!

Cheerio,

kathy

This hop is now closed. The winner is Pat Bowman selected from Sandy Hulsart’s blog. Thanks for hopping!

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio Tutorial for the November Alumni Hop

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the Heartfelt Creations November Alumni Hop! With Christmas right around the corner, I’ve created a Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio Tutorial to share with you today.

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 01

This 5 1/8″ x 7 1/8 x 1/2″ card folio is adorned with handmade poinsettias and holly leaves. Here’s what you’ll need to create this card:

12″ x 12″ Festive Holly Paper Collection
Poinsettia and Holly Clusters Cling Stamp Set and matching Die
3-D Poinsettia Shaping Mold
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit
Album Tags and Accents Dies
Frame a Card Leafy Borders
Gold Stamens
Embossing Ink Pad and Gold Embossing Powder
Ranger Distress Grit Paste
Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive
2 sheets of deep red 81/2″ x 11″ cardstock
white cardstock for die cutting
Spellbinder Large and Standard Circle Dies
1/2″ Scor-Tape
Diamond Stickles
Ribbon and Embellishments from your stash

Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio Tutorial: Creating the Card Base

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 02

Begin by cutting one sheet of red cardstock into (2) 5 1/8″ x 8 1/2″ panels. Place 1/2″ Scor-Tape on the 5 1/8″ end of one panel. Remove the liner tape and overlap the second panel to create one long 16 1/2″ panel. Score on the long side at 7 1/8″, 7 5/8″ and 14 1/4″. Fold and burnish to create a top fold card with a 1/2″ spine at the top.

Now cut a 5″ x 7″ panel of the blue snowflake paper from the collection. Use the small standard circle die to cut the cardinal image from one of the 4″ x 6″ card fronts. Cut a second circle using the companion large circle die and mat.

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 03

Trim a second 4″ x 6″ card front so that just the white border shows. Mat on red cardstock.

Die cut the 5″ and 7″ leafy borders from white cardstock. Adhere to the 5″ x 7″ panel of designer paper. Now place foam adhesive or waste chipboard on the back of the rectangular card front and adhere as seen. Next, adhere the cardinal circle as seen in the photo. You will need to add some foam tape to the top of the circle to make it sit evenly. I tapped the snowy areas with Diamond Stickles to mimic the look of sparkling snow.

Die cut the lace border and adhere as seen in the photo.

Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio Tutorial: Creating the Poinsettia and Holly Clusters

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 04

Locate a piece of the red patterned paper from the collection. Then use Embossing Ink to stamp two sets of both Poinsettia Cluster Stamps. Heat emboss with fine gold embossing powder, then die cut with the matching die. Repeat this process with the holly leaves, only stamp onto green patterned paper.

TIP: Using patterned paper is a a real time saver! The paper is already colored, so all you have to do is stamp, emboss, die cut and shape. Plus, the paper will always be a perfect match for your card, as it comes from the collection.

To shape the flowers and leaves, place each die cut face down in the 3-D mold. Spritz lightly with a water, then run through your machine. The flowers and leaves will be ready to use, which is another huge time-saver.

Place the leaves on the foam mat from the Tool Kit and press into the center using the 3mm stylus tip. Then use the piercing tool to create a small hole in the center of each flower layer. Thread the flower layers onto a gold stamen, placing a small dab of hot glue between the layers.

When the flowers are all assembled, snip off the extra stamen. Wrap these pieces around the end of a paint brush to coil, then insert them into your floral arrangement. Then arrange the flowers in clusters around the cardinal image.

Use your finger to tap on a bit of grit paste to look like snow.

Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio Tutorial: A Peek Inside

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 05

I’ve added a gift card holder and tag/pocket combo to the inside of this card.

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 06

The gift card holder measures 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ and is made from a 9″ x 3 1/4″ scrap of red cardstock. Simply score at 4 1/4″ and again at 8 1/2″. Then line the inside panels, secure the 1/2″ flap with a little adhesive on the top and bottom and you are all set!

Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Christmas Card Folio by Kathy Clement Photo 07

Die cut the tag base from white cardstock, then line it with patterned paper. This is super easy to do, as Heartfelt Creations designed the dies to do this perfectly. I stitched around the edges of my tag. Then I matted a panel from the cut apart page on red cardstock and created a treat pocket on the tag front.

On With the Hop!

This hop begins on Friday, November 30th at 8AM EST and ends at 11:55PM on Monday, December 3rd. The winner will be announced on the Heartfelt Creations blog and Facebook Page on Wednesday, December 5th. I’ll also post the winner at the top of this blog post at that time.

We have a wonderful line up of inspirational projects for you in this month’s hop. Be sure to visit each blog and leave a lovely comment behind. One comment from a mystery blog will be randomly chosen to win a $25 gift card to Heartfelt Creations!

Here’s the hop list for this month:

Kathy (You are HERE) ♥ Vicki ♥ Amarilys ♥ Martine ♥ Pam ♥ Joann ♥ Sandy ♥ Susan ♥

I hope I’ve shared some tips, techniques and inspiration that you can use in your own craft adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for hopping by!