Check Out These Cute Nordic Christmas Card Ideas {With Teal and Pink!}

 Hello friends! Today's cards are cute, cozy and colorful for Christmas and winter. The cold weather critters in the Nordic Christmas stamp set, from Impression Obsession have the sweetest details, and you'll love mixing and matching these images for your card making this season! 

Today's first card starts with a stenciled background. The Retro Ovals Stencil is a two-step stencil. It makes it simple to create a two-color background, but for today's card I created a tone on tone look, using shades of teal ink for both parts of the pattern, and applied onto teal cardstock. 

For both of today's cards I used marker to color the images, but I kept it pretty simple and clean. I wanted to add some shading, but also keep them light and bright against the patterned backgrounds. Speaking of backgrounds, on this card I used the darling Nordic Patterns 6x6 paper pack. The colors are just what I love! Shades of aquas, pinks, and red. Perfect for Christmas, winter, and also. . .awfully cute for Valentine cards too!

Don't Miss These Important Details:

• Have you been to the IO website lately? We are so sad that Impression Obsession is closing their doors at the end of 2024. Keep shopping the awesome sales, and grab everything on your wish list while you still can! Everything is at least 30% off right now (EVEN THE SEPTEMBER RELEASE!) and check that sale section for steeper sales! 
• Although September is the last new release, for the next few months we'll still be sharing blog hops with awesome inspiration, card making ideas and all the sale info through December, so stay tuned!

Don't Miss a Stop on the Hop!

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Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams (you are here!)

Robin Clendenning

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

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 Today's Cards:

Nordic Christmas stamp set

Retro Ovals Stencil

Nordic Patterns 6x6 Paper Pack

I am in love with all 48 of Impression Obsession's hybrid ink colors. 

Mix and match your own sets of 6 or 12 colors for an enormous discount. Normally $3.50 each, you'll get your 1" cube ink pads for just $1.50 each!

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PS. Two notes: New release items that go out of stock quickly will be restocked - but all older items are gone when they're sold out. As items start to sell out at Impression Obsession, if you're on the hunt for a particular item, check out the IO items sold at Simon Says Stamp (affiliate link) 

100% Chance of Snow Flakes for the Impression Obsession Blog Hop! {Day 3}

Welcome to Day 3 of the Impression Obsession new release blog hop! Today's cards feature a little more holiday inspiration with new stamps from Impression Obsession. It's part of the last new release at Impression Obsession, before they close their doors at the end of 2024 - so let's savor every last cute new product and craft up some holiday cheer together!

Today's cards feature a clean and simple but collage-style look. I had fun with this style a few months ago (you can find those cards HERE) and I wanted to try it with a holiday spin. The text stamp in the Winter Hello stamp set is perfect for a background and the snowflakes are so beautiful! 

I paired both of these cards with the awesome Impression Obsession ink cubes. The color palette offered is simply gorgeous and I can find an ink to match any color paper I want. I'm really in love with them. (And they're an AMAZING price, so go snag them all!)

This is day three of our three-day blog hop, celebrating the new release at Impression Obsession. It's a great time to get ready for holiday crafting projects, and so much more! Be sure to hop around to all the designers and see what fun inspiration they have to share, and then, do some shopping while items are still in stock.

 Don't Miss These Important Details:

• Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section for the full September release. Two lucky customers who place an order between September 1-7th will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package in their order! Will it be YOU?
• Have you been to the IO website lately? We are so sad that Impression Obsession is closing their doors at the end of 2024. This is the last new release, but keep shopping the awesome sales, and grab everything on your wish list while you still can! Everything is at least 30% off right now (EVEN THIS NEW RELEASE!) and check that sale section for steeper sales! 
• Although this is the last new release, for the next few months we'll still be sharing blog hops with awesome inspiration, card making ideas and all the sale info through December, so stay tuned!

Don't Miss a Stop on the Hop!

IO Blog

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams <<you are here!>>

Robin Clendenning

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Shop the Supplies on Today's Cards:

Winter Hello Stamp Set

Large Postage Stamp Dies

(being restocked, keep checking if listed out of stock!)

I am in love with all 48 of Impression Obsession's hybrid ink colors. 

Right now there's an amazing deal going on - check this out: Mix and match your own sets of 6 or 12 colors for an enormous discount. Normally $3.50 each, you'll get your 1" cube ink pads for just $1.50 each!

Shop IO's ink pads!

PS. Two notes: New release items that go out of stock quickly will be restocked - but all older items are gone when they're sold out. As items start to sell out at Impression Obsession, if you're on the hunt for a particular item, check out the IO items sold at Simon Says Stamp (affiliate link) 

Snowy Sweet Card Ideas Brand New From Impression Obsession {Don't Miss this LAST New Release!}

Us crafters are looking forward to the holiday season, because it's never too early to start crafting for the holidays! Today's cards feature adorable new stamps, paper and a fun stencil from Impression Obsession. It's part of the last new release at Impression Obsession, before they close their doors at the end of 2024 - so let's savor every last cute new product and craft up some holiday cheer together!

All of today's stamps were drawn by Lindsay Ostrom for Impression Obsession - her sweet style is cute and cozy and I'm in love with the snowgirl and snowflakes in the And Snow It Goes stamp set. The card above began with a fun stencil, called Retro Ovals, that's super easy to use. This is a two-step stencil, and from this card you can clearly see both parts, inked in red and pink. Use them together, or individually for lots of colorful backgrounds.  

On today's second card, I started with a patterned paper background from the Nordic Patterns 6x6 Paper Pad. Then I mixed and matched the cute stars and snowflakes on a variety of die cut circles. I added some white gel pen and glitter for just a little bit of detail.

This is day two of our three-day blog hop, celebrating the new release at Impression Obsession. (Don't miss day 1 right here!) It's a great time to get ready for holiday crafting projects, and so much more! Be sure to hop around to all the designers and see what fun inspiration they have to share! And then - come back tomorrow for Day 3!

Don't Miss These Important Details:

• Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section for the full September release. Two lucky customers who place an order between September 1-7th will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package in their order! Will it be YOU?
• Have you been to the IO website lately? We are so sad that Impression Obsession will be closing their doors at the end of 2024. This is the last new release, but keep shopping the awesome sales, and grab everything on your wish list while you still can! Everything is at least 30% off right now (including this new release!) and check that sale section for steeper sales!

Don't Miss a Stop on the Hop!

IO Blog

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams <<you are here!>>

Robin Clendenning

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Shop the Supplies on Today's Cards:

 

And Snow It Goes stamp set

Nordic Patterns 6x6 Paper Pack

Retro Ovals Stencil

PS. Just a note . . .as items start to sell out at Impression Obsession, if you're on the hunt for a particular item, check out the IO items sold at Simon Says Stamp (affiliate link)

Don't Miss the LAST New Release from Impression Obsession!

It's never too soon to start looking forward to the holiday season - and it's certainly never too early to start crafting for the holidays! Today's cards feature adorable new stamps and two-sided patterned paper from Impression Obsession. It's part of the last new release at Impression Obsession, before they close their doors at the end of 2024 - so let's savor every last cute new product and craft up some holiday cheer together!

Today's folded paper idea pairs perfectly with the cute images in the Looking Forward stamp set, drawn by Nola Chandler. These holiday friends tuck perfectly alongside a piece of cardstock, a tag, or a folded piece of paper as seen here. I love this idea because it shows off both sides of fun papers, (like the new Nordic Prints 6x6 pack) and it adds a little bit of simple layering.

This is day one of our three-day blog hop, celebrating the new release at Impression Obsession. It's a great time to get ready for holiday crafting projects, and so much more! Be sure to hop around to all the designers and see what fun inspiration they have to share! And then - come back tomorrow for Day 2!

Don't Miss These Important Details:

• Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section for the full September release. Two lucky customers who place an order between September 1-7th will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package in their order! Will it be YOU?
• Have you been to the IO website lately? We are so sad that Impression Obsession will be closing their doors at the end of 2024. This is the last new release, but keep shopping the awesome sales, and grab everything on your wish list while you still can! Everything is at least 30% off right now - but check that sale section for steeper sales!

Don't Miss a Stop on the Hop!

IO Blog

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams <<you are here!>>

Robin Clendenning

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Shop the Supplies on Today's Cards:

Looking Forward Stamp Set

Nordic Patterns 6x6 Paper Pack

 

Make It Merry! Festive Handmade Christmas Card Ideas with Die-cutting {Spellbinders Paper Arts}

It's a Christmas miracle: my shopping is done, and my gifts are wrapped. And there's still five more days until Christmas! This is a once in a lifetime accomplishment, quite possibly never to be repeated again. So let's celebrate with some handmade Christmas card ideas and a little crafty time, shall we?  

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All of today's cards feature some darling die cutting sets from Spellbinders. . . and they all just happen to be on sale right now. So if you need to interrupt your Christmas chaos to buy yourself a little gift or two, I won't tell! (It's actually a great way to get ahead for next year - grab these goodies while they're on sale, and then you have all year long to get your cards made!)

The first card features the sweet Santa's Here! from the Classic Christmas Collection. I paired Mr. Claus with the Bottle Brush Trees Duo, which look so neat layered together in coordinating colors. 

All of today's cards feature die-cutting and no stamping at all. Sometimes I love to get inky. . .and sometimes it's fun to just play with paper. This second card is a great idea for using up all the bits and pieces of garland, sprigs, flowers and stems that you may have from other projects. Start with the beautiful bird from the Christmas Bird set, and then just fill in with bits of this and that. The die cut circle in the background establishes a clear focal point, and the sentiment strip is the perfect landing place for the sweet bird.

There's so much more than just a bird in the Christmas Bird die set though, because it also includes this gorgeous poinsettia and sweet candy canes too! Adding an embossed background adds the perfect subtle finishing touch to fill the white space on this card. (I did use a little bit of pink ink to add some shading to the poinsettia on this card too!) 

I hope you have a festive and fun week before Christmas, my crafty friends! Can't wait to see you in 2024 for more card making, crafting, and fun! Thank you so much for stopping by today! xoxo

PS. Big thanks to Spellbinders for taking the beautiful photos of my cards!

Shop the Supplies on Today's Cards

Santa's Here die set

Bottle Brush Trees Duo

Make It Merry Sentiments

Vintage Ornaments 3D Embossing Folder

Christmas Bird die set

Spellbinders Color Essentials Cardstock

Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine

Looking for more Christmas inspiration? 

Check out these blog posts too:

Parcel & Post Collection for holidays and more

Elegant Die Cut Poinsettia Wreath Card

Big, Bold Love Word Dies for Valentines Day Crafts {Impression Obsession's NEW Release!}

We're down to crunch time of the Christmas season, but let's take a minute to think ahead. . .past the hustle and bustle of holiday craziness, and on to the sweet season of Valentines Day. Before you know it, it'll be February and you'll be crafting up Valentine cards and crafts for those you love. The December release at Impression Obsession has a little something special for New Years, Valentines Day, and some all-occasion stamps and dies you'll LOVE to have in your stash!

 This blog post contains affiliate links. When you make purchases through my links I receive compensation at no cost to you. Thank you from the bottom of my crafty heart!  

Today I crafted up a trio of Valentine cards in three different shapes: a mini slimline, and circle card, and a standard A4 size. All three cards use the Love 'n' Hugs die set, which I am totally smitten with. These big bold word dies fill a card perfectly, and they'll pair beautifully with stamps and other dies in your collection. For the first two cards, I die cut the XOXO twice, layering it with a shadow. And for the LOVE card, I die cut the word 5 times from pink and red cardstocks to create a fun ombre effect. 

These cards and sweet and simple and easy to duplicate, if you want to try these ideas for mass-produced Valentines for all your people. 

I hope you'll stop by the Impression Obsession website to see all the cute new products in this month's release. Then, hop around to the designers - they've all got some fabulous new inspiration to share with you! 

Don't Miss These Important Details:

• Two lucky customers who place an order between December 15-22 will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package added to their order! Will it be YOU?
• Have you been to the IO website lately? There's so much to see: Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section to see the latest release, plus the clearance stamps, and clearance dies and of course the limited edition red rubber stamps!

Catch Every Stop on the Blog Hop!

IO blog

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams <<you are here!!>>

Robin Clendenning

Vicki Garrett

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Shop the Supplies on Today's Cards

Love 'n' Hugs die set

Sending Hugs clear stamp set

Pinked Mini Slimline dies

Scalloped Stitched Circles Dies

Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine

Magic Mat that fits Platinum 6

Shop all the Magic Mat sizes here

Stamp a Simple Winter Scene With Impression Obsession's December Limited Edition Stamps

If you're looking for a little more "all is calm, all is bright" in your crazy December, I have a lovely new stamp set to share with you today. This beauty will carry you through December and January card making for occasions far beyond Christmas. Today's card idea features the new limited edition stamp set from Impression Obsession, with crisp winter vibes and snowy country scenes.

This blog post contains affiliate links. When you make purchases through my links I receive compensation at no cost to you. Thank you from the bottom of my crafty heart!  

All this card needed was black ink and some layers of paper and cardstock. The torn corrugated stock adds some nice texture, and I finished it off with twine and staples. This stamp set comes with some lovely sentiments, but I kept this one simple and striking for any occasion. 

Here's the SCOOP!

• Two lucky customers who place an order between December 1- 8 will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package added to their order! Will it be YOU?
• Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section to see the latest IO release.
• The IO designers are celebrating this month's limited edition stamp set with a blog hop! Be sure to check out all the lovely  inspiration along the way. Find the whole list of participants on the IO blog. 

Don't Miss a Stop on the Hop!

IO Blog

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams <<you are here>>

Robin Clendenning

Vicki Garrett

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Shop the Supplies on Today's Card:

December 2023 Limited Edition Red Rubber Stamp Set

Basics 9 - Teals 6x6 Patterned Paper Pack