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N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2 Volume 8, No. 6
Shining Ornament, page 45
Merry Christmas, page 54
F E AT U R E S
30 Card Challenge Corner

Join us for online card-making fun at the CardMaker Card Swap Forum. Get the scoop here!
46 Christmas Reflections
The beauty and elegance of the holiday season are reflected on greeting cards crafted with mirrored cardstock, metallic finishes and glitter.
32 Season of Thanks
In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, take the opportunity to send a handmade thank you card to someone special.
58 Interactive Holiday Cards

Holiday card making takes an unexpected twist with designs that shake, flip and zip!
Crocheted Flowers, page 28
42 Copic Coloring Technique: Coloring Red

The holidays will be merry and bright as you master the tricks to coloring red.
66 All-Occasion Winter Cards

Send handmade cards filled with warm wishes to take the chill out of winter days.
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The holiday season is a time of year when people pause to reflect on Christmases past and reminisce with family and friends as they gather for their celebrations. In the spirit of reflecting, I thought it would be fun for some of the CardMaker staff to share their favorite holiday memories with you.
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A special Christmas memory for me is from when I was about 5 years old. My sisters and I sang and danced around the Christmas tree to our favorite Christmas songs giving our parents and grandparents a memorable performance! Although that was years ago, singing Christmas songs is still a favorite part of the holiday season that I love to share with my family. Tanya FoxEditor One of my favorite childhood memories of Christmas is helping my Grandma wrap Christmas gifts. I would go to her house and we would spend the afternoon surrounded by wrapping paper and ribbons. She usually had cookies or a treat for us to eat while we worked. To this day, one of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is to spend a Saturday listening to Christmas music, drinking hot chocolate and wrapping all of my gifts. Brooke SmithManaging Editor My favorite Christmas memory is sitting at my parents house on Christmas morning after all the presents have been opened and watching A Christmas Story ! Not many people realize that the movie is set in Indiana, so it is always special to watch it! Corene PainterTechnical Editor My favorite part of Christmas is Christmas Eve night, when the kids have gone to bed (and actually stay in bed), Santa has wrapped and stacked the presents and the smell of baked Christmas cookies still lingers in the air. My husband and I like to just sit and relax while listening to Christmas music and admiring the Christmas lights. It is our most peaceful time during the holidays. Amy LinProduction Artist Did you know that Cardmaker is published by Annies, a family-owned company that dates back to 1925? We share your passion for creative expression and your love of home and family. Annies publishes seven different magazines, and were a leading source of craft patterns, supplies and kits! If youd like to see the full range of creative products from Annies, just visit our website at Annies-Publishing.com.
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From all of us here at CardMaker, we wish you a holiday season that will bring joy to your heart and happiness for the year ahead!
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READER LETTERS WorldMags.net From the editor: Hi readers! This is your column. Send us your suggestions for projects and articles. Ask us about techniques. Tell us what you think about CardMaker. Well publish reader letters as space allows. See below for email and snail-mail addresses. We hope to hear from you! New to Card Making Im a relatively new subscriber to your magazine and I wanted to let you know how much I love it! Ive been scrapbooking for many years now, but have just started to make cards. Seeing all the ideas in your magazine has helped me greatly. Before, I didnt quite know where to start. Now Im making all my cards and having so much fun doing it. When your magazine comes in, I want to sit down with a cup of tea and read through it. Instead, I end up stopping, going to my scrapbook room and trying out the new techniques. It takes a while to get through the magazine at that rate, but its so inspiring that I just have to stop and try things out! Also, I was able to download some of your back issues and get even more ideas. But Im a paperin-hand type of gal, and I would miss the flipping through the pages and being able to take your magazine with me anywhere, so I will be renewing my paper version of the magazine! Keep up the great work! It really is a pleasure to read each time it arrives! Sue M.
Annies Introduces New Online Card Making Video Classes!

If you love learning a variety of fun and interesting paper-craft techniques, the new Annies Studio offers an exciting lineup of online video classes to help you expand your crafting skills. Here are some of the great benefits youll get with the Annies Studio classes: Learn from expert crafters at your convenience 24/7 access Videos delivered to you in minutes and yours to keep forever Close-up demonstrations of each technique Full satisfaction guaranteed or your money back
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The first two classes are available now! Join Keri Lee Sereika as she teaches Creative Coloring Techniques and Sharon M. Reinhart for Fabulous Folds, a creative class featuring specialty folding techniques for paper crafts. Go to AnniesOnlineClasses. com for more information. Sign up today and join the fun! Sharon M. Reinhart
Tanya Fox, editor, and Brooke Smith, managing editor, are the editorial team behind CardMaker magazine.
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R EA DERS R EACH OUT
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The idea behind Readers Reach Out is simple: You are invited to submit your handcrafted cards to various charitable organizations across the country. It is a wonderful opportunity to reach out and send greetings to people who need some cheer and good wishes.
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We would like this program to benefit people all across the country. If you know of an organization that would welcome handcrafted cards for those it serves, please send a note to us at Editor@CardMakerMagazine.com. Groups such as childrens hospitals, nursing homes, military groups and cancer treatment centers often welcome card donations. Thank you for sharing your time and your handmade cards with others in need. CardMaker Staff
Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) was founded by Jen Rubino because of her own battle with a chronic illness and a desire to help other kidsfacing the same thing. CFHK delivers beautiful, handmade cards to sick kids across America to send messages such as "Stay Strong, "You Rock" and "Never forget how beautiful you are. The philosophy of this group is, Doctors provide the medicine and we provide hope, joy and magic through cards. People around the country, including celebrities and athletes, send cards to CFHK to distribute to kids in hospitals, and it is their goal this coming year to impact 20,000 kids in this simple, yet meaningful way. To learn more about Cards for Hospitalized Kids, please visit www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com, @Crds4HosptlKids on Twitter or Facebook.com/CardsForHospitalizedKids. Send your cards to: Cards for Hospitalized Kids 6567 N. Olmsted Chicago, IL 60631
Stephanie Busby of Card Cupids sent the following note: I just wanted to touch base with you to tell you how thrilled we are to be featured in CardMaker magazine. We have already received a number of cards from your readers and more arrive each week. We are so excited that we will be able to fill lots of packages with lots of cards. In June 2012, over 30 families will be touched by the generosity of the card makers. Thank you for helping us to send smiles to children in need!
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HOW READERS REACH OUT WORKS In each issue of CardMaker, we will feature a new recipient organization and appropriate card theme. Using the theme as a guideline, create as many cards as youd like and mail them to the address provided. Please indicate somewhere on your shipment that you are participating in CardMaker magazines Readers Reach Out efforts. This helps both the organization and us keep track of all card donations.
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Ranger is excited to announce Tim Holtz Distress Stains in metallic colors! This special waterbased metallic formula was developed to react with Distress Stains and Distress Inks and add a nostalgic metallic sheen to surfaces. Distress Stains are fluid dyes for papers and other porous surfaces. View project ideas and videos at www.rangerink.com. Every crafter on your list needs the Xyron 1.5 Sticker Maker! These little Xs make quick stickers out of die cuts, buttons and ribbon! You can also make your very own Washi Tapes and Pop-Up Foam Shapes! Available at all Major Craft stores, Wal-Mart and Office Max!
Note: Symbols such as , , and are never to appear as less than 5 pt. in size. If, in the event of reducing a logo to fit a space the symbol appears too small, that symbol must be reset to the minimum 5 pt. type size. Stacked name version, Black (below) Minimum sizes allowed (below). Reverse white is not recommended at this size.
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Tis the season to be jolly with Cosmo Crickets Jolly Days collection. This fun and festive collection includes mini and element decks as well as coordinating embellishments such as chipboard, stickers, cling stamps, burlap brads, ribbon slides and wooden buttons. Great for all your holiday card making needs! Visit www.cosmocricket.com.
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Any paper crafter will agree that a handmade card, frame or gift box is not finished until it has been embellished. The simple addition of buttons or brads, pins and pearls, or a snippet of ribbon or lace completes a project and helps to give it the ultimate handcrafted look. Oftentimes, a crafter's signature style shines through the embellishments that are used. In this book, you'll learn handy and innovative ways to create some of the most trendy embellishments that are used in paper crafting today. You'll also discover easy ways to customize store-bought ribbons and pearls to perfectly match each item you create. Creating and adding stylish embellishments to your handmade projects has never been easier!
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Build a Snowman Card What makes a snowman come to life? The magic hat. Family and friends will love this adorable snowman card. To see over 200 holiday stamps that are sure to inspire, visit us at:
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Crown your creations with the new Spellbinders Nestabilities Majestic Elements. These intricately detailed nesting die templates are perfect as single elements or combined and layered for endless creativity. Choose from our three new designs and mix-n-match to create 20+ different options. Happy Holidays from Spellbinders Paper Arts. MSRP $24.99 www.spellbinderspaperarts.com
The new Card Storage Box from Cropper Hopper is the perfect gift for any card maker. Our Card Storage Box has a lid with a secure band closure and includes 6 dividers with labels to make it easier to organize over 300 cards by theme or occasion. Acid free/ archival safe. Visit our website for great organizing tips.
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Join us as we chat with CardMaker Blog Team member, stamp artist and designer Kimberly Crawford.
What began as a desire to personalize her wedding invitations has evolved into a paper-crafting career for Kimberly Crawford. Besides being a talented designer, Kimberly also illustrates her own line of stamps called Mint Motif which are only available at iheartpapers. com. The designs, including decorative borders, sentiments and sweet images, represent Kimberlys fresh and classic style. She has designed projects for a variety of different companies and currently works with Spellbinders Paper Arts and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. As a former elementary teacher, Kimberly gets to combine two of her passions teaching and designingto inspire others to explore paper crafting and expand their creativity!
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started designing.
I have been married to my husband for almost 13 years. We have a 6-year-old son who is in first grade. We recently moved to eastern Iowa, which is a change from being northern Minnesotans all our lives. Before becoming a mom and designing in the paper-crafting industry, I was an elementary teacher and a high school softball coach. My journey to designing began when I wanted to create a look on our wedding invitations, and my husband mentioned that his mom did this stamping thing and she could help. She sent me my first stamping supplies. I fell in love and became addicted. Once my son was born, I got into paper crafting even more.
Kimberly illustrates her own line of stamps that include decorative borders, sentiments and sweet images.
What are your top five must-have paper-crafting supplies?

Die templates, stamps, cardstock, inks and adhesive foam squares.
Which is your favorite holiday/occasion to make cards for?

The everyday, thinking about you, thanks for being a great friend, etc. cards that you can imagine someone opening and smiling. Nothing makes someones day like getting real mail.
How did you come up with the name for your stamp line, Mint Motif, and how did you get started designing stamps?
The name came from hours of searching through an online thesaurus. I wanted the name to represent new, fresh, clean and classy, which is what I want my stamp designs to embody. Its unique, and the alliteration is pretty fun too. Stamp designing found me. I was asked by Kate Baldwin, owner of i {heart} papers, if I was interested in stamp designing. I was always on the lookout for new stamp ideas, so I began to sketch out ideas and think about images that were missing from my collection.
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Do you sketch out stamp designs on paper, or do you work directly on your computer?
I sketch out my ideas using a little bit of both. Some days I sketch out ideas in a notebook, or I just collect ideas from magazines and the Internet. Other days, I go directly to the computer creating things like backgrounds or borders, mostly because I can create the shapes right there. The funny part about all this is that I cannot draw a thing nothing. The computer is the way for me to create what is in my head.
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Bazzill Basics cardstock: kraft, simply smooth white BasicGrey PB&J 6 x 6-inch paper pad I {heart} Papers Mint Motif stamp sets: Beyond Borders Too, Simply Sentiments Ink pads: Ranger Distress (peeled paint, frayed burlap); Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko (Versamark watermark, Memento tuxedo black) Stampendous! aqua embossing powder My Minds Eye Lost & Found 2 Sunshine Sunshine Trim burlap Spellbinders die templates: Spiral Blossom Four (#S4-364), Bitty Blossoms (#S5-086), Nested Leaves (#S4-321) Die-cutting machine Foam applicator Paper towel SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L adhesive dots SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L double-sided tape
Project note: Ink edges of all pieces brown. 1. Form a 5 x 5-inch card from kraft cardstock. 2. Cut a 4 x 4-inch piece from white cardstock. 3. Use watermark ink to stamp polka dots over entire white square. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat emboss. 4. Apply green ink over top of square with a foam applicator. Wipe off ink from embossed sections with paper towel. Adhere square to card front. 5. Stamp sentiment along edges of square with black ink as shown. 6. Cut a piece from burlap; V-notch left end. Adhere to card front as shown, securing right edge inside card. 7. Referring to photo, cut a scalloped strip from yellow patterned paper. Adhere to burlap. 8. Cut a strip from navy blue patterned paper; V-notch left end. Adhere over top edge of yellow strip. 9. Die-cut and emboss a Spiral Blossom from pink patterned paper; sand edges. Roll into a flower following manufacturers instructions. 10. Die-cut a Bitty Blossom #1 from yellow patterned paper. Roll into a flower following manufacturers instructions. Insert and adhere yellow flower into center of pink flower. 11. Die-cut and emboss two leaves from green patterned paper. Adhere flower and leaves to card front as shown.
What is one of your favorite card-making techniques?

Emboss resist is one of my favorites. I love stamping an image and heat-embossing it, applying ink over the top and bringing out that image from underneathits creating your own amazing patterned paper. Plus, you can mix it up with colored embossing powders and different cardstock bases.
Do you have any favorite websites and/or magazines you get inspired by?
Magazines are still my favorite source of inspiration. There is nothing like sitting down and flipping through the
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Papertrey Ink cardstock: pure poppy, vintage cream Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder Frozen Shrimp patterned paper Papertrey Ink Tremendous Treats: Christmas stamp set Ink pads: Ranger Distress (vintage photo); Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko VersaFine (onyx black) Copic markers: 100, E00, R29, Y15 Tombow adhesive foam squares
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Project note: Ink edges of pieces using vintage photo ink. Stamp images with onyx black ink. 1. Form a 4 x 4-inch card from red cardstock. 2. Cut a 3 x 3-inch piece from patterned paper. Attach to card front using foam squares. 3. Cut a 3 x 3-inch piece from cream cardstock. Stamp image and sentiment onto cream panel. Color using markers. Attach to card front using foam squares. 4. Decorate inside of card as desired.
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Celebrate Every Day!

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Canson watercolor paper Authentique Gathering 6 x 6 paper pad Stamp sets: Penny Black (To You); Fiskars (Butterfly Magic) Ink pads: Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko VersaFine (onyx black); Ranger Distress (tea dye) Copic markers: BG18, YG93 Stampendous! clear embossing powder 6 inches 38-inch-wide aqua rickrack White button Die templates: Spellbinders Flower Creations (#S4-072); Cheery Lynn Designs Nautical Wheeler Doily (#DL180) Provo Craft Cuttlebug die-cutting machine Darice embossing heat tool SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L adhesive foam squares Ranger Glossy Accents Spray adhesive
Project notes: If flower die template is unavailable, try using punches or another flower die. Ink edges of patterned paper pieces light brown. Use Glossy Accents as adhesive unless otherwise directed. 1. Form a 5 x 4-inch card from watercolor paper. 2. Cut a 2 x 4-inch piece from striped paper and a 3 x 4-inch piece from dotted paper. Layer and adhere pieces together forming a 538 x 4-inch panel. 3. Die-cut doily from light blue patterned paper. Cut off about 13 of doily. Use spray adhesive to adhere doily to layered panel as shown. Trim edges of doily as needed. Wrap rickrack around panel over seam; secure ends to back. Adhere to card front. 4. Cut a 3 x 1-inch piece from floral patterned paper. Attach to card front
using foam squares. Stamp sentiment onto light blue patterned paper. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat- emboss. Cut a rectangle around sentiment; cut right end into a V-notch creating a tag. Attach to card front using foam squares. 5. Die-cut flower from desired patterned paper, soak flower with water, and roll each petal into a ball. Carefully unroll and dry with heat tool. Stack and glue centers of petals to form a flower. Cut two leaves from scrap paper; color with marker. Attach leaves and flower to card as shown. Color button with coordinating marker; attach to center of flower. 6. Decorate inside of card as desired.
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Cardstock: white, red, dark green Red patterned paper Quilled Creations 18-inch-wide quilling paper strips: gold, platinum white, pale peach Gold holly stickers Quilled Creations Combing Kit with quilling comb Quilled Creations Deluxe Crimper Gold metallic watercolor paint Paintbrush Sponge Quilled Creations quilling tool Tweezers Toothpick Clear-drying glue
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Project notes: Refer to photo and illustration when forming quilled shapes. Use a toothpick to place glue on ends of quilling paper when securing quilled shapes. Tweezers can be used to place quilled shapes onto cards. Follow manufacturer's instructions when using quilling comb. 1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from white cardstock. 2. Cut a 4 x 5-inch piece from dark green cardstock. Brush gold metallic paint along edges; let dry. Adhere to card front. 3. Cut a 3 x 3-inch piece from red patterned paper. Adhere to red cardstock; trim a small border. Brush gold metallic paint along edges; let dry. Adhere to card front. Apply two holly stickers in corners. 4. For angel's head, use quilling tool to roll a 17-inch length of pale peach quilling paper into a Tight Circle (see illustration). Note: To create a 32-inch length of paper, adhere two lengths of quilling paper together. 5. For angel's body, use double-sided combing technique referred to in manufacturer's instructions to wrap a 17-inch platinum white quilling paper strip around pins 1 and 9 three times. Continue down each pin, alternating each side until pin 5; trim any excess quilling strip. 6. For wings, use crimper to create fine crimps onto a 17-inch length of gold quilling paper. Referring to manufacturers instructions, use single-sided combing technique to create each wing. Wrap strip around pins 1 and 8. Continue down each pin until pin 4. Repeat for second wing. Adhere wings inside body. 7. For halo, wrap a 6-inch length of gold quilling paper around barrel of an ink pen or handle of quilling tool at least three times. Adhere end; remove and reshape into a flat oval. 8. Adhere angel's head, body and halo to card front as shown.
Tight Circle
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L e t t er i n g a nd pr oje c t b y Na nc y B u rk e This alphabet can either be drawn following a baseline or freestyle with letters slightly below or above the adjacent letter. Practice first by drawing on a baseline and then when comfortable, experiment with letter placement. 1. Lightly draw basic uppercase letters. Be sure to leave enough space between each letter so that you have plenty of room to widen letter lines and add decorative details. For rounded letters, draw several shorter connected straight lines in place of rounded lines. 3. Trace over lines with a fine-tip pen or marker. Erase original pencil lines.
4. Draw in details with a fine-tip pen or marker and color in letters with colored pencils, watercolors or markers. Add small leaves if desired.
2. Slightly widen each letter line. Draw widened lines so that they overlap one another. Refer to completed alphabet for placement of overlapped areas.
Falling for You
Sources: Cardstock from Die Cuts With A View; This & That and Times & Seasons patterned papers from Echo Park Paper Co.; Harvest Market Peach Crisp and Pumpkin patterned papers from Lily Bee Design; circle alphabet stickers from Authentique; artist pens from Faber-Castell USA Inc.; watercolor pencils from General Pencil Co.
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Hanukkah Card & Chocolates Gift Set
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Stampin Up! cardstock: brocade blue, whisper white Plastic case (example created with repurposed iPod packaging) Chocolate candies SRM Press stickers: Quick Cards Hanukkah, Weve Got Your Sticker Plus Cupcake Krylon silver leafing pen Darice glittering yarn 3 inches white pompom trim Michaels small silver selfadhesive gems Black fine-tip marker Michaels silver eyelet Eyelet-setting tool Punches: Stampin Up! (Decorative Label); 18-inch hole Sizzix Ornate Swirls & Winter Words embossing folder set (#657138) Sizzix On the Edge Brackets die set (#656625) Die-cutting machine Stampin Up! adhesive foam squares Double-sided adhesive Computer with printer (optional)
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1. Form a 3 x 638-inch card from white cardstock. 2. Cut a 318 x 5-inch piece from white cardstock. Emboss swirls onto top 3-inch section of white panel. Adhere to blue cardstock; trim a small border. Adhere to card front. 3. Attach HANUKKAH sticker to white cardstock. Trim around sentiment. Adhere to blue cardstock; trim a small border. Repeat with Happy sticker. Adhere pompom trim to back of Hanukkah panel as shown. Attach sentiment panels to card front as shown using foam squares. 4. Embellish card front with gems. 5. Hand-print, or use a computer to generate, the following sentiment onto white cardstock:
May the warmth and glow Of each candle you light, Make your heart and home happy And Hanukkah bright.
6. Cut a rectangle around sentiment; adhere to blue cardstock and trim a small border. Adhere sentiment inside card and decorate as desired.
Gift Box
1. Cut a piece of blue cardstock to fit inside plastic case. Place inside case and secure with double-sided adhesive if desired. 2. Emboss swirls onto a piece of blue cardstock. Cut strips from embossed cardstock to fit around candies. Wrap strips around candies and adhere ends on back using double-sided adhesive. Tie a piece of yarn around each candy. 3. Cut a strip of white cardstock long enough to wrap around plastic case. Die-cut top edge using desired brackets die. Cut a strip of blue cardstock slightly wider than die-cut piece. Layer and wrap cardstock strips around plastic case. Secure on back using doublesided adhesive. 4. Punch a label from blue cardstock. Ink edges with silver leafing pen. Attach happy HANUKKAH wishes sticker to white cardstock. Trim around sticker and attach to blue label using foam squares. 5. Punch a hole through top of label; attach eyelet. Wrap yarn around plastic case as shown, sliding label onto yarn; tie a bow and trim ends.
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Dont throw away your product packaging. These containers often make great containers for gifts.
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Marcos Paper cardstock: blue, cougar opaque white, silver mirri card reflective Unity Stamp Co. Ornamental Season stamp set Ranger Adirondack Pigment denim ink pad Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko silver Sheer Shimmer Spritz Stampin Up! Snow Burst embossing folder (#124096) Embossing machine Scoring board with tool Paper adhesive
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1. Using pattern on page 76, cut a Card Base from blue cardstock; score along dashed lines. Valley fold each inside score line and unfold (Photo 1). Mountain fold each outside score line and unfold (Photo 2). 2. Using patterns on page 76, cut the following: three Small Triangles from silver cardstock, six Panel Pieces from white cardstock and one Large Triangle from white cardstock. 3. Emboss snowflakes onto each piece from step 2 except for Large Triangle. Emboss snowflakes onto a 5 x 6-inch piece of silver cardstock.
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4. Stamp sentiment centered onto Large Triangle. Adhere Large Triangle to 5 x 6-inch piece of embossed silver cardstock; trim a small border. 5. Spray silver shimmer onto each white piece. Let dry. 6. Adhere pieces to Card Base as shown. 7. Fold Card Base along scored lines, folding down each side one at a time as shown (Photo 3). To secure closed, tuck edge of last folded panel under edge of first folded panel (Photo 4).
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DiscountCardstock.com cardstock: ivory smooth, bronze metallic Impression Obsession stamp sets: Leaf Print Minis, Count Your Blessings Clearsnap Premium dye ink pads by Stephanie Barnard: chocolate, artichoke, strawberry, tangerine Sakura Pigma black fine-tip pen The Twinery Mandarin bakers twine Sizzix eclips electronic cutting machine with Holiday cartridge (#656167) Acrylic block or waxed paper Craft sponge Flower Soft Glue
Fall Thanks
D e si g n b y Je a n ne St r ei f f 1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from bronze cardstock. 2. Cut two 4 x 5-inch pieces from ivory cardstock. Ink edges brown. Adhere one panel inside card. 3. Applying color directly from ink pad, tap each color of ink onto acrylic block or waxed paper. Pounce leaf stamp into inks and then stamp image onto ivory panel. Repeat until desired amount of leaves have been stamped onto panel. 4. Doodle a border around edge of image panel using black pen. Adhere panel to card front. 5. Die-cut Thanks from bronze cardstock. Attach to card front as shown. 6. Wrap twine around top of card front. Tie bow and trim ends. 7. Using brown ink, stamp sentiment inside card. In the same manner as in Step 3, stamp a leaf inside card.
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Brads & Eyelets

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As a card maker, I am always looking for small embellishments that I have in my arsenal to use on projects. Of course buttons are always a great way to add a little extra detail to a project, but dont forget about brads and eyelets as well. Both brads and eyelets add that circular detail that a button would add and are available in a wide variety of colors, sizes and designs. While eyelets tend to be only metal, they do come in many different sizes, colors and finishes such as embossed, painted and even epoxy. Brads are also metal based, but the tops are everything from the basic painted metal to a fun fabric covered design. There is even a tool on the market called the i-Top created by Imaginisce that allows you to create your own brads. The possibilities are unlimited with what you can create a brad topper from to coordinate with your project.
Using Brads & Eyelets

Using brads in your paper crafting is easy. Simply start by piercing a small hole in your paper with
either a paper piercer, a mini hole punch or a simple thumbtack. You can also make a small slit with a pair of sharp detail scissors. Its always good to have a piece of craft foam or an old mouse pad under your paper so you dont mar your table with the sharp end of your scissors or a paper piercer. Next, place the prongs on the back of the brad through the pierced hole. Turn your project over and open the prongs so they lie flat on the back of the project. Sometimes you may need a pair of scissors or tweezers to make separating the prongs a bit easier. Most of the time you can easily open them with just your fingertips. Like brads, eyelets come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors. They can be a simple painted inch eyelet or a large 12-inch shaped eyelet that is embossed and covered with an epoxy finish. The choices are as varied as the projects in which they can be used. Eyelets are typically metal and made up of aluminum or a brass alloy and are a bit more labor intensive embellishment. First you will need to create a hole in your project a bit smaller than the eyelet you are going to use. If the hole is too small, you will tear or warp your paper when you place the eyelet in the hole. Also, if you make the hole too large, the eyelet will simply fall right out.
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There are different tools on the market for both creating the hole and setting the eyelet. Each of the tools is different in many ways. They all have pluses and minuses. There are, and have been, other types of eyelet setters on the market. The four listed below are the most popular that are available right now.
Crop-A-Dile by We R Memory Keepers

Upside: It looks like an oversized hole punch. Its an all-in-one tool that both punches the hole and sets the eyelets. It will set both aluminum and brass eyelets very easily. Downside: The reach on the tool is only 1 inch so you are limited on where you can place an eyelet on your project.
Eyelet Setter & Hammer combo set by Making Memories

This set uses a combination of the hole punch and setter with a hammer. Upside: This type of setter will set both aluminum and brass eyelets anywhere on your project. Downside: With this type of setter, you must pound a metal hole maker and eyelet setter. The pounding is very loud and takes a bit of strength to hammer the eyelet.
Big Bite by We R Memory Keepers

Upside: This tool is a larger version of the Crop-A-
Silent Setter by Provo Craft

Upside: This setter is silent because you dont use a hammer to create the hole or to set the eyelet. The tool uses a twisting action with your wrist while pushing down at the same time to both create the hole in your paper and then to set the eyelet. Another upside is that this type of setter will easily set aluminum eyelets anywhere on your project. Downside: This type of setter is difficult to use with brass alloy eyelets. You need a lot of pressure to set any eyelet that isnt aluminum.
Dile. The Crop-A-Dile is a handheld tool and the Big Bite is a desktop tool. Its an all-in-one tool that both punches the hole and sets the eyelets. It will set both aluminum and brass eyelets easily anywhere on a project up to 12 x 12 inches. The tool has a 6-inch reach. Downside: The tool is much larger than the other eyelet setters on the market. Take some time and decide which tool may be best for your situation. If you have a group of crafting friends, ask to try out their tools before purchasing one for yourself. We all have different reasons why we like what we use for eyelet setting.
Uses for Brads & Eyelets

If youre not sure how to utilize these embellishments, consider using them as a simple decorative item on your project, just as you would use a button. You can also use them in a utilitarian fashion to secure a tag, ribbon or twine. They are also a great solution for attaching vellum or other transparent items where adhesive may be difficult to use. Many of us have eyelets and brads in our craft stash that we havent used in a while. I challenge you to break them out or purchase some of the new, fun and trendy ones on the market today. Or, if you found eyelets difficult to use in the past, try one of the new tools on the market for setting eyelets. These new tools may make it easier for you than what you were using in the past. Eyelets and brads are a great basic embellishment with a lot of versatility. You might be surprised by how much you like incorporating them in your paper crafting.
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I hope you have enjoyed this year of challenges. Its been a lot of fun to see what everyone has come up with each week. Id love to hear what you think of the challenges and if you have completed any or all of them. Feel free to drop me an email, visit the Card Swap forum, or post about it on the CardMaker Facebook page. If this is your first time here, please jump right in. The challenges are here to inspire you. You are welcome to tweak and twist them however you wish. If you want to see some of the previous challenges, they are all listed in the Card Swap forum along with samples I have created and interpretations from members. Please visit the CardMaker Magazine Card Swap forum. There is an area set aside just for Challenge Corner creations. Wed love for you to join in the fun and share what you have been inspired to make. If you have questions or need assistance registering for the forum or uploading your projects, please feel free to contact me at LoraBrinkman@gmail.com.
Challenge 1 10/16/2012 Stamp It Easy Challenge 2 10/23/2012 Fall Colors
Clean and simple is the way to go when you have a ton of cards to make. So, the challenge is to make a clean and simple card that you can easily duplicate for a note card set, holiday cards, etc. This year for Christmas, I plan on using the PSA Essentials stamps for my cards. They are so easy and cute. You can even get your own personalized stamp from them. Check out their store locator page to find an online store or the nearest retail location to purchase these stamps. www.psaessentials.com/store locations.htm
Here in Mid-Missouri we are starting to enjoy brisker air and anxiously awaiting the leaves changing color. In celebration of the autumn season, create a card using burnt orange, mustard and burgundy. You can add in a little brown and ivory, but no green, white or black.
Challenge 3 10/30/2012 Personal Thanks
Nancy Burke has dazzled us with her amazing hand-lettering alphabets. I admit I shy away from handwriting anything on cards, except the little personal note inside. The problem with my shyness is that I am overlooking an easy way to add a special, personal touch to my projects that could never be duplicated. I love all the products on the
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market, but I find myself longing for a way to make my creations even more mine. Hand-lettering a sentiment is the perfect solution. Dont be scared! You are your own worst critic. Use one of Nancys amazing alphabet styles or come up with your own. Hand-letter the sentiment on the front of your card this week and use it as the focal point. Yes, I mean the front. No cheating like I would do and doodle something small inside.
Challenge 4 11/06/2012 Holiday Spirit Challenge 5 11/13/2012 Turn the Heat On
A technique that I dont use nearly enough, but love dearly, is heat embossing. If you havent tried this before, be sure to research it a little. It took me a few attempts to be successful with this technique because I didnt have the right products. I like using ultra-fine detailing powder with VersaMark or VersaFine ink. Gather your supplies and heat it up on a project of your choice.
Challenge 6 11/20/2012 Thankful Places
for on their place card. Gather them up and put them in a special place to get out and reflect upon in years to come. You could make this a tradition to create your place cards, write the thankful thoughts and store for years to come. Be sure to include the year and age of the guests.
Challenge 7 11/27/2012 Stuffed
It is crop week at the Card Swap forum. I do hope you will join us! This crop is going to be focused on the various holidays celebrated at this time of year. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah, create a card this week to send or give a friend.
I love the look of cute little place cards on the table, but after the meal what do you do with them? If you are like me, you toss them out. This year, instead of tossing them out, put them to good use. Create your place cards and then, before or at the end of the meal, pass around a pen to have each guest write something they are thankful
After Thanksgiving, I always just feel stuffed. In recognition of being stuffed, create a card that has a little dimension to it. Do you remember those puffy quilts? You would cut a hole and stuff it full of polyfill to make it really puffy. Use that concept to apply to your card. Punch out a circle or shape of choice, then lay a piece of fabric over the hole and add in batting or polyfill to make it puff through the front of the card. Then layer it onto your card or hide the hole on the inside with a piece of cardstock.
Hello Kitty Christmas

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Sources: Pink cardstock, ribbon, 1-inch punch, 1-inch circle punch, Fancy Flower punch and adhesive foam dots from Stampin Up!; silver cardstock from Bazzill Basics Paper Inc.; X-Press It Blending Card from Imagination International Inc.; patterned papers from Michaels Stores Inc.; Hello Kitty Reindeer Games stamp set from PSA Essentials; markers (C3, E37, RV14) and Colorless Blender from Copic/ Imagination International Inc.
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In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, take the opportunity to create and send a handmade thank you card to someone who has touched your life in a special way.
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The Paper Company cardstock: cream, purple, rust Stamps: Penny Black (Flourish Thank You set); Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz (Natures Elements set) Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko ink pads: VersaMark watermark, VersaFine onyx black Stampendous! embossing powder: PearLustre tanzanite, clear Natural hemp cord
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1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from cream cardstock. 2. Cut a 4 x 5-inch piece from rust cardstock. 3. Die-cut two doilies from cream cardstock. Using spray adhesive, adhere a doily to rust panel as shown. Trim edges of doily so they align with panels edges. Repeat to adhere remaining doily inside card. 4. Using watermark ink, stamp sentiment onto rust panel as shown. Sprinkle with tanzanite embossing powder; heat-emboss. 5. Die-cut five flowers from cream cardstock. Soak flowers with water and roll each into a ball. Gently unroll flowers and dry with embossing heat tool. Layer and adhere flowers together as shown. Apply Glossy Accents to
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Wheat Thank You

D e si g n b y C a t h y T id w e l l 1. Form a 5 x 4-inch card from cardstock. Adhere a 5 x 4-inch piece of patterned paper to card front. 2. Stamp wheat image onto cardstock using rust ink. Die-cut a 2 x 3-inch Labels Twenty shape around image; do not remove die template. Use sponge to ink die cut with rust ink and then brown ink. Remove die template. Adhere to card. 3. Wrap seam binding around card front as shown. Tie a bow; trim ends. 4. Ink edges of letter titles brown. Adhere to card front as shown. 5. Decorate inside of card as desired.
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Gina K. Designs pure luxury heavy base weight cardstock Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash Seasonal line paper pad Gina K. Designs Autumn Splendor stamp set Ranger Distress ink pads: vintage photo, wild honey Wooden letter tiles 20 inches -inch-wide brown seam binding Spellbinders Labels Twenty die templates (#S5-026) Die-cutting machine Craft sponge 3M -inch double-sided tape
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White cardstock Watercolor paper 140 lb. or 90 lb. weight Stamps: Hero Arts (Big Owl #K5059, Celebrate Everyday set #CL498, Newspaper Owl #D5562, Special Time set #CL579); Heartfelt Creations (Leaf Medley set) Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko ink pads: VersaMark watermark, Kaleidacolor autumn leaves Rit Liquid Dye: sunshine orange, tan, wine, royal blue Crafters Pick Batik-EZ Resist Medium Black embossing powder Black marker Small corner rounder punch Embossing heat tool Small paintbrush Foam brush 3 spray bottles Waxed paper or paint palette Sink or plastic tub Paper towels Newsprint Rubber gloves Adhesive foam tape Paper adhesive
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Project notes: Cover work space with newsprint. When working with dye, protect hands by wearing rubber gloves. 1. Form a 6 x 5-inch card from cardstock. 2. Using a foam brush, apply resist medium to branch stamp. Stamp branches repeatedly onto watercolor paper, reapplying resist medium between each image. Note: Wash stamp immediately. Let stamped images dry or use embossing heat tool to speed up the drying process. 3. Pour sunshine orange, wine and tan liquid dyes into individual spray bottles. 4. Spray sunshine orange liquid dye onto stamped watercolor paper. Spray a lighter coat of tan liquid dye and then finish with a light spritz of wine liquid dye. 5. To dry, line bottom of microwave with paper towels; place dyed watercolor paper in microwave and set on high for 12 minutes. 6. Remove paper from microwave. Place panel into sink or tub with water and gently rinse off resist medium using a foam brush. Let paper air dry. 7. Stamp Big Owl onto watercolor paper with watermark cah-print-ad.pdf 1 8/17/2012 12:00:07 PM ink. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat-emboss. 8. Spray or drip tiny amounts of each color of liquid dye onto waxed paper or paint palette. Color owl as shown using paintbrush and liquid dyes. Let dry completely and cut out. 9. Stamp sentiment onto cardstock using watermark ink. Emboss in the same manner as before. Cut a rectangle around sentiment; round corners. Ink edges with black marker. 10. Trim dried resist panel to 5 x 4 inches. Ink edges with black marker. Adhere to card front. Adhere owl and sentiment to card front as shown using foam tape. 11. Stamp Newspaper Owl and Its a Special Time inside card using autumn leaves ink.
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At Heart set on top of traced letters aligning edges as shown (Photo 2). 4. The letters should now be transferred onto stamp. Use markers to trace over letters on stamp using same marker colors as before (Photo 3). 5. Trace around border of stamp with rich cocoa marker (Photo 4). 6. Huff on stamp to remoisten ink and stamp onto white cardstock. 7. Trim around stamped sentiment
leaving a 18-inch border. Adhere to brown cardstock; trim a small border. Adhere to card front. 8. Wrap twine around bottom of card front twice. Tie a knot as shown; trim ends. 9. Die-cut and emboss YOU panel from kraft cardstock. Ink embossed YOU using rich cocoa marker. Attach to card front as shown using foam dots. 10. Decorate inside of card as desired using Wild Flowers stamp set.
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Cardstock: black, white Spellbinders Precious Metals Premium Craft Foil Assortment (#F-012) JustRite Autumn Words stamp set Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Memento tuxedo black ink pad Really Reasonable Ribbon: 7 inches -inch-wide white lace trim; 16 inches 38-inch-wide gold metallic-trimmed satin The Rubber Cafe self-adhesive white pearls Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Elegance embossing folder (#El-007) Spellbinders Grand Calibur Spellbinders Raspberry Spacer Plate (D-Adapter Plate) The Rubber Cafe Stick Em Up gem/pearl placement tool Sanding block The Rubber Cafe paper adhesive Beacon craft glue
Give Thanks
1. Form a 5 x 5-inch card from black cardstock.
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2. Cut a 5 x 5-inch piece from white cardstock. Stamp sentiment onto upper left corner of white panel. 3. Cut a 5 x 2-inch piece from gold craft foil. Emboss foil piece using Side A of Elegance embossing folder and Raspberry Spacer Plate following manufacturers instructions. Sand embossed area as desired. Adhere to white panel as shown. 4. Referring to photo, wrap lace trim around panel; secure ends to back. Repeat with a 7-inch length of satin ribbon. Tie a bow with remaining satin ribbon; adhere to panel as shown. Adhere panel to card front. 5. Embellish card with pearls as shown using gem/pearl placement tool.
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Lightly sanding a colored foil will reveal the silver core giving it a shabby chic/vintage look, and it makes the embossing pop. The Stick Em Up tool works wonderfully for placing loose pearls and rhinestones on a project.
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A Season of Giving
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Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Stampers Select white, dark chocolate); Stampin Up! (more mustard) Stamps: Memory Box (Tree of Blooms); Hero Arts (A Season of Giving) Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko ink pads: Memento rich cocoa, Delicata golden glitz Copic markers: R24, R27, Y15, Y19, Y38, YR02, YR04 Copic Spica gold glitter pen Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Stampin Up! adhesive foam dots Michaels Recollections adhesive foam squares
1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from dark brown cardstock. 2. Attach a 4 x 5-inch piece of burnt orange cardstock to card front using foam dots. 3. Cut a 3 x 5-inch piece from white cardstock. Using dark brown ink, stamp tree onto white panel. Color using markers and glitter pen. Attach to card front using foam dots. 4. Cut a 5 x -inch piece from white cardstock. Stamp sentiment onto white strip with gold ink. 5. Place sentiment strip, long edge horizontal, on scoring board and score inch and inch from each short edge. Trim ends into V-notches. Attach to card front as shown using foam squares. 6. Decorate inside of card as desired.
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Customize your tree image to fit any season by changing the colors of the markers you use.
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Thanks!
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Gina K. Designs ivory cardstock Bella BLVD Finally Fall patterned papers: Autumn Splendor, Cute Cuts Bella BLVD Finally Fall Alpha + Bits stickers Ranger Stickles orange glitter glue May Arts natural string Hero Arts mini clothespin Adhesive foam tape Paper adhesive
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1. Form a 4 x 538-inch card from cardstock. 2. Cut a 4 x 3-inch piece from Autumn Splendor paper. Adhere to card front as shown. 3. Cut a 4-inch length of scalloped border from Cute Cuts paper. Adhere to card front as shown. 4. Cut an owl from Cute Cuts paper. Attach to card front using foam tape. Apply glitter glue to owls beak; let dry. 5. Attach scalloped circle sticker to right side of card front. 6. Attach tHanks stickers to card front as shown. When using stickers to spell out a sentiment, place the center letters first so you can align all of the letters on the card correctly.
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Level 3: People
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Understanding the Copic Color System
The numbers and letters on your marker represent the following:
Intermediate Classification
Color number within color type. Variation 0-9
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Specific Classification/ Brightness #

Specific variation of color within the intermediate classification. Variation 0-9
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Broad Classification
Shows color type
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Holiday Blue
Color Name
New Colors for 2009 YG0000, G0000, BG0000, B0000, C00, W00 BV0000, V0000, RV0000, R0000, YR0000
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Copic
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Copic Coloring Technique:
Coloring Red
B y C ol le en S c h a a n
In this issue were focusing on coloring reda topic that has many color artists seeing red. Here, you'll learn two different techniques and Ill share tips and tricks for tackling some of the challenges you may encounter.
Coloring Option #1
Light to Dark
In the last issue of CardMaker, we focused on basic blending, and I explained the easiest and most common way of coloring with Copic markerslight to dark. This is the way I typically color, fully saturating the paper with the base color to allow additional shading layers to blend easily. When coloring with red, you will need to adjust your technique a bit when coloring light to dark to avoid oversaturating the paper and causing bleeding. For these tutorials, I am using a Santa image with the light source in the upperright corner. Step 1: Paying close attention to the light source, begin flicking the lightest red (R22) from the highlight area toward the shadow area. Leave the area that will be darkest white (Photo 1). Note: This
is the opposite of how I typically apply the base layer. Step 2: Begin building up the mid-tone area with a medium red (R24). Apply the ink by flicking
from the middle toward the highlight and from the middle toward the shadow. Note: I like to flick from side to side in a swinging motion. Do not apply the mid-tone completely over the highlight or the darkest shadow areas (Photo 2).
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Step 3: Add the dark shading with a dark red (R29). Flick from the white shadow area toward the mid-tone area. Do not cover all of the mid-tone. At this point, no blending has been done and you should have visible dark, medium and light values (Photo 3).
The key to this method is to leave the darkest shadow area white to begin with. This keeps the paper from becoming oversaturated when layering colors and helps avoid bleeding or feathering ink.
Coloring Option #2
Dark to Light
Step 4: Blend together using the medium value to smooth the area from dark to medium and the light value to smooth the area from medium to light. Note: This is the same process as traditional light to dark blending (Photo 4).
Applying color and blending dark to light is another, less common, method of Copic coloring. While it is more difficult to get a smooth blend, it is a technique that comes in handy when working in small areas or with tricky colors like red. Ive used the same Santa image with the same light source (upper right) for this tutorial. Step 1: Paying close attention to the light source, begin flicking the darkest value (R29) from the shadow toward the highlight area (Photo 5).
Step 2: Begin building up the mid-tone area with a medium red (R24). Apply the ink by flicking from the middle toward the highlight and from the middle toward the shadow. Create a smooth blend from dark to medium. Leave the highlight area white (Photo 6).
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Step 3: Add the highlights with a light red (R22). Flick from the highlight area into the mid-tone area to help create a smooth blend (Photo 7).
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a bit more effort and ink than coloring light to dark, but the edges of the image are typically not oversaturated and therefore limits the amount of bleeding and feathering.
Make It Pop
Another common problem people encounter when working with reds is a lack of contrast. Most often, it is necessary to go back and add darker values after blending to enhance the contrast and make the image more visually appealing. Whether you have colored light to dark or dark to light, you can create more contrast by adding flicks of a darker red (R39) to the shaded areas and use a different color family (RV69) for the cast shadows (Photo 8). Note: By flicking the color in, you shouldnt have to re-blend the image.
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Tips, Tricks & Troubleshooting

If you have tried the two coloring methods above and still encounter bleeding or feathering, you might want to try a different paper. Softer papers tend to bleed more than denser ones. Make sure to use an absorbent paper underneath your coloring. This will help soak up any excess ink instead of allowing it to feather and bleed. Dont color up to the lines. Know that reds will travel along the paper fibers quickly. Leave a tiny gap between your coloring and the edge of the image. It will fill in as the ink feathers. Let each layer dry slightly before adding more ink or blending. It will be a bit more difficult to blend, but it allows the paper to soak up more ink before becoming saturated. Be quickbe light! Use a light hand when coloring red and color quickly to avoid fully saturating the paper. Always color the red areas first. Its often the most challenging. Do not use the Colorless Blender to fix mistakes in red. If you make a mistake in red, embrace it and use it as an opportunity for embellishment. If you attempt to use the Colorless Blender to erase the stray mark, it will only make it worse. Dont be afraid of coloring red. It is a challenging color to work with, but its well worth the extra effort to master it (Photo 9)!
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C O P I C C O L O R I N G T E C H N I Q U E
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Believe
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D e si g n b y C ol le en S c h a a n
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (blush dark red, mystique); X-Press It (Blending Card) Prima Madeline Collection 6 x 6 paper pad Stamps: Whiff of Joy (Santa Reading List); Flourishes (Santa, I Believe set) Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Memento tuxedo black ink pad Copic markers: BV01, BV20, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, E000, E21, E23, E41, E42, E93, R22, R24, R29, R39, RV69, T1, T30, Y13 Copic Colorless Blender (0) Copic Various Ink refill: E42
Copic Opaque White pigment 7 Kaisercraft self-adhesive white pearls 5 inches 2-inch-wide white wire-edged organdy ribbon Spellbinders die templates: Grand Labels Twenty-Three (#LF-347), Labels Eighteen (#S4-310), Romantic Rectangles (#S5-090), Classic Rectangles LG (#S4-132) Spellbinders Grand Calibur Copic Airbrushing System Plastic sandwich bag Adhesive foam tape Tape Liquid paper adhesive
Coloring Instructions
1. Stamp Santa image onto white cardstock. 2. Using one of the tutorial instructions, color Santas suit with R22, R24 and R29. 3. Add additional shading and cast shadows with R39 and RV69. 4. Color rest of image as follows: Skin: E000, E21, E93 (cast shadow with BV01) Hair: C1, BV20 (flicks onlydo not blend) Fur trim: T1, T3, 0 (dots) Belt, glove, boots: C3, C5, C7, C9 Belt buckle: Y13 List: E41, E42, 0 Ground: C1, T1, C3, 0 5. Add Opaque White to highlight areas as desired. Let dry.
Assembly Instructions
1. Make a 3 x 4-inch card from tan cardstock. 2. Die-cut and emboss a 438 x 5inch Grand Labels Twenty-Three from tan cardstock. Adhere to card front. 3. Cut a 3 x 4-inch piece from red cardstock. 4. Die-cut and emboss a 2 x 4inch Romantic Rectangle from patterned paper; leave die template in place. Airbrush edges with E41; remove die template. Adhere to red panel at an angle as shown. 5. Place ribbon inside plastic bag. Add a few drops of E42 Various Ink into bag and squish with fingers to dye ribbon. Remove ribbon; let dry completely.
6. Wrap hand-dyed ribbon around upper half of layered panel as shown. Adhere ends to back with tape. Attach panel to card front using foam tape. 7. Die-cut and emboss a 278 x 3-inch Classic Rectangles LG around colored image; leave die template in place. Airbrush edges with E41; remove die template. Attach to card front as shown using foam tape. 8. Attach pearls to card front. 9. Stamp Believe onto white cardstock. Note: Stamp image onto scrap paper first to create a softer second image. 10. Die-cut a 1 x 138-inch Labels Eighteen around sentiment. Airbrush in the same manner as before. Attach to card front using foam tape.
CHRISTM AS R EFLECTIONS
The beauty and elegance of the holiday season is reflected on greeting cards crafted with mirrored cardstock, metallic finishes and glitter.
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Christmas Card & Tag Duo
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Bazzill Basics white cardstock Spellbinders Jewel Tones Premium Craft Foil Assortment (#F-013) Waltzingmouse stamp sets: Say It Loud Winter Holiday, Santa's Coming to Town Clearsnap ColorBox ink pads: deep lagoon, licorice Want2Scrap black selfadhesive gems Spellbinders Winter Wonders M-bossabilities embossing folder (#EL-013) Spellbinders Grand Calibur Sanding block SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L adhesive foam squares
Card
1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from cardstock. 2. Stamp sentiments onto card front with black ink. Randomly stamp snowflakes onto card with teal ink. 3. Place foil into Winter Wonders M-bossabilities on bow side. Run foil through Grand Calibur machine to emboss.
4. Sand embossed areas of foil panel using sanding block. Trim foil panel to 4 inches wide, so it will fit perfectly over card front. Use scissors to cut foil panel above bow as shown. Attach panel to card front with foam squares. 5. Embellish card with gems as shown.
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Bazzill Basics white cardstock Bazzill Basics Holiday Style Peppermint Stick patterned paper Spellbinders Jewel Tones Premium Craft Foil Assortment (#F-013) Gina K. Designs Wishing You Joy stamp set Clearsnap ColorBox ink pads: licorice, strawberry 15 inches -inch-wide red sheer ribbon Want2Scrap self-adhesive pearls: small red, medium white Spellbinders die templates: Labels Twenty-Eight (#S5-127), 2012 Snowflake Pendant (#S5-117) Spellbinders Grand Calibur 18-inch hole punch Ranger Stickles crystal glitter glue SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L foam adhesives: squares, tape
Tag
1. Cut and emboss a label from patterned paper using #6 Labels Twenty Eight die template. 2. Cut and emboss a label from white cardstock using #5 Labels Twenty Eight die template. 3. Use red ink to stamp snowflakes onto right side of white label. 4. Use black ink to stamp sentiment onto white label as shown. 5. Adhere labels together with foam tape.
6. Cut and emboss three snowflakes from red foil using three different Snowflake Pendant die templates. 7. Adhere snowflakes to tag with foam squares. 8. Carefully apply glitter glue over stamped snowflakes. 9. Embellish tag with pearls. 10. Punch a hole through center of one stamped snowflake as shown. 11. Thread ribbon through hole; tie a bow, trim ends.
Designer's
The foil can be damaged easily, so be sure that your cutting and embossing plates are clean. Also, when sanding, place the foil on a flat surface so that the foil does not get bent.
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Golden Poinsettias
1. Form a 5 x 4-inch card from ivory cardstock. 2. Cut a 5 x 4-inch piece from gold cardstock. Emboss snowflakes onto top half of panel. Adhere to card front. 3. Cut a 5 x 218-inch piece from ivory cardstock. Punch scallops along bottom edge. Adhere a 5 x 1-inch piece of gold cardstock to punched panel. Attach to card front using foam dots. 4. Stamp poinsettia border onto a 5 x 1-inch piece of ivory cardstock. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat-emboss. Adhere to card front as shown. 5. Decorate the inside of card as desired using Blessed Is the Season stamp set.
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Gina K. Designs cardstock: good as gold metallic, ivory Gina K. Designs stamp sets: A Year of Flowers, Blessed Is the Season Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Delicata golden glitz ink pad Ranger gold embossing powder Stampin Up! Scallop Edge Border punch Provo Craft Snowflakes embossing folder (#37-1140) Die-cutting machine Adhesive foam dots Scor-Pal double-sided adhesive
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Christmas Tag
D e si g n b y Jen n ie H a r p er 1. Die-cut a 3 x 4-inch Labels Eighteen and a 2-inch Standard Circles LG from gold cardstock. Emboss snowflakes onto die-cut shapes. 2. Die-cut a 338-inch Lacey Circles from ivory cardstock. 3. Layer and adhere all three die cuts together, creating a tag. Punch a -inch hole through tag as shown. 4. Die-cut a 118 x 1-inch Labels Fourteen from ivory cardstock. Stamp To: and From: onto label. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat-emboss. Adhere to tag base as shown. 5. Stamp poinsettia onto ivory cardstock. Emboss in the same manner as before. Cut out and adhere to tag using foam dots. 6. Thread ribbon through tag hole; tie knot. Trim ends into V-notches.
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Gina K. Designs cardstock: good as gold metallic, ivory Gina K. Designs stamp sets: A Year of Flowers, Holiday Greetings Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Delicata golden glitz ink pad Ranger gold embossing powder Gina K. Designs 6 inches 58-inch-wide ivory/gold organdy ribbon We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Spellbinders die templates: Standard Circles LG (#S4-114), Labels Fourteen (#S4-290), Lacey Circles (#S4-293), Labels Eighteen (#S4-310) Provo Craft Snowflakes embossing folder (#37-1140) Die-cutting machine Adhesive foam dots Scor-Pal double-sided adhesive
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Joy to the World
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Bazzill Basics Monochromatic Collections: reds, greens My Minds Eye Lost & Found Christmas patterned papers Creations by AR digital Gift Tag template Hero Arts Merriest Christmas Wishes stamp set Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko ink pads: Memento tuxedo black, VersaMark watermark Ranger Super Fine Detail silver embossing powder 16 inches 78-inch-wide metallic silver ribbon Silver metallic cord 4 red jingle bells Punches: EK Success (-inch circle); -inch hole Uchida embossing heat tool Paper adhesive Computer with printer
Project note: Gift Tag template is available to purchase at the following link: http://www.creationsbyar.com/GIFT-TAG_p_107.html. 1. Download and print Gift Tag template onto desired cardstock. Cut, score, fold and assemble tag following manufacturers instructions. 2. Decorate inside of tag using desired patterned papers. 3. Stamp image onto front of tag with watermark ink. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat-emboss. Stamp sentiment above image using black ink. 4. Close tag and punch a -inch hole through top of tag. Punch two -inch circles from desired patterned paper. Punch a -inch hole through center of each circle. Adhere punched circles around holes on front and back of tag. 5. Thread an 8-inch length of ribbon through tag holes. Slide two jingle bells onto cord. Wrap cord around ribbon and tie a bow; trim ends. 6. Finish inside of card as desired.
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Noel
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Using a stamp positioner is a must for this card to align the ornament images. A pencil and ruler can also be used to help with aligning.
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Stampin Up! shimmery white cardstock Stampin Up! stamps: Greetings of the Season, More Merry Messages, Ornament Keepsakes Ink pads: Stampin Up! Classic (riding hood red, old olive, always artichoke); Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko VersaMark (watermark) Stampin Up! gold embossing powder Stampin Up! Basic Rhinestone Jewel Accents self-adhesive gems Stampin Up! Holiday Ornaments Framelits Die (127816) Sizzix die-cutting machine Stampin Up! stamp positioner Stampin Up! 316-inch corner punch Stampin Up! adhesive foam dots
1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from cardstock. 2. Using red and green inks, stamp rows of ornaments onto left side of card front. Note: Use stamp positioner if desired to align images. 3. Stamp three ornaments onto cardstock using watermark ink. Sprinkle with embossing powder;
heat-emboss. Die-cut embossed ornaments using corresponding ornament die. Attach to card front as shown using foam dots. 4. Stamp and emboss Noel onto card front in the same manner as before. Embellish with gems. 5. Stamp sentiment inside card using desired green ink.
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Warm Wishes Card & Tag Set

D e si g n s b y T i n a McD on a ld for Xy r on
Card
1. Form a 618 x 3-inch card from white cardstock; round right corners of card front. 2. Cut a 618 x 3-inch piece from green Kraft Core cardstock; round right corners. Sand edges and adhere to card front. 3. Cut a 578 x 358-inch piece from glitter cardstock. Round right corners; adhere to card front. 4. Cut a 578 x 1-inch piece from green Kraft Core cardstock; sand edges. Adhere to card front. 5. Cut three 578-inch-long thin strips from patterned paper. Adhere to card front.
6. Die-cut a 2-inch Floral Doily Motifs from foil. Sand embossed areas and run through Creative Station; adhere to card front. 7. Die-cut and emboss three poinsettias from red cardstock and a leaf from green Kraft Core cardstock. Layer and adhere flowers together; adhere assembled flower to card front as shown using a foam dot. 8. Embellish poinsettia and doily with pearls. 9. Stamp sentiment onto kraft cardstock. Die-cut and emboss a 3 x 38-inch Nested Lacey Pennants ribbon around sentiment. Attach to card front using foam dots as shown.
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Cardstock: Coredinations (Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection); Best Creations (Champagne glitter); white Canvas Corp. red/kraft dot patterned paper Spellbinders Precious Metals Premium Craft Foil Assortment (#F-012) JustRite Winter Words stamp set Ranger Distress frayed burlap ink pad Want2Scrap le crme baby self-adhesive pearls Twine Spellbinders die templates: Layered Poinsettia (#S5-055), Floral Doily Motifs (#S5-041), Labels Eighteen (#S4-310), Nested Lacey Pennants (#S5-029) Spellbinders Grand Calibur Corner rounder punch Sanding block Xyron 5-inch Creative Station Xyron Mega Runner Helmar adhesive foam dots
Tag
1. Cut a 3 x 518-inch piece from green Kraft Core cardstock; round all four corners and sand edges. 2. Cut a 3 x 478-inch piece from glitter cardstock; round all four corners. Adhere to green panel. 3. Punch a 18-inch hole through top of layered panel. Thread twine through hole as shown; knot and trim ends. 4. Cut a x 478-inch piece from green Kraft Core cardstock; sand edges. Cut two 478-inch-long strips from patterned paper. Layer and adhere pieces to tag front as shown. 5. Repeat steps 68 from card instructions to create poinsettia/doily embellishment. 6. Stamp sentiment onto kraft cardstock. Die-cut and emboss a x 1-inch Labels Eighteen label around sentiment. Adhere to tag front as shown. Designer's Did you know that with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur die-cutting machine, you can cut all of your pieces for the card or tag in one run though the machine? The plate is large enough to cut them all at once! Then run them through your Xyron Creative Station close together to save adhesive too!
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CORNER COVERAGE
Xyrons Glue Stick for Corners will perfectly cover your corners, while still giving you a smooth round edge for other shapes! Xyron is famous for edge-to-edge adhesive...heres one more way we have you covered!
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Merry Christmas
D e si g n b y A J O t t o 1. Form a 6 x 4-inch card from scarlet cardstock. Die-cut and emboss a 5 x 378-inch Grand Large Labels from card, making sure side fold of card is inside cutting edge of die template. Die-cut and emboss another label from scarlet cardstock. Adhere to card front. 2. Die-cut and emboss a 438 x 338inch label from white cardstock. Using black ink, stamp string along top of label. Stamp Merry Christmas near bottom of label with red ink. Attach label to card front using foam squares. 3. Using desired 2012 Heirloom Ornament die templates, die-cut and emboss four ornaments from gold cardstock. Attach ornaments to card front using foam squares. 4. Embellish card with gems. Decorate inside as desired.
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Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (scarlet); Neenah (white); WorldWin (Mirror Cast Hi-Gloss gold metallic foil) Avocado Arts October 2011 Ho Hos and Holiday Blessings stamp set Clearsnap pigment ink pads: Chianti, black 3 Want2Scrap yellow self-adhesive gems Spellbinders die templates: 2012 Heirloom Ornaments (#S5-116), Grand Large Labels (#LF-168) Spellbinders Grand Calibur SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L adhesive foam squares Paper adhesive
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Double Pocket Poinsettia

Our Daily Bread Designs Tag Die Die-cutting machine Scor-Pal Stampin Up! embossing heat tool Piercing tool Scor-Pal double-sided adhesive
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SEI White Elegance patterned papers Our Daily Bread Designs stamp sets: Luke 2:11, Poinsettia Tag Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink pad Ranger Super Fine silver embossing powder 2 Zva Creative clear crystal brads Really Reasonable Ribbon satin ribbon: 40 inches 38-inch-wide silver/silver edge, 8 inches 1-inchwide white
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1. With short edge of an 8 x 11-inch piece of cardstock horizontal on work surface, score a vertical line at 4 inches. Fold in half at scored line. 2. With long edge of folded piece horizontal on work surface, score a vertical line at 5 inches. Fold in half at scored line. 3. Unfold cardstock piece. 4. Cut off lower left corner following score lines (Photo 1). 5. Fold lower right corner up 1 inches from left edge (Photo 2).
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6. Fold bottom right rectangle up and adhere side edges of rectangle only (Photo 3).
9. Stamp poinsettia onto lower left corner of card. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat-emboss. 10. Wrap an 8-inch length of silver ribbon around card as shown; secure ends to back. Tie a multi-loop bow with a 16-inch length of silver ribbon; trim ends into V-notches. Adhere bow to card as shown. 11. Die-cut two tags from desired patterned papers. Stamp and emboss sentiments onto tags. Ink edges of tags and emboss. 12. Cut remaining silver ribbon in half creating two 8-inch lengths. Adhere ribbon lengths centered to front and back of white ribbon. Cut layered ribbon into two 4-inch lengths. 13. Fold a layered length of ribbon in half; place on top of a tag. Pierce a hole through folded ribbon and tag; insert brad. Repeat with remaining tag. 14. Place tags inside card pockets.
7. Fold down upper left corner to meet center score line (Photo 4). 8. Fold left panel over and adhere side and bottom edges only (Photo 5).
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D e si g n b y D e en a Z ie g ler for Si z z i x Project note: Ink die-cut pieces and ribbon as desired using chalk. 1. Form two 6 x 6-inch cards, one from red cardstock and one from Vintage Santa paper. Adhere patterned paper card inside red cardstock card. 2. Adhere a 5 x 5-inch piece of Vintage Santa paper to card front. 3. Referring to photos, die-cut flourishes, flowers and circles from desired cardstocks. Adhere flourishes and flowers inside card and to card front as shown. Embellish flowers with glitter. 4. Attach Seasons Greetings sticker to card front with foam dots. Tie a bow with a 10-inch length of ribbon;
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trim ends at an angle. Adhere bow to card front as shown. 5. Adhere photo to Vintage Santa paper; trim a small border. Adhere inside card. 6. Cut Santa Claus is coming to town journaling card from Journaling Cards paper. Adhere inside card. Add glitter along edges with sentiment. 7. Tie a bow with remaining ribbon. Adhere inside card. 8. Die-cut Tree from Poinsettias paper and assemble according to manufacturers instructions.
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New Years Pop-Up Card

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Draw pencil guidelines before die cutting and scoring to make the process easier.
1. Form two 5 x 4-inch cards from light gray cardstock. Set one aside. 2. Cut a 5 x 3-inch piece and a 5 x 3-inch piece from gray cardstock. Using blue ink and referring to photo, stamp dotted lines onto smaller gray panel. Adhere gray panels together aligning top edges. Adhere to card front. 3. Cut a 5 x 1-inch strip from white cardstock. Using blue ink, stamp sentiment onto right side of cardstock strip. Apply double-sided adhesive along top edge of strip; sprinkle glitter over adhesive and press with finger. Shake off excess glitter. Attach strip to card front as shown using foam squares.
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4. Stamp two star outlines onto white cardstock with blue ink. Using corresponding star die, die-cut stars. Die-cut a larger star from silver shimmer cardstock. Attach stars to card front as shown using foam squares. Embellish with gems. Set card aside. 5. Working with remaining card from Step 1, position Happy die centered and 318 inches above bottom edge of card. Secure die in place using repositionable tape; die-cut piece (Photo 1). 8. Score a line across top edge of letters across entire cardstock piece. Mountain-fold score line that runs across top of letters and valley-fold scored lines along side edges of cardstock piece (Photo 4).
9. Adhere cardstock piece inside original card, making sure to not apply adhesive on popped-out Happy section (Photo 5).
6. Trim thin piece of cardstock connecting top sides of Happy to edge of cardstock piece (Photo 2).
7. Score a line across bottom edge of letters across entire cardstock piece; valley-fold along scored line (Photo 3).
10. Cut a 5 x 1-inch strip from white cardstock. Using blue and gray ink, stamp New Years Day onto right end of strip. Cut a 5 x 18-inch strip from silver shimmer cardstock. Adhere strips inside card as shown. 11. Stamp and die-cut several stars from white and silver shimmer cardstocks. Adhere inside card. Embellish with gems.
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D e si g n b y L i s a Joh n s on 1. Form a 5 x 4-inch card from red cardstock. 2. Cut a 5 x 3-inch piece from kraft cardstock; round corners. Using cream ink, stamp argyle pattern onto panel. Ink edges cream. Attach to card front using foam squares. 3. Using Sliders die, die-cut outside slider section from red cardstock and inside slider section from cream cardstock. Using cream ink, stamp argyle pattern onto red piece. Using desired colors of ink and referring to photo, stamp sentiment and evergreen onto cream piece. Following manufacturers instructions, assemble slider. 4. Cut a 3 x 2-inch piece from cream cardstock. Referring to photo and using desired colors of ink, stamp Merry Christmas and desired images onto bottom of cream panel. Adhere to back of slider. 5. Wrap bakers twine around bottom of assembled slider; tie knot on back. Trim ends. Adhere slider to card front as shown with foam squares. 6. Stamp tree onto cream cardstock as shown. Die-cut stamped tree using tree from Love Lives Here: Holiday die collection. Die-cut a star from cream cardstock; ink yellow. Adhere star to top of tree; adhere tree to slider with foam squares. 7. Thread buttons with bakers twine; tie knots on front and trim ends. Adhere buttons to slider.
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Poinsettia Zipper Card

D e si g n b y L i s a Joh n s on 1. Form a 5 x 4-inch card from red cardstock. 2. Using Zipper die, die-cut a piece from cream cardstock. Referring to photo and using desired colors of ink, stamp images onto die-cut piece. 3. Cut a 438 x 318-inch piece from kraft cardstock. Using die-cut piece as a guide, score two lines onto kraft panel marking where zipper section of die-cut piece will peel away to reveal a sentiment. Using desired color of ink, stamp desired sentiment onto kraft panel between scored lines. Layer and adhere panels together as shown, making sure to align zipper section of die-cut piece with scored lines on kraft panel. Do not apply adhesive to zipper section. Use foam tape to adhere layered panel to card front. 4. Stamp two poinsettias and a bow onto cream cardstock using red inks. Cut out images and attach to card front with foam tape. Color pearls using markers; let dry. Embellish poinsettias with pearls. 5. Stamp PULL HERE arrow onto cream cardstock using red ink. Cut out and adhere to card front as shown.
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1. Form a 7 x 5-inch card from cream cardstock. 2. Cut a 7 x 4-inch piece from kraft cardstock. Emboss Merry Christmas greetings onto upper left portion of kraft panel as shown. 3. Wrap seam binding around top of embossed panel and tie a bow as shown. Trim ends. Adhere to card front. Tie a multi-loop bow with bakers twine; trim ends and adhere on top of red bow. 4. Adhere a 7 x 1-inch strip of green patterned paper to card front as shown. 5. Cut a 7 x 3-inch piece from cream cardstock. Tear off top edge at an angle. Machine-stitch bow-patterned trim to bottom of torn cardstock piece. Option: Instead of machine-stitching, use hot glue to secure trim. Adhere piece to card front as shown.
6. Referring to photo, die-cut two snowflakes, a tree and trunk, two evergreen branches, a pinecone and 25 from desired patterned papers or cardstocks. Attach tree, snowflakes and reindeer to card front, using sticker machine for tree, trunk and snowflakes and foam tape for reindeer. Embellish snowflakes with gems. 7. Form pinecone and secure with hot glue. Attach to center of bows. 8. Ink evergreen branches with walnut stain ink. Set aside. 9. To create shaker box, die-cut two tickets from patterned paper and one from acetate. Cut out center from one patterned paper tag as indicated by score lines, creating a ticket frame. Adhere die-cut 25 to second patterned paper ticket. 10. Run ticket frame through sticker machine; apply brownstone glitter to frame. Adhere acetate ticket to
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Bazzill Basics cardstock: cream, white, kraft, green, brown, light green, tan Patterned papers: green/white dot, light brown sheet music, green, brown Chipboard Clear acetate Ranger Distress walnut stain ink Glitter: Martha Stewart Crafts (fine brownstone); clear chunky glitter confetti; clear iridescent microbeads White pearl embellishment Green moss 2 green self-adhesive gems Ribbon: 23 inches -inch-wide red seam binding, 6 inches 18-inch-wide white satin, 7 inches 58-inch-wide off-white bowpatterned trim Red/white bakers twine Sizzix Movers & Shapers Die Sets by Tim Holtz Alterations: Mini Pine Tree & Holly (#657472), Mini Reindeer & 25 (#657493), Mini Tickets (#657216), Mini Snowflakes (#657474) Sizzix Bigz Die Set by Tim Holtz Alterations: Tattered Pinecone (#657492) Sizzix Textured Impressions Christmas & Thin Ice Set by Tim Holtz (#657059) Sizzix Movers & Shapers Accessory Base Tray L (#657007) Sizzix BIGkick or Big Shot diecutting machine Sewing machine with white thread Xyron sticker machine Hot-glue gun Adhesive foam tape Ranger Glossy Accents back of frame. Apply foam tape along edge of acetate tag, making sure tape is hidden by frame. Place glitter confetti onto 25 ticket. Attach ticket frame to 25 ticket, trapping confetti inside. 11. Adhere tag and evergreen pieces to card front as shown.
Ornament
1. Emboss Merry Christmas phrases onto tan cardstock. Adhere to chipboard. 2. Die-cut one ticket from embossed panel, two tickets from white cardstock and one ticket from acetate. Cut out center from one cardstock ticket as indicated by scored lines, creating a ticket frame. Set remaining cardstock ticket aside. 3. Run ticket frame through sticker machine; apply brownstone glitter to frame. Adhere acetate ticket to back of frame. Apply foam tape along edge of acetate ticket, making sure tape will be hidden by frame. 4. Die-cut a reindeer from brown patterned paper. Adhere to embossed ticket. Embellish reindeer with microbeads, using Glossy Accents to adhere the beads. Let dry. 5. Attach acetate ticket to embossed ticket. Apply adhesive along edges and add brownstone glitter; let dry. 6. Die-cut several evergreen branches from green and light green cardstock. Trim as desired. 7. Layer and adhere evergreen pieces, pearl embellishment and moss to bottom of ornament as shown. 8. Use hot glue to adhere ends of white ribbon to back of ornament to create a hanger. Adhere remaining cardstock ticket to back of ornament.
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1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from white cardstock. Using sponge dauber, ink edges of card front blue as shown. 2. Cut a 3 x 5-inch piece from white cardstock. Emboss snowflakes onto panel. Adhere to silver cardstock; trim a border. 3. Wrap ribbon around layered panel. Tie bow on right side; trim ends. Adhere to card front. 4. Using clear ink, stamp two snowflakes and a sentiment onto white cardstock. Sprinkle with embossing powder; heat-emboss.
5. Die-cut a 138-inch Standard Circles LG around each stamped image and sentiment. 6. Ink snowflake die cuts blue. 7. Apply clear ink onto edges of sentiment circle; sprinkle with embossing powder and heat-emboss. 8. Die-cut three 158-inch Classic Scalloped Circles LG from silver cardstock. 9. Adhere sentiment and snowflake circles to scalloped circles. Adhere to card front as shown. 10. Decorate inside of card as desired.
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1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from cardstock. 2. Cut four 238 x 218-inch rectangles from blue cardstock. Referring to photo, adhere two blue rectangles to card front; adhere remaining two blue rectangles to inside of card. 3. Stamp Menorah onto a 3 x 3-inch piece of white cardstock using watermark ink; sprinkle with embossing powder and heat-emboss. Color image using markers. Adhere to blue cardstock; trim a small border. Adhere to card front. 4. Stamp Happy Hanukkah onto lower right edge of card front with blue ink. 5. Adhere Dew Drops to card front as shown. 6. Decorate inside of card as desired.
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Bazzill Basics cardstock: white, blue The Rubber Cafe Celebrating The Festival of Lights stamp set Ink pads: Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko VersaMark (watermark); Ranger Adirondack Dye (denim) Stampendous! silver embossing powder Copic markers: C3, C1 Copic Spica sky blue glitter pen The Robins Nest silver Dew Drops Paper adhesive
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Magic of the Season
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Gina K. Designs pure luxury white cardstock Echo Park Winter Park patterned papers: Snow Storm, Dark Blue Light Blue, Teal Neutral Gina K. Designs Holiday Greetings stamp set Ink pads: Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Memento (tuxedo black); Ranger Distress (weathered wood) Red waxed cotton cord Hobby Lobby silver self-adhesive gems: various sizes Spellbinders die templates: Tear Drop Circles (#S4-344), Standard Circles LG (#S4-114), Classic Scallop (#E8-001) (optional) Die-cutting machine Craft sponge Plaid Enterprises adhesive foam dots 3M double-sided adhesive
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1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from cardstock. Adhere a 4 x 5-inch piece of Snow Storm paper to card front; sponge gray ink onto edges. 2. Cut a 4 x 2-inch rectangle from Teal Neutral paper; referring to photo, cut a curved edge along top of rectangle creating the look of a snow bank. Sponge gray ink onto bottom and side edges. Adhere to card front, aligning bottom edges. 3. Die-cut a 178-inch Tear Drop Circles from Dark Blue Light Blue paper. 4. Stamp sentiment circle onto white cardstock. Die-cut a 138-inch Standard Circles LG around sentiment circle; leave die template in place. Sponge gray ink onto sentiment
circle; remove die template. Layer and adhere circles together. Attach to card front as shown using foam dots. 5. Wrap cord around bottom of card front. Tie a bow and trim ends. Embellish card with gems. 6. Decorate inside of card as desired using Classic Scallop die templates.
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Snowflake Card
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Cardstock: Neenah (white); Papertrey Ink (spring rain) Avocado Arts stamp sets: November 2011 Bring on the Holiday Cheer!, December 2011 Brrr! and the Nerdy Snow Peeps Clearsnap cyan pigment ink pad Want2Scrap silver self-adhesive gems Spellbinders die templates: 2011 Snowflake Pendants (#S5-054), Standard Circles SM (#S4-116), Standard Circles LG (#S4-114) Spellbinders Grand Calibur die-cutting machine SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L adhesive foam dots SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L double-sided adhesive
1. Form a 4 x 3-inch card from white cardstock. Using largest snowflake die, die-cut a snowflake from card, making sure fold of card is inside cutting edge of die. 2. Die-cut and emboss another snowflake from white cardstock; adhere to card front aligning bottom and side edges. 3. Die-cut a 178-inch Standard Circles LG circle from blue cardstock. Die-cut a 158-inch Standard Circles SM circle from white cardstock. 4. Stamp sentiment and snowflake onto white circle. Layer and adhere circles together. Attach to card front using foam dots. 5. Embellish with gems.
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Cardstock: Michaels (charcoal glitter, marine glitter); Bazzill Basics (coconut swirl) Stamps: Stamping Bella (Menorahbella); Lawn Fawn (Happy Hanukkah set) Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Memento tuxedo black ink pad Copic markers: B24, B26, E00, E11, E33, E35, E37, R29, Y15 Sakura of America stardust glitter pen Spellbinders Large Labels die templates (#S4-168) Sizzix die-cutting machine Scoring tool Ranger Stickles yellow glitter glue Plaid Enterprises adhesive foam dots Glue Dots adhesive dots Tombow double-sided adhesive
1. Cut an 8 x 4-inch piece from white cardstock. With long edge horizontal on work surface, score a vertical line 3 inches from left edge, creating a 5 x 4-inch card with a 3 x 4-inch front flap. 2. Cut a 4 x 3-inch piece and a 4 x 1-inch piece from blue glitter cardstock. Adhere pieces to card as shown. This will be the card base. 3. Cut an 8 x 3-inch piece from white cardstock. In the same manner as before, score a vertical line 4 inches from left edge, creating a 4 x 3-inch card. 4. Adhere a 4 x 2-inch piece of gray glitter cardstock to small card front. 5. With fold on right side, stamp sentiment and Menorah inside small card as shown. Color flames with glitter glue. Let dry. 6. Adhere small card inside card base as shown. 7. Stamp image on white cardstock and color with markers. 8. Using 3 x 278-inch label die template, die-cut label around image. Die-cut a 3 x 278-inch label from blue glitter cardstock. Layer and adhere labels to card front using foam dots.
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Snowy Day Thanks

4. Apply a line of adhesive just below top edge on back of blue card. Slide vellum card on top of blue card and adhere in place.
1. Form two 5 x 4-inch cards, one from light blue cardstock and one from vellum. Set vellum card aside. 2. Referring to photo for placement, stamp trees onto blue card front. 3. Cut a 5 x 1-inch piece from white cardstock. Trim top edge of piece with scissors so it resembles a snowy hill. Stamp thank you onto right edge of snowy hill. Adhere to card front as shown.
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Magical Winter
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Flourishes classic white cardstock BasicGrey Picadilly Blue Plate Special patterned paper There She Goes Clear Stamps Wonderful Winter Wishes stamp set Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Memento tuxedo black ink pad Copic markers: 100, B0000, B93, B95, B97, C1, E000, E00, E21, E51, E74, E79, N6, R11 Flower Soft Polar White color sprinkles May Arts ribbon: 6 inches 2-inchwide white satin, 7 inches 38-inchwide silver metallic velvet Craftwork Cards Candi Icing Sugar dimensional embellishments Stampin Up! Corner Rounder punch Sizzix Branches & Snowflakes embossing folder set Spellbinders Blossom Tags and Accents die templates (#S5-072) Die-cutting machine Craftwork Cards Candi adhesive foam dots Stampin Up! adhesive foam squares Scor-Pal -inch-wide double-sided tape Tombow paper adhesive
1. Form a 4 x 5-inch card from cardstock; round bottom corners. 2. Cut a 4 x 5-inch piece from cardstock. Emboss snowflakes onto panel; round bottom corners. 3. Cut a V-notch at one end of white ribbon. Referring to photo, wrap ribbon around top edge of embossed panel and adhere in place. 4. Wrap silver ribbon around embossed panel; secure ends to back. Attach panel to card front using foam squares. 5. Stamp image once onto cardstock and once onto patterned paper. Color sections of white cardstock image as shown. Trim pieces from patterned paper image and adhere over colored image. 6. Die-cut a 338-inch blossom accent around image. Attach to card front as shown using foam squares. 7. Apply paper adhesive to image and add color sprinkles as shown. Let dry. 8. Attach dimensional embellishments to card front using foam dots.
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Enjoy fun-filled greeting cards that are sure to make you giggle along with loads of great card-making ideas in the Winter 2012 issue, on sale December 4, 2012.
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3M (800) 328-6276 www.scotchbrand.com Annies www.anniescatalog.com Authentique www.authentiquepaper.com Avocado Arts http://avocadoarts.com BasicGrey (801) 544-1116 www.basicgrey.com Bazzill Basics Paper Inc. (800) 560-1610 www.bazzillbasics.com Beacon Adhesives Inc. (914) 699-3405 www.beaconcreates.com Bella BLVD (414) 259-1800 www.bellablvd.net Best Creations Inc. www.bestcreation.us Canson www.canson-us.com Canvas Corp. (866) 376-9961 http://canvascorp.com Cheery Lynn Designs (602) 385-4126 www.cheerylynndesigns.com Clearsnap Inc. (800) 448-4862 www.clearsnap.com Copic/Imagination International Inc. (541) 684-0013 www.copicmarker.com Coredinations www.coredinations.com Cosmo Cricket (904) 482-0091 www.cosmocricket.com Crafters Pick (510) 526-7616 www.crafterspick.com Craftwork Cards www.craftworkcards.co.uk Creations by AR www.creationsbyar.com Creative Clear Stamps www.creativeclearstamps.com CRI-KITS www.cri-kits.com Cropper Hopper (904) 482-0091 www. cropperhopper.com Darice Inc. (866) 432-7423 www.darice.com Die Cuts With A View (801) 224-6766 www.diecutswithaview.com DiscountCardstock.com (801) 876-0327 www.discountcardstock.com Echo Park Paper Co. (800) 701-1115 www.echoparkpaper.com Ecstasy Crafts Inc. (888)288-7131 www.ecstasycrafts.com EK Success (800) 794-5866 www.eksuccess.com Elmers www.elmers.com Faber-Castell USA Inc. (800) 642-2288 www.fabercastell.com Fiskars (866) 348-5661 www.fiskarscrafts.com Flora Craft www.floracraft.com Flourishes (888) 475-1575 http://flourishes.org Flower Soft Inc. (877) 989-0205 www.flower-soft.com General Pencil Co. 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(877) 259-0905 www.impression-obsession.com Inkadinkado (888) 294-3929 www.eksuccessbrands.com/inkadinkado/ Jillibean Soup (888) 212-1177 www.jillibean-soup.com JustRite (866) 405-6414 www.justritestampers.com Kaisercraft (888) 684-7147 www.kaisercraft.net Krylon (800)4KRYLON(457-9566) www.krylon.com Lawn Fawn www.lawnfawn.com Lily Bee Design (801) 820-6845 www.lilybeedesign.com Magnolia-Licious (604) 594-5188 www.magnoliastamps.us Making Memories (801) 294-0430 www.makingmemories.com Marcos Paper (888) 433-5239 www.marcopaper.com Martha Stewart Crafts www.eksuccessbrands.com/ marthastewartcrafts May Arts (203) 637-8366 www.mayarts.com me & my BIG ideas (949) 583-2065 www.meandmybigideas.com Memory Box www.memoryboxco.com Michaels Stores Inc. (800) MICHAELS (642-4235) www.michaels.com My Minds Eye (800) 665-5116 www.mymindseye.com Neenah Paper Inc. (800) 994-5993 www.neenahpaper.com Our Daily Bread Designs (877) 451-4909 www.ourdailybreaddesigns.com The Paper Company/TPC Studio (800) 525-3196 www.tpcstudio.com Papertrey Ink www.papertreyink.com Pebbles Inc. (800)438-8153 www.pebblesinc.com Penny Black Inc. (800) 488-3669 www.pennyblackinc.com Plaid Enterprises Inc. (800) 842-4197 www.plaidonline.com Prima Marketing Inc. (909) 627-5532 www.primamarketinginc.com Provo Craft (800) 937-7686 www.provocraft.com PSA Essentials (843) 815-5779 www.psaessentials.com Quilled Creations (877) 784-5533 www.quilledcreations.com Ranger Industries Inc. (800) 244-2211 www.rangerink.com Really Reasonable Ribbon www.reasonableribbon.com Rit Dye (866) 794-0800 www.ritdye.com The Robins Nest (801) 910-8514 www.robinsnest-scrap.com The Rubber Cafe (800) 991-6712 www.therubbercafe.com Sakura of America www.sakuraofamerica.com Scor-Pal Products (877) 629-9908 www.scor-pal.com SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L www.scrapbook-adhesives.com SEI (800) 333-3279 www.shopsei.com Sizzix (877) 355-4766 www.sizzix.com Spellbinders Paper Arts (888) 547-0400 www.spellbinderspaperarts.com SRM Press Inc. (800) 323-9589 www.srmpress.com Stampendous! Inc. (800)869-0474 www.stampendous.com Stampers Anonymous (800) 945-3980 www.stampersanonymous.com Stamping Bella (866) 645-2355 www.stampingbella.com Stampin Up! (800) STAMP UP (782-6787) www.stampinup.com There She Goes Clear Stamps www.thereshegoesclearstamps.com Therm O Web Inc. (800) 323-0799 www.thermowebonline.com Tombow USA www.tombowusa.com The Twinery http://thetwinery.com/ Uchida of America Corp. (800)541-5877 www.uchida.com Unity Stamp Co. (877) 862-2329 www.unitystampco.com Waltzingmouse Stamps www.waltzingmousestamps.com Want2Scrap (260) 740-2976 www.want2scrap.com We R Memory Keepers (877) PICKWER (742-5937) www.weronthenet. com Whiff of Joy www.shop.whiffofjoy.com WorldWin Papers (888) 843-6455 www.worldwinpapers.com X-Press It (541) 684-0013 www.copicmarker.com Xyron Inc. (800) 793-3523 www.xyron.com Zig (866) 882-0171 http://zigsupply.com/home Zva Creative (801) 243-9281 www.zvacreative.com The Buyers Guide listings are provided as a service to our readers and should not be considered an endorsement from CardMaker magazine.
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October's poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter.

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If you want to know if your brain is flabby, feel your legs.

Bruce Barton
The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination.
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Grace isnt a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. Its a way to live.
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Our whole life is solving puzzles.

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Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas,
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People dont notice whether its winter or summer when theyre happy.
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There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

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Winter is not a season, its an occupation.

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Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
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Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

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The light is what guides you home, the warmth is what keeps you there.
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Merry Christmas and best wishes for the coming year.
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