Quilled Bells Christmas Card

Making Christmas cards, do you participate?! I make a few, but not for everyone on my list! But here is a cute one for someone special (like maybe my next door neighbor!)



I started this card with just the idea of a quilled wreath. I looked around the internet for inspiration, but didn’t really find anything that caught my eye. So, I decided to create my own design. Which is easy to do with basic shapes and some quilled coils!



After my wreath was done, I knew it needed something else and that is where the bells came in! I took Chasity’s acorns as an idea and tweaked it. I glued 10 quilling strips together and then just rolled with it! Once I got the coil done, I stretched it similar to how she did her acorns. Then I SMASHED it! Which gives the bell it’s shape. I lined the inside with the glue, just like she did and let dry.



At this point, I still needed to add something, so I pulled out some stickers from the Holiday Quilled Cardmaking kit and then the Sticker Flair kit and created my sentiment.



And even though, I probably won’t mail this card, I think you could. Especially since the bells are smashed! In your cardmaking kit there are some foam sheets that are to help cushion your card if you should decide to mail it. How clever!!!



Thanks for stopping by the 3 Birds Studio blog today. Make sure to share your creations with us on Facebook and Instagram! We would love to see them!

Katrina Hunt - Paper, Scissors and Glue

SUPPLIES |  Sticker Flair Kit, Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit, Pearlescent and Foil Goodie Box

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Christmas Card Ideas Part 2 using the Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit

Hello 3 Birds Fans! It's Juliana here to share some Christmas card ideas with you using our new Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit! I love how this kit covers the rainbow with both traditional and nontraditional Christmas colors. Yesterday, Robbie, shared two Christmas cards that were made using some of the brighter color combinations that are in the kit. The two cards that I'm sharing with you today were made using some of the more traditional colored pieces from the kit because I was drawn to the wood patterned paper and I just had to play with it!


To create the Good Times Good Cheer card, I cut a strip of the wood grained paper (from the Flora Festival Page Kit) and added it to the card front along with the green frame die cut. The sentiment is another die cut that I placed inside the card and you can see it through the square die cut window opening on the card. I then quilled a red poinsettia and two green holly boughs following the directions that come with the kit. The final touch was the addition of some red jewels from the Pearlescent and Foil Goodie Box and a twine bow.



The Tis the Season card started with another die cut window card as the base. I added a strip of cardstock paper to the card front as well as the die cut frame. Next, I attached the small square die cut images to the inside of the card. I then added the Tis the Season sentiment and created a quilled holly berry to further embellish the card.



 

So have you started working on your Christmas cards yet? We sure hope that you'll be using your 3 Birds Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit to create them!

HUGS!
Juliana

SUPPLIES | Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit, Flora Festival Premier Page Kit, Pearlescent and Foil Goodie Box

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Christmas Card Ideas Part 1 using the Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit

Hi everyone! Robbie today to share a couple of quick and easy cards that I made using the Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit. With the holiday season getting so busy, this Card Kit makes last minute cards a snap!

There are so many precious little pieces included in the kit! I used a few of the die-cut pieces to put this snowflake card together. I also added a few pieces from the Pearlescent and Foil Goodie Box. Seriously, that little box has turned out to be one of my favorite go-to embellishment packages.

Quick and easy doesn't have to mean that there aren't details. I added a few little punched pieces and some ribbon to add more detail.

On this card, I decided to go non-traditional with the colors. We have some friends who are expecting a baby and I thought this little card would be perfect for a little one.



I again added a few little details with the Goodie Box and Ribbon. For a bit more detail and dimension, I added some foam tape to the back of the ornaments. I also added a bit of baker's twine to give the illusion of hanging ornaments.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Robbie

SUPPLIES | Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit,  Pearlescent and Foil Goodie Box

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Fall Gift Bag

Happy Thanksgiving a day early to all the US people out there! And Canada, here is wishing you early for next year!

It’s Katrina here today to share a fun little altered gift bag that would work to bring some goodies to a fall party, or to just use for a hostess gift. You could whip this bag up today and take it tomorrow to all your festivities!

I love brown bags from the craft store that you can decorate for any season. I try to keep some on hand at all times. The Midday Medley collection works great for this fall themed bag that I did.

I just covered the front with the fun plaid paper, then I added a few die cut leaves. I really wanted the leaves to stand out, so I inked the edges. I am usually not an inker, but the gold on the black leaf was calling to me!

Once I used the gold ink on the edge of the leaf, I knew I had to use some of the goodies in the Touch of Glimmer kit! I used an arrow card just as an added layer and then the little green and gold medallion worked perfect with a die cut leaf to accent the corner.

And I decided to ink all the leaves and also pop them with foam adhesive. This gives the bag a little more dimension and pop of something fun. I am not a “one color” inking type of person, so I mixed it up with the gold, yellow and orange!

Thanks for stopping by! Take a present to your hostess and don’t eat too much turkey! Gobble Gobble!!

Katrina Hunt - Paper, Scissors and Glue

SUPPLIES |  Midday Medley Paper Collection,  For All Seasons Themed Card Kit -Fall, Touch of Glimmer Embellishment Kit

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Christmas Banner

The holiday season is here 3Birds friends, and today I have a fun little banner to share with you that would look great hanging from a mantle or even draped across a window!

This was so quick and easy to make using cards from the For All Seasons Themed Cards. I choose six color coordinating pieces from the Winter set, and then to give them a bit of sparkle, backed them all with gold glitter paper from the 8x8 Glitter Paper Pad. For the “Happy Holidays” piece, I also added my version of a Christmas poinsettia by using both gold and red pieces from the Holiday Season Edition of the Quilled Cardmaking Kit, by first spinning the gold layer, then adding the red layer.



For the next pieces of my banner, I used the cute winter accessories card along with gems from the Pearlescent & Foil Goodie Box to mark the boxes, and as berries on the holly card.



I also used a few stickers from the Sticker Flair Kit with a bit of foam adhesive to give them a bit of dimension.



To tie it all together I used gold and white sparkly Baker's twine, but ribbon would also work great too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, be sure to come back by tomorrow to see what Katrina has to share!
Mary Ann

SUPPLIES | For All Seasons Themed Card Kit, Midday Medley Paper Collection, Holiday Season Quilled Cardmaking Kit, Pearlescent & Foil goodie Box, Sticker Flair Cardstock Mega Kit

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Decorated Jar Candles | Raechelle Bellus Guest Designer

Today is our final post from our November Guest Designer Raechelle Bellus. If you are looking for a great idea for Christmas gifts, then the project she is sharing today is just perfect. She has taken two simple jar candles and turned them into beautiful gifts that now shine with the warm touch of love and joy that is so much a part of the upcoming holiday season.

Below she shares the instructions on how she decorated each jar using the Touch of Glimmer Embellishment Kit and Flora Festival Premier Page Kit.
Find Joy Candle:
Cut a strip of paper to desired width from the Flora Festival Page Kit (mine are about 1.75") and then wrap and adhere around the jar.

Adhere a base piece to the front using one of the various die cut shapes included in the Touch of Glimmer Embellishment Kit. Then layer some die cut banner shapes and a gold chipboard banner piece. Next adhere the chipboard sentiment piece and top off with a beautiful gold bow and gold sequin.

Lid: Cut a die cut to a circle shape, adhered it and then topped it with one of the 3-D Stickers.



You Sparkle Candle:
Cut a strip of paper to desired width from the Flora Festival Page Kit (mine are about 1.75") and then wrap and adhere around the jar.

Adhere a base piece to the front using a die cut shape from the Touch of Glimmer Embellishment Kit (I cut mine down to fit). Continue layering using die cut and chipboard pieces. Finish off with a piece of the twine and silver sequins.

Lid: Adhere a die cut circle shape and then top with a a 3-D sticker and a few more silver sequins.

SUPPLIES | Touch of Glimmer Embellishment Kit, Flora Festival Premier Page Kit

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Aren't these just fabulous?! I'm ready to go jar candle shopping! Thank you so much Raechelle for guesting with us this month. We have truly been inspired by your creativity!

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All That Glitters | Using Glitter Paper and Embellishments on a Scrapbook Page

I know we are officially in the cool months of Fall, but I’m going to jump back a season to the warm days of a Summer vacation for the layout I have to share today.

To start my layout, I cut out the shape of Montana using the beautiful gold glitter paper from the Graceful Season 8x8 Glitter Paper Pad and my Silhouette die cutting machine. I love that the paper cuts so smoothly, and is so sparkly too! Next I added the die cut shape to the pretty purple floral paper and added a strip of purple paper to the top of my layout.

I paired up the gold and white frame and the cute glitter polka dot bow from the Touch of Glimmer Embellishment Kit along with the purple glitter chipboard journaling shape from the Graceful Season Sticky Sparkly Chipboard Kit . (can you see a glitter theme here??) I hand wrote my journaling and layered it and the bow on top of the frame and my photo.



Next I did more layering using the gold glitter arrow with the chipboard star circle and added a title that was also cut from the gold glitter paper using my Silhouette. A few star chipboard pieces, some gold sequins, and a little bit of machine stitching completed my layout. I sure love how pretty the glittery pieces from the paper pads and embellishment kits are and how they all coordinate so well together!

Mary Ann

SUPPLIES | Graceful Season Paper Collection, Midday Medley Paper Collection, Touch of Glimmer Embellishment Kit, Graceful Season Sticky Sparkly Chipboard Kit

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