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The Crafty Elves Countdown To Christmas - June 2026 Edition - Christmas Slimline Cards

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  Hello everyone, and welcome to the June 2026 Edition of the Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas with Deb and Lisa .  If you are new here, o n the 25th of each month, we (the Crafty Elves) post one or more holiday cards, hoping to inspire you to make your own cards for the holidays.  The other day I found some papers that were leftover from a Christmas mini-album I had made using an old collection from Echo Park called Reflections Christmas by Lori Whitlock.  One of the papers was a sheet with long holiday messages that I used to make 4 cards. This month I am sharing 2 slimline cards and next month I will share the other two cards.       Card No. 1 I made a top folding 3.25" x 7 7/8" slimline card base using a red cardstock.  I chose red because some of the snowflakes in the paper are red.  I printed a snowflake paper from the Letters to Santa digital collection by Carta Bella, die-cut a portion of the paper using a 3" x 7" stitched slimlin...
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Happy Pork of July | July 4th Card | Pig Card | KCS Designs by Kim DT Video Project

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Hey everyone.  I may not live in the USA anymore but I still love to make cards for July 4th and, honestly, miss this holiday.  I have loved pigs since a kid and have a large selection of pig rubber stamps but, this "Happy Pork of July" stamp is my favorite.  It's been in my stash forever - it was made by Hambo in 2009.  Even though I can only use it for one holiday a year, it's a keeper. Do you guys have a stamp like this in your stash? If you would like to see how I made the card, below is my video on my World of Michael Trent YouTube Channel .   To make this card: I made a top-folding A2 card using white cardstock. Using a 4.25" x 5.5" stitched rectangle die, I die-cut a piece of dark blue cardstock. Using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, I die-cut a piece of white and a piece of red cardstock.  I embossed all 3 pieces with the Lots of Stars embossing folder from Taylored Expressions.  It's several years old and hard to find.  But you...
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Woodblock Wednesday Card | Halloween Card | Outlines Rubber Stamps

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  Hello everyone, and welcome to a new Woodblock Wednesday card.  Wednesday is the day of the week to use woodblock stamps in your art.  On the last Wednesday of the month, my friend Amy celebrates her love of woodblock stamps with a post on her Woodblock Wednesday Instagram page. If you make a card of your own, make sure to link it to her card at THIS link by June 29th at 5am Pacific.  Every card linked has a chance to win a small prize from her.   I've been in the mood to start making Halloween cards and found this Halloween woodblock stamp from Outlines Rubber Stamps in my stash.  It has never been inked up until today.  Sadly, Outlines went out of biz years ago but I still own many of their stamps.  They were one of my favorite companies, and I still own a huge box of their stamps since they never seem to go out of style.   I made a top-folding A2 card base using orange cardstock.   I die-cut a piece of black cardsto...
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Pride 2026 Week 3 Card | Happy Happy Happy Pride | Stamp Anniething Stamps

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  Hello everyone, and welcome to my 3rd card celebrating Pride Month 2026. Today I am using a "HAPPY" stencil that I got from Heffy Doodle before they closed.  I think this is my most-used stencil in my collection because it's perfect for so many holidays and themes.  Today I am using it for a Happy Pride card.      I used Distress Inks from Ranger/Tim Holtz to make the rainbow - Festive Berries for red, Squeezed Lemonade for yellow, Mowed Lawn for green, Salty Ocean for blue, and Chipped Sapphire for purple.  I skipped orange and indigo as there was no room, and they were too close in color to red and purple.     I cut a 6" x 6" piece of watercolor paper and secured it to a piece of printing paper using washi tape.   I secured the Happy stencil on top using washi tape.  Using the washi tape, I blocked off the 3rd and 4th row of the stencil to make sure the ink doesn't travel.   Using a blending brush, I add...
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July 4th Card No. 1 Using Painted Americana Clip Art | KCS Designs by Kim DT Project

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Hello everyone.  I may not be living in the USA anymore, but I am still an American and, to be honest, I really miss the 4th of July, the fireworks, the beach, and the BBQs.  I still love making cards to help celebrate the holiday and, over the next few days, I will be posting a few.  Today is the first card.    All of the cards I will be using these digital products from KCS Designs by Kim.   The images I am using are from the Painted Americana Clip Art set from the KCS Designs by Kim Etsy store.  The papers I am using are from a FREE 4th of July Papers kit from the KCS Designs Ko-Fi  page.  Everything in her shop is FREE and you only need to enter $0.00 to get the item.  If you want, you can pay for the item - any amount you want, even $1 - to show your appreciation to the seller.  But they are FREE!  These are the papers in the collection. To make my card: I made a 5.5" x 5.5" card base using white cardstock.  T...
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Coffee and Cards with Deb and Celeste | Usa A Stencil | StenDoodle Card

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  Hello, y'all.  Each month, my friends Deb ( Meticulosity ) and Celeste ( Crafting Junky ) do a card collab called "Coffee with Deb and Celeste" with a specific theme.  They asked me to join them for their June collab, and the "theme" this month is stencil - I need to use at least 1 stencil on my card.  Easy peasy.   Since it's the start of summer, I wanted a floral image, and I found a few that are perfect to use for the idea in my head.  They are from  a Wildflowers Digi Bundle I bought on Etsy from XoXoLine .    This is going to post at midnight and I already know what coffee I plan on making when I wake up.  It's fall here, so I am going to make a nice hot cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee. To make this card: I made a top-folding A2 card.  Then I adhered a piece of washi tape down the left side of the card.  I cut a piece of pink/mauve cardstock, 3.25" x 5.5", adhered a piece of fun foam to the back, then to the card fro...
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Pride 2026 Week 2 Card | Love Is A Human Right

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  Hello everyone, and welcome to Pride Month Week 2.  Today I have a bright and fun card using a rainbow die that I bought here in Brasil.  It's not that hard to put together, either.   I made a top-folding A2 card using white cardstock.  I cut a piece of purple cardstock, 4.25" x 5.5", embossed it with the Cross Weaves 3D embossing folder from Altenew, and adhered it to the card. I printed a sheet of striped rainbow paper from the Fierce Collection by Traci Reed Designs, cut it in half, adhered double-sided tape to the back, and die-cut a rainbow die I got here in Brasil, twice.  I printed the "Love is a Human Right" sentiment from a digital Pride kit I bought on Etsy, die-cut it with a stitched square die, layered it on a piece of the purple cardstock, and adhered it to the card front.   To finish off the card, I cut a piece of the rainbow-striped paper and adhered it to the inside of the card.  This way it also brings the front of t...
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