HD Heavenly Wishes - Winter Wishes

Today I have several cards from another beautiful Hunkydory card kit.  This one is called Heavenly Winter, and the set I'm working with today is called Winter Wishes.  Here's what the set looks like:

As you can see, there was one sheet of die cuts, and two sheets of Adoreable Scoreable printed card stock (AS).  In addition, I used a few pieces from this additional die cut sheet that goes with all the sets:

Here's a picture of the 7 cards I got from this set:

Now let's look at each card a bit closer.

Card #1:

As you can see, this first card is a side step card.  After cutting and scoring the card base as needed, I cut out a piece from the lower left corner of the AS sheets for the card front.  Then I cut more pieces along the borders (some from the bottom border, some from the top border) to go on each step.

Next, before gluing the AS in place, I found a scrap of ribbon in my stash and wrapped it around the top border - adding a second "knotted" piece & a tag to cover a messy part on the salvaged ribbon.  I added another couple of small die cuts - the lower one I inked around the edges first.

Inside, I added more scraps from the AS border, another die cut that I inked around the edges. Finally a stamped a message using a stamp from a CCC (Crafter's Companion Compendium) sheet called Warmest Wishes.

Card #2:

Next up is another card front cut from that first AS sheet.  I trimmed some off the bottom so that I had border top and bottom of my 5 X 7 card.  I cut a frame from gold poster board to form a mat around the outside.  The smaller frame, focal, and sentiment were all from the set.

Inside:

Another piece of the AS - matted on gold - forms a lower border.  The sentiment is from CCC - the page called Believe in the Magic.

Card #3:

My Mom brought over an embossing folder for us to use, and it was PERFECT for use with this set!  It's a 3-D embossing folder of poinsettias, but I'm not sure who made it.  Anyway, I decided to try it with a center piece of the other sheet of AS.  It embossed so beautifully!  Actually, technically, it was de-bossed since I put the AS in the folder upside down.  Then, as you can see, I inked the edges & the raised portion.  It turned out REALLY beautiful.  Then I just added frame, focal, and tag die cuts from the sheet - adding a ribbon from my stash.

Inside:

Inside is another of the pieces from the extra sheet - again with edges inked.  This is placed behind another piece of de-bossed and inked AS.  The sentiment is another from CCC's Believe in the Magic.

Card #4:

This card is really simple - but still elegant.  I took one side of the 2nd AS sheet, inked the edges, and turned it on it's side for this slim line card.  I simply added a die cut greeting (a die called Season's Greetings from Creative Expressions).

Inside:

Inside was also very straightforward - just a simple stamped message (again using a stamp from CCC's Believe in the Magic).

Card #5:

Next up is another slimline card.  This time I inked the background using a circular stencil (The Crafter's Workshop - Mini Solace) multiple times.   You can get a better idea of the original stencil from the inside of the card.

Inside:

Inside I have the stenciled portion and a stamped message (CCC - Believe in the Magic).

Card #6:

Here I've embossed the card front using a Gemini embossing folder called Scattered Holly.  Then I inked over the embossing with brown ink & then gold ink.  Then I simply added the die cuts from the set - putting the focal on foam tape for added dimension.  The tag at the top is from the set - the tag at the bottom from a Hunkydory Little Book of Essential Christmas Sentiments.

Inside:

I cut strips from scraps from the die cut sheet so they would have the gold edge.  I then embossed and inked them as for the front.  An additional die cut tag from the set decorates the inside - along with a stamped sentiment from my big sheet of no-name Christmas greetings.

Card #7:

This final card is a fold back card.  The background paper is printed from a digital download.  The focal and frame are only glued to the left side, so the card can be pulled open.  The sentiment is another from the little book, and a twine bow completes the card front.

Inside:

Inside is another strip of the digi paper forming a border on the left side. The stamped greeting is another from the large no-name Christmas set.