Christmas Platform Pop-up Card

Hi Friends!

Today I have a cozy Christmas Platform Pop-up card to share. I combined two favorite sets together to create a cozy little Christmas scene.  I also used colored pencils blended with gamsol as my coloring medium today for a different look.

The cute little bears and the hot cocoa mug are from Den Sweet Den and the Christmas tree, fireplace, bow, and plate of cookies are from Christmas Dreams.

I used colored pencils and blended them with gamsol for my coloring. I love the soft look you can get with colored pencils, to me it gives it a very “storybook” look. I also think it is much easier to blend colors that are not similar, for example, on the inside of the fireplace I blended a yellow for the “glow” of the fire and then grey around it for the stone.

For the platform pop-up box, I used some Knit Picky Winter paper. I cut the whole platform from the red pattern and then added panels of the green pattern to the top to create a floor in my scene that was different than the outside of the box.

Once I had all my pieces in the box I decided it needs a backdrop to help the images stand out more.  So I cut the Platform Pop-up add-on from kraft cardstock and then also added a woodgrain stitching detail using the Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop die. I added ink to the edges to darken it up a bit with tea dye and gathered twigs distress inks.  Finally, the sentiment is from Den Sweet Den and I thought it fit this little scene perfectly.

You can see just how this cozy little card came together in the video below or HERE on my YouTube channel.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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2 thoughts on “Christmas Platform Pop-up Card”

  1. The coloring on the stonework and the firebox is perfect. I am going to copy it for sure for practice. Love the little detail of the snowflake on the cup, makes it feel like one of those enamel camping mugs.

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