MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

Hello and Merry Christmas to all of you!  

Over the past 29 days I've posted lots of holiday cards, with Santas and critters and baubles and more. I hope you've loved seeing them as much as I've loved posting them for you!  I just love all the holiday images talented artists share with the card making community to use as tools - I would be lost if forced to draw on my cards!!!  And I would be remiss if I didn't share that even though I love all the festive imagery so much, for me Jesus is the only reason for the season - the rest is secondary fluff which thankfully also brings a huge measure of joy and fun. My prayer for you all is that you find peace and joy and hope this Christmas, and for us all that life is somehow easier to navigate in the new year  :o)

TECHNIQUES

alcohol markers (image)

gel pens (white on sky dots and berries, and glimmer on blue background)

heat embossing (banner)

metallic cardstock (silver card base)

SUPPLIES

bird stamp - Stamps Happen #80371 Chickadee by Carolyn Shores Wright

banner sentiment stamp - Pink Paislee Merry & Bright #368613 clear set

inks - Memento Black, Versamark clear and  Stampin' Up! Poppy Parade

markers - Copic

gel pens (white and glimmer) - Sakura Gelly Roll

embossing powder - clear

metallic cardstock (matte silver) - random 

I have another card using this image HERE

Thanks for visiting me daily this last month to check out the holiday cards I've posted! And...EXCITING NEWS! I will have a series of Winter themed cards starting in January!

 

SPOTLIGHT ON JOY

  Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season, so glad you're here with me.  Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day! 

 

A great way to use those background stamps - stamp twice in different colors and die cut a spotlight!

TECHNIQUES

ink direct to cardstock (stamped once in blue, then again in orange on a separate pice of card stock)

die cutting (used blue ink to stamp scalloped circle on orange panel, then used coordinating die to cut it out) 

foam mounting (joy panel)

SUPPLIES

background stamp - Inkadinkado Illuminata #607

scalloped stamp and matching die - Sizzix Doodlebug Design, Inc. by Hampton Art #659093

inks - Stampin' Up! Bordering Blue and Marigold Morning

flat back faceted gems - Park Lane

ribbon - random

 Thanks for stopping in today and I will see you here for our final Christmas card tomorrow!

BLESSED CHRISTMAS

  Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season, so glad you're here with me.  Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day!  

Getting glam with today's card - lots of gold, and regal purple.

TECHINIQUES

preinked embossing folder (purple background)

ink blending (ornaments)

heat embossing (ornaments, sentiment)

die cutting (blessed - stacked a couple times)

fussy cutting (ornaments)

masking (ornaments so I'd have a white edge around the outline after ink blending)

patterned paper (greenish strip)

SUPPLIES

ornament stamps - Hero Arts Fancy Notes Heritage Ornaments set #LL882 plus Hanging Ornament single stamp #E2885

sentiment stamps - Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Merry set #DC170

die - Momenta #32265 R8

inks - Brilliance Galaxy Gold, Distress Oxides: Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers

folder - Sizzix for Stampin' Up! 

patterned paper - Prima Firefly Collection #845216

powder - Ranger Gold

gold mirror cardstock - random

gold cording - random

And a plainer version, which I like, but I wish I’d extended the bulbs further down. 

(I used a mix of gold metallic watercolor paints on the metal ornament collars)

 

Thanks for visiting today and I will see you back here tomorrow for another Christmas card!

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS PEACE

  Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season - so glad you're here with me! Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day... 

Keeping it simple with a monochromatic Christmas theme background stamp.

TECHNIQUES

ink direct to paper 

SUPPLIES

scene stamp - Paper Inspirations Small Christmas Collage #P2407

sentiment stamp - Penny Black Peace #30414

ink - Stampin' Up! Poppy Parade

flat back faceted heart gem - Park Lane 

ribbon - unknown

Thanks for visiting today and I'll see you again tomorrow!

SCENIC SHAKER CARD

  Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season, so glad you're here with me.  Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day!  

Lots of foam mounting is key here!

TECHNIQUES

ink blending (base card)

shaker card (lots of tutorials available online for making these - I should've followed one closely instead of winging it LOL but I was able to use up some inked scraps from the deer card posted earlier :o)

SUPPLIES

scene stamp including sentiment - Stampin' Up! undated/title unknown

inks - Versafine Black, Distress Oxide Chipped Sapphire and Faded Jeans

sequins and beads - random

Sharing this card in the following Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Annual Anything Goes  (RW, ends 1/2)!

Stampin' Up! Only Challenge #291 Celebrations  (JFF, ends 1/2)-

Use Your Stuff #438 Snow or Winter  (JFF, ends 1/1)

Thanks for visiting here and I will see you again tomorrow!

JOYFUL JOY

    Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season - so glad you're here with me! Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day...

Love all the bright colors in this one little image - my favorite word to sum up this season (so many options to take pleasure in no matter how tough times are).

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (all letters)

 foam mounting (small sentiment)

SUPPLIES

joy stamp - Stampendous Retro Joy #V092

Merry Christmas stamp (partial) - Stampin' Up! random

Copic markers

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

As You Like It ChallengeFavourite Christmas Sentiment  (ends 12/29)!

Cardz4Guyz #286 Contemporary Christmas  (ends 12/26)!

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 50 Anything Goes Colouring  (ends 12/30).

Happy Little StampersDecember Christmas Challenge  (ends 12/30)

Thanks for stopping in today and I will see you back here tomorrow!

CHRISTMAS PERKS

  Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season, so glad you're here with me.  Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day!  

Some traditional Christmas colors, with some fresh blues thrown in...

And a slightly different version:

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (foliage)

dry embossing (gold ink pressed into folder before pressing)

heat embossing (word panel)

foam mounting (center panel)

SUPPLIES 

stamp - Stampin' Up! 2002 (unknown set?)

dies - Signature Collection by Sara Dawes Winter Wonderland Seasonal Sprigs

ink - Versamark and Brilliance Galaxy Gold

folder - Sizzix for Stampin' Up!!

powder - Ranger Gold

 

Sharing in the following Challenge Blogs:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas #573  (ends 12/24)r.

Sweet Stampin - Anything Christmas  (ends 12/31)

International Art & Soul #123 Use Dies or Punches (month end).

Thanks so much for stopping in today and I'll see you back here tomorrow!

JUGGLING SANTA

   Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season - so glad you're here with me! Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day...

Love this happy little scene!

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (all the images)

white gel pen (packages and trees)

heat embossing and pop-dotting  (sentiment)

Paper Soft (facial hair)

SUPPLIES

all image stamps - Stampin' Up! Jolly Holiday

sentiment stamp - Stampin' Up! (partial) So Many Sayings

Copic markers

Flower Soft Polar White

white gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

glitter gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Colour Crazy Challenge #50 Anything Goes w/Hand Colouring  (ends in 2 wks)

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes #26  (ends 12/30).

Winter Wonderland - End of Year Anything Christmas Goes  (ends 1/6)

Thanks for stopping in, I'll see you again tomorrow!

 

SEUSS-Y STYLE TREES

   Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season - so glad you're here with me! Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day...

Love the glow of the matte silvery cardstock against the bright green trees. These cards are using up the scraps from the blue toned cards previously posted.  The silver cardstock started out as a long rectangle and the die cuts the zig zaggy trees so you end up with two slightly different tree borders - a positive image on the blue cards and a negative image shown here.

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (silver cardstock)

ink blending (trees)

ink splattering (watered down white acrylic on green panel)

heat embossing and foam mounting (sentiment)

SUPPLIES 

die - Quikutz "Trees" border

sentiment stamps - Stampin' Up! random

inks - Distress Oxides 

white acrylic paint

flat back faceted gems

and here's another version:

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Christmas Kickstart #57 - Christmasy  (ends 12/31).

Thanks for visiting and I'll see tomorrow!