FROSTY PINK 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...

This card brings to mind those mid-century flocked trees!  Very shimmery and textural in person.

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (sentiment) 

dry embossing (snowflakes)

ink blending (single color using blending brush)

shimmer spray (over pink ink)

SUPPLIES

snowflake folder - Darice

Merry Christmas die - Signature Collection by Sara Davies Winter Wonderland "Yuletide Sentiment" set

ink - Distress Spun Sugar

shimmer spray - Avery Elle Clear Shimmer Spray

metallic and pearl cardstocks (sentiment) - unknown

Playing along with the following Challenge:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #106 Anything Christmas Goes  (ends 1/11/22)

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CHILLY WINTER NIGHT

  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 these friends hanging out in their cozy scarves on a chilly evening.

TECHNIQUES

colored pencils

 white gel pen (eyeballs)

 black glaze pen (snowman's coal mouth)

SUPPLIES

stamp - Stampendous "Fox Friend" #W175

All is Calm stamp - Hero Arts #F3623

Joys of the Season words (see below) - Paper Inspirations #E9400

colored pencils

ink - Versafine black

shimmer white cardstock - random

Another version below:

Playing along with the following Challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge #165 Anything Cute  (ends 12/6).

Dragonfly Dreams November Challenge Christmas - Winter  (ends 12/3).

Try It On Tuesday - Winter Wonderland  (ends 12/6)!

Update:

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CITRUS FLAVORED SNOWFLAKE

  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 how cheery this turned out with such unusual colors!

TECHNIQUES

stenciling (3 colors blended with brushes)

 heat embossing (snowflake and sentiment in gold)

SUPPLIES

stencil - Birch Press Mandala #44002

snowflake stamp (silhouette above and outline below) - Stampin' Up! "Supersize Snowflake"

word stamps - Stampin' Up! random

star stamp (see below) - PSX #G-181

flat back faceted gems - random

inks - Versamark clear, Stampin' Up! Barely Banana, Certainly Celery and Gumball Green

Playing along with the following Challenge:

Crafty Catz Challenge #574 - Anything Goes, Optional: Non Traditional Colors  (ends 12/2).

International Art and Soul Challenge #122 Winter.

Another version below (star is gold embossed on vellum accented with flat back pearl embellishments by Stampin' Up!, large solid snowflake is embossed in gold as well):

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LET IT SNOW

Hello!

My second card following the sketch for CAS Colours & Sketches.  You can find the first card HERE

TECHNIQUES

dry embossing 

heat embossing (sentiment)

die cutting (snowflakes)

SUPPLIES

stamps - Inkadinkado clear set #97290 "Holiday Fun"

ink - Versamark

embossing powder - PSX Detail Silver

dies - Sizzix Thinlits #664776

embossing folder - Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions "Delicate Designs" (set of 2)

clear flat back faceted gem - random

silver cardstock - random

Playing along with the following Challenge:

CAS Colours and Sketches #447-Sketch  (ends 11/29)!

Update:

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JOY TREE

 Hello!

Sneaking in a couple more holiday cards today in addition to my ongoing daily series so I can play along in the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch challenge.  

You can find the other card HERE

TECHNIQUES

dry embossing

fussy cutting (tree)

direct to paper (joy)

SUPPLIES

stamps - Stampin' Up! Perfect Presentation set

inks - Stampin' Up! Poppy Parade and Gumball Green

embossing folder - Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions "Delicate Designs" (set of 2)

star flat back gem - Park Lane

Playing along with the following Challenges:

CAS Colours and Sketches#447- Sketch  (ends 11/29).

Uniko Studio #68 Celebrate, Optional Red & Green  (ends 12/31)

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SERENE SCENE

 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...

This card uses an ink blended scrap left over from another project that will show up in coming days.  I love to leave scraps and mistakes laying around on my desk for a bit - they always seem to get made into something else that tickles me.  

(This card is actually pure white in real life but the lighting was not ideal.)

TECHNIQUES

ink blending (sky)

die cutting (deer)

SUPPLIES

joy words - Hero Arts "Joy to All" #A2845

merry words (see below) - Stampin' Up! random

snowflake grouping stamp - Stampin' Up! "Serene Snowflakes" set

metallic ink - Brilliance Platinum Planet

deer die - Sizzix Thinlits #664968

metallic silver cardstock - unknown

Another variation below:

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Lil Red Wagon #629 Cut It Out  (ends 11/30)!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #56 Snippets  (ends 11/30).

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MERRY FRIENDS

 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...

This stamp is an older one (1998!) but with a little modern coloring and updated lettering I find one can have a perfectly cute and presentable card using even really old stamps   :o)

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (all the friends)

 die cutting (merry)

 heat embossing (white words on black strips)

SUPPLIES

friends frame stamp - Inky Antics

Merry die - Hero Arts Stamp & Cut "Merry" set #DC170

stamped words - same as above

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic markers

white embossing powder

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Color Throwdown #670  (ends 11/29)!

Colour Crazy Challenge#47 Anything Goes!

 

Update:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  (ends 12/1).

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STACKED IMAGES

Hello!  

I discovered this wonderful style of stamping on the YouTube channel Artful Stampin with Ruth.  If I remember right I think she was doing slimline cards in navy and taupe.  I also included a brighter version below.

TECHNIQUE

The general idea is to draw a pencil line down the front of your panel and then center all your images along it.  I found it easiest to start with my largest image and work out from the middle of the card to the top and the bottom. I didn't have any issues with stamping one color on top of another, but I did use Stampin' Up! dye ink which dries fast, and a bit of time passed in between stampings as I experimented with placement.

SUPPLIES

inks - Stampin' Up!  Brocade Blue, Peach Parfait, Orchid Opulence, Pool Party

stamps - Stampin' Up! sets: With All My Heart, Simple Delights, Creative Elements, Bliss, Delicate Doilies, Mixed Bunch and Kindness Matters

The wonderful thing about this style is that you can use any image as long as it is symetrical!  You really get a chance to mix and match  :o)

And another version below, and look for a Christmas version coming up in my 29 Days of Christmas Cards Series starting the day after Thanksgiving:

Playing along with the following Challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  (ends 12/1).

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes  (ends 11/29).

TaylormadeCards4u November Challenge Fall Colors Optional (ends 11/30)

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