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!

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!

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!

HAPPY POINSETTIA

Hello!

Well, I've never made so many Christmas cards in one season and surprise to me: 

THEY ARE MY FAVORITE, AND THE EASIEST TO PUT TOGETHER!  

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (words, stitched frame)

marker to rubber (flower)

heat embossing (mini sentiment)

stacked die cuts ("Happy")

glitter glue ("Happy")

funny story:  I die cut the stitched frame nearly last and neglected to factor in that I would crush not only my stacked "Happy" (which started out 4 cardstock layers high), but also all the rhinestones.  Grrrr.  but wait...there's more. I ended up pressing all the textures in my Big Shot plate into the word Happy (which led to me struggling for an aha moment about how to camouflage THAT - glitter glue helped).  Sometimes I just get too excited with the next step that I don't even think of the consequences to my poor card or tools  ;o)

SUPPLIES

flower stamp - Penny Black #2808L Winter Glow

mini sentiment stamp - partial of a stamp in the Stampin' Up! So Many Sayings set 

Happy die - Hero Arts Stamp & Cut XL #DC282

stitched frame die - My Favorite Things #MFT-0839 Wonky Stitch Rectangles

markers - Tombow

glitter glue - Stickles Frosted Lace

bakers twine - Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler

rhinestones - random

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Sunday Stamps #ssc271  (ends 12/10)!

Update!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge December - Anything Goes Optional Christmas 

(ends in a month)r.

Crazy4Challenges #c4c613  Christmas Flowers/Foliage (JFF) 

Thanks so much for visiting - I appreciate you!

 

NOEL

Hello!

TECHNIQUES

alcohol markers (figure, silver brad)

white gel pen (skirt, brad)

dry embossing (white panels)

heat embossing ("Noel")

die cutting (snowflake)

SUPPLIES

figure stamp - Julie Nutting Planner Stamps set #911713 "Holiday Bliss"

Noel stamp - Hero Arts #AA1556

hat - TAC The Angel Company set #T2182 "Hat Border"

snowflake die - Signature Collection by Sara Davies Winter Wonderland "Snowflake Quartet"

markers - Copic

embossing folders - Darice snowflake frame, ProvoCraft Cuttlebug dots, Big Shot Textured Impressions "Delight Designs"

ink - Versamark, Poppy Parade

* I stamped Noel in the red ink a couple times, 

and then overstamped it with Versamark to heat emboss *

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Alphabet Challenge R-is-for-Red  (ends 12/16)!

Update:

Colour Crazy Challenge #48.

CAS on Friday #219 Winter  (ends 12/8).

Cupcake Inspirations #533  (ends 12/10)!

Update!

I was hoping to enter into Retro Rubber as I followed their sketch prompt but I missed the deadline.  Not all is lost though as I will use this layout in future - I love it!

Thanks for visiting - I appreciate you!

 

BLESSED CHRISTMAS

Hello!

Wanted to get this card done in time to follow the sketch challenge over at The Paper Players.

Finding cardmaking goes much MUCH easier for me if I'm able to adhere to layout parameters. I had never gotten around to using this wonderful stamp because of the coloring required but I found it so relaxing to work on such a sweet image. I stamped two "just" in case, and colored the other as well; so I will be posting a different layout before Christmas with that image, where I did not trim out the starry sky inside the circle.

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (image)

fussy cutting (image)

die cutting (mirror gold "blessed")

heat embossing (mini words)

patterned paper (background rectangles and base)

SUPPLIES

 bird in wreath stamp - Stamps Happen Carolyn Shores Wright "Chickadee" #80371

mini words stamp - Stampin' Up! "So Many Sayings" set

die - Momenta set #32265 R8

markers - Copic

patterned paper - Webster's Pages Petite Pages "Waiting for Santa & Sweet Season"

gold mirror cardstock - random

Sharing this card in the following Challenges:

The Paper Players #PP559  (ends 12/3)!

Update:

Critter Crazy Challenge #57  (ends 12/25).

Krafty Chicks Challenge #588  (12/8).

NBUS Challenge #33  (ends 12/31).

Thanks for stopping in today!

 

SHIMMER STRIPES AND GLITTER 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...

Wish you could hold this one in your hand in the bright sunlight - everything is shimmery and sparkly!

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (snowflake)

heat embossing (words)

glitter glue (snowflake)

SUPPLIES

word stamp - Stampin' Up! "So Many Sayings"

snowflake die - Sizzix Originals "Snowflake #2"

glitter glue - Stickles "Frosted Lace"

shimmer cardstock - unknown

Sharing this card in the following Challenges:

Everybody Art #503 Blue and White  (ends 12/13 JFF)

Shopping Our Stash #459 Triple Threat  (ends 12/7).

(my "three" is these wonderful words of Christmas :o)

Stamps and Fun = Creativity #399 - Snowflakes  (ends 12/5 JFF)

ModSquad Challenge - Just Snowflakes  (ends 12/14)!

Update (Random, but thrilled nonetheless!):

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