FAIR ISLE VIBE

  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...

Really pleased with the process and result on this card!

( I made a few other cards in this style a few weeks ago)

TECHNIQUES

ink direct to paper (Misti or other stamp positioner allows for repeated stamping to get drier inks saturated enough)

foam mounting and heat embossing (sentiment)

* I saw this technique demoed by Ruth at the YouTube channel artfulstampinwithruth in an older video a couple months ago and I was smitten!  The key is to find any image that are symmetrical (if stamped on a straight line both sides of an image look like mirror images). Literally any color combo will work as long as one is lighter and one is darker.

SUPPLIES

stamps - Stampin' Up! sets: Noteworthy, Etruscan, Northern Hearts, Creative Elements

inks - Stampin' Up! Sahara Sand and Ruby Red

flat back pearl gems - Stampin' Up!

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Country View Challenges- Christmas Anything Goes  (ends 12/31)?.

{PIN}spirational Challenges #284 December  (ends 12/31).

Little Red Wagon#632 Christmas  (ends 12/21).

Dare2bArtzy Challenge  (ends 1/2/22).

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PEACEFUL 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...

The blue got a little dark as it dried! This card is bright white in person, but you get the idea :o)

TECHNIQUES

ink blending (background)

 colored pencils (hills)

 foam mounting and distressed edges (center panel)

SUPPLIES

scene stamp - Stampin' Up! Seasonal Whimsy

snowflake stamps - Stampin' Up! Snow Burst

sentiment stamps - Stampin' Up! random

inks - Versafine black, Distress Oxide Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass

glitter glue - Stickles Frosted Lace

flat back metal faceted gem - Jolee's Boutique

Sharing with the following Challenge Blogs:

Try it on Tuesday - Snowflakes  (ends 12/20)

Another version where I colored the hills backwards accidentally but I like the background star layout better on this one:

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RED NOSED GREETINGS

   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 a friendly little animal on a card!

TECHNIQUES

pop dotting and fussy cutting (deer)

dry embossing (sky)

SUPPLIES

deer stamp - My Mind's Eye I Believe

pine and word border stamps - Fiskars Heidi Grace Designs Holiday Sampler clear set

inks - Stampin' Up! Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade and Creamy Caramel

folder - Sizzix for Stampin' Up!

flat backed faceted red gem - random

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blog:

Cardz4Guyz #286 Contemporary Christmas  (ends 12/27).

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CLEAN AND SIMPLE CARDINAL ON A WREATH

 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...

I love everything about this image set-up - so simple but so sweet! I can't believe I've owned this set for years (2011?!) and have not used it til now.  I was never much of a Christmas stamper because of the chaotic season, but thanks to Mom's encouragement I made about 40 different layouts this year.  Which has allowed me to use many images new-to-me from storage  :o)

TECHNIQUES

heat embossing (sentiment)

pop dotting (cardinal and sentiment)

SUPPLIES

image stamps - My Mind's Eye I Believe

sentiment stamp - Stampin' Up! So Many Sayings

inks - Stampin' Up! Poppy Parade and Gumball Green

white embossing powder

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

 Allsorts Challenge #654 Wings and/or Tails  (ends 12/17).

Little Red Wagon #630 NBUS  (ends 12/14).

Retro Rubber Challenge #173  (ends 12/17)!

Update:

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TRIO OF GLITZY 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...

The golden sparkle on this one is so gorgeous in real life!

TECHNIQUES

heat embossing (trees)

ink smooshing "watercolor" (background - I smooshed my ink pads onto a large acrylic block, spritzed with water, laid a transparency sheet over this, then dabbed the cardstock into the wet ink)

SUPPLIES

pines stamp - Stampin' Up! Patterned Pines set

sentiment stamp - Anna Griffin for All Night Media #580G06

inks - Stampin' Up! Lucky Limeade and Wild Wasabi, Versamark  clear

embossing powder - Embossing Arts Co. Gold Fire Opal

Another version below (sentiment - Paper Inspirations #E9400)

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KRAFT-Y LET IT SNOW

  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 white colored pencil and ink plays with kraft cardstock.

TECHNIQUES

colored pencils (sentiment and snowman)

stenciling (white dots using pigment ink)

SUPPLIES

stamp - Stampin' Up! Big on Christmas set

stencil - 4" gift wrap silver plastic ribbon

colored pencils

black Micron marker (to darken eyes and mouth after coloring)

white pigment ink - Colorbox Frost White

enamel metal pop dots - random

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blog:

Shopping Our Stash #460 Snowman  (ends 12/20)

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