Here's a Christmas card I haven't had time to share. This is a one-layer card made with a Penny Black stamp called Christmas Arrangement. I coloured the image with my Copics before masking the edges of the card and ink blending the rectange with Distress Oxide inks (Old Paper and Antique Linen). The sentiment is in Finnish and says 'Christmas Greetings'.
It is still Christmas time, isn't it? So that I can share some Christmas cards that I didn't have time to share before Christmas. Here's a card I made with Vault Christmas Magic die set by Sizzix / Tim Holtz. I inked the background to create a snowy night sky and adhered the die cut pieces onto it. Santa and his sleigh is adhered with foam adhesives as are some of the trees for some dimension. The sentiment says 'Merry Christmas'.
I'm entering this to:
* Just Add Ink: Challenge #733 - Choose Two (I chose Reindeer and Santa)
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Cold and Frosty
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use Craft Dies
I made a set of Christmas cards with a Sizzix/Tim Holtz die set Festive Garlands. They all have the same layout, the same inked background (Distress Oxide inks in Bundled Sage and Iced Spruce with few splatters of gold ink), the same sentiment (Finnish for 'Christmas Peace') and the same die cut bow (die cut with Vault Festive Wreath die by Sizzix/Tim Holtz). The only thing that changes between them is the die cut elements. I also added a bit of Distress Glitter in Rock Candy here and Nuvo Glitter Pen there. Very quick and easy to make!
I think I'm falling in love with diecutting! I had so much fun making this card and adding all the little details, it's so different from colouring in a stamped image. The die set I used for this is by Sizzix and Tim Holtz and it's called Vault Festive Wreath. I die cut the pieces out of either white cardstock or coloured cardstock and added a bit of colour to them with Distress Oxide inks. I also splattered a bit of white acrylic paint to the wreath itself and added shimmer and glitter to the elements with Nuvo Glitter pen and Distress Rock Candy Glitter. The sentiment says 'Christmas Greetings' in Finnish. I also used some white half pearls to embellish the card.
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* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Here's a Christmas card I made with a Penny Black stamp called Darling Delivery. I kept the card quite clean and simple, just the image on a panel die cut with Zig Zag Stackers die (Penny Black) and coloured with my Copics. I did add a bit of glitter to the image with a Nuvo glitter pen, and also some white gel pen accents. I inked the panel with Distress Oxide ink in Tattered Rose and stamped my sentiment on it (it says 'Merry Christmas' in Finnish). I matted the panel onto a panel of pale pink cardstock and adhered it all onto my cardbase before embellishing the card with some pink gems.
I'm entering this to:
* The Paper Funday Challenges: Challenge #71 - Anything Goes
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #482 - Christmas
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
My Christmas cards continue with the poinsettia theme. The stamp I used for these two cards is called Center Cut Holiday Floral by Simon Says Stamp (thanks for letting me use your stamp, Nonni!). I coloured both images with my Copics but just changed the colours a bit. I also added some Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer pen to the little red berries as well as some white gel pen here and there. I used some Stickles glitter glue to line the center before adding my sentiments. For the first card I used a die and die cut the word out of gold foil cardstock and for the second card I heat embossed the sentiment - both sentiments say 'Christmas peace'. After matting the panels onto dark green cardstock, I embellished them with some gems.
I'm entering this to:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Sparkle & Shine
I'm entering this to:
* We Love Stamping: November - Christmas
I recently treated myself to a bunch of new stamps and this gorgeous Festive Poinsettia from Alex Syberia Designs was one of them. I think the stamp itself is so stunning that I wanted it to take the center stage in my cards so I went for clean and simple design with the cards. I did the colouring on all of them with my Copics but changed the colours for each one. I then ink blended the backgrounds with Distress Oxide inks before heat embossing the sentiment (it says 'Merry Christmas') with Ranger embossing powder in the colour of Bubbly. Lastly, I embellished the cards with some gems.
I'm entering this to:
* Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Anything Floral Goes
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Sparkle & Shine (the heat embossing has a beautiful shine to it and the gems sparkle)
I'm entering this to:
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Emboss It (the sentiment is heat embossed)
I'm entering this to:
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #481 - Make Your Mark
