25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 18, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Hi Everyone!

Today's card is simple card with a lot of little extra touches. It is a smaller card, 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 that will still fit into a regular envelope. At first, I struggled with this card, trying to figure out how I was going to recreate the wreath since I do not have the stamps or really anything close to what Kristina used. Initially, I thought I might try to cut one out using my Cricut; but then decided that was a little more work than I was willing to do for such a simple card.  I found the stamp I used at Michael's. I covered the outer wreath part and the sentiment with some masking tape and then embossed the center in gold. I took the masking tape off the other parts of the stamp and colored them with a Pine Needles and Fired Brick. I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the outer parts of the stamp with the embossed center.

I cut the center panels and layered them as shown. I edged the larger center panel with the same fired brick red marker. I used the same embossing technique on the edges of the card that Kristina did. In the end, simple and cute!

As always, I leave you with the side by side. Thanks for visiting me! I'll be back tomorrow with Day 19.

Challenges:

1. Come and Get It: Merry Christmas
2. Christmas Card Challenge: CAS Christmas
3. Opus Gluei: Christmas
4. One Stitch at a Time: Anything Goes Christmas
5. Pile it On: Anything Goes Christmas
6. Sentimental Sunday: Anything Goes
7. Corrosive Challenges: Anything Goes

25 Days of Christmas: Day 17, "Furry Friends Happy Christmas"

Hi Everyone!

Today's card is for all you animal lovers out there. I found this adorable stamp set from Hampton Arts at Michael's and used them to create this cute little "gift giving" scene. I love the almost smug look on the kitty cat's face, like "See? I brought you something, aren't I the best cat you know?!" The dog is just happy to have all those bones to himself!

I stamped the images on to Strathmore watercolor paper in Rich Cocoa Memento ink. I used some distress markers with a water color brush to color them in and then used Weathered Wood Distress ink to watercolor the background.

I wrapped some May Arts Natural Twine around a side-folding Kraft card base and then stamped the sentiment at the bottom. I added the image panel with some foam dimensionals and then rounded the top corner with my We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper to finish the card. 

Here are the two cards side by side for you to see. Not exactly the same; but I think my rendition captures the spirit of Kristina's pretty well! Once again, I thank you for visiting with me. Have a great day; and I'll see you tomorrow for Day 18!

Challenges: 

1. A Gem of a Challenge: Christmas (2nd Entry)

25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 16 "Joy"

Hi Everyone!

Today's card was an easy one layer card that was quite easy and fun to put together.  I didn't have the ornament stamp set Kristina used, so I had to channel my creativity a little more! For the circles, I used the "Lots of Circles" stamp set from Simon Says Stamp with Green Hills Shadow Ink (Hero Arts)
and School House Red ink (SSS) on Kraft card stock

The inside images of the ornaments are from various Verve Stamps and embossed in white. I covered the red ornaments with the heart and the star with glossy accents. To finish the card, I added some dashed white lines around the edge. 

Here are the two cards for you to see. Thanks for visiting me again, and I'll see you again tomorrow for Day 17!

Challenges:

1. Chocolate, Coffee and Cards: Christmas

2. Crafts for Eternity Recipe Challenge: Christmas

3. Jo's Scrap Shack: Happy Holidays

25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 15, "Snowflakes and a Snowman"

Hi Everyone!

Today's card features a softer color palette with snowflakes and this adorable snowman from Inkadinkado. I embossed the snowflakes with white powder and then blended some Tattered Rose, Tumbled Glass, and Milled Lavender Distress ink. I also embossed the bottom half of the card with a circles embossing folder and blended with distress inks as well.
I created the tag for the snowman on my Cricut. I created a mask for the snowman and did some more blending in the background.

I colored the snowman with Copics; and then added the white paint falling snow pieces, along with the twine bow to complete the card. 

Here are the two cards side by side for you to see. Thanks so much for visiting me again and I'll see you again tomorrow for Day 16! 

Challenges: 

1. Creative Knockouts: Tis the Season

2. Delightful Challenges: Bundle Up! Winter Theme

3. Outlawz Twisted Challenges: Anything Goes/ Fun in the snow! (optional)

4. Milkcoffee Challenges: Non Traditional Christmas Colors