Merry & Bright - Miracle of Christmas

Hi Friends! 

This evening I will be sharing a few more Christmas cards using the Our Daily Bread Designs Merry & Bright Clear Stamp Set from the November 2016 Release.  

This card also incorporates the ODBD November 2016 Release coordinating ODBD Christmas Lights Dies, ODBDSnow Crystals Dies and ODBD Holly Jolly Collection 6x6 Paper Pad along with previously released ODBD Dies.

I am linking this card to the Splitcoaststampers’ CC609 Color Challenge (I used the retired Riding Hood Red for my fav), the Simon Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge  as well as the Double "D"  Challenges “Traditional Christmas Colors” Challenge and Cuttlebug Mania “Light In the Darkness” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the ODBD Blog or the other challenge sites yet, I would encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the plaid pattern paper from the ODBD Holly Jolly Collection 6x6Paper Pad, mount onto a piece of white cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of green cardstock.

Add the horizontal strip of green cardstock along with the 3/8” red taffeta ribbon (wrap the ends of the ribbon behind the panel) and mount onto the white card base.

Ink the sentiment from ODBD Merry & Bright Clear Stamp Set with a green and cherry marker, “huff” onto the stamp to re-moisten the ink and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock.

Die cut and emboss the sentiment with the ODBD Layered Lacey Square Dies and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Ink the string of Christmas lights image from the ODBD Merry & Bright Clear Stamp Set with black archival ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock and die cut/emboss with the ODBD Christmas Lights Dies.

Use water-based markers to color the Christmas lights and add white highlights with an extra fine white paint pen.

Die cut and emboss a few of the snowflakes from white cardstock using the ODBD Snow Crystals Dies and mount the snowflakes along with the Christmas lights onto the front of the card.

Die cut several pine branches and foliage from green cardstock with the ODBD Lovely Leaves Dies, add to the left hand upper corner of the card and add the red taffeta ribbon bow.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the snowflakes and add rhinestones to the snowflake centers to finish off the card.

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  I am having so much fun creating Christmas cards but will need to take a break from designing and get busy mailing them out soon (or they will not arrive on time)...

hugs and have a fabulous week, my friends! 

Merry & Bright	Christmas Lights Dies	Layered Lacey Squares	Lovely Leaves Dies	Snow Crystals Dies
ODBD Holly Jolly Collection 6x6 Paper

Merry & Bright Center Step Shaker Card

Hi Friends! 

I had a chance to create another Christmas card using the new ODBD November 2016 Release Merry & Bright Clear Stamp Set along with the new ODBD Snowflake Season Collection 6x6 Paper Pad, coordinating ODBD Christmas Lights Dies,  ODBD Snow Crystal Dies, ODBD Snowflake Sky Die along with previously released ODBD Dies.

I incorporated a few of my favorite online challenges- the Merry Monday #222 “Gray, White and Red” Challenge as well as the Just Add Ink #337 “Choose Just Two- Doily, Die Cuts, DSP (I used die cuts and dsp) and the Splitcoaststampers’ Free For All F4A351 “Shake Things Up!” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the challenge sites yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the sentiment from the ODBD Merry & Bright Clear Stamp Set with gray ink and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, die cut and emboss with the ODBD Pierced Ovals Dies.

Measure and cut pieces of the designer paper from the ODBD Snowflake Season Collection 6x6 Paper Pad to cover the sides and bottom of the white ODBD Center Step Fancy Fold card base.

Cut the large panel for the center from the same pattern of the ODBD Snowflake Season Collection 6x6 Paper Pad with the large frame from the ODBD Snowflake Sky Die and set aside (this is the backing for the shaker card element).

Ink the string of lights images from the ODBD Merry & Bright Clear Stamp Set with archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock, die cut with the coordinating ODBD Christmas Lights Dies, color the light bulbs with water based markers- red for the lights  and light gray for the string and use a white fine point paint pen to add the white highlight to each bulb.

Die cut and emboss the following:

1). A rectangular frame from white cardstock using the ODBD Double Stitched Rectangle Dies.

2). Three snowflakes from white cardstock using the ODBD Snow Crystals Dies.

3). Two detailed ornaments from silver foil cardstock and two shaped ornaments from red cardstock with the ODBD Elegant Embellishments Dies.

First add a piece of clear acetate to the die cut white frame (I re-purposed the clear packaging from the ODBD stamp sets  by splitting and cutting the clear envelope to use for the acetate ), then adhere one layer of dimensional foam behind the white die cut frame and add the die cut/stamped Christmas lights before adding the second layer of dimensional foam.

Pour sequins into the frame and adhere the die cut backing (from the step above from the ODBD Snowflake Season Collection 6x6 Paper Pad).

Mount the entire panel into the center portion of the ODBD Center Step Fancy Fold card base.

Adhere the die cut Christmas ornaments and add the silver cord to the top, wrapping behind the back of the panel.

Mount the sentiment to the card front and add the die cut snowflakes.  

To finish off the card, apply shimmer to the snowflakes with a clear glitter pen and add the rhinestones to the snowflake centers.

I had fun creating this shaker card and hope I have inspired you to create something fun this weekend- hugs and thanks again for stopping by!

Merry & Bright	Christmas Lights Dies	Pierced Ovals	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies	Snowflake Sky Die
Snow Crystals Dies	Elegant Embellishments Dies	Snowflake Season Paper Collection	Center Step Fold Fun and Fancy Folds