Cardinal Christmas

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another Christmas card featuring the Vintage Christmas Background, with two stamp sets- Vintage Christmas Images Bundle and Christmas Peace along with dies and other supplies (all from Stamp Simply)!.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #671-#672 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet, I hope you take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

 

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool. 

Stamp the Vintage Christmas Background stamp with Versamark ink, apply pewter embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

De-static the area in the oval of the image with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from the Christmas Peace stamp set with Versamark ink, apply pewter embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of green cardstock, trim again and mount onto a white card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the cardinal/birdhouse image from the Vintage Christmas Images Bundle set with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Watercolor the image with distress inks and water-based markers.

Die cut with the coordinating die, layer onto another plain die cut from white cardstock.

Add the image with dimensional foam to the card front.

Die cut several twigs from green cardstock using the Floral Cluster and Sprigs dies.

Mount onto the card front and add a red seam binding bow.

Add a few red pearls to the card front to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Vintage Christmas Images Bundle, Vintage Christmas Background, Christmas Peace  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Versamark, Distress inks and Water-based Markers- Reds, Greens, Browns

Cardstock/Paper: White, Mossy Meadow

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs, Vintage Christmas Images Bundle; Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear and Pewter Embossing Powder, Seam Binding Sampler- Christmas- 30 yards, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Red

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the sale at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a blessed week! 

Peace, Goodwill to Men

 

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a blessed week so far! Today I am sharing another fairly quick Christmas card using stamps, dies and other supplies all from Stamp Simply!

I love the fonts on the Christmas Peace stamp set and combined the poinsettia image from the Floral Clusters Winter Poinsettia with the wreath image from the Seasonal Wreaths-Fall/Winter along with lace and an embossed background.

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of cream cardstock using the Darice Wire Fence Embossing Folder, trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of Luxury Pearlescent Gold Metallic Cardstock.

Adhere the panel to a white card base.

Adhere a piece of the 1.75” Valentina Ivory Lace to the front.

De-static two additional pieces of cream cardstock with an embossing powder tool.

Ink the poinsettia image from the Floral Clusters Winter Poinsettia stamp set and the wreath image from the Seasonal Wreaths – Fall/Winter with Versamark ink, stamp onto the prepared panels, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the heat embossing has cooled, die cut each image with the coordinating dies (die cut an additional piece from cream cardstock to layer behind the image).

Layer the poinsettia with the wreath to leave an opening for the sentiment.

Repeat the above steps with the verse sentiment from the Christmas Peace stamp set, trimming the panel to fit behind the layered poinsettia wreath. Adhere behind the poinsettia and wreath image.

Mount the poinsettia wreath image to the card front using dimensional foam.

Add a few champagne pearls to the floral center to finish off the card.

As many of you who follow my blog know that I enjoy participating with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #573-#574 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

Stamp Sets: Christmas Peace, Floral Cluster Winter Poinsettia, Seasonal Wreaths, Fall/Winter  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: Ivory,  Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock- Gold- 15 ct

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr. , Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs, Seasonal Wreaths, Fall/Winter Bundle,  Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Darice Embossing Folder- Wire Fence, Venise Lace 1.75” Valentina- 1 yd- Ivory, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Pearls- Champagne

 

Also, don’t forget to check out the December specials from Stamp Simply!

Glory to God

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another fairly quick card using stamps, dies and other supplies all from Stamp Simply!

I am so far behind on my Christmas cards and need to start mailing them! This card does not have too many layers but will still probably need a “hand-cancelled” stamp.  Last year, most of my cards required the “hand-cancelled” stamp along with additional postage for weight.  I am trying to conserve funds this year (as we all are), but a few of my cards arrived last year with just the envelope and no card.  Not sure what happened to the cards, but those were a few that I tried to mail with just a regular postage stamp vs. the “hand-canceled”.  I will not do that again, lol!

This card is also for The Card Concept #185 Christmas Blessings Challenge.  I am a bit late posting my DT card and my apologies.  I am still trying to maintain all of my husband's outside duties along with my own- he was such a great husband and I miss him so!

I was inspired by the greenery and the colors for my Clean and Layered card.  Our challenge is open for the entire month of December and we hope you will have time to join us. 

I am also linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #573-#574 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the above challenge sites- gorgeous projects from all!

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of white cardstock using the Darice CrossesEmbossing Folder, trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

Add a piece of the designer paper from the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad.

Die cut the greenery from white cardstock using the Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Mini Holiday Greens .  Color the die cut pieces with water-based markers.

De-static two pieces of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment onto one panel and the candle image on the other from the Christmas Peace bundle with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the candle with the coordinating die from the Christmas Peace bundle and the sentiment with an oval die (die cut an additional oval and candle from blank white cardstock to layer behind the stamped/heat embossed images).

Color the candle using water-based markers and colored pencils.

Mount the die cut holiday greens under the oval sentiment and mount the sentiment onto the card front using dimensional foam.

Add the candle using dimensional foam on the portion that is not adhered to the oval. 

Adhere the panel to a white card base. 

Apply shimmer to the candle with a clear glitter marker and add a few pearls to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Christmas Peace Bundle  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Water-based Markers, Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Happy Christmas by Carta Bella 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr. , Stamp Simply Dies- Christmas Peace Bundle, Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Holiday Greens Mini, Darice Embossing Folder- Crosses, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Pearls- Pearl

Also, today is the last day for 20% off Stamp Simply stamps and dies! 

TCC182b May the Spirit of Christmas

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the #182a {Harvest Bounty} or #182b {Christmas Joy} Challenge!

This is our mid-month dual inspiration challenge- don’t you just love all both of our inspiration photos?  I am behind in designing my Christmas cards this year and was inspired by the colors, theme and the poinsettias on the hearth of the Christmas Joy photo to create an Elegant and Classy Mixed Media card.

I am also participating with the Word Art Wednesday #565-#566 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit our Design Team/gallery at The Card Concept Challenge, or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet,  I hope you will find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

This was a fairly easy card to create:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the poinsettia image from the Floral Cluster- Winter Poinsettia stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once cooled, watercolor the image with water-based markers.  Add white highlights with a white paint pen and die cut with the Floral Cluster and Sprigs Die.

Repeat the embossing steps above on another piece of white cardstock with the sentiment from Christmas Peace.  Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with the Spellbinders Elegant Ovals Die.

Die cut a second oval from white cardstock and layer the two to create a thicker sentiment layer.

Trim a piece of the dark floral patterned designer paper from the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6 x 6 paper pad to approx. 4’ x 4” (cut in half) and layer onto a piece of white cardstock.

Layer a piece of the red checked designer paper from the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper pad onto black cardstock.  Adhere to the background panel covering the cut edges of the dark floral layers.

Trim the white around the background panel, mount onto black cardstock, trim again and mount onto a white card base.

Adhere the sentiment panel directly to the card front and add the winter poinsettia image with dimensional foam.

Finish off the card using a clear glitter pen on the petals (hard to see in the photo) and white pearls to the floral center and the lower right area of the sentiment oval.

Stamp Sets:  Floral Cluster-Winter Poinsettia, Christmas Peace (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums:  Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Poppy Parade, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow; Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs,  Spellbinders Elegant Ovals Dies, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

Thanks so much for stopping by-I hope you have been inspired to join us with our #182a {Harvest Bounty} or #182b {Christmas Joy} Challenge! 

Glory to God in the Highest

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a quick Christmas card designed with the new Studio Light Sending Joy 6x6 paper pad, the Christmas Peace  stamp set and other items from Stamp Simply.

I love the new Sending Joy paper pad- so many gorgeous patterns that make it easy to create multiple cards by just adding a sentiment along with a few other details (plus relatively flat for mailing)!

Many of you who follow my blog, know that I enjoy participating with online challenges! I will be linking this card to the Tic-Tac-Toe #139 Challenge (bottom row across- Holiday, Silver or Gold, Patterned Paper), the Alphabet “P is for Patterned Paper” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #517-#518 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the Sending Joy 6x6 designer paper to approx. 3 ¾” x 5”. 

De-static the upper area of the panel with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from the Christmas Peace  stamp set with Versamark ink, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Use a distressing tool (or the edge of your scissors) to lightly distress the edges.

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with the Tim Holtz Crochet Dies, add to the card front.   

Adhere a strip of sage twill ribbon over the top of the crochet die cut, wrapping the ends behind the panel.

Mount the panel onto dark green cardstock, trim and mount onto a white card base.

Finish off the card by adding shimmer to the bells with a clear glitter marker.

Stamps:  Christmas Peace (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Dark Green; Studio Light Sending Joy 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr.™, Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Embossing Powder Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, May Arts 5/8” Twill- 30 Yard Spool- Sage

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope I have inspired you to create something this week! 

Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia Background

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another Christmas card designed with stamps and dies from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I love the sweet poinsettia image from Winter Poinsettia as well as the beautiful fonts used for the sentiments in Christmas Peace, don’t you? 

I decided to create a monochromatic card and used the poinsettia image to create my own background “paper”.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges an
d will be linking this card to the Tic-Tac-Toe #093 Challenge (middle row across- Red, Winter Holiday, Spotlight Technique) along with The Spot #140 "Over the Top Holiday Cards" and Simon Says Monday "Favorite Technique" Challenge.

My favorite technique is an “oldie”- Heat Embossing. I use Heat Embossing on almost every card I design- I still love watching that powder melt, lol! 

If you have not had a chance to visit any of the challenge sites or The Stamp Simply blog yet, I encourage you to do so.  Wonderful inspiration from the galleries as well as from my Design Team “sisters” on the Stamp Simply DT!  

To create this card:

Ink the poinsettia image from Winter Poinsettia with Versamark ink and repeatedly stamp onto a prepared piece of red cardstock (stamping off the edges to create an all over pattern).  Apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool (I had to stamp a few at a time, heat emboss and repeat until the panel was finished).

Trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

Ink the poinsettia image with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, fussy cut the image (I cut off the berries so it would fit the card better).  Use a clear glitter marker to add shimmer to the flower petals and set aside to dry.

Using the same steps as above, heat emboss the sentiment from Christmas Peace  onto white cardstock.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, die cut with a label die and cut a few extra labels (the same size) to adhere behind the sentiment.

Add a piece of black seam binding to the background panel (wrapping the ends behind the panel).  Mount the panel onto a white card base.

Add the sentiment die cut with dimensional foam (or chipboard, which I prefer) and adhere the fussy cut poinsettia at the top.

Finish off the card with a black seam binding bow, a red button, and a few white pearls.

Stamp Sets:  Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia,  Christmas Peace (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark,  Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black, Red

Accessories/Tools:  Embossing Powder Tool Applicator- EK Success, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Black Seam Binding, Red Button, White Pearls, Labels Four Dies- Spellbinders

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  I hope all of you are staying as healthy and safe as possible…this year has been so difficult, especially for those who are in the hospital or nursing home and cannot see their loved ones. 

We have not been able to visit family since they are all out of state and this Christmas will be different for us as well.  I am thankful that, so far, my hubby and I have not contracted COVID, but we do know many that have, and our prayers are with all of them and their families.

May the Lord keep you and bless you all!