This cute card was made for Dru's very single friend. I wish I was there to see the expression on his face when he opened it. I thought this looked very Christmassy and I am sure he will love it. Here is the link with the template.
http://stampowl.blogspot.com/2008/01/panty-template.html
The house was another find from the dollar store-several years ago. Which is colored in using my wonder crayons. I used my cricut Seasons cheer to cut out the silhouette of Santa and his reindeer. Just used white cardstock for the top layer. I embossed serene snowflakes in white then dobbed night of navy over the top. Used Dazzling Diamonds to make some sparkly snow.
I did case the globes from someones card on SCS, actually there are a couple. So I wanted to try my own twist. I have the circle cutting system from CM but anyting will work. So start by cutting out the circles. Then I folder embossed them, I am just lovin' the swirls on those ornaments. Used the circle tab punch to make the top. Layered on white, then real red and handsome hunter. I also used the scallop oval punch and the matching inner oval. I made several of these to use as invitations for our family Christmas party. They were pretty fast and easy to make. Yet colorful and fun.
This is a clone on one of my trade cards. When I looked at it, it just seemed to say "make me a Christmas card" So I tweeked a couple things and here you go. I actually kind of like it. Not sure who this will be given to, but I enjoyed making it, and that's important part right?
Cartridge: home de'cor
Cardstock? Rose red, creamy caramel, close to cocoa, garden green.
I stamped the background with the woodgrain background stamp in rose red.
I highlighted the bird with chalk. Then just glued it all together.
Here is my dollar store stamp again. This time I stamped it in Chocolate Chip, then used chalks (ruby red and always artichoke to color it in. It is bordered in chocolate chip. The next layer is craft white. I have been wanting to try this technique for a while. Where you use multiple stamps to create a background. I used En Francais. Speckled Wheel, the pine branch I can't remember what set that is from. But there are several out there. I embossed the always artichoke paper, then tied those layer together with some chocolate chip tafeta ribbon, and a ribbon slide. Then layered all of it on chocolate chip. I used this card as my November trade card, that was our Christmas theme. TFL
I actually used this card layout in one of my summer classes, I had some extras cut. The colors scream Christmas! =), and I have been dying to use by back woods set (I think it speaks Christmas)! Then comes along the challenge from just buggin' this week and it is to use layers. So here is how I did my layers. Cut the white cardstock out on a 4" from storybook, then added .25" horizontally and vertically, for the burgandy background. I love the design studio it makes it so easy to get the exact size you want....Well, this is the outcome-what do you think?
The white is rolled in soft suede then stamped with Season's Greeting from four Christmas. The snowflakes are from Serene Snowflakes, stamped in always atrichoke. The card is then lined with a 3/8" bravo burgandy ribbon. I glued some of the chunky glitter using the tomboy adhesive, to give the snow effect. I sell cards at my sisters work every year, and this was the most popular, so I have 60 to make. It's a good thing I thrive on card making. TFL have a great day!
These snowflakes are just beautiful, don't you think. I really love the white on Kraft paper. These are embossed with white. I used the scallop edge to create the white border around the sage shadow saying. The top is lined with a white ribbon. Pretty simple card to make, but still elegant.
Some more playing. I have about 60 Christmas cards that I need to make. So I don't feel like I am wasting time at all. I just got this Serene Snowflakes I used the cuttlebug folder to emboss the snowflakes on white. I stamped craft white on basic gray, then layered them onto soft suede. The center snowflake is stamped in soft suede and layered on basic gray. And that is about it. TFL
Have a great day!!!!
So this is an old Poinsettia stamp that I got at the dollar store a few years ago. OMG like 10 actually. Guess how much -yep a dollar!!!!! I have definitely got my monies worth out of this one. I used old olive and bravo burgandy to color in the poinsettia. The frame is Kraft, the background is old olive that I ran through my big shot, with one of the cuttlebug folders. The wheel is poinsettias awash. A little tearing and a punch on the bottom with a brad and it is done.
Every year my sister takes cards to work to sell for me. This is one of the ones I created
for her to take. I just can't help but think about Christmas and a beautiful winters day
when I look at this set.
This card was stamped on kraft white. First I rolled the entire cardstock with the speckle wheel. Then I made an oval stencil. Lightly sponged it in perfect plum, used the enfrancais to stamp over in perfect plum as well. I them stamped the trees from lovely as a tree using sage shadown. The Greeting is embossed in gold.
sewing, faux sewing, or faux stitch stamps on your project!
Cartridge: Christmas Cheer
I sponged the background in rich razzleberry, and bermuda bay. The snowman is frosted in SU iridescent ice. I used snow swirled for the saying and the snowflake stamp. I have been dilegently trying to get my Christmas cards done. So far not to bad. My BF has a huge family, so that has doubled the amount that I need to make-LOL. Anyway good luck to all of you in getting your Christmas cards done. God Bless
home de'cor used again if you don't have this cartridge-may I suggest you get it. ok enough :)
I made this card for my amazing boyfriend. He has been having a hard time lately, needless to
say I was not making things easy. A little insecurity going on. So I waned to make him a card
to let him know that I love him.
Outlines and frame done in chocolate chip, the background is soft sude, I ran it through the big shot, using the SU elegant boquet to emboss it. The branch is creamy caramel, flowers are white and
dobbed with really rust pad. love is really rust, the bird is bordering blue. I used little diamonds
to add some sparkle to the flowers and eye of the bird. Then I wrote some really mushy stuff inside.
-he loved it.
thanks for looking
I am playing along with Kandi and the Just Buggin' team. The challenge was to use three shapes.
Well I didn't want to be told I was a slacker, and use a train as a shape. I made sure I used three
geometric shapes. Hearts, stars, and circles. Oh Well. I like how it turned out--so it stays. Thanks for looking.
And thanks for inviting me to play Kandi. I am having fun, and getting cards done for the Grandma's
Christmas Presents. Which is going to be a collection of cards in a box. YAY! go me!!!!
TFL Take care-see you soon.
Colors: Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, Summer Sun, Creamy Caramel, Rose Red, oh of course black and white.
Stamps: the star is from scouts at play & woodgrain
I made the saying on my computer, and cut it out.
Cricut Cartridges: My community(train) , Happily ever after(heart), pooh and friends(stars).
