Christmas is Coming

Welcome

Christmas is coming quickly, so I decided to make a simple cas card.

It's so disappointing this year as Canada Post is on strike and no Christmas cards can be sent.  

For today's card I used this fun stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Dot Duo

So, here's what I did to create my card.

• I placed the Dot Duo stencil over a piece of white cardstock and got out the inks I wanted to use.
• I wanted to give my card front a unique look, so I cut another piece of white cardstock to use as a mask while stenciling.  I placed the mask along the top corner over the stencil and inked with some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved the mask down on an angle and inked again with some Twisted Citron DOX ink.  
• I repeated that process again using some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink next and just continued that process until my whole card front was inked up.
• I removed the stencil and splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• I die cut the 'Jingle Bells' sentiment with some greens and red cardstock and glued that all together.
• I glued my card front onto a piece of red cardstock, then green, then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to add the sentiment and added 3 red gems around it.

Here is the stencil I used:

Dot Duo

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Mon.- USE DIE CUTS FOR DIECEMBER

The Male Room- ANYTHING GOES

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils are Our Game- WINTER/CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes;

Jingle Bells die (A Pocket Full of Happiness); white Posca pen; red gems

All the Joy

Hello and Welcome

Today's card features a lovely stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called

Christmas Quilt

So, here's what I did to create my card.

• I placed the Christmas Quilt stencil over a piece of white cardstock and inked it up with some Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink.
• I moved the stencil and inked again, filling in the open areas with the same ink.
• Using the eraser on the end of a pencil, I added the dots with some Rustic Wilderness DOX ink.
• I splattered the whole panel with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• Next, I die cut the 'JOY' sentiment with some red cardstock, then the border with some black and then with a piece of green.  I glued all the pieces together and then added some details with my white Posca pen.
• I glued the stenciled panel onto a piece of white cardstock, then onto a piece of red and then onto an A2 sized card base.
• I used some foam tape to pop the sentiment up over the background and added a red gem to the top of the ornament.

Here is the stencil I used:

Christmas Quilt

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Mon.- USE DIES FOR DIECEMBER

Mix it Up- ANYTHING GOES/option: Paper Piecing

Word Power- WORDS AS FOCUS

Allsorts- IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- Christmas Quilt Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Blending Brushes;

white Posca pen; Christmas Bauble Joy (Paper Rose)

Let's Get Holly and Jolly

 

Welcome

Today's card was a fun one using a simple stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called 

Puzzle Pieces

So, here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of white cardstock and placed the Puzzle Pieces stencil over that and inked with some Dusty Concord Distress Oxide ink.
• I wiped the stencil off, repositioned it and inked again with some Villainous Potion DOX ink. I repeated that again using some Uncharted Mariner DOX ink this time.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and set aside to dry.
• Next, I took another piece of white cardstock and embossed it with a Burlap Embossing Folder and then cut a circle from that.
• I glued the embossed piece over the stenciled background.  I stamped and fussy cut out the bear and coloured his scarf with my Copic markers.
• I glued the card front onto an A2 sized card base and used some foam tape to add the bear in the corner and the pre-printed sentiment over the top corner.
• The last step was to add 3 silver gems under the sentiment.

Here is the stencil I used:

Puzzle Pieces

My Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs:

KarenFan10

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- WINTER BLUES

Simon Says Mon.- MAKE IT SPARKLE

The Holly and Ivy Christmas- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Crazy is Our Fame- Stencils Are Our Game- WINTER/CHRISTMAS

Alphabet Challenge- R for Round

Supplies

Stamp- Polar Pals (MFT)

Inks- DOX; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); TE Inking Brushes;

Infinity Circle dies (HA); white Posca pen; Foiled Sentiments (Pinkfresh);

Burlap EB folder (Honeybee)