Christmas Craft Creations December Reminder...Make a Scene

 

Christmas Craft Creations December Reminder...Make a Scene

and

Send A Smile 4 Kids

One of the best reasons I like the new slim line cards is that you can make a real large scene with them.

This one took a while so there are a lot of steps.

From white card stock I die cut the main piece using a die from  Lawn Fawn’s “Large Slimline with Sliders” set.

Onto that piece I stamped the Santa from Stampingbella “Oddballs Santa and Missus” set  and the whole stamp from Stampingbella “Christmas Card Gnomes” using Memento tuxedo black ink.

On another piece of white card stock I stamped the gnomes from Stampingbella “gnomes have feelings too” with the same ink.

These I colored with Copic markers then trimmed them out with scissors.

Next I made masks from Masking Magic using StazOn jet black ink and the Santa and mailbox gnomes.

These I applied to the colored images and placed low tack tape around the stitched edge of the piece.

Using MFT Stamps “Rolling Clouds” stencil and Distress Oxide faded jeans ink I made the clouds.

This I applied to black card stock then a white card stock base card.

After removing the masks I stamped the sentiment from Stampingbella “Holiday FUN sentiments” using the memento ink.

I die cut another main piece of white card stock as I did before but this time I used a die from Sunny Studio “Slimline Nature Borders” to cut the snow mounds.

To finish I glue dotted the gnomes and snow mound piece to the card front.

I am saying goodbye as I post this to the wonderful group I have been privileged to design with at Christmas Craft Creations.

I will still be creating so feel free to follow me but design team work is off my creative table for now.

God bless!

Christmas Craft Creations November Reminder...Fun Folds

 

Christmas Craft Creations November Reminder...Fun Folds

I decided to turn the drape fold upside down to create my card!

Here are the instructions for the fold...

Curtain Fold Card

You can see what card stock and patterned paper I used for mine.

I also added a red card stock die cut hugs using Lawn Fawn’s “Scripty Hugs” die.

What will your fun fold be???

Christmas Craft Creations October Reminder...Black & White Plus One

 

Christmas Craft Creations October Reminder...

Black & White Plus One

Have you ever tried coloring with one black pencil?

That is how I colored the little mice for this creation.

The base card is white card stock with the sentiment stamped in the corner using Memento tuxedo black ink.

On more white card stock I stamped the House Mouse stamp with the same ink, colored the berries with Copic reds and the mice with prismacolor black pencil.

This I backed with black card stock then applied it to the base card.

Christmas Craft Creations September Reminder...Sketch

 

Christmas Craft Creations September Reminder...Sketch

 Just couldn’t face all Christmas trees on this challenge so I decided to get out the deer.

The base card is blue card stock with a layer of white card stock as per the sketch.

Using gold metallic card stock and the following die sets I cut out and glued on the pieces...

MFT Die-namics “Delightful Deer”

MFT Die-namics “Mountains”

To finsih I stamped the sentiment from MFT Stamps “Ornament Banner Builder” using Adirondack denim ink.

Will you do trees or some wonderful new idea???

Christmas Craft Creations August Reminder...Non-traditional Colors

 

Christmas Craft Creations August Reminder...Non-traditional Colors

and

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #412

For me there is just no colors for Christmas other than red, green and white so this was a tough challenge!

Then I thought about layering some colors and that’s when I found this die set in my stash.

The base card is white card stock.

Using Sizzix “Kaleidascope Layers” set I cut one layer of pink card stock and one of mint green card stock and layered them on the card front.

Using more of the mint green card stock and my Martha Stewart snowflake punch I punched out three and glued them together before gluing them to the card front.

On black card stock I stamped the sentiment from MFT Stamps “Ornament Banner Builder” using Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

This I trimmed into a strip and applied to the card front.

To finish i applied tiny, black, faceted enamel dots .

Christmas Craft Creations July Reminder...Anything Goes

 

Christmas Craft Creations July Reminder...Anything Goes

If you check out my blog you will see that my favorite way to make cards is CAS (clean and simple) so when I had an “anything goes” challenge I went straight to a one layer CAS card design.

The card is white card stock that I stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink using stamped from the following stampingbella sets...

“holiday FUN sentiments”

“little bits Winter collection skating quartet”

“Oddball Reindeer Set”

To finish I colored the images with Prismacolor pencils.

Christmas Craft Creations June Reminder...Heat Embossing

 
Christmas Craft Creations June Reminder...Heat Embossing

If you check back on my posting to...

Everything Old is New Again

You will find out how to create the background of buildings I used for this card.

The supplies for this particular background were-

Cut N’ Dry Pad

MFT Stamps “City Block Background”

Distress Oxide gathered twigs ink

Once it was truly dry I die cut it with a die from MFT Die-namics “Stitched Rectangle STAX” stamped the sentiment from Jillibean Designs “A Gift for You” set with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.

On a cream card stock base card I layered green card stock.

Next I die cut gold metallic card stock with a die from MFT Die-namics “Stitched Rectangle STAX”.

On a piece of green card stock I layered the main piece then foam taped it to the card front.

Christmas Craft Creations May Reminder...Tags or ATC

 

Christmas Craft Creations May Reminder...Tags or ATC

Do you have one of those containers full of bits and pieces that you had die cut but not used for the card you thought you would?

That was the inspiration for this tag.

The base tag is die cut from kraft card stock with a die from Tim Holtz “Tag Collection”.

Using Hero Arts unicorn ink and MFT Stamps “Snow Flurry” stencil I created a background.

Now to the bin where I found the deer cut from white linen card stock with a Tim Holtz die and circle frames cut from blue card stock using a circle nesting die set.

These I glued to the tag and trimmed off the excess.

Using more white linen card stock and dies from Tim Holtz “Home for the Holidays” die set I die cut the Merry Christmas and glued it to the card front.

To finish I used blue and white twine from American Crafts through the tag hole.

 

Christmas Craft Creations April Reminder...No Stamping

 

Christmas Craft Creations April Reminder...No Stamping

Do you own a gel plate?

Check back in my posts for when I started using a gel plate that was in my stash.

For this card I started with a navy blue card stock.base card with a layer of white card stock.

Next I punched out Lawn Fawn “Stitched Snowflakes”.

On the gel plate I smooched Distress inks peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon and tumbled glass.

Then I laid the snowflakes on the plate, covered it with a piece of card stock and rubbed over the whole thing.

After lifting the white card stock off the plate I had my background.

This piece I trimmed down and applied navy blue card stock to the back before applying it to the card front.

From more navy blue card stock I die cut three of the deer image from Impression Obsession “DIE080-N” and three using the Peace die from Sizzix “Dove” set.

These I glued to each other for a thicker image and then to the card front.

Have you entered our challenge yet?

Christmas Craft Creations March Challenge Reminder...Christmas Flowers

 

Christmas Craft Creations March Challenge Reminder...

Christmas Flowers

I am sure that there are many flowers that can be for Christmas but every year I make a trek to the local nursery to get my poinsettia for my table!

The base card is white card stock.

Next I used gold metallic card stock with the Sunny Studios “Frilly Frames-Retro Petals” die for a background.

On white card stock I stamped the sentiment from Sunny Studios “Holiday Style” set with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Old Town Crafts, Inc. “Christmas Jewels “ embossing powder.

This I die cut with a die from MFT Die-namics “Stitched Square STAX” .

On more white card stock I stamped the flowers and leaves using stamps from Sunny Studios “Petite Poinsettias” and the following Gina K. Designs inks...

Jelly Bean Green

Fresh Asparagus

Grass Green

Peach Bellini

Lipstick

Cherry Red

With the coordinating dies I cut them out and applied them with glue dots to the sentiment square.

This I applied to the card front with foam tape.

To finish I used a gold gel pen on the centers of the flowers and Wink of Stella clear gloss on the leaves and flower petals.

Christmas Craft Creations February Challenge Reminder...Blue & Silver

 
Christmas Craft Creations February Challenge Reminder

...Blue & Silver

I just love blue and silver but in this case I had to add white for the moon and the snow!

The base card is navy blue card stock with a layer of silver glitter card stock and another layer of navy blue card stock.

Using white card stock and a die from Paper Smooches “Borders 1” I cut the snow mound, then with a circle die I cut the moon and glued them to the card front.

From another piece of silver glitter card stock I die cut the super sized snowflake using Tim Holtz “Doily” die.

To finish I die cut, from more navy blue card stock, the reindeer from Tim Holtz “Reindeer Flight” four times.

These I glued together before applying them to the front of the card.

What have you decided to do for this challenge?

Join us soon!

Christmas Craft Creations January Challenge...Ribbon or Twine

 

Christmas Craft Creations January Challenge Reminder

Snow is all I think of in January so that is the inspiration for this card.

Even us design team members have a struggle sometimes with the challenge.

I don’t do ribbon or twine...unless it’s on a tag!

But I found this little image n my stash and wondered if I could replace his stamped scarf with ribbon?

The image from Penny Black “the wonder” was stamped on a very thick piece of card stock that I had in my stash with Memento tuxedo black ink.

I colored it with Prisma color pencils and then trimmed it out with a craft knife and self healing mat.

I used 1/8” tape to get the ribbon to stay on the image while I made the card.

the card is white linen card stock and I die cut two snow amounts with dies from MFT Die-namics “Stitched Snow Drifts”, though I used the unstitched pieces.

Next I stamped the sentiment from the same set with the Memento ink and applied the drifts with tape and foam tape.

To finish I glued the colored image with glue dots and trimmed the ends of the ribbon.

Christmas Craft Creations December Theme...Winter Blues

 

Christmas Craft Creations December Theme Reminder

and

Penny Black Saturday Challenge...December

Have you joined our challenge yet at Christmas Craft Creations?

Sometimes I just want something very simple as I did for this design.

The base card is blue card stock with the sentiment from Penny Black’s “White Christmas” stamped with Hero Arts unicorn ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

On a piece of watercolor paper I stamped the Penny Black “terraced lane” stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

Once cool I water colored the paper with Distress chipped sapphire ink.

Once dry I die cut the image using a die from MFT Die-namics

 “Inside & Out Stitched Square STAX”.

With the next larger die from the same set I die cut white linen card stock and taped them both to the base card.

Christmas Craft Creations November Theme

Christmas Craft Creations November Challenge..

Last year I bought this “Gnome For The Holidays” set from Simon Says Stamp and didn’t use it much...so for this season I will be using it A LOT!

To start I die cut a piece of kraft card stock folded in half with Newton’s Nook Designs “Fancy Edges Tag Die” leaving the top to fold over.

With the stencil form the Simon Says set I stenciled in trees with Hero Arts unicorn ink.

I cut another tag with white card stock and then die cut it with another die from the Newton set for the bottoms.

On that I stamped a sentiment from the Simon Says set using Distress archival vintage photo ink.

Using red, kraft and white card socks I cut the gnome with the dies from the Simon Says set and glued them together and glued together all the parts of the tag.

Using an A2 white base card I trimmed the edges to resemble the tag and did the same with patterned paper and taped them together.

To finish I taped the smaller tag to the front of the larger tag.

Two tags in one to be taped to the gift!

How will you interpret the Anything But A Card challenge?

There’s still time!

Christmas Craft Creations October Challenge Reminder

 

Christmas Craft Creations October Challenge Reminder...

Christmas Music

Friends of mine purchased a beautiful red vintage truck.

Since they get their tree every year I figure this year they would buy it using their truck.

They also love the Christmas song “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” so this was a perfect combination.

On watercolor paper I did the Art Impressions Watercolor Technique using Distress markers and the following Art Impressions sets...

Foliage Set #2

Truck Mini Set

Branches Set

Covered Bridge Mini Set

Once dry I die cut it with a die from Lifestyle Crafts nesting circle dies, then with grey card stock cut another to back it.

These I applied to a white linen card stock base card and stamped the sentiment, unknown company, using Distress Oxide black soot ink.

What is your favorite Christmas song or hymn? 

How about joining us in the challenge?

Christmas Craft Creations September Challenge Reminder

 

Christmas Craft Creations September Challenge Reminder

When I found this paper in my stash it reminder me of eucalyptus, though I know it’s supposed to represent poinsettias.

Th base card is heavy white card stock that  cut with a large Spellbinders scalloped die that I folded in half.

With another of the dies I cit the patterned paper and applied it to half the base card , then applied enamel dots from Wplus9 “Autumn Splendor Red”.

On more white card stock I stamped the koalas from MFT Stamps “Cuddly Koalas” using Memento tuxedo black ink and colored them with Copic markers.

On more white card stock I stamped the sentiment from MFT Stamps “Tweet Holidays” using the same ink and die cut it with a die from MFT Die-namics “Stitched Oval Word Window” and foam taped it to the base card .

I also foam taped and glued the trimmed out koalas as if they are holding on.

What shaped are you inspired to try for this challenge?

Christmas Craft Creations August Theme

Christmas Craft Creations August Challenge...Animals

I am so honored to now be on the design team for Christmas Craft Creations.

You will be seeing my creations to remind you to join us each month.

This month’s theme is animals is I started with white card stock and stamped the moose and tree from MFT Stamps “Merry Christmoose” using Memento tuxedo black ink and colored them with Copic markers.

I added the horizon line with an American Crafts precision pen #03.

This I die cut with a die from MFT Die-namics “Inside 7 Out Stitched Square STAX”.

The base card is white card stock.

The black card stock layer I die cut with the largest die from 

MFT Die-namics “Blueprint #27” and because it had scalloping I trimmed that off.

On that layer I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

To finish I taped the black layer and added craft foam to the back of the moose layer before attaching it to the card.

Won’t you join us this month and every month!