2013 Christmas Cards, pt 2

More Christmas cards made this year -- all unintentionally blue. Here's a link to the first batch, posted a couple weeks ago, for those who missed them.




Stamps: Angels We Have Heard on High (Tin Can Mail/Inkadinkado); Canvas (SU)
Paper: White, Lap of Luxury (All by Darice)
Paper Size: 4.25" x 5.25" * Ink: Night of Navy (SU)
Accessories: Diamond Stickles * Techniques: Sponging




Stamps: Snow Swirled (SU); Wavy White Christmas (Elzybells)
Paper: Kraft, White, Lap of Luxury (All by Darice)
Paper Size: 4.25" x 5.25" * Ink: Night of Navy, Brilliant Blue (SU)
Accessories: Top Note die (SU), circle punch, dimensionals * Techniques: Sponging




Stamps: Snow Swirled, Holiday Tag Team(SU); Snowflake
Border (Hero Arts); Wavy White Christmas (Elzybells)
Paper: White, Lap of Luxury (All by Darice)
Paper Size: 4.25" x 5.25" * Ink: Night of Navy, Brilliant Blue (SU)
Accessories: Top Note die (SU) * Techniques: Sponging



More 2013 Valentines

The rest of the Valentines made for this year . . .

I made several cards using SC418 from Splitcoast Stampers. This first one uses a sticker greeting (XOXO), and I actually added a white foam heart a couple inches above it, but forgot to take another photo. I used leftover embroidery floss in all of the cards.

Here are more of the cards using sketch SC418. I used rub-on hearts for three of the cards. The top left has a computer-printed greeting, while the other three use greetings from the Hero Arts stamp set, "With all my Heart."

A close-up of one of the foursome. I stamped the greetings, then carefully cut around them.  

A couple "non-traditional" Valentine cards. I found this layout from PageMaps on Pinterest. It is an excellent way to use up paper scraps. Computer printed greetings were punched out with the Word Window punch from Stampin' Up, and brads were used to jazz 'em up a bit. There is a quote about friendship on the inside of each.


I have been "unofficially" participating in a "100 cards in 100 days" challenge. Unofficially as I forgot to sign up before the challenge started January 1. So far this year I have made 37 . . . which means I am about ten cards behind. Looks like I have some catching up to do in the next week. :-|

2012 Christmas Cards -- part 1

Here are a few of the Christmas cards made for this year. A "clean and simple" (CAS) design that made these pretty easy to whip up.

I started by stamping the snowflakes on strips of craft cardstock in navy ink, then punched them out with a one-inch punch. The inchies are popped up using dimensionals. 

After punching out the squares, I set them aside for a bit. I took one-inch wide scraps of patterned paper and carefully folded the ends so I could snip off a triangle on each end for the ribbon effect. You have to be careful here not to crease the strip of paper down the center. These were then adhered just above the mid-section of the card. Above that, and off to the left side of the card, I then stamped the greeting, and adhered an inchie snowflake to the right, as pictured.

Next, I stamped a snowflake border about an inch above the card bottom, and then stamped coordinating greetings inside. I made about 60 cards, working on them while watching movies or television, in one week.

Unfortunately, I did not punch enough of the snowflake inchies and had loaned by one-inch square punch to a friend, so was forced to come up with a substitute. Digging through leftovers from past Christmas cards, I found some dimensional stickers.

I also used a different border stamp (from the same set), as the snowflakes just didn't seem to work with the ornaments and presents.

I also used a few diecuts on some cards. They were especially perfect for the few kids on my Christmas card list.

I also used this design to make one Chanukah/Hanukkah card for family friends.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Snowflake/Menorah (Hero Arts), Snowflake border/Santa & Sleigh/Scrollwork (Recollections), Greeting (Clear and Simple)
Paper: Craft (Recollections), Patterned Scraps (DCWV)
Ink: Cajun Craze, Elegant Eggplant, Not Quite Navy (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Dimensionsals, One-inch square punch (Marvy), brads, diecuts (Current Inc), dimensional stickers (Mary Engelbreit)

Christmas Cards 7: Random

A few random cards...








STAMPS: Snowflakes (Hero Arts), Holiday Collections (Tim Holtz--bottom two cards), Peace on Earth (Inkadinkado)
PAPER: Wausau Paper, DCWV
INK: Night of Navy, Red Riding Hood, Elegant Eggplant, Craft White
ACCESSORIES: Computer printed greetings, Word Window punch (SU), Designer Label (SU), Postage Stamp punch (Marvy), brads, grosgrain ribbon

Bird Cards

I'm headed out to a fondu party this afternoon/evening, but thought I'd leave you with a couple of the cards made last week. Be grateful I wasn't feeling truly evil and pulled out one of my chocolate stamp sets to torture you with! Have a great Saturday!

Stamps: Butterflies & Birds (Inkdikado), Birthday Messages (Hero Arts)
Paper: DCWV
Ink: Not Quite Navy (SU)
Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon (JoAnn), Word Window Punch (SU), Square Punches (Marvy)