Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
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  • So if you're in the holiday card class, and you watched Laura Bassen's video, you can imagine why I was giggling while I was making this card. She's HILARIOUS! 

    I used the Simon Says Stamp stripe stencil for the lines. Finally! a plaid/gingham I can make!

    For inks, I used Distress Ink Pine Needles (it's like needles... but more pine-y), DI Crushed Olive (it's like... olive... but more crushed...), DI Peeled Paint (it's like paint.. but more peeled...), and DI Pumice Stone (it's like stone.. but more pumice-ier). Okay I'm done with that. but still funny!

    For the sentiment, the "Happy" is masked and comes from Avery Elle Oh Happy Day. and the "Christmas" is from SSS Happy Meowday.The holly berries are from Stampendous set Christmas Wishes.
  • Inspired by a card made by Shari Carroll from the online holiday class. Once again, worked with what I had. Muted blue winter colors - it's been colder lately ;)


  • Christmas trees! So cute! and you could do it in any color.. So why not pink! 

    Inspired by Cristina Kowalczyk's day 3 card design. 


  • Neenah Desert Storm base card with brown card stock card front. hero arts wood grain stamp inked with versamark and covered with Ranger perfect pearls. Love the perfect pearls! I just bought it this weekend and it's GORGEOUS! 

    Inspired by Kristina Werner's day 1 card design from Online Card Class holidays 2013

  • Day 2 class included a lesson on  Layered Die Cut Inlay. I didn't have much time as I had dinner with my family then met up with Teresa for some Michael's browsing (PL albums were buy 1 get 1 free!). By the time I got home it was 9pm and I finished the 4 card fronts below (I should do more stamping and more sparkles...) by 11:15pm.  I really just wanted to try the technique. But how to do it without craft dies... *ponder ponder*

    Once again, I have to get creative with my card making because I don't have a die cutter yet. I used my silhouette to cut out various shapes: 
    • trees/house and snowflake are from Birds Cards Xmas Cut Files
    • "joy" is text I welded together
    I cut the design from 4 sheets of different colored cardstock and proceeded to put the puzzles back together! Because I did it this way, and didn't have time to figure out how to layer the cuts in the silhouette software in a clean way, I didnt actually layer the elements. They're all independent..

    I haven't even had the chance to trim and put these on cards yet. I'd like to probably add some small embellishments and/or glitters. These were more just a chance to try out the technique that Jennifer McGuire showed in class. I actually enjoyed putting these together because I like puzzles and I like meticulous detail type of work. I know.. I'm weird.

    A side shot of the first card front to show how flat this card is. SO COOL! Also, I think I need a new blade for my silhouette... the snowflake cuts were a bit fuzzy.


  • Long day at work.. And I just wanted to make a card. I haven't finished the inside yet. I don't have any embossing folders (or even a die cutting machine yet! *waiting for Christmas*) so I went with the SSS diagonal stripes stencil and Wendy Vecchi white embossing paste and masked off the area where I put the washi tape. The cat stamp was longer than I thought (I don't have many Christmas stamps) which made or little to no room for a sentiment. So instead of putting a sentiment on the front, I'll put it on the inside.  I probably went overkill with textures and colors on this! And of course, I painted kitty to look like my Mini. 


    Yeah, this is my Mini girl :)


  • I loved my last online card class so much I decided I would definitely participate in the holiday class! As always, plenty of great ideas and inspiration.

    Here's my card for day 1 inspired by Jennifer McGuire's quarter fold card. 




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