Holiday Card Series Day 15

Hello everyone. Welcome to Day 15. Today's card is simple but sparkles. Card base is white card stock. I used a Memory Box die "We wish you a Merry Christmas"  i cut it out if white card stock with a layer of Stick It on the top to make it sticky. Then I pressed it into red Doodlebug Designs glitter.  I also did one in green glitter. I used Doodle bug Sprinkle dots in shades of red or green. I later found red glitter paper that would have made it easier but I digress. If you used glitter paper these would be quick and easy to make. This die is available at SimonSaysStamp. No links today because I am posting from my app on my phone. Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me.

Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 14

Hello everyone!  Welcome to Day 14 in the Holiday Card Series.  Today's card is an act of madness.  I bought this die from Simon Says Stamp and I bought it because I wanted to make wreath cards and it was cool and all the other excuses we as crafters use when we want something.  Anyway, I made two different versions of this card and I am going to walk you through what I did with the card on the left.  The card base is again Schoolhouse Red cut at 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 5 1/2.  I ran the die cut through my Big Shot twice-once using white card stock and once using this red and silver glitter paper from my stash.  I took my white frame and glued it to the card base using a Tombow Multi Purpose glue.   Just a side note I don't always call things by their proper name so that is why I try to link everything.  Once I had the frame down, I started the process of meticulously glue the circles from the glitter paper into the right spot in the frame.  Once I was finished with that I stamped "Season's Greetings"  in the middle of the wreath with VersaMark ink and embossed with my Liquid Platinum embossing powder. The other card is done the same way except I used all red glitter paper for the circles and then I used the frame from the silver and red glitter paper.  I glued the frame to a white piece of card stock and then trimmed around the wreath.  I stamped the greeting in Real Red ink from Stampin' UP!  I adhered my completed wreath to a piece of the silver shimmer paper I have been using and then adhered that to another card base of Schoolhouse Red.   These both turned out fantastic but would not be quick and easy to reproduce for cards.  Thank you for stopping by.

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Andrea

Holiday Card series--Day 13

Hello Everyone!  Welcome to Day 13 in my card series.  Today's card is super simple but a little time consuming.  I watch a LOT of Jennifer McGuire Ink videos and she did one a while on inlaid die cutting so I wanted to try it.  The card base is from Simon Says Stamp and is Schoolhouse Red. The die cuts I used are from Neat and Tangled and obviously cuts out happy holidays.  The patterned paper is from stash.  I first cut the words out of the red card base and then again out of the patterned paper.  I took some Stick It adhesive and added it under the words that I cut out in the card base, then I simple used my words from the patterned paper and "inlaid" it to the card.  I added some glitter splatter and some Gold Pearl Pen to the front.  This also could be a quick, easy card to mass produce.  I have linked Jennifer's video. It is about ink inlay but you will get the general understanding of how to do in lay with this video.  Thank you for stopping by.

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Andrea

Holiday Card Series--Day 12

                     

Hello Everyone! Today's card features the My Favorite Things set called Cool Day, this set has matching dies,  I stamped the largest polar bear from the set and fussy cut him out even though I do own the dies for this set, one thing that I struggle with on the older MFT stamp sets is their dies are solid instead of just an outline so that makes it challenging to cut out the images and tonight I wasn't looking for that extra challenge (lol).  I did you dies to cut out the iceberg my bear friend is standing on as well as the sign.  I cut the iceberg out of a piece of silver shimmer card stock from stash.  I used C3 and R29 to color my sign and stamped the BRRR sentiment from the set with Memento Tuxedo black ink.  I added Spectrum Noir Sparkle in clear and used some glossy accents on the parts that had "snow" on them.  I used C1 and 0 to color the bear.  I put color under where I thought would be shadowed and then used the colorless bender to blend it out to give him a white look.  I used R20 for inside of his ears.  The hat and sweater were colored with BG10, BG15, and BG32.  I also added Spectrum Noir sparkle to his sweater.  The bear and the sign are attached with some foam squares to give depth to the card.  I took my Paris Dusk and Danube blue inks and created the background hoping to give my card a cold feel. I applied the color with a sponge and blended until I was happy wit it.   I added snowflakes and glitter splatter to the background and called him finished.  I hope you like today's card and the variety of stamp sets and materials I am using.  This is the first time I am doing a card series and hope you are enjoying it.  Thank you for stopping by.


Come and create something with me,

Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 11

                       
Hello everyone and welcome back for day 11 of my Holiday card series.  Today's card is relatively simple but I love the impact.  My card base is white card stock cut at 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 5 1/2.  I used my We R Memory Keepers corner rounder, using the 1/4 in side to round all the corners of the card.  The stamp set I used is from The Ton, which was in my Stamp of Approval box from last year's holiday edition.  This set is called Holiday Flourishes.   I stamped the Merry Christmas on the card first.  Then stamped the holly berries, then added a couple of different holly leaves around the berries.  I colored the berries with R27 and R29 Copics and the leaves were G07  and G09.  I took my Signo White Gel pen and added some white dots along the vein of the leaves.  Once the marker was dry I added clear sparkle from Spectrum Noir to all the berries and leaves, then I covered those with Glossy Accents from Ranger.  I love the look that the glossy accents gives the card with the little bit of shimmer under neath.  This card is very simple but would be super fast and easy to re-create for your holiday cards.  I thought there was a little too much white space so I added some red and green sequins to the card and called it finished. Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,

Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 10

                       
Happy Black Friday everyone.  Welcome to Day 10 of my holiday card series.  Today's card uses the CAS-ual Fridays sets Snowflake Greetings.  I used 3 ink colors.  I used Paris Dusk and Danube Blue by Memento and a silver pigment ink that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.  I  picked out the smaller  snowflakes in the set and started stamping a random pattern.  I did some 2nd generation stamping to give the illusion of more color used.  I also stamped some of the snowflakes off the side to give a more authentic look.  The sentiment is stamped in the Paris Dusk ink and glued random silver sequins on the card.  I used a dark blue card stock from a paper pack I got at my local Hobby Lobby.  I haven't stamped anything on the inside yet but will be adding a white piece of card stock to the inside for the sentiment.  I really love how this card turned out and will be making more of them.

Thank you for stopping by to create something with me.

Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 9---HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  I hope your day is going well so far.  Today's card uses several different things.  First and fore most is the Snowflake die which is from Create a Smile.  This is a negative snowflake which means that you don't get a snowflake cut out, you get a snowflake imprint basically.  I got this die in the Snow Dance kit that they released last year and I love how this card turned out.  I used some card stock from stash, the card on the right is a light blue card base with the snowflake die cut from the base.  I took a piece of silver shimmer card stock that I bought a couple of yours from Michael's and attached it under the front of the card to give the snow flake a simmering back drop.  I adhered dark blue sequins around the center and on the center of the small snowflake that is also cut out by the die.  I used my Silver Chrome pearl pen to make the silver dots around the card.  The greeting is from Lawn Fawn from the Winter Scripty Sayings set.  The card one the left also uses the light blue card base but instead of cutting the die from that I cut it from a piece of silver simmer card stock and adhered it to the front of the card.  I used the blue sequins again, along with silver sequins.  On this card I put the silver pearl pen inside the center of the sequins.  The sentiment "sparkle and shine" is from the Bright Baubles set from Neat & Tangles.  This set was in my Stamp of Approval kit last year from Catherine Pooler.  If you are interested in getting on the list for the Stamp of Approval links when the kits release I have linked it here.  I loved mine and I got a lot of product for the cost.  I am going to sign off now.  Thank you for stopping by.

Wishing everyone a warm and Happy Thanksgiving.  Enjoy time with friends and family.

Come and create with me

Andrea

here is another look at this same card except using the dark blue base.

Holiday Card Series Day 8

Hello everyone!  So I am thinking the issues with Blogger weren't necessarily because of my laptop cause I am back on track.  Today's card uses a kit I bought last year from a company called Create a Smile.  The kit isn't available any longer BUT you can know buy the items separately.  The kit was called Snow Dance, the stamp set in the kit is called Snow Dance.  I used the Santa and the "have you been nice" sentiment.  The card base is made from white card stock. A standard A2 card with the fold at the top.  I used a piece of patterned paper from the kit and I am not sure if the site  has paper.  I colored my Santa with my DR3 and colored his gloves and boots are colored black.  On the patterned paper I took some enamel dots and covered some of the colored circles on the paper then I used my Christmas Red stickles and my Silver Chrome pearl pen to make "dots" on the paper.  I took a piece of plain white card stock and free cut a "hill" and I colored it with my clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle marker to make the "hill" shine"  I am not loving this card but I will let it "soak" in over night and I might add some things.  Thank you for stopping by and checking out my card today.

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Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 7---several days late

Hello everyone!  I apologize for the delay on day 7.  My laptop has been making me crazy.  Anyways, these are all the panels I colored and turned into cards.  I used Real Red card stock for the bases on the tree, wreath, and ornaments.  The other two cards I used a light blue from a card pack that I got from Hobby Lobby by Paper Studios.  Colored the red with my DR3 and the green with DG2 from Spectrum Noir markers.  The sparkle comes from the Vintage set from Spectrum Noir Sparkle.  The gold and silver beads are from Pearl Pens.  Thanks for stopping by.  I will get back on track this week.  Thanks.

Come and create something with me,

Andrea

Holiday card Series Day 6

Hello everyone.  Day Five is actually Day 6 so it will be a bonus day.  I am having trouble with my laptop again which is why this is so late but anywho.  Today's project uses an already made panel from a set of water color cards I got from Simon Says Stamp.  Unfortunately, they are no longer available so I don't have a link for this product.  I have linked to some Christmas water color panels from Taylored Expressions. These are smaller in size but the same principal. This panel I used my Pearl pen in Silver Chrome  and my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens.  I used Sea Breeze and clear.  I colored the words "Let It Snow" with the Sea Breeze and blended it out with clear sparkle pen.  I applied the Sea Breeze sparkle to the top of the panel and then used the clear sparkle pen to blend it out.  In the center of the snowflakes is a dot of the pearl pen and I put random dots all of the panel.  A word of caution (as I learned the hard way) use a light hand when applying the pearl pen or you will end up with large 'globs' instead of nice dots.  When the pearl pen dries it looks kind of like an enamel dot.  Once the panel was dry I applied more clear Sparkle pen.  Join me later today for Day 7 when I turn this and a couple of other panels in to Christmas card.  Thanks for stopping by.  Come and create something with me. --Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 5

Hello Everyone!  Welcome to day five.  My time today was pretty short but I wanted to show that even if you don't have a ton of time or products you can make some quick, cute cards.  Today's cards are made from some of the stickers and Doodle Sprinkles from Doodlebug.  A few months ago I watched a Design Team unboxing of the new Fall/Holiday line for Doodlebug on Facebook live.  Of course I can't find the video now but Design Team member did a give away and I won pieces from the Here Comes Santa Claus holiday line.  LOVE IT!  Any way, the top card is on a Mossy Meadow base and I did a 4 bar card which is 3 1/2 x 4 7/8.  I used a sticker from the Here Comes Santa Claus holiday Christmas Collection.  I put the stick onto a 2 1/2 x 3 piece of Real Red card stock and then framed that with some Early Espresso.  The holly is made from some Doodle Sprinkles or enamel dots that came in my prize box and the inside simply says "Merry Christmas".  Card number two is another sticker from the sticker sheet.  The thin strip is actually says "merry & bright".  I glued that down and put the sticker on to the card front with some foam squares and added some Ice Stickles for some glitter.  Easy peasy.  The inside of this card also says "Merry Christmas".  I love the Doodlebug Designs products and especially love their line of pattern paper.  I can always find something I love from this company.  Thank you for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow.  I had said that today's card would be made using Casual Fridays stamp set but the best laid plans.  I will be using that set tomorrow.  

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Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 4

Hello everyone.  I have two cards same basic design.  I used the same stamp set Snowflake from CAS-ual Fridays, Real Red ink, Glorious Green ink both from Stampin' UP!  I stamped the sentiment which also comes in the Snowflake set.  I didn't do any first generation stamping it was all second generation.  I put three of the smaller snowflakes on a clear block.  Each time I stepped them, I turned the block about a 1/4 turn to try and very the pattern of the snowflakes.  These would be easy cards to mass produce because they use minimal supplies.  I again took the Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen and splattered glitter drops to give the card some shine and glitter.  Join me tomorrow for another CAS-ual Fridays set.  I hope you are enjoying my series.  I am having fun creating cards for everyone to see.

Come and craft with me.

Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 3

Hello Everyone.  Welcome to Day 3.  Today's card features the Snowflake stamp set from CAS-ual Fridays stamps.  I got the idea from another card on Facebook. My base is a white A2 card.  I used Real Red ink and Glorious Green ink from Stampin' UP!  I stamped the "Merry Christmas" from the stamp set in Real Red.  The snowflakes are all in the set and I did some 2nd generation stamping.  This is where you stamp the image with full color and then stamp the image again before re inking the stamp.  I took some snow Stickles and put some "drops" around on the card and I used my Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen to create the glitter splatters that are all over the card.  This card went much better than last nights.I linked to the products that are still available.  I am going to try and use a different stamp set every couple of days, so please keep coming back.

Let's craft something together.  See you tomorrow

Andrea.

Holiday Card Series Day Two

Hello everyone!  This card literally made me a little crazy.  It is still not 100% right but I wanted to get something posted for day two.  I will post a link to the video I watched and will be watching again because I love this and want to get it right because I would like to use as some of my personal Christmas cards.  Anyway, this uses the the Christmas Cottage set from Concord and 9th.  This time I used just the dies that you could get with the bundle..  For the background on the Mossy Meadow card stock, I took my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen to create a splatter to make it look like stars in the sky.  That is probably the only thing that went right for me on this card tonight.  lol.  Concord and 9th offers a PDF for how to cut your card stock for the die cut pieces.  Jennifer McGuire does an awesome video on this set and another one they offered.

Because I had so many "practice" cards that I am not going to give any step by step instructions but Jennifer's video is walks you through step by step.  So hopefully you will come back tomorrow and check out Day three.

Let's craft something together,

Andrea

Holiday Card Series Day 1

Hello everyone!  I am trying my hand at doing a Holiday Card Series.  This card using a new stamp and die set from Concord & 9th called Christmas Cottage.  I went super simple today.  The card base is 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2.  I used the large pine tree stamp and then cut it with the die cut.  I stamped the tree using Whisper White craft ink from Stampin' UP!  I wanted it to look like snow on the trees.  I also stamped and cut some of the smaller trees that are meant to look like they are farther away and tucked them in around the big tree.  I stamped the little stag stamp and the "footprints".  I stamped the merry Christmas sentiment from the set.  I bought this set because of one of the cards that I saw made with it and I will be re creating that card for tomorrow's card.  It is interactive and so cool looking but anywho.  I thought the card looked a little bare so I added the moon and cloud stamps.  I took my Spectrum Noir Sparkle in clear to cover the trees to make it look like glistening snow on the trees.  The inside sentiment is also from the stamp set. I stamped the images on Mossy Meadow card stock from Stampin' UP! which I don't believe is still available but if it is I will link it.  Please join me on Tuesday for day two and more cards using this gorgeous set from Concord & 9th. The website for Concord & 9th says this is sold but I wanted to give you the link in case they will get it back in stock. If you go to the Concord & 9th website and go to the videos tab you can see how the set works. Thanks again for stopping by.


Craft something today.

Andrea