Showing posts with label Merry Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merry Christmas. Show all posts

Friday, September 25, 2020

Keeping Christmas: September

 


Hello and welcome to Keeping Christmas September, a blog hop of 
holiday cards and projects to inspire you to get going on your
greeting cards!
I have a trio of cards today, so let's take a look.


There's a list of designer friends at the end of this post, so you
can hop along.


It's been a while since I've used Betsy's Make It Market: 
Fairy Tale Christmas.
The year it was released, I must have made a dozen cards. She included 
designer papers with the kit, along with stamps, dies, cutouts, stencils, 
even elements to create fairy tale books and projects that light up! For my cards today, I used the enclosed 
stencils, stamps and die cut outs.


The corner dies are the sweetest! I set up an assembly line and turned up
 the Christmas music (Pandora) on the computer. 


3 cards with the same layout moves along quickly, and is a wonderfully
relaxing way to spend a day in the craft room!


Slight differences like color variation on the holly, and where the 
side sprigs were placed were really the only differences.


And... matching envelopes, something I'm trying to do with all the cards I 
make. Makes it so easy when they're ready to send.


I usually send out Christmas cards on or around the 10th of December. 
How are you doing with your holiday card making? No pressure, but, 
only 2 more months of keeping Christmas inspiration.

Speaking of inspiration, check out what the other designers have for you!




Saturday, July 25, 2020

Keeping Christmas: July


Christmas in July!
Welcome friends to 'Keeping Christmas', July's post. So happy you stopped by
for a visit... I have a pair of Christmas cards, hopefully to bring you some cheer.



1st in frosty blues,


2nd in Petal pinks.


All stamps and dies from the Greetery today. 


Look close, and you can see some Fairy Sugar Glitter Glue (Lavender Ice), from
Memory Box, just to add a bit of sparkle.


A single jewel for each card, on a snowflake.


And a matching envelope for each card, will make it easier during the 
busiest time of the year.


Hope a bit of Christmas cheer brightened your day. Need a bit more?
How about Angela Landsbury singing, We Need a Little Christmas,
from Aunty Mame...


Honestly love that woman!

Here's a list of the other Keeping Christmas designers:
Be sure to stop by and see what they have for you today.

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)

And a list of Supplies:

The Greetery: Frosty Corners Dies, Fir & Foliage, Nordic Frames,
Pine Blossom (Sentiment), Envelopes, EnvelopeFlap Stencils

Open Studio (Memory Box): Fairy Sugar Lavender Ice

Altenew: Inks

Ranger: Distress Oxide Inks (sponged)




Wednesday, December 18, 2019

A Merry Christmas Greetery Card


Hi and Merry Christmas! 
I have a card I want to share, done with the Greetery's new Botanicuts Pine Bough.
I only recently received this beauty. They sold out quickly, and when it came in,
I ordered it and the bow die. Thankfully Betsy must have connections with UPS,
because it arrived amazingly fast! 
Betsy has a tutorial on her blog showing a how to coloring technique for the set, 
followed by adding glitter.


The card started out with the Nordic Frames die, cut from white textured card stock,
then, pink and pale blue shimmer.


As Betsy had done, I added some shading to the pinecone pieces before assembling them.


Honestly, aren't these pinecones just about the sweetest? Can't wait to do more.
I have 4 birthdays in December and an anniversary in Jan. And I know
just what die set to use...

Merry Christmas all!




Wednesday, December 4, 2019

GD for the Flower Challenge


It's December and the holidays are here!
I have the most exciting news, and a card or 2...
I'm guest designing for the Flower Challenge! 



Now the challenge this month is to use a die, and I've chosen Altenew's Festive Poinsettia
die. This card is a watercolor.




I kept thinking how dramatic it would look on black cardstock, so I did another with
my metallics. 

Hope you like it, and hope you all get a chance to play along!