Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Mistletoe Christmas Card with No-Line Coloring

Hello crafty boys and girls.  Today, I'm sharing this Mistletoe Christmas card for Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps as a sneak peek for our upcoming new release.  I've done some no-line coloring with the Holly Branch stamp and masking for my sentiment.  I'm also giving my Brother Crafts Scan N Cut a work out for this project!  I'll be quick, so sit tight for just a minute or two, if you like.


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First, I stamped my Holly Branches with my Misti, on mixed media paper, and used a blotting technique with my Catherine Pooler Sand Castle Ink to achieve a faint outline.  I'll be sharing that technique this week in my Crafty Friday Night video series so be sure and check back.   Once I stamped all my branches, I water colored them with my Zig brush markers and a water brush, dried the paper, then cut them with my Scan N Cut.  Love that machine!  It took 3 minutes to cut 6 of these branches in detail, no fussy cutting involved.  




My card is approximately 4x6 inch in design.  I trimmed and scored a top-fold for my Neenah white cardstock.  I'm going with non-traditional plaid, using this wonderful paper from my Echo Park Paper "Have Faith" paper pad.  I wanted to create a window scene with my branches so I used a circle die in two sizes; one, to cut a larger open circle to reveal the white card, and two, to create a smaller circle in another shade as another color emphasis.




Once I assembled my card, I adhered the stems of my branches behind my plaid card panel,  then used small black adhesive dots from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to pop up the leafy cuts for dimension.




For my sentiment, I wanted to connect my words a little closer, so I used a masking technique, along with my Misti stamp positioner, and stamped each word separately, connecting the letter C to the M.  I used my Catherine Pooler Ink in Midnight for this.  I also scanned my sentiment with my Scan N Cut machine.  Once I scanned and cut the sentiment with a 0.4 mm border, I then ran a piece of green paper to match my leaves through the Scan N Cut machine, keeping the same outline image of the former cut, but changing my border to 0.8 mm.  How cool is that?  This is the first time I've tried to do that and I love how it turned out.




For my bling, I'm using Buttons Galore/28 Lilac Lane Deck The Halls shaker mix which is chock full of buttons and various sized sequins.  I think the buttons look like big berries, don't you?




We've got a challenge and sale going on over at the Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps blog, so be sure and hop on over for the details.  You can shop through any of my convenient affiliate links below, or click any link scattered throughout this post.  Thanks so much!  Terri

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Misti Original
Misti Original
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Ranger Tim Holtz Detail NIB Water Brush
Ranger Tim Holtz Detail NIB Water Brush
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Ranger Inkssentials Craft Mat 15x18
Ranger Inkssentials Craft Mat 15x18
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Ranger US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL
Ranger US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL
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Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle Die Frames
Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle Die Frames
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Misti Original
Misti Original
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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Grand Runner
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Grand Runner
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Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch
Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch
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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Runner Grand Refill
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Runner Grand Refill
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Brother Crafts Scan N Cut 2 (CM350 Model)
Brother Crafts Scan N Cut 2 (CM350 Model)
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Buttons Galore 28 Lilac Lane - Deck The Halls Shaker Mix
Buttons Galore 28 Lilac Lane - Deck The Halls Shaker Mix
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Lawn Fawn Black Licorice cardstock
Lawn Fawn Black Licorice cardstock
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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Micro adhesive dots
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Micro adhesive dots
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Kuretake Zig Real Clean Color Brush Markers 36 pc.
Kuretake Zig Real Clean Color Brush Markers 36 pc.
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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Circles Mix Black
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Circles Mix Black
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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Adhesive Dots, Large
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Catherine Pooler Ink - Midnight
Catherine Pooler Ink - Midnight
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Catherine Pooler Ink - Sand Castle
Catherine Pooler Ink - Sand Castle
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Merry Christmas Wishing Stamp
Merry Christmas Wishing Stamp
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Holly Branch Stamp
Holly Branch Stamp
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Echo Park Paper Have Faith 6x6 in
Echo Park Paper Have Faith 6x6 in
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