Sunday, October 24, 2021

Christmas Cards for The Crafty Elves

I'm joining my friends at the Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas this month, sharing two Christmas cards that I made. I adore my crafty friends Lisa, Michael and Deb and am happy to join them this month. In fact, Deb and I go way back, beginning our cardmaking journey around the same time many years ago. My first card was colored exclusively with Copic Markers and my second card involved layered stenciling. I hope you'll scroll down for more. You'll find product links at the end of this post.


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I often share bits of my cardmaking process on my Instagram page, so if you're not already following me there, I hope you'll hop over and do so! 


 


This first card was created using two different Mama Elephant stamp sets, Whimsical Winter and Alpine Carolers, both of which I believe are retired. I always hesitate to share cards made with older products because it can be frustrating when you see something you like but then you can't find the products available. I totally get it! However, I hope this will give you ideas for creating with similar stamps in your own stash.





When I stamped my images, I wanted a more muted color so I used my favorite hybrid ink in Leather from Scrapbook.com, then colored with Copic sketch markers, which I purchase from Scrapbookpal due to the fact they are super reasonably priced. Next, I cut my images with my Brother Scan N Cut. It's one of my absolute favorite tools. Just stamp your image, run it through and it scans and cuts the outline. It's fabulous! You'll find a short video over on my Instagram page on these images being cut.



Next, is a stenciled card using the new Wintry Forest layered stencils from Pinkfresh Studio. Oh my gosh, I've never worked with layered stencils before but this was so much fun! I also can't believe how it looks like misted clouds between my trees. I did leave some gaps so maybe that's why. I think it's very cool!







The photo below was one that I shared on Instagram. I got good and inky with my Catherine Pooler inks, Ranger acrylic paint and paint splatters with a tooth brush. You simply dip a damp toothbrush in acrylic paint, then spray the bristles with your thumb. Make sure you use a box so you don't make a mess everywhere.




I've had some old, glitter tape rolls in my stash from American Crafts for years. I found two colors that coordinated with my inked trees and created a border near the bottom of my card then adhered some lacy ribbon on top so the sparkly colors are just peeking through. Me sentiment was heat embossed on a piece of cardstock that just happens to match my colors as well. I used white pigment ink and white embossing powder to really make the white pop.

I also went in after stenciling my trees and carefully used a cloud stencil around the trees. I think it adds a nice touch, don't you? I mean, who doesn't love clouds? 



In addition to the white acrylic paint splatters, I also used some texture crackle paste on the bottom trees with one of the stencils. I'm super happy with how my first card with layered stencils turned out and I hope you're inspired to try it too.

If you're inspired to do some shopping, I'm an affiliate for the companies listed in the product links below. It doesn't cost anything extra for you to shop through these links but I do appreciate it so much when you do. Thanks so much for coming by and don't forget to visit the other Crafty Elves to see what inspiration they have to share.




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6 comments:

  1. Love the images and coloring on your first card! Adorable! And the card with the stenciled trees is beautiful! Great color combo!

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  2. Love the adorable images and the wintry scene you created for them is amazing!

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  3. I always love your work so was happy to see you joining the elves this month! I love the sweet scene and your amazing coloring but those stenciled trees are just beautiful! Thanks for inspiring us all!

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  4. I love the gorgeous scene card just as much as those stunning trees! I can't pick a favorite. They are both just gorgeous.

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