New Simon Hurley Christmas Release

Happy Friday to all my cardmaking friends! I'm so happy to share a couple cards today, created with the new Simon Hurley and Ranger Ink Christmas release, along with products from Scrapbook.com. Scrapbookcom kindly sent me several items from Simon's release that went live today. You can click this link here to view the new release at Scrapbookcom, sorted with the newest products first! You'll find my supply list with clickable affiliate links  at the end of this post. Scroll down for details on how I made these cards, my thought process, plus additional photos!

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

First up is a card that I made featuring Simon's Sketched Christmas stamp set. I'm calling this scene, "A Skater's Wintry Night". There are some really lovely images and sentiments in this set, but I really zoomed in on those skaters and wanted to create a winter scene around them.

I did not have the coordinating dies that goes with these stamp sets, so I'll be doing a lot of fussy cutting. However, they are available and linked with my supply list at the end of this post!

I started by using an A2 sized sheet of Scrapbook.com black mixed media cardstock. It's thick and sturdy and really takes heat embossing well, along with paint splatters.

I heat embossed the pretty Christmas tree from this stamp set, using my Wow embossing powder in Verdant from the Summer Twilight Trio collection. It's a mix of gold and green and currently out of stock, but you can click here to be notified when it's back in stock. Wow Embossing does have some other suitable green embossing powders, here.

For my moon, I placed some of my Scrapbookcom mint tape over some scrap white cardstock and used a one inch circle punch. Peeling off the tape, I placed the circle cut tape in the upper lefthand corner.

  Next, I ink blended with white pigment ink around the tape using a domed blender tool to create the   moon glow. Once I peeled off my tape, I mounted my white circle punch in the space with adhesive strips.

The skater image is one stamp with two skaters and a small, open sketched outline around them. However, I wanted to create a larger frozen pond. 

First, I stamped my skater stamp twice, once on white cardstock, fussy cutting the skaters from the pond, then stamped again on gray cardstock from my Scrapbookcom Christmas solid paper pad , masking my skaters legs so they didn't show up in the stamping on the gray. It's helpful to use a stamp positioner for this technique.

Next, I fussy cut around the sketched pond, then continued trimming my cut all the way to the other edge of my A2 card panel, so it would encompass the entire width of my card panel. My fussy cut skaters were mounted on adhesive strips and placed back into the scene.

I also trimmed a sloped section of white cardstock to create my snowy hillside and the dark green layered paper underneath is from the Scrapbookcom Christmas Solid paper pad.

I splattered lots of Ranger heavy acrylic white paint mixed with a touch of water, and also used the opposite end of my paint brush to create the larger bits of snow by dipping the end of the brush directly into the paint and dabbing onto my scene.

For my sentiment, I went around my trimmed, stamped sentiment with my clear embossing ink pad, then sprinkled on the same embossing powder that I used for the tree and heat set it. I did a little masking beforehand, to stamp my word JOY in red ink.

I love how this turned out and it was such a fun card to make!

I typically name my cards and this next one is "Santa On A Shelf". Fun fact, my mom had quite the collection of Santa's. Large ones that sat on the floor, as well as decorative pieces for her mantel. I wanted my Santa to be placed above the mantel that is decorated with other stamped images from this set; candy canes, greenery, ribbon bows, ornaments and wrapped gifts.

Simon's products used for this card include the Sketched Santas stamp set and Brick background stamp. 

I started by stamping my background stamp using Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink with my Scrapbookcom blender brush on white cardstock, then ink blending more across the entire panel.

I used my Scrapbookcom hybrid ink in Leather to stamp all of my images (except the greenery) on white cardstock, coloring them with artist markers and fussy cutting them.

My Greenery was stamped with my Scrapbook.com hybrid ink in Pine, then colored in more with lighter green markers and tan markers.

I also heat embossed my sentiment from this stamp set, using Ranger Ink Super Fine White Embossing Powder with my clear emboss ink.

My striped papers used in my background are from the Scrapbookcom Noel patterned paper collection that also includes that deep, brownish red solid paper in the pad. I also created a frame die cut to border my sentiment, using my Scrapbook nested rectangle dies.

Such a fun, happy Christmas card and I know my Mom would be tickled pink that she inspired this mantel scene if she were still with us. So much of cardmaking is a result of memories from our lives, that unfold onto paper, wouldn't you agree?

I hope to share more in the coming weeks so be sure and stick around. I love nothing better than a good Christmas in July celebration and anything that will distract me from this horrid summer heat we're experiencing in the southern united states!

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Have a great day!

Terri

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Sunset Photo Inspiration Card

Hello lovelies, I'm back with another card featuring the new Sunset Beach Stencil Set from Erin Lee Creative. My card was inspired by a video I saw on Tiktok, showcasing a sunset at one of my favorite vacation destinations. Scroll down for creative details. I'll also have my supply list at the end of this post.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

I was scrolling through TikTok and a video from the account of a Florida Real Estate agent, Sarah Thompson, showed up in my feed. I took a screenshot of this gorgeous scene and decided to use it for inspiration on my Sunset Beach card.

I did crop this photo so you won't see all of the gray sky at the top, or the dark, shadowy beach as pictured on the bottom of the full photo. I would love to tag Sarah's account but I reached out to her and did not get a response as of this writing.

Destin is one of our favorite vacation spots. I highly recommend this location, if you've never been. They have beautiful, white sandy beaches and some of the best seafood you will ever eat.

I tried to capture some of the sky reflected on the water, and the dark shadowy color of the beach. Luckily, I had Catherine Pooler inks in my stash that helped me pull this off. 

Here are the inks that I used:

Pebble, Hoodie, Slate (gray inks)

Orange Twist

Whipped Honey

My inks were all applied using blender brushes. Let me give you a tip. This stencil comes in 8 different pieces. I blended more than one color with some of my stenciling. Some of the dark gray and orange for the clouds, some of the yellow and orange around the sun, and some of the water on the beach that reflects orange and gray.

I seriously considered not having a sentiment on my card, as I really wanted the scene to be the star, with nothing taking away from it. I did however, decide to add a small Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker off to the side. I think the quote really compliments my scene. You can find these stickers on Amazon, or some big box craft stores may carry them. They're also available at Simon Says Stamp. I picked mine up at a local Hobby Lobby several years ago.

Lastly, I added paint splatters using my Spellbinders Splatter White.

Looking back at my finished card, I think I could have gone in with a touch of pink and maybe a little red. Next time, maybe. I'm fairly happy with how it turned out and I challenge you to make a card based on a photo that inspires you. It's a great way to step outside your comfort zone, or pair colors that wouldn't normally be your first choice. Experimentation can be lots of fun!

Thanks so much for hanging with me today. If you'd like to browse or shop for any of these products, I've provided convenient clickable affiliate links for you below. There is no additional cost for you to use my links and I appreciate it so much when you do! Have a great day!

Terri

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