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Oct 29
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 4

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Hi All,

Welcome to Day 4!

holiday_wishes

Today’s card was entirely handmade/painted. I’ve seen many cards created in a similar fashion using holiday stamps, however, I don’t own any big wreath stamp sets. Instead, I used Tim Holtz distress markers which react with water to create a watercolor type feel. I love the control you get from using a blending ink rather than actual paint.

For ideas on how this was created, stay tuned for tomorrow’s post. It uses the same concept, but I have a different image to share! 😉

See you next time and have a great weekend!

Oct 27
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 3

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Welcome to day 3 of my Holiday Card Series 2014!

christmas_reindeer

This card is created in a similar fashion to yesterday’s tree card. This time instead of a tree design I simply created a reindeer cut-out shape. Next, I added a red offset to each of the cuts. Same concept as yesterday but a completely different look!

For the reindeer I heat embossed the green color using a pearl emerald color. Can you tell it isn’t as ‘flat’ as the papers? That’s my trick to making him stand out 😉

Hope you’re enjoying the series and I’ll see you next time for Day 4!

Supplies:

Card Base: Bazzil 8.5 x 11 in Marshmallow

Papers: American Crafts 6×6 Noel Collection (sentiment also comes from the paper pack)

Ribbon: Crate Paper Die-Cut

Reindeer: Created using Silhouette Studio

Embossing: Stampendous Pearl Embossing Powder in Emerald Green

Other: pearls, eyelets and various adhesives

Oct 22
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 2

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Hi All,

Welcome to Day 2 of my Holiday Cards 2014 series!

seasons_greetings

Today’s card features the use of my Silhouette SD (cutting machine). I contemplated using several different types of Christmas tree-shapes, but ended up using something a little more ‘outside-the-box’. I created a simple rectangular layout and then added in a small insert for a multi-layered look. These cards a super quick and easy to mass produce. The nice thing about this card is that it can technically be made with an craft knife as well (a little more sensible for my readers who don’t own cutting machines).

Here’s a quick how-to video to show you the assembly process.

I love the simplicity of this card and it came together rather quickly. Very chic!

Hope you enjoyed and I’ll catch you next time for Day 3!

Oct 20
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 1

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How’s everyone coping with the fact that winter is here?! I’m pretty excited because this season brings about my favorite time of year! To help you get int he spirit of the holiday season and for some I’m happy to bring you a 20-day card series. That’s right, today marks the start of a fun new series in Holiday Crafts!

let_it_snow

For today’s project I used some coordinating holiday papers and die-cuts from Pink Paislee and Crate Paper. I love the way this card looks almost vintage.

To watch the card-making process, check out this quick how-to video.

Hope to see you tomorrow for day 2! Thanks for stopping by =)

Supplies:

Card Base: Neenah Desert Storm

Papers: Pink Paislee 6×6 Snow Village Collection (does not include wood-grain)

Die-Cuts: Crate Paper Stand-Outs – Bundled Up Collection

Stamp: American Crafts – Let it Snow

Ink: Versamark

Embossing Powder: Inkadinkado White Linen

Others: Twine, White gel pen, embossing heat gun