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Nov 26
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 12

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Hi all,

Happy Monday! BONUS CARD DAY!

nutcrackers

These cheesy grinning nutcrackers are on a white vellum background that is double layered to make a more of an opaque background. The sentiment is heat embossed using a starlight silver embossing powder. Each nutcracker features gold glittered elements for added interest and coordinates with the others. And for some added interest I included a red and white rolled twine.

Supplies:

Card Base: Bazzil Frost White

Vellum: Paper Place white vellum

Stamp: TPC Studio

Embossing Ink: Versamark Clear with Inkadinkado Starlight Silver embossing powder

Twine: Craft Basics – Red/White

Nutcrackers: Meri Meri with added embellishments

Nov 24
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 11

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Hi all,

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend & are ready for the home stretch to the holiday card series!

holiday_cheer

For today’s card I used a beautiful gold foil embossed bird pattern as my background and quality card stock for the banner to create my sentiment. The sentiment was heat embossed using gold embossing powder and reads “Wishing you were near so I’m sending Holiday Cheer.” To accent the banner and give it some extra ‘pop’ of color I added a gold metallic band to the top and bottom of the purple piece. I must say, this card has some major SHINE factor in person (I tried my best to interpret that in the photo). This one will definitely be a design I send out in the mail this year!

Supplies:

Card stock: Neenah environmental card stock in desert storm

Papers: My Minds Eye – Lost & Found Christmas, Thomaspaul – gold foil

Stamp: Simon Says Stamp – Merry Everything

Heat Embossing: Versamark clear, Inkadinkado – glam gold, heat gun

Marker: Metallic Marker by American Crafts in Gold (62221)

Misc: Adhesives & Tape Runner

Nov 19
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 10

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We are half way there! Welcome to day 10.

christmas_snow_village

Today’s card was created using the technique of paper piecing. There were 4 different sheets used to create this card. Can you spot them? Typically I stick with the same brand and collection to make for easy coordination. This card goes outside that box because it is blended with 4 different brands and 4 different collections.

Supplies:

Card Base: Kraft Brown by Recollections

Papers: Pink Paislee – Snow Village, American Crafts – Hot Cocoa, Neenah – Solar White

Sentiment Pattern: Crate Paper – Sleigh Ride Chipboard Accents

Nov 17
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Holiday Cards 2014 – Day 9

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Hi all,

Welcome to day 9!

counting_blessings

There are so many reason’s to be thankful during the holiday season. This card merges somewhat of a non-traditional sentiment with a holiday color scheme. The sentiment was heat embossed on white vellum (double layered) and has a little tree hidden behind it. I love the use of vellum on this card because it allows for so much to happen behind it rather than just block off the entire area.

I hope you come back again tomorrow for the half-way mark ~ Day 10! See you there!