These were done just in the Nick of time by December 15th , 2017 (Pun intended)! But, then, I had to brave the long lines at the USPS to get them into the mail!
This first one has the birch trees that are the cut outs (left overs) from the Ranger Tim Holtz Birch Trees background die. It was cut out of some black paper that I had sprayed with some Heidi Swapp's Color Shine in Tinsel color. I then used the Lawn Fawn stitched border dies with sparkle paper to create the snow drifts that the stag is standing on. The stag was die cut from red glitter paper (DCWV brand) and that is all to this one.
Here is another attempt at a shaker card that turned out pretty good, although I wish the "guts" would stay inside the card. I used some crystal snow also for fill with some iridescent sparkle sequins. It was easy to add the little die cut of the birds in the bush with rhinestones for their eyes.
Now, this is one that I am very proud of. It mostly uses some Memory Box dies (treeline and snow). Then, a simple addition of the SUp silver cord with the hanging snowflake (also S Up) and finally the tag with Merry Christmas stamped on it.
This one below is also using one of the Memory Box snowflake edge dies to create a bi=fold card. It started with a background made with inking Distress Inks onto some Cranson Watercolor paper and then embossing that with the snowflake background die from Frantic Stamper. The jolly little Santa, bunny and snowman, I think, are from a Lawn Fawn "Christmas Friends" stamp and die set. These were simply stamped, colored, die cut, and stuck onto the snow drifts cut out with that Lawn Fawn stitched hillsides die. One small Darice "Let it Snow" die cut on Neenah White Frost 80# paper and set off with a S Up snowflake jewel just finishes it up.
Here is the effect when it is closed. I did end up tying a small satin ribbon to keep the flaps closed for mailing.
On the following card, I got out my S Up Christmas Ornaments and used the gold metallic mirror paper (Tonic Studios) to cut out the outer shadow and red mirror paper for the internal filigree part of ornament. The red mirror paper also backs up the SpellBinders edge die cut twice from the card base. Then I placed the stamped sentiment onto the gold glitter paper (DCWV) and the little red Cardinal bird was the last item to grace this card.
Wow, look closely , I used some of the foiled rainbow washi tape on the left side of this card. Washi tape? Yes, that stuff that I've been collecting for a while now (hoarding?). I used the My Favorite Things snowflake dies to cut into then also to emboss upon the white card stock and placed it onto the plaid paper card base. Again with the S Up silver cord wadded up behind the sentiment stamp. The little charm is also a S Up item.
Now, this card was a total cheat! The reindeer is just so adorable, right? I used a tag off a present from last year and added the S Up "fa la, la" die . The background snowflake die is from
Frantic Stamper - Pinprick Snowflake Background. Red mirror backing paper is from Tonic Studios. One small green bow tie and he's ready to party!
Here is a great elegant card that is actually not as hard as it looks. Below, I cut the ornaments die out twice from black and gold mirror card stock (it's from Elizabeth Craft Design). The card base & one layer of the backing is Bazill textured 65# red paper and Neenah Solar White 80# paper. Then, I switched out the insides of each die to get two different cards and also I doctored up the big ornament with some craft jewels . The pine branches got the same double cutting treatment in two colors so as to add some depth and dimension. More washi tape at bottom and I'm done.
Here, I mainly just using a Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month from Last Nov. (2016) and an easy card idea they had. If you've never tried one of their kit clubs, you ought to give them a whirl. They really have thought of everything down to the card bases and envies. The two little touches that are all my own are the little Santa stamped and die cut from that Lawn Fawn set and he absolutely just cracks me up! I believe that I also sprayed that white doily so it was not stark white.
Ok, this was an attempt to use up the remainder of that plaid paper from that snowflake card up above. I had it sitting on my desk and just couldn't bear to toss it out! Another sprayed doily and the simple holly leaves with inlaid colorful metallic papers are all that was necessary to finish this one up. The sentiment is from a S Up set.
Ok, who said we have to stick to traditional colors for our Christmas cards, certainly not me. I did another shaker but this time I used bigger shaker "guts" and was pleased that they remained inside the body of the shaker element. The die is from Memory Box "Butterfly Swell".
My goodness,what a long post! Below is my lame effort at heat embossing in black a stamp and then water coloring on it (using Stratmore Watercolor Cold Press 140# paper). That is very nice absorbent paper and takes a lot of warter before it gets saturated. I also used Imagine Crafts Pico Embellisher as an extra layer of resist on the flower outlines. I think it is really hard to water color and I'm not at all proficient at it. I used my Koi 18 pan min palette and also the golds from Metallic collection of colors by Ghansi Tambi for the shimmery effect they lend.
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