Christmas Cards 2013

For Christmas 2013 I made a dozen cards to send out to my family.

 

The images were stamped on Strathmore Mixed Media 400 series paper using Ranger Archival Ink. On most of the cards I used Tim Holtz Distress markers and a water brush. On various cards Stickles were used for enhancement. DCWV Christmas Stack Combo 2010 was used for the 6 X 6 card base and mat layers. WRMK Scallop corner punch was used for shaping the card. The glitter papers used are from Best Creation Inc. Diecuts are Spellbinders Label Four. 

The Merry Christmas sentiment that is on some of the cards is from the Tim Holtz Stamper Anonymous Christmas Memories.

Tim Holtz Stamper Anonymous Christmas Memories

Santa’s hairs and fur highlighted with diamond Stickles. And his eyes accented with black diamond Stickles.

 

Sentiment(Hampton Art); Snowmen(Luni)

 

Poinsettia(Stampendous); Snowman(Luni)

First I stamped the snowman, then I made a mask of him and stamped with the Poinsettia stamp.

 

Impression Obsession, Inc.

I just highlighted all the snow with diamond Stickles.

 

Impression Obsession, Inc.

Colored with markers and water. All the snow was highlighted with diamond Stickles.

 

Stampendous

Colored with markers and water.

 

Impression Obsession, Inc.

Gloves colored with markers and fur highlighted with diamond Stickles.

 

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Healthy Happy New Years.

Anniversary Card for My Son and Daughter-in-Law

My son and daughter-in-law will be celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary this coming Monday.
This is a 6 X 6 card made from cardstock (probably DCWV) that was in my scrap stash. The inside of the cardstock is a pretty orange with embossed glittered flowers.

Card Front

 

I rounded all the corners 1/2 inch (WRMK Crop-A-Dile Corner Chromper) then inked the edges ( Rangers Salty Ocean Distress Ink). Vellum (Emagination) was embossed (Teresa Collins eBosser and Intertwined Ring embossing folder), a 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 piece was adhered to the front of the card.

Inside

 

On the inside the sentiments (Fiskars and Martha Stewart) were stamped ( Rangers Archival Jet Black Ink and Fiskars Stamper)

Inside

 

Front

 

Flowers (Petaloo, Prima and Recollections), and Brad (Stash) were adhered with hot glue to the front of the card.

Front

 

Ribbon ( American Crafts) and Flourish ( Want 2 Scrap) were also added to the front of the card. The ribbon is aided to staying in place with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.

Front

 

The sentiment on the front of the card is a piece of stash cardstock with all corners rounded I/4 inch. The edges were inked ( Ranger Fired Brick Distress Ink ). It was stamped ( Susan Branch Letters & Numbers) with Rangers Distress Embossing Ink. Then it was heat embossed ( Ranger Heat It) and was adhered to the card front with Recollections Foam Adhesive.
NOTE: The vellum is sticky backed

Christmas Gift Tags

Gift tags I made for this year's Christmas gifts were cut at 3 3/4 X 2 1/4 using the Tags, Bags Boxes and More Cricut cartridge. Other elements used:
Cardstock(Bazzill)

Snow(Fiskar Punch)

Paper(Wausau)
Stamp(Michaels $1.50, Recollections and Inkadinkado)
Stars(TCW Stencil)
Tag(Cricut Tags, Bags, Boxes and More)
Ink(Ranger Distress and Momento)
Mini Staple(Tim Holtz)

Scissors(Tim Holtz)
Ribbon(Michaels)

 

The edges of the tags were inked with the Rangers Distress ink. The stars were stenciled using distress ink. The snowman was stamped using the Momento ink. The "Snow" was cut using a Fiskar punch and freehand cut to look like mounds of snow on the front of the tag.  Than the back of the tags were stamped with acrylic snowflakes and sentiment using a Fiskars stamping plate with distress ink. Ribbon was run through the slit and held in place with a mini staple.