One Layer Christmas

I'm not 100% happy with today's card, but I wanted to share it with you anyway. It was made using the Wish for Peace and Four the Holidays stamp sets. I like the simplicity of it and the non-traditional Christmas color, but I think it would look better with a Bashful Blue cardbase with this as an additional layer. Unfortunately, I don't have any Bashful Blue cardstock, so this will have to do for today :)

The sponging was done by cutting the 3rd largest oval from the Coluzzle to create a mask. *TIP* use the oval that you are left with to determine where you want to put your mask. Put it in place and then put your mask around it. Remove the oval and you will have the exact area that you want sponged!

Stamps: A Wish for Peace, For the Holidays

Paper: Whisper White

Ink: Bashful Blue

Accessories: Silver Cord, Dimentionals, Sponges.

Clean and Simple Christmas

This card was super hard for me to make! It has no ribbon, no buttons, no Big Shot...just stamps, paper, ink...and oh yeah, glitter! :) I really like this card though (are you sick of me saying I like every card that I make yet?!). What's funny is when I first got this stamp set, I immediately wanted to make a reflection card with it, however, after I stamped and made the reflection, I realized that it was bigger than my card base. I tried cropping it a few different ways and wasn't pleased. I just cut off the reflected image and used what I had left to create this card. I kept trying to find a way to add some embellishments, but it kept taking away from the image.

This is one of the card designs I'm going to be mass producing for the craft fair that I'm participating in November 14. PLENTY more Christmas designs to come for that. I also am meeting with my one aunt tomorrow about my cousin's baby shower invitations, so watch out for those as well. I will also have some more Halloween projects and cards soon too.

Stamps: A Wish For Peace

Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White,

Ink: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Corner Rounder, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 1 1/2 inch Circle Punch, Sponges, SU Pastels

1. Score 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Kraft at 4 1/4 and fold on score line.

2. Cut a 3 inch square of Whisper White and a 3 1/4 inch square of Chocolate Chip. Round the corners of the Whisper White piece.

3. Punch a circle from a scrap piece of paper and tape it in place on the Whisper White square. Sponge around the top and side parts of it with Baja Breeze.

4. Remove mask and stamp image in Basic Black so that some of the trees are in front of the moon you just created.

5. Color image using Stampin' Pastels and sponge remaining sky line to your liking.

6. Adhere to Chocolate Chip square and adhere to card base.

7. Stamp sentiment in bottom right corner using Chocolate Chip ink.

8. Use 2 Way Glue pen and Dazzling Diamond Glitter to randomly add glitter to some branches of the main tree.