Tis the Season!

Hello!

Samantha here and today I'm sharing a card that I made combing a few different sets!

Well, it's that time of year, and as usual, despite my best intentions, I am behind in my Christmas card! Ha!! Oh well, such is life!

This card was pretty easy to make, but it did have a few different steps! So let's dive in:

- stamp the present image onto watercolor paper and then also stamp it offset to the corner onto your card front

- watercolor with Distress Ink in various shades of greens (Cracked Pistachio, Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers)

- once the watercolor is dry, use washi tape to mask off one present at a time, and stamp your designs onto each present 

*side note: that was my favorite part of the card!

- fussy cut out the watercolored presents and then attach to your card front

- stamp the words onto the card and then stamp the big WISH onto some vellum and then fussy cut out

- attach the vellum to the sentiment with some hidden foam tape

I used two stamp sets to create this fun and festive card: Make a Wish and Wrap it Up!! Love how they work so well together!! :)

This card could be recreated for any holiday or special event!! Just color the presents in your favorite colors and change the Christmas greeting to a birthday one, for instance! Easy!!

  

Did you know there are a BUNCH of stamp sets being retired? Be sure to head over to the Create a Smile Stamps page and see which of your favorites are going to be gone for good!! And be sure to grab them before they're gone!! 

Thanks again!!

~Samantha

    

 

Simple Watercolor Christmas Card

Hello crafty friends, Yoonsun here! I’m sharing with you my simple watercolor Christmas card with Winter Fun stamp set.

 

Christmas is just around the corner! And I really hope to see a beautiful snowy Christmas night there is no snow in the Summer Christmas in Sydney though ;)

 

• Stamp the snowflakes from the Winter Fun stamp set onto watercolour paper panel using embossing ink, heat emboss with white embossing powder.
• Colour the stamped panel with Distress inks using a wet paint brush - I used Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Broken China, and Tumbled Glass Distress inks.
• Stamp the sentiment on white card stock with black pigment ink, fussy cut it.
• Mount all elements as shown to the finished card base using double-sided tape.
• Embellish with a few clear sequins.   

 

Winter Fun stamp set

Thanks for stopping by! Happy holiday crafting!!

xoxo Yoonsun

Ink Smooshed Background

Hello everyone, it's Nina-Marie here today with an ink smooshing/watercolor technique to share with you featuring the Make a Wish stamp set and sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

I love watercoloring, and this card features a really easy way for you to incorporate the watercoloring effect into your card designs. This technique is so forgiving and simple that even the most novice watercolorist can achieve fabulous results!

To see how I have created this card, be sure to watch the video below... I'll take you through the process step-by-step and show you how simple it is to create fun watercolor backgrounds on your holiday cards! 

All of the supplies I have used in today's card are linked below for easy reference: 

When creating watercolor backgrounds, the most important thing to remember is to HAVE FUN! Don't go into the watercoloring with a set mindset; let your mind have room for the artistic flow to take you down a slightly different road... you'll find that if you let the watercolor do it's thing and try not to control it too much, you might end up with something that is even better than you had originally planned! 

If you've enjoyed this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my YouTube channel... I have videos coming out throughout the month featuring lots of fun techniques and products! 

Also, we have a new release coming up for December, featuring lots of new products... you'll want to stick around for that coming up over the next couple weeks! 

I hope you've enjoyed today's video and post... thanks so much for stopping by and happy crafting!

xo, Nina-Marie :) 

A Christmas Parade

Hello Crafters!

It's Kelly here and today we are tackling another scene card.

I had the idea to create a Christmas parade in the city and I just couldn't shake the idea. Every time I sat down to create something it kept coming back. Sometimes you just have to do it :) 

I made a video to share with you guys. It is a bit on the long side but there is a ton of stuff going on in this card. 

I'm pretty happy with the way it  came out. What about you? :) Here's a close up so you can see the lights. 

Make sure your distress ink is dry before heat embossing your snowflakes. Distress ink stays wet for quite awhile so it will ick up any embossing powder you pour over it unless it's completely dry. 

Whimsical Wheels is being retired along with a few other sets. If you're in love with it now is the time to grab it. It won't be back again. All the sets being retired are here and they are all 25% off :) 

Thanks for dropping by!

Whimsical Wheels 

Winter Fun 

Wrap It Up 

Snow Dance Kit 

Happy holidays....

It's almost December so we are counting down towards the holidays. Decorating the house and making christmascards. For today another christmascard to share.

 

 

I wanted to make a christmascard and using some stamps that weren't supposed to be christmasstamps. So I used the whimsical wheels stampset. And combined it with some christmasstamps.



I first created a background for my card by stamping the stars from the smiling snowflakes stampset in versamark watermark ink and gold heat emboss them. I sponged the background with several distress ink colors. Now I stamped the image from the whimsical wheels and placed some presents with the stampset from the snow dance kit. Copic colored and fuzzy cut the train. I created a snowhill by tearing some white cardstock and ahered the whole to the card. Made some shadows with a copic marker, stamped the sentiment and rounded the corners of the card.
Ofcourse I had to give it some extra shine with a wink of stella glitterpen.



Stamps;
Smiling snowflakes and whimsical wheels.







There is a sale on some to be retired stampsets and when they are gone they are gone so you better hurry. Maybe an idea for a christmaspresent? For today's card I used two of them.

Have a great week,

Anja