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Dec 19
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Gnome For The Holidays

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Hi All,

Today I have 2 holiday cards to share. I wanted to crank out some Christmas cards for friends and a few for the craft show this weekend. For this card I used stamps from Simon Says Stamp and color blended with Derwent Inktense Pencils. Inktense pencils are similar to color pencils in looks, but work like watercolors in that they blend well with water. The final look gives a bit of a gradient without any pencil stroke marks.

Here’s the watercolored gnome trimmed out and given a christmas themed background.

gnome_for_the_holidays

I added in a coordinating interior design on this card (not pictured). I think it turned out pretty cute.

Dec 17
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Merry Christmas Dear

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Hi All,

This is part 2 to my other post today. I used the same techniques for this card (inktense pencils and color blending). This stamp set from Simon is great for sentiments with a play on words. I thought the play on ‘deer’ vs. ‘dear’ was adorable.

Here’s the deer that I colored using Inktense pencils.

merry_christmas_deer

I’m hoping to have a few more cards done before the craft show and can’t wait to share them with you soon!

Dec 10
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Joy to the World

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Hi All,

I got another Christmas card to share with you today! For this card I wanted to try out a new shape and design. I designed the entire card using my silhouette cutting machine and some good quality cardstock.

By the way, I have a sentiment on the inside (I will post a picture over on etsy). It reads “Merry Everything”. LOL It covers all your holiday wishes for family and friends.

joy_to_the_world_circle_card

Dec 05
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Glad Tidings of Great Joy!

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Hi All,

Who’s ready for winter?! Oh man, I am so pumped for winter and all the holiday festivities it brings. In anticipation for the upcoming holiday season I have started to create Christmas cards. I will likely have a new one to share each day leading up to the week before Christmas. If you are interested in any of the cards please leave a comment and let me know! I’d love to hear feedback on which styles, colors, and themes you like!

On to today’s card.

For this card, I wanted to try out some inking techniques and create a snowbank. I achieved this look with some masking and 2 tone color blending of inks. I loved the results of the technique. It looks like it is watercolor with several layers of color, but truly it is a white base with 2 blues.

snowscape_outside

 

And here’s a shot of the inside

snowscape_inside

Supplies:

Card Base: Neenah Desert Storm Environmental Cardstock

1st Layer: Midnight Muse Cardstock – Stampin’ Up

Inked Layer: Neenah Solar White

Inks: Pool Shadow Ink – Hero Arts & Midnight Muse – Stampin’ Up

Stamps: Summer Camp – TPC Studio

Sentiment: Gnome for the Holidays – Simon Says Stamp

Ink Blending: Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool

Stamp Markers: American Crafts

Pen: Uniball Signo Broad white gel pen

Embossing: VersaMark Watermark Ink with Inkadinkado Linen White Embossing Powder

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