2018 Christmas Cards

Here are a few if the Christmad cards I made and sent out in 2018. Sometimes I get stuck on a particular layout and I can't stay from it for some reason. So I used some cars sketches to get ideas for the layouts if some of my cards this year.

The first one features a swirl embossed background, Perfect Pines tree as well as a glittered tree behind it. The patterned paper is from my stash of goodies. Stickles added some red sparkle to the green tree.

Next I used a "Joy" stamp which I colored with my copics and then added some sparkle with a silver sparkle pen. I added a snowflake embossed panel and finished it off with some paper piercing.

This card layout was actually from one that I had made many years ago for a swap with my fellow Stampin Up demonstrators. The snowflake was from Snow Swirled and when open the 3 snowflakes can spin on the piece of fishing line that they are attached to. I added some embossing and some Very Vanilla 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.

I did make a few other versions of cards, but I.am not finding photos, so I will have to look for them.

2017 Christmas Cards

In 2017 I tried to make a bunch of different Christmas cards to send out to my friends and family members. I made an attempt to make as many different cards as possible. While this sounds easy enough...it wasn't. Here are some of the cards that I made.

Cute Little Critters Christmas

I had stamped out and colored a bunch of critters from various stamp sets for some if the items I made for my craft shows. Well, I had some extra critters so I used them on cards. I saw this basic layout on a website, but when I went back to give them credit, I couldn't find it.  Our layouts are pretty much the same only I added an extra Kraft layer between the scalloped rectangle and the main image. Also her scallop rectangle had larger scallops. 

This one features the dog and sentiment from Avery Elle stamps. The trees are from Lawn Fawn. 

 The tree and racoons are from Stampin Up's Merry Crittermas.

 These little penguin are from Lawn Fawn.

Christmas Cards

Now that my Craft shows are over I have time to work on Christmas cards! I found a similar card on Pinterest by a Shelley M. I changed up the papers based on what I had.  For this card I changed the placement of the snowflake.

I colored the image with Copic markers.  It is hard to see in the photos, but I added some Glaze pens to the stars, beads and poofy thing on the hat as well as to the eyes and mouth. Then I added some Moonlight White Archival Brilliance ink to the scalloped circle using a sponge dauber.

For the snowflake I only had these 3 snowflake punches. I wanted a few different patterns on my snowflake. 

So I punched one of the orange and red snowflake punch. When I got to the purple punch first I punched it out with red, then again 1 time plus an extra "arm" with kraft. For the kraft one I cut the snowflake apart then layered it onto the snowflake as shown.

Then for the red snowflake I cut it smaller by cutting two of the "bumps" on each "arm". I then added it to the top of the snowflake and added a pearl to the center. 

Over all I am happy with the card. I'm just not sure about the snowflake placement. I plan on making another and I will play with the snowflake placement.

I am scheduling my card posts until after Christmas so the receivers don't see them ahead of time. ☺

Christmas Cards Another Style

I am trying to use some of my patterned papers on cards this year. I always seem to have problems adding papers to my cards for some reason. For these cards I didn't want them to be overly frilly so rather then using ribbon I went with natural twine. I added some details to each scallop circle. I made each one a little different. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's "Tin of Tags" set.

 This one I used an Olive Twist Smooch ink.

This one features the Gelly Roll Silver star pen. 

 I also used another Gelly Roll pen that was morw of a sparkle silver.

Christmas Gift Card Holders

I have been working on some items for my upcoming craft shows. Gift Card holders are always one of my most popular items! This is a new style for me this year. I found a tutorial by Nicole from A Walk Down Memory Lane so I followed that but I wanted to be able to close it. First I thought maybe I would use velcro, then I thought maybe a ribbon closure but I wanted to add a little image to the front. Finally I decided on a belly band closure.

I will still need to make a bunch more. I will make some other colors and styles. This is just the begining!

Christmas Cards a la Lawn Fawn

I made a couple other variations on my last Christmas card. It's basically the same card with different main images. 

Below is a cute bunny on a sled:

And here a group of cute fairies:

Then there is a couple of cute reindeer going on a sled ride!

I added some sparkle to this little deer's santa hat.

I used my copics, dies, and BigShot on all of the cards shown. 

I have added these to my stash of Christmas cards for upcoming craft shows! 

Snow Cool Christmas

It's beginning to look like Christmas in my craft room!!! I am currently hooked on Lawn Fawn Stamps! They are just so cute!!! I found a tutorial by Nichol on Pinterest for a cute card. I loved the look of it and decided to make my own!  I used Lawn Fawn's Snow Cool for the penguins and sentiment. The pine trees are from Lawn Fawn's "Toboggan Together". The snowflakes.and sentiment are heat embossed 9n the vellum. I colored the images with my Copics and cut most of the inages out with my Scan and Cut.
Stay tuned for more variations of this card to come.