Ornament Keepsakes in Wisteria Wonder

Hi!

Are you sick of the Christmas cards yet?  I still have a few more up my sleeve to show you.  Today's card was one I made with a few of my stamping groups, and it was a popular card.  The non traditional colour scheme went down well with the ladies.

The card was made on a base of Brushed Silver, which looks so luxurious.  I then layered Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder for the main panel.

The bauble was stamped and cut and popped up on Dimensionals.  We also pierced around it as an extra little feature.

Such a pretty card.  Purple and Silver is such an elegant colour combination I think.

Bye for now,

Tina

Winter Frost Christmas

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Well, December is finally upon us, and Christmas is creeping ever closer.  A little too quickly for my liking, but there's not much I can do about it!

This is another Christmas card I did with a few different class groups.  I really love the Bermuda Bay/Smoky Slate colour combination in the Winter Frost DSP stack.  I don't usually go for snowy Christmassy stuff, but I really loved the colours in the DSP.

For the classes I changed the Rhinestones to Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle.  It still adds the same bling but it's a little more cost effective.  I ended up making another 10 of these cards a few nights ago using the Dazzling Details also.

Both of the Smoky Slate ornaments were stamped off once before being stamped on my cardstock.  It gives a lighter shade of grey, allowing the Bermuda Bay to stand out more.

Bye for now,

Tina

Masking Tape Christmas Card

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Today I have another Christmas card for you that uses a technique I'd never tried before.



It's pretty easy to create this lovely background for your cards.  All I did was tear off some masking tape, apply it to my inkpad and then use the tape to transfer the ink to the cardstock.

Low tack tape like masking tape, or painter's tape, is essential for this technique so that the tape easily lifts off the inkpad and cardstock without tearing.

 

Masking tape gives a rather textured look while painter's tape gives a smoother look.  It was fun having a play and trying some new things!

Bye for now,

Tina

An Island Indigo Christmas Card

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Are you a traditional red/green Christmas card maker, or do you prefer more non-traditional colour schemes?  I'm pretty happy with either!  Upon reflection though, blues and silvers are becoming more common in Christmas cards so maybe they are the 'new traditional' colour scheme!

This design is a bit of a CASE of a card on page 38 of the Holiday Catalogue.  I've made this card lots for parties and classes lately and it's been quite popular.  I left off the stitching (too hard in a class!) and swapped the Baker's Twine for some of the lovely Silver Ribbon from the Holiday Catalogue.

One of the really appealing things about this card is that it only uses two narrow strips of DSP, but they really make a statement.  Even better is that you can use the offcut bits from the Winter Frost DSP Stack instead of wasting them.  I always end up with heaps of strips, so I will be making more of these cards for sure!

This is a fabulous card that you could easily mass produce to build up your Christmas Card stash.

Bye for now,

Tina

Winter Frost Christmas Card

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Have you started your Christmas cards yet?  I've had a few requests for them in classes lately, which is great as it gives me a chance to start building up my supply.  I usually send out around 100, so I really need to get going with them!

I'm not sure what this fold is called - maybe a Z Fold? All I did was cut the card base longways, folded it in half as usual and then folded the front half back on itself. Here's a look from the top so you can see what I mean.

It's such an easy fold that gives a great impact!  The hardest part (which wasn't hard at all) was placing the sentiment on the inside so that it was under the ornament panel when the card was closed.

I can see myself making lots more of these cards!

Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Christmas Messages
Ink: Coastal Cabana
DSP/Cardstock: Winter Frost DSP Stack, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Deco Labels Framelits, Circles Collection Framelits, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder, Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Bye for now,

Tina

Faux Silk Christmas Card

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My monthly stampin' ladies were keen to try another technique for their technique book this month.  I have a bit of a look around and finally settled on the Faux Silk Technique.

I love the luxurious look it gives to the front of the card, despite it being a quick, easy and cheap technique to try.  Who doesn't have tissue paper floating around their house somewhere?  A quick tip though - with the new inkpads you need to wait a little bit before scrunching up the tissue paper as the ink takes a little longer to dry.

I used Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla on my card. The stamps used were Ornament Keepsakes, Sweet Essentials and Snow Swirled.

Bye for now,

Tina

Another Festive Friday Christmas Card CASE

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Today's card was another CASE of a previous Festive Friday Challenge card of mine.  You can see the original card here. Today's card was made as a sample for my November Stamp-A-Stack class.

On this card I used different stamp sets - Ornament Keepsakes and For My Family, as the stamps I used in the first card are now retired. I also used Heart of Christmas on the inside.

I am really loving the Festival Of Prints DSP Stack papers for cards.  Each sheet has enough to cover the front of a card with some smaller strips left over to decorate the inside.

Bye for now,

Tina

A Blurry Christmas Card!

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Today I have a Christmas card for you that I made for two different groups of ladies as a sample of the card they were going to make.  It was a design that appealed to many - a clean and simple look to the card.

Apologies for the blurry photo - I took it on my iPhone and it looked OK on the smaller screen!  Oh well, luckily the card is simple enough that the blurriness doesn't matter too much (I hope!).  I used a Christmas sentiment stamp that I love - Heart Of Christmas - and that I got FREE at the Melbourne Heartfelt Event.  Gotta love free rubber!  I also used the Ornaments Keepsake Bundle that is in the Holiday Catalogue.  It's the subject of a customer promotion this month.  For more details, there is an image you can click on at the top of my side bar.

Hopefully I'll be back soon with a less blurry photo!

Bye for now,

Tina

Cherry Cobbler Tulle Christmas Card

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I have another Christmas card for you today.  Are your thoughts turning towards Christmas yet?  I have been steadily building up my Christmas card stash over the year, so I'm well prepared in that area.  Wish I could say the same about the rest of my Christmas planning!

This was one of the cards made by the attendees at my recent New Catalogue Launch Party.  Everyone was amazed at how soft the Tulle Ribbon actually is - not all hard and scratchy like we all remember tulle to be!

Using a 2 1/2" Circle punchie of Multipurpose adhesive sheet, we folded the ribbon in half and then gathered it, sticking it to the adhesive punchie as we went.  It makes handling the ribbon to pleat it and then sticking it to the card so much easier!  A same sized punchie of Silver Glimmer Paper hides the adhesive sheet and provides a little 'nest' for the ornament.

Love this stamp for Christmas sentiments!

Stamps: Heart Of Christmas, Ornament Keepsakes
Ink: Gumball Green
DSP/Cardstock: Be Of Good Cheer DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper, Naturals White, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Cherry Cobbler 3 1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina