Art Swap Christmas Card 2023

Hello and welcome!

I know this is past the Christmas season,

but I wanted to share this card I made for 

a friend.

Our swap group had a Christmas card swap and this

is the card I made.

I made this with a set of dies I got from Temu.

I will admit that it took me a while to figure it all 

out and get it together.

It's my own fault though, as I made it much more

difficult than it needed to be.

For instance I wanted the cut out areas to show gold on

both sides of the card, so I had to do a double layer of

the center panel and position the gold behind both sides.

I ended up using a whole piece for one side and gluing the

cut out pieces into the open areas on the other side.

A tedious task, but I got it done.

I also cut out snow for the bottom of this panel and

also cut the deer out and adhered it to the deer that 

was originally green.

I put a small panel in to write my greeting,

then decided that some birds would look

really cute and cut them from another die

and adhered them to the top of the small panel.

I was very happy with this card in the end and love

how it turned out.
It was a lot of work and figuring, but it was well worth

it.

I'm glad you stopped in today and hope you have been inspired

in some way.
Please do come again,

until then,

make something you love.

 

2023 Christmas Card

Hello! 

 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

I just want to take a moment to share 

a heartfelt wish with y'all for a very 

happy holiday season.

Whatever you celebrate, may it be

wonderful.

This is the Christmas card I sent out to family

and friends this year.
I love it and have received many compliments

on it.

Here is the sentiment I put inside and

I'm wishing you all the same.

Enjoy your holidays and I'll see y'all 

soon.

 

Santa Christmas Card

Hello crafty friends!

I know it's not even Halloween yet, but

if you're like me, you have a bunch of Christmas

cards to make.  This is just a little reminder

that you might want to start early.

This isn't what I'm making to send out to 

my family and friends, I'll show you those 

closer to Christmas.

I happened to find this Santa image in my 

stash of colored images and thought I'd make it 

into a card.

For the background panel, I laid down strips

of double sided tape, peeled off the backing,

then added red flocking to it.

One quick and easy card done.

I'm sure that image took a while to color and

fussy cut, but since I already had it done in my 

stash, it came together very quickly.

Now just to get the rest of my Christmas cards

finished, but at least I have them started.

Deciding on a design is usually my hardest 

part of making my cards.

How about you?

Do you make your Christmas cards?

How many do you make?
I make about 60.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon.

Until then,

get to work on those 

Christmas cards.

 

My Christmas Cards

Hello everyone!

Today I'd like to show you my Christmas cards.

I was having a difficult time figuring out what to 

do for my Christmas cards this year.

Nothing seemed to be clicking,

then, as often happens, an idea struck.

And what a messy idea it was!

I had seen the Altenew Burlap Texture Die on

several videos and finally picked it up.

I decided on a design and got to work.

What a mess I made, but it was so worth it!

I used an embossing folder from my stash

and embossed the backgrounds.

Then I found a tree in my library of my 

Silhouette Design Studio software and

cut them out with my Silhouette Cameo.

I used glitter card stock for the trees, but the glitter

doesn't show up well in the pictures.

Once I had all the pieces ready, I 

assembled the cards.
Gluing down that burlap piece was a little

tricky, then I got the idea to brush the back

with glue and a foam brush and it worked

like a charm.

I used the scraps of the gold vellum from the

burlap pieces to punch out the stars, glued them

on and the card fronts were done.

Inside I stamped this sentiment

from the
Faith Peace Love Stamp set from Stampendous

Now my cards were finished!
I love how they turned out, 

a little different than anything I've done 

before, yet they are still 
"really me"

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you have your cards all made and mailed out.

By the time this is posted hopefully mine will be too.

Please come to visit again,

until then

make your holiday season a happy one.

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Swap Christmas Card

Hello and welcome!

Today's card was made for a friend in 

an art swap group I'm in.

I'm hoping that by the time this is posted

the card has arrived at it's destination.

It was sent plenty early, but had to go to 

Australia and with the mail the way it has been

during the pandemic, I'm sure it's taking a while to arrive.

When the card is flattened, it fits into an 

A-2 card envelope.

Take it out of the envelope and the base slides 

down and the card is free standing.

The stamps I used are from the

Quirky Christmas Set

by Avery Elle

This card is actually very simple to make,

but looks more difficult and impressive.

Here is a video showing how to make it.

Thanks for stopping by and spending a little 

time with me.

Come again soon,

until then

try a new card design!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Snowman Card with Gelli Print Background

Hello Blog fans!

Today I have a cute Christmas card to show you.

I was cleaning out some things one day recently,

and found a few pieces that I had stamped and colored, 

but never used.  This cute snowman was one of them.

I fussy cut him and adhered him to a 

gelli print background that I had recently made.

I think he looks quite cute.

He'll be sent out to someone this Christmas season.

Thanks for popping in today.

Have you made your Christmas cards yet?

I hope you'll stop again soon,

until then:

finish up something you set aside.

 

Becky's Christmas Swap

Hello crafting fans.

I belong to a facebook group of friends

that are all into crafting and art of various

types.

We decided to do a Christmas gift swap

and the gal who I made my gifts for 

is very into crocheting.

I decided to make her a bag to carry some of

her work in.  I downloaded the yarn and crochet hook

pattern from The Craft Chop and cut it from

heat transfer vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo

I then used my heat press to add it to the bag.

For this little bag for her crochet hooks,

I altered the original design and made the

crochet hooks.

I designed my own wording and cut them

then added them to the little pouch.

I think she'll get a kick out of this.

I'm very happy with the way these gifts turned out

and I'm pretty sure Becky will enjoy them too.

I wanted to send a card along with the gift, so

I made this spinner card. The Santa is on a string and

before putting the card in the envelope I will spin it around.

When she opens the card the Santa will spin.

This is made from the 

Art Impressions Spinner Santa Set

and colored with colored pencils.

Inside the card, I made a flap that shows through 

the front of the card, once she opens the card, she can

lift the flap to read the sentiment..

I also made a Christmas envelope to go with the card,

using my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.

Thanks for coming and spending some time with me

today.  I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will come again soon.

Until then,

make something nice for someone else!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Christmas Cards

Hi blog friends!
I know it's kind of late to be showing my Christmas cards,
but here they are.
They are simple to make and can be for any
occasion.

I used whatever Christmas papers I had for my cards.
I think these would be great for pockets on
a scrapbook page also.  They would work
to hold memorabilia or pictures that don't all
fit on a page. 

My son got married in September, so I decided to
use a family picture in my cards.
I mounted the picture on a piece of card stock
and stamped a Christmas sentiment on the other side.
I love that everyone can take the picture out and
keep it.
Here is a tutorial on how to make this style of card.
My measurements are a little different than hers,
but you can adjust this design to different sizes if
you like.
I also used ATG tape along the bottom to make it
into a pocket rather than a card that opens.
Just make it the same way and adhere the
flaps along the bottom.

I'm glad you stopped by today,
give this card a try, it's easy to make
and can be embellished more if you choose.
Come again soon,
you never know what you'll find on
Kristie Kreates!

Cards for Card Drive 4

Hello everyone

Here are a few more of the cards I created for the 

Caring Hearts Card Drive.

You can see that I made a few with this beautiful paper

that I had in my stash.

Sometimes simple is just perfect.

My favorite saying is

"There are no mistakes in crafting,

only opportunities to be more creative"

and that's what I did with this card.

When I was scoring the card base, I 

accidentally scored in the wrong place, so I 

took that opportunity to make it a tri-fold card.

The area that says "Merry Christmas" is a flap that 

folds down.

When you open it, the inside is stamped

with a little scene and greeting.

The flap at the bottom leaves plenty of room to 

sign my name.

See, just got more creative and used the accident

to make something a little different.

So glad you came by today,

I hope you'll take time to be more creative

next time you have a little accident when you are crafting.

See you again soon,

until then,

Happy Stamping!

Our card

Merry Christmas!

Today I'm showing you the card that I decided

on for our Christmas card this year.

I decided on something simple and easy to

replicate.

I found this paper at Tuesday Morning

They have the best deals on card stock and papers.

This is double sided card stock, 25 sheets of 12"x12" 

for only $1.99.  How could I go wrong with that.

There was another that I picked up, but decided to 

use this one for my cards.

I used my MISTI to stamp all my sentiments

with VersaFine Onyx Black ink.

I cut them into banner shapes and

layered them onto white card stock 

to give them a little pop.

I made about 70 of these cards.

So all in all, with the cards for 

The Caring Hearts Card Drive and all,

I made almost 200 cards this year,

you can see why I wanted a simple design for

these.

I always have good intentions to start my cards

very early, but it never seems to happen as early

as I plan. 

Maybe next year, right?

I'm glad you stopped by today,

I hope you have enjoyed all the Christmas cards

I have posted over the last month or so.

I would like to wish you all a very 

Merry Christmas

and a happy and healthy

2017!

Until next time,

Peace to you all!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Tree Card

Happy Holidays to y'all!

Today I have a card to show you.

Yes another Christmas card, well it is the season

isn't it?  This is a card that was an experiment.

I was trying to decide what card style to use

for our cards and this was one that I thought about.

I did decided against it, but I do like it.

I cut the trees with Sizzix dies and covered 

them with clear Wink of Stella.

I glued on the sequins with 

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

I cut and scored a 11"x 4.25"piece of card stock

 to make a 5.5" x 4.25" card.

I then cut a section out of the bottom part 

of the card leaving an open space of about 

1.5"

I adhered the trees to the top and bottom pieces

of the front of the card.

I liked this card, but it didn't make the cut for

our card this year.

Inside I stamped the greeting near the top of the 

card leaving room to sign at the bottom and not have 

it show through the space in the front of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today to check out what I'm up to.

I hope your holiday prep is going well.

Be happy!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Card Drive Cards

 Hi all!

Today I thought I'd show you some more of the

Christmas cards I made for the

Caring Hearts Card Drive.

You can find all the information about this

wonderful drive on 

Vera Yates Blog

All the cards from this drive are sent to 

residents of nursing homes and senior care facilities.

I made several of the same cards.

Once the stamps are set up in my

MISTI stamping tool, it is simple 

to make several at one time.

I was inspired by Julia Altermann

to make this card.

Here is the card that inspired me.

I set up the stamps on my MISTI,

then removed the star stamp.

I stamped all the sentiments with 

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

I then re-positioned the star stamp,

removed the other stamps and

stamped the stars with 

VersaMark Ink

and heat embossed them with 

WOW Gold Sparkle Powder

I glued a few small star sequins

around  for a little more sparkle and

tied "bakers twine"

that I made, around the panel and

tied a bow to finish it off.  

See how I made it on 

this post

I accidentally got some black ink smudges

on this panel, but went with my motto

"There are no mistakes in crafting,

only opportunities to be more creative"

and I cut the panel down, adhered it to the

card front and added a bow at the top.

It's a little different than the others, but just

as nice, don't ya think?

Thanks for stopping in.

I hope you've been inspired in some way

and I hope you'll join in the

Caring Hearts Card Drive

and help bring smiles to the faces

of some of our seniors.

Until next time,

have some fun crafting! 

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Christmas shaker

Welcome!

I have a Fuse Tool and haven't really used it.

I tried it a couple times, but didn't get good results.

Recently I talked to a couple people about how to

use it and thought I'd give it a try again.

Of course I wanted to use it to make a shaker card.

I used a scrapbook page protector to make a small

"envelope" with my Fuse, added several colors of sequins

and sealed up the end.  And there I had it, it worked

out great.  The secret is to be sure the Fuse is 

heated up enough and to run the Fuse fairly slowly

over the plastic.  This gives it time to melt, but be 

careful not to go too slow, or it will melt right

through.  It's a delicate balance and takes a little

practice.  Be sure you are using the little wheel

nib and not the pointy one.  The wheel is for fusing seams

the pointed one is for cutting.

For my card, I stamped a simple Christmas tree

and cut just inside the stamped image.

I then cut the tree from the snowflake paper 

just a bit larger than the stamped tree and adhered it directly to the 

card base.

I used ATG tape to adhere the sequin envelope behind the 

tree cut out, then taped a white card stock panel over the back

of it, inside the card.

On the inside, I stamped 

"Merry Christmas"

#3206 from Eureka Stamps

First Christmas card of the year done!

Thanks for popping in today.

Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

I know a few people who have.

I probably won't do another one for a few more

months.  Guess I work better under pressure.

Until next time, make something fun!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

and you may find better prices elsewhere.

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

However the Eureka Stamps image is 

exclusive to that company.

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

Hi! 

It's time for another challenge from Eureka! Stamps

This week the theme is "Christmas Spirit"

You can find all the particulars on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

For my card I used

"Star Tree" (#17105) 

from Eureka! Stamps.

I stamped the image with VersaMark ink

then brushed on some gold mica powder

which is also available through

Eureka! Stamps

I layered the image onto gold velum,

 then onto a white card base.

thanks you for stopping in today.

I hope you have been inspired and will join the challenge.

Leave a comment and come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

Eureka! Stamps

Santa with balloons

Hello everyone!

Today I have another one of the Christmas cards that I have made.

I'm getting close to done and that's a good thing, considering how close Christmas is getting and I should really get them sent out.

For today's card I used

"Santa Balloon Holder" (#ES5603)

"Christmas Balloon" (#ES16402)

and

"Oval Balloon" (#ES201)

These images are available through QKR Stampede

as well as sister company Eureka! Stamps

I used rubber stamps, but these are also available in digital format, which makes it easy to size them how you want.

I colored them with FlexMarkers then fussy cut them.

I used a bit of gold thread as the balloon strings.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and that you are farther ahead on your Christmas cards than I am.

Come again soon!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Bethlehem with Verse

I've been having a lot of fun with Distress Inks lately!

I made this card with Distress Inks and

"Bethlehem with Verse" (#22701)

from Eureka! Stamps

I started out with a piece of white card stock.

I pulled out any Distress Inks I had that were

 purple or blue and started inking it. 

I recently went to visit a friend

and we did a "bit" of shopping and

I found some great deals on Distress Ink,

so my collection of colors has gotten quite a bit bigger. 

 I am loving playing with them.

I started applying purples at the bottom

and then the blues at the top

and overlapped them a bit.

The Bethlehem with Verse image is one large stamp

with the silhouette , the sky and verse all in one stamp. 

Very easy to make a card, make a background and stamp it on.

I did layer mine onto a couple pieces of card stock,

purple and dark blue, before putting it onto the white card base.

I love how this turned out, I think it's quite striking.

 

Thanks for stopping by today. Leave a comment if you will

and come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Joy and Holly

"There are no mistakes in crafting,

just opportunities to be more creative."

You can ask my crafting friends,

they'll tell you, this is my motto.

This card is a prefect example of that motto.

I made it with

"Joy" (#15703) and

"Holly" (#15701)

from QKR Stampede

I stamped both images onto white card stock.  

The Holly is not a background image,

 I stamped it several times randomly over the card stock.

Then I colored them with FlexMarkers.

 Once I had this done,

they were just boring,

they just weren't right,

so I got out my blending tool and my Distress Inks

and added a bit of color around the edges

of the background piece.

Absolutely hated it! 

 The color was all wrong,

but I stuck with my motto

and kept playing with it and adding different colors

and I ended up with a card that I really like. 

It isn't what I was going for when I started out,

but that's okay.  I like it now!

So next time something isn't looking right,

 remember my motto and just mess around with it. 

I know, sometimes there is just no cure,

 but it sure can't hurt to try.

Thanks for stopping in to see what I have been up to,

I hope you'll stop back again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Holly Background & noel

Hello blog friends!

Today I have a Christmas card I made with

"Holly Background" (#26701)

from Eureka! Stamps and

noel from the "friends" word set(#46202)

from QKR Stampede

I stamped the Holly Background onto white card stock with VersaMark ink and embossed with black embossing powder.

I then used Distress Ink and a blending tool and applied it over the entire surface.

I did this twice with the background stamp and used the same technique with the noel stamp.

I also inked the white card base, then layered the holly onto red card stock and layered them all onto the card. 

This was one of those cards that I started out not having a clue what I was going to do, but I love the results.

I hope you do to and maybe you're inspired to do some

embossing or inking or layering.

I hope you'll come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!