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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QKR Blog Challenge for November 30th

Hi everyone and welcome to my post for the

QKR Stampede Blog Challenge for this week.

Our theme is

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"

I decided to use

"Med. Winter Moose" (#22302) and

"Tree" (#14501)

from QKR Stampede.

Both of these I have in rubber,

but they are available in digital format,

so you could make them whatever size you would like.

Each Christmas I receive some kind of moose

 from my husband.

I think moose are the cutest ever

and one day I will see one

when we are traveling in New England. 

 I say I will see one every time we are there

and it hasn't happened yet. 

So I will have to be satisfied, for now, with this cutie.

For the background I stamped

"Tree" randomly on a piece of white card stock.

I then used a blending tool and Distress inks

 to color the sky and trees.

A little Liquid Pearls was added as snow.

For my moose friend,

I stamped him onto white card stock

and colored him with FlexMarkers,

fussy cut him and adhered him with foam tape.

I hope you will take the time

to visit the other design team members,

 leave a little love along the way

and be inspired to create something for the challenge.

For all the particulars pop on over to the

QKR Stampede blog.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I'd love to hear what you think of this little cutie,

so feel free to leave me a comment. 

Then come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Over the tree tops

Hi all!

Have you ever started out with an idea

and ended up doing something totally different?

That's what happened with this card.

I used

"Tree" (#14501) and

"Sleigh and Reindeer" (#15705)

from QKR Stampede to make this card.

I started it with a totally different thought,

even a different image that would be the focal point of the card.

I found a sheet of patterned paper in my stash with the trees on it.

I thought it might be interesting to us some

Distress Ink (Broken China) to give it different color.

Then I thought about the Sleigh and Reindeer

image and how cute it would be flying over the trees.

Then I decided to stamp a few Tree images

and color them with Distress Ink (Peeled Paint)

I fussy cut them and added them to the card,

I used some foam tape to give that middle one a bit of depth.

I do love how this card turned out,

even if I didn't do anything that I planned to do.

For the inside of the card,

I used an embossing folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug. 

Love the snowflakes!

I think I'll add a handwritten sentiment to this one.

Now to get back to that image I was planning to use on the card,

hmmmm what should I do with it?

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you've been inspired in some way by my card. 

Even if it's just to go ahead and veer off course

when the mood strikes you.

Leave me a comment if you will and come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Well blog fans, I'm making a little dent in my Christmas cards!

Here is one I made using

Lg Wrapped up Kitty and Puppy (#17802)

From Eureka! Stamps and

Tree (#14501) from

QKR Stampede

I started this card by stamping the "Lg Wrapped up Kitty and Puppy" onto white cardstock and coloring it with FlexMarkers.

I fussy cut the image, adhered it to red cardstock and fussy cut it again.

Then I was trying to figure out what to do on the front of the card, I came across a piece of the vellum and thought it would work great with this cute image.  But it just wasn't working until I spotted the "Tree" image what I had already colored with water color pencils and fussy cut.

I don't have a clue what I had planned to use it for, but there it sat, waiting for me to use it.  So I adhered it under the vellum and I love how it looks.

I love the pine tree and the sprigs on the vellum together.

Don't ya just love when things work out like that?!?!

Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

Why not pop into the Eureka! Stamps or QKR Stampede shops and see what you might like to use to get started?  There are lots of wonderful images that you can use for Christmas cards in both shops.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you enjoyed your stay.

Come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Embossed Tree Card

Hello readers!

Today I'd like to share a pretty basic card with you.

On this card I have used the "Tree" image (#14501) from QKR Stampede

I stamped the image onto blue card stock with VersaMark watermark ink then applied gold embossing powder to the image.  I then heated it with my heating tool to melt the powder.

If you have never done heat embossing and want to try it, it is very simple and gives beautiful results. If you have questions, feel free to e-mail me.

Once this powder is heated it becomes metallic and shiny. 

 I love the effect heat embossing gives.

I layered the image onto gold metallic card stock and then onto the black with gold stars and used a white card base.

This is a very 'clean and simple' card that I love. 

Very easy to make.

Thanks for stopping by today, come back again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Stamping on ribbon.

Hello crafty people!

I was going through my "inspiration" notebook the other day and got this idea from a layout I had saved.

I used the "Tree" (#14501) image from QKR Stampede for this card.

First I cut 6 pieces of green grosgrain ribbon.  I used ATG Tape to adhere them to my craft mat, so they wouldn't shift.  Using Versa Fine Ink I stamped the Tree image onto the ribbon.

Once the ink was dried I picked up the pieces of stamped ribbon and adhered them to a piece of white card stock and randomly trimmed the ends. 

I used a yellow star brad on the top of the tree then layered it onto the torn red card stock.  I think the white card stock sets off the image nicely.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of my stamped ribbon technque.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

QKR Stampede images on a layout!

Hi all you crafty people!

Today I thought I'd show you a layout I made where I used 2 images from QKR Stampede.

I used the "Tree" image (#14501) and "Joy" (#15703)

I stamped the trees onto a few different colors of green card stock then fussy cut them.  I stamped just the bottom of the trees onto brown card stock and fussy cut just the trunk of the trees and used Elmers Quick Dry Glue to add the brown trunks to the trees.

I added some red Stickles to the trees to give them a bit of  'decoration' and used foam tape to adhere them to give them different dimensions.

I stamped the "Joy" image onto white card stock and colored them with water color crayons, trimmed and added it to a green mat and then onto the layout.

I love using stamps on layouts, there are so many different ways they can be used to spruce up a layout. 

Stop in to the QKR Stampede site and see what images you might want to use on some layouts one day soon.

Thank you for stopping by today.  Leave me a comment and let me know if you have used stamps on any of your layouts.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!