Christmas in July

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#67 Christmas in July

using "Holly Fairy"

I used Copic colors:

Holly:  YG23, YG63, R14

 Skin:  E40, E50, E21, E11,R21, R17
Hair:  E31, E15, E18,E47

Paper by DCWV

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Christmas Time Birthday

My beautiful daughter's birthday is on December 28th.  When she was (finally) born I made a promise never to celebrate her birthday on Christmas.  She gets 2 celebrations at Christmas time.

This is the card I created for her this year.  (Age not mentioned haha)

I used a Silhouette cut out and free paper I got from one of  my magazines for the background.

To spruce it up I used jewels along the outside edge of the "frosting" and centers of the peppermints.

I hope you like it and I hope she loves it.

Please leave me some love and let me know what you think?

Christmas Glitter Ornament Card

 

This was also a new technique to me.

 

Using clear packing tape, glitter, a favorite paper and ribbon.

 

This is also a card that can take on all different looks depending on the paper used.  I ran out of time this year so I plan on making more of them next year with different paper.

 

I really liked the way this turned out.

 





2014 Christmas 2

 

I created these cards using an oval mask I created from a piece of cardstock.

Using this technique will enable you to use a variety of stamps to create your scene.

 

I used a mask  and sponge to create the background.  I then removed the mask and added the trees and such to the interior of the masked area.  The large tree on the side was stamped without the mask and outside of the masked area.  Give a look at your stamps I'm sure you'll find you have some that will work with this technique.

 

I used Tim Holtz ink pads to stamp and various stamps.. 

 

2014 Christmas

I tried a new technique to me called origami folding.  To say I enjoyed it is mild.  I loved making these beautiful and versatile cards.

 

 

As you can see I got a little crazy making them but

everyone who received one commented favorably.

If you haven't tried this it's an easy way to

create mass cards and each has a different look.

 

 



Challenge # 28 Creepy Christmas

This is the image I chose for IKE'S World Challenge # 28

 

I used the Vamp digi that she created.

So handsomely I might add!

You should have reached here from SHONI

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IKE

BLACK DRAGON

SHELL

MAUREEN

SAMARA

TERESA

MIMI JANE

GINNY

SHONI

CHRISTINE...You are Here

SALL

JANE O

Nativity Cut Out Card

 

This was a card offered on the Silhouette store.  I used a dark blue cardstock purchased from Michaels.  The interior was cut out and I used 2 clear star shaped rhinestones glued together with fishing line to hang it from the center.



Bird on a Branch

 

This was great fun to make.  The silhouette cut bird was made with a red mettallic, and the previously used rust/gold mettalic for the wing.  I hand drew the branch.  I used a gold cord on the side and a premade "glitter globe" saying purchased @ "Micheal's".  The background paper is a very light blue with little red birds scattered about.

Touches of Light Blue and Green

 

The light blue tree cut out is a bit difficult to see in the photos.  I colored clear rhinestones a brown color and added the reindeer "buttons" for a cute accent.  The top has a green ribbon that reads Happy Holidays.  The background paper matched the tree so well that I didn't want to hide any of it and that made it difficult to see in the photos.  I hope you can make it out.

Christmas Bird house

Christmas 2012

 

 

I love this card!  I used the same rust colored/gold mettalic dot cardstock for the front of the house.  The peg and inside of hole were cut in dark brown.  I hand cut the trees from scraps.  I then used a Fisker punch to create the white "ruffle".  I used scraps of "Christmas lights" from my own village around the roof.  To create the snow effect I used Flower Soft Polar White I found it best to use 2 layers of the Polar Whiter.  I made a for a better coverage.

 

This was a fun easy card.  I used sillhouette to create the "perppermint" candies.

Deck the Halls

Christmas 2012

 

I used Silhouette to cut the pine cone (2 parts back and front) and the pine needles.  The lables were cut with a plastic template I purchased from "PaperWishes".  The front portion of the pincone was covered in gold Stickles and the pine needles were spoted here and there with green Stickles.  I created the "Deck the Halls" in Word using Word Art to give the letters a gold appearence with a dark brown shadow.

 

I also used a small strip of the brown snowflake paper (from DWCV) on the bottom of the inside to add a bit of pizazz.

Christmas 2012

These are more cards I made and sent for Christmas, 2012

 

This was another fun card to make.  It's also a tri-fold.  I used papers from the DCWV Winter Wonderland collection.  (I was one of the lucky ones who found this cardstock).  This is the most beautiful collection of cardstock.



I created a tri-fold card from a dark blue snowflake cardstock.  Then I used Silhouette to creat the circle snowflake and backed it with a baby blue snowflake cardstock from the same collection.  I placed clear rhinestones on each of the tips of the snowflake.  I used a small punch to create the white stars and added a silver tree (button) I bought from Walmart.

 

The inside:

I created a white cardstock circle and a mettalic blue scalloped circle and stamped the greeting on the inside.

 

Let's face it Christmas is all about the bling!

My Christmas 2012 Cards:

 

This was a fun and easy card.  I used a glittered cardstock for the background on a red cardstock card.  Then I created (in silhouette) a white scalloped circle and the Merry Christmas snowflake cut out in green.  I added red rhinestones to add glitz and walah the card was done.

Christmas 2012 cards

My Christmas 2012 Cards

Finally getting these up.  Hope you find something you like!

 

I created the gnome on my Silhouette.  I colored his face with copics.  I used an awesome rust colored paper with metallic gold spots for the cap and shirt.  The tree was hand cut and the sentiment was hand written.  I also used the rust/mettalic paper for the 1st background and layered a "kraft" colored cardstock on top.  The word gnome was created by me and cut on silhouette.  I used Stickles on the beard and gnome word.

On the inside I created a cloud using Stickles to give it extra embellishment and created and cut the word Dreams in silhouette.

Sister's Christmas Card

I fell in love with this card!

I used a piece of clear acrylic in the window to simulate glass.

The window and tree were cut with
Silhouette.  I used white Stickles on the edges of the "window".  It made a great frost effect.

It was fun to deco the tree. 

She loved the card so achievement achieved.

Daughter's Christmas Card

She has a blue and white tree so I created this for her.

The snowflake on the front of this card was a glittered ornament I bought @ Walmart. The corners were punched with a Fiskers punch.

Once again the top was stamped and colored and the left side has a note explaining the front has a removeable ornament.



Brother-in-Law & Sister-in-law Christmas

Christmas 2011

The snowflake on the front of this card was a glittered ornament I bought @ Walmart.  The green "ribbon" was cut on my Silhouette.

Stamped inside

Left side of card has a note explaining the ornament can be removed.



Glittered Santa

Another Silhouette cut.



Something a little different