Happy Holidays in Blue...a Card

I've made a lot of cards lately in non traditional colors like pink.  Today's (in blue) is traditional I suppose but not the regular red and green.

This is an easy card to make and you can make it out of whatever colors you want.

Materials:

• two patterned papers
• white cardstock
• one embossing folder (preferably a word but can be a pattern)
• a sentiment
• an embellishment (I chose two holly leaves in light blue glitter paper and three red pony beads)

The first thing I did was emboss my word (or design on the right side of the card base.  I used some chalk ink to brush over top o my word so that it was more readable.

After the ink dried I took my two papers and using the paper tearing technique, added them to my card with glue stick.

I added my sentiment and embellishment at the bottom. Done!

Lis

Happy Holiday Deer, a Christmas Card

 

 

This is a fun card that I made using the Frantic Stamper Reindeer Duo.  I love this set for two reasons.  First, I love the horns!  They are curly and so cute!  Second, I love that there are two deer in this set: one standing and one jumping (perfect for Santa's sleigh!)I chose to use only the standing deer.

 

To make my card, I die cut my standing deer from silver glitter paper.  To get deer die cuts that face each other, I die cut one with the silver side touching the die, and the second with the back side of the paper touching my die.

 

 

I used some pretty background Christmas paper with holly on it. Did you notice the white sparkly torn paper at the bottom?  You know what that is? It's FUN FOAM!  You can get it at any craft store and they make it in sparkle colors.  I got a sheet of the white sparkle and tore it.  I layered one deer behind and one deer in front. (The one in front had to be adhered with two layers of mounting tape.)  I decided to use some silvery handmade paper at the bottom also.

 

I die cut a fun swirl out of blue glitter paper and added this to my card (before I added the deer).  I cut the Happy Holidays from gold foil card and glued it to my card front with glue stick.

 

The deer just make this card.  I can see them being used for any season and for masculine cards also.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Herading Angel - a Christmas Card

 

  

Hi everyone! Are you getting ready for Christmas? I am!  It's hard to decide which dies to use to make my annual Christmas cards. They are all so beautiful!  This year I am using the Heralding Angel die from Frantic Stamper on a set of my cards.

I decided to use a blue and silver/grey color palette for my card.  I was going to cut the angels from silver glitter paper but found this grey patterned paper in my stash and thought it was just perfect.  There is a pretty cut out design in the angel that I left open so that the blue mat could show through.

My base card is black card stock and then a silver glossy piece of card stock matted also, then this pretty blue patterned paper (kind of looks like a sweater, doesn't it?).

 

How I cut out my word "JOY":

I used Time Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Dies Alphanumeric by Tim Holtz.  You get a whole set of letter dies and multiples of some so that you can cut in one pass.  I chose the word JOY.

I placed the die cut angels on my blue patterned paper (don't glue yet!). I placed the dies for JOY where I wanted them and taped them down so that they didn't move.  I removed my angels and then cut out my word.

 

Now I glued down my blue paper mat and then positioned and glued down my angels.  The JOY really pops with the silver glossy showing through.

 

I decided to add a few music notes in silver glitter.

 

I think the three different types of paper that I used really show off each of the three die cuts really well.  I hope you enjoyed today's card.

 

Lis

Merry, a Christmas Card

 

 

 

 

I just love Christmas and making Christmas cards.  I really fell in love with the Ornate Chair.  Matching it with the Christmas holiday theme, of course it had to be Santa's chair!

 

I die cut my chair from red suede paper (Isn't Santa always sitting on a red velvet chair?)  I added a sweet Santa hat hanging off the chair back (also out of red and white suede paper).  I wanted my card's focus on the chair so I added a fancy frame in silver ripple holographic paper around it. 

 

 

I added the word "Merry" to the top of my card (cut from green Bazzill card). 

 

I made my card base out of white card stock and matted it with red then a beige glossy stripe card stock.  I edged this last layer with silver pen.

 

I wanted a bow at the bottom of my card. I used gold crinkle ribbon and glue dots to make stay where I wanted.  I added the gold pine cones and red berries, and then a silver bell to finish.

 

Of course I had to add a little bling, two lime green gems one in each corner.

 

I hope you enjoyed this festive card!

  Lis

Believe in Santa!

  

The inspiration for this card comes from when I was a kid and waiting to see Santa in the store. Even as an adult, whenever I go to the shopping mall before Christmas, there it is - Santa's chair! 

When I got the Frantic Stamper Dies -chair, I couldn't believe just how beautiful it was. I think I cut out 20 different chairs out of different colors and materials that first night LOL!

 

I used Bo Bunny's new Candy Cane Lane Collection.  It's SO pretty! I used Frosty.  It has a pretty mint green plaid on one side that was perfect for my tree and chair.   I added a strip of crocheted lace to anchor my die cuts.

 

I used the Triangle tree die and cut out more Bo Bunny to back it and some gold glossy for the tree base.  I had these cabochons and little white crystals to decorate my tree.

 

 

My chair was cut from gold glossy.  I cut out the sea from red suede paper and added it to my chair. Looks great!

 

I hope you enjoyed my little Christmas card!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Lis