2024 Holiday Card Series #18

Hey friends, welcome to Day 18 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! For this one I busted out one of my favorite Mama Elephant stamp sets Snow Friends and paired it with some of the scene building elements from BG Wonders of Winter. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

Then I chose a couple prints of patterned paper, one to use as my sky, and the rest to layer up on the card base. I glued the trees and the snow to the sky piece and popped that up over the others and added my images with liquid glue. And of course, I finished things off with some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to watch the whole process of this card coming together, you can click the thumbnail below, or find the video HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas! I'll be back on Friday with a New Year's card to close out this year's Holiday Card Series. I hope to see you then!

2024 Holiday Card Series #17

Hey friends, it's Day 17 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series and this one is just so cute! I love these adorable penguin images from Trinity Stamps Frost Bite Cafe. Such a fun and clever stamp set. I stamped them in Jet Black Ink on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

To really allow the colored images to shine, I decided to keep the background simple, trimming out a snowflake patterned paper with the Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables and a snow drift with the Stitched Hillside Borders. I stamped a sentiment in the top right corner and popped the focal panel up over another piece of patterned paper. I finished with a few snowflake sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this one came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! I can't believe that we're nearly at the end of the series for this year! It's definitely bittersweet, since I really love making them, though I am looking forward to spending some time with my family over the Christmas break. Wishing you all a lovely holiday!

2024 Holiday Card Series #16 - Lawn Fawnatics #187

Hey friends, it's time for our FINAL Lawn Fawnatics Challenge of the year! Can you believe it? And of course, we had to end things with some Happy New Year Inspiration. You can use any of the images, colors, or theme to inspire your designs. I, personally, picked up on the blacks, whites, and reds in the photos, which made it perfect for the brand new I Heart Pandas stamp set! 

Because I still needed Christmas cards, I also brought in images from Beachy Christmas, Christmas Dreams, Christmas Fishes, and the Frosty Family Add-on, plus added in a little bow from Scent with Love. I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Next I die cut the new Bamboo Forest Backdrop: Portrait out of Cilantro Cardstock and added details with Copics. For the background, I blended Festive Berries, Candied Apple, and Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide Ink onto Bristol Cardstock, then layered that behind the bamboo. I also added in two Stitched Hillside Borders snowdrifts.

This card is also Day 16 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it all came together, click the video thumbnail below. Or you can find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! I had so much fun playing what these new products and I hope it will inspire you with your own creations. Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #15

Hey friends, today I've got a fun, Northern lights card for Day 15 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series featuring some super cute penguins. I used Lawn Fawn's Penguin Party, Snow Cool, Yeti or Not, and Beary Happy Holidays to create this scene. I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Cardstock, using Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, and Peacock Feathers for the Aurora Borealis, and Black Soot for the night sky. I added a snow drift using the Stitched Hillside Borders and stamped a sentiment from Merry Messages in Peacock Ink. And of course, I added a bit of sparkle with Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope that you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching. I really appreciate your support! Have a lovely Christmas season!

2024 Holiday Card Series #14

Hey friends, today I'm bringing you an extra sweet card for Day 14 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series. This one uses the amazing gingerbread house from Mama Elephant's Little Agenda Sweets along with the cuties from Little Gingerbread Agenda. And I am so happy with how this one turned out! I colored everything with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I trimmed down a piece of Bristol Cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables. Then I blended on a little Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink and stamped a few snowflakes from Snow Much Fun with Lawn Fawn Merman Ink. I also stamped my sentiment in the top right corner and layered this over some patterned paper to tie in the color palette. And of course, finished with some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope that you enjoy it! This card reminds me that I really need to start my Christmas baking ASAP! Eek! Christmas is coming so dang fast. I can't believe it's nearly here. I'm wishing you all the most festive of holiday seasons!

2024 Holiday Card Series #13

 Hey friends, today I've got a cool cat of a card for Day 13 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! This card features the Newton's Nook Newton's Snowman stamp set. Isn't it so much fun? I don't have the dies for this image, so I stamped it directly onto my focal panel and colored the entire thing with Copic markers, including the sky background. Then I trimmed the panel down with the second largest of the Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables.

I wanted to bring in some patterned paper for this card, so I pulled three different designs from the Simple Stories Santa's Village and layered them on a Cilantro card base. I stamped a sentiment in Jalepeño Ink at the top right corner of the focal panel, and popped that up over top with some foam tape, then finished up with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click the video thumbnail below, or find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope that you enjoy it! Thank you so much for watching! I'm so honored to have your support. Happy Holidays!

2024 Holiday Card Series #12 - Lawn Fawnatics #186

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is extra sweet! It's Coffee, Tea, and Treats! This is another one of my favorites because there's just so many directions you can take it in. But for this card, I wanted to have a scene where mama and baby bear get all their holiday baking done in one day. I pulled in images from Lawn Fawn's Den Sweet Den, A Creature Was Stirring, Holiday Helpers, Christmas Dreams, Treat Cart Add-on: Coffee, S'more the Merrier, Unicorn Picnic, Garden Before 'n Afters, and Purrfectly Wicked.

I colored the images with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I cut down some 6x6 patterned paper from Let It Shine: Starry Skies and a piece of Light Brown Woodgrain Cardstock with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and glued them to a Kraft card base. I added a white strip of cardstock for my baseboard and stamped a sentiment at the top right corner in Jet Black and Lobster Ink.

Then it was time to stage the scene! I adhered all my images with a mix of Scotch 3M Foam Tape and liquid glue. I added a bookshelf and a stool to give the scene a cozy, cottage feel and sprinkled my goodies and ingredients around the bears. I stamped a sentiment on the inside of the card with Walnut Ink and finished up with a little Stardust Stickles for some sparkle and shine.

This card is also Day 12 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Also, don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the rest of the team has created for this challenge and link up your own projects to play along. I bet they're going to be sweet! Thanks so much for stopping by!