2021 Holiday Card Series #14

 

Hey friends, welcome to Day 14 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series! Today's card features the adorable Sweet Christmas by Hello Bluebird stamp set. Aren't these gingerbread people just so darling? I colored all the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I blended some Distress Oxides onto Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock for my backgrounds. I used Cracked Pistachio for the snow globe background, then stamped on the peppermint candies as snowflakes. For the card base panel, I also added in some splatters of Lucky Clover and the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors.

Then I took the Hello Bluebird Snow Globe Builder and trimmed out two white snow drifts, a frame in Lawn Fawn Guava Cardstock and a base in Lawn Fawn Light Brown Woodgrain Cardstock. Then I stamped a sentiment from Merry Little Christmas in Walnut Ink. I adhered the inked panel to a Kraft card base, then glued the snow globe in the middle of that. I added my images and finished with a bit of White Gel Pen details and some Stardust Stickles.

To see this card come together, click below or watch on YouTube, and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Your support means the world! Thank you so much for watching!

2021 Holiday Card Series #13 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, I'm over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog today with a fun, interactive card featuring Penguin Party, the Magic Iris, and Magic Iris Snow Globe Add-on. I'll have all other supplies listed in the post over there, so I hope you'll go check it out!

This is also Day 12 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or watch on YouTube. If you enjoy it, you can show your support by hitting the like button and subscribing to my channel. It means the world! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Fawny Holiday Week! + 2021 Holiday Card Series #12

Hey friends, it's Fawny Holiday Week at Lawn Fawn, and I'm so happy to be participating today with this fun card combining so many sets to depict Santa's Workshop! I used Ho-Ho-Holidays, Holiday Helpers, You're Just My Type, Purrfectly Wicked, Unicorn Picnic, and the Virtual Friends Add-on. I colored them all in with my Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

To give the room that old-world charm, I blended Distress Inks onto a panel of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock. I used Antique Linen for the walls, and Gathered Twigs for the floor, and masked off the baseboard with Post-it Tape. I trimmed that panel down with an Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables and glued it to a Ground Coffee card base, then finished with a Walnut Ink sentiment and a bit of Stardust Stickles.

 This is also Day 12 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series, so I hope you'll check out the video tutorial and see how this card came together. If you enjoy it, please hit that like button and subscribe to my channel! Your support means the world! Thanks so much for stopping by.

2021 Holiday Card Series #11

Hey friends, welcome to Day 11 of my Holiday Card Series! Today I'm featuring the sweet Avery Elle Christmas Critters. This was the very first Christmas stamp set I purchased for my series this year, so I'm so happy to finally be using it. I stamped all the images in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I mixed patterned papers to my heart's content! I used the DCWV Holly Jolly 6x6 pad, which is just so pretty. I cut the two base prints with the Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and gave the red plaid a rounded edge with one of the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders. The two I used for the focal panel I die cut with the Large Cross-Stitched Square Stackables and used another one of the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders for the snow drift. I popped my focal panel up with foam tape, adhered my images and Everyday Sentiment Banner, and finished with a few Sequins and some Christmas Red and Stardust Stickles.

To check out the video tutorial, click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe to my channel if you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

2021 Holiday Card Series #10

Hey friends, welcome to Day 10 of my Holiday Card Series! Today's card features one of my favorite sets from the Hello Bluebird new release, Deck the Tree. For this card, I featured the cute little bunnies. I stamped them and their Christmas accessories in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I die cut the High Rise Tree Scene from Kraft Cardstock and inked up the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink.

For the background, I die cut some Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock with the largest Nesting Mini Slimline, and inked that up with more Distress Oxide Inks. I used Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough, then splattered that with Gansai Tambi Starry Colors and adhered it to a Sage Leaf card base. I added some Slimline Hill and Dale snowdrifts (since I don't have the regular size) and adhered my tree with foam tape between them and added some Chunky Glitter and my images, as well as a Nesting Circle sentiment moon.

I also created a full-size slimline version of this card featuring the red squirrels decking bunny's home. This one features a much darker night sky. Which version is your favorite? I can't decide!

If you'd like to see the video tutorial for this card, click below or watch on YouTube. If you enjoy it, please be sure to like the video and subscribe to my channel! I still have so many more episodes coming in this Holiday Card Series. I hope you'll be watching!

Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things - November

 

Hello friends, and welcome to the November edition of Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things! For today's card my youngest son actually picked out some of my supplies. He chose the Winter Wonder stamp set, because it has two of my favorite animals in it, polar bears and red squirrels. I decided to pair that with Put the Jolly in the Holidays for the trees and the sentiment, since I'm still working on my Christmas cards. I colored everything in with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I white heat embossed snowflakes onto an Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX and blended over that with Distress Oxide Inks, then added a Stitched Slimline Snow Drift (since I don't have the regular size in my stash).

The other item that my son picked out for me was the lime green tree patterned paper from the Holly Jolly 6x6 pad, which I of course, had to use, but I also wanted to add in more color so I pulled in a plaid from the Cheerful Plaid 6x6. I die cut both of those with the A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2, and sandwiched a Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges 2 between the prints when I adhered them to the Sno Cone card base.

I popped the focal panel up with foam tape, and added a sentiment stamped on one of the Grounding Elements for something a little different, then adhered my images. I finished the card with a couple sequins and some Stickles glitter glue.

I really hope you enjoyed this one, especially since my son had a hand in it's creation! That just made it extra fun for me. If you'd like to see this card come together, click below or watch on the MFT Stamps YouTube Channel! Have a great day!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #113 - Holiday Card Series #9

Hello there friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this is a good one! It's time to bust out those Holiday Critters! For my card, I wanted to go with something more unexpected, so I combined the Halloween kitties from Purrfectly Wicked with a bunch of Christmas sets, including Furry and Bright, Joy to All, Holiday Helpers, Cheery Christmas, and Baaah Humbug. I colored them all with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For my background, I used Let it Shine Snowflakes 6x6 patterned paper for the wallpaper, Woodgrain Dark Brown Cardstock for the floor, and a little strip of white for the baseboard, all trimmed out with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables. I glued those down on a Chili Pepper card base.

Then it was time to stage my scene with these naughty kitties getting into the Christmas decor. I adhered all my images and stamped a custom sentiment using "have a PURR-FECT" from Spooktacular in Jet Black Ink and "Christmas" from Baaah Humbug in Lobster Ink. I stamped a Flirty Frame around that and hung it on my wall like a picture frame. And then of course, added a bit of Stardust Stickles.

This is also Day 9 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series, which I really hope you've been enjoying so far. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any videos in the series! And if you'd like the video, I would really appreciate your vote of confidence.

And now, head on over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog to check out what the rest of the design team has cooked up to inspire you. We can't wait to see your entries as you play along!

2021 Holiday Card Series #8

Hello friends! Welcome to Day 8 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series. Today's card features the adorable gnomes from Hello Bluebird's Gnome for the Holidays. I just love these guys! I already can't wait to use them again. I colored them with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I took the Summer Woods Scene and die cut it out of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock and added some Distress Oxide Inks to give it some color. I used Hickory Smoke for the snow and Evergreen Bough for the treetops. And I cut the trees out of Narwhal Cardstock. I adhered this to a Dolphin slimline card base and added my images, plus a Guava frame for a fun pop of color. And I finished up with a Nesting Circle sentiment moon and a bit of Stardust Stickles.

To see this card come together, click below or watch on YouTube. And please don't forget to like and subscribe if you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day.

3 Holiday Cards from a Class

Hey friends! Tonight I wanted to take a quick break from my 2021 Holiday Card Series to share three cards I made from a class I've been taking. I signed up for Sandy Allnock's Winter Wonderland Copic mini course at art-classes.com and created these backgrounds from the first three lessons. They're certainly not perfect, since they were only my first try, but I thought they were too pretty not to turn into cards. I combined them all with Hello Bluebird images, this first one using one of my favorite sets, My Snowman.

This next one showcases another of my favorite sets, Feed the Birds. The girls in this set are just darling, and who can resist those sweet birds? I also tried adding some details, like the pattern on her jacket, or on the scarves in the first photo.

This last one seemed like the perfect setting for the critters from Snow Day. There won't be any videos for these cards because they aren't my techniques to teach, but if you'd like to create backgrounds like these for yourself, I do highly recommend the class! It's very affordable and fun!

I really hope you enjoyed these cards! I'll be back with a new Holiday Card Series video tomorrow!

 

2021 Holiday Card Series #7

Hello again, and welcome to Day 7 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series! Today's card features the super fun Hello Bluebird Winter Skate stamp set. This one is full of adorable woodland critters gliding across the ice! I colored them with Copic markers and added details to their outfits with a White Gelly Roll Pen. Then I trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I die cut the Slimline Skating Pond out of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock and colored it in with Distress Oxide Inks, including Speckled Egg for the ice and snow, with Stormy Sky and Chipped Sapphire for the sky, and Lucky Clover, Pine Needles, and Gathered Twigs for the trees. I adhered this to a Lawn Fawn Speckled Eggshell slimline card base, and added a frame of that as well. I adhered my images and finished with Stardust Stickles.

This is one that you really need to see on video! Click below or watch on YouTube, and don't forget to like and subscribe! I have lots more holiday content to come before the season is through! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2021 Holiday Card Series #6 - Pink & Main Instagram Hop

Hello and welcome to Day 6 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series! This card is part of an Instagram Hop, and you can find all the information HERE.  I used the fun Pink & Main Empty Snow Globe into which I stamped one of the Winter Snow Globe Scenes. I colored it all with Copic markers. I also stamped the sentiment onto some Lawn Fawn Kraft Cardstock with Walnut Ink and trimmed it all out with the matching dies.

I chose two patterned papers from the Crate Paper Busy Sidewalks 6x8 and adhered those to my card base, then popped my snow globe up with foam tape and adhered the sentiment over the bottom. I finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles and some White Glitter Enamel Dots.

If you'd like to see this card come together, click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe to my channel for lots more Christmas cards in the coming months. Thanks so much for stopping by!

2021 Holiday Card Series #5

Hey friends! Welcome to Day 5 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series! Today I'm sharing a card I made for the recent Hello Bluebird New Release using a bunch of the brand-new products. The star of the show, is the adorable taxi and critters from City Sidewalks. I colored them in with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I die cut one of the Nesting Half Circles from Lawn Fawn Rainforest Cardstock and blended on Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot. I added a splatter of Gansai Tambi Starry Colors and a snowy road with the Slimline Hill and Dale.

I adhered the half circle on its side on a MFT Sno Cone card base and tucked the Big Snowflake under the top left to fill in that corner. Then I adhered all my images with liquid glue. 

For the sentiment, I white heat embossed the word Christmas, and then die cut the rest using the Sending Cheer Word die from some Lawn Fawn Chili Pepper Cardstock. I glued those down at the bottom of the scene and then added some White Gel Pen details and a bit of Stardust Stickles.

To see this card come together, click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe! If you've missed the beginning of my Holiday Card Series, you can start at Day 1 HERE. Thank you so much for watching! I really hope you enjoy it!

Lawn Fawnatics #112 + Holiday Card Series #4

Hey friends, welcome to another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! This one is for all you big, bold sentiment lovers, because we're making the sentiment the star! My card features the cute Merry Mice stamp set, which I colored with Copic markers in a palette of red, pink, silver, and brown, and trimmed out with the matching dies.

The focal panel is made of a piece of Let It Shine 6x6 patterned paper for the wallpaper, Light Brown Woodgrain Cardstock for the floor, plus a white strip for a baseboard, trimmed out with the Small Stitched Circle Stackables. Then I took the Peppermint Stripes Backdrop, die cut it out of white cardstock, adhered it to a Ballet Slippers card base, and filled in the thin stripes with Chili Pepper. 

Then I popped the focal panel up with foam tape and adhered my images. For the sentiment, I die cut MICE with Finley's ABCs out of more Chili Pepper cardstock, and stamped the rest of the sentiment on Narwhal cardstock with Hippo Ink. I trimmed that out with an Everyday Sentiment Banner and finished off the card with some Stardust Stickles.

This is also Day #4 of my 2021 Holiday Card Series so be sure to watch the video tutorial! And if you enjoy it, please consider liking and subscribing because I will have lots more Christmas goodness coming your way over the coming season!

And now it's time to head over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you for our Make the Sentiment the Star challenge! We hope you'll play along!