A New Christmas Card.......

Here I am again with a new Christmas card for you.  This time the pretty papers and dies do all the heavy lifting.  Quick and easy and flat so it's easy to mail.  It is 5" X 7" and I think it's a stunner!  I'm entering this one in the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge. This is such a fun challenge and so easy to participate in so if you  have some time go on over and check it out.  It will help you to get a jump on your holiday cards!

Another Inspiration Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations...

Hello my friends!  It's once again Wednesday and I'm here to share another project from Heartfelt Creations.  You can find my card in the Gallery with all the instructions and products used. 

My finished card size is a tent fold 4 1/4" X 5 1/2".  Make card base using Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and cover the front with a piece of Sheet 6B of the paper collection.  Cut a layering piece of gold cardstock and glue to card front.  Next cut a piece of white cardstock and emboss with the embossing folder.  Glue to the card front.

Stamp the sentiment using Carnation Red ink and die cut with coordinating die three times.  Glue together.  This gives a very sturdy feel to the sentiment.  Glue to the bottom of the card front.

Stamp the poinsettia twice in Carnation Red onto Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and die cut with coordinating dies.  Color with Carnation Red and some spots of Leaf Green.  Lay onto the Mold, spritz with water and run through the die cut machine.  Turn out onto the desk to dry.  When dry, glue the two petals together and add the Prills to the center.  Set aside to dry.  Stamp the Holly Berry Spray in Leaf green and color with same. Cut out using the coordinating die.  

Glue the Holly Berry Spray onto the card front and glue the Poinsettia on top of that.  When everything is dry, the card is ready to go!

Inspiration Wednesday ... A Slimline Merry Christmas Card ...

Good morning friends and welcome to Inspiration Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations.  I'm here to share another Christmas card with you and it is a slimline card.  I love this style of card and seem to make them often.  You can find my card in the Heartfelt Creations Gallery along with all the details of the card.  

My finished card size is 4" X 7 1/2".  Make card base and cover with a piece of Sheet 5A of the paper Collection. I edged the paper with the Chipped Sapphire ink and set aside to dry. Let's work on the elements of the card.

Die cut the Regal Lattice Gateway Die out of white cardstock and using a Hydra Sponge and the Crystal Clear Glitter add glitter and set aside to dry.  Once dry glue down on the card front.  

Stamp the various stars and the words Merry Christmas in Chipped Sapphire ink and die cut.  Decide on placement on the card front and glue down. 

Now let's work on the colored ribbon.  I used white seam binding and spritzed it with water so it would better absorb the color.  Lay down some color on your craft mat and spritz with water then drag the seam binding through it.  Scrunch into a ball and allow to dry.  Once dry tie a bow and use Scor-Tape to adhere to the card front.

The card is ready to go and should mail with one First Class stamp.

Inspiration Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations - Continuing on with the Holiday Star Collection..

Good morning friends and welcome!  Wednesday has once again rolled around and it's time to share another Heartfelt Creations card with you.  I'm continuing along with the Holiday Star Collection and you can see my card in the Heartfelt Creations Gallery. 

I love how this card turned out and think it will make a great addition to my Christmas card stash!

My card is a shaped card made using the Simple Centerpiece Die to create a Octagon Shaped card.  I used the Deluxe Flower Shaping paper to create the card base because it is a perfect weight for card making.  I covered the base with a piece of Sheet 1B of the paper collection.

Using white cardstock cut the Elegant Hearts Centerpiece Die and glue to card front.  Using the small center Octagon piece of the Elegant Hearts Centerpiece Die and cut a piece of Sheet 12B of the paper collection.  Also cut one from a piece of white cardstock and glue these two pieces together.  The white cardstock gives the piece a bit more stabalization.  I used Double Dots to adhere to the card front and give it a raised look.  

Using the Luxe Silver Cardstock stamp the star using Stazon Vibrant Violet and then sprinkle silver embossing powder over the image. Use a heat gun to emboss and then allow to cool. Use the coordinating dies to cut out. Stamp the center star onto white cardstock with Deep Purple ink and cut out with coordinating die. Using a Hydra sponge and Designer Dries Clear adhesive I put Crystal Clear glitter around the edges of the star outline. Next take the center of the die cut and use a Double Dot to adhere to the center of the smaller star.  

I cut out one of the sentiment dies using Luxe Silver Cardstock and the cut out star was just perfect for the center of this piece.  I saved the rest of the die for use later.

The Four Seasons - Winter Season - December - Anything Goes Winter....

Good morning friends and welcome to The Four Seasons Challenge for December.  As always anything goes and this is the first challenge for Winter!  So gather your supplies and lets get started.  You can post your project here:  The Four Seasons Challenge Blog.  The challenge runs from 12:00 AM (EST) on December 1 until 12:00 AM (est) on December 25.  The winner will be announced on December 28.

We have an inspiration board for December but this is just to help give you some ideas for the season.  Remember anything goes!

As I am a bit behind with my Christmas cards, I took this opportunity to make one for this challenge.  I hope you enjoy!

My finished card measures 5" X 7" and is built onto a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" base.  Make card base and cover with a piece of designer paper cut just slightly smaller.  Using white cardstock die cut two pieces to glue onto each end of a scalloped rectangle cut from gold cardstock.  Glue to card base.  The die cut pieces extend out over the edges of the base card making it 7" long.  

Archival  inks were used to stamp and color all the elements for the wreath.  Die cut the elements with coordinating dies and hand shape with the Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping kit.  Hot glue all the elements onto the wreath shadow die cut.  I just love the big red bow that is cut out of gold cardstock and placed over a piece of red paper that is die cut to go behind the gold piece.  Once you have everything in place use a sponge and some dries clear adhesive to apply some glitter here and there and then set it aside to allow the glue to dry.  Once everything is dry you can glue the wreath to the card front.  I think this makes a great Christmas card and it can be mailed without extra postage!

Supplies:

Heartfelt Creations Festive Poinsettia Paper Collection
Heartfelt Creations Home For The Holidays Paper Collection
Heartfelt Creations Seasonal Wreath Paper Collection
HCD1-7375 Heartfelt Creations Seasonal Wreath Die
HCD1-7306 Heartfelt Creations Eyelet Rectangle & Basics Die
HCD2-7306 Heartfelt Creations Decorative Circle Frames Die
HCD1-7370 Heartfelt Creations Simply Elegant Centerpiece Die
HCPC-3967 Heartfelt Creations Winter Wreath Accents Cling Stamp Set
Luxe Gold Cardstock
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive
#85 Crystal Glitter
White Cardstock
Hot Glue Gun
Dimensional Tape
Fern Green Archival Ink
Leaf Green Archival Ink
Jet Black Archival Ink
Gold Embossing Powder

Winter Snowman.....

Good morning friends!  I hope you are keeping safe and well!  This morning I'm here to share with you my very first Christmas card for 2021!  I know I can't believe it myself.  I'm hoping to keep making them along and when December comes maybe, just maybe I will be ready!  

I used the sweet snowman and gifts  from the Countryside Cottage Collection from Heartfelt Creations and the sentiment is from my stash.  When Heartfelt Creations created this collection they made so many of us so happy.  It has something for every season.  Everything was watercolored with Zig Colored Markers and a water brush.  Super easy and lots of fun!