More Christmas Cards

Hello! Today I am sharing some Christmas cards made using patterned papers that were in a magazine that I purchased some time ago and filed away.  On the 2 bottom cards, I used one of the pattern papers as a layer on the card base before attaching another pattern paper as the focus of the card. on all 3 cards, I used a Pilot Gold Marker to edge all the papers and added several types of stickles to add sparkle to the designs.  Attached Gold Satin Ribbon bows to the Bauble cards and Pink Brads to the Santa card.  A Penny Black sentiment was stamped and embossed with Gold EP on each card. Used Pink and White cardstock as card bases. 

Wish you could see the sparkle and texture of the stickles that I used.  Looks so good in real life. 

Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge: B is for Baubles

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers.

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: 543 Use 2 or More Patterned Papers. Bottom 2 cards use 2 patterned papers and embellishments from stash. 

Stay Safe and Healthy! 

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 I love reading your comments. Theresa

Speeding Santa

Welcome to my studio!  In an attempt to use up some of my supplies, I pulled out a box of digital images that I had printed and stored away for later use. I also opened a box of patterned papers that I saved from magazines and a box of Christmas patterned paper. I challenged myself to create cards using these supplies.  The cards above are 2 of the many cards that used some of these supplies. The digital image is from Dearie Dolls..... Santa Bring Home the Tree....the top one was colored using Copics.  Added some texture with a Snow Marker and Stickles.  The plaid paper was from a magazine freebie. Used GKD Green CS as the base
The bottom card used the same digital image but was colored by the artist. I inked the edge of the image with a red marker and placed on a black mat, then a patterned paper from American Crafts and a red card base.  GKD sentiment stamp used on both card.
Challenges:
The 12 Months of Christmas: Challenge #58 Optional twist Sensational Santa
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper
Daring Cardmakers: Use up your scraps. Used up printed images and old papers.
ABC Christmas Challenge: V is for Velocity
Addicted to CAS: Challenge #170 Plaid

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Christmas in July

Hello!  Did you know that Santa stays at the beach in July? At least that is where he is on my card!  I used some very old stamps to create this beach scene with Santa.  My background was stamped with Flourishes Beach Life set from 2010 using Memento Black ink and colored with Copics.  Santa standing in front of the Palm Trees with a Hammock is from a 2012 Mark Finest Papers set.   I framed the square image with Pattern Paper that has squares in the design from my stash.  Finished with Cheery Lynn die cut sentiment and card base of red card stock.

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Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge: #114 Christmas in July.  Stamps from 2010 and 2012.  Second entry...felt guilty than my first entry was so simple...so I entered this.
Double Trouble Challenge: #32  Be Square-Christmas in July. Use Something Square with old stamp. My stamps are over 7 years old and I created beach scene for extra entry.
Merry Little Christmas Challenge: #12 July Anything Christmas Goes
Addicted To Stamps and More: Challenge 348 Holiday
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: July Always about using Patterned Paper.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: 445 Anything Christmas with Optional Twist For a man or boy
Double D Challenges: Tropical Challenge.  Santa is in the tropics.

Santa with Deer

Hello!  Today I have a simple Christmas card made with a digital image from my files....not sure of the source but think it was filed under Prairie Fairy. Colored in red, greens, and browns(Kraft).  GKD sentiment stamped with Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink and used card stocks of Kraft, Green, and white.  Love the scene of Santa feeding the baby deer.
Challenges:
Cards in Envy: The Spirit of Christmas. Card depicts the spirit of Christmas giving and fits into envelope.
Double D Challenge: Run, Run, Rudolph.  Just had to enter this cute deer in the challenge.
Color Throwdown : #523 Red, Green, Kraft, and White

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Santa and Friends

Hello!  Today I have a card made using a print out from a file of PC Hug Art showing Santa with a Bird, Bear, and Reindeer. I fussy cut the image printed on white CS and attached to a panel of Green textured handmade paper. Added a stamped sentiment cut with a Spellbinders label die.
Challenges:
 Cards In Envy:The Spirit of Christmas challenge
Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says B is for?  I say B is for Bear and Bird.
City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week 441 Santa
Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MLCC #5 December Anything Goes for Christmas
Double D Challenge: Run Run Rudolph

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Tis the Season

Hello!  I made this CAS Christmas card with a digital image of Vintage Santa from Crafty Secrets Vintage Christmas series.  I printed it in black and white and colored with Copics and a White Marker.  Stamped with GKD sentiment. Used a Dark Green card base.

Challenge:
Cards In Envy: Santa Baby Card
CAS Christmas: November Challenge Santa

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Santa on the Move

 Hello!  Playing with the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches to create this Christmas card using a digital image from Dearie Dolls Digis.  I used the colored version of Santa driving a card that I printed and framed with a diamond shaped frame of red CS. I used a pattern paper for the background and a red card base.  Added texture and snow with Stickles, Liquid Pearls and Snow Marker.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.
Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch # 479

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Christmas in July

Hello!  Back with a couple of CAS Christmas cards made using the same "never before used" Santa stamp from my stash.  Stamped one in red ink and one in black ink on white CS.  Used Snow Maker to make beard and trim on hat. Colored face and hat with Copics.  Used stamp for greeting on top card and ribbon on bottom one.   Used patterned papers from stash to frame each Santa.
Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Christmas In July Challenge
Merry Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas
Cute Card Thursday: 538 Challenge Ribbons/Bows
CAS on Friday: Challenge #137 Christmas in July
AAA Cards: CAS Game 119 Christmas in July
Happy Little Stampers: July Christmas Challenge Anything Goes Optional Twist Santa

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What's in Santa's Bag?

Hello! When I was searching for an idea for a Santa card, I found another Silhouette file that inspired to make this card.  After printing this Santa by Stinkin' Cute,  I simply cut him with an oval die and attached to a black CS oval and then to an old Pattern Paper from Webster Pages pad.  I am always trying to use up some of my pattern paper stash.  I just liked this pattern with Santa even though it does not scream Christmas.  Finished with a Tag (from stash) stamped with Hero Arts sentiment in SU Ruby Red and a Dark Red Card Base.  Think that is a dog in his bag but it could be a teddy bear which I prefer over a dog. 

Challenges:
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #266 Santa Claus

Happy Little Stampers: November Christmas Challenge Anything Goes with Optional Twist Tag

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Al's List to Santa

Hello!  I wanted to make a Santa card for the Challenge at Merry Monday Christmas and decided to use one of my files from Silhouette - Santa's face by Sarah Bailey.  I printed and cut the image and used it with an old pattern paper from Webster Pages Waiting for Santa pad.  I stamped a couple of sentiments from Hero Arts and wrote on the list to Santa for my DH.  Need to add Book to the list since there is one more line. Finished with a Green Card Base that matched the pattern. 

For fun, I added a little twinkle to Santa's eyes  with Clear Star pen.  Even without his hat, you know this is Santa. 

Challenges:

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #266 Santa Claus

Cards In Envy: It's Only Paper Challenge.  Nothing but paper and ink on my card. 

Double D Challenges: Here Comes Santa

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Here Comes Santa

Hello!  My card depicts a scene of Santa leaving on his annual trip with Mrs. Claus waving him on his way. The stamps and dies used are all from Hero Arts October kit.  For the Sky,  I used White CS
that absorbed some accidently spilled Metallic Blueberry Mist on my work desk.  The Mountain layer was cut from special paper included in the kit.  The die cut elements were all colored with Copics.  Added snow with Snow Maker.  This was a fun card to create.
Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Challenge 359 Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas with Optional Theme Reindeer. Included Santa's Reindeer.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: November Challenge Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' : Anything Christmas Goes
Double D Challenges: Here Comes Santa Claus
Happy Little Stampers: November Challenge Anything Goes with Dies

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Santa's Return to the North Pole

Hello!  Back to playing in the snow at the North Pole.  Created this scene with Hero Arts October kit using a dog sled, polar bear, and Santa flying in his sled.  The Mountain background was die cut and sponged with Distress Oxide ink and snow added with Marvy Snow Marker.  The shiny night sky  was made by accident when I spilled Metallic Blueberry Mist on my work desk.  I quickly grabbed some white CS to absorb the spill and now have shiny CS for several skies,  Foreground was made with torn Watercolor paper strips. Stamped the trees and sentiment and added the "Elf" house, sleigh,  sled and bear which were die cut.  Sign Post was fussy cut.  All coloring was done with Copics.  More snow added to trees with liquid pearls and to sky with Stardust Pen.  I imagine Santa is returning to his workshop since he is flying in that direction and the girl in the dog sled is headed there to welcome him home.

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge: Week 439 Christmas Creatures.  My creatures include Polar Bear, Reindeer, and Dogs.
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Theme is Bears.  My Polar Bear is on the way to Santa's Workshop. He was stamped with Black ink, die cut, and covered in fur made with Snow Marker.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #357 Anything Christmas Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: October Anything Christmas Goes
Happy Little Stampers:  October Anything Goes with Dies
Mod Squad Challenge: Add Snow.  Used Snow Marker and Liquid Pearls for snow.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Santa On His Way?

Hello!  Playing with some pattern paper, a sketch, and a digital image resulted in this card.  The Santa digi is from Dearie Dolls...just love these fun images. I follow the sketch from Sketch Saturday shown below. Other supplies: America Crafts Hollyday  Pattern Paper pad, Red, White, Green CS, Darice Snowflakes EF, Cheery Lynn Merry Christmas dies, Brilliance Moonlight White ink, Liquid Pearls.
Challenges:
Sketch Saturday: Week #442
Cheery Lynn Challenge: #244 Red and Green Theme
Cute Card Thursday: #456 Snowflakes.  Used embossed snowflakes and snowflakes on image.
Creative Corner Challenge: Christmas Time
Inspired by All the Little Things: #36 Was inspired by the red vehicle and tree in the photo.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Gift It. I included this image of Santa bearing Gifts in the back of the car.
Crafty Creations Challenge: #330 Theme-Masculine
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: December challenge
Doodle Pantry : Ants in my Pantry Digital Challenge 24 use any digital image.










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Vintage Santa

Hello!  Sometimes a card comes together so quick and easy and some of the simplest cards are the hardest.  This one was very easy once I found the digital vintage image from TLC by Paulette that I had stored in my files.  I printed the image on white CS and after I trimmed it with a white margin, I distressed the margin with Distress Ink Antique Linen and the edges with a distressing tool.  I found just the right Pattern Paper from an old Webster's Pages pad and used a mossy green card base.  I wrapped the Coppery Gold Organza ribbon around the image before attaching to the base.  Something about this ribbon was just perfect in my eyes.  I was not going to add a verse but remembered this stamp from Gina K Designs Joy and Peace set and thought it had a vintage ring to it.  I stamped in the upper corner...perfect fit...with SU Always Artichoke ink.  I plan to use this image for more cards but will try using water color paper to see if I like better.

Challenges:
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #217 Retro/Vintage
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: October Challenge Anything Christmas Goes




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Starry Christmas

Hello!  I seem to be using some of the greens in my stash which I seldom use.  I do not know the origin of this particular green but it seems to work for this card.  I embossed the green with a Stars EF and added to a card base of white.   I printed the Santa image using a Silhouette file with the Cameo and cut with a circle die and adhered to some green circles and added to the card.  To finish I popped up some die cut gold stars found in some leftovers and added Merry and snowflakes cut with Cheery Lynn die.   

Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: December Sketch Challenge on right.
Happy Little Stampers: December Christmas Challenge Star
CAS on Sunday: #73 Stars
Color Throwhdown: #373 Any Christmas Creation, Any Colors
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Die Crazy
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge #404 Stars




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Theresa

Hello from Santa

 

 Hello!  I am here with Santa today...this vintage image is from Create with TLC  that I have in my digi files.   I added some patterns from Crate Paper Peppermint pad and a Kraft card base. I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches for my design.  Added some embossing to a couple of the rectangles and a die cut word.  Love the vintage look of these papers.

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches:#330 Sketch on right
Shopping Our Stash Weekly: #230 UFO's used unfinished objects.  Used the image that I had printed and  the die cut word from my box of leftovers.
Alphabet Challenge: V is for Vintage
The Kraft Journal: #253 Santa or Snowman. Used Kraft card base and oval mat.
Cards in Envy: Very Vintage Christmas Card. Used vintage image and papers on A2 card.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything with Pattern Paper
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: This week anything goes Christmas

Have you talked to Santa lately? Does he have your "list"?
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2 for 1 Santa

 Welcome to the studio!
Today I am sharing 2 versions of a card.  I made this first on white CS and then decided Santa really flies when the sky is dark.   So I made another with a dark background.  Both cards are one layer of cardstock embossed with Darice EF Santa Sleigh.

Supplies used: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Brilliance Moonlight White ink, Yellow Pencil, Yellow Glitter Stickles, Gold Glitter Stickles, Silver EP, Gold EP, Versamark, Navy CS, White CS, Sentiment Penny Black.

Challenges:
Less Is More: Week 250 One Layer with Santa
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #180 Use a Reindeer




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Santa Gets Stuck

 

Hello! Are you ready for Santa?   At the Less Is More challenge they are looking for Santa on a One Layer card.  I hope I am showing enough of him to be eligible for the challenge.   I used a Darice EF to emboss the image of Santa stuck in the chimney and colored him with Copics.  I used GKD heavy weight white CS which is great with Copics because the colors do not bleed to the inside.  Added some embossed snowflakes and a sentiment from Creative Clear stamps.  Used some stickles on the snow, snowflakes, and boots.

Other Challenges:
Creative Corner Challenges: Black and White plus one more color (red)

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'Twas the Night....

 

 

Hello! Another Christmas card for a couple of challenges.  I used a Silhouette file for Santa and his reindeers cut from Black cardstock.  I added this this to a Navy CS that I stamped with a GKD Star, Creative Clear Stamp Sentiment, and sponged  with Brilliance Moonlight White ink.  Attached to a Glossy White Card Base.
Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge:  R is for things beginning with a Letter R. Used 2 Reindeer on my card.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #245 'Twas the Night before Christmas.  That's the night Santa comes!
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything Christmas

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Fun and Quick Christmas

 

This card was made for the Craftyhazelnut's challenge to make a Christmas Card in less that 20 minutes. I decided that this would not take much time so I gave it a go.  Actually I did this in 10 minutes since I made a one layer card using Glossy White CS and a Darice embossing folder called Santa Chimney Top.  To color the embossed areas, I used 4 colors of Hero Arts Markers which were water-based and dried very quickly.  Finished with a Creative Vision Stamp heat embossed with Black EP.  My first thought was to do an all white card but then I remembered this EF and played with it. 

Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 226:   Make a card in less than 20 minutes
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: # 257 is Christmas

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa