Classic Christmas

Hi there! I'm back with another card using the supplies from the most recent Stamp of Approval kit, called Candy Cane Lane. For today's card, I took my inspiration from this card by Laurie Willison.

Because I wanted to make muliples of my card, so I could send them to the UK for this year's Caring Heart Drive, I adapted the design for a one layer card. I also decided to go for an even more classic look by using only 2 greens and 1 red (the same inks I used in my previous post) to do my stamping. I just love how soft and pretty this looks, especially with the sentiment stamped in green. This type of symmetrical design is just perfect for mass-producing using the MISTI.

 I made a few extras to send to friends and family and I might make a few more if I find I don't have enough cards in a few weeks' time.

Challenges:
Beccy's Place - A month of holiday cards - Day 4: just stamping
LIM - 303 Theme: Vintage
One-Layer Simplicy - 33 Peace be with you [I did not set out to create this card for the OLS challenge, but whenever I look at my card, it evokes in me a feeling of peace and happiness)
Uniko - 38 Christmas

Plaid stamping

Today's card shows a technique I've been wanting to try for ages. The current Virginia's View challenge, which is closing in a few hours, was a great incentive to finally sit down and give it a go.

I used a circle die to create a mask for my circle, stamped the lines (Simon Says Stamp) repeatedly in Memento green inks using my MISTI and then die cut and stamped the stag (SOA Candy Cane Lane collection) in Memento rhubarb stalk. I popped up the stag using foam tape and added a little glitter using a Spectrum Noir glitter marker. For the sentiment I used a previously heat embossed Joy die cut (Cas-ual Fridays, SOA Candy Cane collection) I had lying on my desk after cutting it twice while making this card.

I'm linking up my card at:

Virginia's View - 25 Stripes and Plaid

Stamping Sensations - Christmas greetings

Penny Black and More - Anything Christmas goes

SOS 278 - Front and center (use bits and pieces that are on your desk)

Quick and easy wreath cards

Just popping in to post some quick and easy stamped wreath cards.
I started by stamping the two holly stamps from the Merry and Bright set (Catherine Pooler, SOA Candy Cane Lane collection) on a square piece of scrap paper to figure out the correct placement of the stamps for my wreath.Next, I used my stamped piece as a guide for posioning the stamps on my MISTI. After this, stamping the wreaths onto my pre-scored square cards was a breeze. Stamp, turn, stamp... I then stamped the berries by hand.

For the sentiment, I arranged the 2 sentiment stamps from the same set who I wanted them, making sure to leave room for the die cut Merry sentiment (Merry Labels dies by Cas-ual Fridays, included in the CCL collection) and stamped the sentiment on all of my cards.

I did some quick colouring of the holly leaves using alcohol markers and then adhered the die cut sentiment using a glue pen.

After I had done my stamping and die cutting, I decided I also liked how the wreath looked without colouring in the leaves. So out of the 4 cards I created, I coloured in 2 and left the other 2 without any colouring.

What do you think?

Challenges:

Beccy's Place - A month of Holiday cards - Day 2: wreaths

Stamping Sensations - Christmas greetings

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - 70 Holly and Ivy

Penny Black and More - Anything Christmas including hand stamping

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas goes

CHNC Extra - Always Anything Christmas goes
Sweet Stampers - 1 Weihnachten/Christmas

And of course I'm also linking up my card at Kathy's 30 day colouring challenge.