Snowy Night

Out of all my Christmas cards I have made this year.  I think this is one of my favorite.  And it is much easier than it looks, just a little messy.  It is a little hard to tell from the picture (much more beautiful when your holding the real thing) but it is entirely coated in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and sparkles like the beautiful wintry nights.
 

Here is a better picture of the sparkle.

Now for how to create this beauty.  First stamp your images on Whisper White.  Lots of sets will work, however, I used trees from Plant Hope and Lovely As A Tree to create my forest.

Then punch out of scrap paper a 1-1/4" circle to use as a mask.

Using a Sponge Dauber and Night of Navy Ink, sponge your entire card EXCEPT your circle mask.  Be sure to keep your sponging ABOVE the snow line that the trees create.

Your mask creates the moon and your snow line creates the ground.  Don't worry about imperfections in your sponging as the glitter will hide most of that.  It is very important that all your stamping and such is completely done by this point.

Now take the Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheets.  Cut them a 1/4" larger than your Whisper White.  Peel the backing off of the sticky sheet being careful not to touch the glue as much as possible because it will come off of the paper onto your fingers.

Place your stamped cardstock face down onto your Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheet.

If you rub your finger along the edges of the Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheet the extra glue will ball up and come off.  This saves you from having glue messes later.

Pour some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter into your Powder Pal.
 

 
Lay your stamped cardstock, glue side down, into your glitter.  Move it and shake it around to make sure the entire front side gets covered with glitter.
 

 If you have the brush that comes with the Powder Pal, it is good to use to brush off the excess glitter.  Now all you have to do is adhere it to the Night of Navy cardstock and your done!  Be sure to step back and admire this one :)

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Lovely as a Tree, Plant Hope, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock - Whisper White, Night of Navy
Ink - Night of Navy
Accessories - 1-1/4" Circle Punch. Sponge Dauber, Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheets, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Powder Pal

Halloween Pumpkin

I made this card with a Halloween Birthday in mind but then quickly realized you could change the Basic Black to Early Espresso or another shade of Brown and it becomes a Thanksgiving card!  How will you use it?

The pumpkin is as easy as punching out 5 ovals and glueing them together.  I sponged the edges of each of the ovals first for some added contrast.  The stem is a stamp from the Pines and Poinsettias set.

Got to LOVE the Boho Blossoms!  I distressed them by bending a lot to give them dimension and the glued them all together with single glue dots to allow the petals freedom.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Pines & Poinsettias, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock - Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz
Ink - Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black
Accessories - Sponge Daubers, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 3/16" Corner Punch, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

For Animal Lovers Everywhere

We recently adopted a beautiful kitten in need of a good, safe home.  Her name is Fidget.

As you can see, she is a special little girl with only three full legs.  But dont think that even remotely slows her down!  She is giving my other girls a run for their money.

After adopting her, I wanted to send the vet a card to thank her.  I made this card from an example I saw at Regionals.

A perfect tribute to animal lovers!  And the postage stamps are a great tutorial.

First Stamp your image on the cardstock.

Then, using a 1-in Square mask, Sponge color over the image.

Finish the image off with some color and a blender pen.

Punch the image out with the new Postage Stamp Punch!  I LOVE using the set Every Little Bit with the Postage Stamp Set as all the images fit perfectly and cover a variety of occasions!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Every Little Bit, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock - Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink - Stazon Black, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, More Mustard, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Rose Red
Accessories - Postage Stamp Punch, Spounge Daubers, Blender Pen

Vintage Snowflakes

I am not a Vintage style type of person but when it comes to Christmas all rules change.  I have shown you so fun, light Christmas cards so far so today is softer, vintage Christmas. 

This card is so quick and easy!  First I stamped snowflakes all over the card in Soft Suede and Marina Mist (so LOVING Marina Mist!).  I then took a sponge and Soft Suede and brushed the edges and lightly sponged over the card.  Ta Da!  Vintage!  Of course I like dimension so I added some ribbon and a Rhinestone too :)

Here is a detail picture.  See the sponging!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Serene Snowflakes
Card Stock - Marina Mist, Whisper White
Ink - Marina Mist, Soft Suede
Accessories - 5/8" Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Sponges, Dimensionals