Candy Cane Christmas - Doodles Paper Playground

Candy Cane Christmas

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I started by die cutting my base and my shaker window.

I stamped my sentiment on my top panel with LF chili pepper ink.

I placed my base panel on my card base. . . 

laid out my sequins. . . . 

and placed my top panel. 

I added some sequins to the panel to finish off the card.

For this card I used the Candy Cane Sparkle Blend from 

Doodles Paper Playground October release. 

I love the little fimo candy canes that are a part of this blend.

There are more great Sparkle Blends and a large assortment of items for all your crafty projects over at White Rose Crafts!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Now, Get Out There and Create Something Amazing!!

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Hello!

Christmas is really just around the corner, 

are your Christmas cards ready to send out?

I am going to show you how I made these Christmas cards

I used two stamp set from Strawberry Jude Stamps, 

Tag it: Christmas and Falling with Fox and Raccoon

I used stitched rectangle die to cut my panels. . . 

I cut an extra top panel in white so that when I layer them up they are the same size and still have the stitching. I used my mini Misti to stamp my holiday greeting onto my white paper and then die cut it to look like a snow bank.

I used watercolors to make a color wash for my background.

I used Copic markers to color in my cute critters. . . 

Since these critters have no bottom I extended the bottom and closed the image up using a black fine tip pen. This way my Scan n Cut was able to cut the whole image out.

Now it is time to assemble my cards!

I use my Silhouette to cut some santa hats. I used a snow pen to put some fluff on the hat. A snow pen has a liquid that reacts to heat. You apply with the pen and use a heat gun and the liquid bubbles up and looks like snow!

I added the hats and a few glitter enamel dots, card complete!

I like how these cards turned out!

These little critters are so cute and they are even cuter with these little Santa hats!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Now, Get Out There and Create Something Amazing!! 

Christmas Series - Merry Christmas - March

Hello! 

I have decided that this year I was going to try to do my Christmas cards through out the year. I sent a lot less cards than I wanted to because I waited till the last minute and just couldn't make enough cards. For 2017 I am going to be doing a set of Christmas Cards each month. . .

Here is my set for March. . . . 

For my March cards I did some resist embossing. I took water color paper and double stamped one of the frame stamps from the Strawberry Jude Stamp set tag It: Christmas. I used Versamark and clear embossing powder. After I heat set that I used my watercolors and  covered the panel in different shades of green.

After the water coloring dried I took the Merry Christmas sentiment form the set and stamped it in a dark green. Then I die cut it with an stitched oval from Lawn Fawn.

For my base panel I have these white papers that are embossed with a design, I picked one that kinda looked Christmas-y and used the largest LF stitched rectangle die to die cut it. I attached my green oval to the front. I dug through my Christmas decoration stickers and found some embellishments to put on the front!

I like how these ones turned out. . . I actually had to do the green part twice. The first time I tried to use a glittery embossing powder but it didn't work out that well!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Seasons Greetings : Wet or Dry Embossing

Word Art Wednesday

Now, Get Out There and Create Something Amazing!!

Christmas Series - Holiday Greetings - February

Hello! 

Whew! 

I almost didn't make this months cards but I got them in under the wire!!!

I have decided that this year I was going to try to do my Christmas cards through out the year. I sent a lot less cards than I wanted to because I waited till the last minute and just couldn't make enough cards. For 2017 I am going to be doing a set of Christmas Cards on the last weekend of each month. . .

For my February card I used Your Next Stamp set Word Critters Winter Birds.

My card has three pieces on the front so I started by die cutting those out. The square zigzag panel and the stitched rectangle die are both form Lawn Fawn and the Circle is Sizzix. The square zigzag I cut from the same color as the card base so I used some black distress ink around the edges so it would pop off the background. The stitched rectangle die I cut from LF patterned paper and the circle I die cut from watercolor paper.

I stamped the bird on the watercolor circle and used my Zig markers and a water brush to fill him in. I also used Wink of Stella glitter pens on the hat scarf and ornaments for a little sparkle. I attached them all together and then used some foam tape to adhere the set to my card front.

I then took two different words from the stamps set and put them together to make this sentiment. I added a few of Your Next Stamps glittered enamel dots to finish off the card.

I really like how this card turned out, totally not holiday colors but definitely festive!

 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp

Seasons Greetings

Word Art Wednesday

Now, Get Out There and Create Something Amazing!! 

Christmas Series - Sending Warm Wishes - January

Sending Warm Wishes!

Hello! 

I have decided that this year I was going to try to do my Christmas cards through out the year. I sent a lot less cards than I wanted to because I waited till the last minute and just couldn't make enough cards.

So for 2017 I am going to be doing a set of Christmas Cards on the last weekend of each month. . . So far so good! LOL!

In my card for January I used Craftin Desert Divas stamp set Prickly and Lawn Fawns Hats Off to You and Merry Messages.

I die cut the base panel from the LF sticheched Rectangle dies and cut the oval focal point from LF stitched oval dies. Next I stamped the santa hat, colored with Copic markers and die cut them out.

I cut strips of green paper at an inch wide and then cut them in half to get a 1x6 strip of paper.

 

Time for the Cactus! I stamped my cactus on the oval piece and then used Prismacolor colored pencil and gamsol to color them in.

Time to assemble!

I started by adding the green strip of paper to the rectangle base. Next I stamped the sentiment from the LF Merry Messages set using LF Noble Fir ink.

                      

I ran all of my ovals and all of my hats through my Xyron sticker makers to make it easier to put together.  I put the santa hat on the cactus then put the oval on the base panel.

I wanted to add a little something to the santa hats so I used a snow marker to create a little puffyness on the hats. To finish off the cards I added a few glittered sprinkles from My Next Stamp.

I really like this card, although I think this one kinda took awhile. I didn't think I would be as labor intensive at it turned out to be. Next time I will try to make it a little easier, or I will do less cards if it ends up having lots of elements to it.

Thank you so much for checking out my post!

I am including this card in the following challenges: 

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

Your Next Stamp Challenge # 56

Now, Get Out There and Create Something Amazing!! 

 Fawn