Welcome to the November Color Fusers blog hop and day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas! Today’s card features the gorgeous Joy of Noel bundle and a coloring technique using Wink of Stella.
And if you have been following Brenda and I this past week, can you believe we are at the half-way point for the 12 Days of Christmas?
The Joy of Noel bundle is part of the Joy of Christmas product suite. It is a beautiful suite, with script fonts and line art images for coloring. I thought it was a great choice for today’s project, which features a classic Christmas color challenge.
This striped designer paper in Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler is from the A Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper collection. This collection is featured by Stampin’ Up! as a give-back fund raiser for charity. For each pack sold, Stampin’ Up! will donate $3 to charities which help families in need during the holiday season. The patterns in this collection really are phenomenal, and I hope you choose to purchase a pack to help others, while enjoying the art of creating. It’s available in my online store here.
Before I die cut the leafy images, I colored them. To create an amazing shimmery-watercolor look, I stamped an acrylic block into my ink pad, then used my Wink of Stella to pick up the ink and color the images. It is a great look, and a fast, easy, and clean way to color. When done, simply wipe off the tip of the Wink of Stella pen, and it will continue to work normally. It’s so fun! Try it!
To create this card:
Garden Green card base cut 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
designer series paper layer cut 5 1/4″ x 4″
Vellum cardstock layer cut 4 1/4″ x 3 1/4″
Basic white for sentiment 3 1/4″ x 1″
Adhere designer series paper to card front. Stamp foliage image twice in Garden Green ink on Thick Basic White cardstock. Color as desired using Wink of Stella and ink. Color berries with Stampin’ Blends Markers, then die cut. Die cut (2) pine needle pieces from Garden Green cardstock. Arrange foliage and pine needle pieces on vellum. Adhere in place, using dimensionals on some pieces. Adhere vellum layer to card front with dimensionals. Stamp sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink. Trim and adhere to card front. Cut a piece of iridescent ribbon in half lengthwise. Tie a bow, and adhere under the corner of sentiment piece. Embellish as desired. Stamp sentiment inside card in Cherry Cobbler ink.
Thank You
Thanks for stopping by today for the Color Fusers and 12 Days of Christmas blog hop! I hope you enjoyed seeing this project made with the Joy of Noel bundle, and learning a coloring technique using Wink of Stella.
Now hop along with the rest of the Color Fusers! Next up is the very creative Sue Vine.
Or you may go back to see Tami Hewlett’s gorgeous project.
And if you are looking for Brenda’s 12 Days of Christmas post for day 6, you may find it here. Her project is -ah-mazing!!
It’s already day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas with my friend Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants! Today I am sharing another simple card using the Throughout the Year stamp set and Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder.
Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas
This card design is really to showcase an amazing embossing folder. And this one is perfect! I have enjoyed using it a lot for this holiday season’s creations. And it pairs great with almost any sentiment.
The Throughout the Year stamp set offers several sentiment options for so many occasions. I punched this one out with the new Modern Oval Punch from the 2023 September-December Mini Catalog. It has quickly become my go-to punch.
These cool Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment snowflakes are an Online Exclusive. There are so many hidden gems in this section of my online store! Be sure to check it out periodically for some great finds!
To Create the Project
4 1/4″ x 11″ Thick Basic White card base, scored at 5 1/2″
4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White front layer
Emboss the front layer with an embossing folder of choice and adhere to card front with dimensionals. Stamp sentiment on Basic White cardstock, and punch with the Modern Oval Punch. Fold a piece of ribbon in half, and adhere to back of sentiment. Adhere sentiment to card front with dimensionals. Embellish with snowflakes. Add a rhinestone to the center of each snowflake. Stamp sentiment inside card with Night of Navy ink.
Thank You
Thanks for joining the fun for day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas! I hope you enjoyed this card created with the Throughout the Year stamp set and Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder. Now head on over to Brenda’s blog to see her project share! I know you will love it!
We are at it again with day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas! Today I am sharing a simple card made with the Festive & Fun stamp set to have fun with coloring. I hope you have been enjoying the projects my friend Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants and I have been sharing to get you ready for your holiday creating!
Today’s project is simple, but is perfect to take a little time to color. I used Stampin’ Blends Markers, but you could use your favorite coloring medium. Watercolor pencils would be great too! I pulled in lots of colors to make this project festive & fun – just like the name of the stamp set!
What I like about line art stamps, is you can use any colors you have on hand to color and create a custom image. And each time you can mix up colors to make it look totally different.
To Create this Project
Balmy Blue card base cut 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
Designer Series Paper front layer cut 5″ x 3 3/4″
Balmy Blue layer cut 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
Basic White Deckled Rectangle 3 1/2″ x 2 1/8″
Adhere designer series paper to card base. Stamp image in Memento Black ink on white rectangle and color as desired with Stampin’ Blends. Adhere stamped image to smaller Balmy Blue layer. Stamp sentiment beneath image in Night of Navy ink. Tie a white twine bow around layer and adhere to card front with dimensionals. Stamp sentiment inside card in Night of Navy ink.
Thank You
Thanks for stopping by today for another fun 12 Days of Christmas project! I hope you have enjoyed my project created with the Festive & Fun stamp set. Now hop on over to Brenda’s blog and check out her project. I know you will love it!
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