Christmas Elegance Card Class

The three cards below were the projects for my Easy Elegant Christmas Cards class.  Amuse Studio's Christmas Joy & Cheer die set is so versatile, it includes a branch (with leaves on it) and three different birds. For the card below I trimmed off all the leaves from the branch and cut the cardinal from our Cherry felt.

Stamps: Peaceful Forest

Ink: Eucalyptus 

Paper: Winter Sky

Dies: Christmas Joy & Cheer, Lg. Rectangles set

Schtuff: Cherry Felt

I love the amber color variations/hightlights within several of our French Roast buttons.  And the Toffee Natural Twine gives just the right "natural" touch to this card which was inspired by Kristine Vicente.

Stamps: Peaceful Forest

Ink: Fern, Mushroom

Paper: Fern, Vanilla

Schtuff: Gold Washi Tape, French Roast Buttons, Toffee Twine

And how could I have a Christmas Elegance Class without Gold Embossing?!  Our luscious Currant cardstock is just screaming for gold embossing and is complimented by a Shimmer Gold die cut Dasher & Harlequin background.

Stamps: Christmas Joy & Cheer, Harlequin Background

Ink: Blackberry, Versamark

Paper: Currant, Shimmer Gold

Dies: Dasher

Schtuff: Gold Embossing Powder & Heat Tool

Tis' the Season

 Here are a few Christmas/Holiday cards for you to enjoy:

Stamps: Silent Night, Peaceful Forest

Ink: Nutmeg, Memento Cocoa, Cherry

Paper: Kraft, Cherry

Schtuff: French Roast Twine

This card is a total CASE from the Annual Catalog...I LOVE this card and just had to make one for myself!

Stamps: Winter Stag

Ink: Fern, Seattle, Slate

Paper: Sugar

Schtuff: Cherry Twinkles, Cherry Polka Dot Organdy Ribbon 

This card got a lot of ooh's and ahhh's when displayed at my classes but the photo doesn't do it any justice. I stamped the Starry Night background with Versamark and embossed with Diamond EP...it's very twinkley in real life.

Stamps: Silent Night, Starry Night

Ink: Eucalyptus, Versamark

Paper: Eucalyptus, Winter Sky

Schtuff: Diamond Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

The currently popular chalkboard technique is simply Versamark heat embossed with white embossing powder on black cardstock.  You can add "eraser marks" by smudging a couple of spots with a light colored ink (such as Lemon Whip) with a sponge or pouncing our static magic in a few places as well.  However I decided to not add any smudges on this card because I sometimes like to wipe my slate clean - snort!

Stamps: Mad for Plaid, It's a Wonderful Life, Holiday Tags

Ink: Versamark, Memento Black, Cherry, Evergreen

Paper: Cherry, Evergreen, Onyx, Sugar

Dies: Scallop Borders set

Schtuff: Copics R29 & YG67, Cherry Stitched Grosgrain ribbon, white EP

Pretty & Pink Christmas tree made by stamping tree with Blush ink then pouncing on Shimmer Chalk with a sponge dauber.  Quick and easy "wow"...the shimmery wow part looks so much better IRL. 

Stamps: Winter Stag

Ink: shell or blush either will work, Seattle 

Paper: Shell & Sugar

Schtuff: Shimmer Chalks,  Silver Elastic Cording, Sponge Dauber

Brrrr!  Okay, living in Florida I have to use my imagination when it comes to being cold.  So I die cut my snowman coated him with Versamark and heat embossed with Diamond EP. The sentiment was heat embossed with white EP.  Love using our Navy polka dot cardstock for the "snowy" background.

Stamps: It's a Wonderful Life

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Navy Polka Dots, Navy, Sugar, Onyx

Dies: Lg. Snowman

Schtuff: Diamond & White Embossing Powder

Plaid Christmas trees?  Sure why not...I think they are kind of cute, if it were up to me I'd "plaid" everything!

Stamps: Mad for Plaid, Snowy Background, Holiday Tags

Ink:  Cherry, Evergreen & Versamark

Paper: Winter Sky, Evergreen, Sugar

Dies: Candy Box (tree)

Schtuff:  White embossing powder