Hello Sunshine is the theme for the current Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop... I played with a sunburst stencil and some raised panels to create my card.
This month for the Crushing Christmas Instagram Hop, we are playing with stencils. I don't have a lot of stencils and I don't play with what I do have too often. I got this stencil from Kraftin' Kimmie about a year ago and decided to pull it out. I used some stencil paste with the stencil to create my winter themed background. Once I created the background I had no idea what to do next! I played around with a few items in my stash and ended up with this.
Hello friends... I'm back with my card for the current Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop... our theme for this week is "humour". I have some funny sentiments but not a lot to go with them. For my card today I didn't have either a cake stamp or die nor candles. So I improvised!
I used pattern paper and cut some strips about the size of candles. I used a black marker to create the wicks and my Copics to create the flames. And my sentiment didn't have a die so I <gasp> fussy cut it!
Today is the Pattern Paper Instagram Hop... Our theme is "chilly". I didn't want to make a Christmas card even though that is where all of my thoughts went at first. Instead I created a friendship card with a chilly (and warm) theme.
For January, we are playing with the same theme every week for the This or That Instagram Hop. We have to choose between OLD and NEW.
I started out playing with the idea of NEW, grabbing a new stamp set I got before Christmas... but then I added some super old pattern paper and glitter paper and now it's both an OLD and a NEW card LOL!
I joined a new cardmaking Instagram hop... this one is called Card Clubhouse. We will be hopping every second week, playing with a different common theme. Our theme for this week is Warm Welcome! We are using new supplies, tools or techniques to make a card to make someone feel welcomed or at home.
I went a little off the rails with my card... my stamp set is new but I went with a literal "warm" as the stamp I chose to use was warm hats (or toques up here in Canada)
This month on the Birthday Bounce Instagram Hop, we are playing with the theme of "animals". We gather each month on Instagram to share birthday cards following this common theme.
I am deep in to my Christmas card making stash these days so I pulled out a Christmas set and added a cold birthday greeting!
To create my snowy sky, I used a chunk embossing powder that I sprinkled on the front of my panel and then I heated it from below so it would melt without blowing away. I created my snowy hill by simply tearing a piece of cardstock.
This is another of the cards I created this past weekend when I had no design team commitments to work on... once again following the sketch at Just Add Ink!
The challenge at CAS on Friday is a clean and simple card featuring an animal. I'm still sharing Christmas cards this week, so of course, I had to find a wintery animal. I am playing with another of those cute little penguins from Kraftin' Kimmie!
I sure hope you're not tired of the Christmas in July posts yet... because I am LOVING them! I am using a different Kraftin' Kimmie stamp set today... one of our fabulous sponsors for the Christmas in July Linky Party!
Another card today, using a lot of patterned paper. I have a lot in my stash and I really should be working harder to use it!
I've got another Christmas card for you today, entering in to the draw at the Build Your Stash Holiday Linky Party... You can enter too! Just create a new Christmas or Holiday card and click the link above to share it! We'll be playing for a week... and then everyone that linked up at least one newly created card will get entered in to the draw to win one of more than 20 prizes!!! See my post yesterday to see who all of our sponsors are!
For today, I once again used a stamp from our new sponsor, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I added a fun embossed background, a little patterned paper and a mound of snow.
It honestly feels like we just finished up the Spring Into Christmas Holiday Linky Party, but here we are again with the Christmas in July event! We have more prizes than ever for this event! How do you win? Just link up a Christmas Card to the linky tool on the BYSHC Blog. Every Christmas or Holiday card you post gets you an entry in to the draw for prizes!
Take a look at this wonderful list of sponsors!!!
I have yet another card to share with you for the holiday linky party at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers. I was inspired by a card I saw on Instagram by @emkcreationsil
Card Info
*Cardstock: Spellbinders gold foil; Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler
*Paper: Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas
*Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Magic of Christmas
*Tools: Perfect Layers
*Challenges: Falling for the Holidays
I found a new to me challenge today and decided to play along. The challenge is a sketch challenge with Paper Players. I am so happy that it's Christmas Card Season again... they are truly my favourite reason to create!
Well kids... we are finally at the end of the Christmas cards I created in 2020. I had this embossed background sitting on my desk... I had created it for another card and then decided to not use it. This card came together pretty quickly, without a plan in mind... and I think it might honestly make my top 10 favourite Christmas cards of 2020! Sadly, I didn't get a record of what items I used on this card... I believe it's a Darice embossing folder, Stampin' Up! Cherry cobbler paper and a stamp by Kraftin' Kimmie along with a piece of ribbon from my stash.
I hope you've enjoyed the Christmas cards I created this year as much as I enjoyed creating them all. I have tucked my Christmas card making supplies in to a corner and will probably pull them out from time to time to see what else I can create... but I'll be back sometime in the fall with more Christmas card ideas.
Thanks for coming along on my 2020 stamping journey with me!
This stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie goes perfectly with the Catherine Pooler Nice List stamp set... and I totally love how this card turned out!
This was a very quick card to put together... in fact, I think it took me more time to decide on a paper to use than to put the entire card together. I have all of this wonderful winter scene paper from a pack from Stampin' Up! (retired)... the other side is all white and silver foil but sometimes I want to use these beautiful scenes.
