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Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 10 – Simon Says Stamp

November 26, 2019

Hey everyone. I’m back with you today sharing another inspirational card and tutorial using products from Simon Says Stamp and Gina K. Designs. Working with stencils on your holiday cards is a quick and easy way to mass produce a ton. Adding extra sparkle with the Gina K. Designer glitz glitter gel just steps everything up 10 notches. 😉. Let’s get into the card.

For this beautiful, I stayed with my favorite color combination of teal and red. To not distract from this color combination, I pulled in some silver and vellum.

Simon Says Stamp

Let’s take a peek at the video to see how this beautiful card came together.

For my bonus card today, I kept it very clean and simple. I used the Simon Says Stamp Ornamental Wreath as my main focal point. I die cut it out of green card stock. Next I layered tiny red gems as my berries around the wreath. The background panel I used the We R’ Memory Keepers geometric embossing folder for a quilted look. I also ran a piece of red card stock through the embossing folder and placed it in the center of the wreath.

Simon Says Stamp

My wreath needed a bow so I die cut one out and stamped a sentiment onto a strip of white card stock. Now it was time to assemble the card. I layered a piece of red card stock on a white card base. Next I adhered the embossed background. I glued the red piece being the wreath and glowed the wreath down. Using the tips of my scissors I gently lifted some of the leaves on the wreath.

That’s all for today. Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to swing back by tomorrow for more inspiration. Keep those commenting coming for your chance to win one of the amazing giveaways we have.

Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 9 – Guest Designer Pocono Pam

November 25, 2019

Hola everyone! It’s Pocono Pam here and I am excitedly taking over Dana’s blog and Youtube channel today as guest designer for the Got Joy Creations Holiday Series 2019. Make sure you are following this series for amazing holiday inspiration, giveaways and discount codes! Don’t forget to leave a comment below to qualify for all the great giveaways! Throughout the series, Dana will be sharing tutorials, cards and a few surprises that you will NOT want to miss!

The Got Joy Holiday Series is a true reflection of Dana’s love of creating cards to share with family and friends! I am soooo very excited and honored to be part of this series. Before I share my card, let me tell you a bit about my crafty self! I discovered my true love for glitter, paper & glue in 2008 when I moved from The Bronx, New York to the Poconos in Pennsylvania and took my first scrapbooking class at Michaels. Creating cards, mini albums and playing with Copic Markers all grabbed my attention once I joined our crafty community on YouTube and Instagram. I have been inspired by many awesome crafters and artists, some of whom have become great friends!

I met Dana a few years ago and we quickly realized that outside of paper crafting we shared the same passion for our families, laughter, Bruno Mars, kindness, coffee, squirrels and spreading joy!

Today’s holiday card is inspired by Dana! We initially met on Periscope when she was giggling and sharing the release of The Ton’s Holiday Bows Stamps set. I fell in love with the set and eventually gained a friend! Therefore, I wanted to use the stamp set that launched our friendship to create my card.

Pocono Pam

I have a video on how I created the card. I also explain in full the story behind why the bows mean so much to me!

I was thinking of a glittery, glamorous holiday party when I created my card. I knew that along with Holiday Bows and the Wedding Haute Dress, also by The Ton, would make a stunning card. As you can see, my holiday bow set is well loved.

I stamped several bows in 3 sizes into Neenah Solar white 80 lb paper using my Misti. I used Ranger Archival Ink: Aque as the base layer and Brutus Monroe Gradient Chalk Ink: Sea Glass For the top layer.

I added highlights and shadows to each bow the the following Copic Markers: BG10, BG32, BG13, BG15, N2 and C2. I was going to apply Wink of Stella to the bows but changed my mind. I used my Circuit Cuttlebug to cut out the bows.

Next, I stamped out the image of the woman on Neenah Solar White 80lb paper using both Ink on 3 Fade Out No Line Coloring Detail Ink and Brutus Monroe Raven Detail Ink. I wanted to use my creative license and add an Afro to the image but needed to see how it would look with each ink medium. I decided to go with a combo of Fade Out ink on the top part of image and the Raven ink on the bottom. This way, I can add an Afro without a visible dark line underneath.

I love the Ink On 3 Fade Out Ink as it takes on the color of the medium you are using. I added the Afro and colored the image using the following Copic Markers:

Afro: C0 C01 C03 C04 CO6

Skin: E000 E00 E01

Dress: R24 R27 R29

The afro is consists of dots and small squiggly lines.

I fussy cut the image with my Tim Holtz Non Stick Serrated Snip Scissors. Placing her on top on one of the stamped images I did not use, I traced around the Afro. I then cut out the entire image with about a 1/8″ border. This will be used as a background piece. I applied a generous amount of Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter to the dress and Black Wink of Stella to the Afro and let it dry for a few minutes. I popped my Tonic Studios Script Merry Christmas die in my Cuttlebug with a scrap of shimmery paper and Bazzill Wax Lips paper- love that name for the color red- and cut out my sentiment. I added Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter and adhered it to the shadow.

Now dry, I used my Tonic Studios Crafty Tacky Glue to adhere the image to the background piece I traced earlier and set aside.

I knew I wanted the bows to surround the image. It took me about five minutes to decide on the arrangement I wanted. Once I did…..I took a few pics to recall bow placement and glued everything down to a Bazzill Wax Lips Red A7 (5X7) card base.

Pocono Pam

I enjoyed creating this glamorous Dana card! I hope you will be inspired to use your markers, stamps and creative license to make a holiday card! Please note: The GJC Holiday Card Series runs from November 17 to December 14. Each day Dana will have a Guest Designer right here on the blog sharing their holiday card ideas just like I did here today. Hopefully you will find something to inspire you to create holiday cards for your family and friends this year. Follow along on her YouTube Channel and make sure you leave comments on each designer’s posts or videos for chances to win.

From my crafty space to yours…I wish you and your loved ones a safe and crafty holiday season. Thanks for taking a peek.

Pocono Pam participates in affiliate programs. So while reading this post today should you click a link and make a purchase, she may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Pam purchased her crafty products herself and enjoys using them. She hopes you will too!

Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 8 – Guest Designer Courtney Kreeber

November 24, 2019

Hi everybody, its Courtney Kreeber and I am so exciting to be on a guest on Dana’s Blog and YouTube channel for her Holiday Card Series. I live in upstate New York with my 2 fur babies (Macey and Franky). I’ve been creating cards for about 8 years. Also a lover all techniques but I am mainly a colorist, primarily Copics. Love e a good one layer scene card and I have had the pleasure of working with tons of talented designers and wonderful companies. In my spare time, when there is any, I enjoy baking, mainly big fancy cakes, and drag racing.

Today I am sharing a card I created with the Christmas sELFies stamp set by MFT. I stamped 3 of the images with a Copic safe ink and colored them all with my Copic. I added a bit of shimmer to the background using some Liquid Pixie Dust by Ink on 3 and added a few white gel pen details. I finished off the card with the sentiment and a little Glossy Accents for some extra shine, especially to Rudolph’s nose.

Holiday Card Series 2019

Let’s get into the tutorial. You can watch it here on the blog or over on Dana’s Youtube channel.

Thank you so much for stopping by and don’t forget to check out the video for more information!

Supplies:

Christmas sELFies Stamp Set: http://shrsl.com/1yfhp

Neenah Solar White: http://shrsl.com/1cn47

Blackout Ink: http://shrsl.com/1cn4a

Versafine onyx Black: http://shrsl.com/1cn4d

MISTI: http://shrsl.com/1cn4t

White Gel Pen: http://shrsl.com/1cn57

Liquid Pixie Dust: http://shrsl.com/1yfhs

Glossy Accents: http://shrsl.com/1yfhu

Tombow Mono Multi Glue: http://shrsl.com/1jgy3

Some of the above links are affiliate links, which means I receive a small percentage of the sale at no cost to you. Thank you for your support and love!

Where you can find me:

Blog: http://courtneyspapercrafting.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtney_kreeber/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Courtney-Kreeber-553904408410288/

Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 7 – Guest Designer Ilda Dias

November 23, 2019

Hello and welcome! Ida Dias here with you today. I am super excited to be guest designing for Dana’s holiday card series for 2019 by sharing a fun tutorial with you. On my blog I love sharing my crafty creations. You will see I mostly share papercrafts, but I also enjoy cake decorating, DIY’s, painting and well anything crafty! Today I will be showing you a super-easy way to create easy shaker cards without any frame or foam, thus the Fameless Shaker Card. I’ve had this idea for the longest time and I am finally sharing with you how easy they are to put together.

Easy Shaker Cards

I will keep this how to write up really brief on this post as it is easier to watch the video, plus to win today’s GIVEAWAY (valued over $100 box of craft goodies) you’ll have to leave comments on the YouTube Channels to qualify! Also, I share tons of my tips and tricks that I have learned along the way to make the card making process easier.
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For my cards I used mostly products from Studio Katia, see links below for all the products I used.

I began with stamping out the images from the HAPPY SNOWMEN stamp set and then used the coordinating HAPPY SNOWMEN dies to cut them out. I then colored them in using Copic Markers.

Next, I created my background panels by adding some MOONSTONE GLIMMER PASTE to the 4 1/4 x 5 1/2” panels using the CONFETTI stencil. To create the frameless shakers, I used a page protector and trimmed the plastic slightly larger than the card panel, leaving a 1/2 inch border around. I then trimmed off the corners of the plastic.

To the back of the card panel, I added strips of adhesive tape. I then added the shaker bits to the center of the plastic sheet and then placed the panel finished side down onto the plastic sheet. Next, I flipped up the flaps adhering then to the back of the panel, sealing in all the shaker pieces. I then added the finished shaker fronts to the A2 card bases. To finish off the cards I popped on the images I colored previously and embellished them by adding sparkle and shine wherever I could. Now let me tell you more about this Holiday Card Series.

The GJC Holiday Card Series runs from November 17 to December 14. Like I mentioned above, there will be tons of giveaways, tutorials and discount codes from sponsors. Each day Dana will have a Guest Designer on her blog sharing their holiday card ideas just like I did here today. Hopefully you will find something to inspire you to create holiday cards for your family and friends this year. Follow along on her YouTube Channel and make sure you leave comments on each designer’s posts or videos for chances to win.

GIVEAWAY

I will be picking ONE lucky winner from comments left on both my YT Channel and Dana’s YT Channel to win a box full of goodies valued over $100. Good Luck! Winners will be selected December 16 the more comments you leave the better your chances are of winning. A special Thank You to Dana for having me here today to share this with her followers on her Blog and YouTube Channel. She is one very special and talented lady that excites this community with her JOY of cardmaking.

Hopefully, you all enjoyed this fun way making shaker cards and maybe next time will try this Frameless technique out! Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time… Happy Crafting 👋

Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 6 – Guest Designer Ardyth Percy-Robb

November 22, 2019

Good morning! It’s Ardyth Percy-Robb here and I’m taking over Dana’s blog and Youtube channel to share in the fun of her Got Joy Creations Holiday Card Series for 2019. Make sure you are following this series for amazing holiday inspiration, giveaways, discount codes and don’t forget to leave a comment below to qualify for all the giveaways!

Let me introduce myself to you. I started cardmaking in 2006, at a Stampin’ Up! Party and have never looked back. Before that, I would not have claimed to be crafty or creative at all. Working as an accountant, creativity is frowned upon! 😂 I love clean, graphic design with bold colours and lots of white space. My favourite cards are the ones where supplies are used in unexpected ways!

Christmas is the perfect time for glitz and glam, and today I used 6 different ways to add shimmer, shine and sparkle to a holiday card. You will see me use Nuvo Embellishment paste, Nuvo Glacier Paste, Sequin Confetti, Lawn Fawn Pearlescent Vellum, sparkly embossing powder and glitter cardstock! Now, that’s a lot, and you don’t have to use all 6 on one card, but I figured that Christmas is the perfect time to go all out and make something really magical! Let’s check out the tutorial I have for you today.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Remember, card series runs from November 17 to December 14. Each day, there will be a new holiday card idea to provide you with lots of inspiration for your holiday cards this year. Follow along on Dana’s YouTube Channel and make sure you leave comments on the daily posts or videos for chances to win. Thanks for stopping by.

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