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Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 4 – Guest Designer Kari VanNoy

November 20, 2019

Hello, everyone. It’s Kari VanNoy from www.SunshineInMyPocket.com here with you and I’m taking over Dana’s blog and Youtube channel today for Dana’s Got Joy Creations Holiday Series 2019. Let me introduce myself to you. I love mirrored side tables, small crystal chandeliers, and drinking ice water out of goblets. Also close to my heart are graphic design, baking, cooking, crafting, drawing as well as calligraphy. My absolute favorite thing ever is to make something extra special and deliver it to someone who needs cheering up or could use a surprise gift {who couldn’t, really?}

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 all the giveaways. There will also be tutorials and cards shared by Dana as well and she will have a few surprises to share with you!

Today I have a fun holiday card for you featuring a little hedgehog friend visiting Santa. This card is filled with lots of foil shine and glittery goodness…everything a that makes holiday card extra special, right!?

I have a video showing you how I put this card together, as well as lots of tips on adding snow, glitter (that doesn’t come off!) and even foil shortcuts. Watch it below or on YouTube.

Aren’t these critters cute?! I colored them up very quickly with Copic Markers. Don’t worry about making the coloring perfect, there is so much detail and glitter and shine on this card that will delight your recipient!

I hope this card put a smile on your face today! I have a list below of all the supplies, if you are interested.

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.

Enjoy all the holiday inspiration!

Kari VanNoy
Find me here: Instagram, Blog, YouTube

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Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 3 – Concord & 9th

November 19, 2019

Hey everyone. It’s Day 3 of the Holiday Card Series. I am your host today. I hope you are enjoying the series so far and you are getting inspired by our guest designers. Today’s cards feature products from Concord and 9th. Concord and 9th is a company I adore. Their products are amazing and so creative. The owner Angie is one the sweetest people I know. I love her dedication to the crafting community and supporting crafters is genuine. Thank you Angie for supporting me again this year. Let’s get into the tutorial.

For my first card I used the Stocking Stuffers stamps and dies from Concord & 9th to make a cute stocking card with a colorful snowflake background. This card was super easy to pull together and I love the color combos on this one.

Concord & 9th Stocking Stuffers

To tone down the brightness of my background panel I used a sheet of vellum.

For my second card I used the Merry Shapes stamp set and die. These stamp and die combo make very clean and simple cards that WOW your recipients. Keeping the card to just two colors really lets the image stand out. Repeating a pattern across a card is a simple way to mass produce your holiday cards. I stamped the image first with Versamark ink on navy card stock. I heat embossed the images with gold embossing powder. Next I die cut out image with the coordinating die. Setting these pieces aside I began to work on the sentiment.

Concord and 9th Merry Shapes

Keeping with the clean and simple look I stamped the sentiment on navy card stock, heat embossed it in gold embossing powder and glued into onto a strip of gold foil paper. Now it was time to put my card together. Starting with a white card base, I layered on navy card stock. To bring in some gold I pulled out my neutral foil pack and used the gold paper so I could layer another piece of navy car stock on top. I adhered my die cut shapes across this panel with foam tape and trimmed down the extra bits hanging off the sides. For the sentiment, I popped it up with foam tape as well.

Concord and 9th Merry Shapes

This panel was now ready to for the card base. To finish off the card I glued down a few flat back sequins on several of the open circle areas on the card. Super easy card to make multiples of. I’ve linked the products below that I used on these cards. Thanks for stopping by today. See you back here soon.

Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 2 – Guest Designer Amy Young

November 18, 2019

Good morning, Amy Young here with you and today I’m taking over Dana’s blog to share in the fun of Dana’s Got Joy Creations Holiday Series for 2019. You’ll want to be sure you follow this series over the next few weeks for amazing holiday inspiration from all of the talented card artists Dana has invited to join.

As a card maker nothing brings me more joy than using my stamps and Copic markers to create scenes no matter the season. Though I will admit that winter scenes can be some of the most fun scenes to do. I love for each of my cards to tell a story and holiday stories are always guaranteed to bring a smile.

For my card today I chose a mix of old and new stamps from Purple Onion Designs to tell the story of little Red, the lumberjack beaver, and his robin pal, Silver, going in search of the perfect Christmas tree. On many of my cards I enjoy the challenge of coloring in backgrounds from scratch but when awesome background stamps like the new Winter Trail are available it makes the whole process quicker and easier, who doesn’t love that?

So I stamped the bundled up critters first, masked them both off using removable post it tape, then stamped the large background right over top of them. Once the tape it peeled away they now look like they are residing within the scene. To complete my vision of these cute holiday revelers I still ended up free handing in the felled Christmas tree but I think it fits in pretty seamlessly with the rest of the stamped images. All Redand Silver have to do now is figure out how to get that darn tree back up the hill, LOL!

Amy Young

Ok, so 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 today. Hopefully you will find something to inspire you to create holiday cards for your family and friends this year. Follow along on Dana’s YouTube Channel and make sure you leave comments on each designer’s posts or videos for chances to win. Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a very merry holiday!

Holiday Card Series 2019 Day 1 – Guest Designer Mary Polanco

November 17, 2019

Hi everyone. It’s Mary Polanco with you today. I am so excited to be a guest for the Got Joy Creations Holiday Card Series. I am a long time card-maker and love sharing my projects with you. The best part of our industry is the positivity and encouragement that we all bring to each other. I so appreciate that and it adds to my love of all things crafting! We are getting super festive for today’s project. Before we get started let me share some shopping codes with you. These discount codes are good for the dates listed below.

Pretty Pink Posh 10% OFF – discount code GJCHOLIDAY19 (available 11/17/2019 through 11/30/2019)
Concord and 9th 20% OFF – discount code DANAJOY19 (11/18/2019 through 11/23/2019)

Some prizes up for grabs

$25 shopping spree – Ink On 3
$20 shop credit – Pink and Main
$25 gift card – The Marker Deli
Three 3-packs of Alcohol Inks – Brea Reese
Assortment of glimmer foil plates – Spellbinders
Peek-A-Boo Pals Stamp Set with coordinating dies – Avery Elle
Deco Foil Clear Designer Toner Sheet and Gina K Fancy Foil – Thermoweb
Stamp Set with Coordinating Dies – Rosemary Bridges
Box of craft supplies (value over $100) – Ilda Dias
$25 Simon Says Stamp Gift Certificate – Pocono Pam
$50 Simon Says Stamp Gift Certificate and Got Joy Creations Enamel Pin – Dana Joy (that’s me 😉)

Now let’s get into the tutorial for this card I made. I am getting the most out of this stamp set, working with some alcohol markers, and showing how embellishments really add that final, personal touch.

We will be sharing so much inspiration with you and we sincerely hope you find what you need to help you make your holiday cards this year. We are also sharing on Instagram so make sure to comment over there was well. The more you comment the better your chances are to win one of the giveaways. Tomorrow there will be another guest designer sharing her designs with you. I had so much fun with all you today. Thanks for stopping by today and see you back here tomorrow.

Announcement – Holiday Card Series 2019

November 15, 2019

Hello everyone. We are so excited to announce the holiday card series for 2019. I’m thrilled to be doing this again this year. This series is designed to help you get inspired to make your own cards for the holiday. It doesn’t need to be intimidating or difficult. The process of making cards should be enjoyable. The holiday card series will start Nov 17 and will end Dec 14. We will have spectacular guests joining us this year, discount codes to some of your favorite shops as well as giveaways. It’s going to be a party going on full of holiday cheer!

The holiday card series for 2019 will be exciting. Guest designers will capture your hearts with their unique style of card making. Make sure to visit here every day during the series to see who our guest is for the day. I’ll be sharing tutorials and cards on Tuesdays during the series. Will crafty supplies time and raindrops of happiness in your craft space…ABSOLUTELY!! Check out this video announcement.

Remember, don’t hoard your holiday cards. 😉 Immediately sent them to friends and family. Discount codes will be posted here on the blog so you don’t want to miss out on saving on your supplies this year. And lastly, MAKE SURE TO COMMENT during the series. The more you comment, the better your chance is to win some amazing prizes. Comments will close December 15th 11:59 PM (EST)

Some prizes up for grabs

My previous card series can also be found on my Youtube channel. I have several playlist there. We will see you back here Sunday to start the series. Get ready to be inspired. Have a great day everyone.