November - Get Cracking On Christmas

  Hello Crafty Friends! It’s time for another installment of Get Cracking on Christmas hosted by Jenn Shurkus. Every month on the 3rd Thursday we are here with fresh inspiration for you! Please check out Jenn's blog for a full list of each months participants. Don't miss Jenn's LIVE on YouTube November 19th at 8pm ET.  www.youtube.com/jennshurkus where she will have a demo on how she put together her card for this month!   

For me this month I have a set of three cards (well actually it was a lot of cards but I'm specifically sharing these three here today) made using the new Lawn Fawn Snowflake Background Stencil! These are super easy to put together, great for those last minute makes or if you have a whole bunch you need to make at once like I did!

First I used distress ink in several of the new colors; Villainous Potion, Salvaged Patina & Kitsch Flamingo. I did a light watercolor wash on the background. To do this I first used a brush to lay down clean clear water in the area I wanted, leaving a boarder of plain paper. Next I dropped in the color and smushed it around with my brush until I was happy. I was careful not to go outside the original edge I had made with the clear water. 

Next I used the stencil and I selectively inked the center portion to make it look as though the snowflakes were falling down the center of each card. I used a bit of stickles in Diamond to coat some of the snowflakes for extra bling. 

For the sentiments I used the Winter Big Scripty Words which has been a long time favorite of mine since it came out back in 2016. Its just so versatile. I stamped these in the same ink to match the background. The purple one I just adhered flat since its great for mailing and I felt it stood out the best from the background. The pink is popped up on foam squares. And lastly the teal one I added some sparkle pen and a layer of Nuvo Crtsyal drops in Morning Dew for that extra dimension. 

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Bring Joy - Pretty Pink Posh

Hello Craft Friends! Im here with some more holiday goodness featuring the new Pretty Pink Posh winter release. I just adore these large sentiment dies Paulina has been coming out with. I wanted to do something simple but striking here with the new Joy Coordinating Dies set over an inked background using the Christmas Background stencil. The die cut is also covered in Nuvo shimmer pen in Glitter Gloss.

Don’t forget the sale starts today too!

I inked the whole background with distress ink in Cracked pistachio and then I laid the stencil over top and ink blended on some Pine Needles, then Evergreen Bough and finished the bottom 1/3rd with the same Cracked Pistachio to create an ombre look. 

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Here comes Santa! - Pretty Pink Posh

Hello Crafty friends! I am here today with a card featuring Santa from the new Holiday Signs stamp set as well as the Whimsical Christmas Stencil. Santa is frames by the Stitched Duo 3 die.  I finished it off with some Merry Confetti. Remember all stencils are on sale for Stencil Theme Week at 15% off!

Distress Oxide: Festive Berries
Copics: RV69, R29, R27, R24; E51, E00, N10, N8, N6; W03, W00

Merriest Wishes

Hello crafty friends, I'm back again with a card featuring a stencil from the new Pretty Pink Posh release. Whimsical Christmas stencil is probably my favorite from this collection. I spent a long time just playing around making backgrounds. This card came together from that. I grabbed a few things out of my stash like the Stitched Ornament dies and the sentiment came from the Penguin Pals stamp set. A touch of glitter, foil and sequins from the Friendship Mix and voila, Christmas card!

The stencil was held down onto some 110 lb Neenah cardstock with Pixie Spray which is great for intricate dies like this when doing ink blending. I highly recommend it. I used Distress ink and some ink blending brushes. The colors of oxide were Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar. I should mention I do several coats to get an even blend.

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Holiday Release - Pretty Pink Posh

Hello again crafty friends! I'm here today not with a card but with some ink blended backgrounds made with the new stencils! I adore using stencils to add texture and interest to my cards so I thought today they could be the feature. The stencil bundle is a great way to get all the new stencils.

Stencils shown: Christmas Background, Fireworks & Whimsical Christmas