Christmas Stocking Card

Hi everyone,

 

Well it is our second challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas.  If you haven’t had a look yet, come over and meeting everyone and join in the fun!!!

 

This week’s challenge is by Judy and the theme is Christmas Stockings.

 

I do not have any Christmas stocking images and I could have loaned a set from someone but I had been surfing on the internet, I know bad mistake.  When I do this I find so much inspiration and bookmark so many pages to come back too and time just flies by.

 

Anyway I found a video on U-Tube which created a Christmas Stocking with DSP and I booked marked it for this challenge.

 

The DSP for my stocking is from the Letters to Santa pack and the base of the stocking is in Old Olive cardstock.

 

I also found the Faux Patina technique on Splitcoaststampers which intrigued me. This technique uses an embossing folder and ink. I thought I could use it on my stocking so I have given this ago also.

 

The colours that I used to create my Faux Patina look were Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Early Espresso.  I did not have gold embossing folder so I went through my stash and found silver instead.  This is such a quick and different look and I think I will try it again with some different colours.

 

The Faux Patina was added to the top, corner and toe of my stocking with some of the Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

 

The image Joy at Christmas image from the Perfect Punches stamp set was stamped on Whisper White cardstock with Riding Hood Red and added it to the front of the card with Dimensionals.

 

Here is my card…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Perfect Punches

Card: Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Accessories:  5/8” (1.6 cm) Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Letters to Santa DSP, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see a little of the colour under the silver embossing powder but next time I would try less embossing power and see how that turns out.

 

For now I happy with my little Christmas Stocking card.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts Monthly Challenge - #24 Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles Challenge - #19 Try Something New

Phindy's Place Challenge - #105 Christmas in May

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge – # 89 Sentiment Only

Crimbo Crackers Challenge - #15 Sentiment as Focal Point (Christmas Challenge)

 

 

Have a wonderful week and I hope to see you back soon…. Meg

 

Holly Jolly Christmas Angel

Hi everyone,

 

I am so excited to be part of the Design Team at Holly Jolly Christmas, a weekly Christmas Challenge that is kicking off today! 

 

I don’t know about you but I always leave the creation of my Christmas cards until the very last minute.   So now I get to combine my love of crafting and build up a supply of Christmas cards in advance - what bonus!

 

I have create my card with the colours from the colour challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas – Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and Early Espresso and I have added Whisper White as my neutral cardstock.

 

I have used Always Artichoke for the base of my card and embossed a piece of Early Espresso card stock in the big shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.

 

The image is a Bugaboo Image called Christmas Words Angel and I have printed the image on Whisper White Cardstock and Cherry Cobbler.  I cut out the Angel’s dress from the Cherry Cobbler image and layered it with dimensionals on top of the Whisper White image.

 

I have used the Color Spritzer Tool to add some Cherry Cobbler ink to the Angel word and some Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke ink to the Always Artichoke card.

 

I added a strip of Cherry Cobbler card to the Always Artichoke base card and attached the Whisper White Organza Ribbon to one end.  Now have I mentioned that I love this ribbon!

 

I punched out scallop edge boarder with some scrap Whisper White card stock and attached it to the embossed Early Espresso card stock.  This piece of cardstock was then added to the card front on top of the Cherry Cobbler strip.

 

I created a bow in the ribbon and stuck it down on the Early Espresso piece of card with a dimensional.

 

The angel word was added last with dimensionals.  I did not have star punch but my daughter did :)    and she was very was happy to share it with me.

 

The stars have been added to the card with dimensionals and they have a touch of ‘bling’!  The little star in the left hand corner is my interpretation of a shooting star :)

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Bugaboo Digital Christmas words Angel

Card: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke

Accessories:  5/8” (1.6  cm) Whisper White Organze Ribbon, Color Spritzer Tool, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Star Punch (my daughters), Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

 

Crimbo Crackers Challenge – # 14 Angels

Crop Stop Challenge - #70 Emboss It

My Mums Craft Shop Challenge – # 55 Embossing

Jingle Belles Rock Challenge - #5 Embossing

Delicious Doodles Challenges - #18 Bingo – Gems, Ribbons & Punches

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge – # 71 Stripes

 

Thanks for visiting my creative corner, hope to see you around the stamping circle soon! 

Until next time, keep creating and keep safe….. Meg