12th Day of Christmas

Can't believe it's the last day of Christmas! Feliz Día de Reyes for those that celebrate it. We are having family over to celebrate the holiday and cut the rosca. 

For this card, card base is Recollections 110 lb. white cardstock all other white cardstock is Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. cover smooth white cardstock. Started by grabbing a piece of white cardstock stamped a few times with wisemen ornament precut stamp set by Heartfelt Creation with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink mainly because one of the wisemen wasn't stamping well LOL magic of having a stamping platform. Then die cut it with coordinating nestabilities die Heirloom ornaments 2011 because of my OCD and the die left a white spot here and there I used a black marker to cover all the edges with it to cover the white. With a gold metallic cardstock cut just the top of the ornament and using mini scallop paper edgers by Fiskars cover the top. Die cut a few more ornaments for dimension and glue them together. 

Grabbed another piece of white cardstock and using the polished brass (I think) from the Glimmer hot foil variety pack and gilded grace hot foil plate & die set by Birch Press Design did hot foil my background then die cut it with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers A then mounted to an A2 panel of gold metallic cardstock and finally to my A2 card base then added my ornament which I added a gold cord I found in my past kits or something LOL. To the ornament, on the star that the wisemen were following added a metallic pearl gold by Pinkfresh Studio and to each of the other stars added a rhinestone jewel from my stash

11th Day of Christmas

This is an alternative to my November 2021 paper pumpkin kit gift galore. This kit was to make treat boxes and bags which is useless for me. I really don’t know why companies make holiday kits to send when not everyone celebrates ALL holidays and yes, I do celebrate Christmas and it’s my favorite holiday but I hate that companies send holiday kits to subscribers if I want holiday kit, I buy it but I hate getting one that I didn’t request as it’s not my taste and I’m sure that is the same what most people that don’t celebrate holidays feel, anyway, since the printed elements were too big, I made slimline cards. My size for slimline cards for the most part are 3.5” x 8.5” as I use #10 envelopes as there is plenty of room for embellishments if I want to.

Cut the card base of Recollections 110 lb. white cardstock, layer of calypso coral cardstock, and top layer of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. cover smooth white cardstock giving a 1/16” border all around between all layers.

Cut the printed treat box snowman topper so it wasn’t completely covering the front and added it to my layer then added the bank of snow which I cut with snow border die by MFT out of scraps of glitter paper mounted all and then added a message from to you and yours paper pumpkin stamp set November 2018 with classic stampin spot calypso coral ink

10th Day of Christmas

These were from the November 2022 From the North Pole paper pumpkin kit a waste of kit but unfortunately I was down with pneumonia so couldn't pass on this kit. The whole kit is tag, which to me it's a waste I hate the look of tags in cards and normally if we give gift they are given in bags which when we buy they come with a tag already that match the bag and normally don't even use it as don't have to but this year decided to wrap the few gift so I could use some of these tags so wouldn't be a total lost. Everything was from kit except for the twine that was from a previous paper pumpkin

 

9th Day of Christmas

For this card started by grabbing a layer of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. cover smooth white cardstock and using I think polished brass from the glimmer foil variety pack that has silver, pewter, copper & polished brass and the Glimmer hot foil plate crossed lines card front then die cut it with a frame of an old die set glass effects Shapeabilities by Spellbinders This frame gives the perfect A2 size card layer. Most layered dies I own or have seen start with either 5-3/8 x 4-1/8 or 5-1/4 x 4 or even smaller. Then die cut greenery medallion fancy die by HA with Core’ dinations 65 lb. hunter smooth texture cardstock and then using scraps of white and scraps of glimmer hot foil used Glimmer Hot foil plate everyday sentiments II and die cut it with Altenew featured sentiments die set finally on every berry added a red pearl from my stash.

8th Day of Christmas

For this card, started with a notecard I bought at Impress many years ago because the cardstock was flimsy I added some cardstock inside to make it more steady with nesting circles dies by QuicKutz aka LifeStyle Crafts and small circle set double stitch design wafer thin metal die set by Gina K Design & Therm-O-Web.

On the front I stamped the snowman from snowmen2stamp club set of the month October 2021 by The Stamps of Life with HA intense black ink then colored very simple with Copic markers then I restamped the image with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink. To ground the snowman, I used Tim Holtz distress oxide weathered wood with DIY template and ergonomic brush from Altenew and a little on the sky with tumbled glass and Picket Fence Studios life changing blender brush.

For the message used cheers to you stamp by MB with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink

 

7th Day of Christmas Happy 2023

Amazing how fast and at the same time not so much 2022 was, first day of 2023 beginning of hopefully a a better year in health, less losses, less cases with COVID, and more crafty time.

For my card all paper is Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. cover smooth white cardstock except the card base that is Recollections 110 lb. white cardstock. Used mistletoe wreath bundle by Altenew, you can buy individual or as bundle I bought individual as they had them out of stock so as they came available I was getting the items 😊 I started by cutting my mistletoe wreath then I used the simple coloring layered stencil set with Tim Holtz distress inks mowed lawn, rustic wilderness and peeled paint, for the berries used the same ink barn door but one stencil did it light handed for the second did it heavy handed and for the branch ground espresso then ran it through the botanical 3D embossing folder mounted to 3 layers more of scrap white. Then on another piece of white ran the exquisite marble hot foil plate by Altenew on the glimmer hot foil system with silver foil from the variety pack that has silver, pewter, cooper & polished brass then die cut it with frame of glass effects Shapeabilities by Spellbinders mounted to the A2 card base then mounted the wreath and of course it couldn't be flying but didn't think about it quick enough so I drew a line with Copic multi liner gray. Then using a scrap of kraft-stock foil paper from Tim Holtz idea-ology metallic jewels and the glimmer hot foil plate mini Christmas sentiments strip set with the same silver foil made the message. Finally added some clear drops iridescent by Pinkfresh Studio.

As you might remember I hate wet embossing and hot foil has been the solution for me but photographing hot foil is as bad as any shiny paper LOL any ideas much appreciated