Sixth Day of Christmas

Happy 6th Day of Christmas and New Year's Eve! Another year went so fast although I think each year goes as fast it's just the older we get seems time goes faster.

In one of my online groups we lost a member in July, Jean. Our neighbor had a baby girl in July and two online member had new great grandkids (May & July) what a precious gift for them all.

Our oldest granddaughter turned 14 this year and has a boyfriend!! and the youngest turned 8th.

We celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary with a day trip to have lunch in Eastern Washington with my sister, great weather. 

Celebrated my 59th birthday all day starting with breakfast with my sister and then with my adopted family.

  

I continue to give cards to the heroes in my city. I started during pandemic when the some of the people I follow were saying to give cards to store clerks, nurses & doctors that were out during the shut down well I wasn't leaving the house and the only people I could see that were out the front line were the cops in my city there have been different cops over time. Since we are a small city easy to continue given them cards.

Use a new folder and matching stencil by Altenew that hadn’t used festive greenery botanical 3D embossing folder and builder stencil set with peeled painted, rustic wilderness and Copic R24, R46, G24 after doing this, wasn’t sure what I was going to do but remembered I had some flowers from the small die of the month July 2023 layered poinsettia tree not enough for all eleven cards but enough to get me started so added a layer of vellum and colored the dies cuts with mermaid lagoon, picked raspberry, candied apple, barn door, wilted violet, dusty concord, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, seedless preserves; lumberjack plaid; mustard seed, tea dye; mowed lawn, crushed olive, rustic wilderness. For message die cut 3 layers total from timeless sentiments 2 die set by Altenew with brushed rose metallic cardstock

Fifth Day of Christmas

On the Fifth Day of Christmas, show you a Hanukkah card. This year Hanukkah is from December 25th to January 2nd. This is the second year in a while that I make cards for this holiday and since I only have one stamp have to switch from between that and something else.

Started by cutting a slimline layer of Bristol cardstock then spray with distress oxide faded jeans, chipped sapphire, mermaid lagoon, uncharted mariner added some water and dried with heat gun. Then die cut the 9 candles out of candles4birthday die set by The Stamps of Life from glitter cardstock 8 were cut smaller than the center candle and then stamped the message from blessed Hanukkah set by Altenew; mounted to a layer of silver cardstock then to a layer of navy cardstock and glued to a white slimline card base

Fourth Day of Christmas

On the Fourth Day of Christmas, show you this card that was for granddaughter. Got the idea of the floor board from Nichol Sphor. I was just going to add the two backgrounds but her tip of the embossed white piece was great idea. The slippers are from Cozy toes slippers large die of the month October 2024. The legs were die cut with some paper I found in my stash the rest in white and colored with blush, coral berry, black soot, fired brick

Third Day of Christmas

On the Third Day of Christmas, I show you another card from the November 2022 Hero Arts Holiday Craft-Along with instructors were Daniel West, Mindy Eggen, Jessica Frost-Ballas, Jennifer McGuire, Nichol Spohr, Libby Hickson, Lydia Fiedler, Robin Marshall Clark, Laura Bassen & Channin Pelletier. They had a kit you could buy or use your own supplies.

This was my take to card 9 by Laura Bassen Happy Holiday. On an A2 card base added a layer of Core’dinations 65lb. emerald cardstock, then on a white layer blended a bit of rustic wilderness then added a vellum holiday mistletoe steel die by Poppy Stamps and ¼” scraps of red & green. After I was done, realized I forgot the splatter so masked everything and splatter with rustic wilderness. Finally when I decided to whom I was sending the cards I added message

The English message is from star of light stamp set by SU with VersaFine Clair nocturne

and the Dutch message is from global greetings Christmas wishes by PaperTrey Ink also with VersaFine Clair nocturne

Second Day of Christmas

 On the Second Day of Christmas, show you this card that made with layering holiday bells honey cut dies by Honey Bee Stamps. Started by hot foiling with gold glimmer foil variety pack and crossed lines card front hot foil plate by Spellbinders, then die cut with white cardstock the pieces as well as some in gold glitter cardstock, the ones in white colored with lumberjack plaid, candied apple, dusty concord, villainous potion and Altenew enchanted gold pigment rich & vibrant ink also the SCT Crop & Create Fall 2023 Honey cut die by Honey Bee Stamps with ground espresso, vintage photo & forest moss

First Day of Chrismas

On the First Day of Christmas, show you another card from the November 2022 Hero Arts Holiday Craft-Along, where the instructors were Daniel West, Mindy Eggen, Jessica Frost-Ballas, Jennifer McGuire, Nichol Spohr, Libby Hickson, Lydia Fiedler, Robin Marshall Clark, Laura Bassen & Channin Pelletier. They have a kit you can buy or you can use your own supplies.

This was my take to card 10 by Channin Pelletier Rainbow Christmas Stars. On an A2 card base added a layer of Park Lane 65 lb. black cardstock which was die cut with infinity nested rectangle die set then splatter with brilliant gold pearl ex-press watercolor. On a layer from watercolor artist pad Royal & Langnickel essential hot foil with opaque black glimmer foil with wishing tree hot foil plate then smooched with candied apple, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, mowed lawn, prize ribbon, wilted violet, after it was completely dry die cut with matching die

Then picked one of the reverse foil messages from drawers mini Christmas sentiments strips hot foil plate & die set 

Feliz Navidad & Merry Christmas to all

Wishing a peaceful holiday full of love, health and everything you all wish for today. Don't forget what today we celebrate.

Took the November 2022 Hero Arts Holiday Craft-Along which was a nice two day event with the instructors Daniel West, Mindy Eggen, Jessica Frost-Ballas, Jennifer McGuire, Nichol Spohr, Libby Hickson, Lydia Fiedler, Robin Marshall Clark, Laura Bassen & Channin Pelletier. They have a kit you can buy but but you can also use what you have in your stash.

This was my take to card 4 by Jennifer McGuire Holiday Greetings. On an A2 card base added a layer of 65 lb. red cardstock then on another piece bit lighter hot foiled with ornament border hot foil plate with glimmer red hot foil variety pack then blended with aged mahogany. With the bulb ornament infinity dies die cut of vellum the biggest ornament and with red the top of the ornament. Then also punched two 1/2” circles by EK Success and added a replenishment spin & slide disc by MFT in between the circles and ornament. On top glued the bow from layering holiday bells honey cuts dies by Honey Bee Stamps then die cut bright holly tall curve border steel craft die by Poppy Stamps on the berries used glitter. For the message used same glimmer red hot foil with two plates one elegant holiday glimmer sentiments hot foil plate (from our family to yours) and mini Christmas sentiments strips hot foil plate & die set (sending wishes across the miles)