Joy and Peace at Christmas - NBUS#68

 Hello and Welcome.

Today I'm sharing the 2nd card I created based off Lisa Arana's cards:

This one was inspired by the card on the right side of the photo (click to enlarge all photos).

Unity has some awesome paper packs and I really like the one that Lisa used but don't have that one.  Instead I used another of their great paper packets for my card and yes it's a more traditional color palette for Christmas.

I'm using new to me paper and dies for this card so will be including this on NBUS#68

I really liked the distressed feel of Lisa's card and of course that awesome little tag.  So here is what I created using her card as my inspiration:

For this card I layered a piece of (Rustic Christmas) patterned paper onto an A2 size piece of Garden Green (SU) card stock. - I wanted to add a little texture to my card so I changed up my design by adding a strip of Garden Green card stock that was embossed with the Pine branch embossing folder from (Spellbinders).

For my tag I used (Grunge Cut) tag dies from Unity. These are very popular and it looks like they are sold out again.

The sentiment is from an older 2023 KOM (festive flair).

I cut my tag out on Basic White card stock and distressed it with Red paint spritzed with a little water and brushed on randomly with a paint brush. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink on another piece of card stock and glued on top of the tag.

I cut out my pine branches, berries and pinecone with Garden Green, Real Red and Chocolate Chip*retired card stock.  The dies are from a set I have from (Momenta).  Then I distressed them with some white paint.  I didn't like how the paint dried so I decided to add some sparkle using Versamark ink and some White Diamond embossing powder.  I used glue to hold them down onto the tag although some pieces are raised up.

Next I tied some silver twine around the tag and used foam mounting tape to raise the tag up on the card.  -  Grunge usually isn't my style but I like how this turned out and hope you do as well.

Again a big thanks to Lisa for sharing her wonderful cards and inspiring mine. - Happy Stamping.

Poinsettia Magic and Wonder

Welcome! - Today I'm sharing another Christmas card with you.  I took my inspiration from this card:

The card on the left.  -  These cards were created by Lisa Arana from Unity Stamp Company.

I liked the look of the craft cardstock but decided that I wanted color on my card so while I was inspired by her card it is totally different than hers.

See I told you it was quite different.  The things I was inspired by from Lisa's card,  Kraft Card stock, Distressing, Poinsettia, Speckles.

So for my card I used a different poinsettia stamp since I don't have the one she used.  Mine is from the Unity September KOM (wander and wonder).  I stamped it twice on Kraft (Crumb Cake - SU) card stock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Then I colored the image with 2 Prisma Colored pencils.  One pink one and one mint green one.  I blended the color with a blending stump and Gamsol.  Next up I splattered it with white paint diluted with a little water and used a tooth brush to splatter by running my finger down the brush (messy but fun).  Next up I also added some splatters of Antique Bronze Distress ink (Tim Holtz) using the toothbrush but no water this time.

Finally I added some Nuvo Dream Drops (Cloud) and sprinkle on some clear white diamond glitter to the center of the flowers.  I let that all dry before assembling the card.

My sentiment is done the same way and is from the same KOM. I used a Banner die (MFT) and layered it with foam tape over the image panel.

Colors of card stock used:  Pretty in Pink and Mint Melody (oh I miss that one from SU). Pink and Mint are some of my favorite colors together.  I also distressed the edges of the craft panel using a distressing tool (retired from SU).

Oh I almost forgot the small pink pearls.  I've had these for years so I'm not really sure where they are from.  The little one is super tiny.

                A close-up of the sparkle and shimmer on this card.

That's the scoop on how this card was made.  Come back again as I will be featuring another card inspired by Lisa from the right side of the photo shown at the beginning of the post.

Thanks Lisa for the "inspiration" and thank you for stopping in to check out my cards.  - Happy Stamping!

Simply Holiday Deer - NBUS#68

 Welcome!

 I'm here on the blog today sharing a couple of Christmas cards.  I'm in Christmas card mode right now so you'll be seeing a lot of them in the next few weeks.

I have 2 cards today both made with the same stamp set:

Simply Holiday Deer from Unity Stamps Uniquely Unity 10/24 Kit.

Submitting to NBUS#68 since this is a brand new stamp set and a brand new paper pack on the first card.

Card 1:

Details: Stamp Set - Simply Holiday Deer (Unity Stamps)

Card stock: Real Red and Basic White (SU)

Designer Paper - Unity (Rustic Christmas)

Dies: Unity (Scallops and Rectangles)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Prisma Colored Pencils, Gamsol, White Luster Brush,Tiny Gems, Glitter, Foam Tape.

For this card I made my own snow template and blended on some blue ink to create snow banks.  It's hard to see in the picture but there are also white splatters and glitter accents on the trees and deer antlers.  I colored the image with pencils and blended with Gamsol.

Card 2:

This card used the same stamp set, (Simply Holiday Deer) except for the sentiment which came from Unity (Winter Cheer and Deer)

Card Stock: Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake (SU) and I'm not sure what Green I used but it's from (SU).

Designer Paper - Purchased at JoAnn's - Funny story to follow on the paper.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Colored Pencils,  White Lustre Pen, Glitter, Circle Punches (SU), Dies from Unity. Ribbon (American Crafts) and some small staples.

Again this card also has glitter on it.

So here's the funny story about the paper.  One day my bowling partner showed up with a shirt that reminded me of the paper I had.  She wore it again this week so I had to get a picture of the paper and her shirt:

Here is my paper:

Here is her shirt:

Very close resemblance wouldn't you say! She got a kick out of it when I showed her the paper pattern.

Halloween Cards

Today I'm sharing the last 2 cards that I made and sent out to people for Halloween this year.

First up a super easy "no stamping" involved card.

 This card was done using Unity Stamps Patterned Paper (Haunted Hues) and ( Chronicles of a Ghost - Ephemera Kraft packet. )

Card Base: Basic Black Card Stock (SU) I then layered that with a piece of the Haunted Hues paper that I distressed with some Crushed Curry ink as the ghosts in the pattern were super white and I wanted them to match the ghost from the ephemera packet.  

I layered the ghost paper over a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock that I had embossed with Basket Weave Die (Concord and 9th) 

I then used a Unity Scallops and Circle die to cut out the ghost from the Epherma pack .  I also cut out the boo sentiment from the same pack and distressed the edges with some pumpkin pie ink.  I mounted the sentiment and ghost with foam tape and added some gems that were given to me.

Card #2

This one uses a very old Amuse Studio stamp set called, Spooky Boo Day. - I had received a card with this layout from an Amuse Studio demonstrator once and liked the layout.  I did change it up a bit to make it my own.

Card Base: Only Orange (retired SU - which I miss), Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist and Basic White.

I used the Polka Dot circle plate from Concord and 9th and then stamped the bats in Black ink over the top of the embossed piece after I had the rest of the layout in place.

The tree was stamped with Granny Apple Green ink, the owl in Smoky Slate, the Pumpkin in Only Orange.  I added a strip of the Granny Apple Green to the bottom of the tag, some yellow glitter to the pumpkin and some yellow/orange gems to the tree to complete the card.

That's it for today's cards. - I'm working on Christmas cards now so you should be seeing them in the future.

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Paper Players #713 and NBUS#68

 Welcome!

Today's card is going into the Paper Players #713 sketch challenge and also NBUS#68

Here is the sketch:

Below is the card that I made for these challenges.

My very first Christmas card of the season.  I'd best get busy on my stash!

For this card I used a set of stamps that I bought last year after I had completed all my Christmas cards so this is it's first time being inked up.

Card Base: Real Red, Other colors used: Basic White and Mint Melody (retired) Designer Paper from SU from a couple of years ago.

Stamp set:  Simon Hurley - Silly Santas and matching dies.

Inks: Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Swiss Dot Embossing Folder, Circle dies, foam tape, sequins

Getting this in under the wire so if you have questions about it feel free to email me.