A Couple of Christmas Cards

 Hello friends.  I have a couple of Christmas cards to share today.

I used the Joy Nativity die from Cottage Cutz on both cards - I love this die and enjoy using it because it is about the true meaning of Christmas.  The first one is cut from copper foil and glued to a white SU Scalloped Contour die cut, then to a mat of the copper foil.  This panel is mounted on pattern paper (SU ret.) which has copper foil stars on it, then matted with a Night of Navy scallop mat (MFT Blueprints 27)..

The second card uses silver foil to cut the Joy die from, although the light is reflecting in it so it doesn't look like silver.  I mounted it to a white mat cut with MFT Rounded Banner Stax die, shortened to the length I needed and mounted with foam tape.. The silver foil pattern paper is from a Christmas pack from Hobby Lobby.  The sentiment is also from an older MFT set cut with a stitched flag die and mounted with foam tape.

I will link to Christmas Kickstart Challenge 

 

 

 

and to Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge 

 

 

 

and Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes With Dies

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Jesus is The Reason for the Season

 Hello friends.  I have another Christmas card to share today.  I love making cards that show the true meaning for Christmas.  I made 4 of these cards last night. I was inspired by this card  I saw on Pinterest.

I made a card similar to this before using the same nativity die from Impression Obsession but this one is different.  I die cut the nativity pieces from white and the star from brushed gold.   I used 2 circle dies to die cut the frame and the larger one to cut the background circle.  I then blended Faded Jeans DI.over the circle, keeping it lighter at the bottom.  I then glued the frame and nativity pieces to the blended circle panel and mounted it with foam tape to the background layer embossed with SU Tasteful Textile EF (ret.).  The sentiment is from Jaded Blossoms Christmas Blessings stamp set stamped in Marina Mist ink and die cut with the matching die.  I mounted it with foam tape also.

I will link to Christmas Kickstart Challenge 

 

 

and to Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge 

 

 

 

and Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes With Dies

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Pretty Poinsettias Merry Christmas

 Hello friends.  I have another Christmas card to share today made with MFT Pretty Poinsettias.   I love the poinsettias and foliage in this set.

I stamped the poinsettias and foliage twice, colored them with Copics, then die cut them with the matching dies.  I arranged them on a white panel die cut with a SU Scalloped Contours die.   I mounted this panel over a piece of SU Real Red Gingham Cottage paper and then to the white card base.. The sentiment from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp and die set was embossed with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder then die cut.  I mounted it with foam tape.  The two poinsettias are also mounted with foam tape.

 

I am linking to The Flower Challenge - Christmas

 

  

 

and to Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge 

 

 

and to Christmas Kickstart Challenge #69

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have another Christmas card to share today.

ETA:  My card was a Top Pick at The Krafty Chicks

 

and also a Team Pick at Tic Tac Toe Challenge 

 

and an Honorable Mention at The Flower Challenge. 

I made my card using the Tic Tac Toe Challenge board and went with the left row down (green, holiday floral and scoring or embossing) and the middle row across (holiday floral, free, and red).

 

I used Spellbinders Holiday Blooms for the pretty poinsettias in Real Red and foliage in Pear Pizzazz and Wild Wasabi.  I layered 2 large and 1 small poinsettias together and added 3 gold gems in the middle.  I added these to a white panel embossed with Spellbinders Forever green EF and then to a thin mat of Pear Pizzazz.  The sentiment from Taylored Expressions In and Out Christmas is gold embossed, then fussy cut.and mounted with foam tape.  I also added Wink of Stella to the small buds but it doesn't show up in the photo.

I am adding this to The Flower Challenge - Add Embellishments (gold beads to the flower centers)

I am also linking to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies challenge

 

 

and Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge 

 

 

and also to Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas

Wow, that is the most challenges I have entered at one time, but this card fits all of them.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn