3 December Christmas cards

White tree on blue

Through stencil colour rectangle with blueprint sketch ink. Stamp and emboss tree on top of blue with frosty dawn embossing powder. Stick snowflakes on then peel off top layer and apply glamour dust glitter. Edges faded jeans ink.

Trio of trees

Stamp and emboss trees. Star at top of each tree. Red gems to trees and black squares for base. Edges berry red promarker or red ink.

Arch window

Stick patterned paper under window. Arrange greenery and poinsettias. Colour candle flames berry red then add stardust stickles, stickles also to embossed star backgrounds. Foam pads under sentiment.

Fabric bauble

Using template cut out wadding to fit aperture. Stick fabric with red liner tape.

26 November Christmas Cards

Blue bauble and strings

Stamp and emboss strings with snowfall embossing powder, add glue and sparkelicous. Stamp bauble on blue card with frosty dawn, cut out and put foam pads underneath and gems on top. Edges frosted sky colour cloud ink.

Gold frame

Crease green triangles vertically then stick back to back. Foam pads under gold frame, stockings and baubles. Colour stockings berry red and sky blue heel.

Green DL card

Apply slap it on mixed with green mica powder through stencil. When dry colour berries berry red and fir cones walnut. Red edges to tag

Wreath

Orange segments amber centre and honeycomb edges. Foam pads under fir cones. Sakura pen to orange segments.

19 November Christmas cards

Choir boys

Cut out and colour with berry red, books are marsh green, foam pads underneath and sakura pen to frilly bits.

 Holly swirl

Stamp holly with black ink, holly leaves marsh green, berries berry red. Flourishes firewood or umber brown. Stamp and emboss sentiment with glittery embossing powder. Peel off strips around edges of white layer.Peel off dots to poinsettia.

 Iris folding

Little pieces of red paper under corners. Alternate the 4 colours of paper on the back of aperture.

Bauble trio

Stamp greenery with green ink. Foam pads under baubles. Peel off strips as bauble hangers. Tiny red gems to holly and clear gems to snowflake border. Peel off dots to poinsettia centre.

5 November Christmas cards

Bethlehem

On to blue oval apply white paste through star stencil. When dry spray with diamond sparkle. Cut trees off building die cuts and place in rows. Edges hickory smoke ink.

Robin

Branch is umber or firewood brown. Berries berry red plus red glaze pen. Holly leaves holly. Mistletoe leaves apple and satin, berries primrose yellow. Tiny leaves green shoot, tiny berries mustard. Bird front heatwave, back burnt sienna and grey squirrel, claws sandstone. Peel off dot for eye. Sakura pen to mistletoe leaves and berries. Edges red ink.

Trio of trees

Crease and stick the triangles back to back. Foam pad under little squares. Tiny red dots to holly. Edges bundled sage ink.

Silver baubles

Stamp and emboss with silver onto black card, cut out and put foam pads underneath. Stamp flourish background with smokey grey ink, trim white card to fit black layer. Apply gems to flourishes.

29 October Christmas cards

Village

House next to church powder blue and ice grey 2. Rooves winter spruce (green). House by lamppost marsh green. House in front of church 454 (pale green). Chimneys umber or firewood. Flower soft to bottom of fences, trees and lamp post. Peel off dots for door knob and berries. Frosted lace stickles to rooves and trees.

Black and gold background

Stamp and emboss with glittered gold, cut to size.

Nativity

Manger frame firewood or umber brown. Straw mustard. Animals cool grey 4, horns sandstone, skin satin. Hair and beard burnt sienna. Mary’s outer garment cornflower under reef blue. Halos tulip yellow. Joseph outer garment twilight sky under garment solstice blue. Baby’s wrap oasis blue. Floor and seat putty, pillar frosted leaf green. Edges faded jeans ink.

Wreath

Small leaves marsh green, holly leaves holly, spikey greenery winter spruce. Poinsettia berry red and sunflower yellow. Fir cones burnt sienna, berries satin and sakura pen, birds cocoa, henna and berry red. Edges bundled sage ink.

15 October Christmas cards

Wise men

Crown tops, edges of centre king and tassels sleigh bell yellow. Skin satin.  Left  and centre kings  solstice blue outer coat and cornflower under garment. Beards and shoes firewood or umber brown. Gifts ice grey 2. Right king winter spruce and marsh green decorative borders. Sakura pen to add sparkle. Foam pads under kings and sentiment. Light blue card to back stable.

Santa

Face 352 cream or satin. Presents berry red ribbons, denim blue, sunflower yellow and tea green. Sakura pen to add sparkle. Foam pads under presents. Stardust stickles to snowflakes.

Snowflakes

Stamp and emboss with Blue Hawaii snowflakes and tree is silver, foam pads under tree, stardust stickles to snowflakes.

Poinsettia

Antique linen ink through stencil. Edges peeled paint green distress ink plus gathered twigs edges and greenery. Gold gulding polish on holly leaves and poinsettia leaves. Yellow chalk to centre of flower. Centre berries mustard seed ink. Foam pads under star. Gold peel off borders.

8 October Christmas cards

Bauble trio

Holly and greenery marsh green. Bow berry red. Backgrounds of 1 &3 are powder blue or pastel blue. Bell buttercup yellow, bauble tops sleigh bell. Foam pads under bows. Tiny red dots for berries, gold peel off on bell and hangers. Sakura pen to decorate. Snowflake to round. Tiny gold peel off dots. Gem to snowflake. Edges green ink

Long Bauble

Stamp and emboss with silver embossing powder. Bow berry red, stars sleigh bell yellow, dots frame of bauble and top sunflower yellow, 458 blue for top middle and bottom, pale turquoise areas are oasis. Sakura clear pen to yellow areas.

 Happy Christmas

Background chalk, letters berry red marsh green, cornflower blue and sleigh bell yellow. Edges berry red or ink. Gold peel off dots to poinsettia. Dark green strips for border on embossed layer.

Holly Corners

Stamp holly corners with black ink and colour with marsh green and berry red. Stamp and emboss sentiment with gold. Edges green ink. Tiny red dots for berries.

1 October Chriostmas

Red Bauble

Stamp small baubles with smoky grey ink. Stamp and emboss red bauble with red powder. Foam pads under bauble. Red gems on grey and white gems on red. Peel off strip for hanger.

Poinsettia

Edges of white die cut forest moss green ink.

Bethlehem

Background is chalk. Windows sunflower yellow and sakura pen. Trees winter spruce green, buildings hearthstone blue, Roofs 560 purple. Around trees cool grey 4, path umber or firewood. Foam pads under Mary.

Carol singers

Edges antique linen ink after cutting to fit. Holly marsh green, berries, bow tie and her coat berry red. His coat and her scarf cornflower blue, flesh on both satin, hair sandstone, sunflower yellow on scarf and underclothes. His trousers and hat reef blue, books twilight sky blue, shoes cocoa, sakura clear pen to dots. Red gems to holly decoration

24 September general cards

Birthday banners

Stamp grass with Olympia green ink. Edge of sentiment evergreen bough ink. Foam pads under sentiment. Tie string then stick on back.

 Sympathy card

Stamp text with smoky grey ink through circle stencil. Heat to set ink then apply antique linen ink with brush through stencil. Flower berry red. Remove one layer of green stem. Stick leaves at base only. Edges bundled sage ink. Pads under flower and sentiment.

Birthday cake

Apply double sided tape to larger white rectangle and add glitter. Cut the lilac squares diagonally with fancy scissors for corners. Put glue and purple glitter on candle BEFORE STICKING TO CARD. Peel off dots to flowers. Colour candle with lilac.

Window with flowers

Large flower and stamen sunflower yellow promarker, small yellow flowers are squeezed lemonade ink or tulip yellow promarker. Edges of bricks and decorative panel antique linen ink.

17 September General Cards

Anniversary

Stamp and emboss swirl and sentiment with green embossing powder. Hang hearts on silver thread and foam pads. Red gems to hearts. Edges bundled sage ink. Foam pads under sentiment.

Tree

Apply brilliance pearlescent ivy ink and rusty hinge with sponge for behind tree. Masking off each half.  Stamp and emboss tree with mistletoe magic embossing powder. On large white rectangle brush bundled sage ink to outer area then through flourish pattern stencil  and leaves stencil apply bundled sage with sponge. Edges rusty hinge edges. Foam pads under sentiment.

Vase of flowers

Flowers wild cranberry and marsh green, vase powder blue and cornflower blue decoration. Edges bundled sage ink. Sakura pen to vase decoration. Black stickles flower centres. Gems to corners

Twisted Easel

Cut out large flower and paint with burgundy lumi colour or cardinal red promarker. Peel off dots to all flowers. Peel off strip to edge of paper.

10 September General cards

Bird

For lines use blue print sketch and smoothie. Chipped sapphire for splodges and coffee bean little dots. Sentiment banner rusty hinge and walnut stain ink. Bird tulip yellow and china blue. Black glaze pen for eye. Foam pads under bird.

Roses

Measure down 2” from top of white outer edges and cut diagonally to first fold. Edges on front sentiment tumbled glass ink, edges of roses faded jeans ink. Colour roses with marsh green and pastel pink promarker. Edges of tags tattered rose ink. Sakura clear pen to roses. Peel off dots on corners.

Blue and peach flower

Apply shaded lilac with brush or smoothie through acetate stencil to smallest white layer. Colour edges with chic viola or frosted sky colour cloud. Stamp and emboss sentiment with silver or use peel offs. Peel off dot to flower.

Purple

Stamp and emboss sentiment with silver or use peel offs. Peel off dots to flowers.

3 September General cards

Car

Cut out car and colour with pear green and tulip yellow for lights. Add clear sakura pen to lights. Peel off dots to wheels.

Cream flower

Apply gilding flakes to small cream card, be very careful with peeling off double sided adhesive. Put through machine in embossing folder. Apply black versafine ink and cover with clear embossing powder, heat and trim to fit. Foam pads under flower. Add foam dot and glitter to flower centre.

Orange flower

Stamp and emboss with frosty dawn embossing powder. Cut out flowers and between petals. Go around flower edges with orange copic pen or mango promarker. Foam pads under flower and brad through the centre. Stick green vellum to white frame and trim to fit. Add a gem to edge pattern on white die cut. Add white heart leaves and butterfly. Silver corner peel offs.

Envelope

Make sure card will stand up. Stick flowers leaves and hearts. Add small silver peel off dots to flower centres.

16 July General cards

 Red flowers

Sakura clear pen to leaves and gems to flower centres.

Pot of flowers

Add silver gilding wax to decoration on pot. Shape pot and add foam pads to centre. Foam pads under some top flowers. Gems to flowers. Edges bundled sage ink.

Fish

Apply salty ocean and evergreen bough ink with brush to embossed background. Foam pads under frame and sentiment. Dot eyes with black pen. Stick back red bits to lighthouse. Fluffy stuff to lighthouse area. Edges of sentiment faded jeans blue ink.

Hearts

To small blue square put double sided tape around edges and cover with glitter. To large blue frame add white pearl paint with wet sponge.  Foam pads to smaller heart and sentiment. Peel off dots to flowers. Under large heart put die cut pattern and pale blue heart. Put back some bits of peel off rings.