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