Diecut Divas Farewell to December

It feels like we only just started December, and here we are farewelling it. This is my last Snow / Christmas Holiday card themed card for Diecut Divas.

Card Tip:

If you have made something complex like a little holiday house or coloured a highly detailed image, use a simple layout to show it off.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: cream card stock from stash, assorted card stock for die cuts, yellow paper added behind windows.

Papers: Kaisercraft basecout 6x6 paper pad (for bricks), Bobunny silver and gold collection.

Stamps: sentiment created on the computer.

Ink: Distress Ink barn door.

Dies: Elizabeth Crafts holiday house, Spellbinders Nestabilities classic circle large, Couture Creations scalloped circles.

Other: Fiskair scallop border punch, We R Memory Keepers corner chomper, wink of stella pen, gloss accents.

Perfectly Rustics Wet or Dry Embossing for Christmas

Well like many people this time of year its all about Christmas cards. Last year I created and sent out 50 Christmas cards - I couldn't believe it either, especially when I made them in between Christmas and New Year, just a smidge late. So this year I vowed to get started early. So I usually post out at least 40 of those cards so I like to consider three main points when I am creating these cards:

1. It has to fit into a standard size envelope for postage so not too crazy on the embellishments.
2. the design needs to be easily repeated with slight variation if possible.
3. Just because its Christmas doesn't mean I want to limit myself to the colour scheme of only red, green and silver or gold. 

So with Perfectly Rustics new challenge today of wet and dry embossing, I saw a perfect opportunity to get started.

Card Tip:

For the colouring of the embossing folder I used a sponge dauber and I created a template by die cutting a circle out of scrap paper. This helped me to create the defined line around the outside of the ornament and saved me from transferring any where i didn't want it. It wasn't a perfect fit, I just moved the circle around as I went. I also used a brush to apply the colour to the top sections.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: White A5 card bases and white card stock for embossed piece, Cre8tive blue, green, pink,purple and orange card stock.

Stamps: AmyRus Stamps merry and bright for sentiment.

Ink: Memento bahama blue, Distress Inks seeded preserve, pickled raspberry, bundled sage,dusty concord, dried marigold.

Dies and Embossing Folder: Couture Creations xmas lights embossing folder, Spellbinders label 8

Other: Assorted coloured ribbons from my stash, assorted sizes and colours of gems.

Challenge List:

We Do Doobadoo Challenge#19-Christmas
Krafty Hands November Challenge-Christmas Cheer
All About Crafts-cas or clean and simple
Inspiration Destination Challenge#7-anything goes
Dies R Us Challenge#14-Christmas
Outlawz ChallengesTwisted Thursday - anything goes, twist thankful

Crafty Calendar November Challenge - its all about Christmas
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge# 202-bright colours

Christmas Stampin Challenge#37-anything goes

Crafty Catz Challenge#255-Christmas is coming

Diecut Divas Hot August Nights Challenge

So its time for a new challenge over at Diecut Divas and the theme is Hot August Nights. Now to be honest when Arlene told me the theme I immediately thought of Neil Diamond - I thought that can't be right, could it?
So after visiting my friend Google I discovered it was a big hot rod festival in Reno. What influenced my card was the many nightscape images of Reno with the cluster of buildings and a big sky full of stars.

Card Tip:

I have layered up three die cuts in varying shades of grey to give the illusion of shadows.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock:

standard white card base, red card stock from stash, DCWV grey card stock. 

Stamps:
Gina K Designs a year of flowers stamp set for sentiment.

Ink: 
Versamark ink and Allison Ellis Design white embossing powder.
Dies:

Spellbinders Nestabilities label 8,Memory Box cityscape silhouette.

Other:

Kasazz circle punch, star punch, sequins.

Challenge List:

Milk Coffee Challenge-2 or more die cuts

Crafty Sentiments #29-anything goes

Diecuttin Divas Challenge#176-anything goes
Digi Choosday Wk30-lots of layers
Fattastic Tuesday Challenge#46
Shopping Our Stash#162-triple threat - three die cuts.
Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes