Coffee and Christmas

Hello and welcome to day 10 of my series, 12 Days of Christmas Inspiration.Todays cards are brought to you by Erin Lee Creative.  Erin released a new kit and we are having a blog hop to feature it and to give you some inspiration. 

Because of this bloghop falling within my holiday series I wanted to show how it could be used for Christmas card making. So to do that I created two cards for you one uses the kit and one uses the add on dies. 

The first card above uses one of the add on dies, Cup Heart Die. I cut it out using Bristol cardstock and then stamped the flower from the Winter Florals stamp set and colored them both with the Daniel Smith watercolors. For the background I used the Coffee Rings stencil and some brown ink by Hero Arts. 

My second card uses the large 6x8 stamp in the kit.  She is all ready to tackle the shopping with her hair up in a messy bun and her ugly christmas sweater on, but first coffee right?

To create this card I started with a white card base and a white panel cut the same size as the base. I stamped the image and colored it with Copic markers and then stamped it again on some patterned Christmas paper and fussy cut her sweater out and paper pieced it on. The sentiment is from that same stamp set. 

There are prizes!

2 lucky commenters will win the Coffee Lovers Kit. Winners will be announced on the ELC blog on Monday December 14th. Comment on everyone's blog or Instagram for more chances to win.

 Are you a member of our facebook group, Erin Lee Creative Crafty Friends? if not you will want to be, because we are giving away a kit over there also. If you are a member invite a friend to join our group for more chances to win. Details in the group. 

Here is what is in the kit for $44.99 which is a bargain, but wait for it...This week it  is on sale for only 39.99. sweet! 

Here's the line up, Happy Hopping!

Erin Lee Creative

Dilay Nacar

Jeannie Lieu

Eva Costigan

                          Ceal Pritchett <--- You are here

Cheryl Knutti

Michelle McDaniel

Jennifer Timko

Lynnea Hollendonner

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Thank you!

Inspired by

I am up on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog today with these two cards. The first one is for the CAS challenge at Splitcoaststampers of Inspired by TV. I don't really watch TV but I do love to watch all the Christmas shows including Frosty and Rudolph, so my card was inspired by Frosty. To create this card I started wit a top folding white card base and a white panel.  used the Melt For You set. I stamped the image and colored it using Copic markers and then stamped the sentiment. 

To create the second card, I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel. On the panel I stamped the some of the snowflakes from the Folk Art Snowflakes set with embossing ink and embossed them with white powder. Using the Life Changing Blender Brushes and some Hero Arts ink that came in one of the MMH kits I blended a background. To finish the card I added a sentiment from the Holiday Greetings set.  

You can save 20% off your order (no code needed) through today and there is also a bundle sale as well, so hurry over to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

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Thank you!

Along The Edge Game 179

It's time for a new game at AAA Cards. This week is our along the edge challenge with a twixt of snowflakes. 

To create my card I started with a top folding white card base and a piece of watercolor paper for the snowflakes. I used the Snowflake Edger die and cut it out of watercolor paper and sprayed it with some Shimmering Bliss in Miami Vice. The sentiment is from the Festive Flowers set by Gina K Designs.

Stenciled Christmas

I am up on the Erin Lee Creative blog today sharing these Christmas cards using her layering stencils. 

The first card was created by using the Tie Dye Layering Stencil and layering the colors Stardust, Cranberry and Parsley. I stamped the sentiment from the Winter Florals set with embossing ink and embossed it in gold powder.

The second card was created using the Camo Layering Stencil, layering the colors, Stardust, Evergreen and Parsley. I used the same greeting from the Winter Florals set aldo embossing it in gold. I used the Star Burst die to cut the star out of the center.  

The third card was created using the Layering Pine Stencil, this stencil set only has two pieces so I used a medium pink ink for the first layer and then added some Transfer Gel and foil for the second layer. Once again I added the sentiment from the Winter Florals set but this time I embossed it in white. 
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Erin Lee Creative October Release

The new release is live at Erin Lee Creative and we are celebrating with a bog hop!

Prizes: 2 lucky commenters will win a $50 gift code to use in the ELC shop. Winners will be announced on the Monday, October 26 blog post. Comment on everyone's blog or IG for a greater chance to win!

This is such a fabulous release! 

To create my card I started with a top folding card base, a black panel and a Stardust panel. The set I used is the Winter Florals which is so beautiful. I randomly stamped the floral images and then colored them using copic markers. I adhered that panel to the stardust panel and then to the black panel. The sentiment is from that same set, I stamped it with embossing ink and embossed it in white on a black strip of black card stock. 

There is also a huge sale going on at Erin Lee Creative. You can save an additional 30% off the reduced price, no code needed. 

Remember to leave comments either here or instagram to be eligible to win one of the $50 shopping sprees.  I am your last stop on the hop so now if you are on instagram be sure to head over and leave comments there for more chances to win. 

Line up
ELC BlogDilay NacarJeannie Lieu Pam Torkelson IGJennifer TimkoLynnea Hollendonner Cheryl KnuttiMichelle McDanielAmy KollingEva CostiganCeal Pritchett

Gnome for Christmas

I am up on the Sweet 'n Sassy blog today with these two Christmas cards featuring one of our newest sets, Christmas Gnomes.

To create these cards I started with top folding white card bases, some patterned paper from my stash by My Minds Eye, a black panel and a couple white panels. 

I stamped the images on the white panels and then colored them with Copic markers. I used a couple rectangle dies to cut them out and adhered them to the patterned paper. 

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Picket Fence Studios Release day

It's release day at Picket Fence Studios and I love this release. Lots of stamps you can use to make Christmas cards and making Christmas cards is one of my favorite holidays to make cards for. It's like Christmas in July! 

The first card above uses the set Baby It's Cold Outside along with the Field of Snowy Trees stencil. To create this card I used a slimline die and slider by Lawn Fawn for the base. I created the sky using the Life Changing Blender Brushes and the snowy trees by using the stencil. I watered down some Snowdrop White Paper Glaze and splattered it for the snowflakes and added some to the bottom of the card as well for snow. 

I stamped the three santas and colored them using Copic markers and added one to the track to slide back and forth. 

For my second card above, I used the Most Wonderful Time of the Year set. I started with a white card base and white panel. I stamped the Tree in Christmas Green then masked off the bottom of the panel and the tree to create the sky by using the Life Changing Blender Brushes and Snowdrop White Paper Glaze for the snowflakes. The sentiment is from the Believe in the Magic set, I stamped it with my favorite embossing ink and embossed it in white. 

The third card above,  I used the Shading Flower stencil and some Infusions. 

I started with a kraft card base and a panel of bristol water friendly paper. I sprayed the stencil with Pixie Dust to hold it down securely to the bristol panel. Next sprinkled some Infusions by Paper Artsy and spritzed with water and then allowed it to dry naturally before I removed the stencil. To finish the card I added a sentiment from the Inside Quotes Christmas set. 

For my fourth card above,  I used the Ho Ho Ho set. I started with a top folding white card base, a black panel and a white panel. I stamped the stocking images over the entire panel and colored them using Copic markers. Next I stamped the greeting with my favorite embossing ink and embossed it using hot pink embossing powder. I fussy cut it out adhered it to a black piece of cardstock and then fussy cut it again for a mat. 

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Christmas Cheer

It's time for our monthly Christmas challenge at Happy Little stampers. Our challenge is always anything goes and then there is an optional twist. March's twist is Beverage. If you read my post yesterday, then you know how it has been snowy, cold and rainy here so I decided to create a cup of hot cocoa featuring my little friend Cocoa. 

To create this card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut to the same size to stamp the image so I could color it and it not show through. I stamped Cocoa and colored him using Copic markers and then masked him off to create a subtile starry background using a stencil by A Colorful Life Designs and the Life Changing Blender Brushes by Picket Fence Studios.

HLS February Christmas Challenge

I am breaking in on my Valentine Inspiration Series with this Christmas card for our monthly challenge at Happy Little Stampers. It's always anything goes at our Christmas Challenge but with an option and February's option is wings.

To create my card I used an older set but one of my favorite layering sets by Hero Arts, Color Layering Cardinal.  I stamped the branch on a white card base and then stamped the cardinal on a seperate piece of cardstock and cut it out with the coordinating die.