Christmas in July - Day 30

It's day 30 of the Christmas in July hop over on Instagram and today's theme is Stripes. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel cutting  1/4 inch off of the sides. I stamped the Bold Background Stripes in Honeycomb ink. I cut the Poinsettia from Erin Lee Creative out of white cardstock and ink blended several reds to achieve this color. I started with Pimento and then added Poppy, Brickyard and finished with Plumberry. For the leaves I used Basil and the berries are Honeycomb. All from Concord & 9th.   

The greeting is also from a set by Kristina Werner and C9, Merry Trees. 

Christmas In July - Day 29

Today's theme for the Christmas in July hop over on Instagram is Embossing dry or heat. I used both. 

I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel cutting 1/4 off the sides. I created a blended background and then ran the panel through the die cutting machine with a 3D embossing folder. I used some metallic pens and the debossed side of the panel to highlight the ornaments. I added a heat embossed sentiment to the front to finish the card. 

Christmas In July - Day 25

The theme for today in the Christmas in July hop is CASE a Christmas card.  You will have to hop over to Instagram to see which card I CASEd

To make this card I started with a hide folding A2 card base and a white panel. I stamped the background using the Snowflake Easy Repeat Background stamp by Kristina Werner with VersaMark and embossed it with white powder. I ink blended over the background with Capri ink from Concord & 9th. To finish the card, I added a sentiment from the Christmas Assortment set also by Kristina Werner. 

Christmas in July - Day 12

Todays Christmas in July theme is Blue and Silver. I love this color combo for Christmas cards. To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel on which I ink blended some Chipped Sapphire, Prize Ribbon, Mermaid Lagoon and Broken China in an ombre' blend. The sentiment die and snowflakes are from C9 Kristina Werner. I used some silver and navy Stardream metallic paper by CutCardStock

Caroling Christmas Cards January Edition

Today's card is for another hop over on Instagram. This one is where a group of card makers get together and host a Christmas card hop. Each month we are given two songs for inspiration. This month was "snow" and "Where are you Christmas" I tied them both into my card. I used snow of course and then I used non traditional colors that could make you ask, where are you Christmas.

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 base and a white panel cut to the same size. I ink blended a border of rainbow colors and then added the snow flake border cut out of white cardstock. For the greeting I embossed it with gold embossing powder for the "bright" aspect of the card. 

Sending Some Holiday Sunshine

Todays card is for the Sending Sunshine Instagram hop. This is a hop that some of us crafters participate in as a spinoff from the Suicide Awareness hop. We send some sunshine aka handmade cards monthly instead of just once a year. 

This month I am sending a little holiday sunshine. There are many of us, myself included that the holidays isn't necessarily a happy time for whatever reason. We lost my father in law back at the end of September and this was the last parent and its hard. The holidays always bring back memories of those we lost. If you need to talk to someone I hope you will reach out. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a midnight panel. I ran the panel through the die cutting machine using a 3D embossing folder from Simon Says stamp. The ribbon die is by Kristina Werner for C9 and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp. 

This is also Day 1 of my Christmas Series and this year it is only 5 days because grief is hard, hopefully I can make 5.

Addicted to CAS - Metallic

Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. Nancy is our host and she chose the code word ...

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel. I cut the panel down a quarter of an inch and ran it through the die cutting machine  with a snowflake cover plate.  I used a couple metallic snowflakes  by Kristina Werner and the image from a stencil/die set from Pinkfresh Studio. 

Color Cube Inspiration

Today's card is for a new hop that I am participating in over on instagram. It's the Cube abd Create hop where a group of us crafty friends are using Sarah Renae Clark's color cube combos are inspiration for our card. Each month two cards will be drawn, we can use one or the other or both.

The one I chose was No. 127 pictured below. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel. The products I used are from one of my favorite companies, Concord & 9th.

I used the Cara Medallion stencil pack, the Elegant Holiday Greetings and the Gift Bow Dies. 

I thought that I matched the colors pretty well. The inks I used for the colors are Pimento, Clementine and Avocado by C9 and Sherbet and Cadette by Simon Says Stamp.  

For more inspiration or for the deets to join in December be sure to hop over to Instagram.

Snowflake

Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to CAS.  Helen is our hostess and she chose code word…

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a Midnight panel. I stamped a snowflake pattern on the navy panel with VersaMark ink and embossed it with silver powder. I stamped the greeting with midnight ink and cut it out with the coordinating die.

This card is also for the CAS challenge over on Splitcoaststampers.

988 Day

Today is a day that has become near to my heart. It's 988 day, what is that you may ask? 988 is the number you can call if you are depressed or having suicidal thoughts.  Help is only 3 numbers away.

The reason this because so dear and near to my heart is because back in 2019 I lost one of my older brothers to suicide. I would have never thought that the word suicide would become a reality. We had no clue that he would take his own life. It still hurts and always will that he felt that he could not talk to us or anyone.

Please please if you ever have those feelings make that call to 988 and get help. You matter and the world needs exactly who you are.

This week is Suicide prevention week and a group of crafty friends are hosting a hop over on Instagram to help raise awareness. 

Here are the deets of my card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel.  I used the Long Lines Leaves stamps set by Kristina Warner and the sentiment is fro Impression Obsession which is no longer in business but this stamp is a classic in my stash. 

CASEing Kristina

Today's card is for another Instashop, it's called Case-It and its one where we CASE (copy and share everything) another crafter. I choose to CASE Kristina Werner using her set Long Lines Leaves.  I fell in love with this set the moment I saw it.

To make my card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel. I randomly stamped the leaves using Pimento, Juniper, Grapefruit, Grasshopper and Tidepool inks by Concord & 9th. 

I added the gold splatter by using VersaMark ink and gold embossing powder. The greeting is cut out of gold foil paper and added to the backer which I cut out several times for dimension. 

Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve and Welcome to Day 25 of my holiday series, 25 Days of Christmas Inspiration. Another year over, tis is my 8th year doing this as I started in 2017.

Today I have two cards for you. they aren't exactly Christmas cards because Christmas is tomorrow! 

The top card uses Kristina Werner products from Concord & 9th. I used her Snow Flurries dies and her Holiday Assortment stamp set.  The snowflakes I cut out of metallic cardstock and added the Snow Fall cover die by C9 as a backdrop.

The bottom card, uses the Alpine Village die set which makes e want to go back to Colorado. On this one I used the metallic cardstock on the mountain tops, the roofs, the road, the pond and the sky.

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Thanks so much! 

Happy Hanukkah

Welcome to day 24 of my Holiday series, 25 Days of Christmas Inspiration.  Can you believe that tomorrow s Christmas Eve? Crazy huh?

Today's card is brought to you by Concord & 9th.

I had to make a hanukkah card for my jewish friends. 

To make this card, I started with a white side folding A2 card base, some yellow cardstock, and some aquamarine metallic cardstock. 

I used the love and light bundle by Kristina Werner and cut the candles from the Aquamarine metallic cardstock and blended some Blueberry and Powder ink over them. For the tall candle I used all blueberry. Next I cut the flames out of yellow cardstock and used OLO markers to add a little orange. To finish the card I added the diecut sentiment and embossed the "happy" on a black strip of cardstock and embossed it with white powder. 

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Thanks so much! 

Sending Sunshine at Christmas

Welcome to Day 15 of my holiday series, 25 Days of Christmas Inspiration.

We are over half way through and there is only 12 days until Christmas. this year has flown by so fast. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel.  I created a background by using one of the Berries and Leaves stencils by Kristina Werner and some Green Gold ink by Altenew. 

Th cardinal is by Erin Lee Creative and unfortunately is discontinued (insert sad face) 

I cut all the pieces of the cardinal out of white heavystock and then ink blended the bird using Cherry Sweet and Rhodolite by Altenew. The beak, branch, black and feet I colored using OLO Markers. I added white gel pen for the eye. 

I added him to the panel and then stamped the greeting which is from Christmas Blessings by Simon Says Stamp. 

This card is also for an Instagram hop that I participate in each month. Hop over to my Instagram account @cealp for the details.