Walking In Faith

Christmas Cards

I normally do not post all my card designs from my monthly make n takes. (I make you come to find out!) But since it's Christmas.....I decided to share them. This month we made 2 of each design so that everyone could have 6 cards ready to mail.

This first one is my favorite. It is so simple, but tells the story of Christmas. My daughter took the picture with her favorite Christmas Bear holding the card!

Holy Night (1)

Supplies:

Blueberry Gingham Cardstock, Standard Circles Small Nestabilities, Petite Scalloped Circles Large Nestabilities, Holy Night (SISK017,Holiday Catalog), Navy Buttons, Silver star brads

 

Holy Night (2)

I love the Latte Ink for these wisemen. I got the idea from another Amuse Consultant.

Supplies:

Blueberry Cardstock, Blueberry Gingham Cardstock, Latte and Buttercup Ink, Holy Night (SISK017,Holiday Catalog), Metallic Washi Tape (Holiday Catalog), Navy Buttons, Silver Elastic Cording (Holiday Catalog)

 

This next one is a little whimsical for me, but I like it a lot! 

Cool Yule

 

Supplies:

Grass Cardstock, Cherry Gingham Cardstock, Grass, Cranberry and Lime Inks, Cool Yule (SHMG005, Holiday Catalog), Cranberry Buttons, Scoring Tool, Cherry & White Baker's Twine (Holiday Catalog)

Inside saying from Holy Night (SISK017): "May you have the gift of faith, the blessing of hope and the peace of His love at Christmas and always."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Tags

Here are the Christmas Tags we did this month

at my Stamp a Stack. This month we made 3

cards and 5 tags.

 

Here are the details:

No Peeking Supplies: Classic Tags Die Set (Holiday Catalog), Winter Washi Tape, Holiday Tags (SNSR071 Holiday Catalog), Cherry & White Baker's Twine, Cranberry and Candy Cane Cardstock

Sweetest Wishes: Candy Cane cardstock, Holiday Tags (SNSR071 Holiday Catalog), Silver Elastic Cording (Holiday Catalog), Crystal Clear Glaze, Copic Marker R29

Gingerbread: Sugar Shimmer Couture Cardstock, Cherry Gingham Cardstock, Holiday Tags (SNSR071 Holiday Catalog), Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen, Red Glitter

Be Merry: Classic Tags Die Set (Holiday Catalog), Cool Yule (SHMG005 Holiday Catlaog), Onyx & White Baker's Twine (Holiday Catalog), Lime and Cranberry Inks, Winter Washi Tape, Clear Twinkle Stickers

Snowflake: Winter Sky, Navy and Sugar Cardstock, Silver eyelets, Silver Elastic Cording, Snowflake Trio Die Set (Holiday Catalog), Clear Twinkle Stickers

Just a quick reminder.....if you

are interested in anything from the "Holiday" Catalog,

your orders must be in prior to the expiration

January 31st, 2012!

One Last Ornament

Here is one of the technique cards we did at my TACNique class in November. I should have posted it sooner, but putting away the final Christmas decorations reminded me of it.  A VERY FEW got one as a Christmas card. Maybe next year I will be able to send cards out like I used to.  Just not there yet.  I wish I could share the directions, but you'll just have to come to class!  TACNique class meets once a month on the last Thursday. We do three techniques and then make three cards using the techniques. Cost is just $10. All supplies are provided.  If you are interested, Email me. If you are not local, you can still do the class. Cost is $15 plus postage anywhere in the United States.

Here is  pic of the inside:

Poinsettia

Here is a quick card we did for my November Make n Take.  If you were here, you got to make one as well as two others.  If you were not.....well, you missed out on those other two cards!  We meet once a month.  Shoot me an email if you would like to be added to my mailing list. We make 3 cards for just $5.00.  If you would like to participate by mail, your cost is $6.00 plus shipping.  I will make your cards for you and send them to your mailbox!  What a wonderful way to increase your sample collection or gather cards to mail throughout the year.  This card was posted by scan, rather than picture. The words turned out a little fuzzy. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Poinsettia T3416,Christmas Blessings T3320

Cardstocks: White Ultrasmooth V222, Scarlet V237, Dark Green V233

Other Supplies: Christmas Red Stickles F514, Ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils

 

 

Late Christmas Card

This card was a swap I did for a stamping group I belong to. The challenge was to create a card using only words. No other images were allowed.  I used my Scor-Pal to make the background. The saying comes from Good Tidings (T-2928) in the Inspiration Avenue.

Christmas Tags

Here are some quick tags for your christmas packages. I recently offered these as part of a class earlier in December.  The tags are already ready for you in the Reece Soar With It Collection. I added the holly from Holly Jolly (TM3156). That is one of our Purchase With Purchase stamp sets available for $2.95 with a $30 order.  I just love that holly and use it often. I added a little shimmer using the Crystal Stickles (F-516).  Hardly a card leaves my house that doesn't have some stickles on it some where.

A couple more quick tags using our Olive (V-243) and Scarlet (V-237) cardstocks. If you have not tried our cardstock, it is high quality cardstock that comes in a package of 25 sheets for just $6.95. You'll be back for more after trying it.  I just love the scarlet! (It will work nicely for your valentine projects around the corner!)

Stamps used on these two tags were the Christmas Circles (T-2945) and the new Joyful Ornaments (T-3183) in the Inspiration Avenue Magalogue.

 

And two more using the Holly Jolly PWP again and Joy of Christmas (T-2962). That "to and from" is from Winter Tags (T-2799)

Modern Grid

Below are two cards made using the Modern Grid technique.  They are very easy and make the images on the card pop.

Supplies Needed:

Fine Tip Markers

Coloring Medium

Light Colored cardstock

Black Permanent Ink

Pencil

Ruler

Stamp images that go together 

On this card I used Christmas Minis (T2589) from the Inspiration Avenue

 

Here is what you do:

Stamp your images randomly on light colored cardstock. I used Black Staz-On so that I could use watercolor pencils to color my images. I like to follow my coloring with a blender pen and find that some inks smear. Staz-On keeps my images clear with no smudging the color. Using a pencil, mark lines at one inch intervals along both horizontal and vertical edges. Special note here-if your cardstock does not measure in exact inches, you need to be sure that your partial inch is on the same sides. This card happens to be exactly 5 x 4 so I do not have any partial inch spaces. Draw lines from one side of the cardstock to the other, up to the images, but not through them to make the grid. Your images will pop and look like the grid is in the background. 

Here is one other card using the same technique. This card is using the November Stamp of the Month, Snow What. This set was available during the month of November at a reduced price, however, it can be purchased ONLINE ONLY at http://www.vickie.ismyangel.net for just $12.95.  Click on Products and then online only. There you will find all of the previous Stamp of the Month offers.

Christmas Gift Card Holders

Gift cards are a hot item for any occasion, but certainly at Christmas.

Here is a simple, easy gift card holder I recently did for a class. I love those ornaments. They are from Simple Joys T3148 in the Inspiration Avenue Magalogue.  I colored them using our tombow markers. They have nice bold colors. The shimmer you see is from the Stardust Clear Gelly Pens (F-464) in the current catalog. They come in a 2 pack for just $3.95. Good thing there is two of them. Once you start using them, it is surely hard to stop!

 

I started with a piece of 7x7 cardstock. Then I scored it at 3 1/2 using my Scor-Pal. Turned one half of a turn and scored again at 5. With the inside of the card facing me, I cut off the bottom left rectangle. This left a rectangle on the right that I could fold up to create a pocket.  I trimmed about 1/8" off of the left of this rectangle before folding it up. This made it so my card folded together nicely without any bulk. I  used a little Wonder Tape on the right side to secure. Don't forget the rounded corners on the top right.  I was able to punch through a double layer using our new Corner Chomper.  That is my current favorite tool for rounding corners!

The "Jesus is the Reason " stamp is from the current promotion "Christmas Delights. It is $21.95 OR just $7.50 with a $30 purchase. I will put that on most things this season.  I do not like it the way many are leaving Jesus Christ out of Christmas and make a deliberate effort to remind people of the true meaning of the season. 

Here is another gift card holder.  It was inspired by several similar ones I saw at various websites.

 I used the Penelope Soar With It Collection.  That paper just fits perfectly for Christmas. I started with an 8x4 piece of our scarlet cardstock. To get my folds right, I laid it with the left side at the 1/8" mark on my scor-pal. Then I scored it at 3 and 6. Again I rounded the top corners. The belt is 9 x 1 1/2". I scored it at 3, then lined the left side up at 7/8" and scored again at 7.

I simply love that holly stamp. It comes from the Purchase with Purchase set Holly Jolly (TM-3156). These sets are just $2.95 with any $30 purchase. 

I had a little trouble determining which color to make that circle from and remembered the coordinating tool we now have in our catalog.  I looked under the Penelope SWIC on page 38 of our current catalog to see what other cardstock collections coordinated with the Penelope.  It suggested the Creamy Tan from the Hemingway collection. Sure enough, that was the perfect color.  If you are unfamiliar with that tool, check it out.  It helps make better use of your paper.

Here is a picture of the inside:

Try one for yourself.  You'll find that they are very easy and quick!