I wanted to make another beachy Christmas
card with the digi set from Beccy’s Place digi named “Sandy Christmas” to have
on hand as we know several “snowbirds” who might enjoy it! The card went
together pretty quickly with an upcycled calendar page, and flowers fussy-cut
from patterned paper I’ve had in my stash since 2005 (I can remember packing it
before a major cross-country move.)
I knew I wanted to use an upcycled
calendar scene for the background but wouldn’t be able to fussy-cut around all
the delicate pieces near the snowman (his name is Nigel) so I traced a circle
around him, and sketched the ocean background waves with pencil. I used
watercolor paints to carefully extend the ocean waves into the circle. It’s not
perfect, but it’ll work.
I received the pretty watercolor beach scene
on the inside of the card after I signed up several months ago to receive free
downloads of original patterned paper (including this beach
scene), related sentiments, and ephemera from artist Sande Woodson.
You can sign up to receive her weekly freebies (HERE) and find some of
Sande’s freebies on her FB page (Sande's Poema
Card Making Community)
Suplies:
· Front scene is upcycled from an old calendar page.
· Inside Beach
scene is from Sande's Poema Freebies
(June 2024-Week 2 Vintage Tropical)
· Digi
and sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Sandy Christmas)
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique
markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·
Sookwang double sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·
All other items from my stash.
Entered into:
Since I’m a Contributor for Beccy’s Place (sponsor), I’m entering just
for fun!
Beccy’s Place Challenge- Dec
Since I’m a Contributor for Beccy’s Place, I’m entering just for
fun!
The fun card features a handful of digis
from three sources, backgrounds made with digis and sentiments from The Paper
Shelter, Beccy’s Place, and Polkadoodles; an upcycled calendar page; an old card; torn paper strips to create “sand” below the pirates’ boots; and flowers fussy-cut
from patterned paper I’ve had in my stash since 2005 (I can remember packing it
before a major cross country move.) It was especially fun to create the treasure
inside of the card with assorted stickers, rhinestones, stickles and liquid
pearls.
Supplies:
·
Pirate and Treasure Chest Digi’s- from The Paper Shelter
digi set (Treasure Hunt)
·
Pirate Hat Digi- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (There’s A Hat For That)
·
Map and Parrot Digi’s- Free clipart from vecteezy.com HERE
·
Shading and highlights added to
pre-colored digis using Spectrum Noir Classique Markers
and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·
Backgrounds on front and inside of card- upcycled and old wedding card and
calendar
· Sentiments “Shiver Me Timbers… Birthday” and “You’re
My Treasure” from Polkadoodles digi set (Pirate Dude)
· Silver and Gold crown stickers- Hobby Lobby
·
Sookwang double sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·
Cardstock, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, and other items from my stash.
Entered into:
My final post features
an image from a Dover Publications coloring book named Creative Haven Christmas
Inspirations. I signed up for the Dover Publications weekly newsletter several
years ago and have appreciated that it regularly emails links to a half dozen
coloring and activity books, each offering 4-5 pages available for a
short time as free downloads. This is one of those free pages. I used watercolors to paint and shade the cookies, giving them a soft and crumbly feeling. I
then used Sakura Glaze gel pens to color the frosting. When dry, it gave the
frosting the hard shiny look of Royal Icing. (Note- I’m glad I always test markers
and gel pens on scrap paper before I put them onto my cards!) That is how I learned that the white Glaze gel pen is a bit
translucent. So, I first added white “piping” to the gingerbread cookies with
my Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen to put down a base of white, then the Glaze
pen added the desired shine!)
I’m entering this card into several
challenges including
Cupcake Inspirations: Color Challenge (my cookies include
red, yellow, and toffee brown), and Path Of Positivity Challenge: Friends/Family
(during the holidays, I’ve always relished home-made cookies made by family
and friends, a gift of them meant love, and spending time with family/friends during
the holidays provided some of my favorite memories. So this is the provided
quote that resonates with me. “Let us
relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with
family and friends.” — Thomas S. Monson)
·
Christmas Cookies with Sentiment- from a Dover Publications Coloring Book
(Creative Haven Christmas Inspirations)
·
Colored with Watercolor
paints, Sakura Glaze gel pens, and Gelly Roll white gel pen
· Inside Sentiment- “A Happy Christmas to You”-The Paper Shelter Digi Set (Vintage Xmas
Designs)
·
Small Gingerbread cookies embellishing inside sentiment- Fussy-cut from
Hobby Lobby patterned paper
·
Gold photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting
Corners)
·
Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·
All other items from my stash.
Entered into:
