I created this card for the current Build Your Stash Holiday
Cardmakers {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge using
a wood-mount rubber stamp from Hero Arts that I’ve had in my collection for
over two decades. I liked the way this sweet mini-Santa fit in with the
sentiment “…Merry little Christmas…”! I used a color combo that I
really like- Teal and Gold, plus added a touch of deep red on Santa’s clothing to
give the card an elegant Christmas look! Supplies:
·
Tiny Santa Claus Image-Hero Arts Wood Mount Stamp (Retired)
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Colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen (to add swirls to
Santa’s beard)
· Front
Sentiment- “Have yourself a merry little Christmas” a freebie
from Birdscards.com
(Blog now closed)
· Inside Sentiment-
“Wishing you a season of gladness…” from a Sweet November Stamps digi set (Sentiment Pack: Christmas)
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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Gold photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting
Corners)
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Sheer ribbon with gold glitter swirls, small gold heart stickers, and other
misc. items and tools from my stash.
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I needed a few New Year's cards, and this
sweet cherub digi from The Paper Shelter caught my interest. I wanted to add a
little pizzazz to the card, so I created a double Z-fold base, with the second Z-fold
strip placed at the top. (you can see this in the second and third photos.) A spattering of sparkly stars and a powerful
inside sentiment finish the festive card.
I’m entering this card into several challenges including Path
Of Positivity Challenge: Faith/Hope (my card, and especially the inside
sentiment was inspired by the quote-“Learn
from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not
to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein
Supplies:
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Double Z-fold Card Base (you can find instructions for many variations on
the web. Mine features a Z band across the top of my card!)
·
Digi- The Paper Shelter (Happy New Year)
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Colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white, gold & silver gel pens
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Sparkly Star Stickers- Hobby Lobby
· Front
Sentiment is incorporated into the digi!
· Inside Sentiment-
“May the New Year Bring you Hope for Peaceful Tomorrows” is a freebie from TlcCreations
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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Yellow vellum, cardstock, star template, and other misc. items and tools
from my stash.
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I’m not usually a fan of Steampunk, but
this pre-colored butterfly digi fascinates me. I especially like the beautiful
patina of the “metal workings” and tried to pick out background papers to help
them stand out. The teal patterned paper works beautifully, plus the copper and
silver metallic cardstocks add a true steampunk feeling, especially because I
used embossed a fun pattern on the silver paper that looks very steampunk-ish! The
sentiments are both from Beccy’s Place, from two different digi sets. (I find
that I use sentiments from many of Beccy’s sets, because she has a way with
words, plus I like that she uses a variety of fonts in her creations!
Note—This digi is a freebie from an artist/illustrator, Paulette Slater. She shares her work through an FB site named Free Printables for your Junk Journaling with TLC, where she regularly offers free sentiments and digis. The site also provides details of beautiful seasonal and themed sets Paulette sells through a Ko-fi shop HERE and where she occasionally hides freebies like this one!) Supplies:
· Steampunk Butterfly
Postcard- Free Printables for your Junk Journaling with TLC (FB)
Join HERE (Note- after you
join, you can find this digi posted on 7-24-23) · Little B Cutting Dies-Ovals
· Darice Embossing Folder- Double
Quatrefoil
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Front Sentiment-“ You Brighten My
Day” from Beccy’s
Place Digi Set (Hello Sunshine)
·
Inside Sentiment-“Hello Friend” from
Beccy’s Place Digi Set (True Beauty)
Retired
·
All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Beccy’s Place Challenge- Dec
Such a fun and festive card with this cutie ringing in the New Year! Thanks for sharing with us at Path of Positivity. Katrina
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