Today's sketch comes from March 2014:
Simple card for today:
- Stamps:
- Inks:
- Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler; Old Olive; random scrap pattern paper
- Accessories: Enamel Shapes
- Tools:
#8 Blue Christmas
Today's sketch comes from May 2017:
I saw a card on Pinterest that featured a simple triangular Christmas tree with foil paper. I loved the idea so much that I pulled out all the foil paper I had to sort through. This piece of Soft Sky Foil Frenzy DSP caught my eye. After cutting my tree, I added a trunk using kraft paper and then started pulling colors and papers to coordinate. I ended up only using a bit of dapper denim DSP from the Eastern Palace pack and switching out the rest in favor of an embossed piece of soft sky. I love the subtle shine of this card.
- Stamps: Merry Cafe
- Inks: Dapper Denim
- Cardstock: Foil Frenzy DSP; Eastern Palace DSP; Soft Sky; Dapper Denim; Very Vanilla; Kraft; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter Paper
- Accessories:
- Tools: Softly Falling Embossing Folder; star punch
#7 Simple Polka Dots
Today's sketch comes from January 2015.
Very simple card for today. I used some random scrapbook stickers to create my layers. I also stamped some polka dots onto my kraft layer to give a bit more visual interest.
- Stamps: Wonderful Year
- Inks: Baked Brown Sugar (retired)
- Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler; Kraft
- Accessories: scrapbooking stickers
- Tools:
#6 Green and Gold
Today's sketch comes from May 2016:
Here's what I originally did:
I went simple and stayed within the green family. I found some leftover scraps from the old Trim the Tree DSP pack and pulled all the green pieces. From there, I narrowed down my choices until I ended with these coordinating pieces. I added a fun layered sentiment. I realized that the card looked a bit plain, so I swapped out a piece of DSP for some gold foil to give some great shine. For a finishing touch, I added a punched gold snowflake.
- Stamps: random old stamps
- Inks: Garden Green; Pistachio Pudding (retired)
- Cardstock: Trim the Tree DSP (retired); Garden Green; Gold Foil
- Accessories:
- Tools: Layering Circles Framelits; snowflake punch
#5 Watercolor Greeting
Today's sketch comes from December 2015:
Here's what I did originally and I still really love this card!
For this year's car, I went back to the horizontal orientation of the sketch. I saw someone else color the Merry Music DSP and loved the idea! I inked up my brayer in Emerald Envy and rolled it across my paper a few times. To add some more interest, I stamped on a few snowflakes in Emerald Envy. For my main greeting, I colored my circle with my aqua painter and Real Red reinker. After it dried, I stamped my main greeting. I love the tone on tone look of both the background and the sentiment. Finally I added a silver snowflake and some silver enamel shapes.
- Stamps: Snowflake Sentiments
- Inks: Real Red; Emerald Envy
- Cardstock: Merry Music DSP; Emerald Envy; watercolor paper
- Accessories: Silver Foil Snowflakes; Metallic Enamel Shapes
- Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits
#4 Candlelight Christmas Throwback
Today's sketch comes from January 2017.
For today's card, I pulled out my random retired paper scrap box and found some pieces from SU's Candlelight Christmas DSP pack. I figured out my favorite pattern combos and started layering. To help break up the pattern, I cut out a piece of Real Red cardstock. I added a simple sentiment from last year's stamp set, Wonderful Year. As a final touch, I added this 3D pointsettia.
- Stamps: Wonderful Year (retired)
- Inks: Real Red
- Cardstock: Candlelight Christmas DSP (retired 2012); Real Red; Very Vanilla
- Accessories: random flower 3D sticker
- Tools: Layering Circles Framelits; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Triple Banner Punch
#3 Around the World Triptych
Today's sketch comes from April 2014:
A simple sketch design for today's card. I love the Christmas Around the World DSP pack, but I found myself hoarding the paper. I just didn't want to cut up these great patterns. I just wanted to stare at them, finding all the little details in the paper. I told myself I would take the plunge and cut these papers today. Thankfully I found the perfect design to highlight the papers. After choosing my patterns, I added a strip of washi tape and a cut-out sentiment. Finally I added a bit of red thread to add that little something to the card.
- Stamps:
- Inks:
- Cardstock: Christmas Around the World DSP; Real Red
- Accessories: Red Metallic Thread
- Tools:
#2 Simple Tree
Today's sketch comes from February 2016:
Here was my original submission for the sketch:
And here's my take for Christmas! I've kept this Christmas tree stamp for a few years now. I can't bear to part with it. I used my Garden Green and Real Red markers to ink up the stamp. I simply layered on some cardstock, a piece of pattern paper, and some fun seasonal washi. The punched gold snowflakes became a finishing touch.
- Stamps: Star Tree
- Inks: Real Red; Garden Green; Close to Cocoa
- Cardstock: This Christmas DSP; Real Red; Whisper White
- Accessories: gold washi tape; red snowflake washi tape
- Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits; snowflake punch
#1 Merry Reindeer
Today's sketch comes from June 2016.
And here was my original submission for the sketch:
On to my reimagined Christmas card... I flipped the card onto it's side after realizing the pieces I wanted to include wouldn't quite fit vertically. Once I realigned my thinking, I got to stamping and cutting! I love my new little reindeer stamp! He's just so cute! For this card, I stamped him in Black, layered some trees in Old Olive, and (hard to see in the picture) added some sparkle with Wink of Stella.
- Stamps: Merry Mistletoe
- Inks: Basic Black; Cherry Cobbler; Old Olive
- Cardstock: Be Merry DSP; Merry Music DSP; Old Olive; Whisper White
- Accessories:
- Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Clear Wink of Stella
30 Days of Christmas Cards from Sketches
Two years ago, I embarked on a month of Christmas cards in November. It was a lot of work, but so much fun. I wanted to do it again, but with a twist. For this November, I am making 30 Christmas cards using back sketches from Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration. I used to be on the design team and loved my time. I took a break due to life craziness, but still love following their creations. I went back through the site and pulled sketches from their sketch challenge. These sketches will be the basis of my month of Christmas cards. By the end of the month, I will have over 60 Christmas cards ready to send out (I'm making at least two of each design).