merry merry merry merry

A fun bundle from Honey Bee Stamps. I love the classy die cut with a bold look.

The background panels were made using watercolor paper and Ranger Distress Oxide Inks and Mica Stain Sprays. I sprayed or mashed the color on a craft mat, sprited with water, then placed watercolor paper on top, lifting, blotting and inking again until desired color was reached. The MERRY MERRY MERRY MERRY die cut is a nice focal point of the card. The bundle came with the sentiments and matching die cuts as well - may your days be, and bright, christmas, and everything. The snowflake is from an old Stampin Up die set.

This is such an easy process, it would be simple to make multiple Christmas cards using this technique.

For the green background the colors were Shiny Bauble and Merry Mint Mica sprays. For the pink background the colors were Cocktail Party Mica spray and Saltwater Taffy DOI.

 

Flakes and Rock Candy

Have you ever recorded how many hours it takes to make your handmade Christmas greeting cards? And who else feels guilty if you buy a store bought greeting card lol! 

But I thoroughly enjoyed every minute spent on crafting these handmade cards!

For the backgrounds on most of the cards, I smooshed inks individually on acetate, spritzed with water, and then smooshed on cardstock or watercolor paper. I mostly used distress oxide inks, but also some regular stampin up ink colors.

All of the snowflakes are older Stampin Up dies that were cut out of colored cardstock, brushed on with Wink of Stella, then added Ranger's glossy accents in followed with Tim Holtz  Rock Candy (large glitter). Also added the Rock Candy to random spots on the edges of each card panel.