Rustic Vintage Christmas

 

I made these rustic, shabby chic, vintage looking christmas cards using distress oxide inks. I first heat embossed the snowflakes in white on white background paper. Then added distressed oxide inks with blending brush using walnut stain, frayed burlap, iced spruce, hickory smoke. Flicked water on top of the inks. Also flicked some Walnut Ink from Tsukineko and some Weathered Wood distress paint (Tim Holtz). Distressed the snowflakes, branches and tree die cuts with oxide inks and added minty fresh lunar paste to some areas (including a through a stencil). My whole goal was to use the All Spruced Up bundle in a vintage way (rather than a fun and festive way that had been my trend). 

Embossed Snowflakes

 Having fun with an oldie but goodie, SNOWFLAKE WISHES set. I heat embossed the snowflakes in white before using the blending brush to add dapper denim. Simple but striking.

Look Who's Turning

Number of Years stamp set

Playing around with a little vellum and the Number of Years stamp set and matching Large Number Framelits dies. I stamped the Chevron background stamp in Dapper Denim on one card, and Merry Merlot on the other. Stamped the "look who's turning" with the vine and numbers on vellum in Versamark Ink. Heat embossed in white and gold stampin'emboss powder. 

 Added the die cut numbers to the main card panel for a shadow. Embellished with brads and paper clips.

Pretty simple overall, and I love the result. The white embossing stands out much more than it appears in the photo.

 

Shades of Gray

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Distressed Dots Background, Chevron Background, Sunflower Background, Simply Sketched. Papillon Potpourri
• CARDSTOCK: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Basic Black
• INK: Smoky Slate, Craft White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz
• ACCESSORIES: White EP, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Markers, White Gel pen.

Stamped the large sunflower stamp in craft white ink onto basic black cardstock; added white EP and heat embossed. Stamped distressed dots background stamp in basic gray on whisper white; stamped chevron background in smoky slate on whisper white. Stamped chevron with pear pizzaz on whisper white; stamped sentiment over it in basic black and punched. The butterfly was stamped onto pear pizzazz cardstock in basic black ink and then added a little pear pizzazz marker, and white dots with gel pen.

Silver Reindeer

SUPPLIES:

• Ink: Versamark, Smoky Slate
• Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate
• Stamps: Dasher, Come to Bethlehem
• Accessories: Chevron and Snow Burst EF, Oval Framelits, Silver EP, Finishing Touches Edgelits. Not SU: Glue pen, Glitter, Rhinestones, Ribbon, button

I created the silver frame by adding glue and silver glitter around the edge of the oval on Smoky Slate cardstock.  The reindeer is embossed with silver EP.

CAS Snowflake Soiree

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Snowflake Soiree, Come to Bethlehem (sentiment)
• ink: Real Red, Versamark Clear
• cardstock: Smoky Slate
• accessories: Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, heat gun, clear embossing powder

Super easy CAS card for a Christmas workshop. TFL!

Sponged Delicate Doilies

SUPPLIES:

• ink - lucky limeade, always artichoke, bashful blue, marina mist, crumb cake, soft suede, early espresso, versamark
• stamps - delicate doilies, everything eleanor, french foliage, netting background, lacy and lovely
• cardstock - early espresso, bashful blue, very vanilla
• accessories - heat gun, clear EP, early espresso baker's twine, designer woodgrain buttons, labels framelits, sponge daubers

First stamped the delicate doilies with versamark and heat embossed with clear EP; colored doilies in with bashful blue. Sponged in various colors, then stamped netting background, dots from french foliage, and the flourish from everything eleanor.

Embossed Flakes

A simple card but striking. I embossed the black card stock with the framed tuplips EF first. Then stamped the snowflakes from snowflake soiree set with craft white, and heat embossed with baby blue pastel embossing powder from stampin-n stuff and white ultra detail embossing powder by stampendous. Cardstock is from paper studio.

Embossed Tree

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - christmas lodge, joyous celebrations
• ink - whisper white, espresso
• cardstock - so saffron, soft suede
• accessories - oval punch, daffodil delight ribbon, white embossing powder, corner ticket punch, lacy brocade EF, versamark pen, gold glitter embossing powder, pearls (not SU)

Stamped the tree with craft white then heat embossed with white embossing powder (EP). Colored a few spots on the tree with versamark pen, then heat embossed with gold EP.

Embossed Doily

I started with a piece of vanilla cardstock and stamped the doily with versamark then heat embossed with stampendous' pink pastel EP. Brayered pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler and so saffron over card then sponged early espresso inside doily;wiped off excess from brayering. Used ticket punch on top and matted with espresso and added designer series button and espresso baker's twine; added dotted scallop ribbon border punched in pink pirouette and espresso. Stamped thanks so much from old sincere salutations on pink pirouette; punched with oval, and matted in espresso with scallop oval. Used ticket punch on top edges of espresso and white cardstock.