Stamping & Fussy Cut Christmas Card

 

Want to add some extra special detail to a few Christmas cards this year? Adding a little effort to one or two cards in your project stash is well-worth the effort, especially when the card itself is the gift. I like to do this with my older family members or for those who live far away; they always appreciate the time it clearly takes to stamp, color and fussy-cut a lovely card.

I used the Christmas Card Frame Stamp and the Light of Faith Sentiments Set as well. Both stamps are part of the new October release from Technique Junkies.

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I used Archival Ink to stamp the Christmas Card Frame onto white cardstock. Then I stamped one of the "Light of Faith Sentiments" in the center. After that, I used Distress Inks and Distress Oxide Inks and a water brush to add color to the leaves, pine boughs, pinecones, and star.

With some "Dragon's Blood" Shimmering Bliss Spray, I added the red color to the ornament and the berries. I love the shimmer it gives!

Once it was colored, I used a craft knife to cut out the intricate details inside the branches. Then I used detail scissors to fussy cut the outside of the entire stamped image. I mounted it on a piece of die cut patterned paper from "This Miracle Night" paper collection by Craft O'Clock and embellished the card with a few fussy-cut elements also from the same paper collection. As a final touch, I added a few sequins.

I did the same process on a second card, and created a video tutorial as a companion. If you are interested in this process and want to learn to color with inks or to fussy-cut stamped details, check out the video below:

Thank you for looking! 

Cardmaking Inspiration | Patience Tested

 

Sometimes a new sentiment is all it takes...

Today I am pleased to present some cardmaking inspiration for you featuring the "Patience Tested" sentiment stamp from the August 2021 New Release.

I have used the "Beautiful Strength" stamp many times in earlier projects, but when the "Patience Tested" sentiment was released, I immediately thought of how the two stamps would look together.

I found scraps of the most colorful inked and sprayed backgrounds I could find. In fact, I didn't have to create any new backgrounds at all... I simply rummaged through my scraps to find the most colorful pieces I had. Then, I stamped "Beautiful Strength" several times on the scraps and also on plain white cardstock. 

I rummaged through my most colorful scraps...

Then, I used detail scissors to cut out individual pieces in a variety of colors. I played around with the individual pieces, fitting them like puzzle pieces onto the base stamped image. You can see in the photo above, I am working on the pieces on the woman's arm. 

When my pieces were ready, I first colored in the woman with a Spectrum Noir 3-part blending marker. Then, I glued all the individually cut paper pieces down using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment below the woman and rubbed some glitter here and there (fun fact - I do this to get sticky glue off my fingers)! For a final touch, I added a metal embellishment onto her head scarf and mounted everything on an inked background I had in my scrap pile.

Thank you for looking!

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