Snow Much Fun Water Coloring

Here is a simple card to duplicate for you Christmas cards, if you have not water-colored before it may be a little more time consuming for you. You can use the Markers to color in the images to save time and still get a beautiful card!

There are different ways you can get the watercolor effect for your image;

1. You can color your image with the Crayons or Pencils and then go over it with your Aqua Painter or Blender Pen,

2. You can rub the tip of your Aqua Painter or Blender Pen right on the Crayon and then color in your image, 

3. You can transfer Ink from the Ink Pads onto the lid and dip the tip of your Aqua Painter or Blender Pen into the Ink, and

4. Color your Image on watercolor paper using different shades of Markers and then go over it with the Aqua Painter.

For the best results I like to stamp my Image on to the Watercolor Paper and then color it in. I would have to say that for fall images number 4 is my favorite and for all other images I prefer my water color Crayons with the 2nd technique.

To Make:

Stamps - Snow Much Fun 

Ink - StazOn Black and Cherry Cobbler

C/S - Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze and Whisper White

Other - Watercolor Crayons and Aqua Painter or Blender Pens

Have a great day!

Snow Much Fun
W 122560 $33.95
C 122562 $24.95
Pg.15

Snow Much Fun

You will be seeing lot of this Stamp set.

 I tried a different color combination for this card, I used Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade. The snowflake is covered in Dazzling Diamonds to make it sparkle and then finished with a rhinestone in the center.

To make:

Stamps -SNow Much Fun and The Happy Holidays is from a retired set

Ink - StazOn Black and Island Indigo

Other - Dazzling Diamonds, Rhinestones, Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pens

Ribbon - Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon

Punches - Snowflake (retired)

Have a great day!

Snow Much Fun
W122560 $33.95
C 122562 $24.95
Pg.15

Gift Card Holder Card

I originally designed just the gift card holder portion and then thought it seemed small and decided to mount it on the front of a card so that there would be somewhere to write a note to the receiver. I stamped the gingerbread man on the inside of the card. The pearls colored with the Sharpie Markers look great on the Christmas tree.

To make this card:

Stamps - Sensational Season and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink - Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green

C/S - Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Very Vanilla

DSP - Be of Good Cheer

Punches - Scallop Trim, Word Window and Modern Label

Big Shot - Holiday Collection Framelits, Snow burst and Northern Flurry EF

Other - Pearls and Dimesionals

Ribbon - 3/8" Stitched Satin Stitched Gumball Green

Have a great day!

Sensational Season Bundle
W 129945 $44.95
C 129946 $40.95
Pg.16

No Peeking

I found this card on A Demonstrator page and I had to case it. The only thing I did different was I added a red pearl nose on the reindeer. You can turn the pearls into what ever color you want by coloring them with Sharpie Markers, they are permanent so they won't smudge like our markers would. 

To make this card:

Stamps - No Peeking

Ink - Early Expresso

C/S - Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler

DSP - Be of Good Cheer

Ribbon - Gumball Green 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

Big Shot - Circles #2 Original Die

Other - Pearls

Have a great day!

No Peeking
W 126290 $29.95
C 126292 $21.95
Pg.23

Be of Good Cheer DSP
126896 $13.50
Pg.164

Ornament Keepsakes

I saw a couple cards like this online, I apologize, I do not remember names or blogs. Feel free to tag yourself if you created the original card. I don't know if I like the Not Quite Navy or Old Olive better. This was the first time I really used the Framelits Dies and I like them! They do take a little bit to get used to, it doesnt take much for them to shift on the plates.

Stampin' Up! has some great bundles in this years Holiday Catalogue. The Ornament Keepsakes can be bundled with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies.

To make this card:

Stamps - Ornament Keepsakes and Greetings of the Season

Ink - Ridinghood Red, Old Olive and Not Quite Navy

C/S - Ridinghood Red and Whisper White

Big Shot - Holiday Ornaments Framelits

Other - Rhinestones, Cherry Cobbler and Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine and Dimensionals

Have a great day!

Ornaments Keepsakes Bundle
W 129949 $$61.95
C 129950 $52.95
Pg.3

Frosty Friends

I love the simplicity of this card. 

You can find the Frosty Friends stamp in the current Holiday Catalogue on Pg 9. It is hard to tell in the picture but I used the Dazzling Details for snow on the ground around all the snowmen and for the snowballs.

To make this card:

Stamps - Frosty Friends and Sweet Essentials

Ink - StazOn Black, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie

C/S - Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Very Vanilla

DSP - Be of Good Cheer

Other - Cherry Cobbler Twine and Dazzling Details

Have a great day!

Snow Much Fun!

Christmas is just around the corner so I figured I better get to work on Christmas projects!

I designed this card for a Christmas Card class I had last week. Snow Much Fun is probably my favorite Christmas stamp set, I love the snowmen. The Glimmer paper is perfect for accenting Christmas Projects.

To make this card;

Stamps - Snow Much Fun and Tiny Tags

Ink - StazOn, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie and Dandelion Delight

C/S - Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Silver Glimmer Paper

Punches - Jewelry Tag

Big Shot - Snow Flurry

Other - Dimensionals and Silver Brad

Have a great day!

Snow Much Fun
C 122562 $24.95
W122560 $33.95
Pg.17