Clean and Simple One Layer Christmas Card

Hi, friends!

Today, I would love to share CAS christmas cards inspired by some challenges.

I used Hometown Christmas set, Stained Glass Greetings set, and Caroling Critters set for stamping. 

I did a little coloring to give focal visual point using my copic markers.

This is really a 3-minute design so I hope it will help you make christmas cards quickly.

Although there are some technical errors here, I love that I came out with these by combination of a couple of challenge inspiration. 

I was inspired by and I would love to enter my cards into these challenges!

CASE This Sketch  #298

I hope I didn't go out of the sketch so much 😅

AAA Cards Challenge #129

Less Is More #385

Thanks for your visit.

Have a lovely day.

Marge ♡

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Baby It's Cold Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is to make whatever takes your fancy!

Anything Goes 

We are showcasing Wild Rose Studio Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used.

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $50 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! All you have to do is take out your crafty supplies, make something following this week’s prompt, and add a link in the Inlinkz at the bottom of this post! You can join 5 times so you could have 5 chances to win! How AWESOME is that!! All winners are chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance to win! Woo Hoo!! Good Luck to everyone! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!

Here's my card for the challenge inspiration. I used Christmas Bunny Stamp set from Wild Rose Studio .

I colored the bunny using my copic markers and fussy cut the image. I used Stitched Whirl Background Die for the panel and Season's Greetings Script Die which was cut from Copper Glitter paper. Finally I adhered my panel onto A2 card base made of Neenah Texture Red and finished off my card by adding some Gold Confetti Mix.

So now it’s YOUR turn. 
 Happy Crafting

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You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

New creations only, please don’t link projects published before the start of the challenge, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw.

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this. Have a wonderful day.
Marge ♡

Simple Christmas Cards ideas with ink blending

Hi, friends!

Today, I'm going to share simple Christmas card designs using ink blending. Today's post features Layered Tree Dies from Pretty Pink Posh and premium dye inks from Simon Says Stamp. 

Since Simon Says Stamp has showcased new assortments of it's inks collection, I would recommend to take a look at them again :)

To begin my cards, I diecut trees out of Neenah Texture White paper and green colored plaid paper. I then inked edges of green diecut using Beanstock Green ink and a blending tool. I glued the layers and then rounded gold chain around the trees and set them aside.

For my first card I used Audrey Blue, Surf Blue, Scuba and Mint on Bristol paper. 

I then splattered with White Gouache and brilliant gold from Prima Metallic Accents.

I stamped a sentiment from Caroling Critters set and I foam mounted my tree on the panel. To express ornaments on tree, I adhered various colors of Pretty Pink Posh jewels. 

For my second card's background, I used Cotton Candy, Rosie Cheeks, and Coral Reef.

For splatters, I used White Gouache and Celestial from Prima Metallic Accents. I also added more snowy details by using a white gel pen. 

That's it from me for today.

I've shown how to make soft colored background by using some of my favorite inks and I love how Layered Tree Dies set lets us make quick & pretty christmas cards. 

Hope you will like them, too. 

By the way, which one would you prefer? 😂 

Thanks for your stopping by!

Have a great day. 

Marge ♡

Entering challenges :

MLCCB #4- November Anything Christmas Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #413 - Make your own background.

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterened Paper November Challenge.

Simon Says Stamp - Simple watercolor flower card

Hi, there!

Today, I had some free time to enjoy my new goodies from Simon Says Stamp.

I used Sketched Flowers Stamp set which was part of Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit.

To begin, I stamped the large bouquet on A2 sized 140lb Cold Press Watercolor paper using Distress Ink Antique Linen. 

Then I used Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers for watercoloring. These markers are highly pigmented and they have bright colors so that they are perfect for coloring flowers. I just stained the colors from Brush Markers a little onto my image then I used water to blend them out. I added different colors on them or I mixed two~three colors before coloring to create more various shades.

After I finished coloring, I stamped sentiment from the same Sketched Flowers Stamp set then I foam mounted the panel onto A2 card base, added Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix and 3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins. 

Thanks for reading my post, today.

Have a nice day :)

Marge ♡

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Entering this card to challenges :

Happy Little Stampers - November Watercolor challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Baby It's Cold Outside

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Glittery Gold Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

CLICK HERE to see who is the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher.

This week the challenge is to make it chilly!

Baby It's Cold Outside

We are showcasing Penny Black Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $50 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! All you have to do is take out your crafty supplies, make something following this week’s prompt, and add a link in the Inlinkz at the bottom of challenge post! You can join 5 times so you could have 5 chances to win! How AWESOME is that!! All winners are chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance to win! Woo Hoo!! Good Luck to everyone! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!

So here is my card for the challenge inspiration,  where I expressed a cold winter scene using Snow Covered Stamp set and Antique Frame Dies from Penny Black .

I stamped Snow Covered Stamp on a piece of heavy weight cold press watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black Ink then I lightly watercolored the image and background. I added splatters of white acrylic ink and let it dry.

Next, I cut the panel using  Antique Frame Dies and then colored edges using Gathered Twigs ink. I love how the Antique Frame added a unique mood to my colored panel. I stamped a sentiment from Simon Christmas Wishes on thr center using Archival Cobalt ink. Then I foam mounted the panel onto A2 sized 110 Neenah White Card Base which had hand been distressed with Gathered Twigs on four edges, too. 

I embellished my card using Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix and Brown Twine. 

So now it’s YOUR turn. 
 Happy Crafting

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There are fabulous Giveaways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog, if you haven't subscribed by email you may want to so you don't miss out.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

New creations only, please don’t link projects published before the start of the challenge, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw.

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this. Have a wonderful day.
Marge ♡

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Glitter Gold

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge is to add some gold sparkle to your creation!

All That Glitters Is Gold

We are showcasing Lawn Fawn Products  this week. You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

The lovely folks over at Simon Says Stamp are generously giving away a FABULOUS $50 voucher to shop at the  Simon Says Stamp Store! All you have to do is take out your crafty supplies, make something following this week’s prompt, and add a link in the Inlinkz at the bottom of Challenge post! You can join 5 times so you could have 5 chances to win! How AWESOME is that!! All winners are chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance to win! Woo Hoo!! Good Luck to everyone! The Design Team is looking forward to seeing your crafty makes and will pop around to visit you ASAP!

Here is my card for the challenge inspiration. I used Rainbow Christmas Paper and Stitched ChristmasTree Frame Dies. 

I started by diecutting a piece of Rainbow Christmas Paper and Simon Copper Glitter Paper using Stitched ChristmasTree Frame Dies. 

Next, I adhered a piece of Acetate film behind the negative cut and then glitter frame on the anterior of Acetate window using a Glue .

I used a piece of yellow gingham paper as a shaker background. 

For shaker elements, I put Clear Sparkling Sequins Mix, 3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins, Metallic Gold Sequins , Clear Sparkling Seed Beads, Shimmer Gold Seed Beads, Dafodil Seed Beads, and Marigold Jewels. I also added Raspberry Sequins to give the card a little red point. 

After I assembled my shaker, I added BELIEVE diecut using Red Glitter Paper and Vellum Paper. I had planned to use Gold Glitter Paper for this, but I found that Red Paper would look more balanced because the shaker had already red sequins in it. 

I embellished the card with Raspberry Jewels and then finished off the card. I used a light brown card stock as a card base . 

So now it’s YOUR turn. 
 Happy Crafting

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There are fabulous Giveaways and inspiration from fabulous designers on a daily basis over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog, if you haven't subscribed by email you may want to so you don't miss out.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this. Have a wonderful day.
Marge ♡