Saturday, November 15, 2014

A Trio of Christmas Cards!




I am back today with three more Christmas cards completed!   I am still trying to get several Christmas cards check off of the Christmas card list.   I am in the Christmas zone inking and cutting away!  

Card #1  JOY!



For my first card I am playing along with Festive Friday Inspiration Challenge.  I just love the warm tones to the inspiration piece.  I focused on the colors and season.  I chose to use sprigs more so than an actual wreath.  I am also using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  I love the possibilities this simple sketch provided for my card.  

I used the following products on this card. All products from MFT Stamps unless otherwise noted.
MFT Card Stock Sample Pack (kraft, paver red, Timber Green, and Natural)
Blueprints 15 dienamics
Pierced Rectangle Stax die namics
Music Sheet, Gingham, and Woodgrain Background Stamps
Versa Mark, MFT Premium Paver Red and Natural Ink pads, Leaf-Filled Flourish Dienamics, Pierced Snowflakes Dienamics, Peace, Love, Joy Dienamics, gold foil paper(stash), hemp cord.  I used the gold chads from snowflakes for accenting around card.   




Christmas Card #2   Joy to the World!




For the second card, I am playing along with ABC Christmas Challenge.  The letter is "W for All White."  Oh, my word!  This one was so hard for me!   I wanted to add some color!  I am also playing along with Holly Jolly Christmas Recipe Challenge for this card.  I chose #5 Monochromatic!



I used the following products on this card. All products from MFT Stamps unless otherwise noted.
MFT Smooth White card stock
Blueprints 13 die namics
Pierced Circle Stax die namics
Stitched Circle Stax die namics
MFT Hybrid Black Licorice ink pad
Cheerful Christmas Greetings stamp set
MFT Centerpieces You Mean the World to Me Dienamics
foam tape (stash)
Shine Bright Sequin Mix (Verve Stamps)



Christmas Card #3  Sending Christmas Cheer!
 


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I really love how it turned out.  I am playing along with The Card Concept Kraft Inspiration Challenge.  I guess the first card or the second card could work for this one.  I love kraft and chose to use a snowflake and a Christmas Tree. For my third card, I am playing along with this week's  Friday Mashup Sketch Challenge.   I just love the sketch.  The more I looked at the layout I just knew I was going to have to use my Christmas tree cutout die for the sections on the left side of the sketch. 

I used the following products on this card. All products from MFT Stamps unless otherwise noted.  MFT Card Stock Samplet Pack- Kraft, Timber Green, Primitive Cream, and Hot Fudge (tree trunk)
Blueprints 13 die namics
Blueprints 10 die namics (star that I gold embossed)
Christmas Tree Cut Out die namics
Snowfall Background Stamp (gold embossed to give the look of a lighted Christmas Tree)
Cheerful Christmas Greetings stamp set
MFT Premium Paver Red Ink pad
Sequin die namics ( with gold foil paper from stash) 
I love how the Tree stamped with the snowfall background stamp and gold embossed gives the look of a lighted Christmas tree.  To give a few more decorations, I added the gold sequins to mimic a few touches of ornaments.  

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty 




21 comments

  1. Wow, these are gorgeous! Love the snowflake layered with the flourish on the first one, and what a great idea to use the world die on a Christmas card! And angling the pieces on the cutout tree gives it such a fun look.

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  2. Your Christmas cards are beautiful Betty!! I really like the first one with the snowflake. The colors and the layout are lovely!! :>)

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  3. Lovely cards! Love that shiny snowflake and the rich red of the Joy. Also love that you've put the tree panels not-quite-straight and had a little fun with that die! So glad you joined us at Festive Friday!

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  4. Lovely mix of cards. Simply ADORE the first one - snowflakes, leaves, my favorite word and a great colour combo. Hmmm, hmmm good :)

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  5. You've been busy creating some beautiful cards! Love 'em all. Thanks for joining us at Holly Jolly Christmas.

    Linda

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  6. wow Betty, all three of your cards are gorgeous!

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  7. Awesome <3 three beautiful cards today

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  8. Oh this is beautiful, what a lovely cards. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at Holly Jolly Christmas challenge Neva

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  9. These are all looking mind blowing. Thanks for the sharing and just keep up the good work.

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  10. So much inspiration, I love it all Betty! That snowflake card is my absolute favourite! I love the purples and pinks hues with the punch of black snowflake! WOW!

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  11. Such gorgeous cards! The first card is to die for - love those layers and the colors work so well together. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  12. Fantastic cards! Very creative, using the sketch to make a Christmas tree!

    Thanks for joining us at The Friday Mashup!

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  13. Your cards are perfect!! Each one...so beautiful!!
    Thank you so much for joining us at FMS!!

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  14. I love your bold colors in the black, red and kraft cards! The layers of the leaf flourish, the snowflake and "joy" is a fabulous look. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  15. Three great cards here! So beautiful!!!
    Thank you so much for joining us at The Card Concept!

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  16. Beautiful cards! I love your take on the Friday Mashup sketch!

    Thank you for playing along with us at The Friday Mashup!

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  17. Pretty cards. The first one is my favorite. Love the snowflake, flourishes and the colors you used.

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  18. What a cool set of cards- each so different but they work together perfectly! Thanks for joining us at the Card Concept!

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  19. What a lovely trio and blog, Betty! Enjoyed visiting it! I love your take on the sketch at the Friday Mashup- genius idea. I really loved your other two cards as well. Just lovely! Thanks for sharing with the Friday Mashup this week:)

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  20. I'm drooling over the first card with all the LOVELY dramatic layers and inking!..PINNED that one:)
    The white one is so interesting to look at too..You did a great job not adding color!
    The quirky tree on the last one makes me smile...LOVE the sequins tucked in under the layers:)
    Your photos are so well done as well...really enjoyed my visit to your blog Betty.
    Thanks for playing at The Card Concept!

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  21. Betty...oh my goodness! All of your cards are so so beautiful and so creative too. I love your wonderful style and all the fabulous details you added to each one. What a sweet Christmas Tree, I love the off set branches, just so sweet. Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Card Concept.

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Thanks so much!

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