SU219 Dryer Sheet and Brad BowTechnique

I have never done this technique before & it has been out for years!  Messy but relatively very simple to do.  Since Sylvia's 2011 Christmas Card Challenge involves glitter for August, I thought it would be a perfect time to try it.  I know the glitter doesn't scan but it really is there.  I thought I would use the Brad Bow on this card too just to keep it simple.  I followed Trina's instructions for that.  It is a little difficult to be thinking of Christmas cards at this time of the year but I know I sure will be happy to have them done by December!

Stamp Set: Serene Snowflakes.

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, White.
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point.
Accessories: Silver paper fastener, approximately 6" ribbon, used dryer sheet, 1/8" hole punch, spray adhesive, Dazzling Diamonds.

Dryer Sheet Technique

Cut your dryer sheet (has to be a used sheet) bigger than your cardstock then set aside.  Stamp the snowflakes on to the white cardstock.  Lay newspapers onto your work surface.  Spray the stamped image well with spray adhesive. The surface needs to be completely coated with adhesive.  Using your tweezers, pick up the stamped image (this keeps adhesive off your fingers) and place on fresh newspaper.  Quickly place the used dryer sheet on the fresh adhesive. Don't press down yet.  Sprinkle glitter over the surface of the dryer sheet.  Use your finger to gently rub the glitter over the surface of the dryer sheet until it has stuck to the stamped design.  Shake to remove excess glitter.  Wrap the excess bounce sheet to the back and tape down. 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6, June = 4, July = 5, August = 4.
A total of 36 cards thus far!  Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

I have never done this technique before & it has been out for years!  Messy but relatively very simple to do.  Since Sylvia's 2011 Christmas Card Challenge involves glitter for August, I thought it would be a perfect time to try it.  I know the glitter doesn't scan but it really is there.  I thought I would use the Brad Bow on this card too just to keep it simple.  I followed Trina's instructions for that.  It is a little difficult to be thinking of Christmas cards at this time of the year but I know I sure will be happy to have them done by December!

Stamp Set: Serene Snowflakes.

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, White.
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point.
Accessories: Silver paper fastener, approximately 6" ribbon, used dryer sheet, 1/8" hole punch, spray adhesive, Dazzling Diamonds.

Dryer Sheet Technique

Cut your dryer sheet (has to be a used sheet) bigger than your cardstock then set aside.  Stamp the snowflakes on to the white cardstock.  Lay newspapers onto your work surface.  Spray the stamped image well with spray adhesive. The surface needs to be completely coated with adhesive.  Using your tweezers, pick up the stamped image (this keeps adhesive off your fingers) and place on fresh newspaper.  Quickly place the used dryer sheet on the fresh adhesive. Don't press down yet.  Sprinkle glitter over the surface of the dryer sheet.  Use your finger to gently rub the glitter over the surface of the dryer sheet until it has stuck to the stamped design.  Shake to remove excess glitter.  Wrap the excess bounce sheet to the back and tape down. 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6, June = 4, July = 5, August = 4.
A total of 36 cards thus far!  Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

SU210 Joy

This is the July 'Christmas Around the World' theme card I chose to do for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.  It is a little difficult to be thinking of Christmas cards at this time of the year but I know I sure will be happy to have them done before December!

 

 

Stamps: Season of Joy.

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Night of Navy.

 

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, White, Night of Navy.

 

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler marker, scallop border punch, Frost White shimmer paint mixed with water in a spray bottle, 5 petal flower punch, stylus, Daffodil Delight marker, one quarter inch hole punch, sponge, yarn, mounts, Sizzlits Buttons 5 die, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, spray bottle, Cherry Cobbler re-inker to dye the yarn.

 

Mojo Sketch 157.

 

Here is a picture tutorial of how I made the poinsettia:

 

 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011: 32

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6, June = 4, July = 5.

Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

This is the July 'Christmas Around the World' theme card I chose to do for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.  It is a little difficult to be thinking of Christmas cards at this time of the year but I know I sure will be happy to have them done before December!

 

 

Stamps: Season of Joy.

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Night of Navy.

 

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, White, Night of Navy.

 

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler marker, scallop border punch, Frost White shimmer paint mixed with water in a spray bottle, 5 petal flower punch, stylus, Daffodil Delight marker, one quarter inch hole punch, sponge, yarn, mounts, Sizzlits Buttons 5 die, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, spray bottle, Cherry Cobbler re-inker to dye the yarn.

 

Mojo Sketch 157.

 

Here is a picture tutorial of how I made the poinsettia:

 

 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011: 32

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6, June = 4, July = 5.

Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

SU218 With Joy

This is my June card I did for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.  We could use any combinations of Chocolate/Red/Cream.  I used them all.

Stamps:  A Cardinal Christmas.

Cardstock:  Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Very Vanilla.

Ink: Close to Cocoa pigment & dye.

Accessories: Coluzzle, ½” circle punch, Crystal Effects, chalks - Real Red, Old Olive & Tangerine, piercing tool, mat pack, mounts, sponge, Clear EP.

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6. June = 4.
A total of 27 Christmas cards done thus far!  Thanks Sylvia for the inspiration!

This is my June card I did for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.  We could use any combinations of Chocolate/Red/Cream.  I used them all.

Stamps:  A Cardinal Christmas.

Cardstock:  Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Very Vanilla.

Ink: Close to Cocoa pigment & dye.

Accessories: Coluzzle, ½” circle punch, Crystal Effects, chalks - Real Red, Old Olive & Tangerine, piercing tool, mat pack, mounts, sponge, Clear EP.

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6. June = 4.
A total of 27 Christmas cards done thus far!  Thanks Sylvia for the inspiration!

SU215 Merry Christmas

This is my May card I did for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.  I chose Stars as my theme for ‘Reason for the Season’.

Stamps: Patterned Pines, Season of Joy (for the phrase).

Cardstock: Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, Transparency Film, Barely Banana.

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Garden Green, Versamark.

Accessories: Sweet Stars jumbo wheel, Classic Stars jumbo wheel, mounts, sponge, Iridescent Ice EP, Star punches by EK Success and Carl.

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6.

 

A total of 23 Christmas cards done thus far! Thanks Sylvia for the inspiration!

This is my May card I did for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.  I chose Stars as my theme for ‘Reason for the Season’.

Stamps: Patterned Pines, Season of Joy (for the phrase).

Cardstock: Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, Transparency Film, Barely Banana.

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Garden Green, Versamark.

Accessories: Sweet Stars jumbo wheel, Classic Stars jumbo wheel, mounts, sponge, Iridescent Ice EP, Star punches by EK Success and Carl.

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5, May= 6.

 

A total of 23 Christmas cards done thus far! Thanks Sylvia for the inspiration!

SU212 Side Step Snowflake card

Decided to take a stab at a Side Step card.  I am using it for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge for April's ‘Winter' theme Christmas Card.  It wasn't as hard to make as I thought it would be.  This is the front view:

 

 

This is a side view:

 

 

No stamps.

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, White.

 

Ink: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Real Red.

 

Accessories: ribbon, smaller snowflake punch by EK Success, large snowflake punch by SU!, 1/8 inch hole punch, 1/4 inch hole punch, Crystal Effects to make Faux Brads, Coluzzle, Bold snowflakes jumbo wheel, rhinestone.

Cardstock is cut at 51/2" x 41/4".  Here is the pattern for cutting and scoring that I used:

 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5.

 

A total of 17 cards thus far! Thanks Sylvia for the inspiration!

Decided to take a stab at a Side Step card.  I am using it for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge for April's ‘Winter' theme Christmas Card.  It wasn't as hard to make as I thought it would be.  This is the front view:

 

 

This is a side view:

 

 

No stamps.

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, White.

 

Ink: Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Real Red.

 

Accessories: ribbon, smaller snowflake punch by EK Success, large snowflake punch by SU!, 1/8 inch hole punch, 1/4 inch hole punch, Crystal Effects to make Faux Brads, Coluzzle, Bold snowflakes jumbo wheel, rhinestone.

Cardstock is cut at 51/2" x 41/4".  Here is the pattern for cutting and scoring that I used:

 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5, April = 5.

 

A total of 17 cards thus far! Thanks Sylvia for the inspiration!

SU217 Joy

 

I had read that Sylvia’s Christmas Card Challenge theme for March was Monochromatic.  It was a couple days before I could get working on my cards due to life interruptions.  Finally got going and I sure must have been in my own little world as this is what I came up with (above).  After I finished four of them, I thought what the heck are you doing??!!  This isn’t very Monochromatic!  Anyways, just changed it a bit and still ended up stamping ‘Joy’ with burgundy!

 

Stamp Sets: Welcome Christmas, Small Script.

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, DSP from Costco.

 

Ink: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy.

 

Accessories: sponge, coluzzle, Always Artichoke grosgrain ribbon.

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5.

 

A total of 12 cards thus far!  Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

 

 

I had read that Sylvia’s Christmas Card Challenge theme for March was Monochromatic.  It was a couple days before I could get working on my cards due to life interruptions.  Finally got going and I sure must have been in my own little world as this is what I came up with (above).  After I finished four of them, I thought what the heck are you doing??!!  This isn’t very Monochromatic!  Anyways, just changed it a bit and still ended up stamping ‘Joy’ with burgundy!

 

Stamp Sets: Welcome Christmas, Small Script.

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, DSP from Costco.

 

Ink: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy.

 

Accessories: sponge, coluzzle, Always Artichoke grosgrain ribbon.

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6, March = 5.

 

A total of 12 cards thus far!  Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

 

SU216 A Christmas Piano

This is the February Christmas Card I did for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.

 

Stamp Set: Tags til Christmas.

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Red Riding Hood, Black, White.

 

Ink: Black.

 

Accessories: sponge, 3/4 x 15/16 inch oval punch, Tag Corner punch.

 

I used the computer to type the "A Christmas Note" - comic sans, size 11, bold.

Inspired from Card Creations - there is no date on the magazine but I marked that I bought it in Jan 2006.

 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6.

 

A total of 7 cards thus far! 

Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

 

This is the February Christmas Card I did for Sylvia’s 2011 Christmas Card Challenge.

 

Stamp Set: Tags til Christmas.

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Red Riding Hood, Black, White.

 

Ink: Black.

 

Accessories: sponge, 3/4 x 15/16 inch oval punch, Tag Corner punch.

 

I used the computer to type the "A Christmas Note" - comic sans, size 11, bold.

Inspired from Card Creations - there is no date on the magazine but I marked that I bought it in Jan 2006.

 

Total Christmas Cards for 2011:

January = 1, February = 6.

 

A total of 7 cards thus far! 

Thanks Sylvia for keeping me going!

 

SU213 Christmas Collage

 

I'm hoping to play in Sylvia's Christmas Card Challenge this year. 

 

You can see the details HERE.

 

Here is my entry for January 2011, Vintage Christmas.

Stamp: Christmas Collage.

 

Cardstock: Real Red, Kraft, Old Olive, scraps of light weight text paper to make flower centers..

 

Ink: Chocolate Chip pigment and dye, White ColorBox.

 

Accessories: Clear EP, ribbon, stylus, 5 Petal Flower punch, Daffodil Delight marker, Real Red marker, 1/4 inch hole punch, sponge.

 

You can see how I made the poinsettia by clicking HERE.

One Christmas card made!

 

I'm hoping to play in Sylvia's Christmas Card Challenge this year. 

 

You can see the details HERE.

 

Here is my entry for January 2011, Vintage Christmas.

Stamp: Christmas Collage.

 

Cardstock: Real Red, Kraft, Old Olive, scraps of light weight text paper to make flower centers..

 

Ink: Chocolate Chip pigment and dye, White ColorBox.

 

Accessories: Clear EP, ribbon, stylus, 5 Petal Flower punch, Daffodil Delight marker, Real Red marker, 1/4 inch hole punch, sponge.

 

You can see how I made the poinsettia by clicking HERE.

One Christmas card made!