Holiday Lamp

Christmas in July always gets me inspired to get a start on my Christmas cards.  This is the theme this month for the Just For Fun Monthly Challenge so I thought I would share another card I made for my favorite holiday.

I used some lovely blue cardstock with a white core and ran it through an embossing folder.  The raised area was sanded to bring out the white core and then the outer edges were inked.  Spellbinders’ Laced with Love Blooming Collection Etched Die was used to create the white frame.

The Just for Fun image, Christmas Lantern, was stamped in blue and die cut with Spellbinders Classic Oval die.  This was layered on a slightly larger blue oval that was inked around the edges.  A little yellow glow was added to the lantern with a Copic Marker.

The sentiment, from the Just For Fun's Sentiments 1 Unmounted Sheet, was also stamped in blue and die cut with JustRite’s Spellbinders Nested Sentiment die.  The edges were inked and small blue jewels were added.

E. Marie

If Kisses Were Snowflakes...

It is Christmas In July at Sparkle N Sprinkle with all the new Christmas sets.  E. Marie here to share a card using the new Christmas set, Milton Catching Snowflakes.  This guy is adorable with his scarves and comes with four great sentiments.

I chose to create a “gap” card since I have seen so many great samples lately.  Most of these cards actually leave an actual gap between the top and bottom front sections, held together by an image or sentiment, but I chose to support this one with a piece of acetate.

After adding decorative cardstock on the top and bottom layers, Dimensional Glue was run around the edges and Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft was added to look like snow.

The image was heat embossed with Detail Black embossing powder and colored with Copic markers.  Cloud Nine Velvet Glitter was added to the scarves and snowflake using a glue pen.  This was layered to the right side of the card.

I used the digital version of this set to print the sentiment and layered this on the inside of the card so the sentiment would show in the open gap.  Here is a picture of the inside.  I added white layers on the inside top and bottom of the card front to make it look neater and cover any exposed adhesive from adding the acetate.

I know you will love playing with this card style and hope you enjoyed seeing this cute set.

E. Marie

Happy 4th Of July!

 

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you are having a beautiful day to celebrate this holiday and spending time with family.  Just For Fun has these wonderful swimming suite images that are great for a summer themed card so I thought I would combine them with a 4th of July look.

I used the Vintage Bathing Suits, stamping the entire three suits on white cardstock.   Then the individual suits were stamped on various decorative papers and paper pieced.  Note that the middle two-piece image actually stamps with large polka dots but I wanted to use this cute red polka dot paper so I created a mask to cover part of the stamp when I inked it so I could get just the outline.  This worked great.

The background layer was stamped several times around the edges with Just For Fun's Fireworks stamp.  To add a little sparkle, I went over them with a Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen.  I also added a little sparkle to parts of the bathing suits, though it is hard to see in the pic.

I decided to not add a sentiment at this time because this card could be used for several occasions.  I know several people celebrating a birthday today so adding a Happy Birthday or Celebrate would be perfect.  Or maybe just a simple Thinking Of You for a friend.

Enjoy your day and be safe.

E. Marie

A Grillin' Good Time

What are you doing for the 4^th of July?  This is such a fun time for family and, of course, grilling out.  Sparkle N Sprinkle’s Summer Grilling Set #1 and Summer Grilling Set #2 are all about this.  I used the digital versions to create this card.

Both sides of a piece of white cardstock were punched with a Martha Stewart star border punch and adhered to a slightly larger piece of sticker paper.  Gypsy Red Velvet Glitter was added to the exposed adhesive on one side and Cobalt Glaze Velvet on the other side.  This was layered onto the card front.

Another piece of white cs was cut to fit just inside punched borders.  A circle shaped window was cut out using a Spellbinders die and a star shaped window was cut out using a Sizzix star die. 

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Strips of 1/8” "Tear-ific" Tape were run across a piece of Embossable Clear Acetate, the protective layer removed, and Black Suede Velvet Glitter was added.  This was adhered behind the circle window to look like a grill.  The little BBQ bottle from the Summer Grilling #1 digital set and the Oven Mitt from the Summer Gilling #2 digital set were printed, colored, and fussy cut.  These were added to the side of the grill.

More acetate was added behind the star window and a small shaker was created behind it with the printed sentiment from the Summer Grilling #2 digital set and blue and red sequins.  Additional sequins were glued to the card front.

Have a safe 4th!!

E. Marie

Just For Fun July Challenge - Christmas In July

July has arrived and it is time for a new challenge at Just For Fun Rubber Stamps Blog.  What is better than Christmas in July with Sparkle.  It was so hot by me that it was refreshing to create a Christmas card.

For this card the Just for Fun Bells and Holly image was colored with Copic Markers and layered on green and white.  A little sparkle was added using a Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen.  I also added a little ink splatter to coordinate more of the background layer coloring.  The simple sentiment, from the Sentiments 1 Unmounted Sheet, was layered along the bottom.

The background design was created by stamping and heat embossing the Holly Background in white on watercolor paper.  Then Brusho Crystal Colors were added.  After coloring the little berries, a little more sparkle was added to each leaf with the Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen. You can see a little of this on the right side of the picture.

Head on over to the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps Blog to get all the details of the challenge and get more inspiration from my fellow designers.

I look forward to seeing what you create!

E. Marie