Hi friends! It's Christmas cards today. I did better than last month in that I have three more to add to the box. Loll's CAS Christmas Challenge is back and I was eager to play. I'm not good at clean and simple as I tend to want to add that little something extra, but I always loved this challenge. The theme this month is "Bird" -- yes, please!
My bird is colored with Tombow markers on hot pressed watercolor paper. I painted the snow on the berries with white acrylic paint and then applied Stickles Stardust glitter. I probably shouldn't have embossed the background as the guidelines say "no pattern", oops, but I sure do love the way it looks. I used a double-sided adhesive sheet to apply thin vellum to cardstock before embossing it and was surprised at how white the embossed patterned turned out.
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| Stampendous Chickadee Holiday, Spellbinders Scallop Labels and Tag, Spellbinders Pinecones & Berries 3D embossing folder, older retired Stampin' Up Joy die |
CAS Christmas Challenge -- Bird
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The next two cards are not intended for the CAS Christmas Challenge. Pictured below is the same Stampendous bird set as the first card, called Chickadee Holiday. I did not color them as Chickadees and that's just okay. They're cute little birds that probably look like something, but I'm not sure what. I carried on with the vellum and double-sided adhesive, this time on dark green cardstock. It appears as though I applied white ink which smeared onto the non-embossed areas, too. I'm flabbergasted by the whiteness.
Next, I switched to another Stampendous set called Heavenly Birds. These plump little cutie birds and the starry background are all one stamp. I stamped once in Ranger Archival Black for Tombow coloring, and once in white ink on navy cardstock for the white embossing. Cut each with a frame die, mounted on navy, then white, and finally a navy card base. Added the star and gem. Definitely not CAS, but not too much, either.
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| Stampendous Heavenly Birds, Scrapbook.com North Stars die Memory Box Oval Master Frame, Poppystamps Christmas banners with dies |
Total Christmas cards in the box: 17
I may do more Christmas cards this month, but I'm not sure. No pressure, just come what may.
Thank you so much for your time!
6 comments:
Cute cards. With the weather we’re having it almost feels like winter. Have a great day
Never too much! I agree that's true of all your cards, Leslie, as you are so good at placing elements together that seem made for each other and adding just the perfect details. How I love these bird cards for Christmas. Amazing trick with embossing the vellum and card stock together. I love the result!
I adore the embossed vellum and am always surprised by the 'whitened' look of the details when vellum is embossed - it's also fabulous over top of the green! He could be a Chipping Sparrow! LOve the snowy berries - sure to bring JOY this Christmas!
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Hi, Leslie! These are not only heartwarming, with little birdies singing cheerfully, but they are beautiful! I am always amazed at the numbers of techniques you employ on a single card, and the cards never look "over-busy", but like miniature works of art. I especially like the inked EFs and the pretty watercolor effect in the background. Three Christmas cards done! I am jello. lol - hugs, de
All three of these Christmas card are fantastic. First I love the sweet birds and the embossed vellum adds another delicate element. You should enter all three in the challenge at Seize the Birthday. The topping is to use vellum. I think you have some winners!
A trio of fabulous birdies Leslie!! You've colored all of them beautifully, and I'm really loving your embossed vellum backgrounds...so need to remember to try that!! And I agree with Michele that your 2nd bird could very well be a Sparrow...we have all kinds of them around our house! Lovely, lovely cards my friend and YAY for 3 more for the Christmas stash!! Hugs. :0)
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