Inspired Stamps - Christmas Card

Wow, I can't believe we're already halfway through September.  Perhaps it's time to start making the Christmas cards! If you are thinking along the same line, please join us today at Inspired Stamps, because we are showcasing Christmas Cards.

I challenged myself to use a non-Christmas stamp on my card.  The stamped image is HLO:Girl Praying and the sentiment from Vintage Christmas.  I did some paper piecing and colouring on the HLO character and assembled the card.  Tell me what you think :)

Please visit the Inspired Stamps blog for more ideas from the Design Team.

Thank you for visiting me.
Kary

Inspired Stamps - Anything Christmas

Wow, another week has gone by, I just can't find enough hours in a day to do all that I want to.  It's Inspired Stamps Anything Christmas theme this week, and I made a really simple card.

I've always loved the traditional Christmas cards with a touch of glitter.  I used a die to cut out the centre of the card, and adhered a patterned paper at the back of the card.  Then I stamped the Vintage Christmas silhouette image on the patterned paper.  To finish off the card, I added some glue around the edges and threw some chunky champagne glitter on it.

Hope you day is going well.  Take care!
Kary

Inspired Stamps - CAS Christmas Card

Hello Friends!  Welcome to another Inspired Stamps post, this week it's DT choice, and it looks like I'm really into Christmas cardmaking.  It's a CAS card this week and I used the sentiment from Vintage Christmas set, which is one of my favourites.

I die cut the tree on the cardbase, and adhered a green patterned paper behind so the pattern shows through.  Then I used a rectangle die and embossed the cardbase to create a frame around the tree.  I added a little bell on the top of the tree with a ribbon bow, and finish off the card by stamping the sentiment at the bottom left corner.

 This is the inside of the card.  I stamped a Scripture sentiment from John 3:16 on another piece of cardstock and scored the edges to mimic the front of the card, and the sentiment is a perfect match as well.

I think this card can be mass produced and the positive diecut of the tree can be saved for use on another card idea.

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Wishing you a fabulous day!
Kary

Inspired Stamps - Christmas in July (Tags)

Hello Friends!  Welcome to the Inspired Stamps Christmas Tag Blog Hop.  If you have come from the Inspired Stamps Blog, then you are on the right track.  If at any point, the link is broken, here is the order of the hop :

Kary

Gabrielle
Jamie
Chere
Jenn
Belinda
Inspired Stamps Blog

I'm never quite organised when it comes to Christmas, and I'm always having to scramble to make some last minute cards or tags ;)  So, this is a great opportunity for me to make an early start this year.  Some of you know, I've recently moved to Perth, and most of my craft supplies are not here yet, and so my tags are pretty CAS.


Here's the first tag:  

I used one of my favourite Inspired Stamps set Vintage Christmas on this tag.  As you can see I've used the image below, it's all in one stamp except the star, which is a separate stamp.  I stamped the image directly on my kraft tag and coloured the hills with Copic marker, just to give it a little shading.  The star was stamped with Memento Cantaloupe.

The top section of the tag is a patterned paper from Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas.  To finish off the tag, I added some Christmas coloured Baker's Twine and a string of silver pearls.

The second tag has the cute image from His Little Ones : Winter Boy set and the sentiment from  Vintage Christmas .

The little boy was coloured with Copic Markers (Hat, Mittens & Shoes - R22, R24, R27, R29 ; Scarf - R24, R29, YG03, YG17 ; Tunic - G40, G43, G46 ; Hair - Y11, T21, T38 ; Skin - R20, E000, E01, E13). The boy image was cut out and adhered on the tag cut from my Silhouette Cameo.

Do you know there's a special coupon code you can use right now to purchase the Inspired Stamps you have on your wishlist?  Just use the code JULY12 for 25% off your total order, good from 15 - 31 July, 2012.

I hope you like the tags... it's never too early to start making these.  Now, Gaby's Blog is next - please click here to head over to see her wonderful tag idea.

Thank you for visiting me and enjoy the Hop!

Kary