Supplies:

• Adirondack Alcohol Inks: Stream & Denim
• Adirondack Alcohol Blending Solution
• (White Felt Strips & wood handled stamp with Velcro optional)
• White Crafter’s Ink
• Embossing Powders: Detail White, Holographic, Adirondack Denim, Detail Silver
• VersaMark for embossing
• Posh Silver Accent Pen
• Metallic Silver Paper
• Navy Cardstock
• Turquoise Cardstock
• Small strip of Vellum
• Silver Ribbon & Clear Cabochon for Embellishments
• Pop Dots
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Snowflake Ornament, All Night Media ANM-9265 (Stamp Diva)
• Greeting (Firefly Designs); Background Snowflakes from Winter Play Set (Stampin’ Up)

Directions:

This method of ink application was demonstrated by Tim Holtz. I find it very easy and recommend it! Use recycled wood-handled rubber stamp with Velcro for base (remove rubber image and replace with Velcro). Apply felt strip. Apply blending solution, then drops of both alcohol inks. Apply colors to a piece of metallic silver paper until completely covered. Trim to desired background and adhere to navy card. Set aside. On slightly smaller navy cardstock panel stamp random images of smaller snowflakes using white Crafters ink. Use silver accent pen around edges of cardstock. Stamp and emboss greeting in denim on torn piece of vellum. Edge with VersaMark and emboss with silver. Tie on small ribbon and tape vellum to the cardstock panel on the backside. Adhere to the card. Emboss (2) snowflake ornaments with denim on turquoise cardstock and (2) snowflakes on navy using white and holographic embossing powder. Cut these out and layer each one navy on one turquoise askew with pop dots between them to raise. Adhere to card and embellish with cabochon in the center.

 



Supplies:

• The boy-in sleep and word images from unmounted sheet #133 of My Heart Stamps For You
• Rollagraph #7373 Never Enough from Clearsnap
• Rollagraph #4030 Snowflakes from All Night Media
• Stencil Tree from Camore
• Brilliance pigment ink pad #82 Graphite Black and #92 Platinum Planet
• VersaMark watermark stamp pad
• Blue ink pad
• Gold embossing powder
• Sakura AquaLip Gelly Roll pens
• Eyelets
• White, green, and blue cardstock
• Watercolor pencils

Directions:

1. Stamp the boy-in-sleep image using black ink on white cardstock and color part of the image with watercolor pencils. Then, use a sponge with blue ink to dab.
2. Stamp the words using watermark stamp pad on a white tag. Then, use gold embossing power.
3. Emboss the Tree and cut the tree out. Decorate with some eyelets.
4. Stamp Rollagraph #7373 Never Enough using black black ink on white cardstock and cut the image out. Color the image with Sakura AquaLip Gelly Roll pens.
5. Stamp Rollagraph #4030 Snowflakes using platinum ink on blue cardstock.
6. Put #1 to #5 together

 Supplies:

• White card stock
• red layering paper
• Green card stock (card)
• red watercolor marker
• stamp positioner
• embossing ink
• green embossing powder
• black pigment ink
• Glitter glue or stickles
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Poinsettia from Rubber Stamp Tapestry
• Merry Christmas from Second Star on the Right

Directions:

1. Completely cover the poinsettia stamp with the red marker. Liberally spritz
   the inked stamp with water and stamp image in the central area of the white
   card stock (cut to half sheet size). Spritz the stamp again (without
   re-inking) and stamp image again. Continue to spritz and stamp image until
   no more pigment. Let dry
2. Once dry using a stamp positioner, stamp the first poinsettia image with
   black pigment ink. Stamp Merry Christmas in embossing ink and emboss with
   green embossing powder.
3. Mount onto red layering paper and mount onto card.

 Supplies:

• Ink Pad: Memories Art Print Brown
• Decorative Chalks
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Anna from Acey Ducey (available from Stamp Diva), Joyeux Noel from PSX

Directions:

1. Stamp 3 Anna images on neutral CS. Color with chalk. Cut out leaving 1/16” border. Glue on Real Red CS & cut out leaving 1/16” border. Take 16 ½” L x 8” H dark green cover stock paper and fold in thirds. Tear diagonally along length leaving a torn edge. Tear another strip of sage green paper and glue towards bottom of dark green CS.
2. Stamp Joyeux Noel in Art Print brown on neutral CS. Use pre-cut olive green tag from Stampin’ UP as a back layer. Cut Joyeux Noel to layer on top of green tag. Punch hole & attach to card with copper brad. Mount “Anna” on each layer of folded card.

 Supplies:

• Red, green & white cardstock
• blazing red stayzon ink pad
• ancient page deep harbor ink pad
• stayzon black ink pad
• Sakura glaze gel pens:
  available from the Stamping Bug
• deckle edge scissors
• repositional glue dots
  
  Available from The Card Ladies:
• Small acrylic ornaments
• Acrylic faux slide
• Christmas Regals fibers
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Whispers Swoon Star Swirl and Star Spiral,
  Claudia Rose
• sentiment by Penny Black.
• Holly leaves from Itty Bitty Borders by Stampin Up!

Directions:

Layer red, green and white cs as shown. On white panel stamp Swoon star swirl with red stayzon ink. Stamp star spiral randomly around on white panel with deep harbor ink. Make smaller red and green panels and layer as shown. Trace each of the acrylic ornaments on white card stock and cut out, stamping the star spiral in deep harbor in the middle of each cut out. Layer 1 each on small panels. Draw and color patterns on acrylic ornaments with glaze gel pens. Thread Christmas Regals fibers through holes in ornaments. Attach to corresponding panel using repositional glue dots. These can be removed and used as ornaments! On faux slide stamp "holiday blessings" and holly leaves in black stayzon. Color in the holly leaves with glaze gel pens.  Attach to card using repositional glue dots.

 Supplies:

• Black glossy cardstock: 8 1/2 x 11 and 2 1/2 x 5 1/8 and two scrap pieces;
• gold metallic paper: 2 5/8 x 5 1/4 and 3 x 3 6/8;
• Sizzix Cutter and Christmas tree die;
• gold UTEE; gold trim/ribbon;
• metallic gold string;
• disco black embossing powder;
• Marvy Uchida small scalloped square punch;
• Hero Arts Classic Caps LL846 stamp set
  available from Rubber Stamps Galore
• double-sided tape, sticky dots

Directions:

Emboss Christmas tree cut-out with gold UTEE, two coatings. Wrap it with gold trim and layer it on black and then gold strips and adhere on the left of the card. 2. Punch out two scalloped squares from the black glossy scraps and follow this procedure for both squares: Tape the string to the back of one corner and turn it to the front so that the chosen corner is in the up position. Bring the string around to the first notch to the left of the corner. Wrap it around the square by taking it down to the opposite corner putting the string into the first notch to the right. Take it behind the square and back around and up through the second notch to the left and down around the second right notch at the bottom. (Next would be the third left at the top and third right at the bottom.) Continue in this manner until it is complete and tape the string to the back. After putting the second piece of metallic gold paper on the card to the right of the card, add the scalloped squares, one toward the bottom left of the gold paper with double-sided tape and the other toward the upper right with sticky dots. 3. Stamp 'JOY' vertically on the gold paper beneath the upper scallop and emboss with black powder.

 Supplies:

• Blue, Silver & White card stock – Marco’s Paper
• Santa Head Stamp – Stamps by Judith R-04
• Black Ink Pad
• Star charms
• Jump Rings
• Silver Cord
• Sizzix Lollipop Alphabet
• Sizzix stars
• Xyron laminate machine
• Alphabet punches
• 1/16” hole punch
• Craft knife
• Ruler
• Bone Folder
• Foam mounting tape
• Blue marker
• Peach Marker
• Silver Marker

Directions:

Start with a 5” x 26” piece of blue cardstock. Score every 4 ¼”. (The paper is ½” longer to allow for fold lines). Alternate mountain and valley fold to create and accordian affect. Using the craft knife and ruler cut 2 ¾” x 3 ½” rectangles in the middle four panels. Stamp 5 Santa Heads with black ink on white paper. Color hat with a blue markers; stars with a silver marker; and face with a peach or light pink marker. Put images through the Xyron laminator and then cut out. Cut 5 Sizzix star patterns on silver paper. Cut four 1” pieces of silver cord. Punch hole in the top of Santa Hat and in the tip of Santa Hat. Put the cord through the top hole and tie on back. Glue stars on top of the cord to dangle the Santa from. Put a jump ring and star charm through the holes on the tips of the Santa Hats. Cut Ho Ho Ho on silver paper from Sizzix alphabet. Punch Merry Christmas from silver paper using alphabet punches. Put letters through the Xyron adhesive. Adhere Ho Ho Ho to inside front panel and Merry Christmas to inside back panel. Layer Silver paper 3 ¼” x 3 ¾” on blue paper 3 ½” x 4” on silver paper 3 ¾” x 4 ¼” on blue card front. Use foam mounting tape to adhere Santa Head on front and stars on top.

 




Supplies:

• Gold and red cardstock
• gold and red embossing powders
• VersaMark pad
• Brilliance gold pad
• red and gold tiny marble bead mixture
• adhesive and decorative scissors.
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Magenta Holly Berries, MG 32042K
  available from STAMP DIVA
• Savvy Stamps “Merry Christmas”, SS-014E available from STAMP DIVA
• Hollies Allover background stamp by Penny Black
  
  

Directions:

On a quarter sheet of red cardstock, stamp the hollies background in gold Brilliance ink and heat set. On the gold cardstock, stamp the Magenta holly berries twice by inking the stamp with a VersaMark pad and embossing with gold EP. On a scrap of the gold cardstock, stamp “Merry Christmas” with VersaMark pad and emboss with red EP. When dry, use decorative scissors to trim the verse.

Adhere the holly swags to the red card front as shown, placing the “Merry Christmas” strip between the two. Put a dot of glue in the centers of the holly berries and sprinkle red and gold tiny beads. Let dry thoroughly.

Mount the completed card front to a gold card leaving a border and then to a folded red card.

 

Supplies:

• Hunter Green card & cream cardstock
• crinkled bronze paper
• Pearlescents Ivy ink Brillance
• Cosmic copper Brillance ink
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Medieval plate #1 Stampsmith
• Backroundstamp J2209 Just 4 Fun
  available from Cardsnstamps
  
  
  Directions
  Stamp backround with Ivy ink on cram cardstock, layer on card.  Stamp tile with copper ink layer with bronze paper and hunters green cardstock closely, layer on card.

 

Directions

Children stamped in Adirondak espresso, inking only the center to get a faded edge look. Image masked and red dye ink used to brush stipple the background. Candy and ornament stamped in the same red dye ink. Wording stamped in Black Staz-On ink. Gold paint pen used to border the image. Layered on deep red cardstock and embellishment added.


Rubber Stamps

• Charming Children~Eclectic Impressions
• Wording alphabet~ Beeswax
• Candies~Stampin'Up!
• Ornament~Unknown

 Supplies:

• Burgandy Card- top fold
• White card stock
• sparkling yarn
• Adirondack rainbow ink pad- stained glass
• black ink
• watercolor pencils
• deckle scissors
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Trees
  Sunday International- Landscape parts # 1
• Snowmen
  My Heart Stamps for You- Borders # 130
• Words- Impressions of Faith

Directions:

1- Trim white card with fancy scissors
2- stamp trees twice with Adirondack ink, across white card
3- stamp snow people in black ink across bottom
4- stamp words in adirondack ink- cut out & layer onto burgandy paper
5- color snow people-attach to card
6- add tag & bow

 Supplies:

• Dress panel
  Acetate
  Stazon black ink
  Adirondack pens: Red & Bottle
  Ancient page reinker: deep harbor & jade
  Brilliance reinker: lime
  Future floor wax
  White tissue paper
  Corner punch - EK success
  Green cardstock 3 x 3 ¾
  Black cardstock 3 ¼ x 4 corners punched
  
  
• Rummy -o purse
  Rummy -o tile
  Brilliance inkpads: lime & green
  Super glue
  Metallic green floss
  Green bead
  Gem tac glue
  
• Card
  Scrap of green card stock
  Scrap of black cardstock
  Black brilliance ink
  Star dust embossing powered
  Heat gun
  Red cardstock 4 x 5 ½ folded
  Double sided tape
  Foam tape
  
  Rubber Stamps
• Uptown designs from Stamp Diva
• Elements dresses from Rubbernecker