Today I'm excited to share three projects I created for the Special Release of the new STAMPlorations Christmas Sentiment stamp sets Festive and Joy. I feel like I can never have enough different Christmas sentiments and I find these are a perfect size, both for use as the main focal point of cards as well as sentiments, combining them with other Christmas images.
As with all of our special releases, there are prizes for grabs. There are two prizes which will be randomly drawn from comments left on the Special Release post and the designer's blogs. One winner will receive a $15 gift code to the STAMPlorations store and one winner will receive their choice of any in-stock 4x6 Shery Russ Designs stamp set. Commenting is open until October 8 and the winners will be announced on October 10 in the September winners post.
For my first project, I stamped the sentiments from Joy in a criss-cross pattern, using both the solid and outline versions of the stamps. Then I added the reindeer horns from Yuletide Deer and mistletoe from Christmas Elf.
For my second card, I used the merry and CHRISTMAS stamps from Joy to create the background using Distress Inks. I heat embossed the sleigh from Joyful in gold on vellum and watercoloured using Distress Inks. I stamped the sentiments onto vellum and inked around the edges with Distress Ink.
I also created a Christmas tag. I watercoloured using Distress Inks through the Retro Hearts stencil and heat embossed the lovely log cabin from Homespun Christmas in silver onto vellum. I die cut the tag using Stitched Tags Nesting Dies, added the fussy cut cabin and doodled around the stamped sentiments.
Dies: CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies
Stencil: ARTplorations Retro Hearts
Ink and colouring: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Distress Inks
11 comments:
Fun with the wordy backgrounds. Love that sleigh card. Hugz
Wonderful makes and fabulous color choices - fun stamps! TFS
I love the colors of the first one and the backgrounds of the next two! GREAT JOB!
Beautiful showcase for these two fabulous new stamp sets ! Christmas being at the corner, these sets are just awesome, just as your cards !
Wow,k these sets are so versatile, and you really gave me some great ideas. I also like the use of non-traditional colors!
Great looking cards and the tag...use them all or just a few I can see you had fun using the new release stamp set...well done
Love how you added the antlers on the first card; the perfect
compliment to the text. Your cards are all wonderful inspiration. tfs
Clever and colorful designs.
What a great collection of projects!! I really love that first one and how you added the antlers; so fun!
love your samples - they are so inspiring and creative:)
so creative and beautiful!
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