CAS Christmas November Challenge - merry christmas

Hi everyone,

Are you ready for making "more" Christmas cards?
This month's challenge, hosted by our very talented Designer, Trina, is perfect for helping you do last-minute Christmas cards. She chose Non-traditional Colours as the theme.
We have Vicky (Crafting Clare's Paper Moments) as Guest Designer. Welcome, Vicky!

Here's my card:

[How I made the card]
1. Die-cut trees and the thin frame.
2. Stamped the sentiment (*1) and clear heat-embossed it.
3. Glued the trees and the frame on to the card front.

*1. I wanted to heat-emboss the sentiment, so I used Distress Oxide Ink instead of using dye ink. Hickory Smoke is the closest color to Sahara Sand.

Please check out the challenge site for inspiring sample cards made by our Designers and Vicky, and join this fun challenge!

Stamp: Bitty Holiday Wishes (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Peekaboo Peach, So Saffron, Pistachio Pudding, Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand (Stampin' Up!), Grapesicle (My Favorite Thinkgs)
Ink: Distress Oxide Ink (Hickory Smoke), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Dies (Winter Trees - My Favorite Things, Essential Rectangles - Ellen Hutson), Embossing Powder (Clear - Hero Arts), Connect Glue (Gina K)

CAS Christmas October Challenge - merry christmas

Hi everyone,

This is a reminder for CAS Christmas Challenge, and Christine, our host, picked Christmas Birds for the theme for this month. 

Here's my card:

[How I made the card]
1. Die-cut the bird's body, wing, beak, legs, and a branch. 
    I did a little surgery on the bird's body shape so that it would look like a cardinal.

2. Stamped the sentiment on the front panel and glued on the bird and the branch.
3. Stenciled falling snow with glimmer paste.
4. Adhered the front panel to the card base.

Please check out the challenge blog to see the wonderful sample cards made by our Designers. The link is open until October 24th.

I hope to see you in the gallery!

Stamp: Modern Christmas (Ellen Hutson)
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso - Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Encore Ultimate Metallic Ink (Tsukineko - Silver)
Accessories: Dies (Birds of Feather - My Favorite Things, Garden Greens - Sizzix), Stencil (Falling Snow - Simon Says Stamp), Nuvo Glimmer Paste (Moonstone), Connect Glue (Gina K)

CAS Christmas October Challenge - christmas greetings

Hi everyone,

It's time for another new challenge at CAS Christmas!
Our talented Designer, Christine, wants you to make a clean and simple card with Christmas Birds. We're happy to have Anita (Stampin with Anita) as Guest Designer this month!

Here's my card:

[How I made the card]
1. Made a salted background with watercolor paint on watercolor paper. 

2. Cut a rectangle and die-cut a sentiment strip from the background.

3. Die-cut 2 doves and a thin brushed gold window frame.

4. Heat-embossed the sentiment on the strip.

5. Dry embossed the card base to add subtle texture.

6. Glued the birds to the sky and the window with the frame to the card base.

7. Raised the sentiment strip with foam tape.

8. Glued the gold strings to the bird beaks and the sentiment strip.

I hope you join us with Christmas birds. The challenge closes on October 24th.
Please join the fun!

Stamp: Festive Snippets (Penny Black)
Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper (140 lb), Whisper White (Stampin' Up!), Gold Paper (gift from a friend)

Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Accessories: Gansai Tambi (Kuretake), Dies (Christmas Deer Tree & Dove Stamp & Die - Art-C, Essential Rectnagles - Ellen Hutson, Planks - Sizzix), Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (Stampin' Up!), Embossing Powder (Gold - Hero Arts), Gold Metallic Thread (Stampin' Up!), Connect Glue (Gina K), Foam Tape (3M)