Christmas Postcard with Character Construction

Hi Dreamers!
Hope you are having a great weekend.  I have some more Christmas inspiration for you today.    I stamped this Christmas scene with the Vintage Christmas collection by Character Construction.   I wanted this to look like a Holiday Postcard, hence the postage image in the upper right corner. Looks like they are having a fine old time...bringing home the tree and singing carols on a snowy night.

• Start with Cream CS and make a background with Metallic Stains and Shabby Shutters Distress Re-inker.  (tutorial on making background)
• Stamp the images with Black Soot Distress Ink:

Christmas Postage and Snowflakes from Set #3

Car and Vertical Border from Set #4

Sentiment from Set #2

• Distress with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

• Layer with black CS onto a green card base.  
• Add small pearls

Isn't this a fun card!!  It is going out to someone on my Christmas Card list. (I really have to work on addressing those and get them out!! Today for sure!)

Challenges for my Christmas Postcard
Blogger's Challenge: create a scene
One Stop Craft Challenge: Christmas Friends
Paper Play: Christmas is coming
Stampin for the Weekend: let it snow
Totally paper crafts: one for the boys

The Blogger's Challenge Blog Hop

Holiday Wrapping Paper and Card with Paper Artsy Stamps

Hi Dreamers!
Well, since I pretty much have all my Christmas cards done.....(still not mailed.....Eek!) I have turned my attention to some gift oriented projects.  I don't always use a gift bag and sometimes like to wrap a package.   And, that means I need some really cool vintagey paper.  "But, you can't buy any really cool vintagey wrapping paper", you say.  When does that ever stop me!  So, I made some vintagey wrapping paper using a large sheet of brown packing paper and Paper Artsy Stamps.  You know, the kind of paper that comes stuffed into the boxes of my mail orders.  Don't throw that paper away!  It has lots of uses besides being a comfy cushion for orders.

Card and Wrapped Package

This is what I started with:

The Brown Packing paper

Materials List:

Stamps

Babushka Balloon Paper Artsy available from Blockheads Paper Arts

Ink

Rich Cocoa, Northern Pine, and Espresso Truffle - Memento

Vintage Photo Distress - Ranger

Brown Packing Paper

Green Cardstock

Ribbons

Instructions:

• Ink the Balloon stamp with all three of the Memento inks in this order: Rich Cocoa, Northern Pine, Espresso Truffle---then stamp on the paper.
• Repeat several times to cover the paper.  
• Ink the Tree part of the Madonna stamp with Northern Pine.    
• Place a piece of scrap paper down to mask the area and stamp the trees in a row-top and bottom

• You can continue stamping your paper to cover as much of it as needed to wrap the package.  
• Distress the paper with Vintage Photo ink

Now wrap the package

Close up of package

 And, while you are stamping, you might as well stamp a smaller piece for a matching card.  This card measures 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches.

• Layer the stamped piece with Cardstock and add to a Kraft CS base

• Wrap some green sheer ribbon around card and tie in a knot
• Tie gold ribbon around green sheer ribbon
• Add some red bling

See how muted the inks look on the brown paper??  You Like??  I like this look for vintagey projects.  Now you can wrap your packages with this very affordable wrapping paper.

Challenges For my wrapping paper and card:
Card Crafters Circle: Christmas Celebrations
Crafty Mess: Vintage Christmas
Fat Pages with attitude: anything goes
Jingle Bells rock: Christmas
Just add ink: balloons
Mark's Finest: red and green
Sugar Creek Hollow: stencils or masks

Let's see, what do I have planned for tomorrow?  Oh, how about a Christmas Postcard with Character Construction!!  It's pretty cute.  See you then!  Love ya.
Karen

Vintage Joy Holiday Card with Paper Artsy

Hi Dreamers!
I am back today with a vintagey Holiday card made with Paper Artsy stamps....available in the USA from Blockheads Paper Arts!  I added lost of texture  and layers on the card to showcase this fab image.

Materials List:

Stamps: Holiday Theatre Paper Artsy from Blockheads Paper Arts

Ink:

Tuxedo Black Memento

Vintage Photo Distress -Ranger

Spray Inks:

Java Walnut Antiquing Solution

Gold

Chicken Wire Crafters Workshop Template

5 x 7 Embossing Folder

Cardstock: Dark Green, Cream

Red Rhinestones

Ribbons

Instructions:

• Make a card base from dark green CS 
• Lay the Crafters Workshop Template on the card and spray on the inks
• Distress with Vintage Photo
• Run a rectangle of the same dark green CS through the Cuttlebug with the 5 x7 folder
• Run the Vintage Photo ink pad over the dry embossing and add to the card base

• Stamp the image with Tuxedo Black ink on cream CS and distress heavily with Vintage Photo
• On cream CS, use the template again with the spray inks--stamp the image again on this piece
• Cut a rectangle from this piece and place over the other stamped piece.  
• Distress with Vintage Photo some more and add to card front

• Tie a bow in the gold sheer ribbon--tie a  piece of red ribbon around the knot
• Add the red rhinestones

How about a few Challenges for my Vintage Joy Card??!!

Fussy and Fancy: I love Christmas

Aud Sentiments: anything goes

Dutch Dare: non traditional colors

Craft us Crazy: Christmas or fav embellishment

I will be back tomorrow with another Paper Artsy Holiday  project and on Sunday you will find more Christmas inspiration with a Holiday Postcard with Character Construction.  Have a great Friday!  Love ya.

Karen

Domino Snowmen Ornaments

Hi Dreamers!
I have something a little different today.  My good buddy, Leigh, inspired me to try my hand at altering dominoes.  Check out all the Christmas Domino projects on Leigh's Domino Art blog.  Here are my Snowmen Ornaments.

Materials List:

Dominoes

Stamps: Snow Kisses - My Sentiments Exactly

Set Black Stazon Ink

Copic Marker - Process Blue B05

Metallic Silver Marker - American Crafts

Glossy Accents - Ranger

Silver Wire

14” Glass Seed Bead Strands - Michaels Craft Store

Assorted Beads

Cord Trim - Jo Anns

Fabri-Tac Glue

Instructions:

Stamp the snowman onto the dominoes with the Stazon ink.  When the ink is dry, color around the snowmen with the Blue Copic Marker.  Draw around edge of domino with a Metallic marker.  Apply glue around the side edges of the dominoes.  Wrap the wire and bead strand around one of the dominoes.  Twist the wire to hold the bead strand together.  Wrap the cord around the other domino.  For the first ornament, add more beads to the ends of the wire.   Curl the ends of the wire and trim.  For the second ornament, add large beads to the ends of the cord and tie cord in a knot.  

Some fun challenges for my Snowman:

Alota rubber stamps: ornaments
Christmas at Sweet Stampin: Christmas
Crafts and Me: ornament
For Fun Challenges: Snowman
Going Grey with Scrap Creations: anything but a card

Pretty fun project.  I did have some trouble finding a stamp that look good on the domino.  I am so glad I had this MSE! snowman set!   Now, let me see, what does the schedule say is coming up tomorrow?  Oh, I think you will like this...a very vintagey Holiday card with Paper Artsy.  See you then!  Love ya.
Karen

Winter Birds Christmas Greeting

Hi Dreamers!
Today, I am channeling cuteness.......I wanted to make a cute Christmas card and so I printed out a few Meljens images.  I thought these birds were so sweet.

The images is colored with Copic Markers.  The DP is from K & Company.  

 The Label and the circles are die cut with  Spellbinders dies and the scallop square is a Sizzix die.

My Top Tip Tuesday Tip is to use Stickles to make a glittery frame around the image.  

This will go in my Christmas Card basket.  I know I keep saying this, "Now I need to start mailing the cards"  !!  I did go to the Post Office today and buy stamps.  So, I have no excuses now.  Maybe I will get started on that tomorrow.  

Challenges for my Winter Birds Christmas Greeting
Meljens: Sketch

365 Cards: Day 279 --gingham
Clear It Out: Christmas--the DP I have had for 3 years.
Digital Tuesday: non traditional Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas: bingo--Red, free, glitter
Tip Top Tuesday: Christmas--Stickles to make a frame
Craft room Door: Anything goes #47

Tomorrow, check back for two snowman ornaments made out of dominoes.  See you then!  Love ya.
Karen

WOYWW 183 -Stacks of Cards to Sell

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to my world!  So, here we are again at Wednesday.  What is so special about Wednesday, you ask.  Well, that's the day we get to take a look at work spaces all over the world with Julia on her blog Stamping Ground.    On my workdesk, I have all my cards that are going to a sale on Friday.

You may have seen some of these on my workdesk over the past several months.  I have been working hard to get all these cards made and packaged up.  I also will be selling crocheted scarves that I made.
Where is this sale you ask?
If you are in the Detroit Metro area---The sale is in Dearborn, Michigan (USA).  It is Patient Appreciation Night at my Chiropractor's office--Labo Family Chiropractic.   On Monroe -corner of Military.  December 7 -- 6 to 9 PM.
Dr Heidi  hosts this event twice a year.  If you are a patient and sell items, you may come and set up a table with your wares.  Everyone is invited to come and see what's for sale.  Maybe pick up a few Holiday gifts.  Should be fun!
So, that is where I will be this Friday.
Enjoy your hop around the world with WOYWW!!


PS: Later today I will have a Cutesy Christmas card with a Meljens digi and tomorrow two snowman ornaments made with dominoes.  Sound fun??  Catch you later!!
Karen

Vintage Christmas Box with Paper Artsy

Hi Dreamers!



A happy hello to my new followers!!  And an extra hello and thanks to visitors and regulars.  Love all your comments...some are quite funny and really make me chuckle.  LOL  Blogging is so entertaining!  LOL  So, hello all and today we have a pretty vintage box.  The stamps are from Paper Artsy available in the USA from Blockhead Paper Arts.  Can you guess what the box is covered with??  Take a look.

Top

Front

Materials List:

Stamps:

Holiday Theatre -Paper Artsy

Grunge It Up - Blockheads Paper Arts

Inks: 

Pearlescent Poppy and Cosmic Copper - Brilliance

Vintage Photo Distress - Ranger

Pioneer Glue Stick

White Tissue Paper

Paper Mache Box

Large Beads

Large Gems

Sealer - Plaid Royal Coat

Top Detail

Instructions:

• Smooth out a piece of White Tissue Paper
• Stamp the Angel/chicken Joy image on the tissue paper with Pearlescent Poppy ink.
• Stamp once for the top
• Stamp multiple times in a horizontal row for the sides
• Stamp the Mandolins from the Holiday Theatre set and the Swirl from the Grunge It Up set with Cosmic Copper in the empty areas around the main image

 Top Detail

• Heat set the inks
• Apply Pioneer Glue stick to box
• Place the tissue paper over the box top
• Trim tissue leaving enough to wrap to inside
• Repeat for sides

• Pat some of the Cosmic Copper ink onto the corners
• Apply Vintage Photo Distress ink to all areas

Bottom

• On bottom of box, glue a piece of white CS
• Add four large beads for feet
• Paint box with one layer of the sealer
• When sealer is dry, glue ribbon around box lid and add the large gems

Detail of front 

Did you guess that the box was covered with Tissue Paper??  How fun is that.  You could use any color tissue you wanted.  I will fill this with something sweet and will have a nice little gift for someone.  I really should make a whole bunch of these.  Oh, wouldn't it be cute to put some truffles in the box and lay a gift card on top.  I think I will do that.  LOL

Some fun Challenges for My Vintage Christmas Box:
Stampin for the Weekend: Texture
Totally Papercrafts: anything but a card
Pile it On: embellishments
Anything But a Card: anything goes-no cards
Live and Love Crafts: anything but a card
Sugar Creek Hollow: vintage + distressing
Artistic Inspirations: anything goes
Flourishes: an altered item

See you tomorrow for WOYWW  and some photos of my cards for the sale on Friday.  Love ya.
Karen