Handmade Holiday Cards Part 1

I appreciate any chance I get to be creative. The holidays in December give me that opportunity. This will be the first of several posts on my blog to show the ways to vary the cards you make beginning with one Christmas tree stamp from Stampabilities #OR1059.

Instructions:

Stamp tree on watercolor paper, using jet black, Stazon solvent ink.

Use Tombow Watercolor Markers to color green areas, followed by red (you can use a waterbrush to blend the ribbon) on the ribbons and bows.

Color ornaments in assorted colors.

Use metallic Gelly Roll [en for the star and some embellishments of ornaments.

Cut out tree leaving a white edge (I didn’t use the gifts at the bottom of the stamped tree).

Glue tree to holiday print card base (I used Recollections 5.5 in. x 4.25 in. cards).

Add holiday stickers for interest both as ornaments and gifts.

Check my next blog for another card using this great stamp!

A Special Masculine Birthday Card

Most people find it difficult to design masculine cards, I know I do. Well when I need to be inspired I look around the internet. I found a card with a cute saying and paper cuts, but I'm so sorry I don't remember where I found it.

If you have been keeping up with my cancer journey, you know that, I have been to many doctor's offices and have had a couple of surgeries. Throughout this ordeal my husband has supported me in every possible way; not just taking me to offices, but helping me to make the difficult decisions. He even shops and provides me with healthy food choices to heal my foot and maybe kill any remaining cancer cells. So for my special guy, I want to give a very special birthday card.

I used my Cricut Gypsy with the Cricut Classic Font cartridge to cut the words and my Cricut cartridge "Paper Doll Dress Up" for the two deer. Wood grain cardstock and cardstock printed with leaves make an attractive background and still let the blue cardstock sentiment show. Some smaller details were enhanced with a white Gelly Roll marker.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SANDY!