Merry Christmas!

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

 Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! I can't believe Christmas is next week! Seems everything is a little behind..shopping, mailing, sending cards. I know I'm right on schedule..for next year! At this rate, I'll be posting Christmas cards for a while here. 

For my first card, I had an idea for a Christmas window of stained glass. I first stamped & colored the candles at the bottom, then I dropped pools of rubbing alcohol on the top & added drops of Copic refills in blues & lavenders. I let the colors pool & mingle but kept them mostly away from the candles by not wetting that area. 

Then I added the arched window frame (the rest of the window is on another card to come), & stamped, colored & fussy cut the holly greeting oval.  Here's a look at the inside & also the Copics I used.

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs - Candles Galore, Christmas Pine Oval, Stained Glass Oval  (inside: The Life Greeting,  Poinsettia Vine Corner)

paper:  Staples 110# white, X-Press It

ink: Memento tuxedo black

accessories:  Copic markers, Copic refills, ODBD Cathedral Window, Pierced Rectangle dies, Misti

My second card uses the all in one Christmas Village. Isn't this fun?

This one kind of takes the guess work out of placing the images. It's all one big scene. All you have to decide is what colors to use. Since it has a lot of white snowy areas, I went w/ a fairly bright blue & red. After I colored it, I used a Versamark pen to go over some of the snow & heat embossed it w/ a clear, sparkly powder. 

For the blue over layer, I colored it w/ the same blue Copics then stamped the snowy bg w/ white ink & heat embossed it w/ the same powder Here's the inside & Copic colors.

 Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs - All in 1 Christmas Village , Snow Bg, Christmas To You  (inside: Season of Wonder )

paper:  Staples 110# white

ink: Memento tuxedo black,  Colorbox frost white pigment  (Distress oxide salty ocean used on inside)

accessories:  Copic markers, ODBD Double Stitched Squares dies, holographic embossing powder, snowflake punch, Versamark (or any clear embossing ink pen)

Candles Galore 746K	Christmas Pine Oval 279L	All in 1 Christmas Village 805P	Stained Glass Oval 199P	Snow Bg 187H
The Life Greeting 812F	Season of Wonder 309G	Poinsettia Vine Corner 381G	Christmas To You 618E	Copic Sketch Markers
MISTI	Ranger Embossing Powder	Colorbox Pigment Ink	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Copic Various ink refills	X-Press It Blending Card	Pierced Rectangles dies	Double Stitched Squares dies	Cathedral Window dies
Distress Oxide Inks	Marvy 5/8” Snowflake Punch LV-CP25

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