Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / May 2022

It's been hard to focus on Christmas cards here in Virginia Beach when we have had weather in the 90's !! But we are getting a bit of a break today with 70 degrees as I write this post .. I can't believe that June will be here in a matter of days. Time is flying ..

My first card was made with aa stamp that was sent to me by a lovely friend last year right before the holidays. She said that as soon as she saw it she had to get it for me. I love Laurel Burch AND cats so I was thrilled to receive it !! 

• I stamped Feline Candle from Stampendous on white cardstock with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam ink and then fussy-cut it .
• I also stamped the image on a piece of snowflake patterned paper and cut out the dress .
• The image was colored with my COPICS .
• The snowflake dress was adhered to the Feline Candle image .
• On a navy blue card base, I adhered a piece of patterned paper with gold highlights.
• A holiday tag from my paper stash was adhered to the left side of the card base with foam tabs.
• The stamped image was adhered on the right side of the patterned paper .

My next 3 cards were created with Echo Park Paper Co. products. They had a great sale recently and I was able to get a variety of paper, stickers, die-cuts and chipboard . There is no stamping on these cards, which is unusual for me. But I love how they turned out .

• These 2 cards used products entirely from the Christmas Cheer collection.  I added 3 buttons to the garland card .

• My fourth card was created with the A Very Merry Christmas Collection Kit. It has a retro feel, which I love !!            

How are you doing with your holiday cards ?? Are you an early starter ?? I know that the holidays will be here before I know it and I will be thrilled to have my stash ready to sign, address and send. Be sure to check out Michael and Lisa's cards for May . I know that they will be fabulous as usual.

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Bzibziak-Reynolds - Life of a BZScrapper

We hope that the Crafty Elves continue to inspire you throughout the year . We will be back next month at the 6 month mark when we are halfway to Christmas. Until then, Stay crafty !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity