Here we are - 1 month closer to the holidays !! And the Crafty Elves are back with their holiday inspiration for August .. Michael, Lisa and I are creating holiday cards each month and posting them on the 25th .. We will all have a nice little stash to help with the holiday rush !!
My first card was made with a really beautiful collection from Pink Fresh Studios - Oh What Fun . And there was no stamping involved !! Sometimes a collection has all the right elements and a beautiful card can be created in no time at all !!
- I placed a piece of word background paper on a Kraft card base .
- A journal card from the collection was matted with plain red paper .
- I popped up the matted image with foam tabs onto the word background.
My next 4 cards ( yes, I even have an extra one this month ) are all from the same stamp set .. I got it on clearance several years ago and have never even inked it up until now .. It is from Stampers Anonymous - The Tim Holtz Collection - Doodle Greetings #1 . I used a variety of Echo Park Christmas paper for my backgrounds . And added some bling to each card - rhinestones or candy dots or glitter pens.
Confession about the last blue card .. I colored the images then added the bling to each panel. Then I decided I wanted to die-cut a few of them. I thought it would probably crush the bling but tried anyway . And it did, but I think it created some cool crystals for the snowflakes !! And for the Merry & Bright card, I just traced around the outer edge of the die, then cut it out with scissors to create the shape !!
Please take a look at what Michael and Lisa have created, over at their blogs .
Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak- Life of a BZscrapper
Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent
Thank you for visiting Meticulosity once again.. Please leave a comment here on this post and I will choose someone to receive some blog candy.. We hope we are inspiring you to start on your holiday cards . I've even started addressing mine to stay even more ahead of the holiday stress !!
Until next time - Stay Creative ..
Debra Davison / Meticulosity
OMG! 4 months to Christmas and 4 months less one day until my birthday. LOL. Love your cards and the 4 ideas of just using a bold sentiment is great. Love them all.
ReplyDeleteThese are all soooo beautiful! Love them!
ReplyDeleteIt’s me, Lisa…lol
DeleteBeautiful set of cards! I love the layering and journal card design on the first card! Pretty wreath image and sentiments on the other cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Debra!
ReplyDeleteWonderful variety. Liking the view of window scene.
ReplyDeleteMelissa
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