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
