We Wish You a Merry Christmas

I used my long classic and scalloped rectangle Nestabilites for this card, I'll say it again, I just looooove this looong "Merry Christmas"! I added a shadow to it by just outlining the left side of each letter and then stamped my little caroling people from "Funky Christmas" (colored with Copics) right on the top edge, I love to perch my stamps this way when I can, hee hee!


Threading water punch is used along the bottom and faux stitching along the bottom with the Inkssentials white gel pen bring out that beautiful ribbon (gift from my peep Joanne)

EDITED TO ADD: when writing this up, I forgot to day I did the faux embossing technique with my white craft pad and Versamark on my red base for a subtle background (so subtle in this pic, I forgot I did it LOL!) but if you click for a closeup, you'll see instead of Cuttlebugging, I used the snowflake cluster stamp from this set first in Versamark, then shifted over slightly and tamped with white craft ink, it really gives a look of raised funky flakes! I've done this to better effect before, but my craft pad is getting a little dry, with a little reinking it'll provide more of a pop! Let me know if you'd like to write up a new post with technique step by step and a new sample! :)

Sneak Peek: Up on the Rooftop...

Here's a peek today using TWO of Gina K's new holiday sets: "Seasonal Sayings", a perfect mix of sentiments in a variety of festive fonts, and "Funky Christmas"!! I loved making this card, the little curly shoes coming out the chimney are too cute and I came up with a simple way for anyone to put this image "up on the rooftop!"

Stamp and color your image. (I also went over it with my Versamarker and clear EP to emboss, give it's a nice shine and will resist my sponged ink so my image doesn't get muddied up) Notice the bottom of the chimney image is angled. Line up a piece of scratch paper diagonally with the bottom of the chimney. Place a punched circle over part of the image to mask a winter moon. Sponge blue ink in the shade of your choice (here Ballet Blue) until you have a wintery night, I like to keep some areas lighter than others to give the appearance of clouds. Remove your masks! Ta da! A snow-covered roof!

If you have the threading water punch, you can take it a step further and give your roof this quaint scalloped trim by punching along the bottom of a piece of scratch paper, then overlapping it about 1/2" over your masked roof line, keeping it parallel and sponging just a bit before removing the mask. (refer to top pic) Doesn't that give a great, fun detail and little shadow to the overhanging eave? Like a little gingerbread chalet!!

The greeting is popped up on dimensionals and the card bottom is Cuttlebugged with the Snowflake folder. I colored a few self adhesive rhinestones with my Red Cadmium Copic and added to the bottom, along with a piece of Pure Luxury Ribbon. Angling my focal point keeps it and fun and extra "funky"!

This sample uses BOTH weights of the new Gina K Designs PURE LUXURY CARDSTOCK, and I tell you, I am lovin' coloring on the 80 lb here and the fabulous finish and way my dry embossing is popping on the heavier 120 base! This cardstock is going to go FAST, I predict, so have those orders ready when the new products go live Thursday night, the 13th!

Enjoy more samples using these sets AND Rupa's from the rest of our team:

Gina K

Asela Hopkins
Carolyn King
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Joanne Basile
Kurtis Amundson
and this month's In the Spotlight Designer: Courtney Fowler!

(I'll be sharing samples with the Rupa's set during the par-TAY!)

Tomorrow, peeks with MY sets, eek!!!! Thanks for stopping in! Release party on Thursday 7 PM CST, are you as excited as I am??

Reminder: Today is the last day to enter my cards for my contests, get them in before 6 PM CST tonight(Tuesday!!) for a chance to win one of my new release sets!!!