Artsy Arabia Christmas Cards - With Karyn Schultz!

  Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!

It's Karyn here and today I have a set of 3 Christmas cards that I created using the Art-By-Marlene Artsy Arabia collection available at Scrapping Clearly! 

 

 

 I started by creating card bases using heavy weight white cardstock (10.5cm x 14.8cm). I cut the Artsy Arabia SCRAPBM01 paper to size 10cm x 14.3cm as a mat for the card base. I also cut more white down to 9cm x 13.3 cm to use as a background for my cards.

   I added paint to the backgrounds using Art-By-Marlene Bold and Bright watercolor paints - to give a watercolour wash effect. 

 

  

 I selected a number of the lantern elements from from the Artsy Arabia Die-Cut book - I thought these looked like Christmas ornaments.

Here is the first of my completed cards - I love the fun and quirky vibe with the Artsy Arabia collection. 

 

 

 The other 2 cards are created in a similar manner - just add a stamped Christmas sentiment to finish.

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

Merry Christmas

Hello there Crafters!

I hope you are finding some time to craft in this busy month.
Remember our fabulous December Challenges!

Today I am sharing my last lot of Christmas cards using my SC stash ....

I used some more papers from the 6 x 6 Heidi Swapp Believe paper pad,

these are just perfect for cards - there are so many different looks you can get from the same paper pad! 

Adding some gorgeous die cut ephemera makes things

super easy for coordinating embellishments.

Super easy cards - I love how effective just a simple strip of washi tape, a glitter cardstock die cut,
and a Heidi word (they come in such great varieties!) can be. 

This last card was created using some journal cards from My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards.
Using journal cards is one of my favourite things to do on cards - it makes creating easy,
and there are so many different colours and styles to choose from!

This is my last Christmas card post - I hope you have enjoyed them as I loved making them!
See my other posts HERE and HERE.

Do you make Christmas cards?
Do you use non-Christmas ranges?
I'd love to see some!
Come over and share your creations in our Facebook Group.

Til next time,

Happy creating :)

Chloe

Stash busting Christmas cards - Take 2 - with Chloe

Hi There Arty Peeps.
 You might have seen my last blog post about searching my stash for leftovers to make Christmas cards.
Here are some more creations from my mammoth card making session ... a session that,
admittedly, lasted quite a few days ;)

I still had some sheets of paper from the 6 x 6 Heidi Swapp Believe paper pad - these are just PERFECT for cards - there are so many different looks you can get from the same paper pad!

Adding some of the gorgeous Heidi Swapp Believe Ephemera makes things super easy for coordinating embellishments :)

I've also used some of the gorgeous banners from the Believe Banner Delights pack.  I really like this black/white/red colour palette for Christmas cards!  What do you think?

Do you make Christmas cards?
Do you use non-Christmas ranges?
I'd love to see some!
Come over and share your creations in our Facebook Group.

Til next time,

Happy creating :)

Chloe

Stash busting Christmas cards!

Hello there Scrappers!

If you are anything like me, you have a rather large stash of older products,
collections that are mostly used but you still have bits and pieces left,
and you can't throw anything away - ever!
Because you never know when it will come in handy!

Well, I decided to make some Christmas cards with what I have on hand.
Preferably not Christmas ranges - there's nothing like challenge, right?!

First up, I saw my sheet of Pebbles – DIY Home Collection – Washi Tape Paper ...
this was perfect for a washi background!

THIS PAPER from the Pebbles DIY Home collection even featured a deer head that I cut out with a paper punch.

For my second card, I used some journal cards from My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 Collection – Journal Cards.
Using journal cards is one of my favourite things to do on cards - it makes creating easy!

I added some Heidi Shine on the background for some shimmer
and diecut the deer out of glitter cardstock.

Do you make Christmas cards?
Do you use non-Christmas ranges?
I'd love to see some!
Come over and share your creations in our Facebook Group.

Til next time,

Happy creating :)

Chloe



Quick and easy Christmas Cards with Amy Prior

Hi there Scrapping Clearly Fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing some super quick and easy Christmas cards that I threw together with the help of the My Minds Eye Sugar Plum Collection which is available in the Scrapping Clearly store here. 

Being a crafter, I really hate the idea of spending money purchasing cards for people but rarely do I get the chance to make cards and have them stored so they are ALWAYS a last minute rushed creation.

Once of my favourite tricks for making quick and easy cards is simply to use collections. When using a collection of products, the papers and embellishments are already designed ready to go perfectly with each other and then not much thinking is involved which is crucial if you are doing a last minute rush.

I just love handmade Christmas cards and here are a few quick cards that I quickly threw together using the products from the My Minds Eye Sugar Plum collection. A little bit of patterned paper here and there amongst the gorgeous matching embellishments has created 4 pretty awesome cards that barely took more than 10 minutes to make each. 

No matter how creative you want to be, the collections are always a perfect starting off point to kickstart your creativity. These cards could have been given a totally different look as well if a little mixed media was added during the creation process. The only limitation is your imagination so go to town, have fun with things that are already designed to co-ordinate with each other for you and add extras if necessary.

Products used for these cards include...

American Crafts 12x12 White Double Thick Cardstock

My Minds Eye - Sugar Plum - 12x12 Chipboard Sticker Elements

My Minds Eye - Sugar Plum - 6x6 paper pad with glitter accents

My Minds Eye - Sugar Plum - Cardstock Stickers with Glitter Accents

My Minds Eye - Sugar Plum - Chipboard Frames with Glitter Accents

My Minds Eye - Sugar Plum - Enamel Shapes

Tim Holtz - Ideaology Collection - Small Talk Occassions

Cocoa Vanilla Studio - Tis the Season - Bitty Bows

Well that is it from me today, I hope I have inspired you to get creating with the fantastic Christmas collections available from the Scrapping Clearly store and until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx