Sometimes you just need a quick card or even a set of cards to give as a gift. This background is the perfect way to create those at this time of year! And all you need is cardstock, painter’s tape, and an ink pad!
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 15 minutes
Happy Holidays everyone! We hope the Holiday and Christmas season is treating you all well. We are excited about what the holidays bring and all the crafting inspiration that comes with it. Be on the lookout for our tutorials featuring holiday cards, ornaments and wrapping paper as well as the announcement for our 2020 Design Team.
Some of the Must-Haves inks for the holidays include VersaFine Clair in Nocturne, Sheer Shimmer in Sparkle and Frost, and the color of your choice in VersaColor or Memento inks. Be sure to head over to these shop pages and check out our selection.
Since we cannot post all the cards for December right away and fast forward through the month to all the good stuff, we thought we would do a recap of some of our favorite cards and holiday crafts. See these projects on the Make section of our website. Click on Season and then on the Christmas link to browse through more!
This simple Mason Jar Holiday Card by Arjita Singh shows a lovely rustic winter effect. See more on the Make section >
Create light-up holiday houses with Jennifer Vanderbeek. See the full tutorial on Make Section >
Dress up a kraft cookie bag with a star stamp and embossing powder. See the full tutorial on the Make section >
And if you do not know where to begin then try a very easy Christmas card featuring VersaFine Clair. Beginner Guide on Make section >
Very soon it is the time of the year again when we start wrapping Christmas gifts for our loved ones. A handmade gift tag makes the present even more special; it delivers a heartfelt message that the receiver is important to you. These adorable Christmas penguins by Joy Clair are the perfect addition to your personalized message. Just start by punching a pile of tags from leftover cardstock pieces, and soon you will have a pile of gift tags ready to spread out the Christmas feeling to your friends and family!
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Time: 1 hour
Punch or hand-cut gift tags from light blue cardstock.
Cut a wave shape from fun foam. Attach to an acrylic block using double-sided tape. Stamp a snowy hill shape on each tag using white StazOn Pigment ink.
Stamp Christmas penguins on white paper with black ink. Color with markers or color pencils. Cut around the edges. To make the fuzzy cutting quick and easy you can cut out the little details on the wings and feet; those parts will be re-stamped later on the tag background.
Stamp the penguins on the tags using black VersaFine Clair.
Glue the fuzzy cut images on the tags, aligning the fuzzy cut and stamped penguin images. Decorate with a white gel pen.
• StāzOn Pigment – Snowflake
• Memento – Tuxedo Black
• VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
• Craft Mat
• Joy Clair Stamps – Christmas Penguin
• Fiskars Tag punch
• Cardstock in light blue
• Piece of fun foam
• Double-sided tape. Glue
• Acrylic markers
• White gel pen
• Acrylic block for stamping
• Scissors
Create a Winter Wonderland background using Clear Artist Creative Medium, StazOn Pigment ink, and clear glitter. I love how the sparkly background shows off the Joy Clair Christmoose.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 75 minute
Stamp tree image (from the Joy Clair – Merry Christmoose set) onto a 4 ¾” x 4 ¾” card panel using StazOn ink. Stamp Koala Grey in the back and Shamrock Green in front.
Once the ink dries, apply a coat of Clear Artist Creative Medium over card panel.
Apply clear glitter over wet medium. Allow medium to dry.
Spray panel with Sheer SHIMMER Craft Spray – Sparkle.
Stamp Christmoose and Merry Christmoose saying onto a separate piece of white card stock.
Trim saying to 2 ½” x 1 ¼” in size. Edge panel with StazOn Pigment – Piano Black.
Apply VersaMagic ink directly to craft matte, add water and use wet ink as watercolors to paint the Christmoose image.
Add Creative Medium to the fluff of the Christmoose’s hat, apply clear glitter.
Fussy cut Christmoose.
Apply more Creative Medium to bottom of the Christmoose’s feet, add glitter.
Adhere panel to the card front. Cut a ½” by 4 ½” piece of decorative paper and adhere to top of the card.
Adhere saying over a decorative strip of paper and embellish both sides with jewels.
• Creative Artist Medium – Clear
• StazOn Pigment Ink – Piano Black, Shamrock Green, Koala Grey
• Sheer SHIMMER Craft Spray – Sparkle
• VersaMagic Inkpad – Jumbo Java, Pumpkin Spice, Red Magic, Piano Black
• Memento Ink – London Fog
• Joy Clair Stamps– Merry Christmoose
• Cardstock – White
• Recollections – Fireside Paper pad
• Bo Bunny – Double Dot Jewels
• Paintbrush
I am constantly making backgrounds and sometimes, depending on the design of the card, I cut and die cut those backgrounds and I have “leftover” pieces. In today’s video, I wanted to share two different Christmas cards made with just one background. Using Joy Clair Stamps with Memento Ink makes it super fun!
Skill: Advanced
Time: 30 minutes
A monochromatic color scheme can produce a lovely outcome; especially when framed with White MBoss Embossing powder.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 60 minutes
Color a 5” x 5” white cardstock panel with Fireworks! Cottage Ivy spray.
Edge panel with VersaFine Clair Rain Forest.
With a VersaMark Watermark stamp pad, stamp the floral image onto corners of a 4 ¾” x 4 ¾” white cardstock panel.
Cover VersaMark stamped Image with White MBoss Embossing Powder and heat to set.
Apply VersaMagic in Hint of Pesto to a craft mat, add water and use wet ink to color floral image (using a paintbrush).
Spray panel with Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray in Sparkle. Allow drying.
Edge panels with Memento Ink in London Fog.
Stamp center of the panel with the sentiment using VersaFine Clair in Nocturne, Rain Forest.
Layer panels onto a 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” card base and embellish with adhesive pearl.
