Another Christmas Plaid

Hello everyone,

Today’s Christmas card in July post is another lovely plaid card. 

The card base is a black Bazzill.  The printed paper is of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Verses Rubber Stamps stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more black.  The ribbon embellishment was cut with an unknown die from a piece of red velvet ribbon and is highlighted with Silver Stickles.

This is another great plaid.  It wasn’t necessarily a Christmas paper, but the result is fantastic.  I love the pop of red in the ribbon as it certainly finishes the card wonderfully.  This layout is very simple and traditional because with a sentiment this size, a lot of space is needed. 

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas Plaid

Hello everyone,

Today’s Christmas in July post is a lovely plaid card.

The card base is Recollections Black.  The printed paper is Echo Park ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Volume 1 layered on Bazzill Red Devil.  The image is a Peel-Off’s outline sticker adhered to velum and painted with a variety of LuminArte Twinkling H2Os.  The sentiment is Bonnidee Layering Trees stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on a white of unknown origin.  The glitter brad embellishment is also of unknown origin.

I’ve always loved using plaid for Christmas cards.  This red/white/black colour combination is sophisticated.  This particular black outline sticker coordinates perfectly with the plaid.  It was actually a finished sticker that I found in my stash.  A simple red glitter brad finishes this card in the best possible way.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas Goodies

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Today’s post is the last of the colleague Christmas cards I crafted last fall.

The card base is a green Recollections.  The printed paper is Carta Bella Santa’s Workshop layered on a white of unknown origin and a red Recollections.  The sentiment is Magenta stamped in Altenew Ruby Red on a white of unknown origin and layered on more green Recollections.  The cookie cutter embellishments are of unknown origin, highlighted with Xmas Red, Cinnamon and Green Stickles.

This colleague has two young daughters, so I was really drawn to the playfulness of the printed paper.  I also thought the cookie cutter embellishments were inspired.  The is a fantastic French Christmas sentiment because it works vertically or horizontally.  The mix of two fonts also makes it a pretty versatile stamp.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas Cardinals

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Today’s post is another Christmas card that I crafted for a colleague.

The card base is Stampin’ Up Baked Brown Sugar.  The printed paper is Kaisercraft Peace & Joy layered on a red Bazzill.  The sentiment is Bonnidée C’est Nöel stamped in Stampin’ Up Soft Suede on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more red Bazzill.  The holly embellishments are of unknown origin.

The colleague who received this card has a couple of cardinal pictures in her office, so it seemed very natural to use cardinal paper for her card.  I love the brown card base as it suits the theme of the printed paper.  I used more bulky embellishments because this card wasn’t going to be mailed.  It’s a great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sweet Christmas

Hello everyone,

Today’s post is another Christmas card that I crafted for a colleague.

  

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is Wild Rose Studio Frosted Lace layered on a light blue Recollections and a pink Bazzill.  The sentiment is Stampendous Merriest Wish stamped in Close To My Heart Juniper on Recollections White and layered on more pink Bazzill.  The card is highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen and Diamond Stickles.

This is a favourite non-traditional Christmas card.  I love the colours, and this is one of my all-time favourite Christmas sentiments.  The colleague who received this card is a very feminine woman but also a little quirky, so I knew her card had to be a little different.  This is a very straightforward card with a very simple layout.  A great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas Owls

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Today’s Christmas card post was crafted for another colleague.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is Echo Park Keepin’ Cozy layered on Stampin’ Up Smoky Slate and a white of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Bonnidée C’est Nöel heat embossed with Stampendous Sterling Silver embossing powder.  The ribbon is Crafts.  The snowflake brad is of unknown origin.

Several my colleagues are Francophones, so I was especially pleased to be able to craft a number of French Christmas cards.  I love these three owls and trimmed the paper so they would end up in the design ‘sweet spot’.  The light blue background was perfect for stamping the sentiment and I decided to emboss in silver to coordinate with the Smokey Slate layer, the silver in the ribbon and the silver snowflake.  It’s a very quick and easy card.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas In July

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Today’s post Begins the 2019 I SPI Christmas In July series.  Most of these cards I crafted in late 2018 but never got them posted.

The card base is Stampin’ Up Night of Navy.  The printed papers are Echo Park Celebrate Winter layered on a red Bazzill.  The sentiment is Crafter’s Companion Festive Phrases die cut from more red Bazzill and stamped in Stampin’ Up Real Red on a white of unknown origin.

This card was crafted for one of my male colleagues.  I used a new die cut/stamp set to which I was drawn after having so much fun with ‘happy birthday’ die cuts.  I really like the blue and red colour combination, finding it very suitable for a male recipient and just different enough to appeal to my colleague.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle