Ornament in a snow storm

Ornament in a snow storm, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

So with Halloween card making done, I'm back to Christmas cards. This one is based on an idea from Jessica Witty on her Witticisms blog.

I'm not too sure about it. It looks way prettier on Jessica's blog. ;-)

Basically...I punched a circle on one side of a piece of white cardstock. Then I ran it through a snowflake embossing folder. I attached a piece of green swirly paper behind the punched circle, adding a red bow to mimic an ornament.

I adhered that to a white cardblank, adding the sentiment in red ink at the bottom.

So....yes?...no?


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white cardblank); Bazzill (white cardstock)
Stamp: Penny Black (Crystalline set)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Fired Brick)
ETC: Martha Stewart (bow punch); Cuttlebug (snowflakes embossing folder); Marvy (circle punch); Glue Glider Pro


I guess I should start my Thanksgiving cards now. I've been busy the past few days making and working in journals. I made one journal out of a slick-papered cookbook. I love LOVE that Distress Stains work so awesomely on that kind of paper! Such fun!!

~Cynthia

Boo!

Boo!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Here's my last Halloween card. AND I even managed to get all of them stamped, addressed and mailed. Yay me!! ;-)

Super simple card. Three stamps and two inks. Ta da! FINITO!!



Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white cardblank)
Stamps: Inkadinkdado (Haunted Tree); Clear Art Stamps (Halloween Fun set)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Black Soot and Rusty Hinge)


Thanks for stopping in today--I so appreciate your visits and your comments!!!

~Cynthia

Negative Happy Birthday

Negative Happy Birthday, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Well, not negative as in the sense of "have a bad birthday," but negative as in negative space! I punched out a few yellow flowers for another project and thought the negative image looked cool, so I kept on punching and then just used it as a panel on my card!

How ingenious, eh?? ;-)

I stamped the image in blue because I love the yellow and gray-blue combination.


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white cardblank);  stash (from Studio Jenn blog candy)
Stamp: Stampin Up (birthday sentiment)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Weathered Wood)
ETC: Punch Bunch (small, medium and large daisy punches); Glue Glider Pro


Today I walked outside to sweep the leaves off the porch where I took photos of my recently created cards. I looked down on the ground and saw this odd colored little leafy branch thing. Turns out it was one of the leafy branch things I punched out and used on my card I showed you yesterday.

SIGH.

I need better glue or something.


~Cynthia ;-)

Sprigs of Holly

Sprigs of Holly, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Happy Monday, y'all! First up this week is another Christmas card. This one is super simple, but it took a bit of time to bring it all together.

You know how some recipes list the prep time and also the total time?? This took a bit of prep time and a bit of 'baking' time too. ;-)

Punching out the feathery leaves was easy. I used snippets of two different green cardstock colors. It adds a bit of shadow and depth.

Then I also had to spend a little time printing out cool tickets from Miss CutiePie. She's got TONS of freebie printables on her blog! I chose the Christmas Wish one and distressed it a little with Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges.

I glued down the branches, tucked the ticket in, popped up on 3D Dots. Then I glued a few more branches to cover the ticket a bit and make the sprigs seem fuller.

Finally I added some berries--Distress Stickles. The only thing I don't like about Stickles is that they don't dry very shiny. But they do have a bit of glitter going on, so I guess I can live with it. ;-)

Then my 'baking' time--I had to leave the card on the table to let the Stickles dry. Heh.



Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (Ivory cardblank); Bazzill (green cardstock)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)
ETC: Martha Stewart (branch punch); Tim Holtz Distress Stickles (Fired Brick)  EK Success (3D Dots); Zig Two-way Glue Pen; Miss CutePie (free printable ticket) Tickets here


I still have two more Halloween cards to make. I hope to have time in the craft studio tomorrow--I had better because I need to mail them on Wednesday!! =D That's great motivation, eh??


~Cynthia

Winterscape

Winterscape, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

OK, let's start with my second most used disclaimer:

I totally copied this idea from another card maker and now I can't remember who it was and I feel bad for stealing the idea and not giving credit.

Sigh.

(**Number one most used disclaimer is--"Sorry for the horrible photo." You know, in case you were wondering. ;-) **)


With that out of the way...here's today's card. I really like it and it was really easy to make! The best kind, right??

I cut a piece of kinda lighter navy blue cardstock and used a white ink pad to swipe the bottom of the paper, drifting-snow like. (Note to self: Don't swipe a lot or the preciously pristine white ink pad will become slightly blue. Sigh.)

I also swiped the ink pad along all the edges of the card, which I think brings in a bit of Professional Card Maker kind of vibe.

Then I stamped the awesome, magical trees and hit the floating snow with a glitter gel pen and dotted a few bits of the snow in the trees as well. I also added a bit of snow at the tree trunk base with a white gel pen.

And I was done! I think I'll just stamp the sentiment on the inside. It's way too cool to mess up the outside! Heh heh. ;-)


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white cardblank); Bazzill (blue cardstock)
Stamp: Penny Black (Snow Dust)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot); Color Box (Frost White)


Pumpkin Update: I haven't carved Mr. Pumpkin yet, maybe on Monday. He's sitting happily outside on the deck railing in the sun at the moment. :-)


Have a crafty day and thanks for stopping in! Your comments are ALWAYS appreciated!!!! =D


~Cynthia

Christmas CAS

Christmas CAS, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Here's one last Christmas tree card. This CAS design was once again CASE'd from Vicky at Crafting Clare's Paper Moments.

This layout is closer to the card Vicky actually made--white snow and blue sky.

Of all the cards in this series, this is my favorite. :-)


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white cardblank)
Stamps: Penny Black (Crystalline set--sentiment); Stampabilities (Christmas Tree With Swirls)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass and Fired Brick)


Happy Friday, all!! Have a great weekend!! And thanks for stopping by today!


~Cynthia

Christmas Tree Farm

Christmas Tree Farm, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Here's another card using the same Christmas tree as some of the previous cards. I CASE'ed this from the KingstonMamaCrafts blog, run by Ann. She has some really cool, really clean and simple cards that are quite beautiful.

I like how the trees look as if they're standing on a Christmas tree farm. I did a bit of masking to add the "behind" trees. Super simple and it went very fast. I think maybe I'll add a bit of bling to the tops for some sparkle. =D


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white cardblank)
Stamps: Stampabilities (Christmas Tree With Swirl); Penny Black (Crystalline set--sentiment)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Peeled Paint, Fired Brick)



It's windy and chilly out today, but the sun is shining gloriously as it dries out the remains of the close-to-two-inches of rain we've had the past few days.

I went out to my favorite pumpkin lot and grabbed a jack-o-lantern with personality, as the lady working there said. =D

I love carving pumpkins.

There.

I said it.


~Cynthia