The focus of today’s Online Card Classes Holiday Workshop lesson was Clean and Simple Holiday Cards. For my first card, I followed one shown by Shari Carroll.
Shari used a repeating sentiment from Lawn Fawn, which was adorable. I looked through my stash and found a sentiment from a Technique Tuesday set that would work, although it wasn’t repeating. Because of the sentiment’s length, I ended up making the card 4 1/2″ wide, to provide white space on the side and bottom. I added some “snowflakes” with embossing paste in the sky.
For the second card, I made some modifications to an idea shown by Cristina Kowalczyk. I masked off a triangular area and colored in select parts of the Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil with Copics to form a Christmas Tree. I wasn’t thrilled with the way the tree sides looked, they were raggedy, so I cut it out with the larger tree die cut from the Sizzix “Holiday Cheer” set. I silver heat embossed a sentiment from the Hero Arts “Naughty or Nice” set – really like the fonts in this set!
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The woodgrain paper is just a perfect choice. That card is just beautiful!
I agree with Susan on the woodgrain paper. Beautiful cards, great job!
Beautiful cards! I especially like the polka dot tree.
I like both of your cards, very much! Love that woodgrain paper!
Both cards are gorgeous. I especially like the second. It really catches the eye.
Lovely set of cards, I especially like your snowflakes. Helen
Wow! These are amazing, Jean!! I especially love how you translated Cristina’s lesson. That tree is AWESOME!! Love the addition of the embossed snow background!! You are an A+ student! LOL
Absolutely love both of these cards! Love the embossed stars on the first card and the colour combo on your christmas tree. And silver embossing looks incredible, must invest in some embossing tools immediately!
Love these cards! These are so crisp and clean. I really like the way you did the background snow on both cards. Excellent touch for both. Just awesome!
Both cards are really pretty, Jean! I love that your cards are always crisp and clean with lovely details and these 2 are no exception!
So many wonderful details Jean! I have to keep scrolling up to look! Fabulous designing! Love your color choices for the copic dot tree!