December 2016 Calendar Page

Hello friends. I've been away from blogging for almost the entire month of December. And now we are 1 week into January of 2017. MAN does time fly. I hope you are all doing well and had a nice holiday.

Here's my last calendar page for my 2016 Calendar Project. I hope I've inspired you to make your own calendar for 2017.

I diecut the Snowflake Trio dies from the Crafter's Companion - Sara Davies Signature Collection - Festive Wonder using a Stick-It adhesive sheet (no paper...just the adhesive). Then I carefully removed 1 side of the release paper from the die-cuts and placed on the page. Before removing the top release paper, I lightly sponged blue ink around the snowflakes. After removing the top release paper to expose the sticky adhesive, I covered the snowflakes with crystal microfine glitter. Oh MAN is it ever sparkly.

The little house (which I'm sure on the inside was decorated beautifully for Christmas 😉) and trees are pieces that I snipped off of the Scenic Borders Die Set from Crafter's Companion Contemporary Christmas Collection. I also added some white snow "dots" using a white gel pen, and a few light blue rhinestone gems. I just love how clean, cool and simple this page turned out.

Here's all the pages from my 2016 Desktop Calendar:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

A Colorista Christmas

Time to get those Christmas cards CRANKED OUT! Here's a fun design that can be mass produced. Even the kids can join in on coloring some of the snowflakes. Spectrum Noir Colorista Stamps are so fun! And they can be used for any occasion. I made them into snowflakes for Christmas cards.  You can stamp a bunch on one sheet, then everyone can have a sheet to color! What a great way to relax and enjoy some time with the kids, family and friends

These snowflakes are colored with Spectrum Noir Colorista Markers: Pale Mint, Pistachio, Cyan, Lipstick

Once the "snowflakes" from the Spectrum Noir Colorista Elements 3 stamp set are colored, add some glitter, cut out and attach to a note card with dimensional foam.  I added the silver twine to have my snowflakes appear as hanging ornaments, but you could leave that off it you want.

The sentiment is diecut from Crafter's Companion Sara Davies Signature Collection - Contemporary Christmas Seasonal Sentiment Die set.

Add a few rhinestones, sequins or pearls to finish up the card. That's it!

Get more fun ideas using Colorista Stamps, Markers and more over on the Spectrum Noir Blog. Or check out all these places:

Facebook - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir
Instagram - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir
Twitter - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir
Pinterest - Crafter's Companion USA and SpectrumNoir
Websites - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir

Have a beautiful day!
Lori

Joyous Holiday

Hello friends. Here's a card I made with some of the new Sara Davies Signature Collection products from both the Traditional Christmas and Contemporary Christmas.

Before I removed the die from the angel, I sponged on Versamark ink. Then I used Princess Gold Embossing Powder from Ranger to heat emboss. It's beautiful.

This card is so full of shine and shimmer that I had a real hard time taking a good photograph. Or maybe it was just my lack of photography skills? HA! Anyhow...it's a eye catcher for sure. The colored background panel is actually a piece of the Contemporary Christmas Luxury Foiled Card Pad that I sponged with distress ink. The snowflakes are covered with crystal glitter.

The strip of gold strips is from the Traditional Christmas Luxury Foiled Card Pad. This card is actually really simple. You could make a bunch of them in an afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by! Pop on over to the blog for Crafter's Companion USA Advent Calendar. You don't want to miss it!

Hugs,
Lori


Crafter's Companion USA Supplies:
Sara Davies Signature Collection Contemporary Christmas and Traditional Christmas Collection products. Guardian Angel Die, Snowflakes of Joy Die Set, Festive Sentiments Stamp Set, Contemporary Christmas A4 Luxury Foiled Card Pad, Traditional Christmas A4 Luxury Foiled Card Pad, Shimmering Cardstock White Pearl, Gemini Diecutting and Embossing Machin

Spectrum Noir November Challenge

I've got another holiday card to share with you. Aren't you so excited? LOL

Over at Spectrum Noir, we have our November Monthly Challenge going on right now...and it's a challenge you can't pass up. ANYTHING GOES! Or...you can create something for our BONUS Challenge Theme: Christmas/Winter. Click HERE for all the challenge details.

I gotta start off by telling you that this is one of those cards that looks waaaaaay better in person. It really sparkles and shines. The closeup pic helps to give you a better visual of that.

I used Spectrum Aqua Markers - Teal, Navy and a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Starry Sky to watercolor the night sky on Spectrum Aqua Extra White Watercolour Cardstock.. The sparkle from the Sparkle Pen, mixed in with the Aqua Marker colors, gives a nice overall sparkle. Then I added some white die-cut stars covered with glitter and gold sequins stars.

I'm always super busy with like EVERYTHING during the holiday season...so quick and easy designs are what I usually go for. This card is one of those. I love the new Sara Davies Signature Collection - Contemporary Christmas Stamps and Dies. The Festive Sentiments Stamp Set allows you to mix and match words to create just the right message. And I think my favorite of all is the Scenic Borders Die Set. It comes with 3 border dies, however I just used one of them. I adore the little heart cut-outs for some of the windows in the houses! So cute! This die will work all year - not just for Christmas.

The gold embossed sentiment, along with the added glitter and sequins, make for a very sparkly and festive holiday greeting.

I hope you take time to play the Spectrum Noir November Challenge with us.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:
Spectrum Aqua Markers - Teal, Navy
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Starry Sky
Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock
Sara Signature Collection Contemporary Christmas - Festive Sentiments Stamp Set
Sara Signature Collection Contemporary Christmas - Scenic Borders Die Set
Die'sire Edge'ables Christmas Collection - Twinkle Twinkle (to diecut little stars)
Spectrum Noir Ultrasmooth Premium White Cardstock
Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink
Crystal Glitter
Gold Mini Star Sequins
Gold Star Sequins
Die-cutting Machine
Heat Embossing Gun
Anti-Static Pouch
Dimensioal Foam Adhesive
Glue Pen
Ranger Multi-Matte Medium
Dark Blue Cardstock
Watercolor Brush