More Christmas Cards

Hello everyone! 
I have 2 cards to share today. The first one is for this week’s challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. 

 

  

Our challenge is to create a card based on the photo inspiration, which is like a beautiful scene from ‘Home for the Holidays’. I’ve been wanting to do some offset stamping, so I used white pigment ink on the poinsettia’s, then shifted my block and stamped them again in blue ink. When I try techniques like this, I often wonder how Laura Bassen and Jen McGuire can eyeball a project and stamp images without a stamp-a-ma-jig...not me! If I need perfect placement, then I need that tool :-) I added a few gems, some twine and popped the blue panel up on a white card base...all set!

Here is a close up: 

My 2nd card is for this week’s challenge at Less is More. Our challenge is to create a one layer card, based on the theme 'The 12 Days of Christmas’. Well, that is a challenge for me, but I did find a digi image of a pear tree by Beccy Muir.  

I printed the pear tree image on Copic X-press cardstock, and colored everything with my copics. Then, I used my Wink of Stella glitter pen on the pears and red bow. The sentiment is computer generated. And, that’s when a one layer card gets difficult...you have to ‘stop’!



EDITED***Thank you so much, Chrissie and Jen, for Showcasing my card this week at Less is More!!

Well, that’s it for me ~ I hope everyone is doing well and is off to a great week! Thank you all so much for stopping by...I really appreciate it!
Barb

Joy to the World (A2 size card)
Stamps: Clearly Besotted
Ink: Memories - Unicorn; Memento Luxe - Teal Zeal; Versafine - Smokey Gray
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - Select White, Spring Rain
Gems: Hero Arts - Clear
Twine: Doodlebug - Gray


Partridge in a Pear Tree (card size - 3 3/4 x 5)
Digital Stamp: Beccy Muir
Sentiment: Computer Generated Font - Two Peas in a Bucket - Peanut Butter
Cardstock: Copic X-Press It
Markers: Copics