SENIORS XMAS CARDS

size: All cards are 4 x 8 1/2"

Created: November 28, 2020
Modified: November 29, 2020

The BVCG makes Xmas cards for seniors are our December Xmas potlucks. Since we are still in Covid lockdown we are making them at home.

I worked all day yesterday and created 11 cards... finished the 12th one today. I wanted an even dozen BIG GRIN. I organized myself 1st. Pulled out a bunch of Tim's Xmas themed dies and various brands of Xmas themed embossing folders. Did a bunch of die cutting and was now ready to start creating...

Dry embossed the Crafts Too poinsettia corner. Lightly hit the high points with Distress pads green and red. 

Embossed the Jingle Bells with Emerald Creek "Burnished Silver" and adhered to card. Wrote the words with a red Pentel Color Brush.

On the inside adhered another jingle bell and some mini die cut holly leaves embossed with Emerald Creek "Yuletide" embossing powder.

Dry embossed the Craft Concept "Holly Night" candles. Colored the flames with Color Brush pens. Lightly hit the high points of the leaves with a green Distress pad. Adhered some mini poinsettia die cuts colored with red Distress pads ad added yellow Prills beads. Adhered to card,

Wrote the words inside and out with a 2.4 parallel pen and Sumi ink.

On the inside adhered a couple more mini poinsettia and more of the mini holly leaves. 

Dry embossed the ornament background with Couture Creations "Baubles".  

Embossed the ornaments with Emerald Creek "Celtic Mint" and "Dragon Berry". Adhered to card. Wrote the words inside and out with a 2.4parallel pen and Sumi ink.

On the inside the ornament was embossed with "Kells Gold" and the "Dragon Berry".

ID: "Seniors - Ring Out The Bells" card

Dry embossed the Sizzix "Brush Poinsettia". Lightly hit the high points with Distress pads Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy. 

Embossed the Bell with Emerald Creek "Burnt Copper Leaves" adhered to card and tied an olive 4ply waxed linen tread bow. Wrote the word inside and out  with Holbien gouache (mix of Olive Green and Prussian Blue) and Scminke gold powder using a 2.4 and 3.6 parallel pen in a Blackletter style. Highlighted the front words with a .o3 Micron pen.

On the inside adhered another bell.

Since I'm cutting my cards from and 8.5 x 1" cardstock, I'm ending up with a wasted 3" x 8" scrap piece. So I spliced 2 of them together with a co-ordinating colored cardstock. In this case a dark blue.

Created some salt resist decorated paper using Arches Text Wove, Daniel Smith watercolors "Ultramarine Blue" and Sifto coarse salt and regular table salt. 

Applied glue to the snowflakes and sprinkled with glitter.

Wrote the words with Bleed Proof white ink and a B-4 nib

On the inside adhered another snowflake and wrote out the words with Holbien gouache "Prussian Blue" and Schminke gold powder.

Used a Molotw pen filled with Pebeo masking fluid and wrote out the words "Holly Jolly". When dry painted with a yellow, and red diluted Daniel Smith watercolor.  Added the rest of the words and dots with a red Zig Writer. Adhered to my white card base. Added red glitter to the dot over the "i". Shadowed with graphite and paper stump.

On the inside printed out the words with the Zig Writer.

Heat embossed the holly leaves, branch and berries with various Distress embossing powders giving a nice textural effect. Added glossy accents on the berries. Wrote out the words on the inside and outside with a 3.8 parallel pen and Holbien gouache (Olive green and Prussian blue) and Schminke gold powder in a stretched style of lettering. Shadowed with a micron pen.

Created some salt resist decorated paper using Arches Text Wove, Daniel Smith watercolors "Cobalt Blue", "Manganese Blue Hue" and "Natural Sleepig Beauty Turquoise Genuine" and Sifto coarse salt and regular table salt. When dry, trimmed down and adhered to card front.

Adhered the glittered snowflake border. 

Wrote the words with a Holbien gouache "Prussian Blue" and Schminke gold powder using both a pointed pen nib and 6.0 parallel pen in a stretched lettering style.

Another salt background created with salt resist using Arches Text Wove, Daniel Smith watercolors "Cobalt Blue", "Manganese Blue Hue" and "Natural Sleepig Beauty Turquoise Genuine" and Sifto coarse salt and regular table salt. When dry, trimmed down and adhered to card front.

Adhered the tree line border die cut inked with Distress greens.

Wrote the words on the inside and out with a pointed pen nib and Holbien gouache "Prussian Blue" and Schminke gold powder. Then spattered some Bleed Proof white ink over the front.

This is another spliced scraps to make a whole card.

Adhered the houses and tree line. 

Wrote the words inside and out with a 2.4 parallel pen and Sumi ink in Blackletter style.

On the inside added some flourishes embossed with Emerald Creek "Dragon Berry" embossing powder.

Dry embossed the Darice "Snowflake Swirl".

Embossed the reindeer with Emerald Creek "Oil rubbed Bronze" and "Chic Camo" and adhered to card. Wrote the words inside and out with a pointed pen nib and Holbien gouache mix of "Burnt Umber" and "Pearl Copper") and Schminke gold powder in a Labyrinth NF style by Nick Curtis. When dry filled in with a Pentel red Color Brush.

Die cut the poinsettia from red cardstock and adhere the large Elizabeth Craft Design double sided tape and then sprinkled with glitter. Adhered t card.

Wrote the words on the inside and out with a red Pentel Color Brush pen and then shadowed with a green one.

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