Since it's the 25th of the month, I decided to start posting Christmas cards on the 25th of June - November (and probably other dates as the holiday gets closer). I want to build a stash this year and not freak out on Thanksgiving.
This set is Honey Bee's Christ is Born and it's a keeper. It's versatile -- embossing, Copics, watercoloring -- lots of choices. I also have the accompanying die that I will use at a later date.
I stamped and embossed the entire image a piece of dark red cardstock with Hero Arts gold embossing powder (I've found that Hero Arts' embossing powders work best for me). Then I colored in the robes that Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus are wearing with a dark red Copic - R89. It added a little contrast.
I made quite a few cards with the entire scene (I'll post those another time), but at the last minute I decided to use the 2nd largest die from Folk Hearts. If you are looking to get some basic dies, I highly recommend this set of hearts. I love the longer heart shape and have used these many times.
Added the sentiment and few gold gems, and popped up the heart on a white base.
MOOD WHEN DONE: Happy. Glad to get Christmas cards started and I love how this turned out.
Thinking about starting your holiday cards? Already finished?
3 comments:
This is stunning!And I think it's a good idea to
start making a couple (or more) Xmas cards a month!
I generally start mine about the end of September.
I love the composition so much. That one gem...
This is amazing, Joan. Love the gold embossing on red, and the darker red coloring for contrast is exactly perfect! I'm a heart fan, but really have very few heart dies. I like these a lot! Yes, I have made some progress on Christmas cards. Was doing great for a while, but then slowed down. I need to pick up the pace again.
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