2018 Eichfeld Christmas Card: Timeless Tidings

Merry Christmas!  I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful day with friends and family.  Now that our Christmas cards should have all arrived I wanted to share our family Christmas card for the year.  While my initial plan was to make something easier than last years (oh all the watercoloring and die cuts, haha!)  so I decided to go with a fun fold and decided the interlocking gate fold would be perfect.  Of course using the Timeless Tidings stamp set and adding the poinsettia and greens that were colored with Stampin' Blends and then hand cut our (times 100) all made it a bit more complicated but really loved the end result (of course the foil designer series paper added the bling factor!)

Here's the inside of the card where we added this years family picture.









Hope you enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for a wonderful 2019!

Diana

SSINKspiration Technique Challenge #SSINKTC54 (Sunburst): Timeless Tidings

Good afternoon!  It is time for another technique challenge over on the SSINKspiration blog and this month we're using the sunburst technique which I never used before but is super easy, and a great way to show off lots of patterns of paper (and use up scraps).

I used Old Olive cardstock for the cardbase and then added Early Espresso as the cardfront and the mat for my sunburst.  I cut several pieces of Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper and then cut them in half diagonally (the Stampin' Trimmer is perfect for this) and then started piecing the design together.  Now I'll admit, I planned on my card being tall but after I put all the pieces together I noticed my deer on the one piece would have been sideways so I just flipped the card and now my deer are right side up.  After I added all the pieces I used my trimmer again to cut off all the excess so I had nice clean edges.

To finish off the card I used the Timeless Tidings stamp set for the greeting and stamped in in Shady Spruce ink on Whisper White cardstock and then cut it out with the Big Shot and Stitched Shapes Framelits.  I used the Layering Circles Framelits and Real Red cardstock to cut a scalloped circle mat for the greeting and then attached the piece with dimensionals.

I love this card because it lets the designer series paper really be the star and you don't need lots of supplies to make it.  Go check out the other cards the design team is sharing and we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create.

Below are easy ordering links for products used on today's card:

Product List

Timeless Tidings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [148936]	Big Shot [143263]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]
Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921]

Enjoy!

Diana

Fab Friday Sketch Challenge 145: Timeless Tidings

Good morning!  Sadly our holiday has come to an end and while we've said goodbye to summer we still have the crazy heat so I decided to help cool things down with a Christmas card which not only has a couple more sneak peaks from the 2018 Holiday (officially released tomorrow) as well as sharing the new Dashing Along Designer Series Paper that's only available this month for qualifying orders (for FREE!).  I decided to use the Fab Friday sketch challenge to pull all these things together.

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper as the cardfront (this is a nice monochromatic pattern that adds a little bit of elegance).  Next I took a piece of Garden Green cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder (my featured Product of the week) and then used a sponge dauber to add Garden Green ink to add emphasis to the embossing and add more dimension.

For the main stamped image I used the new Timeless Tidings stamp set (this stamp set coordinates with a beautiful card kit but has some beautiful fonts and messages that can be used on their own).  I used Stampin' Write Markers to color in the greeting and then stamped on Whisper White cardstock before cutting it out with the Big Shot and Stitched Shapes Framelits.  I added a small tag using Crumb Cake cardstock to help anchor the greeting and then added a bow tied out of Garden Green and White Baker's Twine (also coming in the Holiday catalog).

I wanted to add a little pop to the card so I used the poinsettia image from the stamp set and stamped it using Momento Black ink on Shimmery White cardstock and then colored in in with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends.  I used Paper Snips to cut out the flower and then attached it to the card with dimensionals (stacked two for a little extra height) and then lightly curled up the edges.  The center of the poinsettia needed something extra so I took some of the new Bright Copper Shimmer Paint (yes shimmer paint is back, whoo hoo!) and added a little bit in the center using my paper piercing tool.

I really love the classic Christmas colors in this designer series paper and the fact that you get four sheets of three different designs (double sided) means it's easier to make multiples of projects.  I know we may just be ending summer but its never too early to start thinking and planning those holiday projects!

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

Timeless Tidings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [148936]	Dashing Along Designer Series Paper [149903]	Big Shot [143263]	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]
Garden Green & White Baker's Twine [147814]	Bright Copper Shimmer Paint [147045]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]
Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910]	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy,

Diana