Jingle Bells Christmas Card

Hey there, everyone. Happy Monday to you. Hope you are doing well. We are still suffering with our Spring allergies. Honey has red puffy eyes from his and my equilibrium is off due to my allergy meds on top of the arthritis meds...and I fell. No sprains or broken bones (thankfully!), I'm only nursing a bruised left knee and foot with bruised and swollen toe tops. Still can't figure out what I tripped over. If it's not one thing, then it's another, sheesh! Anyway, once again, so blessed to have a hobby to escape into! 😌

I've been working on design team stuff to share later in the week, but I did stop and finish this card to share now since it fits a few current challenges. Kraft card base and KI Memories coated vellum papers cut using CC Die'sire Create-A-Card Stacey dies. Stamplorations bells and sentiment stamped with Versamark and white-heat-embossed on kraft cut with a Spellbinders Labels 10 die.

Here's the inking drying. I used a stencil brush to apply white pigment ink to the edges of the Kraft base card, then white paint flicked and splattered over that using a small round brush. Same with the Kraft focal card, and I used a liner brush to paint the bow with the Brilliance Pearlescent Purple ink, which I also used to ink-distressed the paper edges. I used a white gel pen to outline the focal card and also a white Posca paint pen along the entire edge, so that it looks like a double outlining but one with ink and one with paint.

After I adhered the focal card layer, I used a gold Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to color in the bells. I had to have some glitter! Last step was glue-dotting 3 holographic snowflakes.

Inside I adhered two more of the Stacey die cuts, one cut from KI Memories paper and the other with Springhill Digital. On that I stamped the Stamplorations sentiments using Purple Delight Versafine Clair ink.

The back has more die cut KI Memories paper layers and a stamped and punched siggie I loosely stencil-brushed with the purple Brilliance ink. Both papers were ink-distressed as well. 

This angle shows the shimmer of the vellum paper, the paint splatters and inking ("snow-dusting"), and the pearlescent shine on the bow, as well as the glitter on the bells.

Here you can better see the bells and bow - the glitter, white-heat-embossing and the way the snowflakes pick up the light. Okay, confess: have you begun singing the song in your head yet? 😁😁

And the final view. I just love the look of white on Kraft. Another Christmas card done, yay! And I got to stamp and play with my inks and paint a bit, too. Win-win! Thanks for stopping by and I hope your week is a good one. I'll be hobbling through mine and praying I don't stub my hurt toes, lol. XOX

MY CHALLENGE PLAYLIST:

Try It On Tuesday Challenge: I Can Hear Music

Stamplorations April Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge: Stamps + Text

I stamped Stamplorations' Jingle Bells image and sentiment, and used text papers

Stamplorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

I've used Stamplorations Jingle Bells stamp set and Joyful Christmas Typographia stamp inside

MTTCC Challenge #32: Theme is Bells

ABC April Christmas Challenge: H & I Are For? I is for Inky

Hero Arts Stay Crafty with Hero April Challenge: Ink Blending

Splitcoaststampers CC22JUL: Bells

Crafty Calendar April Challenge: Anything But Square

12 Months Christmas Card Link-Up April Challenge #87: ACG Only
 Peace On Earth Challenge #14: ACG + Opt. Mood Board

CHNC Challenge #591: ACG Only

Happy Little Stampers April Christmas Challenge: ACG + Opt. Glitter

Mixed Media Lovers April Challenge #12: AMMG

Paper/ink/paint/glitter

Creative Fingers Challenge #229: AG

Happy Little Stampers April AG with Dies

Crafting Happiness Challenge #122: AAG

Color It Create It Show It Off April Challenge: AAG

The Paper Funday April Challenge #40: AG Only

Classic Design April 6th Birthday Challenge #4: AAG