Have YoursELF a Merry Christmas!

Happy, happy Friday, friends!  I don't know about you, but I feel like the holidays are coming way too quickly.  I am not ready... not even a little bit!  So, I decided to make this fun card for a special co-worker!   

My crafty friend, @StamprGrl did a video a while back showing how to make the Center-Step fold.  I always thought it would be so much more difficult than it is!  I am so excited to finally know how to make this fold.  It was perfect to make this adorable elf card for a special co-worker. 

I colored up the elves from the new Artful Angel Santa's Crew stamp set, cut them out and set them aside to create the card. 

I decorated the card using some retired patterned paper from Stampin' Up.  I have been hoarding this pack of paper because I just love it... but I am trying to be better about using it.   I wanted some sparkle on the main panel, so I used the Snowflake Bling from Eyelet Outlet and paired it with Snowflake Brads on the side panel.  What elf card could be complete without Elf Brads?  I thought that they were perfect on either side of my sentiment.

If you aren't familiar with this fun-fold, it is free-standing, and I just love it!  It was so easy to decorate the inside of the card too!  

Shopping List:

Santa's Crew

Snowflake Brads

Snowflake Bling - 1/2 Inch

Elf Brads

Do you make your own holiday cards?  I would love to hear from you!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Xoxo, Kim

Who's Ready For the Holidays? Not This Girl!

Hi friends!  It is Release Day over at Artful Angel and we are celebrating with an Instagram Hop! 

 I created a really fun card to share with you, starring the Santa's Crew Stamp Set. This set is really fun and really versatile, as it can be used not only for holiday cards, but for winter cards, which is something that I look for in my stamp sets!  

I colored up the beautiful reindeer with Copic Markers (listed below) and cut him out to set about making a Circle Gate Fold Card. 

I started with a base of 100# red cardstock, paired with Stampin' Up Garden Green cardstock along with some retired DSP from Stampin' Up.  I have been hoarding this paper because I love it so much, but it was perfect to be paired with this gorgeous image.

I embossed one of the sentiments from the brand-new Big Christmas Stamp Set in white and created a banner out of it.  I adhered the banner behind the deer and popped the deer up on foam squares.  I added a loopy bow of red and white metallic embroidery thread and finished up with some White AB Glass Bubbles from Kat Scrappiness.

Colors Used: 

E29, E25, E23 E21

E55, E53, E51, E50

W6, W4, W2, W0

White Gelly Roll Pen

Make sure to head over to the Artful Angel shop to check out the new release!  You will not be disappointed.  Then, you will want to head over to the Instagram Hop and join in! Look for this graphic: 

Follow the instructions and be entered into the giveaway!   You will love all of the inspiration that this amazing Design Team has created for you!  

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Merry & Bright!

Happy Sunday, friends!  Yesterday, my friends LV Handcrafted, StamprGrl and I did another Live Crafty Fun w/Friends Session on YouTube and oh, the fun we had!  We were joined by many of our crafty friends, and we made some new friends too!  I just love this crafting community!  Charis, the owner of Artful Angel gave us permission to share the entire upcoming October Release with our participants, so they were able to see it up close before anyone else AND one lucky live participant won the ENTIRE release before it can be purchased.

The three of us, along with anyone that crafted along with us, created a Split Window Card.  This is a fun-fold technique that was made popular by Jennifer McGuire.  LV Handcrafted walked us through two different techniques for creating this fold!  

While we were live, I spent a short time finishing coloring Mrs. Clause (I had colored Santa, and most of Mrs. Clause ahead of time) with Copics (listed below) and set the images aside.   These beautiful images are part of the Santa & The Mrs. Stamp Set that will be released on October 25th.  (The hyperlink for the stamp set won't be live until release).

If you happen to watch the replay, you will see what my crafty process is often like - complete chaos!  I was a hot mess and couldn't figure out what I was doing.  One thing that I love best about our live session is the participation in the chat!  Our friends that are chatting live can give us suggestions and help us actually create.  This was my saving grace in this crafting session!  

I initially had intended to have Santa and Mrs. Clause snuggled up together, but I completely missed the mark when I did my die-cutting and scoring.  (Did I mention I was a HOT MESS? LOL)  So, with the help from my crafty friends, we came up with a new plan, and instead, Santa is presenting Mrs. Clause with her gift - jewels!   Who girl doesn't love a little bling from their main squeeze? 

I also heat embossed one of the sentiments that are included in the upcoming Big Christmas Stamp Set.    If you have not checked out the Artful Angel Big Sentiment stamp sets, you should!  They are full of a main sentiment in multiple fonts and numerous coordinating sentiments, so they are HUGELY versatile!  

This is how the card opens up!  I absolutely love the end result!  

Colors Used:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair - C8, C6, C4, C2, C1, C0

Clothes - R59, R29, R27, R25, 100, W9, W7, C1, C00

Gold Gelly Roll Pen

If you weren't able to join us for the live, don't sweat it!  You can catch the replay and if you create a card, share it with us in the Crafty Fun with Friends of LV Handcrafted Facebook Group!

I hope that you have been inspired to get crafty!  I can't tell you how much fun I had yesterday!   We will be celebrating the Artful Angel October Released with an Instagram Hop on October 25th, and one lucky hopper will win the entire release and the Design Team has created some incredible inspiration for you! 

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes with me!

Xoxo, Kim