Yippee for Yana: Christmas Lights in Blue and White
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Please join me in welcoming back the amazingly talented Yana Smakula in her bi-monthly Yippee for Yana series! Antique Gold embossing on black cardstock really packs a punch! Please be sure to watch the video, and enjoy!
Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula and I’m excited to bring you another episode from my bi-monthly “Yippee For Yana” video series! In today’s episode I wanted to go back to pencil coloring on black cardstock, but offer a simpler & easier to make and color idea.
I decided to use a fun background stamp from Hero Arts – Christmas Lights Bold Prints and I heat embossed it in Simon’s Antique Gold embossing powder onto Simon’s black cardstock. This cardstock is smooth, but still has a bit of tooth to it and it’s crucial to make sure your paper has some tooth as this is what will effect your coloring with colored pencils.
For my coloring I picked Polychromos pencils from Faber Castell, you can also use Prismacolors. I used 2 blue – a light and dark and 2 white – a white and light gray pencils for my coloring. If you watched some of my previous videos where I shared pencil coloring on black cardstock and felt intimidated – this is a much much simpler version, the same approach, the same look, but really a simpler version of a colored background. I encourage you to give this idea a try – if you don’t have this particular background stamp, look through your stash – maybe you have a similar stamp, or just a string of lights that you can heat emboss multiple times and go ahead and color. It’s fun and it’s relaxing.
Quick tip of you – if you make a mistake and accidentally color where you aren’t suppose to -you can erase some of the pencil with a pencil eraser. I’m not sure if this will work on white cardstock, but this has worked for me a few times on black and it’s been very helpful.
My coloring process took about 20 minutes and I was really happy with how this background turned out. This card idea was actually inspired and prompted by a card I did earlier using same stamp set – I was writing a blog post for it and I thought about coloring these lights with pencils and as soon as my post was done I went and tested my idea out and it worked!
To create a sentiment for this card I used one of Simon’s Peace on Earth set and heat embossed a long skinny sentiment that reads Wishing You The Happiest, Merriest, Brightest, Most Fun Filled Christmas Ever. Next, I foam mounted my background and my sentiment onto a card base. To spice this card up I colored each light using a Wink of Stella Glitter Pen and finally coated each light with Glossy Accents. This really made my card pop and pulled the entire project together. I hope you’ll give this idea a try. Have fun stamping!
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Simple Colored Pencil Holiday Cards – More Monthly Card Kit Inspiration with Kristina Werner!
Hi all! Kristina Werner here! Have you all seen the December card kit? I love it so much and have two cards for you today using contents from the kit. :)
For the first card, I stamped the gingerbread man from the Christmas Squad stamp set multiple time across the card front. I also stamped the “From our squad to yours” greeting below the gingerbread men. I colored the images using Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils. Then I finished off the bottom of the card by adhering silver glitter paper and striped patterned paper from Doodlebug’s Milk & Cookies 6×6 paper pad included in the kit.
For the second card, I stamped the tree and Santa images from the Christmas Squad stamp set onto some cream cardstock and colored them with the same colored pencils. I fussy cut the images and painted the edges with a black brush tip marker. I then adhered silver glitter paper and red and white striped patterned paper to a Desert Storm card base (similar to the first card). Then I stamped the “Christmas is Claus for celebration” greeting and adhered the tree and Santa using foam adhesive.
To add a bit of color and sparkle, I adhered some of the Colorful Confetti Sequins in the kit to the ornament areas on the Christmas tree. I also added some shimmer using a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen.
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Mint Wishes: Limited Edition Christmas Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration
Our Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit, Mint Wishes will give you all of the warm and traditional holiday “feels”! This classic kit features vintage vibes and nostalgic memories of Christmastime, which is sure to spark your creativity. With gorgeous 6.5×6.5 patterned papers from the Kaisercraft Mint Wishes collection, you’ll be inspired to create rustic and beautiful designs for Christmas (and winter too!). The patterned papers are complemented with hand-picked, coordinating cardstock from Simon, as well as a sheet of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock and Golden Satin embossed paper from Tonic. You’ll enjoy making heartfelt cards celebrating the charm of the holidays!
The gorgeous, Simon exclusive Yuletide Holiday stamp set includes homey images hearkening to Christmases past with a cheerful cottage and a jaunty sleigh, ready for a brisk ride across a sparkling winter wonderland. Add details with pretty stars and snow; or perhaps some festive flowers and leaves. You can even stamp your own patterns with the checkered border. Four gorgeous sentiments in classical fonts will add luster to your card designs.
Oh my, there’s so much more! The Simon exclusive Hope and Joy dies are each two pieces, allowing you to cut each word with either a shadow or alone. Plus, the Simon exclusive Pine Bough stencil is perfect for making a gorgeous, wintry statement.
Add more vintage flair with the 18-piece Tim Holtz Christmas time Ephemera and Wood Slices Findings (3 pieces). The sweet puffy stickers from Photoplay Paper are full of classic, holiday icons. And we didn’t forget the sparkle! You also get gold confetti from Darice, festive gold clips from the Crate Paper Falala collection, and gold foil letter Thickers from American Crafts. Oooh la la!
Rounding out this impressive kit is a three pack of Tim Holtz Metallic Distress Crayons and a Cracked Pistachio Oxide Ink Pad! And to help mail all those beautiful holiday cards you’ll be making, there are three Simon envelopes in Walnut, White, and Khaki Woodgrain!
Our Limited Edition, Mint Wishes Holiday Card Kit will make your Christmas crafting dreams come true! But, hurry! This kit is only available in limited quantities. Once it is gone, it is gone. The Mint Wishes Kit is not part of our monthly card kit subscription; it is only available for separate purchase!
I have filmed a walkthrough video which you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
The Yuletide Holiday Stamp set, Pine Bough Stencil and also the Hope and Joy craft dies are also available for individual purchase in our store.
Thank you for joining us today while we share this limited Edition Kit! This kit is only available in limited quantities. Once it is gone, it is gone. The Mint Wishes Kit is not part of our monthly card kit subscription; it is only available for separate purchase! Have a great day!
