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Christmas Card Challenges #18: Anything Goes

3 Apr

This is my second post for today!  For my first post please scroll down or click here!

Good afternoon!  It’s time for another Anything Goes week at Christmas Card Challenges and I had so much fun that I ended up with an extra non-Christmas card using the same stamps that I shared earlier this morning!  So, here’s my Christmas card:

We’re going to forget the whole orcas eat penguins thing and pretend that they all have the Christmas spirit…plus if penguins were the same size as orcas, things might be a little different! 😉

A few weeks ago I went a little whale happy and cut about of the Mama Elephant 50 whales with my Scan N Cut.  So I was trying to think of how I might incorporate them into my Anything Goes Christmas card and decided to go with a interspecies friendship theme.  I started by stamping a bunch of my penguins onto white cardstock with copic friendly Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then cut them with my Scan N Cut….that thing is SUCH a time-saver!  Best crafty investment EVER!  I also stamped the little present several times and colored them with copic markers.

I blended Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves, and Chipped Sapphire distress inks onto watercolor paper and spritzed it with shimmer spray.  Once the background panel was totally dry I stamped the sentiment and star and heat-embossed them.  The sentiment is embossed with white embossing powder and the star is embossed with white tinsel embossing glitter.

Next I die-cut a little icy snowbank from white cardstock for my penguin.  Then I stamped the fun curly waves on dark blue cardstock and vellum and heat-embossed it with embossing powder.  On the dark blue cardstock I embossed the waves with white embossing powder and on the vellum I embossed the waves with white tinsel embossing glitter.  I used scissors to fussy cut the top edge of the waves.

Then it was time to assemble my card!  I attached my snowbank and waves first.  I used a combination of ATG adhesive and foam mounting tape to create dimension in my layers.  Finally I adhered my penguin, orca, and gift!

And now it’s your turn to get crafty!  We provide an inspiration palette or photo each week but really, the only rule is that you create a holiday card!  For even more inspiration, check out what the rest of the design team has created!

  • Alanna
  • Donna
  • Heather
  • JoAnn
  • Laurie
  • Mandy
  • Margo
  • Marsha
  • Monica
  • Rema
  • Susan

Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!

suppliesInterested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

Mama Elephant Clear Stamps, Whale Wishes
Mama Elephant Clear Stamps, Arctic Penguins
JOLLY AND MERRY
Mama Elephant Creative Cuts, Borderlines Trio
Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80# Cover 8.5
Canson Arches French Bound Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9×12
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Whirlypop, 10 pk
Essentials by Ellen 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk
Copic Sketch Markers
Tsukineko 2-Pack Pssst Sheer Shimmer Spritz, Ultra Fine Mist, Frost and Sparkle
Mini Ink Blending Tool-1
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Seedless Preserves
Ranger DIS-27119 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Chipped Sapphire
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Shaded Lilac
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Salty Ocean
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry
Fiskars Softouch Scissors, Left/Right Hand, 5 Inches, 1.75-Inch Cut (99217097)
EK Tools Powder Tool, New Package
Ranger Embossing Powder, 1 oz, White
Ranger Embossing Powder, 1-Ounce Jar, Snowflake Tinsel
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Pigment Inkpad, Clear
Couture Color – Noir Dye
Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black
My Sweet Petunia Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
Sizzix 660340 Big Shot Plus Cutting/Embossing Machine, White/Gray
WAGNER HT 400 650-Degree Heat Gun
Scotch Acid Free Advanced Tape Glider, Pink Applicator with 2 Rolls of 1/4-Inch Tape (085)
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape
Brother ScanNCut2 Home and Hobby Cutting Machine with Rhinestone Trial Kit
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  1. Denise Bryant says

    April 3, 2016 at 12:35 pm

    Awesome colors and layers! So cute!

    Reply
  2. Helen Gullett says

    April 3, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    Jess, this is so adorable. Love seeing how you us non-Holiday stamp for Holiday theme 🙂

    I need to join this challenge to start making Christmas cards…

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  3. conil says

    April 3, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    You’re really rockin’ these whales. They are so adorable and the penguin is a perfect pal. Those waves, though are amazing…used that vellum to perfection.

    Reply
  4. Megan says

    April 3, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    Hi Jess, a very cute card love the waves and the cute penguin with the orca, what a shame that one is a food source for the other down here in the south… have a great week… Megan

    Reply
  5. Lisaerica says

    April 3, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    Hi Jess, haha so funny, I like your thinking. Very cute, I love him standing on the ice and the different paper for the waves. TFS

    Reply

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