Hello, crafty friends! Today I’m so excited to be on the Concord & 9th blog as their guest designer. I created a Noel Christmas card using non-traditional holiday colors.
This is my first time ever I made a religious Christmas card since I started making cards in 2011. I’m happy that I am now able to send some Christian holiday cards to my friends even though I’m not Christian.
How to Make a Noel Christmas Card using the Masking Technique
- Create a mask by die cutting the Mary holding Jesus image from the Holy Night Dies out of Inkadingkado masking paper. (If you don’t have a masking paper, you could use a post-it note.)
- After masking off the image, stamp the large watercolor wash background image from the Lace Leaf stamp set using Hero Arts Ombre Inks: Neon Red to Purple, Butter to Orange and Mint to Green. Then remove the mask.
- Die cut the word Noel three times from the Holy Night Dies out of Altenew Gold Mirror cardstock and glue them together to add some dimension.
- After mounting the die cut word on the card front, stamp the sentiment from the Holy Night stamp set with black ink.
- Adhere the stamped panel on a piece of Gold Mirror cardstock and mount it on an A2 sized top folding card with double sided tape.
Since I love how my card turned out thanks to the fantastic products from Concord & 9th, I created a few more cards with the same design – especially I love the screentone texture from faux watercolor wash background.
Giveaway
If you want to receive one of my Christmas cards along with some stamps and dies, please leave a comment below telling me what’s your favorite color at the moment. I will announce one lucky winner here on Friday, September 23rd.
That’s all for today. I hope you love what I created. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Giveaway Winner (Edited to add)
Congratulations, Melissa! Please email me at fepooh@gmail.com to claim your prize with a subject line : May’s Blog Giveaway Winner.
Supplies
I have listed the supplies I used below. I participate in several affiliate programs including Concord & 9th(C9), Ellen Hutson(EH), Simon Says Stamp(SSS) and Hero Arts(HA). Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you where possible. Thank you so much for your support.
 Concord & 9th Holy Nights Dies Shop at: SSS | C9 | EH |
 Concord & 9th Lace Leaf Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | C9 | EH |
 Concord & 9th Holy Night Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | C9 | EH |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad Black Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Hero Arts Ombre Butter to Orange Ink Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Hero Arts Ombre Neon Red to Purple Ink Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Hero Arts Ombre Mint to Green Ink Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Cuttlebug Die-Cut Machine Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 EK Success Craft Tweezers Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Altenew Gold Mirror Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Inkadinkado Masking Paper Shop at: SSS | EH |
Izzy Scrap
Your card is so creative May, not only in the design but also in the colors you chose ! It’s really gorgeous ! I’m sure the receiver will have “un très joyeux Noël” with this card ! My favorite color at the moment (and not only at the moment !) is blue, all kind of blues.
Sep . 20 . 2016writtencards
My favorite color at the moment had been Orange.
Sep . 20 . 2016Julie
Wow, great card. I love the way you used the die to make a mask and the leaf stamp to make the background. The colours are gorgeous. I love it!
Sep . 20 . 2016luraanne
Interesting that this is your first Christian card – I just yesterday received this stamp set from C&9 and it will be my first as well! I am not Christian either, but have friends who are and this set just insists that I make some cards with it. Yours is beyond beautiful and I will give I a try… Thanks for such amazing inspiration!
Sep . 20 . 2016Christa Beard
What an elegant card for Christmas! Love the white Silhouette of the die of Jesus along with the colors to demonstrate the brightness of Christmas. Awesome!
Sep . 20 . 2016susan hatfield
You did a spectacular job with this card! I love pinks and oranges together!
Sep . 19 . 2016Richard
I’m loving hot pink right now! Love love LOVE this card!
Sep . 19 . 2016Amy Cooley
My favorite color to craft with right now is all shades of teal!
Sep . 19 . 2016Leslie Denton
A very pretty card, I like the bright colors. My favorite color is deep, rusty orange.
Sep . 19 . 2016Beth Karschnick
Hi May, my favorite colors are green and purple. Thank you for the giveaway…hope you have a marvelous week!!
Sep . 19 . 2016rdh95
What a lovely card. I am always looking for beautiful Christmas cards to send with the real meaning of the season. Thank you for creating this. My favorite color is green.
Sep . 19 . 2016cmv109
i absolutely love this card and can’t wait to try this technique! My favorite color of all time is purple – the color of kings!
Sep . 19 . 2016Karen P.
Your card is so stunning. Thanks for sharing how you made it. My favorite color right now is teal.
Sep . 19 . 2016Teri W
Love the bright colors on a very non traditional card!
Sep . 19 . 2016Kari VanNoy
This card is absolutely amazing!! I love it. My favorite color at the moment is turquoise. 😄
Sep . 19 . 2016Betty Sue
I adore this card!! It’s beautiful! My favorite color is Aqua!!
Sep . 19 . 2016FeM
Your card is pretty. My favorite color these days is blue.
Sep . 19 . 2016Susan P
Love the simplicity of this card! The masking using the diecut was genius! My favorite color now (and forever) is Aqua. Love everything aqua!!
Sep . 19 . 2016Marty Harris
I love how you made this card–simple elegance. It is good to see a sample of a religious Christmas card. My favorite color is turquoise.
Sep . 19 . 2016Rachel A
This is so beautiful and creative! I love the idea. My favorite color at the moment is teal/blue. 😊
Sep . 19 . 2016Lindarub
Love your card and purple is my favorite color.
Sep . 19 . 2016Mary-Anne V.
That is very sweet that you would send out Christian Christmas card even though you are not Christian. I am sure the recipients would love these cards…love the non traditional colours and the gorgeous design with the gold sentiment. My favourite colour at the moment is teal aqua!
Sep . 19 . 2016Sue McRae
This is such a fabulous design! Love the colors and modern feel of this card! Right now I like to use turquoise/aqua colors.
Sep . 19 . 2016craftysmell2015
What a beautiful card and a great technique. My favourite colour at the moment is red. Great for Autumn and Christmas cards. x
Sep . 19 . 2016Carrie R.
I love your card and the non traditional holiday colors. The font of the Noel die is beautiful. My favorite color at the moment is pink.
Sep . 19 . 2016