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 |
jintyoo7
Oh my gosh, May – this is superb!!
Sep . 25 . 2016Helen Gullett
May, your card is so beautiful and elegant. I love shades of purple for color 🙂 THANKS A LOT!
Sep . 22 . 2016Marlene
Beautiful card!! Love what you did with this silhouette! One of my favorite colors is maroon. Thanks for the chance to play : )
Sep . 22 . 2016Katy
Love, love this card. I love water coloring although I’m not good at it but I keep practicing. Your water coloring is beautiful. Thanks for sharing and stay blessed!
Sep . 22 . 2016Bethann Mahoney-Archer
Hi, my favorite color right now, I’d have to say is turquoise blue or green! 😊 And yes I do absolutely love this non-traditional Christmas card! The color combinations are perfect! Thanks for sharing! 🤗🤗🤗
Sep . 22 . 2016nanna r l
That card is super pretty! My favorite coloris green! I am lucky- the green color goes with most seasons! Have a great day, sweet may. Thank you for sharing
Sep . 22 . 2016Frances Arhipoff
Love how you made this card, and the colours are wonderful, my colour is purple love it
Sep . 21 . 2016Gloria Peterson
Nice card, May. This time of year my favorite color is any shade of orange or yellow! Autumn is my favorite season.
Sep . 21 . 2016Miriam Prantner
Love how you used that leave fill in stamp in such a clever way, it makes a gorgeous background!
Sep . 21 . 2016Rachel Vass
I do not celebrate Christmas but wanted to say that I love your background using the ombré ink lads, it’s fab!
Sep . 21 . 2016Anne-Mette Larsen
May you know I allways love your card but this is simply STUNNING!!! I Love teal colors – and I think I may have to try something similar in that color scheme! Have a beautiful day May 😘
Sep . 21 . 2016Patt H.
What a beautiful card, May! The perfect image & awesome colors! Thanks so much for sharing & for the giveaway. This set is a must have! My favorite colors right now are frosty blues but I love all blues!
Sep . 20 . 2016Tammi P
I forgot to tell you my favorite color….generally speaking it’s orange. But with card making I’m going back to simple neutrals. White black gold silver.
Sep . 20 . 2016Tammi P
I LOVE this card. It makes me want to go through all my dies and see what masks I can make with a simile silhouette effect. Don’t tell the other designers but it’s my favorite from Concord and 9th I’ve seen recently 🙂
Sep . 20 . 2016Conil
You never disappoint me with your amazing artwork.
Sep . 20 . 2016mandalj
Beautiful card! I love the colours. I had to look twice to realise that was a silhouette of Mary and Jesus but now I see it I don’t understand how I could have missed it! My favourite colour is purple.
Sep . 20 . 2016Ava Maria
Beautiful card using non-traditional colors. Thank you for sharing your technique.
Sep . 20 . 2016Nikki Leon
This card is absolutely lovely!
Sep . 20 . 2016My favorite color is purple.
craftcradle
That’s a fabulous design! Love the technique and the colours! I’m not a Christian either but my husband is and we’re quite involved with the local Christian community. This card looks like something they’d love! Thanks for sharing!
Sep . 20 . 2016Lisa
Beautiful card 💕
Sep . 20 . 2016I find myself reaching for blue a lot lately 🙂
mjmarmo
Such a pretty card. My fave color right now seems to be teal. I use it in everything!!
Sep . 20 . 2016Sabrina Radican
Beautiful card and gorgeous colors!!! My favorite color right now is teal!!
Sep . 20 . 2016Shirley N
Beautiful card May! I love your colors and your gold sentiment. My favorite color is teal. Thanks for the chance to win one of your Christmas cards!
Sep . 20 . 2016Elaine C
Your card is beautiful! I tend to use teal a lot on my cards, no matter the season.
Sep . 20 . 2016Kris in Alaska
My favorite color right now is the blueprint sketch from Ranger distress inks! Love that gold mirror paper!
Sep . 20 . 2016