Hi, crafty friends! I’m excited to be part of Taheerah Atchia’s 2017 Advent Calendar Extravaganza.
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I created a fun, colorful, and festive Christmas card inspired by my own card that I created last year. It’s always fun to mix and match small stamps from different stamp sets to create my own background.
I combined three stamp sets from Paper Smooches to create my own background: Merry Motifs, Holly Jolly, and Giddy Gumdrops.
I started by drawing an oval shape on my card front using the Hero Arts Nesting Oval Infinity Die and pencil.
Then I stamped the sentiment from the Holly Jolly stamp set and the gingerbread man image from the Giddy Gumdrops stamp set inside the oval frame with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink on A2 size white cardstock.
Next, I randomly stamped various Christmas images outside the oval frame using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink while overlapping some images using the masking technique.
After stamping is done, I colored my images with Copic markers and added some dots/dash lines with Uni-Ball White Gel Pen to add interest to some of my colored images.
I stamped the sentiment from the Giddy Gumdrops stamp set with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink on a piece of white cardstock. Then I cut into a thin strip and mounted the sentiment banner on the card front using foam tape.
I added some interest to some of my images by applying Ranger Star Dust Stickles, Mini Glossy Accents, and Wink of Stella Glitter White Brush.
Video
I made a video tutorial to show you how to make my Christmas card from start to finish. You can watch it above or in HD on YouTube.
Giveaway
It’s not a party without a prize – and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Paper Smooches so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post – then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too by December 31st.
Supplies
I have listed the supplies I used below. I participate in several affiliate programs including Simon Says Stamp(SSS), Ellen Hutson(EH) and Hero Arts(HA). Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you where possible. Thank you so much for your support.
 Paper Smooches Merry Motifs Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | PS |
 Paper Smooches Holly Jolly Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | PS | EH |
 Paper Smooches Giddy Gumdrops Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | PS | EH |
 Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 EK Success Craft Tweezers Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Ranger Star Dust Stickles Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Multiliner Black Shop at: SSS | EH |
 3M Post It Notes Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80LB Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Uni-Ball White Gel Pen Shop at: SSS | MFT | EH |
 Teflon Bone Folder Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Tombow Removable Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
 3M Foam Tape 1/2 Inch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Hero Arts Nesting Oval Dies Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Altenew Glue Tape Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Acrylic Block Set Shop at: AN |
 T-Square Ruler Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Mini Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS |
 Wink of Stella Glitter White Brush Shop at: SSS | EH |
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Melanie Ann MacKenzie
Absolutely fantastic! Love it. Cheers.
Dec . 09 . 2017Mary-Anne V.
Love how you surrounded the gingerbread man with the small images!
Dec . 09 . 2017tsurutadesigns1
May, this is just tooooooooo CUTE.
Dec . 09 . 2017Meg Crawford
I love the colors you chose and the wonderful job you did coloring!
Dec . 09 . 2017Bev Karolak
Such a cute card! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Dec . 09 . 2017NinaS
Adorable card. Love the vibrant colors.
Dec . 09 . 2017blueyedscrapper
Those are so cute!
Dec . 09 . 2017MandaLJ
What a fun card! I love how you make your backgrounds with so many smaller images!
Dec . 09 . 2017janclothier
SO bright and beautiful!
Dec . 09 . 2017Kirsty Vittetoe
I adore your lovely creation!
Dec . 09 . 2017Nives K
Lovely, colorful card! Thank you for sharing.
Dec . 08 . 2017MJ
What a festive fun card. I love it! Thank you for sharing.
Dec . 08 . 2017Wendy Fisher
A jolly fun card!
Dec . 08 . 2017Karen Letchworth
This card is SO cute, and the little gingerbread man is SUPER ADORABLE. Thanks for the inspiration and for taking part in this fabulous event.
Dec . 08 . 2017Karen Letchworth
Barb Macaskill
❤️💖💝 this colorful and delightful card! Very festive and sure to bring lots of smiles to many faces! TFS!
Dec . 08 . 2017Laura Harding Peddicord
Absolutely adorable!
Dec . 08 . 2017Jeanne H
Paper Smooches stamps are so cute and the ones you used just make me smile! Thanks!
Dec . 08 . 2017Judy M
What a happy card!!
Dec . 08 . 2017Sue LD
Cute, cheery and colorful!
Dec . 08 . 2017Sharon O
Love your sweet colorful card!
Dec . 08 . 2017Helen F.
What a cheerful and cute card, May! Lots of time spent masking, I’ll bet! 🙂
Dec . 08 . 2017boilermom27
What a fun card, but so much masking! The result is worth all the work!
Dec . 08 . 2017Lindarub
What a fun card love your background.
Dec . 08 . 2017Abby
Fun card!
Dec . 08 . 2017amyrmccue
What a cute happy gingerbread boy card!
Dec . 08 . 2017