Christmas Card - Hearts Come Home with Bokeh Dots - Santa Scene

In my last post, I shared this Christmas card that I made using one of the Bokeh Dots background stamps as a starry night sky and promised to show you what I did with the white houses.  So this is it.

Another Christmas card with a Bokeh Dots background and Hometown Greetings dies

The processes were all very similar except that this time I added a little shading to the houses, trees and snowman with Gray Granite ink and painted the snowman's hat with black ink.

I used my much-loved Stamparatus to stamp the santa image to ensure that I got the intensity of black that I wanted by safely stamping repeatedly in the exact same spot.

I added some ribbons to the bottom of the card and a label cut with the Layering Ovals framelits.  The greeting (from Mistletoe Season) is stamped with Fresh Fig ink.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All supplies used available in my online store

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$26.00

Hometown Greetings Edgelits Dies

$56.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

$11.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$15.75

Mistletoe Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Gray Granite 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon

$13.00

Fresh Fig 1/8" Sheer Ribbon

$10.50

Christmas Card - Hearts Come Home with Bokeh Dots & Softly Falling

I've recently been having a lot of fun with the Bokeh Dots stamp set - one of the new Distinktive stamp sets.  There are two stamps in the set and I decided to use this image as a starry night background.

Christmas card with Bokeh Dots Distinktive stamp background and Hearts Come Framelits

I stamped the Bokeh Dot background onto a Whisper White scrap with Rich Razzleberry ink (I think!  I made a bunch at the same time - it could be Fresh Fig!)

The base card is Fresh Fig and I embossed the Gray Granite layer with the Softly Falling embossing folder after I had stamped the greeting (from Blended Season) in Fresh Fig ink.

A little bit of Wink of Stella and Whisper White Craft ink for snowy elements

I cut the smaller houses in the Hometown framelits from Basic Black cardstock and then used a damp paint brush and some White Craft Ink to add snow to the rooves, trees, snowman and a hint in the foreground.  

I glued some Daffodil Delight pieces to the back of the houses to look like cheery, warm lights.  I also cut the same run of houses from Whisper White cardstock and glued a couple of little pieces to the houses.

In my next post, I'll share the card that I made with those white houses!

The Softly Falling embossing folder creates a perfect "snowy" background layer

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products available in my online store

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$26.00

Hometown Greetings Edgelits Dies

$56.00

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$15.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$68.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

$11.50

Stitched Seasons with Bokeh background

This is the second time I've used the Bokeh Dots stamp set - you can see the first card here.  It's one of Stampin' Up's new Distinktive stamps.  This time, I inked it up all over with Calypso Coral and then gently added some Poppy Parade in one corner with a sponge brayer.

Bokeh Dots and Stitches Seasons dies combine to make a pretty all-purpose card

I cut the Petal Pink and Whisper White layers to fit the Basic Gray card base and then used one of the Stitched Seasons frames to cut a piece from the white layer.  These frames are really versatile as they leave a stitched pattern on both the label shape and the remaining outline shape.

To overcome the fact that the Bokeh Dots is just a tad narrower than the widest parts of the label shape, I cut another frame from a piece of scrap paper, positioned it as I wanted the final piece to look and sponged all around the inside of the frame with Real Red ink, paying particular attention to the problem areas.

I cut the floral and foliage elements from plain Whisper White cardstock and then used a damp brush and ink to colour them with Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green inks.

The greeting is from the Floral Frames stamp set.  I stamped it onto Whisper White cardstock with Basic Gray ink, cut it out with one of the Layering Ovals dies and then sponged the edge with Basic Gray ink.

The final touch was to add some of the Glitter Enamel Dots.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - all products available from my online store for Australian Residents (Stitched Seasons is a limited-time release and will be available from 1-31 August only)

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$26.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

$57.00

Floral Frames Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Healing Hugs with Bokeh background

Do you love the look of a bokeh background but don't want to get all inky?  Here's the answer:  Bokeh Dots background stamp!  There are two stamps in the set - the other provides a lovely starry night effect.

This is one of Stampin' Up's new Distinktive photorealistic stamps - just one stamp and it's done!  The only trick is to make sure that your ink pad is neither too juicy nor to dry - I think of them as Goldilocks stamps - the ink needs to be just right!

Bokeh Dots background with Healing Hugs for a get well card

I stamped this Bokeh Dot background with Rich Razzleberry ink and layered it onto my Thick Very Vanilla base card and layers.  The Rich Razzleberry layer has been embossed with the gorgeous Tufted 3D Dynamic Embossing Folder but, sadly, it desn't really show in my photo!

The flower is from the Healing Hugs stamp set and is also a Distinktive Stamp.  It looks gorgeous just inked with one colour but, for a little difference, I tapped it into Crushed Curry ink and then sponged some Mango Melody ink around the edges and a little towards the centre.

I then added a couple of elements from the Petals and More thinlits: the Crushed Curry lattice and the label for the greeting.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - all products used in this card are available in my online store for Australian Residents

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$26.00

Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Petals & More Thinlits Dies

$59.00

Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$16.00

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

$13.50

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

$14.75

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00