Essentials by Ellen Christmas Card Trio

Essentials by Ellen Christmas Card Trio

Happy 11-sleeps-till-Christmas! Are you excited?! Over here, I’m pleased to report that all of my holiday cards have been sent, gifts have been gifted (or scheduled to be gifted), and Christmas music has been playing constantly. I’m feeling very ready for the opportunity to rest and relax over the holidays, and I hope that you get to do the same. But in the meantime…. I have a little trio of cards to share today that I made with a variety of my favorite Essentials by Ellen products.

Essentials by Ellen Christmas Card Trio

First things first: color. I love jewel tones at this time of year, and the combination I chose mixes a few of those with some lighter colors. We have…

… and of course, the holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without a little (or a lot) of shine, so I added gold foil to the mix, with a little incorporated on each of the three cards. Here’s a closer look at each one, the products used, and a few tips and tricks that I used along the way:

Essentials by Ellen Christmas Card Trio

Card 1: Holly Jolly Christmas

Products:

Essentials by Ellen Abstract Paint Strokes
Essentials by Ellen Cool Yule Stamp Set – a GWP from last month
Essentials by Ellen Christmas Magic Stamps + Die Combo
Essentials by Ellen Press Plate
Essentials by Ellen Essential Rectangles
Pinkfresh Studio Gold Pearls
Color palette linked above, plus Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist

TIP: Want some gold shine but don’t have time to get your foiling machine out? This is where pre-made DIY gold foil cardstock is your best friend! I had several sheets ready prior to this crafting session that I created with the Essentials by Ellen Press Plate. To create the dimension you see on this card, I simply used the Essentials by Ellen Essential Rectangles to cut out a thin border, tossing the thin piece and keeping the two remaining. Then, I layered the pieces of the white panel over the gold cardstock with foam tape, and mounted the whole thing to the card base.

Essentials by Ellen Christmas Card Trio

Card 2: Merry & Bright

Products:

TIP: Here I’ve used the design principle of repetition to create a sense of unity and consistency. You can do the same on any card by adding several of the same die cuts, stamping the same image in different colors, or even repeating the same sentiment multiple times.

Essentials by Ellen Christmas Card Trio

Card 3: Foiled Falala

Products:

TIP: When I was new to crafting, multi-color sentiment stamping seemed next to impossible. I soon learned that Post-it Tape (or stamp masking paper, or low-tack tape) makes this process SO much easier! To do it, set up your stamp in the MISTI and mask off all parts of the sentiment except those you want to stamp in your first color. Ink the exposed parts of the stamp, then quickly remove the Post-It tape if you’ve hit any of it with the ink pad. Stamp the image, then clean the stamp and move on to do each of the other colors in your palette. Depending on the stamp design, you may find it easier to use ink cubes since they’re smaller than pads. The process does take a little while, but it’s worth it, in my opinion!

Even though these cards were made for the holidays, I hope you find the tips helpful in your crafting all year round. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I’ll see you back here soon!

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