Christmas Cards Inspiration + Challenge #3 Winners

Hi, crafty friends!
This is Hussena today on the blog sharing with you some cards I made using the Christmas stamps from Mudra. I don't make Christmas cards that often, so this was a bit intimidating for me, but using the Mudra stamps I found it quite easy to put these cards together. This is going to be a long post, so please bear with me :) I have three cards to share plus don't forget to scroll down for the Challenge #3 Winners. Let's get started!


Card 1 - Santa & Friends

How to :

• Take a A2 sized white card panel and do some Distress ink blending using shades of blue to do the night sky.
• Then using a stencil and white embossing paste create the falling snow. (Optional - you can add some white glitter to the paste when it's wet to give it some extra shimmer).
• Die-cut/hand-cut the snowy hills and add some glitter to the edge using Glossy Accents or any adhesive of your choice. (Make sure it dries clear). This gives a beautiful snow-like effect and adds more dimension to your project.
• Stamp and colour your images from the Santa & Friends set on watercolour paper using any colouring medium of your choice. I have used Faber Castell watercolour pencils.
• Fussy-cut your images and add them on some foam dots.
• Add your sentiment on the base of the card. I have used sentiments from two different sets- Christmas Sentiments & Santa & Friends by masking & stamping them.
• Finally I die-cut the stenciled background using a scalloped rectangle frame and added it to my card base.

Card 2 - Simple Watercolour card

This was a fairly simple card to make, here's a quick how-to  :

• I took a piece of A2 watercolor cardstock and die-cut a frame from it.
• I then spritzed the paper using some water and added two red colour washes of Distress inks & dried it with my Heat Tool.
• Once the panel was completely dry, I stamped the central image from the Christmas Sentiments set using Versamark embossing ink and embossed it using the Gold Tinsel embossing powder from Ranger.
• Then, I die-cut a inverse scalloped frame using plain white cardstock, completely covered it with Versamark Embossing ink & embossed it using the same Gold Tinsel embossing powder.
• I foam-mounted this frame & placed it over the watercolored panel.
• I then took a folded A2 card base & did some stenciling on the outer edges using the Geo Pattern stencil & Twisted Citron Distress ink, and again foam mounted the entire panel on to it.
• I added few sparkly sequins and stars to finish off my card.

Card 3 - Celebrate

My final card is based on this time's challenge Sketch. Check out all the details HERE.

• To begin with, I took a plain white paper & die-cut a circle from it to create a mask.
• I placed the negative of the white die-cut piece on my card panel & using the Geo Pattern stencil and - Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber & Ripe Persimmon Distress inks, I created a circular design on the card panel.
• Then I die-cut a long banner and stamped the sentiment from the Purely Sentiments- Brushed set & foam mounted it on the stenciled background.
• Next, I stamped & fussy-cut the flowers & leaves from the Daisy Blooms & Botanical Blooms sets & foam mounted them around the stamped sentiment creating a floral cluster.
• Finally added enamel dots to finish off my card.

That's it from my side. I hope you like my cards. Do leave me your comments/suggestions below. I would love to hear from you :)

Products used :

Santa and Friends

Christmas Sentiments

Geo Pattern

Botanical Blooms

Dasiy Blooms

Purely Sentiments - Brushed

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Now on to the much awaited results for Challenge #3. We had some really lovely entries this time too and it was a very close tie between all, but after the final votes from the DT members, here are the results.

Our Top Picks are :

The Hobby Crafter

Sabiha Khan

Congratulations Gauri & Sabiha! Both your cards were really awesome and you both have won a 3x2 stamp set worth of Rs.120/- (of your choice) and Top Pick badge.

And the Winner is :

Ria

We totally loved your creation, Ria! The way you have used the Christmas Decor set is just fabulous.

Congratulations Ria! You have won a 6x4 stamp set worth of Rs.550/- of your choice and a Guest Design opportunity at our blog and Winner badge. Wohoo!!

Winners, please write a mail to mudracraftstamps@gmail.com to claim your prize and badges.

Thank you so much everyone for stopping by. Don't forget to enter your projects for Mudra Challenge #4 : Sketch Challenge

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You can shop for Mudra Stamps from the following stores :

• The Craft Shop 
• Lulupu - The Craft Lounge 
• Anandha Stationery 
• CraftAdda 
• Kat Scrappiness USA 
• The Art and Craft Store - Noida
• Hindustan Trading Company, Chennai

Have a nice day everyone!