Clean and Simple Holiday Day Five

It's time to emboss! I used one of Gina K's examples for my inspiration.

I embossed the edges of my "frame" with gold embossing powder to match the gold inside the snowflake.

 

Simon Says Stamp - Hand Lettered Winter Wishes

Impression Obsession - Snowflakes

Hero Arts - embossing powders

Neenah - white card stock

Stampin' Up - red cardstock

Clean and Simple Holiday, Day 4

Day four of class was all about the shine. I used a stencil and transfer gel to foil the background of this card.

 

Memory Box - Scattered Flakes

Impression Obsession - Snowflakes

Casual Fridays - Funky Flakes

Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings

Honey Bee - Sentiment Banners

Clean and Simple Holiday, Day 3, Card 2

I used Shari's example from class. She stamped on her vellum, but I just taped the vellum behind a die and colored.

 Impression Obsession - tree die

Faber-Castell - Polychromos pencils

Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings

Honey Bee - Sentiment Banners

Stampin' Up - vellum, red and green card stock

Neenah - white card stock

Clean and Simple Holiday, Day 3

Oh, my. Today's lesson at Clean and Simple Holiday is coloring. I'm a poor colorist. I chose the easiest way out for this homework assignment and used Kristina's watercolor card for inspiration.

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers - 040, 041, 043

Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings

Ranger - Superfine  Silver Embossing Powder

Pretty Pink Posh - Metallic Silver Confetti Mix

Strathmore - Bristol Smooth Surface

Stampin' Up - Smoky Slate card stock

Simon Says Stamp - Large Holiday Shapes (star)

Clean and Simple Holiday, Day Two

Today's class at Clean and Simple Holiday was about die cutting. I used an example from Cathy Zielske for my card. Cathy is relatively new to card making but not to graphic design. I love her clean and simple cards.

Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings

Impression Obsession - Snowflakes

Casual Fridays - Funky Flakes

Lawn Fawn - Mini Snoflakes

Stampin' Up - Real Red card stock

Neenah - 80# solar white

From my stash - silver card stock

Clean and Simple Holiday, Day 1

Here's my first card for Online Card Classes newest class, Clean and Simple Holiday. 

I used Laurie's class example as my inspiration. Her blog, Soapbox Creations, is full of clean and simple goodness!

I used 3/4 inch strips of masking paper to prep the card base for inking. 
 

 C.C. Designs - Mistletoe 

Hero Arts - Sending Holiday Cheer

Ranger - Candied Apple Distress Oxide

Stampin' Up - Pearls