The Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas - December 2021

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the December 2021 edition of The Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas with Debra of Meticulosity, Lisa of Life of a BZScrapper, and myself!  

And, Merry Christmas if you celebrate the holiday.  This is the last Crafty Elf post for 2021 and, because this edition falls on Christmas, I decided to make a few New Year's cards to share with everyone.  

I'm curious - do you send out cards for the New Year?

Links to everyone's projects and social media are at the end of this post.

Idea No. 1

If you need a quick card, have a printer, and don't mind using digi stamps, this idea might be perfect for you. During Black Friday, I bought some "label sentiment" digi stamps from Lily of the Valley on Etsy to use on cards.  THIS set has "Merry Christmas" in several different languages and makes a really quick card.

• I printed the sheet of label sentiments.  Then I trimmed each label I wanted to use, leaving a small white border.  
• I made a top folding A2 card from white cardstock to which I adhered a piece of Christmas decorative paper.  I went with a Nordic/European-looking paper design since most of the sentiments are from countries in Europe.
• I adhered each of the sentiments to a piece of red cardstock, trimmed them again, and then adhered them to the card front. 
• I adhered "Merry Christmas" to the inside and a few red enamel dots to the front.
   

Idea No. 2

I made this slimline card using THIS 2022 digi stamp I bought from Line Art Lover on Etsy.  I know it can only be used now but, for $2, it's a great deal.

• I started by importing the image into Pages and printing it out on white cardstock. 
• Then I die cut it using the largest stitched rectangle slimline die from Pink Fresh Studio.
• Then I colored it in using my Ultra Fine Tip BIC Intensity markers.  
• Lastly, I made a top folding slimline card base to which I adhered a piece of Silver Mirri cardstock.  Then I adhered my colored piece to a piece of black cardstock, leaving just a thin border, and then I adhered it to the card front.
  

Idea No. 3

This is a super simple card for the New Year.  If you've been papercrafting for as long as I have been, you probably own this Champagne Glasses embossing folder by Darice.  If you do, you can make this card in 5 minutes!

• I made an A2 card base to which I adhered a piece of black cardstock that had been die cut with a stitched rectangle die. 
• I cut a piece of white cardstock and die-cut it with another stitched rectangle die, one step down.
• Then I embossed the glasses using the Champagne Glasses embossing folder.
• I adhered a "Happy New Year" sentiment that I had in my stash and which I wrapped around the white cardstock.
• Then I adhered the glasses to a piece of black fun foam and then to the card front.
• Lastly, I adhered a crystal on each glass. 

Idea No. 4

For this New Year card, I used the Clink stamp set and the Clink die from Your Next Stamp.  This is a set that I grab often.  Not just for a New Year card but also for weddings, anniversaries, or any event that needs to be celebrated.  This is a great set to add to your collection. 

I also used purples on this card because I wanted something other than black and white. 

• I made a top-folding A2 card to which I adhered a piece of decorative paper (it's got very light dots on the paper that are not showing up in the photo).    
• I used a stitched rectangle die to die-cut a piece of white cardstock and then I stamped the image of the two champagne glasses and the sentiment "Celebrate" on the front.
• I adhered this to a piece of purple cardstock, then to a piece of fun foam, and then to the card front.  
• I stamped the image again and then die-cut it using the matching die.
• I colored the champagne using a V0000 Rose Quartz Copic marker, the glass using Moonstone Yellow BIC marker and Polynesian Purple BIC marker on the ribbon.
• Next, I applied glossy accents to the top of the glasses, Lavender Stickles to the sparklers, and small crystals around the sparklers and one inside each glass.  
• Once it was all dry, I adhered it to the card front using foam squares. 
• Lastly, I stamped "Happy New Year" on the inside of the card using a stamp in my stash.  

There you go...my last 4 ideas for 2021!  

Please remember to visit the other Crafty Elves' social media pages below.  They also have amazing card ideas for the holiday season.  It's never too early to start making some.  Just click on their links to go right to their creations! 

Debra's Blog Post - Meticulosity

Debra's IG Page - djdavison814

Lisa's Blog Post - Life of a BZscrapper

Lisa's IG Page - bzscrapper

My IG Page - worldofmichaeltrent

My Facebook Page - World Of Michael Trent

My YouTube Page - World of Michael Trent

If you celebrate, I hope you have an amazing Christmas.  If you are Jewish, I hope you enjoy your Chinese food tonight.  

Until next year...hugs from Brasil!

~Michael