Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Under the Mistletoe

Hi there everyone! Yes, I mentioned a holiday item...no hating! With all of the holiday prep that happens around here, if I don't start on cards (both personal and for sale) NOW I'll never get them done. Seriously. Ask me about the year I sent out Valentine's cards instead...

I've started playing with the new stamp sets I've been ordering for the holidays (shhh, don't tell the hubs) and grabbed the new Hero Arts 'Under the Mistletoe' set last night to play with. 


Ever have one of those cards that goes horribly wrong? This. Was. It. Several pieces of paper and ink stains later, this was the final result:

under the mistletoe hero arts by caffeinated papercuts
Under the Mistletoe
It doesn't look like it was a hot mess, does it? LOL It's amazing what some patience, embellishments, swearing, and beer can do...in the end, I stamped the big, beautiful mistletoe with Memento Black ink and colored it in with my Spectrum Noirs. To help hide the mess I made when I tried to add the bow from the set, I then fussy-cut it out and added a REAL red bow to the top and a bunch of pretty pearls for the berries.


I heat embossed the sentiment using the luscious Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I am seriously in love with this stuff; the soft, metallic shine it adds is just amazing and not as shiny & bright as a silver.



Some foam adhesive to pop the mistletoe onto the card and some marshmallow sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and my CAS holiday card was finally done.


So, am I alone in my holiday card creation kick or are you playing with new (or old) sets as well?

I am linking up to:
A2Z Scrapbooking Monthly Challenge - Autumn & Christmas
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #127 - Christmas Bingo (red/ribbon or twine/emboss)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stamps & Stencils

Happy Crafting!

18 comments:

  1. It may have started out as a mess, but it ended beautifully! What a gorgeous CAS card!

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  2. This is so pretty with the pearl berries, Jen! Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday!

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  3. Great job covering up the goofs because I can't see them anywhere! Fun Christmas card and I have to confess that when I saw the thumbnail in the gallery, I thought these leaves were chili peppers! LOL! Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday!

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    1. YESSS, my covering-up was successful! LOL
      Thanks Jen, and oh great...now I want green chili burritos!

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  4. I had to laugh about this post when you mentioned a card going horribly wrong. Been there!! You did a great job fixing it - it looks awesome, Jen! :)

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    1. Hahaha, haven't we all Alissa? Just wait for my upcoming start-to-finish card video...oh the outtakes! LOL

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  5. Turned out beautifully, Jennifer! Thank you for joining in the fun at Merry Monday. I am your newest follower. :)

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  6. I love your card! The bow and pearls are perfect and the embossed sentiment is beautiful.

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  7. Such a beautiful card, Jennifer! I love how you popped up the mistletoe and your red bow is so pretty!
    Thank you so much for playing along in this month's Challenge at a2z Scrapbooking! We hope you'll be back again soon!

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  8. Absolutely no hating here --- I have been making Christmas cards for well over a month now and totally enjoy it. I'm so happy to see that you used this Hero Set, since it's a new one that I also bought, but have not had time to play with yet.

    Love how your card came out and looking forward to hopefully making new cards soon! I also want to say thanks for sharing you card with us over at the a2z Scrapbooking Blog!!

    Happy Crafting!!
    Lisa

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  9. Love how the green mistletoe just pops off the white card and the pearl accents are just beautiful! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Merry Monday!

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  10. This is sweet. Love the detail.
    Hugs from Africa!

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  11. yep, it looks great--the pearls are a nice touch too! glad you playe dalong at a2z!

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  12. Great Christmas card!! The pearls add a really nice touch. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!!

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  13. Your mess turned out fantastic, I love it. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

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  14. oh, how gorgeous! fabulous!
    Thank you for playing along with us at A2Z Scrapbooking!
    (btw, a giveaway going on on my blog... ;))

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