Hello everyone! I am excited to continue to share the Get Cracking on Christmas series and wicked excited to work on my stash of holiday cards throughout the year! I will continue to create holiday cards with NO STRESS, using stamps and supplies I haven’t had a chance to play with yet and experimenting with different techniques.
If you would like to read more about this series, you can do so here
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Visit my site, right here, on the third Thursday of each month to be inspired!
Join Me LIVE
Each month I will offer a LIVE where I create my card and share with you tips and tricks as well as some other fun color combos! This month’s YouTube LIVE is next week, October 24th at 12p ET right on my YouTube channel. Stop reading, and set an alarm now on your phone so you don’t miss out, or better yet, tap the notification bell over on YouTube! You can use the world clock here to figure out what time it will be where you live.
Don’t worry, if you can’t make my LIVE, you can always catch the replay on my YouTube channel, and I will also post the replay of the video below right on this post.
Inspiration & Share
As you create your holiday cards this year, be sure to tag me on Instagram and use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas so I can see them! On Instagram, you can choose to “follow” this hashtag and be inspired in your feed.
We can do this! We can create holiday cards all year, and be a little more prepared for the holiday season!
Get Cracking: Believe in the Magic
A Tim Holtz/Stamper Anonymous release always makes me happy and inspires me! I am using the Festive Print and Jolly Holiday stamp set. I created the background and stamped the Santa on Distress White Heavystock with Distress Oxide inks in the following colors:
Spun Sugar
Kitsch Flamingo
Saltwater Taffy
Picked Raspberry
Festive Berries
For the sentiment, I used one from Christmas Cartoons. I prep the surface using the Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool. I white embossed it onto Lawn Fawn Black Licorice cardstock. I stamp the sentiment several times over using a Misti and Yeti white pigment ink, then sprinkle the Alabaster White embossing powder from Brutus Monroe.
I fussy cut out the Santa, and added him and the sentiments to the card with foam squares and strips. I then spread Distress Grit Paste Snowfall onto the white parts of Santa’s outfit and along the ground with a palette knife.
During my LIVE I am going to share some other fun color combos, as well as some other details. I can’t wait to share more with you on YouTube!
Learn how on YouTube LIVE
As you are creating your holiday cards this year, be sure to tag me on Instagram and use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas so I can see them! We can do this! We can create holiday cards all year, and be a little more prepared for the holiday season!
Cardmaking Supplies Used:
The supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture, and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available, which means if you make a purchase, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Jolly Holiday Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Festive Print Shop at: SSS | R |
 Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Christmas Cartoons Shop at: SSS | R |
Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink Snowfall Grit Paste Shop at: SSS | R |
 Tim Holtz, Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Shop at: SSS | LF | R |
 Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Shop at: SSS | LF | R |
 Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide Shop at: SSS | R |
 Tim Holtz, Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Shop at: SSS | LF | R |
 Tim Holtz, Festive Berries Distress Oxide Shop at: SSS | LF | R |
 Scrapbook Adhesives, 0.25″ white foam squares Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |
 Scrapbook Adhesives, mixed white foam squares Shop at: shurkus |
Lawn Fawn, Yeti Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |
 Brutus Monroe, Alabaster White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HBS |
The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Tool Shop at: shurkus |
 The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Refill Shop at: shurkus |
 Lawn Fawn, Black Licorice Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Glitter All Of The Things, Flour Sack Cloth Shop at: shurkus |
 Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: AMZ |
 Ranger, 2oz Mister Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |
 99% Isopropyl Alcohol Shop at: AMZ |
 Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF | HBS |
 Tim Holtz, Distress Palette Knife 2 Pack Shop at: SSS | R |
Distress White Heavystock Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF | R |
 Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | HBS | R |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Rotary Media Trimmer Shop at: SSS | R |
I love to Get Cracking. It’s so lovely to mail my Christmas cards the day after Thanksgiving. It really is. Thanks for the inspiration.