Get Cracking: Nautical Joy

Time to get cracking on those holiday cards, so I am encouraging YOU to start creating your holiday cards NOW – so you will have a nice stack of creations ready for the next holiday season.

For the past few years, I have been creating a few holiday cards each month so that I am more prepared when November comes around. I enjoy making the cards so much more when I have time to play with different supplies and techniques. I share these cards on the third Thursday of each month. You can see previous Get Cracking on Christmas posts here.

In December, I asked people in my {creative chick} studio share Facebook group, that if you didn’t send holiday cards in 2020, what were the reasons. One of the most common responses if they didn’t have enough time.

So I was thinking, how can I give you time? And I came up with a plan! I know that you enjoy when I host LIVEs and share with you a technique, or how I created a card- so this year each month for Get Cracking on Christmas I am going to host a LIVE. During these LIVEs, I encourage you to join me and start to Get Cracking on your OWN holiday cards. You can do something similar to mine, or just work on your own thing. Doesn’t matter, just show up and create!

This month’s YouTube LIVE will be, tonight, June 17th at 8:00p ET right on my YouTube channel here. Stop reading, and set an alarm now on your phone so you don’t miss out. You can use the world clock here to figure out what time it will be where you live.

Want a reminder text on your phone before I go LIVE? Text “jennshurkus” to 833-758-0501

Don’t worry, if you can’t make my LIVE you can always catch the replay on my YouTube channel, I will also post the video below after the LIVE.

See the replay below!

Also each month I still have some wicked creative friends joining me in sharing holiday cards to inspire you. Be sure to read to the end of the post where they are linked, you don’t want to miss their fabulous creations.

And as you are creating your holiday cards this year, be sure to leave me a comment below with a link, or tag me on Instagram so I can see! We are also going to use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas.

We can do this! We can create holiday cards all year, and be a little bit more prepared for the holiday season!

Ok, enough chatting, let’s get this party started!!

Get Cracking: Nautical Joy

Digging into my “never used on a project yet” bin, I gathered some stamps from Impression Obsession. They always have fabulous nautical stamps and I love the holiday spin on these.

I decided to do some no-line watercoloring so I stamped the images on the smooth side of Distress Watercolor Cardstock with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

I then proceeded to watercolor with regular Distress Inks. No line watercoloring can look tricky, but it is much easier than you would think. The Antique Linen Distress Ink pad does all the work. I used the following colors:

• Scattered Straw
• Fossilized Amber
• Tattered Rose
• Worn Lipstick
• Festive Berries
• Cracked Pistachio
• Evergreen Bough
• Pine Needles
• Salvaged Patina
• Speckled Egg

Speckled Egg Distress Ink was used on the outer edge of the wreath, and it really is magical and pulls the whole image together. I will share my tips and tricks for all of this during my YouTube LIVE.

I die-cut the watercolor panel with Lawn Fawn’s Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables. Next, I splattered some Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi gold paint.

To finish off the card I added some pearls from Trinity Stamps, and mounted the watercolor panel on some gold metallic cardstock.

Remember, I have some fun tips and tricks I share with you in the video below!

Learn how in this tutorial video

Inspiration

Be sure to go visit my crafty friends for more inspiration! I am so excited that they are joining me this year to bring you more inspiration and to remind you to work on those holiday cards all year long!

• Amanda Willett
• Donna Hitz
• Nancy vanOosten
• Peter vanElburgBoddendijk
• Sharna Waksmulski
• Tiffany Beuning
• Mirella Kurzak
• Samantha Mann
• Sara Zoppi

Supplies Used:

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!

Impression Obsession, Shell Wreath Shop at: SSS | MISC	Impression Obsession, JOY Shop at: MISC	Trinity Stamps, Something New Baubles Shop at: MISC	Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Shop at: SSS
Lawn Fawn, Gold Metallic Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF	Lawn Fawn, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Shop at: SSS | LF	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Salvaged Patina Distress Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: SSS | MISC
Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Ranger 4 Ounces Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Worn Lipstick Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Evergreen Bough Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Tattered Rose Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Tim Holtz, Speckled Egg Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Festive Berries Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Fossilized Amber Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Tim Holtz, Pine Needles Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Scattered Straw Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Ranger Paintbrush Set Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Faber-Castell, Collapsible Water Cup Shop at: SSS
Misti Precision Stamping Tool 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF	Mini Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF	Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF	Rainbow Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus
Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | LF	Mermaid, Stamp Shammy Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: Shurkus	Lawn Fawn, Starry Shammy Case Shop at: SSS | LF
Tim Holtz/Tonic, Replacement non-stick mat Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS | MISC