Get Cracking: Peace, Love, and Joy

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Alright, you guys, this is the 5th year for my Get Cracking on Christmas series, and I am wicked excited to continue to make holiday cards throughout the year, with NO STRESS!

If you would like to read more about this series you can do so here

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This month’s YouTube LIVE is tomorrow Friday, May 20th 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.

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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 after.

Inspiration

Also if you are looking for more inspiration, I have a bunch of my crafty friends posting their Get Cracking on Christmas cards today too, see a full list at the end of this post

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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 them! 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: Peace, Love, and Joy

If you have been following my Get Cracking on Christmas series you know I love to use non-traditional colors on my holiday cards, and this Christmas Camper image from Stamping Bella was just begging for fun bright colors!

I started by stamping the camper directly onto a piece of Distress White Heavystock. I then colored it with Copic markers. You can see below the specific colors I used, and the colors are linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post.

Next using the Peace Joy Hope Love stencil from Simon Says Stamp, I ink blended a rainbow ombre at the bottom of the card using Distress Inks:

• Kitsch Flamingo
• Squeezed Lemonade
• Twisted Citron
• Salvaged Patina
• Wilted Violet

I used mini ink blending brushes to help control the color between the words. This worked out perfectly. Of course, I also used the Wendy Vecchi Stay-tion to hold the stencil in place and a few square Ink Stands to hold the Distress Inks while ink blending!

I then trimmed the panel down to be 4″ x 5.25″. On another A2 panel, I ink blended the edges with the same rainbow colors, and foam taped the front panel to it.

Next, I used a Quickie Glue Pen, and Prisma glitter to add some sparkle to the camper, and the bow on the wreath. I also drew hearts into the “o” in the words from the stencil.

I used a Lawn Fawn Glue Tube, to lay down a thick amount of glue, along the “ground” of the trailer, and added Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter to that.

On another piece of cardstock, I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black, and fussy cut it out. I used foam squares to add it to the front of the card.

Copic Markers Used

I LOVE how bright and sparkly this card turned out!

Learn how on YouTube LIVE

I can’t wait to share with you my process for this card on my YouTube channel, tomorrow, Friday, May 20th at 8p ET. I hope you will join me, and remember, work on your holiday cards while you watch!

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 them! 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!

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!

• Carolina Zarate Ponce
• Lien Ricou
• Leslie Good
• Marianne Elving
• Nancy vanOosten
• Peggy Emmerink
• Peter vanElburgBoddendijk
• Samantha Mann
• Sara Zoppi
• Sharna Waksmulski
• Tiffany Beuning

Supplies Use:

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!

Simon Says Stamp, Peace Joy Hope Love Stencil Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Kitsch Flamingo Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R	Tim Holtz, Twisted Citron Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Salvaged Patina Distress Shop at: SSS | R
Tim Holtz, Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R	Tim Holtz, Wilted Violet Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R	Distress White Heavystock Shop at: SSS | R	The Ink Stand, square Shop at: shurkus
Simon Says Stamp, Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS	Blender Brush Caddie Shop at: shurkus	4″ Lazy Susan Shop at: AMZ	Scotch, Mounting Putty Shop at: AMZ
Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Scrapbook Adhesives, mixed black foam squares Shop at: shurkus	Scrapbook Adhesives, mixed white foam squares Shop at: shurkus	Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF
Sakura, Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF	Lawn Fawn, Chunky Glitter Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF	Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF	Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun Shop at: SSS	Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: AMZ	BG32, Aqua Mint Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	BG32, Aqua Mint Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA
YG05 Salad Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	YG05 Salad Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	BG10, Cool Shadow Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	BG10, Cool Shadow Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA
YG09, Lettuce Green Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	YG09, Lettuce Green Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	RV21, Light Pink Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	RV21, Light Pink Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA
E57, Walnut Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	E57, Walnut Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: BA	BG13, Mint Green Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	BG13, Mint Green Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA
BG11, Mint Green Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	BG11, Mint Green Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	T2 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	T2 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA
T4 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	T0 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	T0 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	T4 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA
T6 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	T6 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	T8 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	T8 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA
RV10 Pale Pink Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	RV10 Pale Pink Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	RV13 Tender Pink Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	RV13 Tender Pink Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA
E59, Walnut Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA	E59, Walnut Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA	Wendy Vecchi, 7 inch Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R	Wendy Vecchi, Make Art Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | LF | R
Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF	Klutter Keeper Shop at: shurkus	Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS