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
Visit
Visit my site, right here, on the third Thursday of each month to be inspired!
Join Me LIVE
See the replay below! This month’s YouTube LIVE is tonight, Thursday, September 15th at 8:00p ET right on my YouTube channel. 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, 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
Share
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!
Get Cracking: Watercolored Christmas
For this holiday card, I stamped and gold embossed Hero Arts Christmas Rose cling stamp onto the smooth side of Distress Watercolor Cardstock. Whenever I do ANY embossing, I prep the surface using the Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool. I used Versamark and Brutus Monroe Gilded Gold Ultra Fine Embossing Powder.
Note: if you have owned your Versamark Ink Pad for a long time this is your reminder to re-ink it and get it nice and juicy! I did this for this card, and wish I had done it sooner!
I then proceeded to watercolor the background with Distress Watercolor Pencils. I did a combo of scribbling the color directly onto the paper, even layering more than one color and I also did the wet paintbrush to the tip of the crayon to pick up the color technique too. I am going to share all of this during my LIVE!
If you would like to see some more projects I have created with Distress Watercolor Pencils, you can here. I have an online class all about Distress Watercolor Pencils – see more details here.
I die cut this background with the largest stitched rectangle in Lawn Fawn’s Outside In Stitched Rectangle set.
Next, I die-cut the Hero Arts Christmas Message Fancy Die– 3 times out of white cardstock, and once out of Gold Metallic. I die cut the holly out of Distress Watercolor Cardstock and added color with Distress Watercolor Pencils. I used a glue tube to stack them together to make a dimensional sentiment and added it to the card.
I matted the card onto gold metallic cardstock. I added a bit of sparkle to the berries with a glue tube and Distress Rock Candy Glitter.
This was such a fun card to put together, I find watercoloring SO relaxing!
Learn how on YouTube LIVE
I can’t wait to share with you my process for this card on my YouTube channel, tonight, Thursday, September 15th 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!
Save the Dates!
Mark your calendar for all of my scheduled Get Cracking on Christmas LIVEs for the rest of 2022!
More 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!
- Donna Hitz
- Elin Venge
- Leslie Good
- Nancy vanOosten
- Peggy Emmerink
- Peter vanElburgBoddendijk
- Samantha Mann
- Tiffany Beuning
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!
 Hero Arts, Christmas Rose Cling Stamp Shop at: SSS | HA |  Hero Arts, Christmas Message Fancy Die Shop at: HA | Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Distress Watercolor Pencils Shop at: SSS | R |  Distress Watercolor Pencils, set 3 Shop at: SSS | R |
 Distress Watercolor Pencils, set 2 Shop at: SSS | R |  Distress Watercolor Pencils, set 1 Shop at: SSS | R |  Lawn Fawn, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Shop at: SSS | LF |  Trinity Stamps, Pickup Stick Tool Shop at: SSS | TS |
 The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Tool Shop at: shurkus |  The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Refill Shop at: shurkus |  Versamark Shop at: SSS | HA |  Brutus Monroe, Gilded Gold Ultra Fine Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn, Gold Metallic Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |  Tim Holtz, Distress Glitter Dust Clear Rock Candy Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |  Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |  Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS |
 3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun Shop at: SSS |  Wagner Heat Tool Shop at: SSS |  Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: HBS |  Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus |  Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |  Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: shurkus |  ATG Gun Holster, Mint Shop at: shurkus |
 Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
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