Alright, you guys, this is the 5th year for my Get Cracking on Christmas series and I can’t believe it is already December! I will continue to make holiday cards throughout the next year, with NO STRESS!
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
This month’s YouTube LIVE is tonight, Thursday, December 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!
Giveaways!
I have a fun giveaway I am sharing, more details are below and some of my crafty friends who I have linked below are offering giveaways too!
Get Cracking: Watercolored Trees
I shared some fun holiday cards this fall, with a very easy and unique watercolor technique using Distress Watercolor Pencils. I even created a quick REEL and shared it on Instagram showing the technique, a fun tutorial that over 24,000 people have watched WHOA!
So I thought for this month’s Get Cracking I would share the same technique with a few fun twists! I can’t wait to play during my LIVE because every card I make with these steps looks different and unique, and I just love them so much!
The main supplies used on these cards are:
the new Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Bottle Brush Tree Stamp set
I also added in a few other stamp sets for the string of lights and sentiments:
I used a few different things to “glitter all of the things” and add all the sparkle! I used Distress Mica Flakes along the ground, to create snow. I find that Distress Collage Medium adheres this best. I then used Glossy Accents, and Distress Rock Candy Glitter to create ornaments on the trees. And then using Glossy Accents again I added some Distress Gold Glitter to the bulbs on the strong of lights. Using Glossy Accents gives dimension, but also holds the glitters really well.
These cards were so fun to create. True creative PLAY! I can’t wait to share with you on YouTube!
Learn how on YouTube LIVE
I can’t wait to share with you my process for these cards on my YouTube channel, tonight, Thursday, December 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!
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.
Save the Date!
I’ll be back on January 19th, 2023 to kick off Get Cracking on Christmas for 2023!
GIVEAWAY!
I am giving away some wicked fun seasonal Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink/Stampers Anonymous products!
To enter the giveaway:
This giveaway is open from December 15, 2022 to December 20, 2022 at 3p ET- 1 winner will randomly be chosen from the comments on my YouTube video (you must leave a comment on the video, and not just during the LIVE chat)
- I must get a reply from the winner with their mailing address within 48 hours or I will draw another winner.
- This is open worldwide!
- I hope you will continue to watch my videos, and in order to be eligible to win the prize, you must be subscribed to my YouTube channel.
To be entered into the drawing, please leave a comment letting me know if you are subscribed to my YouTube channel. Unfortunately, if your comment doesn’t include this information then you will not be eligible.
WINNER
Andrea Vernot
More Inspiration
Be sure to go visit my crafty friends for more inspiration! I am so excited that they have joined me this year to bring you more inspiration and to remind you to work on those holiday cards all year long! Some of them are also offering GIVEAWAYS!
- Cheiron Brandon
- Donna Hitz
- Lien Ricou
- Leslie Good
- Marianne Elving
- Mirella Rogan
- Nancy vanOosten
- Peggy Emmerink
- Peter vanElburgBoddendijk
- Sharna Waksmulski
- Tiffany Beuning
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, Bottle Brush Trees Shop at: SSS | Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: Tiny Text Christmas Shop at: SSS |  Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous: Bold Tidings Mini Shop at: SSS | Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Darling Christmas Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Shop at: SSS | LF |  Distress Watercolor Pencils Bundle 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 |  Blick Arts, Master Synthetic Round #4 Brush Shop at: BA |  Ranger Paintbrush Set Shop at: SSS | R |  Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | shurkus | HB |
 Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: Misc |  Faber-Castell, Collapsible Water Cup Shop at: SSS |  Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | HB |  Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS | shurkus |
 Ranger Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | shurkus | HB | R |  Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |  Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus |  Scrapbook Adhesives, White Foam Strips Shop at: shurkus |
 Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF | HB |  Mini Misti 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF | HB | Tim Holtz, Distress Watercolor Cardstock 8.5 x 11 Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |  Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink: Holiday Sparkle Set Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz, Distress Mica Flakes Shop at: SSS |  Tim Holtz, Distress Collage Medium Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |  Tim Holtz/Ranger, Distress Archival Bundle Shop at: SSS | R |  Distress Archival Ink Pad Mini Kit 3 Shop at: SSS | R |
 Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |  Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: shurkus |  Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum Shop at: SB |  Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Klutter Keeper Shop at: shurkus |  ATG Gun Holster, Mint Shop at: shurkus |
Love these and how you run your sentiments by hand. I am always so fussy about having them be perfectly cropped, but you showed me that freehand also looks great!
Whoops…trim, not run!
I love these so much!!! The rainbow-ness, the watercolory-ness, the Jenn-ness with the mica flakes and glitter – they all equal the perfect design for your last Get Crackin’ on Christmas (which was my first in person.)
The timing hasn’t always been right for me to join you for your Get Crackin’ on Christmas lives, but the planets aligned and I tuned in last night while working on doing the last couple of steps for 10 of my Christmas cards and it was so nice to craft along with you! I love this technique (I love how you can use more variations of color, but is similar to one of my favorite techniques from your first Distress techniques class!)
I definitely appreciate all of the inspiration and encouragement you’ve shared all year long! I did work on my Christmas cards all year long and really only needed to create one design (the 10 I was working on) for those who would appreciate a lovely watercolor nativity scene. I’ll be better prepared with this knowledge next year since this is the first year I’ve sent anything but a photo card to everyone on my list.
I hope your holiday is filled with love and laughter and lots of warm kitty snuggles!
(and of course, I’m allergic to rubber [so sad – I should probably talk about what good things I’m not allergic to] so I figured it was best to comment here instead of on the video.)
Jenn! These are jaw-dropping! The Textures and colors! What a cool technique and combination of media!
Yes! Subscribed to your YouTube channel 💚