Stunning Christmas cards don't have to be complicated!

The holiday season can be so busy. Between shopping, parties, and baking, sometimes there isn't a whole lot of time to craft. But you don't need to spend tons of time making to wow someone with your handmade card!  

I wanted to pop in and share this quick card tutorial, which you only need a few supplies for--and wow is it a stunner! Start by trimming down a piece of white cardstock that will matte nicely on a slimline card. Next, use some embossing ink and stamp one of the Baroque stamps from Tim Holtz onto the cardstock. Apply gold embossing powder and heat it. 

Then choose your favorite ink to watercolor with (I used the new new villainous potion Distress Ink) and smoosh some ink onto a glass surface. Use a water brush marker to watercolor inside the stamp and around the stamp. Remember, the less water you add to your ink, the darker it will be. 

To add a little dimension, cut a few mini snowflake dies from some coordinating cardstock. I used the Tim Holtz mini paper snowflakes die set and gold metallic kraft stock as well as the Scrapbook.com A2 Jewels pad. I also used a small snowflake punch that I had to add an even smaller layer to the die cuts. Glue the layers together with a little dot of Ranger glossy accents.

Use 1/4 inch adhesive to apply the stamped and embossed image to a card base and then some foam squares to add the snowflakes. Use a small dot of glossy accents to add a few gold metallic pearls to the centers of the snowflakes and that's it! Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy Christmas card tutorial. Until next time, happy crafting!

Adrienne

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