Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Christmas Mix Up

Hello Stamping Friends! Our theme for November’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday is “Christmas Mix Up.” We are mixing up different Christmas products to make something creative and new. For my project, I decided to mix the Welcome Noel Dies (and coordinating Noel Tidings Bundle) with the Dreamy Snowflakes Bundle to create a gingerbread winter wonderland card.

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I’ve been thinking of trying this project for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity! I’ve always admired beautifully decorated gingerbread houses at Christmas and was thinking I’d like to try using a White Gel Pen to draw on the Welcome Noel die-cut houses. I researched ideas and designs, practiced a little, and yay, it worked! Once I started, I was having so much fun, I kept making more!!! It was like being in the kitchen with an icing bag in hand, only I’m a lot better at drawing than cookie decorating! Haha!

I die-cut the houses from Pecan Pie Two Tone Cardstock so I could have a slight variation in color. I also die-cut coordinating outline die-cuts to layer underneath and blend with Golden Glow ink to make the houses look warm and inviting. On some of the houses, I cut roofs from Basic White Cardstock to trim down and layer.

In the background, I used Dreamy Snowflake die-cuts from Basic White Cardstock. They are so lovely and delicate that I thought they’d mix well with the gingerbread houses. To make the snowflakes more visible, I watercolored the background layer with Balmy Blue ink and then used a Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add lots of splatter.

I also stamped the Dreamy Snowflakes border with Balmy Blue ink to give the project a Nordic look.

On the inside of the card, I added a sentiment from the Dreamy Snowflakes Stamp Set and then used a Welcome Noel house die to cut it out.

I hope this card has inspired you to break out your White Gel Pen and start decorating! 🙂

Have a wonderful and creative day!

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