Hello, it's Nancy Damiano here kicking off Day Two and these cards are sure to bring a smile to someone you love! Let's send some caroling Christmas cheer with an adorable stamp from Avery Elle!
The background of this card was made using a stencil and some light modeling paste. While it looks complicated, it's not and it adds just the right amount of pop to a card backdrop.
The musical notes add a touch of theme and movement to this whimsical design. It's those small touches that complete a design.
In this version of the card, the color are brightened and a sentiment is added. The design principle is the same, but the look is very different.
Some of the stamped images are raised with pop dots. This gives a nice dimensional effect without much effort.
Let's take a look at the process in the video:
This season, my Holiday wish for all of our readers is – Be Still. Be Kind. Be Creative!
"12 Days of Holiday Giving" Giveaway – DAY TWO
Our fabulous Day Two giveaways come from our friends at Paper Smooches and Simple Stories! These are two wonderful companies have been strong supporters of SCT and all that we do. When we asked if they would like to join this jolly celebration, we don't think it took more than 10 seconds for them to reply! Here is what today's prize package includes:
From Simple Stories…
"Happy holidays from all of us at Simple Stories! Document your holiday memories this season with our SN@P! Holiday Binder and Classic Christmas collection! In addition to this wonderful prize, we’re excited to share some free Classic Christmas printables with you here. Enjoy!"
Next from Paper Smooches:
"Today's winner will enjoy choosing their favourite stamps and dies from Paper Smooches! Paper Smooches has the cutest, most loveable, and creative hand-drawn art collection of clear, Photopolymer stamps and exclusive steel metal dies are perfect for your paper crafting, scrapbooking, and card making needs! Happy Holidays Scrapbook & Cards Today readers from Paper Smooches!"
Thank you Simple Stories and Paper Smooches! For an opportunity to win today's prizes, be sure to leave a comment below by midnight EST, December 23rd. On December 24th one winner from each day will be randomly selected and announced right here!
We hope you'll take a few moments to head on over to the Facebook pages of today's sponsors to give them a HUGE thank you for their generous prizes. We of course also have one more for you! Would you like to learn all year long with 12 industry experts? Some of our favourite designers ever? Then today's winner (and a friend!) will win spots in our newest self-paced, online class SCT365 in partnership with PageMaps! For more information or to join us on January 2nd, click here!
Be sure to join us tomorrow SCT friends! Enjoy the rest of your wonderful Sunday! (Only 14 days until Christmas!) And if you're just joining us today, be sure to take a peek at yesterday's kick off and all the fun we had here!
Love paper smooches
Such sweet cards and inspiration.
Thank you for today’s great giveaways. I love both sponsors products.
Love the adorable card shared today! Also love the fabulous giveaways by Simple Stories, Paper Smooches and SCT online classes!!! You all are the BEST! :D
I love your caroling critters. So adorable. Who wouldn’t love this prize package today. Thanks you to all the sponsors!
Love Paper Smooches! Great prize!
Very cute!! Thank you for these great prizes!
WOWZERS~~ Another awesome day of inspiration and awesome prize package goodies!! LOVE the SNAP binders from SS and PS has some pretty awesome goodies too! Then you add your planner in to round out a pretty awesome prize package! Fingers crossed!
Great giveaways, love all these blogs!.
What a wondeful giveaway today! Thanks for all you do :)
Super cute stamps and I love that striped binder!!! Thanks paper smooches, simple stories and SCT for the chance to win!
What an adorable card Nancy!! And what amazing prizes too. The SNAP products are so pretty!! And one year of online learning!!! Awesome ?
Love being introduced to companies through SCT. Thanks for the opportunity to win these awesome prizes!
Love the carolers.
The scenes on both cards are wonderful.
Some of the seasons best traditions.
thanks for sharing.
Such cute cards :) Great prize offerings from Simple Stories and Paper Smooches! Thanks so much
Such a great giveaway…thanks to all of the sponsors! Would be so awesome to win a spot in your online class!
Beautiful Cards!! Thank you for the chance :)
Thanatos you so much for the chance to win such wonderful prizes!
Beautiful cards! Thanks for the chance to win such amazing prizes!
This is so much fun! Love seeing all these great produsts! Thank you!
The cards are so full of cute and fun images….love them all!!!
Two generous prizes!!! Thank you SCT for the fun 12 Days of Holiday Giving and thank you Simple Stories and Paper Smooches.
Two great companies!! Love Simple Stories and Paper Smooches!!! The cards are so adorable!!!
Beautiful cards. Love the cute images.
The carolling critters are too cute. Love the you added star texture.
What fun cards. I like the two versions too, variety is the spice of life ?
It’s not surprising you get such wonderful prizes. Thanks for the chance to enter
Wonderful prizes today! Thanks for the chance to win.
I am flooded with holiday pictures and haven’t figured how to to put them away. The Christmas album collection would be the perfect answer!
Wow 2 great prizes !! Thank you SCT for the opportunity to win also a big thanks to simple Stories and Paper Smoothies !!!Thank you for your generosity !!
Your caroling critters cards have sent my festive spirit soaring! Soooo festive! Today’s giveaways: yet more evidence of how generous these sponsors are! WOW!
~carol
All those little critters are simply adorable!! Thanks for the great tutorial on making the cards with them. Love Simple Stories and Paper Smooches!! And the online SCT classes — yes!! Thanks for the chance to win these wonderful prizes!!
Love Simple Stories. Did a class at Crop and Create and ❤️️ It. Paper Smooches gift card…l can shop
I just love how the card images were colored and popped up! I LOVE adding dimension to each and every scrapbook layout I do! The Classic Christmas is so very beautiful! Love Simple Stories! A Paper Smooches gift certificate speaks free reign to me! WoW! Happy Holidays S&CT!!!
OOOOH, those Sn@p supplies look fun to play with! And who wouldn’t want a gc for cute stamps?
Loving the tutorial, too. Great inspiration!
What a cute card!
Adorable cards!! Tanks for the chance to win.
Love the products today and your cards are very sweet!
Love both of today sponsors and went to thank them both! Your card is just adorable! Love the extra dimension you gave it! Happy holidays to all!
Such sweet cards. I love the carolling critters. Great prize giveaways. Thank you so much to the sponsors. Love Paper smooches and Simple stories.
Paper smooches and simple stories, wonderful companies and products.
Love the Avery Elle critters.
I like the stencilling, nice touch! Wonderful prizes!
Those carolers are soooo cute. Anytime animals are used I like it.
The Simple Stories pack is fantastic – love the Snap album color!
So cute, and what great prizes!!
Lovely cards! Both amazing companies! Love their products! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! Left them some love on fb.
What darling scene cards today – so cute!!
cute cards . I have just begun to use stencils and paste – really like the look .
Thank you for the chance to win Simple Stories and Paper Smooches.
New to paper smooches–cute. Love Simple Stories.
Two great prizes from two fabulous companies! Thanks!
Such cute cards! I love Simple Stories and the stamps at Paper Smooches.