Martin’s 30 day Christmas card challenge 2024 – Mistletoe Mischief

Hi – back with another card for the #30dayschristmascardmakingchallenge that Martin hosts and todays prompt was Mistletoe Mischief.

So I went with a couple of stamps from a magazine kit! in fact there was mainly magazine kit stash used on this both new and old!

I started with the main image of the mistletoe and stamped it twice and coloured it with stampin write markers and then the same for the bow. I then cut them out, layered them up and adhered them into the little cluster. It was quick thick cardstock so it holds the loose shape well so there is some dimension to the cluster.

Next I grabbed a die cut circle that was in the ready die cut pouch – not sure how long I’ve had this ready made for but it’s been a while!

I used a stencil from another magazine kit to add some gentle colour and pattern behind the focal image – you can’t tell from this but it is a snowflake design.

I decided to add the mistletoe cluster to this and then added the main sentiment (Waffleflower) over the top with some foam at either side to protect the dimension of the cluster.

Then I grabbed the lighter green cardstock from my Everyday cardstock from Kingston Crafts. I created the card blank and a separate panel to raise up. The panel I used an old magazine kit embossing folder which has a poinsettia design and the merry Christmas message. I sanded back the embossed panel to expose the white core which is such a cool technique you can do with this cardstock.

Then I raised this panel above the base with foam adhesive and then added the circle to the front flat onto the textured surface.

Then it was time for finishing touches and I used both the clear and the lime glitter glue from Kingston Crafts. I added dots to the circle elements in the embossing folder and to the mistletoe berries and the centre of the bow using the clear – and then the berries in the embossing folder I added the lime. It is subtle but provides some lovely little elements of sparkle!

Really pleased with how the card came out and all the textures.

Sorry the final card is a little dark – not sure what happened – maybe there was an extra dark bit of cloud at that point in the sky!

Happy crafting!

Catherine