Cards that Care

I wanted to share some Christmas Cards I created for the Cards that Care Card Drive. This card drive sends cards to the elderly living in nursing homes. I'm hoping these cards will put a smile on their faces during this special time of year.

The first card features one of my favorite techniques to do. Emboss a background then go to town with Distress Stains (my new favorite product) and spray heavily with pearlized water. It's hard to see the shine on the photo, but its stunning in real life....

The next card uses THIS set which is so fun because you stamp and then emboss the image...

I like that this card uses non-traditional Christmas colors...

THIS nativity scene stamp set is a must have. I embossed the image in white on dark brown cardstock and then sprayed with pearlized water. Love the results...

The last card is pretty simple but my favorite. I heat embossed the flower image in white and then used Fired Brick Distress Stain to "color" it and again, sprayed with pearlized water....

 I also made sure that each card had a different message stamped inside, something I do a lot lately...

(All stamps used are from Hero Arts.)

That's all I got for now. Off to work on my Christmas cards. I just can't believe it is December already. Thanks for stopping by.