{"id":127886,"date":"2021-12-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/?p=127886"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:11:23","slug":"merry-bright-christmas-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/merry-bright-christmas-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry &#038; Bright Christmas Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello Crafty Folks,<br><br>I am Dhruvika aka @the_cardogram and I am so happy because it is that time of the year we all have been waiting for. Christmas is full of love, joy, cheer and definitely a lot of magic. For me it is also the time to look back and see what we earned, learned and lost during the whole year.<br><br>Nonetheless, to celebrate this Merry &amp; Bright Christmas , I bring you a series of Merry &amp; Bright Christmas Cards and yes this time it is with a twist. I have used only the liquid watercolors by Craftangles. Do you remember my DT kit that I received recently and it was a charm.  <br>If you haven&#8217;t watched the video of my Unboxing the DT Kit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SECwnAxksLQ&amp;t=15s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<br><br>Before I move any further, a little disclaimer, I am a self taught artist an still learning with you all, so if you find anything wrong that I do, please feel free to DM me.<br><br>Also do you know our Monthly Challenge for December at Craftangles is Merry &amp; Bright Christmas.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-monthly-challenge-december-2021\/\">CLICK HERE <\/a>to enter. and win exciting voucher to the store<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/36-Dec-2021-Red-Green-Snow.jpg\" alt=\"Monthly Challenge - Dec 2021\" class=\"wp-image-127826\" width=\"653\" height=\"218\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/36-Dec-2021-Red-Green-Snow.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/36-Dec-2021-Red-Green-Snow-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4184fef847\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4184fef847\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/merry-bright-christmas-cards\/#my-take-on-the-monthly-challenge-on-merry-bright-christmas\" >My take on the Monthly Challenge on Merry &amp; Bright Christmas<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/merry-bright-christmas-cards\/#let-us-have-a-look-at-the-first-merry-bright-christmas-card\" >Let us have a look at the first Merry &amp; Bright Christmas Card.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/merry-bright-christmas-cards\/#let-us-have-a-look-at-the-second-merry-bright-christmas-card\" >Let us have a look at the second Merry &amp; Bright Christmas Card<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/merry-bright-christmas-cards\/#please-do-not-forget-to-visit-and-see-the-process-video-i-made-for-these-three-cards-and-it-would-be-great-if-you-share-some-love-%f0%9f%99%82\" >Please do not forget to visit and see the process video I made for these three cards and it would be great if you share some love \ud83d\ude42<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/merry-bright-christmas-cards\/#craftangles-supplies-that-i-used\" >Craftangles Supplies that I used<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"my-take-on-the-monthly-challenge-on-merry-bright-christmas\"><\/span>My take on the Monthly Challenge on Merry &amp; Bright Christmas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/all-together.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127892\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>FIRST CARD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"let-us-have-a-look-at-the-first-merry-bright-christmas-card\"><\/span>Let us have a look at the first Merry &amp; Bright Christmas Card.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/candle-main.jpg\" alt=\"christmas card\" class=\"wp-image-127891\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Merry &amp; Bright Christmas Card using Crfatangles Holly Jolly Christmas Stamp Set<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create this card, I stamped the image from the Craftangles Holly Jolly Christams Stamp on to the Craftangles Watercolor Cold Pressed Paper 300 GSM using the Antique Linen Distress Ink for no line water coloring. And then water colored my image using the following Craftangles liquid watercolors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Pretty Peony<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Soulmate<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Lemon Tart<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Cafe Mocha<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Moss Green<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Evergreen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the image was colored, I finished the look by splattering the white and black acrylic paint. and trimmed this watercolor panel to 4&#215;5 inches. I then added some gold glitter strips on the top and bottom of the panel to give that bling of the Merry &amp; Bright Christmas. And finally adhered this panel on to the Craftangles Kraft Cardstock which measures 4 1\/2 x 5 1\/4 inches. And finally adhered this panel on to the Craftangles Teal Cardstock (250GSM) measuring 11x 4 1\/4 inches, scored in half along the longer side, making the card as 5 1\/2 x 4 1\/4 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, I heat set the sentiments Merry &amp; Bright Christmas form the Craftangles Festive Lights Stampset and on to the Craftangles Charcoal Black Cardstock and trimmed it into slim sentiment strip, adhered using the 3D foam tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A closer look to the Merry &amp; Bright Christmas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/candles-side.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127890\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Colored using the Craftangles Liquid Watercolors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">SECOND CARD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"let-us-have-a-look-at-the-second-merry-bright-christmas-card\"><\/span>Let us have a look at the second Merry &amp; Bright Christmas Card<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ornaments-main.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127893\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create this card, I traced the circles from a random lid pf the container on to the Craftangles Watercolor Cold Pressed Paper 300 GSM. And then water colored my image using the following Craftangles liquid watercolors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Ripe Plum<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Pool Side<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Lemon Tart<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors BlackBerry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the image was colored, I finished the look by splattering the white acrylic paint. and trimmed this watercolor panel to 4&#215;5 inches. I adhered this panel on to the Craftangles Kraft Cardstock which measures 4 1\/2 x 5 1\/4 inches. And finally adhered this panel on to the Craftangles Wine Red Cardstock (250GSM) measuring 11x 4 1\/4 inches, scored in half along the longer side, making the card as 5 1\/2 x 4 1\/4 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, I heat set the sentiments Happy Holidays form the Craftangles From All of Us Stampset and on to the Craftangles Charcoal Black Cardstock and trimmed it into slim sentiment strip, adhered using the 3D foam tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A closer look to the Merry &amp; Bright Christmas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ornaments-side.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127894\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>THIRD CARD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bells-main.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127895\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create this card, I traced the bells from the Craftangles Christmas Elements Stencil on to the Craftangles Watercolor Cold Pressed Paper 300 GSM. And then I did selective stamping from the Craftangles Holly Jolly Christmas Stampset such that I eliminated the candle, and arranged the holly so as to give the effect of the wreath and bells hanging beneath it using the Antique Linen Distress Ink for no line water coloring. And then water colored my image using the following Craftangles liquid watercolors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Pretty Peony<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Soulmate<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Lemon Tart<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Cafe Mocha<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Moss Green<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Evergreen<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Eggplant<\/li><li>Craftangles liquid watercolors Poolside<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the image was colored, I finished the look by splattering the white and black acrylic paint. and trimmed this watercolor panel to 4&#215;5 inches. I then added some gold glitter strips on the top and bottom of the panel to give that bling of the Merry &amp; Bright Christmas. And finally adhered this panel on to the Craftangles Teal Cardstock (250GSM) measuring 11x 4 1\/4 inches, scored in half along the longer side, making the card as 5 1\/2 x 4 1\/4 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, I stamped the Merry &amp; Bright Christmas sentiments  form the Craftangles Festive Lights Stampset directly on to the watercolor panel using a Black Dye Ink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A closer look to the Merry &amp; Bright Christmas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bells-side.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127896\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"please-do-not-forget-to-visit-and-see-the-process-video-i-made-for-these-three-cards-and-it-would-be-great-if-you-share-some-love-%f0%9f%99%82\"><\/span>Please do not forget to visit and see the process video I made for these three cards and it would be great if you share some love \ud83d\ude42<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Merry &amp; Bright Christmas Cards\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V8AZLx-FtNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"craftangles-supplies-that-i-used\"><\/span>Craftangles Supplies that I used<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/papers\/cardstock-pads-and-sheets?bfilter=m0:149;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles Cardstock- Teal Green, Wine Red, Kraft<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-100-cotton-300-gsm-smooth-handmade-watercolor-paper-cold-press-pack-of-10-9-by-12-inches-cthwc300912-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles Cold Pressed Watercolor 300GSM <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-6x6-stencil-christmas-elements-ctcs54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles Stencils &#8211; Christmas Elements<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-holly-jolly-christmas-ctps44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles Stamp Set &#8211; Holly Jolly Christmas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-from-all-of-us-ctps74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles Stamp Set &#8211; From all of us<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/art-supplies\/art-paints\/liquid-watercolour-ink?page=3&amp;bfilter=m0:149;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles Liquid Colors<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more inspirations don\u2019t forget to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/craftadda\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our channe<\/a>l<br>Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/\">our blog for latest inspirations<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;HNDMD&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hndmd.in\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftadda\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;CrafTangles&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craftangles\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftangles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find me  and follow me over the social media, I am <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_cardogram\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@the_cardogram<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wishing you and your families a very happy and auspicious Diwali. Cant wanit to see what you create for our Monthly Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dhruvika Raj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Crafty Folks, I am Dhruvika aka @the_cardogram and I am so happy because it is that time of the year we all have been waiting for. Christmas is full of love, joy, cheer and definitely a lot of magic. For me it is also the time to look back and see what we earned,&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/merry-bright-christmas-cards\/\" class=\"button button-primary\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Merry &#038; Bright Christmas Cards<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":127892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1007,1],"tags":[1355,1354,4,84,23],"class_list":["post-127886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","category-inspirations","tag-cardmaking-tips","tag-christmas-cards-tutorial","tag-craftangles-stamps","tag-craftangles-stencils","tag-hndmd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127886"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138888,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127886\/revisions\/138888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}