Stamping with Loll: Falliday Fest Fun

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Falliday Fest Fun

Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing several cards I made for Falliday Fest at Splitcoaststampers. This is an annual event over 10 days (it ran Oct. 7 - 17). It's a fun Fall / Winter / Christmas themed card making event with over 40 challenges. The participants have until Oct. 31st to post their cards on the SCS website.

Here's what I made so far ...

I hand watercoloured this tree using distress reinkers on cold press w/c paper (arches 140 lb.). I diluted white acrylic paint and splattered lots of falling snow. I used some old patterened paper that I've been hoarding to create the wood frame. :) Thanks to SCS for the fun challenges!!

The card above is for three challenges:

1) FF26annsforte3 - Snow Challenge (create a snowscene with lots of falling snow);

2) FF26janemomA - Holiday Tree (Do it Yourself) Challenge - make a Christmas tree card without using tree stamps, dies, stencils or patterned paper;

3) FF26sleepyinseattle - Woodwork Challenge - include wood in your card

I watercoloured my own Christmas tree using Gansai Tambi paints and Princeton brushes on cold press w/c paper. I framed the image with a piece of wood dsp. Sentiment is from Love Bug Christmas (Unity Stamp co.). :)

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I was inspired by the poinsettias and vintage style of the postcard ...

I used the stamp/stencil/die set from Simon Says (Holiday Sprigs) to create my pieces for the cards. I stamped all the images in black pigment ink (Altenew Obsidian) and heat embossed in clear. Using distress inks candied apple, aged mahogany, shabby shutters, and peeled paint, I sponged through the stencils and then die-cut the pieces using the matching die set. I used some older patterned paper for the background strips and squares and added the elements on top (including the sentiments from the same set). I made four cards (two of each design).

The card above is for the FF26CAKath Challenge - Christmas postcard inspiration.

Thanks for the fun challenge Kathy!

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Next card ... A Seasonal Animal ...

I LOVE this artsy image from Studio Light (A Reindeer with Text). A prize from a challenge I entered. :) Out of my leftovers from previous cardmaking sessions, I found this smooshed background. I don't remember the colour, but believe it is Peeled Paint Distress Ink. It seemed perfect for this artsy image. I stamped in black and added a torn snowhill at the bottom. Sentiment is on the inside.

Thanks for the great challenge Ann!

The card above is for the FF26Dockside Challenge - A Seasonal Animal. I used a reindeer as I'm focussed on creating Christmas cards right now. :)

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For my card below, I used the print making technique to create the background.

I die cut the holly sprig twice from mixed media paper and watercoloured both with distress reinkers to create saturated colours. I used one of the sprigs to make the background paper, misting with water and pressing onto a piece of mixed media paper. Pulled it up and repeated three times to get partial prints of the holly sprig. Once dry, I mounted onto my card base and added the other holly sprig on top.