Stamps: Bells & Boughs, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Tags Til ChristmasPaper: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Deck the Halls DSP
Ink: Stazon™, Cherry Cobbler, Versa Mark, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Iridescent Ice Embossing Folder, Holiday Windows Movers & Shapers die, Top Note Die, Dimensionals®, Modern Label Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, Pearls
I'm still working away at my Christmas cards :) I made four of these cards and I'm glad I stopped at 4 ... love them, but too much work to make more of! I played in this week's Featured Stamper challenge over on Splitcoast Stampers and the card I'd chosen to case used this same layout and some of the same elements. I changed the colours and stamps and the placement of the sentiment to suit what I felt like making :)
Here's a bit of a step-by-step:
I began by embossing one panel of Cherry Cobbler card stock with the Petals-a-plenty embossing folder and then cut an identical size piece of patterned paper (from the Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper) and taped them together. Then I sponged it and glued it to a layer of Always Artichoke that was also sponged with Chocolate Chip. A strip of the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch was added over the seam and folded over the edges.
Then, I die cut the Top Note piece out of Vanilla card stock, stamped and coloured the holly image (from the Bells & Boughs set). I die cut an ornament from the Holiday Windows Movers & Shapers die out of Cherry Cobbler card stock and glued that on the Top Note piece. Then, that whole piece was embossed in the Square Lattice Embossing folder. I glued this piece on top of the other layer and trimmed the sides and then glued it onto the Crumb Cake card base that was sponged as well.
The ornament was die cut (out of Vanilla CS), stamped, and embossed with iridescent ice embossing powder and then I added it to the card with Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped and punched out, glued in a curve and then I added some pearls to either end.
Hope that made sense! Thanks for stopping by my blog today, hope you have a great day!
Then, I die cut the Top Note piece out of Vanilla card stock, stamped and coloured the holly image (from the Bells & Boughs set). I die cut an ornament from the Holiday Windows Movers & Shapers die out of Cherry Cobbler card stock and glued that on the Top Note piece. Then, that whole piece was embossed in the Square Lattice Embossing folder. I glued this piece on top of the other layer and trimmed the sides and then glued it onto the Crumb Cake card base that was sponged as well.
The ornament was die cut (out of Vanilla CS), stamped, and embossed with iridescent ice embossing powder and then I added it to the card with Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped and punched out, glued in a curve and then I added some pearls to either end.
Hope that made sense! Thanks for stopping by my blog today, hope you have a great day!
11 encouraging comments :):
BEAUTIFUL! Love this one. Heaps. :)
Love your card Renee ~ I know what you mean about some of the cards we design being too much work ~ every time I do a Christmas Stack, my cards are WAY to involved, and I can't seem to scale them back...maybe I need to start in July! TFS
Great card. It does look like a little work. Anything worth doing needs a little work. Thanks for sharing.
Well worth the work Renee, it's GORGEOUS.
LOVE LOVE LOVE your cards!!! :) you always inspire me!!!
Oooooh Renee!! This is a beauty ! I love it!
Wendy Carr
Stunning!!! TFS
I know you thought this card was a little labor intensive, but it is georgous!!!
Renee, I love the way you have stamped and then embossed the top note. It really brings the card together beautifully.
Ich wollte nur einen kurzen Kommentar zu sagen, ich bin froh, dass ich einen Blog zu machen. Dank
I’ve meant to post about something like this on my webpage and you gave me an idea. Cheers..
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