I have been working on cards that are classy but not
too terribly labor intense as many of us get overwhelmed with all that we need
to do as we near the holiday season.
Here is what I came up with…
The card base is Cherry Cobbler cardstock that is cut
5 ½ x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”. For the
second layer I cut Whisper White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” I stamped my sentiment “Merry
Christmas” from the Poinsettia Petals Bundle using Cherry Cobbler Ink and then
I embossed it using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (I love these 3D
folders and the simplicity of this one is perfect for backgrounds). I then used the coordinating dies from the
bundle and cut one each of the three different sizes of the poinsettia (best
part is that it cuts and embosses all those beautiful veins at the same time)
from Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I also
cut two of the larger leaves and two of the berry sprigs from the Silver
Foil.
I used my bonefolder to give all my petals and leaves
a little shape, once they were shaped, I added some sparkle to them. To make them sparkle I added three drops of
Champaign Shimmer Paint into my Stampin’ Spritzer and then filled it about 90%
of the way with Isopropyl Alcohol and shook and sprayed, and wow (it’s like wink
of stella on steroids).
To assemble the card, I simply added the poinsettia
leaves on top of one another staggering them so there were no empty spots. Once I had my poinsettia done, I placed it on
the center of my card and began to add my silver foliage tucked up under
it. I adhered the sprigs directly to the
card front but added dimensionals under the leaves. As a final touch I added one of the Beaded
Pear Embellishments using a glue dot (I think it makes the card).
This card was a lot of fun to make so I I hope you
enjoy it as well. As always you can find
the supplies to create this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net
or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the
supplies listed below.
Happy Crafting!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment