I decided to do something different than what I normally do for a Christmas card and I am pretty happy with the result. I find that I tend to be a little more of a traditionalist and this time I decided to let go of that and try adding some different techniques to create something new here is what I came up with…
First, I am not going to go into the whole Alcohol on
Vellum technique in this post. You can
see how that works on my Monday, July 19th post on the subject (it
is a little long to explain and since it is already on the blog, I figured I
didn’t need to repeat it). So, I cut my
vellum to 37/8 x 5 1/8”. I used just two
Stampin’ Blend Alcohol markers and they were the Light Evening Evergreen and
the Dark Cherry Cobbler (I love how they look together). Once I had my alcohol technique done on my vellum,
I adhered it to a piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼” (I left
my inked side up because I liked how vibrant it looked). To adhere the vellum the technique I found to
work best was to use some Liquid Adhesive and pour it onto the Silicone Mat (just
let it dry when you are done and it will wipe right off the mat) and then use a
Dauber to put a light even coat of adhesive on the back of the vellum. I also used a couple more techniques on this
layer. I used my liquid adhesive and ran
thin lines around the piece and then added Gilded Leafing Gilding to it (just
rub softly so you adhere the gilding but don’t smear the adhesive) and then I
took my Wink of Stella and just tapped it on my finger causing it to splatter
on the vellum (that’s how I got those shinny little spots).
Now it is time to put it all together. The card base is Real Red cardstock that is
cut 5 ½ x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”. I attached
the layer we created with the vellum and Shaded Spruce cardstock to that. I die cut all three of the layers of the
Poinsettia Dies out of Red Velvet Specialty Paper, the center out of Gold Foil
and the two leaves out of Shaded Spruce Cardstock. I put my Poinsettia together and adhered it
to the front of my card with Dimensionals.
I took some Shaded Spruce Ink and a dauber and inked the edges and
centers of my leaves and tucked them up under the flower with Dimensionals. The center was added and the card was
complete.
I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making
it. 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!!!
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