This card showcases a great SU DSP green Christmas Paper, against the beautiful red. Not sure, may add some glitter/bling to these. Anyway, I had fun. Hope you enjoy
Friday, November 20, 2009
2nd Christmas Card
This card uses a set called Circle Circus. I have used it, borrowed, on several cards now and it is beginning to grow on me. Hmmmm. Who knows?
5 Christmas Cards
I have 5 new cards to share today. All products used were Stampin' Up.
This first one used primarily the 5 petal punch (get to pick mine up tomorrow - hurray!)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
My son doesn't read my blog so I show this. I am sooooo excited over this, think it is about the neatest card I ever made. Alas, as usual, the scan doesn't do it justice. It's a square card with a rectangle cutout. A picture has been printed onto (rough on one side) acetate. Mount the picture. Stamp your sayings. Attach 4 brads. Attach all the contrasting c/s, leaving 1/8" border all around.
You really have to use your imagination for this one. It is an awesome card but much of it is in lighter colors. If you look to the right of the cactur, you can see a little hint of color. That is, IRL, a soft celery green that was inked onto a shaped background stamp. A darker green was Direct to Papered around the edge of the shadow stamp. The shadow was inked solidly with white. A Krinkle type background stamp was inked with the greet. The inked White stamp was 'kissed' lightly onto the krinkle. The background stamp was then solidly stamped onto the c/s. Stamp the cactus in the center of that, in the darker green and emboss the whole thing with clear EP. Put Liquid applique on the cacti arm tips and on the ground around it. Heat to puff up. Sprinkle fine glitter over that. Using the darker green, we used a part of a Joshua tree stamp to make the corner pines. Apply a mystic EP (maybe like Hologram?) to the pines and heat. The pines will sparkle subtly. Rub any color stamp pad along the edge of the card, with the card FACING the pad. Dip into Gold EP. Heat from back side. When back side turns, you can turn over and get the front. This method prevents the embossed corners from being over heated. Repeat for each corner. That's it - have fun! Sorry I couldn't get the scan to come out better.
Now that my friend has received it, I can show her birthday card. Happy Harmony (SU) was embossed White onto the Watercolor Paper. I put a drop of Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, and Pretty in Pink on a plastic lid. I sprayed my watercolor paper to wet it and began laying the colors on with a wet Aqua Brush - I think a diagonal looks best. Layer it onto Black, White, and Razzleberry. Add home made "Dew Drops". Add button and/or bow. Stamp your saying in Black. Enjoy
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