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Christmas Wreath

Posted on November 18, 2023 10:08 PM by Julie Comment

An easy to make Christmas Wreath card featuring a large stamped wreath which is colored in using a 4 part stencil. There is also a matching die to cut it out, making it a really quick project. You can make a stack of these in almost no time at all.

It’s my turn to host the Featured Stamper Challenge, so a big congrats to Lisa! She has a marvelous gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout but used different images, dies & colors and made mine a Christmas card.

My large wreath was stamped & the colors were sponged in using a 4 pt stencil & some Color Fuse inks. There is a matching die for this, but I already had the 2 circles cut & decided to use them instead. I put the greeting on the smaller one & popped it up on top of the wreath & added some little red rhinestones.

I had the dk red strip but it was a little too long, so I cut it first w/ a mini slimline layer then used the pierced cover die on it before attaching my circles on top.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Winter Wreath set

Paper: Staples 110# white, dk red, dp (Rubbernecker Stamps: Off the Grid paper pad)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse ink set #4, set #10

Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Mini Slimline Stitch, Winter Wreath set, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Circles, Background Cover #1 dies, MISTI, Crossover II, Rhinestones

Staples 110# White Card Stock

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Cheers Shaker

Posted on November 17, 2023 10:06 PM by Julie Comment

A fun, sparkly shaker card to celebrate the holidays, a birthday or New Year’s. Glitter was used for the shaker so it’s not bulky and shouldn’t take extra postage. Some step by step pics show you the process & it doesn’t require any special supplies.

For the Inspiration Challenge (IC937) we are visiting Catch My Party & their Pinterest Board where I found THIS picture for my inspiration. The colors and the sparkle really caught my eye.

I first created the large background using a 2 part Bokeh stencil and some light green & teal inks. Some paler, larger circles were added using a white pigment ink. After making sure this was completely dry, I put one of the stencils back onto the background & sponged some silver ink here & there, in some of the smallest circles, then embossed this w/ silver ep. For the shaker element, I die cut the shapes into the turquoise rectangle, then did the same to 2 pieces of cardboard. A separate glass was die cut in grass green & inserted the outline into the opening. I used a piece of cellophane packaging (like those that clear stamps or embellishments come in) & attached this to the back of the turquoise piece before attaching the 2 piece of cardboard on top of it.

Below is the back. I’ve already filled the bottle area & attached a piece of white card stock over it to seal it.

This is how the front looks at this point.

I put some chunky glitter inside the opening of the glass, then attached another piece of white over it. The front side of the white cover was lightly sponged w/ the green & teal inks to give it a color. You can see that below.

Here is the right side, all finished.

The greeting was stamped, & the shaker element was attached to the Bokeh background. I glued some of the larger pieces of the glitter, here & there on the Bokeh bg for some additional sparkle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Sip Sip Hooray set

Paper: Staples 110# white, grass green, turquoise, scrap of silver, plastic packaging

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Hero Arts unicorn, Encore ultimate metallic silver, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks set #9 & set #10

Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Stitched Rectangles, Wine Glass & Bottle dies, Crossover II, Silver Dollar embossing powder, Bokeh stencil, chunky glitter

Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Versafine Clair ink	Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink	Sulyn Chunky Glitter
Ultimate Metallic Ink

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Joy to the World

Posted on November 4, 2023 10:43 PM by Julie Comment

A Christmas card with a diagonal split front using a new set and coordinating stencil, making it easy and quick to add color to the images. A matching die is great if you want to add some dimension or layer it onto a different background.

A big congrats to Korimu, the newest Featured Stamper (FS874)! She has a beautiful gallery & I chose THIS to case. I kept the layout & divided front panel, but I used different images & dies, different colors & made mine a Christmas card.

For my joyful bells, I stamped the image then used the coordinating stencil & the Color Fuse inks to sponge in the colors. It has a matching die, but I didn’t use it here. I took 2 leaf dies from a floral frame set & used them to cut the edge on a diagonal. After placing my panel on top of a larger green one, I positioned all the cut out leaf branches in place. I did some minor surgery on a couple of them to keep them from covering part of my greeting.

I replaced the stamped Joy of the greeting w/ a die cut Joy to help bring some of the red into the corner & also help balance out the image, size wise, & not seem top heavy on the upper right.