{"id":2237,"date":"2009-10-12T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2018-02-14T15:39:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T20:39:07","slug":"christmas-card-extravaganza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=2237","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Card Extravaganza!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to our 1<sup>st<\/sup> ever Christmas Card Extravaganza\u00a0 ISC Blog Hop!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Architects were challenged to choose a different image from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.innovativestampcreations.com\/catalog\/item\/1516071\/7292481.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Joyful Christmas<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and create a card making it the focal point!<\/p>\n<p>This is my Victorian Ornament card, featuring the round ornament from the new sheet. <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Victorian-Ornament-3586a2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2239\" title=\"Victorian Ornament 3586a2\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Victorian-Ornament-3586a2.jpg\" alt=\"Victorian Ornament 3586a2\" width=\"522\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n The ornament was stamped onto vanilla c\/s using the bordeaux ink and again onto dp using black ink then the ribbon part was paper pieced onto the vanilla image. I cut a reverse mask of the ornament and stamped the stars and snowflakes inside using the merlot pigment ink then heat embossed using a red\/gold glitter powder. The holly leaves were colored w\/ a marker then the oval was cut using a Spellbinder&#8217;s die. I cut a larger oval and a narrow rectangle out of the same dp. A vanilla rectangle layer was also cut using a die.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Victorian-Ornament-close-up3585a2c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2238\" title=\"Victorian Ornament close up3585a2c\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Victorian-Ornament-close-up3585a2c.jpg\" alt=\"Victorian Ornament close up3585a2c\" width=\"369\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n The sentiment was stamped and a tag punch used to cut it out. A narrow layer of the dp was added and then it was attached to the image panels. A larger panel of the tree dp was added. The trees were a little too far apart for my layout, so I cut out a couple of the burgundy trees and attached them close to the pine colored trees.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed this Christmas card and I know you&#8217;ll love the beautiful cards the rest of the ISC Architects have created.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, there&#8217;s more! <strong>Win\u00a0 3 FREE<\/strong> of the Newest Christmas Stamp Sheets (Joyful Christmas, Eclectic Christmas, Festive Christmas)! Super easy, leave a message about what Christmas means to you &amp; yours on the ISC blog or any of the Architects&#8217; blogs. This opportunity will end Wed Oct 14<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>You want more?<\/p>\n<p>ISC is also offering <strong>10% off <\/strong>your order (good thru Friday 10\/16) ! The Christmas Stamp Line is jam packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!<\/p>\n<p>To continue the hop, please click on over to view <strong>Joanne&#8217;s Blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, if you get lost, here is the blog hop order.<\/p>\n<p>Start at the<a href=\"http:\/\/innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/isc-october-stamp-line-christmas-card.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ISC blog<\/a><br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/kattoys.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/ics-christmas-card-extravaganza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy <\/a><br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/sjbutterflydreams.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/it-is-time.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sabrina <\/a><br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=2237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie <\/a>(me)<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/inkyoceangazer.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/christmas-extravaganze-with-innovative.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joanne <\/a><br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/cmc2stamp.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/innovative-stamp-creations-christmas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connie <\/a><br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/innovative-stamp-creations-hooray.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wendy<\/a><br \/>\n Back to end at the <a href=\"http:\/\/innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/isc-october-stamp-line-christmas-card.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISC Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much for stopping by!<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12715 size-full\" title=\"juliesig\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n Supplies:<br \/>\n stamps: ISC- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.innovativestampcreations.com\/catalog\/item\/1516071\/7292481.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joyful Christmas<\/a><br \/>\n paper: vanilla, dp (BasicGrey Figgy Pudding collection, Karen Foster trees)<br \/>\n ink: Ancient Page bordeaux and coal, Colorbox merlot pigment ink<br \/>\n accessories: glitter ep, Spellbinders oval and rectangle sets, SU tag punch, ribbon, foam tape<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-top-left-radius: 2px; 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The Architects were challenged to choose a different image from the Joyful Christmas and create a card making it the focal point! This is my Victorian Ornament card, featuring the round ornament from the new sheet. The ornament was stamped onto vanilla c\/s using the bordeaux ink and again onto dp using black ink then the ribbon part was paper pieced onto the vanilla image. I cut a reverse mask of the ornament and stamped the stars and snowflakes inside using the merlot pigment ink then heat embossed using a red\/gold glitter powder. The holly leaves were colored w\/ a marker then the oval was cut using a Spellbinder&#8217;s die. I cut a larger oval and a narrow rectangle out of the same dp. A vanilla rectangle layer was also cut using a die. The sentiment was stamped and a tag punch used to cut it out. A narrow layer of the dp was added and then it was attached to the image panels. A larger panel of the tree dp was added. 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