Ornament Christmas Card

 Hi again, I'm still on a roll making Christmas cards, so here is today's card ...

 

Supplies Used:  Layering Ornate Bauble 1 Metal Cutting Die 30240,   Layering Ornate Bauble 2 Metal Cutting Die 30243 , Snowflake Set 4 Metal Cutting Die 26341, Crisp Christmas A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 19772.  Other supplies: Ranger Alcohol inks, silver metallic paint, Minc Silver Reactive foil, silver metallic thread.

I started this card by die cutting the two ornaments from silver mirror cardstock.  I then put one of the bauble ornament outer layers under some acetate and added the alcohol ink to the top of the acetate.  The die cut is protected by the acetate, but it allows you to see where the ink needs to go to fill in the ornament.  I was going for a rainbow look between the two ornaments.  Once the ink was dry, I glued the silver ornament die cuts to the top of the inked acetate and placed some acrylic blocks over it to let it set up and dry.  Once the glue had dried, I fussy cut the acetate around the outer edge of the ornaments.

My card base is a 5 1/2" square and I corner rounded all 4 corners.  I then spattered on some silver metallic paint on the front and set it aside to dry.

The snowflake was cut from holographic silver cardstock and I left it as one layer thick.  I foiled the sentiment in my laminator, using the silver reactive foil, and then used a small circle die to cut it out.  I cut an outer circle for the sentiment by taping two circle dies together (one larger and one smaller), and then die cutting the foiled cardstock with this. I also cut the larger of the two circles from white cardstock so I could adhere the outer ring and inner sentiment to it. 

Once the card base was dry, I glued down my elements.  I used some scrap card stock to build up some dimension on the ornaments where I needed it so they would sit flat against the layers below (so on the left side of the blue/purple ornament and the right side of the multi-coloured one).  I also just used a white glue that drys clear to attach the ornaments. 

Finally, I added a little silver metallic thread to the tops of the two ornaments. 

Thank you once again for joining me today, and I hope you're having a happy, creative day!

Sweet Reindeer Christmas Card

 Hello everyone, we're getting close to Christmas so I've got another Christmas card to share with you today.  

 Supplies Used:  Sweet Reindeer Clear Stamp 30693, Pinecone Border Metal Cutting Die 26083, Triple Banner Metal Cutting Die 25924, Crisp Christmas A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 19772.  Other supplies: Copper heat reactive toner foil, Nuvo Crystal Drops in Red Berry, Nuvo Glitter Drops in Golden Sunset, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff in White.

I started this card by stamping the image onto 80# Neenah Solar White cardstock and then using my Copic markers to colour it in.  I'm sorry, but I forgot to write down which markers I used. I fussy cut the image out and added some Ranger Glossy Accents to the candy cane and the berries on the deer's head.  

Next, I die cut the Pinecone border from white cardstock and used my Copic markers to colour the pine leaves and the pinecones.  I added some brown cardstock behind the pinecone to give it dimension, and then trimmed around the edges. Then I cut the pine branches off and separated the pinecones.  

I did a little ink blending behind the reindeer using Catherine Pooler inks in Hot Tub and Matcha colours.  I created an arrangement over this with the pine branches and pinecones.  I was hoping to make it look like the animals were in a forest setting, but you have to really use your imagination for that! Once I had everything where I wanted it, I glued it all down.  

I die cut the outline section of the Triple Banner die from white cardstock that I had foiled by placing double sided adhesive on and then adhering to the foil. I die cut the sentiment from the sentiment sheet by placing the last segment of the Triple Banner die set over it.  I foiled the sentiment in my laminator using the same copper coloured foil (it is shiny in real life). Then I positioned the sentiment below the reindeer scene and made sure some of the pine branches fell over it.  

Finally, I added the Nuvo drops randomly around the branches and added the Fluffy Stuff and heat set that to make it puff up.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope I've given you some inspiration.

Dimensional Snowman Christmas Card *VIDEO*

Hello everyone, I've got a fun, somewhat interactive card to share with you today.  It has lots of dimension, but folds flat for mailing.  Here's a look at it ... 

 Supplies Used: Enchanting Christmas Embossed Die Cuts 30989, Layering Ornate Bauble 1 Metal Cutting Die 30240, Merry Duo Layered Metal Cutting Die 30189, Snowflake Border Metal Die 18153, Snowflakes 6x6" Stencil 18198.  Other supplies: Distress Grit paste in Snowfall, Distress Mica Flakes, Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Frost glitter in Sparkle Star.

The snowman will move inside the ornament, and the card has a centre bend in it that can be accentuated to help curve the border and ornament forward. Although it's a fairly simple card to make, it's difficult to explain so I've created a video for you which I hope you will check out.  Here's the link to my VIDEO.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day!