This card was inspired by the Stamp Ink Paper challenge #114. This card is fairly straightforward, using the Merry Little Christmas super suite from the 2017 Holidays Catalogue. The most intricate of the card was stamping the sentiment in black ink and then overstamping in VersaMark so I could clear-emboss the sentiment to make it stand out more on Real Red Cardstock. Then, I stamped the sentiment in black again on a scrap of Old Olive cardstock and following the shape of the wave pattern, I handcut it in a little banner, to overlay on the sentiment using mini Stampin' Dimensionals. The fun trim at the bottom is the Mini Tinsel Trim. (The Combo includes both silver and red.)
TIP: By the way, after doing the same die-cut frame on another card, I quickly figured out I was not doing the frame right after I wound up with four holes on each side. This time around, I realized I had to find the middle of my vertical side and place the two holes of the frame at that mark. Then, when you turn the die around to cut the second part (the die is not a full frame, it's only an half, which you use twice), you place the holes at the center mark again, making sure they go into the holes that were previously die-cut. Now that I've realized that, the frame came out perfectly.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Cantiques de Noël (Carols of Christmas)
Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive, Thick Whisper White
Designer Series Patterned Paper: Merry Little Christmas
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark
Accessories: Merry Tinsel Trim Combo Pack, Envelope Punch Board, 2-1/2" Circle Punch,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stitched Shapes Framelits,
Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies
Lovely! I need to play with this set more, there are so many possibilities with it! Thanks for using the Stamp Ink Paper sketch this week!
Posted by: LeAnne | September 03, 2017 at 15:43
Very nice Christmas card Cindy. Using the border dies on the dsp looks awesome. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Stamp, Ink, Paper. Carolyn xx
Posted by: Carolyn Lindenmayer | September 03, 2017 at 21:00