Inspiration: July 2021 Card Maps sketch + Tic Tac Toe #141 (Stitching [on the tag] + Wreath + Sparkle [tinsel])
I combined the Angels of Peace stamp set from Stampin' Up! with the Holiday Magic collection from Pinkfresh. I hadn't watercolored with inks in a long time, so I stamped my angel on watercolor paper with black ink and used an Aqua Painter brush with ink from my inkpads, then I fussy cut the image.
I drew inspiration for the design from a July 2021 Card Maps sketch. I cut the largest tag from the Tailor Made Tags set out of aqua paper, added a yellow topper and I decided to layer the tag on the cool multicolor wreath a paper (which ended up getting covered quite a lot in the end). I played with different ideas for card format and finally decided to cut part of the wreath off and go with a 4½" x 6" card. I also had the ephemera pack from the collection at the ready, so I layered two of the pieces over my tag. I had to go to the craft store today to grab some needlepoint floss and I found some really cool silver tinsel yarn by the cash register, which I included at the bottom of the card.
On my tag, I layered a die-cut snowflake over one that was die-cut out of silver metallic paper using the Snowflake Impresslit released this fall by Tim Holtz. I added tiny snowflake and star sequins that were recycled from a card I received where the sender had put sequins inside the card. I added silver emamel dots from Pinkfresh to the center of the snowflakes and a green enamel dot to the top of the playlist die-cut. I added a double bow of open weave ribbon to the top of the tag and a few puffy stickers as well. Finally,I added a few drops of Rudolph's Nose Dream Drops from Nuvo as little berries around the wreath.
I made my own envelope out of thin white cardstock (I purchased this pack online to make the backing in the clear envelopes I use for organizing my stamps and dies, but I found out when I received the cardstock that it wasn't the same weight I had previously purchased, so now I'm trying to find other uses when I can to get this cardstock used. The weight is perfect for an envelope and it did take the ink fairly well.)
Supplies
Stamps: Anges de paix (Angels of Peace - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Just Jade, Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (Stampin' Up!); White Cardstock (Neenah);
Metallic Cardstock (Tim Holtz for idea-ology)
Patterned Papers, Ephemera, Puffy Stickers, Enamel Dots: Holiday Magic (Pinkfresh)
Ink: Jet Black (Lawn Fawn); Petal Pink, Soft Sky, Smoky Slate, Polished Pink,
Cinnamon Cider, Evening Evergreen (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Snowflake Impresslits (Tim Holtz for Sizzix); Polished Pink 3/8" Open Weave Ribbon,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Envelope Punch Board (Stampin' Up!);
Silver Tinsel Yarn (Craft Smart); Rudolph Nose Dream Drops (Nuvo)
Awesome card for the holidays! Love how you Incorporated all the different details! Thanks for joining us!
Posted by: Silke Ledlow | December 02, 2021 at 14:52