Inspiration: Mojo Monday #264 + 52 Christmas Card Countdown (Fussy Cutting)
I kept going with the Hello Christmas collection from Carta Bella and this is the second card I created. I wanted to use the house in a glass dome image from the chipboard accent. I found an older Mojo Monday sketch to base my design on and did a lot of layering. I was able to use some of the fussy cut flowers I had cut earlier. I like how the one that was cut from the corner of the paper really filled in the space and made the card feel more complete.
I added the chipboard bow to the dome but the piece was cut with chipboard between the bow tails and it was hiding my scene and little snowflake sequins too much, so I used my scissors to snip the chipboard off (as best as I could). On a side note, a few years ago, Echo Park/Carta Bella has changed its way to die-cutting their chipboard pieces. Rather than cut the full outline, they started leaving tabs in certain spots. I'm pretty sure this is because some of the pieces were falling in the packaging, leaving holes in the chipboard frame, but at least back then, the pieces were easy to take out and had a nice and smooth outline. I am NOT liking the little nibs that are left behind and how hard it is to take the images out without bending the chipboard pieces. I wonder if the company is getting bad feedback and might eventually revert to cutting the pieces all the way through.
The sentiment was created by stamping a French stamp on the soft sage patterned paper and fussy cutting the two words I needed to write "Happy Holidays." I popped the words up on dimensional foam strips. Once again, the flowers were decorated with ombré glitter drops. Despite the dark colours of this collection, I am liking the end result for this one.
Supplies
Stamps: Des mots pour te dire #1 (Carabelle Studio)
Cardstock: Thick Very Vanilla, Shaded Spruce (Stampin' Up!); Gold Satin Specialty (Tonic)
Patterned Papers, Chipboard Accents, Puffy Stickers: Hello Christmas (Carta Bella)
Ink: Mossy Meadow (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Cross Stitched Circle Stackables (Lawn Fawn); Scalloped Contours (Stampin' Up!);
Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Zig-Zag Stackers (Penny Black)
Accessories: Sparkle & Shine Ombré Glitter Drops (PinkFresh Studio);
Very Vanilla Medium Envelope, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Glimmer Washi Tape,
Foam Adhesive Strips, Banner Pick-a-Punch (Stampin' Up!); Snowflake Sequins (Studio Katia)
Beautiful card! Thanks for playing at 52 CCT challange.
Posted by: AndrejaM | August 05, 2023 at 00:37