One of the Christmas collections that I'd like to use up is Santa Express from Stampin' Up! I had been working on fussy cutting images yesterday while watching some crafting videos and I was inspired to use them on a few cards today. I had also purchased the matching scrapbooking cards that goes with it, so I used some of the 4" x 6" cards to create the backgrounds. I cut them to size for a regular A2 card using rectangle dies.
To mat my cut images, I used circles from the Doily die set. I used white cardstock behind the train image, because the polka dot background is quite busy and I needed something plain to ground the image. I used one of the stickers from the scrapbook kit underneath to create my sentiment. I wanted puffs of smoke coming out of the engine, and I decided to punch some hearts out of red foil paper. The little heart comes from an old owl punch from Stampin' Up! I have not made an owl with it in forever, but I've held onto this punch specifically for the little heart, which is the perfect size and shape. The bottom seemed a little bare, so I wrapped red ribbon tied in a bow. (Because the ribbon does not look the same on the backside, I actually glued a piece of ribbon on the paper and then cut a second piece of ribbon that I created the bow with, tying it around the first piece of ribbon. This gave me better control on keeping the polka dot pattern on the front of all pieces showing.) I used some other fussy cut image and the leftover strip from the 4" x 6" card to decorate a red metallic envelope.
For the second card, I die-cut another 4"x 6" card which already had the sentiment on. I found a leftover piece of tulle ribbon, that I glued behind my red die-cut circle. I added a cute Santa image that has been fussy cut from the scrapbook cards as well, popped on dimensional adhesive. I then added little faceted gems around, mounted the card front on a red card base and that easily, I was done! I fussy cut another Santa image to add to a Rose Quartz metallic envelope to match.
I cut two additional 4" x 6" cards to size to decorate the inside of the envelope. Since some are designed as journaling pieces for scrapbooking, they are perfect for messages inside cards.
Supplies
Cardstock: Real Red, Spruce Shadow, Basic White (Stampin' Up!);
Red Foil Paper (Prism Studio)
Patterned Papers, Memories & More Cards and Stickers: Santa Express (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Doily (Coco & Reno); Zig-Zag Stackers (Penny Black)
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Elegant Faceted Gems,
Red and Gold Polka Dot Ribbon, Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins (Stampin' Up!);
A2 Jupiter and Rose Quartz Metallic Envelopes (Envelopes.com)
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