Hi everyone! When creating cards, I try to be very economical with my cardstock so nothing goes to waste. With the two Christmas cards I’m showing today, I swapped out elements so I ended up with two cards, and no waste! This principle is something you can apply to cards for any occasion, not just Christmas.
Before I’m diving into the cardmaking process, I wanted to mention we still have the hot foil challenge running over at Cloud9 Crafts. Head over to Instagram to see how you can participate and be eligible to win a prize!
The Iconic Ornaments I stamped on both Mermaid and Ballet Slippers cardstock with VersaMark ink, and heat set the WOW! white embossing powder. When I stamped the ornaments, I made sure I stamped them in the exact position I wanted them to end up in the finished card. After heat embossing, I die cut the ornaments with the Stacked Circles creative cuts, which leave a nice stitched border.
To make the ornaments more interesting, I colored a number of elements with colored pencils. So not all the elements, just a few. For this I used Polychromos colored pencils number 129 (pink madder lake) and 156 (cobalt green). I absolutely love the result, it makes the ornament pop!
As I wanted to ‘hang’ the ornament on the card, I created a decorative piece at the top with the Say What Gift Tags die. I glued this directly behind the ornament, and behind that, I glued a circle of craft foam to add dimension.
The background panel I originally die cut the ornament from was looking quite blank as is. So I decided to stamp some snowflakes from Oh Penguin Tree on it with Yeti ink and VersaMark ink. I didn’t want to heat emboss the snowflakes, as I didn’t want the background to distract from the ornament itself.
The sentiment is from the Iconic Ornament set, which I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I also put an additional layer of cardstock behind the sentiment to give it some dimension.
Then finally I tread the Pretty In Pink Sparkle cord through the top of the ornament, and adhered the ornament to my card.
I hope you like these cards, and it gave you inspiration. Thank you for stopping by and see you next time!
Supplies Used
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