Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)
Let’s get Started:
Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25
Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25
Cranberry Card Face: 5.25 x 5.25
Card Face:
- I laid my card face on a piece of scrap paper and positioned the stencil. I applied green embossing paste through the stencil, then removed the stencil very carefully so I didn’t smudge the paste.
- The stencil went into water immediately, and the card face was put aside to dry.
- Once dry the card face was cut in half, and became 5.25 x 2.75.
- I also cut ⅛” off the top and bottom of this piece.
Other:
- I glued the card face (or rather, half of it!) to the kraft border layer on the left, ensuring equal spacing on the top, bottom and left-hand sides.
- I placed this newly created combination into my stamp positioner and stamped the reindeer image with Versamark embossing ink. I stamped several times to get a good impression.
- I removed this from the stamp positioner, added copper embossing powder, and set it with my heat gun.
- I drew a narrow line snugly against the right-hand edge of the cranberry cardstock, added copper embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.
This was necessary because of the raised cranberry layer: no ink transferred immediately beside it, so I used the embossing pen to draw a line and fill in the narrow gap.
- I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of cardstock in cranberry ink and cut it with a die.
- I die cut a tiny bow out of the same cardstock.
Assembly:
- I glued the sentiment to the card face, allowing part of it to hang off the left-hand edge. I cut this off flush.
- I glued the card face to the card base.
- I added the tiny bow to the reindeer as shown.
Final Thoughts:
I wasn’t at all sure about this design when I tried it, but I quite like it in the end.
This is such a great stencil to play with – and I still have half of it to work into a card.
Supplies: (and links where possible)
I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.
Stencil: Dotted Wreath : A Colorful Life Designs
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Versamark Embossing Ink: Ecstasy Crafts
Embossing Pen: Versamark, Ecstasy Crafts
Copper Embossing Powder: Wow, R&R Scrapbooking
Embossing Paste: Later Gater, Simon Hurley, R&R Scrapbooking
Stamps: Cheerful Prancing, Unity Stamps (retired, but there are still similar stamps available!)
Dies:
Sentiment: Stampin’ Up! (retired)
Bow Topper: Scrapbook.com
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Dotted Wreath by A Colorful Life Designs
