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Let’s get Started:
Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25
Red Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25
Kraft Card Face: 5.5 x 4.25 (before die cutting)
Card Face:
- I laid the card face onto my grip mat and positioned the postage stamp stencil. Using a soft hand, I added brown ink just inside the border areas.
- Leaving this stencil in place, I added the Vintage Santa stencil to the mix, positioning the section with Santa in the bottom-left corner and allowing the image to extend slightly beyond the paper. I applied cranberry red ink after masking off all adjacent open areas.
- I used the same cranberry ink and one of the presents to create a row of gifts up the right-hand side of the card, repositioning each time. The gift overlapped the right-hand edge of the first stencil, allowing a partial image.
- I used a rectangular deckled-edge die to cut the card face down to the finished size. I applied metallic gold paint to the edges of this.
- I inserted the card face into an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.
- I touched the raised surfaces of the paper with a brown ink pad, using a very soft hand.
Other:
- I looked through my sentiment binder and selected three small die-cut images, previously created on the same Kraft cardstock and embossed in gold.
Assembly
- I glued the border layer to the card base, and then centered the card face on top.
- I added the three small die cuts as shown.
Final Thoughts:
My goal here was to create the feeling of an heirloom Christmas card, treasured for years. The vintage images were paired with the other ways I’ve marked the paper – and I think I succeeded 🙂
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.
Stencils:
Retro Santa, A Colorful Life Designs
Marvellous Masks Postage Stamp: A Colorful Life Designs
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Retro Santa by A Colorful Life Designs
