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
Pink Border Layer: 5 ⅜ x 4 1/8
Card Face: 5.25 x 4
As this is a 6 x 9 stencil, it was too big to use on my Grip Mat.
Card Face:
I laid the card face on my work surface, positioned the stencil and applied pink ink across all exposed areas.
Grabbing a smaller brush and a darker pink, I added deeper colour to the center of the roses and randomly to the swirls.
Using a shading brush, I added purple ink to the dots in the pattern.
I cut the paper in half, creating two card fronts, and selected one for this card.
I added Fairy Wings Nuvo drops to the purple dots, and set the card face aside to dry.
Other:
I looked through my sentiment binder and found this large Merry Christmas, perfect for this design.
I cut a small strip of pink card stock (the same colour as that used for the border layer) 4 x .5
Assembly
I glued the pink border layer to the card base, and the (now dry) card face on top of this, centering it on all sides.
I glued the sentiment strip to the pink cardstock strip, then glued these to the card face approximately ⅔ of the way down.
I added three small, translucent white gems to the sentiment strip, as shown.
Final Thoughts:
The shading and Nuvo drops add so much to this card design: the additional depth and visual interest make a huge difference.
I enjoy using non-traditional colours in Christmas card design, and I’m happy with this one!
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: Rose Swirl, A Colorful Life Designs
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp
Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp
Nuvo Drops: Fairy Wings, Embellish Away
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Rose Swirl by A Colorful Life Designs
