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  • You Can Create a Stunning Mid Century Holiday Card

    You Can Create a Stunning Mid Century Holiday Card

    Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the 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

    Black Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

    Card Face: 5.5 x 4

    Card Face:

    I laid my card face on the grip mat, and then positioned the tree stencil .   I masked off the trunk and applied green ink over the exposed areas with a light hand.   Then I switched and masked off the bottom of the tree and added brown ink to the trunk.

    I put the card face into the stamp positioner and stamped the woman with Memento black ink.  I coloured her with alcohol markers.

    I positioned the floor stencil and created the pattern with blue ink, using a shading brush to avoid inking the tree or the woman.

    I switched to the Sparkles stencil.  I added this detail with yellow ink, again using a shading brush to avoid getting yellow ink where I didn’t want it.

    I put the card face back in the stamp positioner and added the sentiment with Versafine Onyx, stamping a couple of times to get good saturation..

    Assembly

    I glued the black border layer to the card base,  and then centered the card face on top of this.

    Final Thoughts:

    I love the way these individual products came together to create this scene. If I recreate this I’ll make the tree a bit darker, but other than that I’m happy with the way this turned out.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencils: (see images below)

    Mid Century Christmas Tree,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Sparkles,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Floor Perspective,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Stamps:

    Hello Gorgeous Penny Black, Amazon

    Sentiment: Recollections (retired)

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Alcohol Markers:

         Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

         Copics:  Wallacks

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

    Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon 

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

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    Mid Century Christmas Tree

    Sparkles

    Floor Perspective

  • Create Beautiful Christmas Cards with Cardinals

    Create Beautiful Christmas Cards with Cardinals

    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: 5.25 x 10.5,  scored and folded at 5.25

    Cream Border Layer: 5. X 5

    Red Border Layer  4 x 4

    Card Face: 3.75 x 3.75

    Scraps of cream and red cardstock for the banner and birds

    Card Face:

    • I laid the card face down onto scrap paper and positioned the stencil.  I applied green embossing paste to all exposed areas.
    • I removed the stencil carefully and put it into water immediately (to prevent the paste from drying on the surface).  
    • I put the card face aside to dry.  Once dry,  I used a corner punch on each corner, which created both the rounded edge and the peek-a-boo slot in the card face.

    Other:

    • I die-cut the banner 2x from cream cardstock and once from red.
    • I glued the two cream banners together, then added the red one behind, offsetting it just slightly.
    • I die-cut the tiny cardinals from the same red cardstock.
    • I put the banner in my stamp positioner and stamped Merry Christmas in red ink.
    • I put the cream border into an embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot.

    Assembly

    • I glued the embossed, cream border to the card base, centering it on all sides.
    • I glued the card face to the red border layer, again centering it on all sides.
    • I glued these two layers together, again (of course!) centering on all sides.
    • I glued the banner into the center of the wreath.
    • I added the tiny cardinals as shown.

    Final Thoughts:

    I had such a time with that banner!   The first time I tried to glue it down I hadn’t allowed enough time for the ink to dry and smudged the red in the process.  The second attempt, I had glue on my finger, touched the red ink … and of course smudged it again.   At that point I put it aside for a couple of days –  I was tired of looking at it!

    When I returned to it I once again die cut a banner and stamped it, and very carefully glued it on top of what was there …  and I finally managed to get the task done without smudging it!

    Luckily,  I like the result, LOL.  The embossing paste has a lovely gleam and creates a wonderful backdrop for the banner and birds.

    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: Leaf Frame,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

    Embossing Paste:  Later Gator Lunar Paste, Glitter & Ink

    Stamp & Die: Banner Sentiments, Penny Black, Teaspoon of Fun

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

    Cream Card Base & Card Face: Recollections 110 lb., Michaels

    Do you have comments or thoughts to share on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section  to be notified when I release new work.

    Leafy Frame by A Colorful Life Designs