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
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Leafy Frame by A Colorful Life Designs
