Christmas and nostalgia

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It’s hard to see in the image, but there are windows cut into the cardface of this card for the images to peek through.

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face: 5.25 x 4 (after cutting down to size)

A second piece of cardstock the same size as the card face.

Card Face:

• I laid the card face onto the Grip Mat, added teh stencil and applied red ink across the surface: I applied this in strips of less pressure versus more pressure, alternating as I went down the card face which created the look of striped paper.

• I secured a die with Mint Tape and ran the card face through the Big Shot,creating three windows in the card face.

• I cut the card face down to size with a deckled rectangle die.

Other:

• I placed the second piece of cardstock under the card face: after, lining up the two I traced the top and bottom openings with a pencil.

• I put the second piece into the stamp positioner and positioned the holly stamp to show within the pencilled rectangle on the top of the page. I stamped it with green ink.

• I flipped the paper and stamped into the rectangle at the bottom of the page.

• I erased the pencil marks and used my trimmer to cut this to the same size as the card face.

• I stamped the sentiment on a piece of scrap paper and used a die to cut it down to size. I die-cut a second rectangle and glued them together to provide subtle depth.

• I pressed my embossing ink pad firmly onto the surface of this piece and, sprinkled holographic powder over top. After shaking off the excess I set it with my heat gun.

Assembly

• I glued the card face and the backer together after carefully lining up the windows and stamping, and then glued them to the card face.

• I glued the sentiment into the middle opening.

• I used a black marker to trace the top and bottom die-cut openings on the card, as well as around the sentiment in the middle.

• I added tiny red gems to the holly branches, and slightly larger gems either side of the sentiment.

Final Thoughts:

Although you can’t see the heat embossing in the picture, it’s really pretty with card in hand. Between the stencilled pattern and the heat-embossed sentiment, this card took on a decidedly vintage feel, which I always like.

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: Dot Mat, A Colorful Life Designs

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

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Holographic Embossing Powder: Ranger, Amazon

Stamps: Embellished Ornaments, Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Dies:

Stitched Rectangles, Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Picture This, Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

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