Christmas Wishes

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 805, scored at 2 ⅛ at both ends

Brown Border Layers: 5.5 x 2 1/8 , 2 ea

Gold Border Layers: 5.25 x 2, 2 ea

Card Face, Patterned Paper: 5. X 3.75

Card Face:

• I sprayed the back of the stencil with Pixie Spray.

• I laid the card face on my Grip Mat and positioned the stencil.

• I brushed metallic copper ink through the open areas.

• I cut the card face in half vertically.

Other:

• Using the same patterned paper, I stamped the sentiment with brown ink, and cut it out with a die.

• I cut a strip of gold cardstock ¼ “ x 10”.

• I cut a strip of brown cardstock ⅜” x 10”

Assembly

• I glued the brown card stock to the card base, leaving an even border on three sides but butting the inner edges up tight to the edge of the card base.

• I repeated this with the gold border layer.

• And finally, I repeated this with the card face.

• I glued the gold strip of cardstock onto the brown strip, centering horizontally.

• I folded this layered strip around the card; I overlapped the ends and glued them together forming a loop. I left it loose enough to slide on and off the card. (this is called a belly band)

• I put a piece of foam tape on the back of the sentiment, and put it in place on the center front of the belly band.

• I put a metallic pearl on the belly band on each side of the sentiment as shown.

Final Thoughts:

I love this printed paper, it adds such depth and interest to the finished card.

As mentioned above I stencilled on the card face and then cut it in half. This was much easier than trying to make sure that two smaller pieces were lined up perfectly and stayed put so while I stencilled the image on.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get it perfectly centered when I cut it. Darn!

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: Geometric Christmas Duo, A Colorful Life Designs

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

Dies: Ornate Borders,Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Metallic Copper Ink: Delicata, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

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