Stained Glass

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Let’s get Started:

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

Focal Image: 5.5 x 4.25 before cutting

Gold Foiled Cardstock: 5.5 x 3 before cutting

Focal Image:

• My focal image began as a piece of cardstock that I had “glimmered” with blue foil and a diamond plate.

• I put this into my stamp positioner and stamped the manger, angel and Holy Family using Versafine Onyx. I stamped each several times to get an intense black image.

I double checked placement each time by placing the die over the paper, ensuring that the final scene was completely inside the boundaries.

• I placed the die on the paper so that it framed the scene, and traced around the outside: I cut around the arch, just inside the lines.

Other:

• I cut the window with gold foiled cardstock.

• I looked through the sentiments in my binder** and found the perfect sentiment for this scene.

• I used my trimmer to cut a rectangle from the leftovers of the gold, slightly larger than the sentiment.

** See Ready to Go Binder under Techniques in the header to learn how this tool saves me time.

Assembly

• I carefully applied glue to the back of the window, blotted it on a piece of scrap paper to remove any excess, and put it in place over the scene.

• I glued this to the card base.

• I glued the sentiment to the gold rectangle.

• After putting a narrow strip of foam tape on the back I put the sentiment in place as shown.

Final Thoughts:

I had created this “glimmered” design previously and it occurred to me that it had a bit of a stained glass feel - could I use it with this particular die? Indeed I could! I love this look, and this combination of products.

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.

Stamps:

Simple Strips, Christmas, Taylored Expressions.

Joyful Nativity, Stampin' Up! (retired)

Dies:

Simple Strips Die, Taylored Expressions

Arched Window: Unbranded, Amazon (no longer available)

Glimmer Plate: Geometric Diamond Background, Spellbinders

Glimmer Foil: Metallic Variety Pack, Amazon

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

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