The trees from the Whimsical Tree Bundle are so unique. I felt they deserved a card all to themseves. Mom & I tried several specialty papers, and came up with this combination. The picture doesn't do this card justice. What would you use??
Measurements:
Basic White: 1/2 sheet, 3 3/4" x 5"
Red & Green Foil: 4" x 5", 2" x 4" (tree)
Brushed Metallics: 2" x 4"
Gold & Rose Gold Metallic: 2 1/4" x 5"
To Make This Card:
Cut rectangle out of center of Green Foil using Stitched Rectangle Dies or cutting with your trimmer. Then, cut "tree" from this discarded piece!
Attach the Green Foil "frame" to folded White base.
Run smaller White piece through Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder in the Annual Catalog. Attach over Green Foil.
Cut another "detail tree" from Brushed Gold Metallic, and cut "tall tree" from Gold metallic.
Center this "taller" tree onto front of card. Add Green Foil tree to one side, and pop up the Gold Brushed tree to the other, with Dimensionals. (This is a little tricky to do. I uses the Mini Dimensionals only on one side.
While we were playing with the Christmas Pinecone Dies, I wanted to do a simple, but elegant card, with just the delicate "detail" dies. I love Navy & White together, and with a touch of Silver Foil, just gorgeous! You could knock these out for your Christmas card quite easily! Oh, my! The picture doesn't do this card justice!
Measurements:
Night of Navy: 1/2 sheet
Shimmery White: 1/4 sheet, scrap
Silver Foil: 1 3/4" strip
To Make This Card:
Run Shimmery White through "detail evergreen" die. Note: I "lubricated" mine with wax paper first, as I have one end that's a little stubborn. Then, ran back and forth 2 times. I DID NOT flip this one over, it moves the detail too much and you get a double cut!
Now cut three, large, solid pinecones and five, small, solid pinecones from Silver Foil.
You can either adhere these BEHIND the details with Multipurpose Glue and a sponge dauber, or you can wait until the bough is attached and tuck them in underneath with a glue dot to the backside. Note: The glue and sponge method is the easiest, but then you have glue "showning" a little on the foil. Tucking in behind is a little "neater" but a little more tricky to accomplish.
Attach bough, with pinecones, to folded Night of Navy card with Multipurpose Glue and a sponge dauber
Stamp and emboss sentiment in Silver onto Shimmery White. Fussy cut around it and attach to card with Dimensionals.
I actually started with a version of this that I saw online.. It "morphed" into something different, but I LOVE it. Haven't you had that happen to you, too!! The background is a "wash" of ink on watercolor paper, that is then run through the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder. The angel is embossing in gold, watercolored with ink, and then fussy cut. Again, this is GORGEOUS in person!
Measurements:
Petal Pink: 1/2 sheet
Gold Foil: 4" x 5 1/4" (with the center cut out)
Watercolor Paper: 3 3/4" x 5"
Shimmery White: 2 1/2" x 4 1/4", scrap
To Make This Card:
Cut center out from Gold Foil. (I use a rectangle die these days, but you can also cut it out with a Paper Trimmer.) Why have all that good, gorgeous paper go to waste under a layer! Then, cut a small frame from the Ornate Frames from the piece you removed!
Mount this to a folded Petal Pink base.
Take the largest Watercolor Brush, and saturate the watercolor paper. Now, take a smaller watercolor brush and pick up some Petal Pink ink from the lid of the ink pad. If you can't squish enough ink in the lid, use a little reinker. And, brush over a portion of the watercolor paper. Then, add some Calypso Coral ink. Continue adding color, until you have a nice all-over watercolor look, in the intensity you would like. Set aside to dry, while you work on the "angel".
Emboss the "angel" in gold embossing powder, onto strip of white. Watercolor a base color in Petal Pink, first, the darken "creases" of her dress with Calypso Coral.
Her "hair" is Lt So Saffron Blend, the bird is Pool Party Blend. Now, fussy cut her out.
Go back to watercolor paper and finish drying with Heat Tool, if necessary. Then, run through Merry Melody 3D embossing fold. It's ok if it's a little damp. Remember we used to spritz the 3D folders! If necessary, finish drying.
Attach to card. You will want to add adhesive to the entire edge.
Stamp and emboss sentiment in gold, and cut out with small Ornate Frame. Split the Gold Foil frame and place behind.
Arrange angel and sentiment. Attach "angel" to card with Dimensionals. I attached the sentiment flat.
Finish with scattered Champagne Rhinestones, and a bow of gold trimmed Petal Pink ribbon (ret).
Fold Pool Party card in half. Run front through new Merry Melody 3D embossing folder.
Cut ornate frame from White piece. I used the Thick Basic White so my die cut better!
Emboss "angel" in Silver Embossing Powder. (she just fits!)
"Watercolor" dress with Pool Party Ink and water painter. Her "hair" is Lt So Saffron Blend, and the "bird" is Dk Pool Party blend.
Attach to card front with Dimensionals.
Finish with bow in Pool Party sheer ribbon and scattered Rhinestones.
I fell in love with the "traditional" red & white peppermint card using the Scallop Contour Dies and awesome, versatile Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP. So many images can be cut directly from the DSP, but I chose to "make" my peppermints using cardstock and dies!!
Measurements:
Basic White: 1/2 sheet, 3 1/2" x 4 3/4", 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" (label), scraps
Real Red: 1/4 sheet, scraps
Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP: 2 3/4" x 4"
To Make This Card:
Run Real Red piece through largest scallop die. Then, run the White piece through the next size, and lastly, the DSP with the next size.
Attach the Real Red to folded Basic White card base. Then, add White layer. The DSP piece is popped up with Dimensionals.
Stamp sentiment in Real Red onto piece of White. Cut out with "label" die. Adhere, flat, to card.
Cut one each of peppmints, for a total of 3. Also cut "detail" from White. Attach together.
Attach to card front with Dimensionals.
Finish with Red Rhinestones in center of "peppermints"
