Hello my stamping friends!!
If you have not picked up on it yet…I love the Bunch of Banners Framelits Dies in this year’s Stampin’ Up’s annual catalog. They are a quick and easy way to add tons of pop to your card and they really need very little embellishment. Okay, so on this card I got a bit carried away with the embellishments 🙂 I LOVE the challenge of combining pattern paper!!
The Details:
- Basic Black card stock card base, cut to 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
- This Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper…don’t recognize it? It’s in the annual catalog! I passed right over it at first but $ for $, this paper pack is a great deal…24 sheets of 12″ x 12″ paper for $13!!! The difference is that it is a thinner, more lightweight paper, but it’s perfect for layering, making treat bags, and classes…imagine how many cards can be made with 24 12″ x 12″ pieces of paper!!
- For this project I cut one pattern to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and then centered and layered another pattern, cut to 2 3/4″ x 5 1/2″
- The mistletoe image is from the Banners for Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set, stamped on Very Vanilla card stock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I love photopolymer stamps because they are so easy to stamp with the MISTI!!
- After stamping my image, I used the largest Banners Framelits Die to cut the image out
- The Blender Pen is my newest BFF. It allows me to use the Stampin’ Markers to add color without those awful coloring lines. And as a bonus, color can be applied in stages to add detail. Here I used Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler
- The banner image is also from the Banners for Christmas Stamp Set, die cut with the coordinating banner in the Bunches of Banners Framelits Dies Set. You NEED it! 😉
- I coated all of the sprigs and berries liberally with Wink of Stella, but that wasn’t quite enough so I went back in with the Fine Tip Glue Pen and added drops of glue to the berries to add shine and give depth
- The card needed something “more”, so I added a bit of Cherry Cobbler Metallic Thread behind the banner. Working with this darn thread is tricky. The only way I have found to cope with it is to add Snail to the back of the banner (all over) and then wind the thread around your fingers. I start with two or three layers of thread wrapped around four fingers, then several more wrapped around three fingers. Then I grab all of it in one spot and attach it to the back of the banner. Then it can be moved and manipulated a bit as needed until you are satisfied. Then I added Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhered the whole thing to my card. I hope that makes sense.
- A sentiment from the Wonderful Year CM Stamp Set graces the inside of the card, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added a detail stamp from the Banners for Christmas Stamp Set to the top and bottom of the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler. The two just seem to belong together. I also trimmed out the sentiment panel with a layer of Cherry Cobbler card stock to tie everything together
- As always, another pattern from the same paper pack was die cut with the retired Envelope Liners Framelit Dies and added to the envelope
While black is not my first choice when working on Christmas cards, I really think it works here. It seems vintage-y to me. What do you think?
And what do you think of the choice of pattern papers? Too much?
Thank you for stopping by!!
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Pretty card, Shannon! Love the layout. Good luck on your 30 challenge, I could never do it! I am such a slow stamper, lol!
Thanks Sandy! I bet you COULD do it 🙂
I love the DSP combo. You have a good eye for design. I wish I could do so well. I love looking at your card designs & I very often CASE them. The black looks just right with these colors……don’t know if any other color would look as good.
Oh Karen, I’m so glad my cards inspire you! Knowing that gives me enthusiasm to keep creating! xx