Hello! Today's card was inspired by Nance Lempinen-Leedy's Triple Treat card over at her blog, Canopy Crafts (here). I {loved} everything about her card and decided to change only the sentiment.
While stunning to look at, this technique is incredibly simple. Cut three pieces of Vanilla card stock, adhere with removable glue dots in layers and stamp! Carefully remove the Vanilla layers and adhere to Artichoke card stock. It's ok if the stamped image doesn't stamp 100%, the edges will be disguised with the colored card stock.
Stamps: Watercolor Winter, Rejoicing with You
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red Always Artichoke
Paper: Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke
Hello! Today's card was inspired by Teneale Williams' Birthday Thoughts card over at her blog (here). I love the idea of using a transparency to create a card - it gives the card such a unique look.
If you've never used a transparency to make a card there are a few things you need to remember. First, when you fold the transparency I suggest using the Simply Scored scoring tool (or similar tool) and a bone folder. This ensures a nice, crisp fold in the somewhat stiff transparency. Second, each layer on the card needs a front and a back so that you can hide any tape or dimensionals. Depending on how much card stock you use this could increase the weight of the card and you may need to add extra postage if mailing.
I often ask my husband for his opinion on cards I create. When he saw this card he felt that Christmas cards shouldn't be "see through" and encouraged me to make a second card not using a transparency. "How about that 'coffee cake' paper, that would look nice" he said. And wouldn't you know it - he was right! The Crumb Cake card was defintitely a quick card to make and is beautiful on it's own. But if you've got a bit more time and you're looking for a little "wow" this Christmas I'd go for the original transparency card.
Stamps: Rejoicing with You
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Transparency, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Tools & Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collections framelits, Finial Press embossing folder (retired), Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon,
Smootch Spritz, dimensionals
Hello! It's Christmas in July! Today's card was created with the new Rejoicing with You stamp set and is another quick and simple card that can be easily mass produced.
It's hard to tell from the photo but the angel image was stamped in Elegant Eggplant on Whisper White card stock and is under a piece of vellum, giving it a soft appearance. I then stamped the sentiment with Eggplant on White Vellum (pg 160, $6.50). It's important to let the ink completely dry before moving on to the next step (unlike card stock, ink does not dry instantly on vellum). The vellum was attached to the white CS using brads.
Stamps: Rejoicing with You
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, White Vellum
Tools & Accessories: Brads, dimensionals
