I don't know about you, but for some reason, I'm always shying away from the traditional Christmas card look. I even don't care to use the traditional colors for Christmas cards. When I saw the Medallion background stamp, all I saw was a funky, fun Christmas wreath! And for me, Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper was just MADE for Christmas!
I created this card for a swap with my Heartfelt Stampers team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators all-day Stamp Fest this coming Saturday. We'll meet in Irondequoit, NY, at our Team Executive's stamping studio for a day filled with stamping projects, all taught by various team members. I'm teaching the faux alligator purse with a surprise inside! I'll post the projects after Saturday's class, as well as all of the other projects we worked on.
Anyway, I digress! On to how I made this card!
I began with Confetti White card stock. I like this choice over our Whisper White for using as the base of the card because it's a bit heavier. I stamped the Medallion background stamp in Bermuda Bay ink directly on the card, then stamped it again in Chocolate Chip ink on a piece of scrap card stock, then cut that image out and used Stampin' Dimensionals to mount it onto the card. But before I did that, I punched out a piece of Rose Red card stock using the 1-1/4" circle punch, punched the center of that circle out with the 1/2" circle punch and added a white Basic Jumbo Grommet. Then I tied a piece of 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon in Rose Red and used a mini glue dot to adhere it to the center. The sentiment is from Four the Holidays, a terrific greeting stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I cut off 1/2" from the bottom of the card front and mounted a couple strips of Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper to the lower inside part of the card. Here's a picture:
Now off to design more cards! I'll be back soon!
Man, and I almost bought some of the Basic grommets last week! Oh, well, except for that and the ribbon I do have everything else needed to make this card! :o)
Posted by: Rachel (row4d on SCS) | November 02, 2009 at 11:35 AM