A Merry Christmas Card
Created using the following Amazing Paper Grace cutting dies by Becca Feeken
A few Crafty TIPS:
BACKGROUND: Use your floral cutting dies for creating your flowers and save the negative die-cut panels for using as your backgrounds! I adhered the panel to a double sided adhesive sheet and sprinkled glitter to the openings for added sparkle.
TEXTURE: Use clear glitter adhered to your floral cuts for fabulous texture.
DEPTH: multi-layer your diecuts to give your projects great depth and dimension! The circles and the word Merry on this project is also multi-layered to help it standout from the background.
ACCENTS: scatter pearls or gems around you florals for special finishing touches!
HOW-TO: Project progress photos on how this card came together...
First die-cut and emboss your poinsettia flowers, (remembering to save the negative panel)
Next, add double-sided adhesive sheet to the back of the negative panel. Sprinkle the flower openings exposing the adhesive with clear glitter. ( I can't recall and am not sure where I purchased this giant glitter bottle, but I have found it is ultra shiny and clear.) It's perfect for adding texture and sparkle to your creations while maintaining the project's true colors.
Die-cut the multiple layers and adhere them together to create depth.
Next, shape your flowers with your favorite tools. This is what I use.
I also love the HomeDepot paint Dept small free tool they provide for opening paint cans. It is super handy to have in the craft room for various uses, but also - I found it does wonders on flower shapes when pressing flowers over a mousepad! yay!
The flourishes were diet from this set and extra poinsettias were diet in white and gold for the leaves.
The card started coming together like this;
Here is a closer look at the texture and sparkle on the poinsettias. I chose to add pearl brads to the centers. This adds that special touch and helps to hold the flower layers together.
For the sentiment, I die-cut the rectangle from this set then snipped the word "Merry" out.
Adhere and layer all cuts together.
Add pearls throughout and hot-glue a bow for finishing touches.
That's it! Hope you will give these ideas a try! :)
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I'd like to also enter this Christmas card into the following fun challenges;
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore- Anything Goes
Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink
Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas - Flowers
Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas in July
Girlz Creative Crafts - Christmas in July
Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - Anything Christmas Goes
Not Just Cards- Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenges - Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters-Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Favorite Embellishment (pearls)
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - on a DT - Anything Goes
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Thanks for stopping by today!
I hope to have inspired your creativity and that you are feeling happy
I 💗 hearing from you!
America
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What an outstanding card! The die cuts are simply fabulous! Thanks for joining us at Craft-Dee BowZ! --Gail
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Gorgeous elegant Christmas Card America, the die cuts are superb. Thanks for Joining in on the Happy craft Challenge Design Team Member MAUREEN
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Absolutely stunning !!!LOve all the layered dies and great depth-gorgeous bow and flowers-just exquisite
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Stunning card, really beautiful
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Wow-absolutely gorgeous! Great use of dies-love it! Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas this month!
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Wow! This is stunning. And I love how you show all the steps in your blog. Thank you for sharing this beautiful card with The Crafter's Café Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteMore than a touch of elegance. WOW. Quite stunning. o glad you joined us for our "All About the Flowers" August challenge at Die Cut Divas https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/.
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Such a beautiful card. Thank you for sharing with us over here at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.
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Such a stunning card. Thank you for playing in the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge. Hope to see you next time.
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Beautiful card! Those flowers are just stunning and I love all the layers!
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woww I'm impressed, it's an elegant, subtle, feminine, harmonious card, I really loved it!
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