I've been MIA for the past few days...sorry about that! Sometimes having a full-time teaching job, plus 2 part-time jobs, plus the responsibilities of being a mom and wife get the better of me! I have to prioritize my family and there are days when I just can't get down to my stamping corner to create something to post. I did manage to find a few minutes last night before I started prepping for this week's workshop and, as seems to be the case when I am pressed for time, I reached for my vintage Christmas supplies again. Here is what I came up with...
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Another Vintage Christmas card using Deck the Halls DSP |
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This is my first attempt at using Waffle Paper for a project...I like the way it highlights the focal point. |
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Still loving the seam binding ribbon and those Antique Brads! |
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Inside of card...sentiment free! |
So, last week I mentioned I cleaned up my stamping table and found some goodies buried beneath the mound of scraps. The red DSP circle with the distressed music notes was one of those little goodies. I had started to create something with it but gave up when it wasn't going so well. I decided to try again...and managed to come up with a design that used that earlier element. Here's what I did:
I started with a 5"x5" Always Artichoke card base. I cut a 4 7/8"x4 7/8" piece of Cherry cobbler cardstock and then a 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" piece of DSP. I trimmed the corners with my tag corner punch (retired), added a metallice brad in each corner and layered them onto the card base. For the focal point, I cut the circle using my clear circle die and my Big Shot. Then I cut a 1" wide strip of Newsprint DSP (the music notes pattern), which I promptly distressed and crumpled. I sponged some soft suede and cherry cobbler ink on it to soften the brightness of the paper. I also distressed the edges of the circle piece and sponged it with soft suede to age it. I adhered the music note strip to the circle. I then gathered some always artichoke seam binding ribbon and adhered it above and below the music note strip using SNAIL adhesive. I tied a bow with another piece of ribbon and attached an antique brad at the centre. I punched a hole with my 1/16" hole punch and put the brad through the DSP to secure the bow in place. Then I took 3/4" strips of Waffle Paper and adhered it around the back edge of the circle using SNAIL, gathering and scrunching as I went. (I have to say this stuff was pretty darned easy to work with! I think I'm gonna use it more!) I then trimmed the waffle paper to a uniform width all the way around the circle. I adhered the whole focal element to the cardfront using sticky strip...it was a little heavy and I wanted to make sure it stayed put! The sentiment is from the Bells and Boughs set and I stamped it in Early Espresso ink on Crumb Cake cardstock (hmmm...this is making me hungry!), punched it out with my scalloped oval punch and sponged the edges. I adhered it to the card using dimensionals. For the inside, I stamped the holly image from the Bells and Boughs set in early espresso again on crumb cake. I trimmed the corners with my tag corner punch and sponged the edges. I decided not to include an inside sentiment because there are times I have a lot to write and I wanted to leave lots of space for that! This afternoon we are off to celebrate my brother's 35th birthday. I have a card for him that I will post tomorrow! Have a happy Sunday!
Love it! You make blending different elements together sooooo easy!
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