Shimmery Tree

Christmas cards need to be made all year to have enough to mail during Christmas. Besides, it is good for the soul to just stamp and use all of your supplies, no matter the current season. What do you think? 

Stamps:

   Lovely as a Tree

   Four the Holidays

Paper:

   Garden Green A-2

   Basic Black 5-1/4 x 4

   Bashful Blue 5 x 3-3/4

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside)

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

   Garden Green

   Frost White Shimmer Paint

Technique:

   Shimmery Resist

Accessories:

   Sponge Dauber

   Clear Embossing Powder

   Adhesive

I followed the tutorial for Shimmery Resist found on the SCS site. 

Basically, I stamped my image and applied clear embossing powder and heat set it. 

I then sponged on shimmery paint all over it. 

Then I buffed it with a paper towel to remove the paint from the image. 

I then adhered the layers together, and added Basic White to the inside of the card.

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Ornaments and Pines

Ornaments and pine cones mixed together with a bit of shimmer paint make a wonderful Christmas card. Do you agree?

Stamps:

   Good Greetings

   Ornamental Pine

Paper:

   Wild Wasabi A-2

   Melon Mambo 5 1/2 x 2 1/2, Scraps

   Basic Gray 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 (5)

   Whisper White 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 (5)

Ink:

   Melon Mambo

   Wild Wasabi

   Basic Gray

   Frost White Shimmer Paint

Technique:

   Punching

   Sponging

Accessories:

   Doily Triple Layer Punch, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Sponge Dauber, Adhesive

I used a sponge dauber to apply the Frost Shimmer Paint on the three punched snowflakes. I grouped them together on the card to make them look like a doily.

The ornaments were inked using Melon Mambo and the pine cones were inked with Wild Wasabi. 

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Frosty Christmas

Burrr! Can you feel the cold blowing through?  I really like the way this card turned out with this All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper. Here are the details:

Stamp Sets: Lovely As a Tree, Good Greetings, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Soft Sky A-2, Basic Black 4 X 5 1/2, All Is Calm Specialty DSP 4 1/8 X 5 3/8
Ink: Frost White Shimmer Paint, White Embossing Powder, Versamark
Technique: Heat Embossing, Sponging
Accessories: Frosted Sequins, Rhinestones, Scallop Oval Punch, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Glue Dots, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Big Shot, Dimentsionals, Adhesive

Make sure you use the embossing buddy on the Basic Black card stock before you stamp with the Versamark. I stamped everything on the black, including the Itty Bitty Background Dots for the snow. Then I added the white embossing powder, applied the heat, let it dry for a bit, and then cut it out using the Apothecary Accent Framelits. Lastly, I added the lines with the Frost White Shimmer Paint and a sponge dauber. I then glued the DSP onto the card stock, followed by the Basic Black, making sure it was centered. I stamped and punched out my sentiment using a leftover piece of the DSP. I randomly added the sequins and the rhinestones.

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