Over the weekend I managed to create a couple of Christmas cards. The first one started out as an entry for a Time Out Challenge, but I soon realised I had not read the theme quite correctly. The challenge was to choose two items from a list, and I had only chosen one: monochromatic. Even though it did not quite fit the brief, I was still really pleased with how elegant the card turned out.
I was inspired by a YouTube video I watched on the Altenew
channel, where Erica created cards in white and silver. I loved the elegance of
that colour combination and decided to try something similar.
I had recently purchased a Christmas die from my local stationery store, which included a snowflake edge die and an ornament. Using Altenew Stirling Glitter cardstock, I die cut both pieces, then added the snowflake edge down the left side of the panel and placed the ornament on the right.
For the sentiment, I used one from Rosie’s Studio Home &
Hearth set and embossed it with Altenew Antique Silver powder. I used some holographic card to mat the panel. To finish the
card, I used some of the tiny stars left over from the snowflake edge die cut
as embellishments. They were perfect little details and tied the whole design
together beautifully.
My second card was a quick one I made on Saturday. I am
still trying to find my missing Poinsettia die set, but while searching I came
across my Hero Arts Woodblock Antique Poinsettia stamp and the matching dies,
so I decided to put them to use.
I stamped the poinsettia twice on red card and once on green
shimmer card. The coordinating dies include three pieces, which made it easy to
cut the layers and build up the flower. Once assembled, I added a gold gem to
the centre for a little festive shine.
For the background, I embossed a white panel with a
Christmas folder and added a scrap of music paper that I had used on another
recent project. I matted the white layer onto red card, and in the end, I
decided the design did not need a sentiment.
It was lovely to get a little festive crafting done over the weekend, even if the first card did not quite work for the original challenge. I now have two more Christmas cards ready to go, and both have a very different feel: one elegant and sparkly, the other traditional and warm.
4 comments:
Two delightful cards Dawn - the silver and white is, as you say, elegant! Love the richness of the poinsettia colours against the white background, and just the touch of music.
Blessings
Maxine
Two gorgeous Christmas cards, Dawn! Love your silver bauble & the stunning red poinsettia!!
Go Dawn, you're on a roll - gr't it nice when you look for something and re-discover something else?
These are both beautiful, Dawn! The snowflake edge looks like an old MB die that I always have trouble cutting. Another wonderful poinsettia card! You're not the only one to loose a die. Last time I did that it didn't appear for several years and would you believe it's a small poinsettia set? Need to use it since it's back. Now I'm missing a very large sentiment die which is the one I use the most in that set, naturally. Afraid it's attached to the back of a magnet and I'm not going to go through my entire collection. Hopefully I run across it soon and hope you find your poinsettia!
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