Christmas Ornament

Hello everyone,

I hope to finish my 'Christmas in July' project with four cards for you today. We'll see how the mojo flows.


The background paper is Close To My Heart Wings. The vertical strip is BasicGrey Jovial Christmas Tree. The horizontal element is Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy, Close To My Heart Juniper and Copper Tool Craft Foil (dry embossed with Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland). The sentiment, Wordsworth Rubber Soul Merry Christmas Script is stamped in Baroque Burgundy on Very Vanilla and layered on Bravo Burgundy. The image is Penny Black Banner of Joy heat embossed with Close To My Heart Vineyard Berry embossing powder. The embellishments are American Crafts glitter brads.

I really like this card. I don't usually cut out images, like colouring, it's something I'm not very good at but this time it turned out just fine. All the paper on this card is from the scrap bin, actually it is bits and pieces from the mess on my desk. I don't have much of the BasicGrey paper left, possibly just one card depending upon how creative I get.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Ornaments A Plenty

Hello everyone,

I think I've got only one more card left with the remaining scraps of my BasicGrey paper. It should work well with having only one day left in my personal 'Christmas in July' project.


The background paper is Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy. The upper layer is Close To My Heart Juniper, Recollections Pearlized Gold and BasicGrey Jovial Christmas Tree. The stamped image is Inkadinkado Winter Trails stamped in Soft Suede and heat embossed with Close To My Heart Silver Pearl. The layers were highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen. The ornaments are punched from Copper Tool Craft Foil which was dry embossed with a Sizzix Dearly folder and smooshed with Ranger Adirondack Stream, Pesto, Sail Boat Blue, Cooper and Pearl Mixative alcohol inks. The sentiment is Papertrey Ink Signature Christmas in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla.

I love this card but had to force myself to stop adding to it because it easily could have gotten out of hand. I got the idea of the blue/green ornaments from a discussion I had with a cardmaker girlfriend. We were discussing Thursdays card and talking about how copper patinas. This is certainly very different but I think it works really well.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Ornamental Christmas

Hello everyone,

Today's card continues with a) 'Christmas in July' challenge; b) BasicGrey Jovial Christmas Tree paper project; and c) copper foil.


The background paper is a combination of Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy and Always Artichoke. The BasicGrey Jovial Christmas Tree is applied horizontally and alternating with Copper Tool Craft Foil that was textured with a Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland dry embossing folder. The focal ornament is a Spellbinders Nestabilities 2010 Heirloom ornament in Copper Tool Craft Foil and Stampin' Up More Mustard. The copper layer was textured with a Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland dry embossing folder and smooshed with Ranger Adirondack Espresso, Oregano, Gold Mixative and Pearl Mixative alcohol ink. The More Mustard layer was also textured with a Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland dry embossing folder. The ribbon is from Offray.

I was so happy with yesterday's card that my mind just ran amok with ideas. This particular ornament is exactly what I pictured in my mind and I think it is gorgeous. I'm not certain about the More Mustard layer but I wanted a paper that would highlight the copper, not blend in. I didn't use a sentiment on the outside because I felt that there was enough going on with this card and it just didn't need any more. I've added a simple Merry Christmas on the inside.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Coppered Season's Greeting

Hello everyone,

Today's card is probably one of my favourites is this entire series of cards. I got the idea from looking through the latest Cardmaker magazine.

The background paper is BasicGrey Jovial Christmas Tree layered on Stampin' Up Always Artichoke and Bravo Burgundy. The focal element is Copper Tool Craft Foil textured with Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland embossing folder and smooshed with Ranger Adirondack Expresso, Red Pepper, Oregano and Pearl Mixative alcohol ink. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Curly Cute stamped on Very Vanilla and layered on Always Artichoke.

I love, love, love this card. The photo doesn't do this card justice. I think the textured sheet of copper is absolutely stunning! I've a couple of more card ideas using the same technique which I'd expect to see in the next couple of days before I finish using up this wonderful sheet of paper. I fell in love, as I often do, with this stamp set from the moment I first saw it. I'm so glad I picked it up.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle