Hi Stampers!
Another week has
passed by and I am thankful I could spend time in my craft room!! I decided to create another Christmas card
using this week’s CQC166 ColourQ’s Challenge, and since it is monochromatic, it also qualifies for the HSSCC147 Hand Stamped Sentiments Monochromatic Challenge. If you have the time to visit the Challenge sites, again, each site provides such inspiration and it is amazing how the themes and colors can be interpreted in so many different ways! I just love our craft :-)!!
This card utilizes heat embossing- do not be intimidated by your heat gun:-) The initial steps will allow you to
create four separate cards – a great way to maximize your stamping time! 
To create this card:
De-static a piece of
Midnight Muse, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point with the Embossing
Buddy®. Stamp each of the four snowflake images using
Versamark™ ink onto each piece of cardstock and heat emboss with White Stampin’ Emboss® Embossing Powder.
Once cooled, punch the images out
using the 1 ¼” Square Punch and layer
onto Cool Caribbean cardstock. Use the
paper trimmer to trim around the squares and repeat the layering/trimming
process again using Midnight Muse cardstock.
Use the Big Shot™ to
emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Lacy Brocade Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder. Attach the 3/8” Midnight
Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon strip and mount the background panel onto Midnight
Muse cardstock.
Adhere the snowflake
squares with SU! Dimensionals™, add the stamped sentiment banner, rhinestones
and triple ribbon bow to finish off the card.
Stamp Sets: More
Merry Messages, Lace Snowflakes (retired)
Ink: Versamark™, Midnight
Muse
Paper: Whisper
White, Midnight Muse, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Cool Caribbean
(retired)
Accessories: Big Shot™, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’
Emboss® White Embossing Powder, 1 ¼” Square Punch, 3/8” Midnight Muse Stitched
Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones
Thanks again for stopping
by- I hope all of you have a blessed week and find some time to relax and create
!
Gorgeous....those white snowflakes stand out so well against all the beautiful blues! Thanks for playing with us at the CQC this week!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning. Love the white background and the blue squares. I'm finally getting around to loving heat embossing...if I just could find a way not to get it all over. Thanks for playing with HSS.
ReplyDeletePretty card, Julie! I have to put the Embossing Buddy on my next order, I am a messy embosser, so thanks for the reminder! Love your sprinkled snowflakes with the structure of the squares. Thanks for playing at HSS! Erika
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Julie, I love the snowflakes. Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at the colourQ!
ReplyDeleteOh I love the pop of the white against the blues! Very pretty and elegant! Thanks for playing at HSS!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!!! Thanks so much for joining us this week at the ColourQ!!
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