JUN14VSNL Joyful Christmas Collage

Hi Stampers! 

Here is my final card for the Splitcoaststampers’ VirtualStamping Night- Summer Vacation (VSN)..this card is for the JUN14VSNL Christmasin July Challenge along with the Jingle Belles Challenge: Red and Green andChristmas All Over. 

This card was created using My Digital Studio (MDS) images along with traditional card making techniques and our new Stampin’ Blendabilities

I hope you will have time to check out the both challenge sites for so much inspiration!!

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the Christmas Collage

background stamp brush set onto the page and re-size to be approx. 3 ¾” wide x 4 ¾” long.  

Insert the sentiment from Bells and Boughs , re-size to fit the opening at the top of the collage.

Insert the bells from Bells and Boughs on a different part of the page and print out the page onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the elements using the Stampin’ Blendabilities- Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Collections.

Create shadows using the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker and use a brayer with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to “age” the Whisper White paper.

“Fussy-cut” the bells and holly and attach to the card front covering the “25” in the circle using Stampin' Dimensionals:-)

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and add to a piece of Brushed Gold cardstock, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Collage, Bells and Boughs  (MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Blendabilities™- Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Collections,  Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Write Marker- Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Brushed Gold

Accessories: Brayer

Thanks again for visiting- this concludes my VSN cards!  It was a lot of fun making the cards for all of the challenges- now off to complete some housework!!