Tonight a group of us, all Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around Australia, is sharing Christmas projects made with Stampin' Up! products. We'll be doing this every Monday night until late November, to provide you with lots of inspiration for your own Christmas crafting.
I like the combination of greens in the tree-patterned paper in the Santa Express Designer Series Paper pack. My card, therefore, features Mint Macaron and Shaded Spruce.
I cut a piece of the tree paper to fit behind a Fabulous Frame in Basic White. I then matted these two layers onto a slightly larger Shaded Spruce piece of card, adding a Mint Macaron border (die cut using a Blossoming Happiness die) at the bottom. I like the crispness of the white frame, and the Thick Basic White card base.
This closer shot shows the lovely texture provided by dies, and dies with dry-embossed detail (on the frame and the sentiment oval):
Using my Dark Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends marker, I coloured some Gold Satin-Edged Ribbon to create the bow. A few gold pearls complement the gold thread in the ribbon. The sentiment, from the Brightest Glow stamp set, was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on Mint Macaron card, and cut out using an All That Die.
If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of who is taking part in this week's Heart of Christmas blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog. Sharon does a wonderful job each week of co-ordinating our shares.
Listed below are all the products I used to make my card. If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, clicking on any of the thumbnail images below will take you to my online store.
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Christine, I love your choice of background paper that compliments the die cut trees so well. Gorgeous hand coloured ribbon too. The gold accents are so pretty and look lovely with the different shades of green.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Christine. I love your background choice with the Shaded Spruce die cut trees and then Mint Macaron for the label. The white frame is gorgeous. Xxx
ReplyDeleteThis DSP is stunning framed with the Fabulous Frame, Christine. I love the he crispness of the white frame against the Shaded Spruce. Those Majestic Mountain tress work so well with the DSP.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautifully balanced card Christine to feature that lovely paper. I am intrigued as to the detail on the white frame. However you achieved it is just lovely. What a great idea to colour that gold ribbon as well. A lovely card.
ReplyDeleteThe crisp white border certainly frames your design beautifully, Christine. Did you also dry emboss the frame? It looks fantastic. Loving that you coloured the ribbon with the blends to coordinate so well. Great card!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card I am loving the DSP behind the the border die! I need to get this border die! Love the detail in the frame as well! Love the coloured ribbon that is a nice touch! The die cut tees over your background is perfect! Lovely card!
ReplyDeleteChristine another perfect Christmas card to add to your collection. I love the addition of the border at the bottom as I think it adds a nice balance to the overall card. And now, I need the Fabulous Frames dies. You are so naughty. :)
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