... Good morning! It's a really dull, dark morning in North Wales with rain, so perfect for staying in my craft room and playing. I didn't make any Christmas cards last year - no mojo!! But this year I've decided get started early and join in with as many Christmas challenges as I can. So, here's my first Christmas card of 2026:
Stamps: Gina K - Let Your Light Shine, O Christmas Tree
Inks: Gina K - Red Velvet, Tranquil Teal; Lisa Horton - Cloud 9 Solid Gold; Versamark
Dies: Gina K - Let Your Light Shine
Accessories: White Card; Lawn Fawn Embossing Powder - Gold; Christmas Wrapping Paper
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Jingle Belles - JB2601 - where they want us to use recycled gift wrap
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - MLCCB#66 - anything Christmas goes
Inkspirational - INK#358 - word prompt 'shine/shiny'
Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#82 - Darnell encourages us to use that never-used-schtuff
I saved the holly gift wrap from one of my gifts in December. It's so pretty that I decided to use it for the background. I trimmed the gift wrap to be slightly smaller than an A2 (US size 5½" x 4¼") card base and adhered it to the card. I stamped the greeting and stars in Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold powder, I used the matching dies to cut out the images. I also cut out a number of white pieces which I used to layer up and give the images dimension. Inside the card, I used another scrap of the gift wrap as the mat layer, and on the white panel I stamped a simple greeting in colours to match the paper and added some gold stars which, in real life, have a lovely shimmer.
It's quite tough getting decent photos in such dull light, but I think these have turned out okay! It's so nice to be getting back into making cards - I used to love sharing my cards with Mum, but I'm sure she's watching from on high!! It's good to have some mojo back 😀
That's all for now. I've got some new inks that I need to swatch and add to my collection. See you again soon.
I'm glad you got your mojo back, Deborah! And I love how you used the beautiful gift wrap for your background! It's perfect for your gold-embossed elements! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Happy New Year! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteBeautiful paper, shown off with the gold sentiment and stars, so lovely. x
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that is truly BEAUTIFUL giftwrap, it's the perfect vibe for your lovely card! So pleased you could join our giftwrap/tag-centric fun at Jingle Belles! ♥
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous paper ... and I love how you were able to make your stamped elements pop against the background ... so very glad you joined us at Jingle Belles.
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