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| They used a stamp with two pine trees, Broken China Distress Ink, and put a sentiment in the upper left corner |
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I used a Penny Black stamp called Snow Dust, two colors of Distress Ink, Broken China and Salty Ocean. I stamped a sentiment in the lower right corner. The mat is black and card is white.
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| I then sprayed Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist on the image to give the illusion of snow. |
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| It was quick and easy! And if I do say so myself, quite pretty! |
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| First, I cut out all the images. |
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| Along with the framed illustrations, I cut out any images that might work in a card element, or that I could use as an embellishment. I cut holly, clocks and images of Santa... even if it wasn't a full image, I cut it out. |
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| I selected the striped TEXT paper to use for my rosettes. |
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| It worked great! I used red buttons for rosette centers. |
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| Next, I opened up the envelopes and tags packet, and assembled all of them. |
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| Now it was time to start playing! I cut a background out of every paper, and experimented with what looked the best. |
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| I tried different combinations of just about everything I had! |
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| Once I selected my focal image, I set out to find the perfect background, and the perfect embellishment. |
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| Sometimes I would like the background, but try it with a different focal image just to see if I made the right choice... |
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| When I design cards for a class, I need to see everything at the same time, to get the big picture. So I put everything out in front of me and start moving pieces around until I am satisfied. |
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| I knew I wanted to decorate the insides of these cards, so I laid the cards open. This helped me to match up the outside with the inside, and again, make the best choice. I wanted them to be cohesive, yet different, and wanted the inside and the outside to coordinate. |
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| The cards slowly came together. It does take a while. |
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| On this card, I liked the image, but it was a journaling spot, so would not have worked as a focal image. But by using the little envelope OVER the journaling spot, I covered up that part, and an image I would have originally rejected became an adorable little interactive card! |
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| And I didn't mention it earlier, but I inked all the edges of the elements. That way, I can glue down the pieces when inspiration strikes, and not have to stop to ink edges. |
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| All the insides of the cards are interactive. |
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| Only the top half of this little Santa image was appropriate for my card, but as you can see, the top half was really all I needed! I tucked it inside of the envelope! |
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| And here they are! |
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| All ready to send! |
