Saturday, December 1, 2018

Christmas Countdown 2018 - Day 1

Happy December!!!  Today is the first day of my Christmas Countdown!  Stop back each day between now and Christmas to see a new project or a helpful holiday tip or just some holiday fun.  Or . . . make it easier by signing up to receive an e-mail each time something new is added!

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The first card I chose for this year's countdown can actually be used for either Christmas or Hanukkah.  It was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest (pinned by Jo Ann Usey, JGU Card Creations).  Only the basic design of the original card remains -- I've changed the colors, the background, and most of the elements.  What attracted me to this design were the candles.  View a picture below of the card that inspired me to make this one.

Materials

Paper
  • ·       Smoky Slate card stock (8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”; 3-1/2” x 1” for candle on left)
  • ·       Night of Navy card stock (5-1/4” x 4”; about 1-1/2” x 3-3/4” for celebrate die)
  • ·       Whisper White card stock (5” x 3-3/4”)
  • ·       Shimmery White card stock (3” x 1” for candle on right)
  • ·       Vellum card stock (1” x 3-3/4”)
  • ·       Gold Foil (about 1” x 1-1/2” for flames)
  • ·       Silver Foil (about 2” x 2” for sprigs)
  • ·       Sparkle Glimmer Paper (about 1-1/2” x 2” for sprays)
Accessories and Tools
  • ·       Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
  • ·       Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies (silver sprigs and white glimmer sprays)
  • ·       Celebrate You Thinlits Dies (congratulations)
  • ·       Lemon Builder Punch (flames and curves at tops of candles)
  • ·       Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
  • ·       Adhesives:  SNAIL Adhesive; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Tombow Liquid Glue

Instructions

There’s nothing special about assembling this card – it’s just layered up as shown.  The Shimmery White candle on the right was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  “Celebrate” was adhered to the strip of Vellum card stock with liquid glue, and then a small piece of Stampin’ Dimensionals was attached at each end of the Vellum to attach it to the front of the card, leaving the remainder of the strip unattached (the center is supported by the Shimmery White candle).  AFTER the Vellum card stock was attached, each of the sprigs and sprays were slipped under the Vellum and attached with dots of liquid glue behind the tips.

This is the pin that inspired me to make the card above:

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Hope you enjoy making this card!

Cathy  ;D


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