Ex Libris Christmas Blessings

Hi there, Stampin' Friends!  Today's card is the result of an 'oops'.  I was creating another card, which I will post soon. I was using my Stamp a ma jig to perfectly position my sentiment and when I lifted my stamp to view my stamped image....it was Perfectly Upside Down!!  Upon further 'inspection', I found that I really liked it 'upside' down and made a beautiful card out of my silly mistake.  Don't you just love it when your 'oops' become 'wows'?

 This card turned out to be an elegant card.  The Ex Libris stamp was inked in versa mark, stamped onto Basic Black card stock, and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The sentiment is embossed in Pewter embossing powder.

 The poinsettia was created by stamping the image four separate times in versa mark on Whisper White card stock and embossing with Pewter embossing powder.  I cut each image out, sponged it with Pacific Point ink, curled the petals with my bonefolder,  layered them with dimensionals, and added a puddle of Tombow liquid glue in the center and covered it with Silver Glass Glitter.

For the inside, I inked up just the 'frame' part of the stamp with my Basic Black marker and stamped it onto Whisper White card stock.

Please feel free to leave a comment.  I would love to hear what you think about my 'oops into wow'! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Supply List:
Stamps: Ex Libris, More Merry Messages, Joyful Christmas
Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: versa mark, Pacific Point, Gumball Green
Silver Glass Glitter, Pewter and White embossing powders, Tombow glue, dimensionals,  heat tool, Stamp a ma jig

Blessings ~ RaeDeen

Joyful Christmas Postcard

Hi there, Stampin' Friends!  Yes, another card created with the Postcard stamp. Can you tell it is one of my favorites?  Stampin' Up! has awesome Vellum card stock. It is easy to stamp on and easy to cut out.  Here I have also colored on the back of the leaves with my Gumball Green marker. I used a stylus to give the leaves some dimension and curled the flower petals with my fingers. I attached the leaves with glue dots and the flower layers are put together with dimensionals. A large pearl finishes of the center (and hides the dimensionals).

And here is the complete card with a little distressing and a little sponging...

Supply List:
Stamp Sets: Postcard, Joyful Christmas, Postage Collection, More Merry Messages
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Vellum
Ink: Versa Mark, Crumb Cake

Embossing Buddy, White embossing powder, heat tool, Postage Stamp Punch, linen thread, pearls, Tombow liquid glue, dimensionals, glue dots, distressing tool, stylus, stamp a ma jig

Please feel free to leave a comment and if you have questions, please ask!

Blessings ~ RaeDeen

Joyful Postcard

Hi there Stampin' Friends.  Today I want to share a card I created using a new stamp set in the Holiday catalog, Joyful Christmas.  Gold embossing powder and Very Vanilla card stock combine to make an elegant pair. 

 Here is a close up of the poinsettia:

Supply List:
Stamp Sets: Joyful Christmas, Postcard, Gorgeous Grunge, Postage Due
Card Stock: Very Vanilla
Ink: Versa Mark, Primrose Petals, Gumball Green
Gold Embossing Powder, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Lattice Embossing Folder, Postage Stamp Punch, dimensionals, embossing buddy, liquid Tombow glue

Thanks for looking. Feel free to leave a comment and if you have questions, please ask.

Blessings ~
RaeDeen

Joyful Christmas

Hi there Stampin' Friends! Seems a little early to be thinking about Christmas but the days between now and then go so quickly.  There is some fussy cutting involved in this card but it actually goes pretty quickly and a little distressing turns plain ol' card stock into a gorgeous 3D poinsettia.  The new  Frosted Finishes Embellishments take on a whole different look when pressed into the versa mark pad, coated with gold embossing powder, and heated.  Take a look....

  

 Supply List: 

Stamp Sets: Joyful Christmas, Calm Christmas, Dictionary

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar, Naturals Ivory, Always Artichoke

Ink: Black Stazon, Gold Metallic Encore, Baked Brown Sugar, Versa Mark

Glass Glitter, Frosted Finishes Embellishments,  Stylus and Paper Piercing Mat (for shaping the

poinsettia), Gold embossing powder, sponge, dimensionals, paper snips, Tombow liquid glue

Please feel free to leave a comment and if you have any question, please ask.

Blessings ~ RaeDeen