Come see our Design Team's December Gallery over at Embellish-Online. It's full of inspiration featuring BasicGrey's new Christmas collection, Wassail, which is available in the store for 20% off if you use code GLITTER.The warm colors give the projects a cozy feel...and we have lots of eye candy....cards, gift ideas, decor.....come check it out!
I'm a HUGE Basic Grey fan and when I saw this latest Christmas themed line from BG, I just KNEW I had to have it!! I still love Blitzen, BG's first Christmas line, but Wassail is simply irrisistable, wouldn't you agree?
Here's what I created for our "Oh Christmas Tree" theme for December.
I've been enamored with this card sketch (SCS #201) challenge over at SplitCoast Stampers for awhile, so I was inspired to create this Christmas Bird card with it.LOL...I also just got my SU Bird (Sizzix) die back from my good friend Eva who had borrowed it from me a couple of weeks ago. When I saw those beautiful holly leaves, I just knew I had to have my birdie rest on a few twigs of holly. I applied the BG Wassail holly leaf and twig rubons to the solid greyish BG patterned paper, then hand cut them out and used foam pop dots to give them some dimension on my card. The bird is cut from accompanying solid red paper that's included in the BG Wassail 6x6 paper pack. I wanted to give my card a very wintery feel, and that row of BG snowflakes was the perfect finishing touch along with a few dabs of Distressed Gold Stickles and my golden Prima leaf. The SU sentiment was stamped and then punched out using one of my smaller SU oval punches.
Next up is my Surprise Message Card that's interactive. When I saw those gorgeous present rubons in several sizes, I knew I had to do something to highlight them on a card. I, again, rubbed them onto the BG solid greyish paper as well, hand cut them out and then used foam pop dots to give them dimension again. I do love dimension, lol.....can you tell? When you pull at the top of the card, it reveals my Christmas sentiment which I got from Michael's $1 bin last year. (I'm stoked that I'm finally using my $1 stamps. Seriously! I've bought so many over the years and they just sit. LOL...I know I can't be the only out there who rarely devirginizes her stash until years later, right?) Here are a couple of views of my card.
My third card is my version of the circle medallion technique that cleverly makes use of the many corner punches I own. I used to be a punch queen fanatic with almost 400 punches!! When I had contemplated moving to Europe once upon a lifetime ago (due to a guy - we talked about marriage, etc...but that's another story), I began selling off most of my punches. While I'm sad that my relationship didn't work out because I did truly love him, I'm glad that I did lighten my load, so to speak. :)
Anyways, thankfully, I still had my Wrought Iron corner punch and hadn't sold that off back in the day, which allowed me to attempt this technique. I'll admit, the birdie makes another appearance because my spacing was off on the medallion, so .... it was a good use of some left over red scraps. :) I want to thank my friend Stacey for teaching me how to make these folded paper flowers.
And here's my last card highlighting more of the BG Wassail snowflake rub-ons that was inspired by SplitCoast Stampers Card Sketch #205. I used my EK Success Circle cutter to cut out all those custom sized circles containing each of the snowflakes, then used my Gold Metallic Leafing Pen to outline the edges before I used foam pop up dots to give them dimension on my card. I got to break out my new QK Jolly Font Set for this one....lots of fun toys for Christmas, indeed.
We have so much in store for you at Embellish-Online this month!
Check out the Special Offers page - there are always tons of things on sale - this week it is Just-Rite stamper, Basic Grey papers- 12 x 12 and 6 x 6 paper packs!, and SATIN May Arts ribbon too!
We even have an on-going affilitiate program, which is a super offer!! You could earn 5% of any sales that have been linked up through your blog!!
And if that isn't enough, our November/December contest is up and running!! You could win The Fairest of them All Collection, plus Rub-Ons, plus Stamps!!
Lastly, Embellish-Online is a proud sponsor of a new hub for crafters called PapercraftPlanet, and we're participating in their Twelve Days of Christmas Event.
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas (tomorrow, Monday) there will be a very special challenge and a very special prize for one lucky person.
If you are not a member yet, be sure to join the Embellish-Online group at PapercraftPlanet as this very special challenge will be held over there. Stay tuned for more details and get ready for some fun-fun-fun!
Our Friday Challenges will resume NEXT Friday. Don't miss out on this one as it will be hosted by Michelle Pearson.
A Christmas Bird
Paper: BG Wassail; Bazzil Barkley and Java CS
Embellishments: BG Wassail Rub-On's; Prima gold leaf; Ranger Distressed Stickles in Gold
Stamps: SU Small Script
Ink: Versafine Black
Accessories: SU Small Oval Punch; SU Ticket Corner Punch; Sizzix Bird Bigz Dies; Foam Pop Adhesives
Size: 4.25" x 5.25" rectangular
Christmas Gifts Surprise Message
Paper: BG Wassail; Bazzil Barkley CS
Embellishments: BG Wassail Rub On's; Red Sequined Ribbon from Joann's
Stamps: $1 Michael's stamp bin "Merry Christmas"
Ink: SU Baroque Burgandy
Accesories: Fiskars Scoring Blade; EK Success 1.25" Circle Punch; Foam Pop Adhesives;
Size: 5.5" x 4.25" Pop Up Card that folds down flat
Circle Medallion
Paper: BG Wassail; Bazzil Barkley and Java CS
Embellishments: Heidi Swapp Clear Bling
Stamps: SU Best Yet
Ink: SU Baroque Burgandy
Accessories: EK Success Wrought Iron and 1" Circle Punches; SU Scalloped Border, Ticket Corner and Designer Label Punches; EK Success Circle Cutter and Swivel Knife; Sizzix Bird Bigz Die.
Size: 6" x 6" square
Be Jolly Snowflake Flurry
Paper: BG Wassail; Bazzil Java CS
Embellishments: BG Wassail Rub On's and Brads; Gold Leafing Pen; QK Jolly Font Set
Accesories: EK Success Circle Cutter and Swivel Knife; Foam Pop Adhesives;
Size: 5.5" x 4.25" rectangle
5 comments:
Love them! All of them! Beautiful, elegant, totally gorgeous.
Wow! Those are gorgeous! I love every single one of them.
WOW, WOW WOW, every single one of them is just stunning, full of different techniques, full of inspiration!!!! I adore these card creations of yours, but than again, everything you do, really. I so want to lift all of them!! They are drop dead gorgeous!!!!
Your cards are gorgous, Ching!! I love them all!! I hope they are on the BG Gallery!!
OMGoodness! Your cards are just stunning!! I love the first bird one the best, but they are all beautiful!
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