Friday, October 16, 2020

Merry Christmas

A few weeks ago, I made this card using the "Arrow Coverplate" die from Sugar Pea Designs:
Looking at the leftover positive pieces, I thought it would be fun to adhere them to card base for a unique background.  And it was fun, but quite time consuming.  I first colored the pieces randomly with some reds, teals, and a gold paint pen.  Then, I laid them back into the spaces in the actual die and used a piece of "Press n' Seal" to hold them all in place.  I then added liquid glue to the back of each piece and adhered them to the card.  It didn't turn out perfectly, but it did create a fun look.
I die cut the Merry Christmas sentiment three times from white card stock and colored on of them with the same gold paint pen.  I die cut a circle from vellum, to give the sentiment a place to rest and help distinguish it from the background.  I added a few punched snowflakes and several gold sequins to finish it off.  

Supplies:

Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; STAMPlorations Merry Christmas die; Sugar Pea Designs "Arrow Coverplate" die
Martha Stewart snowflake punch

Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday #461--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Crimbo Crackers #217--anything goes
Cardz TV #125--anything goes
STAMPlorations Anything Goes--anything goes using STAMPlorations product










STAMPlorations CAS--anything goes with the optional twist: gray and orange












Fab n Funky #498--keep it simple
Penny's #482--anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. #573--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas

 

5 comments:

Lori Turner said...

Super cute cards! I love them both - thanks for joining us at Krafty Chicks Challenge this week xoxoxo

Sheryl said...

Heather thi sis such a bright cheerful card. Love it!
Thank you so much for entering our challenge this week at CRAFT Challenge, looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx CRAFT DT

Cindy said...

Pretty cards. Thanks for sharing with us at MLC.

Pink Unicorn said...

What an inventive way to use up the pieces from your die cuts! Both cards are great but I especially love the colourful Christmas card. Thank you for playing along with the STAMPlorations CAS Challenge. We hope to see you back again soon! Karola, DT, InvisiblePinkCards

Helen said...

A great card - thanks for sharing it with us at Love to Craft.

Helen x