It always surprises me what I find on my desk when I resort to cleaning it off. The card I have for today is from an extra class packet from the beginning of the month. As I went to put the pieces away I looked at the opposite side of the DSP and had an idea. It resulted in the same layout as previously, but a different look. I will share both cards.
STAMP BUNDLE
The stamps used are from the Reindeer Fun Bundle. This is such a fun stamp set. The Dies offer a lot more extras than there are stamps for. To create this sentiment, I used a stamp that I needed to separate. Since I was not going to cut the stamp apart, I used the mask method to cover the section not wanted. First I covered everything except Christmas, and inked that with Real Red Ink. I removed the mask and then stamped it between the DSP pieces. Next I masked the Christmas and inked the rest with Garden Green Ink. A simple thing to do that has really nice results. **Remember to clean the stamp well between stamping! Additionally, since this is a photopolymer stamp set, it is really easy to stamp exactly where you want.
The extra where the Die set came into play is the little set of bells in the upper left corner. My color choices were red or green. With the bells being against the Christmas, I opted for green bells. Maybe that isn’t traditional, but I think they work okay. The Die leaves enough of a white border to help the red ribbon stand out from the red layer. Sometimes I wish that white border wasn’t there but not this time.
PAPERS
This adorable scenery of different deer is from the Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper. The opposite side is the large plaid . That was the side used on the previous card. When I saw these sweet scenes, I knew I had to use this some way. Then when I saw the sentiment I used everything came together. At least in my mind! Plus I agree that Christmas is better together!
To get the other colors I always refer to the DSP. In this case, I replaced one color that had been in the packet . I kept the Garden Green and replaced Granny Apple Green with Real Red for the layers.
EXTRAS
The bling on this card is one I had to modify. I wanted red accents and did not have any. So I pulled regular Rhinestones and colored them with Real Red Stampin’ Blends. There is one on the ribbon of the bells, and then one on each end of the sentiment.
MEASUREMENTS
The card base of Garden Green is 4 1/4 X 11, with a layer of Real Red measuring 3 3/4 X 5. The DSP is a 3 1/2 square piece that is cut on the diagonal. It is then layered on a piece of Basic White measuring 3 1/2 X 4 3/4. The DSP is added flush with the top and side, or bottom and side. Only the center of the Basic White shows.
Here is the previous card I mentioned. It is the same layout with the DSP raised using dimensionals.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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