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‘Tis the Season…

‘Tis the Season…

Hello Everyone,

What better way to ring in December than a card with brightly colored ornaments…’tis the season, isn’t it?

This card was created using the Avery Elle Retro Ornament stamp and die set and the Scalloped Dies by Neat & Tangled.  The ornaments in this set really struck a cord with me since I grew up with ornaments just like these!  I tried to color them in the old time colors I remember.  I’d tell you the decade…but then it would date me!

 

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I like to stamp, color and cut out all the components first so I can place them here or there until I settle on a design.  With all this in mind, I started by stamping with Memento Tuxedo Black the ornaments and colored them with two of my very favorite things, Copic markers and Finetec metallic paints.  If you remember these kinds of ornaments or have some now, you know that the indented areas are usually metallic silver or gold.  That’s where the Finetec metallic colors are so great!

By the way, don’t worry about hunting down the colors used.  As always, they are all listed in the supply list, as well as a key for the colors used for each ornament below.

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I have just loved the retro colors of turquoise and red used lately in so many wonderful cards on Instagram so I wanted to incorporate those colors here.  Using the Scallop die set by Neat & Tangled, I cut one from white card stock and one from the Candy Necklace card stock.  By the way, at the same time, from white card stock, I cut a banner from the dies included in the Scalloped die set.

Then, starting with a piece of white card stock and a blending tool, I very lightly started blending Forest Moss distress ink at the top and then added Peacock Feathers until it feathered out to very light color to the middle of the panel.

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Next, the pine bough was stamped on this panel.  The main bough was stamped in Forest Moss distress ink and a few smaller boughs were stamped in the Peacock Feathers ink. The final touch was to add ‘snow’ to the top of the boughs with the Snow Marker and heat set it so it puffed up.

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A few stars in gold and silver were added to the panel using the Delicata 4 metallic set.  Then, after  the ornaments were positioned (some on foam tape for dimension), a silver line was added to connect the ornament to the bough. The Uniball Silver Gel Pen made quick work of that. Finally, tiny silver bows were added to the top of each ornament.

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Next up, I added foam tape to the back of the turquoise scalloped frame, then added the white frame directly on top of the turquoise frame but slightly offset. The frames were then added to the panel with the ornaments. Then I colored the previously cut banner with the Festive Berries Distress Ink, added the sentiment and attached to the edges of the frame.

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For assembly, I started with a white card base, added a red and white diagonally striped card stock layer and then the final layer with the frame and ornaments all attached.

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Supply List:

Avery Elle Retro Ornaments Stamp Set

Avery Elle
Retro
Ornaments
Stamp Set

Avery Elle Retro Ornaments Die Set

Avery Elle
Retro
Ornaments
Die Set

Neat & Tangled Scallop Die Set

Neat &
Tangled
Scallop
Die Set

Neenah 110lb. Solar White card stock

Neenah 110lb.
Solar White
card stock

Penny Black Holiday Trimmings Paper Pak

Penny
Black
Holiday
Trimmings
Paper Pak

Bazzill Candy Necklace Card stock

Bazzill
Candy
Necklace
Card stock

Forest Moss Distress Ink

Forest
Moss
Distress
Ink

Peacock Feathers Distress Ink

Peacock
Feathers
Distress
Ink

Delicata 4 color Metallic Ink

Delicata
4 color
Metallic
Ink

Festive Berries Distress Ink

Festive
Berries
Distress
Ink

FINETEC PEARL WATER COLORS

FINETEC
PEARL
WATER
COLORS

Blending Tool

Blending
Tool

RV04 Copic Marker

RV04
Copic
Marker

RV66 Copic Marker

RV66
Copic
Marker

RV69 Copic

RV69
Copic

BG45 Copic Marker

BG45
Copic
Marker

BG49 Copic Marker

BG49
Copic
Marker

BG18 Copic Marker

BG18
Copic
Marker

V22 Copic Marker

V22
Copic
Marker

V17 Copic Marker

V17
Copic
Marker

V09 Copic Marker

V09
Copic
Marker

Snow Marker

Snow
Marker

Uni-Ball Silver Gel Pen

Uni-Ball
Silver
Gel
Pen

Foam Tape

Foam
Tape

DMC Silver Metallic thread

DMC
Silver
Metallic
thread

ATG Tape Gun

ATG
Tape
Gun

Tuxedo Black

Tuxedo
Black

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

  • December 7, 2016

    Amy Cooley

    Wow, I just love the look of these retro ornaments and the fun, bright colors!

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