Hi! Another recycled Christmas card! This will be a quick one, I promise! :o)
I apologize, but I forgot to take a photo of my card before cutting it up. I hope you can envision what it may have looked like before it became a series of small squares, lol! I took my cues from the card itself with the window in the background. I chose my card base from the colors in the card and, with the children featured alongside their little doggy, I decided to make it a lighthearted one at that! :o)
Before adhering the "window panes" to my card base, I decided to create my own "window frame" by scoring the card into sections using my scoring tool. I then inked each scoreline with a pale pink ink and added my card squares. Using my Martha Stewart punch, I cut the snow flakes--some from matte cardstock and some from glittered cardstock. I cropped the sentiment from the card, added brads from the office supply store (which I glittered myself using Glossy Accents and glass glitter over top), as well as pine sprigs with--you guessed it, my Martha Stewart punch! Once I was finished, I spritzed the entire card front with iridescent gold Glimmer Mist. I really like the way it turned out.
The inside of the card is rather plain, but it offers a nice contrast to the busy front.
The sentiment was cropped with my Spellbinders die and inked around the edges. I further adorned it with more pine sprigs and little "holly berries" from my stash of epoxy stickers. I love those things!
I then added a few more snowflakes (two matte with rhinestones), and spritzed the inside with Glimmer Mist. There are a few little droplets where the mist was not so "misty", but I think it adds to the whimsical, lighthearted charm of the card, don't you think? :o}
Well, that's it for today! Thank you for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day!
Merilee
Recipe:
I apologize, but I forgot to take a photo of my card before cutting it up. I hope you can envision what it may have looked like before it became a series of small squares, lol! I took my cues from the card itself with the window in the background. I chose my card base from the colors in the card and, with the children featured alongside their little doggy, I decided to make it a lighthearted one at that! :o)
Before adhering the "window panes" to my card base, I decided to create my own "window frame" by scoring the card into sections using my scoring tool. I then inked each scoreline with a pale pink ink and added my card squares. Using my Martha Stewart punch, I cut the snow flakes--some from matte cardstock and some from glittered cardstock. I cropped the sentiment from the card, added brads from the office supply store (which I glittered myself using Glossy Accents and glass glitter over top), as well as pine sprigs with--you guessed it, my Martha Stewart punch! Once I was finished, I spritzed the entire card front with iridescent gold Glimmer Mist. I really like the way it turned out.
The inside of the card is rather plain, but it offers a nice contrast to the busy front.
The sentiment was cropped with my Spellbinders die and inked around the edges. I further adorned it with more pine sprigs and little "holly berries" from my stash of epoxy stickers. I love those things!
I then added a few more snowflakes (two matte with rhinestones), and spritzed the inside with Glimmer Mist. There are a few little droplets where the mist was not so "misty", but I think it adds to the whimsical, lighthearted charm of the card, don't you think? :o}
Well, that's it for today! Thank you for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day!
Merilee
Recipe:
Cardstock: Pink and White Cardstock-my stash; White Glitter Cardstock-Best Occasions Glitter Paper Pack
Punches: Martha Stewart-Pine Sprig and Snowflake
Embellishments: Rhinestones-my stash; Epoxy Stickers-Recollections
Ink: Martha Stewart Create Pigment Ink pads-Pink
Adhesives: 3M Foam Tape; Zots; ATG Gun, Glossy Accents
Other: Brads-#4 Brass Plated Fasteners-OfficeMax; Emporium Glass Glitter by Wendy Addison-Antique Pink; Glimmer Mist-Iridescent Gold
Tools: Big Kick; Spellbinders Nestabilities-Classic Rectangles Large; Martha Stewart Scoring Board
Wonderful creations!!! I like your blog very much!!! Kisses & hugs!
ReplyDeleteHi Merilee! It was so good to see you pop in to my blog tonight! Your recycled card is just fabulous!!! I love recycling cards... and the window effect is wonderful! Love the sparkle of the inside! Hope your week is going wonderfully!
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