Friday's Post

Merry & Bright

Christmas is approaching quickly and I have started to make a few cards. I am not a demonstrator for any specific stamp company, so I use a lot of different stamps and sometimes combine stamps with each other to get the effect I want.

I have been looking at a lot of different Pinterest post and find a wealth of inspiration from them.  If I CASE a card I will let you know where it is from and who designed it originally.

The card shown above is from Stamps by Judith, however, the papers are from Stampin' Up!

This is a standard A2 top-fold card.

The background paper is Bravo Burgundy cut to 5.25" x 4" and adhered to the Whisper White base card. Small snowflakes were added to the bravo Burgundy using VersaMark.
Next, I cut a piece of Whisper White 3" x 3.75" and stamped my image and colored it using Stampin' Up  and Copic markers.
    Old Olive, Bashful Blue (candle plate), Sepia and Walnut for the boughs and pine cones.
    Bravo Burgundy, Yo-Yo Yellow and Pumpkin Pie, for the candles.
    Glitter was added to the flames, although it is hard to see in the picture.
    Stickles, Frosted Lace was added to the pine needles to give it some punch.
Then, a piece of gold mirror paper was cut to 4" x 3.25" to back the focal image.
Finally, the stars and dots were added just for a little extra flavor.

Inside I stamped, "May this holiday find you surrounded by those you love."

Well, I hope this is the first of many entries I make and the first of many cards I share with you.
Thanks for stopping by and come again soon.
You can see my cards for sale on Etsy, go to grammysgreetingcards, I try to add a few new ones each week.

Maureen