Hello Friends!
Today I’m taking a break from the hot temperatures and Fall cards with a mish-mash of Christmas inspired products. Some are old, some are new, but all are current and orderable in the catalogs. Over the past couple of posts, I’ve let you all in on the fact that I love being in the middle of a quiet forest. With all that’s going on in this world, it’s a place to experience nothing but peace and quiet. A place where one can just relax and breathe in the earthy, natural smells and bask in the gloriousness of God’s creation!
As I pondered the holiday season this year, I wondered if, by some chance, folks would put aside their differences and simply allow “Peace On Earth” (please?)… Oh what a wonderful world that would be, right?
This card today was inspired by my love of forests and my prayer for God’s peace for every living soul on this earth!
LET’S GET INKY!
Materials Used:
Paper:
- Stampin’ Up (SU) Whisper White Cardstock for card base – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″; score and fold in half at 4 1/4″.
- I chose to use a second Whisper White panel the same size as the card base front (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) on which to build my scene, to give the card more substance after embossing with the Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder. Also a scrap for the sentiment tag on card front.
- Shaded Spruce – approximately half a sheet (8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″) to crop fur boughs from.
- Cinnamon Cider – scrap for pinecones.
- Early Espresso – scrap for pinecones.
- Gold Foil Paper – scrap for stars and 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ strip.
- For the card inside, you will need a Shaded Spruce panel 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″, and a Whisper White panel 5 1/4″ x 4″.
Stamp Sets Used:
- Wrapped In Christmas (front sentiment)
- For Unto Us (inside sentiment)
Ink:
- Early Espresso
Accessories:
- Beautiful Boughs Dies
- Stitched Stars Dies
- Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder
- Gold cord – Wonder Of The Season Ribbon Combo
- Real Red 3/8″ Sheer Ribbon
- Mini Glue-dots
Putting It Together:
- Emboss the Whisper White 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ panel using the Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder. (If you choose to omit this panel, then emboss the front of the card base and build upon that.)
- Using the Beautiful Boughs Dies and Shaded Spruce CS, crop out 3 of the larger branches, and 2 of the smaller branches.
- Use Snips (scissors) to cut the branches apart into separate boughs.
- Arrange these across the top of your card panel and adhere down.
- Adhere the 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ strip of Gold Foil Paper across the top, over the top of the bough ends to hide them.
- Crop out the pinecones using the small pinecone dies in Beautiful Boughs. The bottom layer is Cinnamon Cider, top layer is Early Espresso. (Cut 2 of each)
- Apply a 6 1/4″ piece of Real Red Sheer Ribbon over the top of the Gold Foil Paper, attaching the ends to the back of the panel with glue dots or tape. (Layering over the gold foil gives a pretty sheen under the sheer ribbon)
- Adhere the pinecones in a “cluster” just right of center.
- Tie a small bow with a piece of the Real Red Sheer Ribbon and place over the top of the pinecones.
- Stamp the “Peace on earth” sentiment from “Wrapped In Christmas” in Early Espresso ink on a scrap of Whisper White CS.
- Crop the sentiment out using the tag die in the Beautiful Boughs Dies.
- Ink the edges of the tag with Early Espresso ink and a sponge.
- Apply tag to front panel.
- Crop three small stars and one medium sized star from Gold Foil Paper using Stitched Stars Dies.
- Cut 4 short pieces (approx. 2″) of the Gold Cord and using a glue dot or liquid glue, attach to the back of each star.
- Use Mini Glue Dots to adhere ends of cords up amongst the fir boughs.
- Cut 3 more pieces of the Gold Cord, approx 3 – 4″, and tie three small bows. Trim ends as needed.
- Use Mini Glue Dots to adhere the bows to the tops of the strings suspending the stars. (I tucked one of the strings up under the pinecones, thus the need for only 3 bows!)
- Use a fine-tip glue bottle or Mini Glue Dots to adhere the stars to the card front.
- Adhere the 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ now fully embellished panel to the cardbase front.
- For the card inside, stamp the sentiment from “For Unto Us” in Early Espresso on the Whisper White panel.
- Adhere to the Shaded Spruce mat and adhere that to the cardbase inside.
Done!!
This card is a little bit labor-intensive with all of the die-cutting and glue-dotting of the strings, bows and stars, but I’m pleased with the end-result! Let me know what you think!
And, if you’re a praying person, let’s all join in praying for peace on earth!!!
Until next time, I hope you get INKY!
Janet
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