A Very Memorable Holiday
Hi readers! Happy Thursday to you! I have some fabulous holiday inspiration to share with you today from Deborah Nolan. It’s never too early to start on holiday cards, right?!
Enjoy!
Hello, readers! I’m so pleased and honored to have been invited to do a guest post here at the Simon Says Stamp blog and hope my card today will inspire you.
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- Make top-folding 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base.
- Temporarily adhere card to scrap paper with washi tape and then adhere stencil on top with washi tape. (This will prevent anything from moving.)
- Apply Hero Arts Silver ink to stencil using a pouncing motion, remove stencil and heat set.
- Cut 5″ x 6″ panel of white cardstock and cover completely with Delicata ink by gently brushing your ink pad against the paper and heat set.
- Temporarily adhere Woodland Tree Silhouette to silver inked panel with washi tape and die cut.
- Adhere Woodland Tree Silhouette to card front using Tombow and Quickie Glue roller pen (for the tight spots).
- Color scrap of white paper with Copic R39 and die cut Resting Birds; adhere to card using foam circles.
- Color two more scraps of white paper with Copic R39 and die cut Alphabet Soup six times; adhere first layer of “Merry Christmas” to card, follow with second layer. (The QuickStik is truly invaluable for this part!)
- Adhere gems.
T I P
While making this card, I discovered that you can make your own shimmer paper by swabbing a heavy cardstock with Delicata ink and then heat setting.
Thanks for having me and have a blessed day!
Deborah
Thanks for reading today and thanks to Deborah for sharing this lovely inspiration today!
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Love this card!
Gorgeous card! So elegant!
Love the cardinals.
Gorgeous card! Love that tree!!!!
So pretty! Great tip about making shimmer paper.
Love the tree
Oh my gorgeous!!
Love the red birds, great contrast. Nice card.
I must try this Delicata ink!
Elegant and stunning! I love the pop of red!
Deborah. . Thanks so much for the step by step instructions. . I really love how ur birds rest on the branches. . Also the choice of hero arts silver makes the card so rich
This is such a lovely, classy-looking card
What a lovely card.
Cheers
Ela
Stunning!
Super effect created by those inks and diecutting!
Thanks for the awesome tip re the Delicata Ink – have just got myself a gold pad and was struggling to get great coverage – too easy really lol.
Lovely card. Also love the subtle rhinestone accents.
This is beautiful! I love these birds!
Lovely. It’s such a peaceful card. The silver and white combo are really striking.
Such a beautiful card. Very classy!
Absolutely gorgeous! Those red birds just pop! Glorious Christmas scene! Love it!
You are so right, it is never too early to start on Christmas cards. This is beautiful. Love the tree.
Stunning! Love the sparkle!! Those red birds add just the right amount of cheer!
So pretty! Love the softness of the snowflake background.
So pretty! Love the red birds.
A simple yet stunning card
That tree-die is one that is on the top of my list! Think this card is beautiful and one you can make a lot of if you have still so much cards to make!
Lovely card!!!
Love that idea of making your own shimmer paper, and also colouring white card-stock red (why not!). Your snowflake background is lovely, too. What a peaceful scene–beautiful job.
Gorgeous card! So elegant. Would love to send this out to friends.
Such a stunning card!
I love that you can make your own sparkle paper!
Love the silver and red.
Amazing card. Just love the colors. Thanks for the tip about the simmer paper using the ink. What a great idea.
Such an amazing card!! I love it!
Very pretty card! Love the little cardinals in the tree!
Love the silver embossed ink, such a soft and elegant look with the white and pop of red!
Beautiful card, and I love the pop of red with the silver.
Absolutely beautiful! I am learning more every day about using stencils. Thanks!
Beautiful and elegant, I am ready for Christmas.
Beautiful card. Very effective.
Elegant card! Love it!
What delicate and elegant card!! I love it! Thanks for sharing
Gorgeous card and thanks for the tip on making your own shimmer paper.
Such a striking card.
Wow! How incredible!
So pretty! I love your card!
This is a very simple and elegant card. I LOVE the little birds. And thanks for the tip about making our own shimmer paper. Very cool.
Love the card! Very pretty shimmer. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice! Love the simplicity