Emboss for Christmas like a BOSS.
Hi readers, happy December DieCember(TM) 1st! What better way to kick off this festive month in celebration of all things die cutting than this fabulous Hero Arts card by Libby Hickson featuring a very fabulous wafer thin die front and center! Be sure to read on for more information on how to recreate this beauty, and please be sure to leave a big Simon welcome to Libby in the comments below!
Enjoy!
Hi! I’m really thrilled to be a guest here for the first time today! And I wanted to share one of my favorite things from the Hero Arts holiday collection – this Paper Layering Christmas Tree die! The die looks like a half tree – you can cut it twice, once on the front of your paper, then again on the back, to create a full tree. I love the dimension it brings to my card! I embossed the entire tree with Hero Arts silver embossing powder. A little bit of Bo Bunny Silver Glitter Paste was added to the center tree for extra sparkle.
The tree is mounted on vellum, which is on top of Echo Park Dots & Stripes paper. I love the font of the “Merry Christmas” greeting from the Hero Arts Color Layering Wreath set. I inked it up in gray using Kelly’s Urban Inks. A few sequins finish off the card.
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Thanks for reading today and another big thanks to Libby for being our guest!
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Gorgeous and classy; the dimensional tree is exceptionally lovely!
~carol
Love how this tree is on the card – lovely TFS
That tree is glorious!!!
Great card! ;-)
wonderful card!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Fabulous dimension with Beautiful silver Christmas tree. And the vellum for the background- Amazing idea.Thanks for inspiration.
Such a pretty card!!
Love the frosty look the vellum adds to this. Hi Libby!
This Hero Arts christmas tree is so pretty. Love the dimension and the way you heat embossed the card with silver to give it a very classy look:)
The enbossing adds such wonderful dimension to the Christmas Tree.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
I’m a huge Libby fan – so happy to see her card here! And it’s gorgeous.
Wow, what a beautiful card! Michelle t
Gorgeous card, that silver is fabulous!
A beautiful tree!
Oh my-that tree is so pretty! Love the pop of color from the sequins & twine too.
Beautiful card! LOVE how you did those trees ♥
Now I now what you might do with a half die. Always wondered.
This card is just gorgeous love the beautiful trees.
Great to see a 3-D card in such a beautiful shape!
Vellum and gold embossing – elegant, striking, classy, gorgeous!!!
VERY nice card!!
Love the great dimension this gives the card but it would still flatten into an envelope for shipping! Gorgeous silver texture the embossing paste creates. Great card Libby!
This is super adorable, and it actually looks pretty easy, even for a beginner!
What a great card
Gorgeous embossing!! Love the silver!
Love the layering tree. So elegant in silver.
Thanks for sharing with us!
That tree is fantastic.
Almost forgot to comment after the 50% off die sale side-tracked me! Had to go shop! haha Welcome Libby! Your card is absolutely beautiful! I love the colors you used, and I’m looking forward to seeing alot more of your creations!
I love the dimension of this lovely card, but I would really like to see a video demo of this die.
Hi Rebecca! This video isn’t of the card I made, but it might help you see how the dies work. It’s over on the Hero Arts blog: http://heroarts.com/ideas/how-tos/paper-layering/
Welcome Libby!!! Gorgeous card!! Great sneak!!
love the pop of blue it really lifts the whole card, which is awesome
Love the dimension in the die-cut tree.
Fabulous embossing and I love polka dots!
Love the silver embossed tree. What an elegant card!
the tree is so pretty! love the silver and the dimension!
Cool 3d tree, love the design!!!
STill one of my favorite supplies … LOve the sneak peeks, and Libby!!! LOve your silver tree!! Welcome!
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The tree really pops.
Beautiful.
thanks for sharing.
What a GORGEOUS card!!
Such a gorgeous card!
Have a blessed day,
Migdalia
*Crafting With Creative M*
Fabulous card! Fabulous tree! And I really love the polka dot paper BG – super cute!
Such a pretty card.
Beautiful card with nontraditional colors.
Love that gorgeous tree!
Wow, love this 3D tree–and the new dies being released look wonderful!
This is beautiful! I love the tree! It’s great to see non-traditional colours too! Looking forward to Die-cember!
Libby, I love your card/tree. So pretty.
Can’t wait for the 3rd. New stuff is always exciting.
I love your card Libby! Such a creative way to use the die! I love all the dimension. TFS
Gorgeous silver Christmas tree!
Love the new dies, can’t wait!