Ack! Can it possibly be almost time to make some Christmas cards? We papercrafters have to work ahead on the big projects! Today is the JustRite Stampers August Blog Hop. I chose the cardinal image from the Christmas Treasures set (shown below) and the 3-1/4" round stamper to make my card, pairing it with some Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly paper (Merry Berry), and some PaperTrey Shimmery Gold cardstock and Stampin' Up Sage Shadow cardstock.
I stamped the cardinal and birdhouse image on Natural White cardstock (a pale cream) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored the image with the Copic markers pictured below.
Next, I die cut the focal image with a Spellbinders Classic Circle die and left it in the die while I airbrushed a two-toned background using Copic markers BG02 and Y23. I discovered too late that my picture of this process wasn't focused perfectly, but I'm including it anyway so that you can see what I did. I added some white Liquid Applique to the roof of the birdhouse after the airbrushing step.
I stamped the image a second time on Shimmery Gold cardstock with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Filigree Gold Detail Embossing Powder. I used a gold paint pen to outline the image and mounted the marker-colored image on top of the gold text ring before mounting both pieces on my previously prepared card front.
Ribbon on the card front is PaperTrey's Sheer Gold and Pure Poppy Satin. You can't see it well, but the edge of the music cardstock is scalloped with a Spellbinders Fancy Scalloped Pierceability die.
This is a huge blog hop, as you can see from the list below. So if you are looking for some great Christmas card ideas, follow the hop!
Becca Feeken
Sankari Wegman
Sharon Johnson
Kazan Clark
Sharon Harnist
Laura Davis
Michelle Woerner
Taylor Van Bruggen
Jenn Balcer
Michelle Wooderson
Lori Craig
Lauren Meader
Beate Johns
Barb Schram
Kimberly Crawford
Michele Kovack
Jami Bova
Kellie Fortin
Jennifer Buck
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Lisa Somerville
Gerrie Johnnic
Kathy Jones
Debbie Seyer
Kim Sonksen
Terre Fry
Sheryl Dickinson
Bonnie Sharp
Mary Pfaff
Holly Simoni
Angela Robledo
