I used the incredibly awesome Pile of Gifts die from Simon Says Stamp Stamptember release. I put Be Creative tape on a piece of card stock and stuck it on behind the negative cut out. For some cards I diecut the gift pile out of metallic papers and pieced it all back in. For others, I cut the gift pile out of the paper backing from the Be Creative tape, and pieced it back in. This allowed me to remove individual pieces and fill the areas in with different glitters. I found that a 5mm ball stylus was very good for pushing the glitter into the tape. I attached stripes of metallic paper down the sides of each card and then mounted the diecut panel with foam tape. All the stamped sentiments are from the first two JustRite stamp sets I ever bought. (You know you like a stamp when, years later, it's still your go to.) The sets are Christmas Nested Sentiments and Christmas Nested Frames and Occasions. I also used the Christmas Nested Sentiments on the inside of my cards and a sentiment from a newer JustRite set, Christmas Labels Twenty. On some of the cards I used the Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder by Ranger, and it is just so beautiful!
I have lots of photos. I am really crazy about these cards!
I am linking to :
JustRite Christmas Linky Party: http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/2014/10/christmas-linky-party.html
Simon Says Stamp "Show Us What You Made" : http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/show-us-what-you-made/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FzvpCX+%28Simon+Says+Stamp+Blog%21%29
Hiding In My Craft Room, Any Holiday : http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2014/10/himcr-171-any-holiday.html
Allsorts Challenge Christmas: http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/week-282-christmas.html
Wow!!! Shona, girl these are really pretty. I see why you took several photos. My fave is the gold and silver glitter one.
ReplyDeleteBTW...Thanks for the comments you left on my blog. I hope you're not still mad at me :)
Well Shona these are just gorgeous thanks for sharing your inspiration Ireally need to get started on my cards .
ReplyDeleteFab creation. Thanks for joining Allsorts challenge. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting
Tracy x
awesome! love your colors! You have been busy!
ReplyDeleteWow these are gorgeous Shona, love the die cutting and all the shine and glitter behind the gifts! I'm lost as to how you created these, but what an awesome group of cards and so many! Have a great day, Shirleyx
ReplyDeleteLovely collection of cards.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at Allsorts 'Christmas' challenge and good luck x Susan x
What a wonderful die!!!! I love all the cards, who doesn't love glittery and shiney things?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at Hiding in My Craft Room!
Samantha
–HIMCR DT
Designs by Sammy
Such a fun group of cards!! When a die works for you use it!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Hiding in my Craft Room
Cheers Jennie DTM
Jenscrapstoo
Hi Shona, thanks for your comments at my blog. Ryn's water effects stamps are amazing. I haven't heard from JustRite, have you? Have a great weekend, Shirleyxx
ReplyDeleteHi Shona. Thanks for checking in on me. I'm still hanging around in blogland. I haven't been crafting much since our basement flooded in the summer. Most of my stuff was down there and although I didn't lose a whole lot, I did have to sort through stuff and re-arrange stuff and am somewhat "homeless" with regards to my craft room. I am hoping that maybe after Christmas, my craft room gets to "graduate" to one of our main floor spare bedrooms if dear hub is willing to do it. We just remodeled our bedroom because we are getting a new bed, so we've been busy with that.
ReplyDeleteI have been getting bad migraines (I have had one all day today) and am just getting over a sinus infection, so my health hasn't been too reliable.
I'll get back to crafting soon, I hope. Until then, I am enjoying surfing the crafty blogland!