Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Magic of Christmas

I wanted to capture a magical and warm feeling on my card, what better way than to create a wreath of snowflakes! There is something so wonderfully magical about snowflakes dont you think?
So I pulled out all the snowflake punches, dies and chipboard I had.
I started out with the chipboard since they would take most of the prep. I sprayed them with Studio Calico white ink and then added a coat of Stickles.. Then I cut out some pink felt snowflakes with my dies. And finally cut out a few random vellum and card stock snowflakes.

For the card base I first masked out a circle and then stamped the base with my Hero Arts magical background stamp with some Versamark ink (yep I wanted it to be magical and I was gonna get magical!!) ha ha:-).
Then I took off the circle mask and used my Calico white spray and randomly spritzed my base to create a snowy feel, just like Lucy Abrams did in this video..

Now it's time for embellishing. I laid down all the elements to see how I could position them and then carefully stuck them down with glossy accents. (This was the only adhesive I rely on when I need something to stay put)




As you can see, I filled in the gaps with buttons and pearls. I love the way it looks now!
Oh, btw.. Those silver glitter stars are made by printing a couple of stars on white card stock, cutting them out and applying a coat of Silver Stickles on them:-)

Then I wrapped a strip of vellum on the base, and then topped with some twill tape( because it goes so perfectly with Kraft) and finally layered the stamped sentiment.

With a final bit of'stitching' and a ribbon bow, my card was done!



Thanks for dropping by today, hope you have a crafty and fun weekend!
Happy Stamping!

Supplies list:

Hero Arts stamps- Joy to all( clear sentiment stamp set) and the Magical Background cling stamp
Snowflake dies by Die-namics
Snowflake punch by Martha Stewart
Chipboard snowflakes by Maya Road
Felt from craft supplies shop on Etsy
Pearls- Hero Arts and Keiser craft
Buttons- Basic Grey
Ink- Studio Calico
Stickles by Ranger
Glossy Accents used as adhesive
White Gel pen



12 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Michelle, I just went WOW! when I saw this over at Flickr...hugs

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  2. Wow! What a stunning creation, Michelle! Just love the way your wreath turned out! The colors are so soft and pretty! Beautifully done! :)

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  3. This is purely the most beautiful Christmas card I've seen yet!

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  4. WOW !! I'm so mad myself that this isn't my card, my idea :( I want this card!! It's perfect!
    P E R F E C T !!
    congrats

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  5. WOW!! Michelle this is absolutely stunning! I LOVE this!! Such a beautiful wreath! I also want this card! :)

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  6. this is really gorgeous! Adore your layered snowflakes and especially in the delicate colors too!

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  7. Add me to the Wow club, Michelle! This is such a gorgeous wreath, the colors are so soft and pretty and the way you arranged the snowflakes, buttons and gems is brilliant! LOVE this!

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  8. SO so gorgeous!! The wreath is simply amazing - love all the different elements you have in it! Beautiful touch with the spray! :)

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  9. This is a totally amazing creation, Michelle. The colors, snowflakes and spritzed bg- it's all so beautiful!! Congrats on your win :)

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  10. wow! i am in love, Michelle! gorgeous wreath and i adore the simple design. so very pretty! sorry for not visiting for so long. hope you are well. big hugs! =) hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  11. I ADORE your card, Michelle, and I'm your newest follower...thanks for the wonderful inspiration!

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