I used a few different ideas for adding dimension--light and dark stamping, a woodgrain impression plate and popping up the sentiment panel with foam tape. I saw a beautiful card in the current Paper Crafts Holiday Cards magazine, by Meredith MacRitchie, which was the idea behind this design. There are so many pretty cards and tags in this addition and it's well worth the money for inspiring you for your holiday projects. The vintage cream panel was stamped with the pine boughs, in olive, flowers in riding hood red and I daubered around the edges with crumb cake. Then I used the PTI woodgrain impression plate before attaching it to the crumb cake card base. The sentiment was stamped with early espresso, diecut with Nestabilities curved rectangles, daubered and popped up with foam tape. I added some pure poppy twill ribbon to finish.
Date: Monday, October 8, 2012 GMT Views: 1291
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Mon, Oct 08, 2012 @ 12:11 PM
Wow Sue, your stamped and eb flower background is absolutely stunning. Love how you kept your embellishments and sentiment small enough not to cover up your bg. LOVE it all, TFS
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Mon, Oct 08, 2012 @ 12:26 PM
I like the combination!
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Registered: April 21, 2012 Location: North Texas Posts: 1055
Mon, Oct 08, 2012 @ 2:40 PM
Lovely, lovely card, Sue! I know those are poinsettias and pine boughs, but they have a decidedly tropical feel to them. Great way to make your own bg paper!!
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