Lolly & Sand: Christmas card

Sunday, 15 November 2020

Peace on Earth Ink on Vellum Christmas Card & Blog Hop!

Happy Sunday everyone and thank you for popping by today! The theme for this month was to design a Christmas card that's a fun-fold, gift card holder or any style. I went with 'any style'.

Here's my card!

About a month ago I was playing with inks on vellum, left them to dry and kind of forgot about them. You may have seen other demonstrators using this technique - it's fun and super messy. Anyway, having watched fellow demonstrator Barry from Mitosu Crafts make a gorgeous ink on vellum card, I decided to create this card!

There are a few different ways to do this technique. Here's how I Inked the Vellum:

I cut a sheet of vellum in quarters, then used my Spritzer filled with rubbing alcohol to cover the surface of the vellum
Next, I put one drop of Pacific Point Ink Refill on one side of the vellum, and one drop of Coastal Cabana on the other
I spritzed rubbing alcohol again, but just on the drops of ink
I picked up the paper to allow the ink to run, then spritzed close to the vellum to help create un-inked areas

Note: if you want deeper tones, you may want to wait until til try, then start the process again.

I didn't use my heat tool to dry the ink, and I think that helped my vellum from curling. If I had, I would have taped the vellum down to prevent the curling from the heat tool.

On Tuesday November 17, I'll be doing a Facebook Live on my Lolly and Sand Page to make a very similar card. All the measurements will be given during the video.

I embossed the tree image from Rooted in Nature using Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, then cut it using one of the Nature's Root Dies. Next, I embossed the sentiment, from Wrapped in Christmas using White Stampin' Emboss Powder. You'll find the Polar Bear die in the Snow Globe Scenes dies. For the finishing touches I used our Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes & Playful Pets ribbon.

WATCH MY INK ON VELLUM TECHNIQUE VIDEO

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I love this card and I hope you do as well. It's not a typical traditional Christmas card, however it is unique and I'm certain the recipient will be delighted!

OOOH...Guess what coming soon!!!!

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To continue on our Stamping Symphony Blog Hop:

Leena - A La Cards

Sandy - Lolly & Sand (you're here)

Barb - JustBStamping

Jen - StampingJen

Leigh - SimpLeigh Stamping

Laurel - Laurel Davis Crafted

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Thursday, 1 October 2020

Stampin' Up! Perfectly Plaid - Positive Inkers Global Design Team Blog Hop October 2020

Welcome my crafty friends to another Positive Inkers Global Design Team Blog Hop! Our theme for this hop is Non-traditional Christmas colours.

For my card, I used the Perfectly Plaid & Merry Moose stamp sets. All the products for this card as well as all Stampin' Up! products can be purchased through my Online Store.

Using my Water Painters, I pretty much soaked the Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper. Next, I placed a drop or two of re-inker onto my largest acrylic block, diluted the ink with a bit of water and 'painted' the colour onto the watercolour paper in about a 1.5 inch strip. Then I carried on with the next colour, and so on, until the paper.

Re-inker colours: So Saffron, Mango Melody, Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Flirty Flamingo, Cinnamon Cider, Gorgeous Grape, Magenta Madness. What can I say - I like playing with colours!

Once dry, I heat embossed the tree image using White Embossing Powder.

And then....I cut them using the Tree Punch. The trees I chose for my card were Pool Party, Balmy Blue and Flirty Flamingo with So Saffron.

I embossed Whisper White using one of the Wrapped in Texture embossing folders, then cut it using a Tasteful Label die. Do you see a bit of sparkle? That's our Black Glitter Paper from the Aug-Dec Mini Catalogue! I cut it using the largest scalloped Layering Oval die. To bring balance to the card, the card base is Basic Black.

I just love the font in this sentiment! It's heat embossed in Silver, and cut using one of the Stitched Rectangle dies. The look of texture in the Peony Garden DSP is amazing! And...from Oct 1-31 this DSP, along with other selections are on sale! Check out the flyer HERE