I had a number (maybe 8 or 10) pre-printed, pre-cut window frames in my stash. I think they came with other crafty odds and ends that the thrift store had given me. I decided to use some of them for Christmas cards. Since this is the first time I've used any of them, I am entering this card into Challenge #69 on the NBUS blog.
After inking the edges of all the frames, I went online to the Bing.Create program to create an AI image for a scene outside the window.
I ended up printing an entire sheet of cardstock full of the small images I had created, I began by gluing the window frame directly over an image and then carefully cutting around it.
I added some DSP to my card front, with a strip of gold DSP to cover the splice. Then I popped up my window onto the front of the card.
Finally, I die-cut a white cat, inked its edges with some gray ink and adhered him to the window sill, as though it is watching the lighted tree.
The sentiment was stamped, die-cut, and popped up on thin foam strips.
The inside was stamped with a sentiment to finish the card.
This is a larger card--4 1/2" X 6"--to better accommodate the window frame.
I have really enjoyed using AI images on my Christmas cards this year. They have made it so much easier to carry out a card idea like this one.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
