Shortly after Christmas 2024, I stopped in at Michael's to see if they had any of their Christmas cardmaking supplies on clearance. I found a pack of 24 card bases with envelopes for just over $3.00, so I bought them. The card bases all had a red and white striped border. I tried a couple of different ideas in using them.
This was my first idea. I cut a red panel to fit the center, then embossed it with a 3D poinsettia embossing folder. I used a dark red ink pad and lightly swiped it over the embossed panel to highlight the pretty design.
After gluing the panel to the card base, I die-cut a sentiment from some red, heavy vinyl I had on hand. I also die-cut a white shadow and glued them together.
This is a 5" X7" card, so the large sentiment worked well.
As a final touch, I die-cut a sprig of holly and glued that onto my card front, too.
Next, I tried using the blackout technique, where I swiped a black ink pad over the debossed side.
Because this card seemed a little dark for such a joyous occasion, I decided to add a few gems for some sparkle.
The sentiment was stamped, matted and glued to the card front (I tried to keep these cards easy to mail).
This is what I stamped on the inside of this card. I stamped the same thing on the inside of the first card, only with red ink.
I decided to make the remaining 22 cards like the first one. That card design just seemed "merrier" to me.
Which one do you prefer? Do you ever make holiday cards that have a lot of black in them?
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
1 comment:
Beautiful. I like them both. The first one is more cheerful but I like the drama of the second one. I haven't tried the black ink on the debossed side. I'll give that a try. I have done a few black and white Christmas cards but do tend to keep with the brighter colors.
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