Most of my Christmas cards are 1 of a kind, but I do mass produce the ones I give to my co-workers. I fell in love with the Stampendous! Cling Snow Brackets & had to buy it even though I have tons of Christmas stamps. I'm not alone in this lack of will-power, right?! This one is unique because it works for a beautiful focal point as well as a sentiment. I chose 3 color schemes so they aren't all exactly the same: Distress Inks chipped sapphire & faded jeans, festive berries & spun sugar, dusty concord & milled lavender. Using Spellbinders Labels 22 worked great because I could actually stamp with the die in place to get the position on the paper & then emboss with white powder, tape the die in place & cut. I sponged on the colors & wiped off the excess & added Stickles to the snowflakes. The front of the card is dry embossed with a Sizzix folder & the edges are sponged with the darker ink to match the die cut which is mounted with foam tape. I'm happy with how they look (sorry it isn't a better picture) & the cost is minimal so it's OK that most will eventually be discarded. I'm entering these into the CAS challenge at Stampendous!--check it out--you might want to join in. DYSU Blog is closing at the end of the year, but decided to enter the current Christmas card challenge. Hope you've had a week with time to do some crafting & have fun getting ready for the holidays. Thank you so much for taking time out to come to my blog.
Friday, December 14, 2012
CAS Cards for Co-workers
Most of my Christmas cards are 1 of a kind, but I do mass produce the ones I give to my co-workers. I fell in love with the Stampendous! Cling Snow Brackets & had to buy it even though I have tons of Christmas stamps. I'm not alone in this lack of will-power, right?! This one is unique because it works for a beautiful focal point as well as a sentiment. I chose 3 color schemes so they aren't all exactly the same: Distress Inks chipped sapphire & faded jeans, festive berries & spun sugar, dusty concord & milled lavender. Using Spellbinders Labels 22 worked great because I could actually stamp with the die in place to get the position on the paper & then emboss with white powder, tape the die in place & cut. I sponged on the colors & wiped off the excess & added Stickles to the snowflakes. The front of the card is dry embossed with a Sizzix folder & the edges are sponged with the darker ink to match the die cut which is mounted with foam tape. I'm happy with how they look (sorry it isn't a better picture) & the cost is minimal so it's OK that most will eventually be discarded. I'm entering these into the CAS challenge at Stampendous!--check it out--you might want to join in. DYSU Blog is closing at the end of the year, but decided to enter the current Christmas card challenge. Hope you've had a week with time to do some crafting & have fun getting ready for the holidays. Thank you so much for taking time out to come to my blog.
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Beautiful! Sure they loved it.
ReplyDeleteI really like these a lot Greta. They are so pretty, and so quick to do when you need a lot of cards. They are CAS, but also have a lot of beautiful details.
ReplyDeleteLove the rich colors and the fun labels and embossing you used, Greta! If I had to make cards for all my co-workers, I'd really be behind in my card-making!! I'll bet they appreciated your thoughtful and lovely cards!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely gorgeous Greta. What a delightful set.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty set of holiday cards.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the Season,
Georgiana
Carson's Creations
Delightful set of cards, Greta! Beautiful shape of diecut to higlight the sentiment!
ReplyDeletefantastic set of card, greta! that stampendous image is so pretty so i can see why you "needed" to have it for your collection!
ReplyDeleteGreta, what a LOVELY set! I love the texture and the pretty colors.
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards Greta :)I am so inspired!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful design that is breath taking in this magical range of colors!
ReplyDeleteGreta these are beautiful, I am sure your co-workers will appreciate all the effort you have gone to to create these. Have a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic card set ... love those colors.
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