Card Week, Part 3

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Card Sketch #14

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"Season's Greetings" by Noey Hunt
Products used - Patterned papers: Jillibean Soup; Stamps: Close to My Heart (tree, star); Tools: Cricut CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge

Variation #1: I used a smaller background accent shape to further emphasize the tree.


Variation #2: Instead of patterned paper, I stamped the tree onto a solid background and cut around it.

Variation #3: For a bold trimming on the tree, I cut thin strips of patterned paper

Variation #4: I moved the sentiment up on the card for two reasons. First I thought it wouldn't stand out enough on the busy tree. Second I wanted to play off the matching angles on the tree and stamp.

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"Merry Tex-mas Card" by Megan Bickers
Supplies Used - Cardstock: Bazzill (Red), Georgia Pacific (White); Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View (The Green Stack), Rusty Pickle (Father Knows Best); Inks: Ranger Distress Inkpads (Gathered Twig, Iced Spruce, Evergreen Bough, Festive Berries), Tsukineko (Versamark, Memento: Tuxedo Black); Stamps: Inkadinkado (Snowflake Swirl), Texana Designs (Snow globe); Ribbon: Marcella by K&Company (Twill Stripe); Tools: WeR Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper), Tim Holtz (Tiny Attacher), Ranger (Foam Blending Tool), Close To My Heart (Heat Embossing Gun); Embellishments: Close To My Heart Embossing Powder (Heavenly Blue), Ranger Stickles (Diamond, Candy Cane); Markers: Copic Sketch (YG03, YG63, YG67, BG10, Y21, E33, E37, W1, W3, W5, R29, R39); Other: Ranger (Glossy Accents), Foam Squares

Variation #1: Instead of using a Christmas tree as shown in the sketch, I stamped a snowflake swirl in the same general area on my card. I then heat embossed the swirl and added some diamond Stickles to some of the stamped image.

Variation #2: My message was the focal point of my card instead of being just an accent. My snow globe stamp had both an image and the sentiment.

I colored the image with copic markers, added some stickles glitter to the snow dots, and covered the glass globe area with glossy accents. I also added some red stickles to the holly berries.

Variation #3: Instead of using a decorative edge on my green pattern paper, I rounded the corners with the corner chomper punch.

Variation #4: Even though the sketch didn't include borders, I added a ribbon and polka dot strip of paper at the bottom to help "ground" my stamped image. I added staples to the ends of the ribbon to attach it to the card.

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"Holiday Greetings" by Carolyn Wolff
Supply List - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: American Crafts; Dies: Spellbinders and My Favourite Things; Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug; Rub-On: Little Yellow Bicycle; Baker's Twine: Doodlebug; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink; Foam Dots: American Crafts

Variation #1 – I changed the size of my card so the base measures 4x8 inches folded to measure 4x4 inches. 

Variation #2 – I used a similar shaped front for my card but decided not to have a straight edge on the left side. I also matted the shaped piece with complimentary cardstock.

Variation #3 – I cut the triangle but did not include a trunk. I embossed my paper to give it some texture.

Variation #4 – I wrapped bakers twine around the shaped cardstock which overlapped the tree where the sentiment was shown. I used a rub-on for the sentiment and moved it to the top right corner.
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