Christmas Blessings

Hey everybody! Happy Monday! Dang, this weekend sure went by fast – in fact, this whole month has flown by! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with an amazing DT inspiration project featuring our Silk Glitter Opulent Opal along with a couple colors in the Pop Tone line and a couple greens! I used alcohol inks on the glitter cardstock for this Christmas card and it turned out so pretty! Not sure why I haven’t thought to do this before!

I started by cutting two pieces of Silk Glitter Opulent Opal cardstock and dropping Watermelon, Poppyfield and Cranberry alcohol inks onto one of them, and Citrus, Lettuce and Botanical alcohol inks onto the other one. While they were drying, I die cut some of the floral pieces from Pop Tone Wild Cherry and Pop Tone Lemon Drop, along with the berries from Opulent Opal and the leaf pieces from Mantis Green and Kale Green. Once the glitter pieces were dry, I die cut the main floral piece from the red one and the main leaf piece from the green one. I went ahead and assembled the floral spray before I lost any of those tiny pieces, lol! ;)

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from 80# Solar White which I ran through the Big Shot with the Sizzix Texture Fades Plaid embossing folder. I adhered the assembled floral spray to the embossed panel with foam strips. I stamped the sentiment from the Taylored Expressions In & Out Christmas stamp set in Memento Northern Pine ink on Solar White and cut it with a Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies. I adhered the sentiment and added several clear gemstones which completed the card front.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with an embossed Mantis Green strip and a narrow strip of Solar White. I stamped the sentiment (from the same Taylored Expressions stamp set) in green ink and layered the panel on Kale Green cardstock.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: #10 – Anything Flowers Goes w/ optional Mood Board
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
3. Cut It Up Challenges: 3289 – Add A Sentiment
4. Fab ‘n’ Funky: #582 – Make It Female
5. Sparkles Christmas Challenges: #153 Christmas Flower/Foliage
6. The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog: #302 – Flowers

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CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
Silk Glitter Opulent Opal 12×12
Pop Tone Wild Cherry
Mantis Green
Kale Green

Other products used:
STAMPS: Taylored Expressions In & Out Christmas stamp set
INK: Ranger alcohol inks- Watermelon, Poppyfield, Cranberry, Citrus, Lettuce, and Botanical; Memento Northern Pine ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Sizzix Holiday Brushstroke #3 Thinlits, Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Sizzix Texture Fades Plaid Embossing Folder, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double-sided foam strips, clear gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with Card Stock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,