Thursday, September 19, 2024

Christmas Ornament

Hi everyone.  I saw a card with this technique on Trina's blog (Phamtastic Design).  I had to give it a try.

The above card main panel is dry embossed with Scenic Poinsettia 3-D Embossing Folder (Spellinders).  I used an ornament die (Bird Ornament - Penny Black) to cut a piece of acetate and used that as my stencil for sponging Candied Apple Distress Ink over the embossed circle area.  I cut the hanger from the same ornament die using Silver Metallic card and added some silver cording.  To finish I cut the piece down to 4 1/4" square and used a silver metallic pen to colour over the berries in the circle.  A simple sentiment (Merry Messages - Lawn Fawn) is stamped in black at the bottom.

Close-up ...
Sending this card to a couple of challenges:
1)  Darnell's IDEAS Sept. Challenge - Embossing Folders - Darnell is closed this week, but I'm sharing a card that I made anyways. :)
2)  Peace on Earth Challenge #72 - Anything Christmas Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn)
Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Silver Mettalic (SU!)
Ink:   Candied Apple Distress Ink (Tim Holtz); Black Pigment (Verafine Clair)
Accessories:   Scenic Poinsettia 3D Embossing Folder (Spellbinders); Ornament die (Penny Black), Permanent Silver Pen (Pilot)

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Genius!

HilaryJane said...

Simple and yet very effective. Love the red and white and the silver finishing touches really make it shine xx

Jeanne H said...

I think your card is just wonderful!

Pat said...

This is a great idea and the red stands out beautifully against the white Loll, and with the silver pen highlighted berries on the red bauble and a silver metallic hanger and twine as finishing touches, together with the lovely black stamped sentiment this is a beautiful card. x

Bobby said...

What a fantastic idea, Loll. It would be so easy to make multiples of this design.

Karen said...

Love your card, and the technique is brilliant! A must-try!

Lisa Elton said...

Beautifully done, Loll! Love the pop of bright red and the pretty bling!

Marcia Hill said...

This is so cool looking Loll!! I wonder if you could stencil the circle first and then emboss?? I guess with the embossing I would worry about the texture impeding the stenciling with the ink maybe getting under the stencil? Obviously you made it work though and your card is CAS perfection my friend! LOVE it!! Hugs. :0)

TK said...

Beautiful -- and such an awesome technique, Loll!

Liz said...

I love the effect of this technique Loll, super Christmas card. xx

Julie B said...

That's such a cool technique Loll, great effect. :)

Linda W said...

WOW! What a fabulous technique, and a stunning card x

My Paper Epiphany said...

Wonderful design! Gorgeous.

Bonnie said...

Great job on this technique, Lolly! The embossing makes this ornament extra special!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Such a beauty with the stenciled bauble over the background, Loll - love the rich red with the white and silver!! The metallic dots and cord add the perfect finishing touches!!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Love the embossing and the die cut. A fab card. x

Nstiz said...

What a clever way you created that ornament. Now I call that creativity! I would never have thought to do this. And the card turned out beautifully!

Susan said...

That turned out really well, Loll! Love the stencilled ornament over the embossed panel. The addition of the ornament top, the twine, and the silver berries is perfect.

Christine Alexander said...

Beautiful Loll, I still really want to try this technique ♥

Brenda in IN said...

Love this. The red ornament just pops off the page.

Cindy H. said...

Really just soooo gorgeous! Love this CAS design and the e.f.

nancy littrell said...

Thank you so much for sharing your Beautiful Ornament Christmas Card, Lolly:-) It is definitely time to start 2024 Christmas Cards:-) Before you know it the rainy days will be keeping us in the house more often. Now all my extra time in the house is for baking and cooking yummy veggies from our large fenced in Summer and Fall Garden:-) Love this time of year:-) Love and Big Hugs...to a very dear forever girlfriend:-) Nancy

JoAnn said...

Wow, what a beautiful card with this technique. It is perfect with that embossing folder. I will have to try this myself. Thanks for sharing.

Robyn Oliver said...

What a cool idea... the embossed ornament is fantastic... might have to CASe this one... cheers Robyn

BożenA said...

At first I thought that this bauble was cut from a separate, red piece of cardboard. So cleverly you created a bauble with a round Stencil. A beautiful and so cleverly created card.
Hugs,
Bożena