Merry Christmas Card in Shades of Gray

Based on this card I'm still in neutral!  It's a rainy gray day here but no snow yet (thank goodness).

This Irresistibly Floral Special Designer Series Paper has been waiting to be used for too long.  It is designed to have color added and the design resists ink, but I just left it sans ink so it's white on white.  I used the back side of the same paper to make the tag, using a portion of one of the Lots of Labels Framelits to cut the tag.

I used a strip of the striped washi tape from the Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape along the left edge of the Smokey Slate base card.  When I added the Designer Series Paper I didn't like the transition from washi to white paper so I added a length of Black Bakers Twine.

I stamped "Merry Christmas" in Night of Navy, the snowflakes in Versamark then embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.  Both of these images are from Flurry of Wishes in the Annual Catalog.  I used the Snow Flurry Punch to punch the snowflakes out – so easy!

To finish the tag off I added a ruffled length of Silver 5/8" Satin Ribbon at the bottom, and tied a length of 1/8" Smokey Slate Stitched Ribbon through the hole I punched with the 1/8" Handheld Punch at the top.  The silver Mini Jingle Bells were tied on with Silver Metallic Thread.

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Shifting into Neutral

I am drawn to neutral cards and projects  – Shimmery White on Whisper White and Very Vanilla on Crumb Cake just make me happy.  Today Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake called my name –  a contrast to the crisp blue skies and the vivid reds, yellows and oranges on this beautiful Fall day.

This layout is one of my favorites and every time I make a card using it I wonder why I don't do it more often. My base card is Crumb Cake. I started by stamping the splotch and the splatter from Gorgeous Grunge in Crumb Cake on my Very Vanilla layer.  I layered the neutral stripe washi tape from the Warmth and Cheer Designer Washi Tape in the 2016 Holiday Catalog, a strip of Crumb Cake Card Stock that I die cut with the stars from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, added some loops of Linen Thread.  

On scraps of Very Vanilla I stamped the badge from Badges & Banners in Crumb Cake, and the "A Little hello" banner in Early Espresso.  I used the Best Badge Punch and the Duet Banner Punch to quickly "cut" those images which are mounted with Dimensionals. The Badges & Banners and Best Badge Punch can be purchased as a bundle to save 10%!

I finished it off by scattering the stars left over from the strip, some some clear sequins from the Metallic Sequin Assortment, and a single tiny rhinestone.  Now I'm doing my happy dance 'cause I love this card, even if I do say so myself!

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Simple Joy Watercolor Christmas Card

Today I'm playing with a very basic watercolor technique for this simple but elegant Christmas card.  You could make a lot of these in no time at all and they are flat so are easy to mail as well!

Emboss Watercolor Paper with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.  I used my Aqua Painter and started a very light wash of ink – Night of Navy at the top, Marina Mist in the middle, Soft Sky at the bottom – and blended them as I went

I added some Floral Boutique Washi Tape across the bottom 1/3 of the card 'cause I thought the Joy needed a "shelf" to sit on.

I cut to Joys from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies, one from Night of Navy, one from Silver Glimmer Paper.  I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen to glue the two joys together, offsetting them slightly which I think makes the word stand out more. The Fine Tip Glue Pen is perfect for detailed areas where precision is a must– I love it!

I used Tombow Multipurpose Glue to mount the Joy just above the washi tape and then used my Clear Wink of Stella pen to randomly add just a bit of shimmer to the raised dots. Can you tell I love the Wink of Stella?  I think I use it on nearly every project. Finally, I mounted the watercolor paper onto a Night of Navy card base.

Stampin' Tips:

When using a very dark base card I add a white panel to the inside when I'm ready to send the card.

Use Fast Fuse to adhere Watercolor Paper to another layer.

Thanks for looking!  When you use the Softly Falling do you like the heavy dots at the top (like I used it here), or on the bottom?

Debbie

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