Foiled Christmas Card

As promised here is another Christmas card in the Hydrangea Hue, White and Silver theme. Right now this is one of my favorite color combo's for Christmas!  

Click here to see Card 1 in this color theme.

This card is a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" base in white. I've also used Hydrangea Hue DSP and CS as well as Vellum and Silver Foil. 

This time the foiling is more subtle as it creates the dots in the background. It kind of reminds me of snowflakes. 

The Poinsettia is die cut then I used the Impression Plate for deeper detail. It really makes such a difference! Adding some Vellum die cut leaves is a nice touch without the design getting too busy looking. I use glue dots to stick the flower petals together but before that I crease the petals a bit for dimension. 

Once again I used a sentiment from the Ephemera pack. It's a quick and easy way to get a pretty sentiment and I love the variety in the pack. 

I hope this color combo caught your eye. I currently have one more ready to share next era, though I'm sure there will be more in these colors in the future!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back often for more ideas and inspiration.

Have a great day!

Michelle Loncar

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Slimline Pretty Poinsettia Card

The other day I decided to create some Christmas cards with the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle. Now if you know me you've heard me say more than one time that I LOVE to make Christmas cards in non-traditional colors. I do like traditional colors but I really like non-traditional colors, too! Lets take a look at this one in Hydrangea Hue. 

Sticking with the Hydrangea Hue, White and Silver theme I came up with this beauty. The silver is a Hot Foil design and the leaves on the right are die cut from silver paper. 

The background is mostly stamped then hot foiled. On the right end you can see the embossed section that adds a fun texture. 

The Pretty Poinsettia Bundle has the stamp set and dies. The extra fun part about the dies is that they are designed so when you use our Impressions Plate after die cutting it gives an even deeper impression of the die. Take a close look at the flower petals and you'l see what I mean.

Using the Impressions Plate is easy. You die cut the normal way. After that flip over the die with the CS in place, lay the Impressions Plate on top and run it through again. Now you have the deep image! By the way, it's called an Impressions Plate but it's actually a rubber mat kind of thing. 

I alternated white and Hydrangea Hue leaves for my flower because I wanted to create a better contrast with the flower and background. The touch of silver leaves carries the silver from one endow the card to the other.

The flower was put together using Mini Gluer Dots in the center. Play around either the way you layer the petals to ge the look you want. I actually added 2 layers of the 2nd largest petal for s fuller look.

The Rhinestones add a nice touch of sparkle and the ribbon gives your eyes a stopping place on the left end. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing one of my favorite Christmas cards for this coming season. I have a few more in this color theme I'll share soon.

Michelle Lonar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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Pretty Poinsettia ~ Color Dare # 715

Are you feeling crafty today? I have a great way to get started on a project. A color Dare Challenge gives you the color palette and you create any paper craft you like! We get you started and you take it from there!

This challenge gives you 3 colors to use and you must use all 3 colors shown in the graphic Make sure your colors are a very close match. Kind of close doesn't count. We also give you some Free colors to use with the challenge colors. See the graphic for that information.

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use the direct link below the graphic.

I chose to go with a Christmas Card theme for this challenge. I love making Christmas cards in non-traditional colors! 

I first die cut the flower layers and leaves. Next I used our Impressions Plate and ran the die cuts through again creating more dimension. This was important for my next step: adding Gold Foil. 

When you Hot Foil be sure to save your scraps. This is what I used to add gold to the flower petals and leaves. 

With a bit of glue on my finger I lightly brushed the raised part of petals and leaves. Then I used my foil scraps on top of the glue. Pace the foil shiny side up and when you pull the foil off you get this lovely look!

Here's a close up with the foil on the petals and leaves. I didn't want a lot of foil so I was light with the glue. Of courses you can adjust this to whatever amount of foil you want on your project. This is a GREAT way to use those scraps!

I also embossed some white CS to place under the flower. This is matted with Gold Foil Paper to carry the gold theme throughout the design.

The sentiment is stamped on one of the labels outlined in gold. A few gold die cuts as accents and the card front was done.

The inside was kept simple but still has some fun details. I had one of the gold die cut accents so I added it here. A bit of stamping in the corner brings the colors inside, too.

Direct Link to Color Dare #715

I hope you enjoyed this card and the fun tip about using those foil scraps. It's a good feeling to use as much as you can from your supplies!

Now it's your turn to sho us how our colors inspire your creativity. We can't wait to see what you create! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up! ® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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