Team Swap – Christmas Theme

Like much of the world, Stampin’ Up! is experiencing some issues with supplies. The good news is things are coming back into stock and sooner than forecaster. The bad news my goodies are not here yet for me to have completed a more detailed swap. While, I am a bit sad to not have all the goodies I have been waiting for. It did cause me to think, and use a go to “template” for my design and focus on what I had – PAPER! I used this template to create my swap.

TIP OF THE DAY: When you lose your mojo google a card template and use it for your inspiration. It’s completely okay to do that!

I wanted to create an “ornament” as a focal point and use the what little paper I had left from my pack of A Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper. I started with a Balmy Blue cardstock standard card base cut at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored in half at 4 1/4″. The DSP layer are 1 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, 2″ x 4 3/4″ and 2″ x 3 3/4″. I created 3 mats in Pretty Peacock cardstock – 1 5/8″ x 4″, 2 1/8″ x 4 7/8″, and 2 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ and adhered the DSP to each of the mats. I adhered each of the layers directly to the card. The ornament is created by using the Deckled Circles dies and cut a tree out using the smallest tree from the Merriest Trees Bundle and brushed with Wink of Stella. To add a bit more dimension, I used a Blending Brush to add a bit of color to the edge and center of the Deckled Circle in Balmy Blue Ink and adhered with Dimensionals. I tied a bow using White 1/2″ Iridescent Ribbon and adhered it to the Deckled Circle using a Glue Dot.

Monthly Card Club sign up for our brand new monthly card club (still need a catchy name for it!) ends on October 15 for the Pick of the Patch. Click HERE for more information on club. This month we will be making 2 each of 3 cards and 2 treat boxes.

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