Monday, October 31, 2016

Joy


This is another card I did for Falliday Fest at Splitcoaststampers.com. The theme was "Blue Christmas." I used Hero Arts' "Joy to the World" stamp set for the triangles, and My Favorite Things' "Joyous Christmas Sentiments" for the greeting.

I started by stamping my background. I traced a 4" circle onto a piece of 140 lb. watercolor paper. Using a hexagon template I got online & my MISTI, I stamped the triangle 6 times around the circle in Versamark. Then I heat embossed those with Ranger Silver embossing powder. I inked the circle with Faded Jeans Distress ink (in the center), and going out to Blueprint Sketch, & Chipped Sapphire around the edge. I used a water brush to "paint" some of the smaller triangles with plain water, and blotted up the water/ink to bleach the areas, just for some added interest.

For the greeting, I stamped the "Joy" onto another scrap of watercolor paper, and heat embossed it. I die cut that with a Spellbinders "Standard Circles LG" die, and inked it with Faded Jeans. I went around the edges with Blueprint Sketch, just to help tie it in with the background. I then popped it up over the center of my background. I die cut a silver shimmer paper mat with a "Nesting Scallop" die from Lifestyle Crafts, and adhered my inked circle to that. I die cut another scalloped circle, scored 1/2" from one edge, and adhered the top to the back of my card front to create the card base.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

a2z Scrapbooking's October Challenge: "Layer It"
Die Cut Divas "October is the Time to Emboss"

15 comments:

  1. What a great card; love the graphic pattern.

    You should enter it at A Blog Named Hero for their 'geometric' challenge. :D

    Thanks for joining us at a2z Scrapbooking! ~Michele, DT

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  2. I love shaped cards-and this one is so pretty! Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Diva's!

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    1. I like the different shapes you've got going here. Circles and triangles. Beautifully done.

      So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.

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  3. Great job; I was wondering how you were able to line up the triangles - very clever! Beautiful card; Thanks for joining us at a2z

    sue n.

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  4. So pretty! Thanks for entering it in the a2z challenge!

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  5. Lovely card. Thanks for joining a2z.

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  6. beautiful Andrea. Thanks for joining us at LA2z this month

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  7. What a cute and sweet scallop circle card. Love the colors, too. Thank You for playing along with a2z Challenge!

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