Nutty or Nice?
Hi everyone, Heidi here, I’m very excited to be back on the
Whimsy blog and bring you today’s project as guest designer. I decided to
create a set of fun Christmas cards using the adorable “The Nutcracker“ stamp
set, combined with various sentiment stamp sets! So, let’s get started!
For my first card I stamped one of the nutcracker images
from “The Nutcracker“ stamp set onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth Paper using Versafine
“Onxy Black“ ink and I clear heat embossed afterwards. Then I coloured the
image using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and an aquabrush. I used the
following Marker colours: Mid Brown, Geranium Red, Deep Red, Light Carmine, Tea
Rose, Pale Pink, Ochre, Pale Gray, Blue Gray and Blue. When the colouring was
done and dry I added some highlights using a white Gelly Roll Pen and then
fussy cut the image leaving a small white border.
Then I started working on my background: for this I first
die cut a rectangle panel in the size that I wanted from some crème coloured
linen textured card stock. Then I placed this panel in my MISTI, decided where
the nutcracker image should go en then positioned the sentiments that come in
“The Nutcracker“ stamp set on the panel where I wanted them to be and used the
same black ink that I used before to stamp the sentiments.
To finish this first card I die cut a slightly larger mat
from some matching blue card stock and adhered both rectangle panels together
using liquid glue. These combined panels I adhered to a crème coloured linen
textured card base using one millimetre thick foam tape and then adhered the
little nutcracker on top also using one millimetre thick foam tape!
For my second card I stamped and coloured another
nutcracker image from the same stamp set in the same way as I mentioned for the
first card. Then I positioned the nutcracker image, in the same way as I did
for the first card, on the crème coloured panel in my MISTI and added the
sentiments. For this card I choose a combination of the word “Christmas“ from
the “Everyday Scripted Sentiments“ stamp set and “merry“ and “to you and yours“
from the “You’re My Jolly“ stamp set. I love to combine my stamp sets to create
new designs!
To put this card together I die cut a slightly larger
matching red mat for the crème coloured panel. These panels I adhered together
using liquid glue. Then I wrapped some red/white bakers twine around those
panels and adhered on the back using regular tape. These combined panels I
adhered to a crème coloured linen textured card base using one millimetre thick
foam tape and I finished this second card by adhering the nutcracker image on top
using one millimetre thick foam tape.
My third and last card for today’s project takes a little
bit more time to create but was also a lot of fun. I wanted the nutcrackers to
look like the Buckingham Palace Guards in front of their guard houses so I die
cut around the stamped images using a smaller rectangle die. I then coloured
the images in the same way as I did with the other cards, using the brown
colour to enhance the guard house idea. I also stamped and coloured three of the
packages that come in the same stamp set and fussy cut around them.
For my sentiment I choose all words from the “You’re myJolly“ stamp set, stamped them on a vellum strip using the same black ink as
before and I carefully heat embossed afterwards using clear embossing powder.
Then I adhered the nutcrackers and the packages onto a
crème coloured linen textured rectangle panel using liquid glue. This
combination I adhered onto a slightly larger red mat also using liquid glue.
Next I wrapped the vellum strip around these combined panels and adhered on the
back using regular tape and then I finished the card by adhering this
combination to a crème coloured linen textured card base using one millimetre
thick foam tape.
And that’s it for today’s fun Christmas card project! I
wish you all a creative day and a fabulous Holiday Season!
