I was chosen as the winner in the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Technique Challenge: Foiling/Embossing. And now I’m delighted to be Guest Designing for a new Technique Challenge: Teepee Card.
In all the many years I’ve been creating cards, I’ve never made a teepee card. It turned out to be a lot of fun. Not suprisingly, it wasn’t hard to find a good video with specific cutting and assembling direction. I chose some dark green cardstock from Concord & 9th for the base, and then used paper from two 6X6 paper pads for the additional layers. The shiny gold paper is from a very old American Craft pad–no specific name for the pad. The patterned paper is from Spellbinders Handmade Holiday pad.
Once I had the card assembled, I could work on the decoration. I knew right away I wanted to use a new Spellbinder die set I found on sale not long ago, Christmas Bird Poinsettia. I didn’t use the bird or the candy cane that came with the set, but chose a variety of green scraps for the foliage and two slightly different reds for the poinsettia.
All three sides of the card are decorated with the two papers. On one of them, I will either stamp an inside greeting or write a holiday message.
This is how the card looks when it’s ready to mail. It fits perfectly in a 5X7 envelope.
I’m not sure I would have tackled this challenge had I not been the Guest Designer, so I’m not only honored, but delighted to have made my first teepee card. There will probably be another one–maybe for a birthday card next time. I’m anxious to check out the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge for teepee cards to see what the other designers have created. Come along, and give it a try yourself!
You did such a great job with your card – I’m so glad this challenge stretched your creativity. Thank you for being our guest designer this week at 52CCT. Gill, DT
quelle magnifique création Karen, elle est si élégante et chic, merci d’être notre guest designer cette semaine, biz
Wow, this is lovely, and so professional-looking. I can’t get my brain around how it works, but it’s another smash hit for sure! 10/10!
I am so impressed, Karen! This teepee card is so pretty and so precise in every angle! That NBUS poinsettia and surrounding spray is one of the prettiest I’ve seen and you make my fingers twitch towards the Spellbinders website …! Congratulations on the win and being Guest Designer! You rocked it! Hugs, Darnell
Karen you have mastered this technique – the card is amazing. I am a crafter with far too many thumbs to tackles such a design (col). I really like the colours of this card & oh my that poinsettia !!!
WOW! Congratulations on being a Guest Designer and you have another winner here! What a fun and fantastic card, Karen!
Beautiful Christmas Teepee card. Thanks for playing at 52 CCT challange.