A lot of things came together with these two cards. After receiving the Altenew Festive Greenery, 3-D Embossing folder and stencil I decided to challenge myself to come up with some different designs after creating two pretty traditional designs I posted here. Shortly afterwards, I watched a video by Ardyth where she created a two-fer using circle dies and decided to give it a try. Before I finished, the Just Us Girls new challenge appeared: CAS and In a Circle.
The first card definitely goes to the JUGS Challenge as well as the challenges listed at the end of the post which fit either/or/both cards.
I die cut a circle from one of the stenciled panels, attached an ornament hanger from The Greetery’s Jumbo Curiosity: Round Ornament, and tied a gold bow on it. The sentiment is from Memory Box.
To add a bit of interested to this very CAS card, I die cut a panel with Pinkfresh Studio’s Rounded and Braided Rectangles and attached it all to a white card base.
I added the stencil panel to a red card base and then inlaid the red frame and white circle with the sentiment from Penny Black’s Happy and Bright collection.
There are, not surprisingly, a lot of holiday themed challenges in the works. I’m sending these off to Inkspirational: Seasonal and Time Out: Winter Holiday.
Both are really nice cards. I’m trying to figure out how to make a ornament hanger with the dies I have. The leaves & berries on the stenciled card is quite cheerful & festive for the winter season & that sentiment works for those not celebrating Christmas, but other winter holidays.
that first card, with all the white has my heart today, Karen! But both are very beautiful! I love this idea for making ornaments! Thanks for sharing!
[psst – I think that darling Polar Bear would look great on one!]
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LOVE them both Karen! The ornament would be really cool as a real one on a Christmas tree!!! I thought they were die cuts! Just beautiful!!!! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Just Us Girls!!!
I saw Ardyth’s video too, Karen, and that stenciled panel worked great for that ‘technique’. The ornament is lovely and the die cut edge adds wonderful texture. Thanks for sharing it with us at Just Us Girls. The red frame on the second card draws the eye in to the sentiment. Thanks for sharing that one at Time Out.
I had to read your post to be sure whether the background was stenciled or die cut. Super color effect of the stenciling and two great designs. Thanks for playing with us at Inspirational
I just love the simplicity of your first card and so glad I finally got to see it up close (the link at Time Out was missing)! Thanks for sharing with us at Time Out Challenges!
Hugs, Kate (DT Time Out Challenges)!
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