Silver Bells Card

Ring-a-ling Divas! Silver Bells- can you hear them ringing? Soon it will be Christmas Day. And I still have cards to make and mail! I'm still working feverishly- listening to Christmas music while I craft. Silver Bells (Johnny Mathis version) is playing...

Suggested Card Size:  5" x 7"

MATERIALS LIST: COPIC® MARKERS:

5095J - Silver Bells Digital Stamp Set C0, C1, C3, C5 - Bells

Hammermill® White 100lb. Coverstock R12, R14, R17, R29, R39 - Ribbon

Pen+Gear® Diamond Print Glitter Cardstock - Silver YG61, YG63, YG67, Olive Multiliner -

5"x7" Cardbase Holly

1" Circle Punch YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24 - Bell Int.

Silver Glitter Glue

Green Glitter Glue

Nuvo® Crystal Drops - Morning Dew

Nuvo® Crystal Drops - Bright Gold

Silver Glitter Pen

Foam® Tape

EZ-Tear® Tape

Small paint brush

To start this Holiday dressed creation you will need my 5095J - Silver Bells Digital Stamp Set. Using the Bells image, imagine the page in 2 halves. Size the image to4-1/4"x5-1/4" and place on one half of the page. Copy and paste the image to the 2nd half of the page.

Color as desired. I chose to use Copic® markers.

A full list of colors are listed above.

Color both images as shown.

 

Fussy Cut the 2nd Image, minus the 3rd bell. Cut the 1st Image in a rectangle 4-3/8"x6-1/2". Cut a 5"x7" rectangle of the pen+Gear® Diamond Print Glitter Cardstock - Silver. and you will need a 5"x7" Cardbase.

Apply Foam® Tape to the backside of the fussy cut image for dimension.

Using the 1" Circle punch to cut the corners off of the Image, 5"x7" rectangle of the pen+Gear® Diamond Print Glitter Cardstock - Silver. and the 5"x7" Cardbase.

Adhere the Silver Glitter cardstock to the 5"x7" cardbase.

Center and adhere the image rectangle to the 5"x7" Silver Glitter cardbase as shown.

Align and adhere the 2 fussy cut bells using Foam Tape to give dimension.

Using a small paint brush apply Silver Glitter Glue to the Silver Bells as shown.

Apply Nuvo® Crystal Drops - Morning Dew to the berries as shown. Let Dry.

Apply Nuvo® Crystal Drops - Bright Gold to the gold bands on the bells as shown.

Trace around the sentiment using a silver glitter pen. Apply green glitter glue down the center of the holly leaves.

To give my cards a personal touch I apply an OPTIONAL touch, using leftover or coordinating scraps, a name plaque arranged and applied to the backside of the card as shown. Let Dry.

I hope you enjoyed this step-by-step tutorial. I invite you to share your own Silver Bells card with us at Jan's Digi Stamp Blog Challenge. You can enter your own card creation for a chance to win a $6 shop credit. Use a Jan's Digi and get twice the chance to win! You can also find my fun Digital stamp sets on Etsy.

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Ornaments FREE 2023 Card

Jingle Bells Digi Divas-thanks for stopping by today! I have a new Christmas Card tutorial for you using my new Ornaments FREE 2023 Digital Stamp Set. This is the fourth annual "Ornaments" Digital Stamp that I have offered each holiday season as a free Digital Download. I hope you enjoy crafting with it as much as I did creating it- AND making Christmas Cards with it!

Suggested card size 7"x5"

MATERIALS LIST: COPIC® MARKERS

5055J Ornaments Free 2023 Digital Stamp Set B12, B14, B16, B18 - Ornaments

Hammermill® 100lb. White Coverstock B60, B63 - Snowflake Shading

The Paper Studio - Holiday Magic Snowflakes C0, C1, C3, C5 - Ornaments Caps

7"x5" Cardbase V000, V01, V04, FV2 - Ornament

Nuvo® Glitter Drops - White Blizzard V01, V05, V04, FV2 - Ribbon

Misc. Iridescent Snowflakes & Sequins - Stash W1 - Shadows

Foam® Tape

EZ-Tear® Tape

EZ-Squeeze® Glue

Sentiment from 5035J - Candy Cane (or sentiment of your choice- check out my Freebies Page).

To start this fabulous holiday card you will need 5055J Ornaments FREE 2023 Digital Stamp Set. Mentally divide your page into half. Size the Ornaments to 5-3/4"x2-3/4" and place in the center of one half. Copy and paste to second half as well. Add a sentiment of choice. I used "Greetings" from my 5035J - Candy Cane set- use what you wish! I do have a few Christmas sentiments available on my Freebies Page as well.

Print on Hammermill® 100lb. White Coverstock.Color as desired.

I chose to use COPIC® markers. A complete list of colors used are listed above.

I traced the sentiment using V01 to off-set the printing.

I used W1 to add shadows of the ornaments and ribbons.

Cut page in half.

Fussy Cut the top image.

Apply Foam® Tape to the backside of the fussy cut ornaments. Set the extra to the side for later.

Apply Glitter® Drops carefully to the snowflakes as shown. Let Dry.

Cut a 5"x7" rectangle of The Paper Studio®- Holiday Magic Snowflakes. I chose an area where the blue faded into the violet.

Using a straight edge tear a 6-1/4"x4-1/4" rectangle of the Ornament Image.

Using EZ-Tear® Tape on the backside of The Paper Studio® - Holiday Magic Snowflakes and adhere to the front of the 5"x7" cardbase.

Using EZ-Tear® Tape on the backside of the torn edge Ornaments image, center and adhere to the front of the cardbase as shown.

OPTIONAL: Using a couple of the scraps, the extra piece of the image and a name plaque; arrange and adhere to the backside of the cardbase as shown.

I turned the card back over and felt it needed a little glitz! So, I went to digging in my stash. I found some Iridescent Snowflakes different sizes & Sequins. Randomly adhered different sized Snowflakes and a few sequins to the front. It added the perfect touch. How they pick-up the blues, pinks & violets.

Wasn't that a quick and festive card creation for the Holidays?

I would like to wish everyone a blessed and joyous Christmas season! That the New Year brings God's Love and blessings to you and yours.

Show me your card creations at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges where anything goes. Two ways to win gift certificates to Jan's Digi Stamp Shop. You can submit a creation using one of Jan's Digi sets or submit any creation using images from any artist- including yourself. I do enjoy seeing other crafters' card creations. Join in the FUN!

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