Hi there stampin’ pals!

Figured I was way overdue for some more Christmas ideas. I mean, after all we only have 39 more days until Christmas!! Aaaccckk can you believe it?

Wanted to show you a second version of the Faux Mother of Pearl technique card I had to create in a pinch. These were made from the same materials pack from the card I posted here (http://stampvamps.com/?p=963) using Angelic Joy and the same technique! One of my groups didn’t want angels or any religious style holiday card so this is what I came up with:

What you can’t really tell from this picture is just how pearly it is and how striking the Light Blue rhinestone brad on the embossed snowflake (from the Northern Flurries Embossing folder) and the Basic Rhinestones on the tree just make this card a ooohhh-la-la-la-OMG-Wow! card. And, could you picture this as an element on a scrapbook page? Your scrappin’ friends would go NUTS!

The color scheme is so simple with the Baja Breeze stamped tree with the Pacific Point over-stamped twinkles (hard to see the contrast here), making this a pretty quick card if it weren’t for the technique.

I absolutely LOVE the Snow Swirled stamp and am wondering if we’ll be able to enjoy it again next Christmas or will it retire? So, if you like this set, you may want to get it now and use it this season, just in case it goes away in July 2011!

Here’s what I used:

  • 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 Baja Breeze Card stock
  • 5 1/4 x 4 Glossy Card Stock
  • 3 1/4 x 1 3/4  Glossy Card Stock
  • 3 1/2 x 2 Baja Breeze Card Stock
  • White Shimmer Paint (116854 $5.95)
  • Northern Flurry Embossing Folder (120902 $7.95)
  • Northern Frost Decorative Strip (120901  $21.95)
  • Basic Rhinestones Jewels (119246 $4.95) Did you know you get 150 self-stick rhinestones for that price? A STEAL I SAY!
  • Circle Ice Rhinestone brads (109111 $10.95)
  • Snow Swirled Stamp Set (111690 $24.95) Only available in wood
  • Big Shot  Die-Cutting Machine  (113439) $99.95

Hope  you get to try this technique soon. It really is a stunner and so very EASY!

*TIMESAVER: Just think you could do a whole sheet of glossy card stock at once and then cut it to the size you want to save time!

Until next time, go stamp somethin’!

 

Pin It