Have you ever messed up a project and used the cast-a-ways to create a new project? Well, this is how the Holly Bells Ornament card came into existence.
Here’s the back story. I began creating my kits for PJ’s & Papercrafting Nov/Dec Virtual Stamp Class and for some reason andfor the life of me, I couldn’t die cut a centered circle into the card mat for the window box card project. This happened on all four attempts. I gave up and walked away.
Flash ahead to the FSJ + Spellbinders Better Together Launch. I planned on posting five projects made with two stamp and die sets I received from Spellbinders to celebrate this partnership. As I was looking around my craft room for inspiration, I found my messed up mat with die cut circle:
Guess what? The mat could be used as a base mat and the circle would make a great ornament. So, the project began. The base of the card is FSJ Whip Cream cardstock with the Candy Apple cardstock mat placed on top of the base. A piece of Whip Cream cardstock with piercings created from the Journey Rectangles die set was adhered to the Candy Apple mat with medium foam squares.
I ran the Candy Apple circle through my Platinum machine in a retired host embossing folder. Any embossing folder with details would work. I suggest the Mystic Impressions Embossing Folder as a substitute for the one I used which is a brocade design.
Once these steps were completed, I stamped the holly from the Holly Bells stamp and die set onto Spectrum Noir cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I chose the following Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers to color the holly:
I did the same with the banner and sentiment from the Winter Build-a-Scene ATS with coordinating die.
The Spectrum Noir markers for the banner are:
I cut a top for the ornament out of Silver cardstock with the scallop die from the Build-a-Scene coordinating dies and adhered it to the back of the red ornament. The colored holly leaves are popped out with medium foam squares and placed at the top of the ornament. The Merry Christmas sentiment banner is popped out with small foam squares in the lower left portion of the ornament and the ornament is popped out with medium foam squares. Man, that’s a whole lot of poppin’ out going on.
The finished project is below:
Leave a comment and let me know how you used a messed up project to create a new project.
Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers and paper can be ordered from Consumer Crafts. Click the link below. Search “Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers”:
All Other Supplies (click on image to order):
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