
I made a series of this card for a special group of people in my life. Hadn’t yet uploaded any so here is one of them …

After choosing the image I wished to use and also the card stock I proceeded to make the background paper. This is my version of a card I saw on Pinterest – and from this person – https://lisasstampstudio.com/2019/10/handmade-christmas-card-with-some-delightful-techniques.html . I decided it would be fun to try her idea and technique. In her technique, for the cream coloured background I am using, she used a mix of glue and water to create spatters to which she added EB powder and heat set. I tried it but wasn’t happy – I even hand drew a few lines and swirls with the glue but for me the effect wasn’t enough. In the end I looked in my stash to find an old bottle of embossing fluid that I’ve had forever. I dipped a brush into this and spattered it all over the cs. Then I added my favourite EB powder Cosmic Shimmer and heat set the lot. Now I was happy. I actually did this on a full 81/2″ by 11″ sheet so I could cut it up and make multiple cards. Worked perfectly. I had strips of glitter cs left over so I decided to use them as shown and I also cut up some strips of the green to make things match. In later versions I used washi tape for the strips as it was faster and easier. I added the strips as per instructions on video and also added the sentiment panel I had pre-cut and heat embossed. After die cutting the snowman – a GKD stamp – which I had coloured using some Pigma markers I added him on the side. You can’t see the shimmer in the background but in reality the entire cream panel glows.
Good for you to never say uncle. Love the idea of the washi tape add on.
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Thanks Bonnie – I had fun CASEing her and then doing my own take on it. She has some nice ideas on her blog.
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Looks great! I love Lisa’s work. Great take on her card.
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Yes I like her too. She is easy to listen to and to follow and her ideas are very good. Thanks
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Great CASE Johanna. O love this.
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Glad you like it Gerry. I had fun doing this series.
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Great card, Johanna; I’m sure the shine is awesome. I, too, like that blog. I follow her on YouTube and she makes nice things and easy to follow.
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I like her too and follow some of her YouTube videos. I loved this particular idea and was pleased to make it work in my own way.
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It’s great and I can definitely see lots of shimmer, so I bet IRL it’s even better. Glad you found a way to make the technique work for you.
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Yes that cosmic shimmer powder really makes the paper shimmery every where it touches. It is so pretty. Glad you like it.
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Love the colors and the technique really does work well. The gold accents are perfect. So glad you joined us at The PaperPlayers this week
Jayde
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Thanks for the comment – it is appreciated.
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