Aloha, all!
I told you that I'd share some samples made with some of the fab new products to be offered in Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Catalog, and here's another: A gorgeous Sizzlit Die called "Paper Doily." This die is 4" in diameter and so beautifully fills up the center of a 5-1/4" Greeting card (which fits perfectly into Stampin' Up!'s Medium Square Envelope).
The big trick with this is removing all those little pieces from the doily. But it didn't take me too long and it really felt very peaceful just sitting and relaxing while I used my paper piercer and piercing mat to free up the little critters. I reminded myself that not everything that I do has to be easy. Some beauty requires a bit more work to make it happen!
To make this into a card that feels like a Christmas Card, I used some of Stampin' Up!'s Jingle Bells and stamped "Merry" from the stamp set, Tiny Tags, and punched them all out with the Jewelry Tag Punch. The colors I used were Real Red and Night of Navy (the same colors as I used in the card and mats). I stamped one with VersaMark and heat embossed it using Silver Embossing Powder. I tied them to the center Red Glimmer Brad with some Wisteria Wonder Baker's Twine (another new product from the Occasions Mini!), which seemed to accent the Night of Navy background pretty well for its being more purple than blue. The corner pieces are each 1/4th of a circle of Silver Glimmer Paper punched with both Scallop Circle Punches (first the 1-3/4" then the 2-3/8").
Today in the Craft Room I'm working with some more of the new products, but I won't be sharing them with you until after the first of the year. I'm working on some designs for the Create With Connie and Mary Occasions Edition and I have to get at least one or two completed before I get back into my last-minute Christmas projects.
I hope you're having as much fun paper crafting this Christmas season as I am!
Lorraine Castellon-Rowe says
This is absolutely gorgeous Robin!! I LOVE it!!
Nancy Dawson says
Robin this is gorgeous! I hope your die is better than mine. I can't seem to find the right sandwich to cut thru! Beautiful … TFS Nancy