Hello friends! I have a few Christmas cards to share this week! You can use the Vicki Boutin circle stamps and dies to create holiday ornaments, and this versatile shape works for any season with different colors. I used the Vicki Boutin pigment inks in the Color Wheels for all the ink-blending on these cards. The pigment ink blends like a dream!
Each card uses the circle stamp and dies from Vicki Boutin and ink-blending. The bottom card and the card on the right feature the circle as an ornament simply by stamping a little hanger from the circles in the Escape Stamp and Die Set. All the cards feature the Vicki Boutin White Foundations Mixed Media Art Paper and it is a great paper to ink-blend on!
This card shows how easy it is to create a winter theme, with the circle stamps. I heat embossed white embossing powder first, then used the VB pigment inks to blend on one color at a time. Keep blending while the ink is still wet and you can get a smooth transition from one color to the next. I started with pink then aqua, blue, cobalt, and magenta from top to bottom. Give it a while to dry, then rub over the embossed areas with a dry paper towel to reveal the white embossed areas.
This card was heat embossed in the same way as the first card, and then ink-blended. I then cut out the circle with the coordinating die from the set. I placed the ornaments on the card without adhesive to get the placement right so I could stamp the little hanger in black ink. Look at your stamps to see how you can use them in new ways. Then I backed the Art Paper with the All The Good Things patterned paper. The Field Notes Journaling Die Cuts are perfect for a fast sentiment on cards.
The last card has the same circular ornament, but I chose to make it monochromatic pink. I again stamped the little circle cluster stamp as the hanger, and then tied a crochet thread bow. I splatted on some watered down VB White Gesso, to add a snow effect. A Journaling Die Cut makes the sentiment quick and easy. The background patterned paper is from the All The Good Things line. The white banner is made from the VB Art paper, and I love that it is so sturdy. Thanks for visiting today, and be sure to come back this week for more card inspiration!
SUPPLIES:
White Foundations Mixed Media Art Paper
White Gesso
Color Wheel Pigments Inks: Cool and Warm
Escape Stamp and Die Set
Circles Stamp and Die Set
All The Good Things Patterned Paper
Field Notes Journaling Die Cuts
Simon Says Stamp Merry Christmas Sentiment