Card one of four for the April Christmas card challenge to fussy cut Christmas florals. This is the only one of the four that has any fussy cutting.
After stamping the image with Stazon ink and letting it dry, I traced each line of the image with a fairly small stylus so I could see the design on the back of the foiled cs. I turned the piece over and used different sizes of styli to work the paper, similar to the technique used to stretch metal. I was pretty pleased with the result. I fussy cut the poinsettia and added to the card front, which I had covered with white shimmer cs. It is flat to the surface in the center, I added pop dot under the leaves. I added gold nailheads to the center and covered them with Glossy Accents.
The sentiment was cut twice - once from the foil cs and once from 110lb white cs which ha been sandwiched between layers of Stick It adhesive before cutting. I removed the liner from the top of the white die cut and layered the red on top. The liner was removed from the bottom and the pieces adhered to the card.
As always, thanks for looking!
Date: Friday, February 13, 2015 GMT Views: 1560
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Fri, Feb 13, 2015 @ 3:53 PM
You have the magic touch with your stylus!! the poinsettia looks incredible!!! Those nailheads in the center make the bloom look real!
I can only say, you must have the patience of Job, or extremely steady hands, to put the sentiment in red foil over another in white to give it some "height" before adhering to your card ! This card is phenomenal!!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Fri, Feb 13, 2015 @ 6:19 PM
Jo, this is something else! Who but you would have used foil for this and how perfectly it's done! It's fabulous! I must agree with Sue too about the sentiment. The foil would most likely be thinner and adhering it to another layer for me would have been impossible! Right into favorites!
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92460
Sat, Feb 14, 2015 @ 11:06 AM
This is incredible...and GORGEOUS, Jody! The sculpted foil give such depth as do the red as it reflects colors around it. What a treat this will be in someone's mailbox next December.