Time for Christmas thank you cards! So today's CAS challenge is perfect.
The Penny Black "Berry Merry Christmas" stamp was inked up using a few shades of red Distress markers for the berries and browns for the stem. I then lightly spritzed with water and stamped on watercolour paper. It was die cut with the "Berry Cluster" die. I glued the stem to the shimmery cream card base and popped the berries up on foam tape.
The "thank you" sentiment was stamped and then heat embossed. Once it was in place, I scored the borders.
I don't have any red sequins so coloured some clear ones with a couple of drops of red alcohol ink in a small plastic bag.
Date: Monday, December 26, 2016 GMT Views: 657
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Registered: February 23, 2016 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 22987
Mon, Dec 26, 2016 @ 9:27 AM
The die cut berry branch it so pretty against the stark white - Love the addition of the sequins ( and TFS that they can be dyed - I would never have thought of that)
------------------------------ Linda aka Bubbles
I'm not a Hoarder . . . I'm the Curator of an extensive collection of embellishments!!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Mon, Dec 26, 2016 @ 10:31 AM
Your cherries look fabulous, Susan particularly with the various shading on them. The sequins are the perfect touch and love the idea of coloring them with alcohol ink. Thanks for the inspiration!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28926
Tue, Dec 27, 2016 @ 7:32 AM
Beautiful and I love this die against your shiny glittery paper!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: June 15, 2012 Location: Fruit Cove, FL Posts: 838
Tue, Dec 27, 2016 @ 7:35 AM
This card is gorgeous!!
And I like the trick of coloring sequins, etc with alcohol ink...I tried that this year with the half pearls, because I couldn't find any red ones for embellishing with "berries" on cards...but the results on mine were disastrous! Yours look great!