This card needs some help. I'll be making 100+ of them to send for Christmas so I don't want anything too complicated but I'd love some suggestions to improve them without buying too much more stuff.
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Registered: July 13, 2004 Location: On the beautiful Chesapeake Bay Posts: 11736
Sat, Oct 03, 2009 @ 3:25 PM
Nice card. I think the ornaments need to be 'grounded'. Maybe some silver cording through a hole in the top of the ornament and attached under the white layer?
Registered: April 10, 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 914
Sat, Oct 03, 2009 @ 4:24 PM
You can pick up silver or gold cord at your local store that sells odd lots. Ground, like mentioned above or make a bow and attach it with a glue dot.http://craftsbybeth.blogspot.com/
Add a shiny brad in the middle of the blue ornament.
Registered: December 10, 2007 Location: Apple Valley, Ca. Posts: 621
Sat, Oct 03, 2009 @ 5:57 PM
I would emboss the white panel, cuttlebug if you have it. The ornaments also need the silver or gold cord. Maybe sponge the edges of the sentiment tag.
Registered: April 3, 2008 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 340
Sat, Oct 03, 2009 @ 6:47 PM
I think you've got a good start, but you can punch it up a bit. The ornaments need grounding with cording, ribbon or perhaps the use a line from the beaded garland stamp you used in the other post. Depending how detailed you want to get some pine boughs stamped along the top could be added.
I really like the punch you choose for the sentiment. Drawing attention to it by edging or outlining it would make it a standout.
I think the the blue ornament would look adorable with some dots of glitter or Stickles (diamond or crystal) added.
I like the previous idea of embossing the white background, but my choice would be just the small bottom portion (underneath the red/aqua).
I'll be on the look out for your revised version. These are going to look wonderful!
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Registered: April 6, 2005 Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia Posts: 14401
Sat, Oct 03, 2009 @ 8:48 PM
I agree with the ideas of embossing the white panel to add some texture and definitely adding some cording or thin ribbon to the ornaments so they're not suspended in mid air. I ordered this punch and stamp set today so look forward to playing with it soon.
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Registered: April 28, 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 124
Sun, Oct 04, 2009 @ 1:19 PM
A very nice start! How about drawing a simple black line from the tops of the ornaments to the top of the card, with a little bow above the ornament. Perhaps a pine branch peeking down from the upper left if you have a stamp like that.
Some silver cording tied in a simple bow at the top of each ornament or same silver cording tied around and then tucked in at the top, behind the white paper...