A Black and White Bauble Christmas Card

 Hi, how are you doing? I hope all is well with you. I am beginning the Christmas Card run early this year. It seems to me no matter how soon I start it is never early enough! So the challenge is on ....

Here's my first card, I did a batch of these as you will see ....

I began by stamping the Holly background using the JustRite stamp onto white cardstock, using a versa mark ink pad and then heat embossing with white powder. I cut out the image and used a dauber and Memento London Fog ink pad to emphasize the white image I had stamped.

To make the central panel. I stamped the JustRite Merry Christmas Ornament stamp twice using the versa mark ink and black embossing powder then used a heat tool to emboss it.

I cut it out using a Spellbinders Circle Die. I then cut out the centre piece of the image. Backed it with foam tape and laid it on top of the first full image to add depth and dimension.

I cut a small "V" at the top of the bauble where the bow of the image was, so that when I added the "dotted string" it could be seen to be attached to the bauble.

I created a bow using the Sue Wilson Lattice and Classic Bows dies.

I used the Larger and the middle sized bows layered on top of one another, backing the white lattice with black cardstock.

On the inside of the card I stamped a couple of images, at the top and bottom corners using the Hampton Art Reindeer Joy clear stamps and black memento ink.

I made a few, here they all are covered in plastic ready to take to the shop in Dorrigo where I sell them (or keep them until I need the in late November for posting)!!

... and there you have it!


Here are the main ingredients that I used to make this card:

American Crafts white cardstock pack	American Crafts Black 12 x 12 Cardstock	Sue Wilson Noble Double Pierced Rectangles Set A CED5508	JustRite Holly Stitched Background Stamp CL-02078	Sue Wilson - Classic Bow CED1405
Sue Wilson - Lattice 3D Bow CED1404	JustRite Merry Christmas Ornament CL-02057	Spellbinders Standard Circles LG, S4-114	Double Sided Foam Mounting Tape	Universal Crafts Sponge Daubers
Memento London Fog Ink Pad	Tsukineko - VersaMark Ink Pad	Judikins White Opaque Embossing Powder	Black Embossing Powder	Heat it Craft Tool
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad	Hampton Art Reindeer Joy Outlines Clear Stamp SC0669

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Thanks for stopping by, I have made a few more Christmas cards so I will share them over the next few days.