(collective groan) Yes, this is a Christmas card. I know it is early but I need to get in the holiday mood for an article I am writing so I made a warm up card:
I played with some background stamps and I wanted a distressed look so I made a large distressing background stamp with plastic canvas and craft foam. Watch the short video to see how:
This is the background I made in the video:
To make the 3-D element on the card I punched 5 scallop circles and folded it in half, then opened them up and folded them in half again and pinched two of the folds together like so:
This card is quick enough to mass produce, plus i think the medallion would be cute on a tag or scrapbook page. All of the stamping I did on glassy photo paper with water based markers.
Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
Love the card and especially the medallion. I think I can make one of those and will be trying it out soon! Thanks for all the tips, techniques and talents you share with us.
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That is such an adorable card….LOVE the affect you did with the scallops!!!!!
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Thank you very much for all the wonders that you show us!
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Great video Lindsay! Love my Mega-mount too! I really need to find me some of those foam blocks. I love the textures you make with them!
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thanks Dee! The Dollar tree usually has them in a pack with lots of shapes!
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Hi there Lindsay me again and another great idea to play with – just letting you know I tried your watercolour markers method over at my blog and linked over to you today – thanks for all your brilliant sharing, Shaz in Oz.x
http://calligraphycards-shazinoz.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/woyww-mm-comes-around-so-fast-yep.html
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Great card Lindsay, love all your backgrounds. Glad you showed a bag of bath blocks, I never knew what I was looking for before.
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That’s amazing. The background looks gorgeous. And the video is very helpful. Where can i get The Dollar tree?
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the dollar tree is a nationwide dollar store in the US (although I’d love a dollar tree growing in my backyard ha ha!
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