One more card from the Holiday card class – I think this is the last one and the class favorite!

It is really gorgeous in person – it sparkles with the new Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint – used two different ways on this card.

My card design came from a card that I made when I went to Christina Crawford’s Stamp Camp in Virginia.  But she used a different stamp set and I don’t think we had a greeting on the card  so the bottom portion was different.  The scalloped square was one that I had done last year – but with a single layer – this card has a double scallop square.

The base is soft suede and the ink is soft suede also.  The ornament is stamped, then punched out with the coordinating Ornament punch.  I love that Stampin’ Up! coordinates the punches with so many stamped images.  And this punch has lots of other possibilities besides being just an ornament.  Th ornament has a gold shimmer that was created using the Stampin’ Up! Shimmer paint in Champagne Mist.  Shake the bottle, remove the lid and then dab a Stampin’ Sponge on the rim of the bottle to pick up a small amount of pain, dab it on the ornament to give it shimmer.  A little paint goes a long way so you don’t need much.  And to make the most of my Stampin’ Up! sponges I always cut them into 8 pieces.  I keep the sponge for the shimmer paint in the little ziploc bag with the bottle of paint then it all stays together.  A piece of gold cord was wrapped around the top of the ornament and it was attached to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To create the scallop square piece – the Soft Suede card stock is cut to 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ and the Kraft card stock is cut to 3″ x 3″.  For each layer center the Scallop Edge punch on each side and make one punch.  So you punch one time on each side of both pieces.  I sponged the edges with Soft Suede card stock and then layered them together.  Use a paper piercer to poke holes and add the brads.

The base of the card is stamped with the little sparkle image from the Delightful Decorations stamp set.  Then the base of the card is spritzed with shimmer paint.  I use an old Stampin’ Mist bottle and pour in some rubbing alcohol and add a few drops of the Shimmer Paint.  Shake well and then spritz lightly on your card stock.  I didn’t use a particular amount of shimmer paint – I just added a few drops and then spritzed it.  If it isn’t enough shimmer, add a couple more drops to the bottle, shake and spritz again.  I have been adding lots of sparkle to many of my holiday cards and projects with this.  It is very light.  I am not a glitter girl so I like the faint shimmer that this adds to my projects and it isn’t as messy as glitter either.

The “Merry Christmas” stamp is from the Christmas Greetings stamp set and was stamped in Soft Suede ink on Kraft card stock.  One edge was scalloped and all sides were sponged.

We stamped a matching Kraft envelope.  This was the class favorite!

Have a great day.