Tag: Twinkling Lights

Christmas

Hometown Christmas

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Do you ever attend the Christmas tree lighting held in your local downtown neighborhood? I was in New York City one year when the big tree was delivered in Rockefeller Center. It was the coolest thing to watch them bring in the massive tree and stand it up tall.

I wanted to capture the feel of a holiday tree in the middle of a city center when designing this card. The tree is diecut from Handsome Hunter cardstock and the backing is a piece of gold shimmer vellum, which I think shines through the tiny holes perfectly to give the feel of gold twinkling lights. The myriad of sequins really help capture the feel of sparkly ornaments up and down the tree branches.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired)
Shimmer vellum
Versatile Christmas stamps (retired)
Twinkling Lights dies
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Happy Holidays to You

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Do you attend parties during the holidays? When I do, I really enjoy admiring the holiday decor. When I was looking for inspiration for this design, I wanted to recreate a festive hall all dressed for a holiday party.

I selected a pattern of the Ever Eden designer paper that most resembled wall paper, and I felt this stripe fit the bill perfectly. I used a small strip of a more ornamental pattern of Ever Eden designer paper to serve as the tree skirt. I decided to keep the tree relatively simple and used white vellum to serve as the backing to show through as ornaments and lights and allowed the lights to twinkle with some Wink of Stella. The holiday banner serves as the perfect backdrop with its sparkling holly and berries.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired)
White vellum
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Twinkling Lights dies
Deckled Rectangles dies
Gold holly leaves (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Golden Greetings

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Do you remember the movie with the joke about the tin Christmas tree? Was it Charlie Brown? Well anyway, that movie line came to mind as I was designing this card.

I wanted the tree to sparkle against the hunter green background, so I decided to diecut it from gold shimmer vellum and then have the lights on the tree be white. Paired with the gold foiled Ever Eden designer paper as the tree skirt, the tree really pops. I kept the color palette simple and cohesive with green and gold embellishments throughout. This design really shines!

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired), shimmer white cardstock
Glimmer vellum (retired)
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

White Christmas

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I can’t help but hum “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas . . . .” when I start thinking about Christmas. What about you? I wanted to create a very clean and simple card and the song White Christmas actually inspired this design.

Never underestimate the power of monochromatic designs. 100% of this card uses Basic White cardstock. I added twinkle to the Christmas tree with sequin ornaments and Wink of Stella all along the edges of the tree diecut. The pop of gold from the Ephemera elements add festive style and interest, as well as drawing the eye down the card to the sentiment.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Trucking Along stamps
Twinkling Lights dies
Nested Essentials dies
Adhesive-backed sequins
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Regal Tree

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“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches.” These were the words humming through my mind as I was designing this card. The Twinkling Lights dies easily lend themselves to very simple but stunning designs.

One of my favorite parts of putting up a Christmas tree is the moment you get the tree up and all of the lights are on — just a twinkling tree full of lights. So for this card, I wanted to create a card where the tree full of lights is the centerpiece of the design. A lovely piece of Ever Eden designer paper featuring leafy garlands serves as the background for this design. To recreate twinkling lights, I used a sheet of gold shimmer vellum behind the tree. The tree skirt, gold rug, and banner mimic the twinkle of the lights in their shimmery, reflective nature and help draw the eye across the design. I am really pleased with how this card turned out — it is truly reminiscent of when I get my tree up and the lights are on.

Hop on over to the Etsy shoppe to check out the complete Twinkling Lights collection!

Products used:
Basic White, Handsome Hunter (retired), shimmer white cardstock
Pearlized cardstock
Glimmer vellum (retired)
Ever Eden DSP (retired)
Twinkling Lights dies
Expressions in Ink Ephemera
Adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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