Obviously, I have already started making my 2015 Christmas cards. This card was created by colour blending with Ranger Distress Inks and round Tim Holtz blending tools. Before adding colour, I heat embossed the Merry Christmas greeting using Tsukineko White embossing powder on Strathmore Bristol paper and added a punched 1 1/4" circle mask of a Post-it note to create a moon. I chose to use "tumbled glass" for the lightest colour at the bottom of the card, then "salty ocean" for the mid-section and finally "faded jeans" at the top. I love the ombre effect this combination created. I get such a kick out of removing a mask to reveal the resulting effect. I cut a black silhouette of Santa and his reindeer team using an Impression Obsession die, and mounted it with some dimensional tape. My finishing touches included a scattering of gold metallic stars and some white dots to mimic tiny stars.
Until then .. .
