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Rhinestone Jewels For Instant Wow

November 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

Today when I sat down I planned to make a simple Christmas card. One stamp set, with two colours (plus white), coupled with a little two-step stamping and stamping off. Everything came together as expected and I was very happy with it. Until I began the final assembly. Then I decided to add a little embellishment to my #simplestamping project. In a matter of seconds a few Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels really added a wow factor.

#simplestamping Christmas card created using the Joyful Holly Stamp Set and Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

JOYFUL HOLLY

It all began with the Joyful Holly Stamp Set and two ink colours, Shaded Spruce and Real Red.

On a layer of Whisper White Card I stamped one of the two holly sprig outlines with Shaded Spruce. Then I stamped the same image across the bottom right corner of another layer of Whisper White Card. After that I stamped the image across the bottom left corner on the front of a Whisper White Medium Envelope.

Next I selected the solid holly leaf image that coordinates with the outline. This time after inking up the stamp with Shaded Spruce ink I ‘stamped off’ onto some scrap paper. By removing some of the ink this way, when I stamped it again onto the holly outline the leaves were a lighter shade. Then I re-inked the solid image, stamped-off and stamped onto the second holly outline, before repeating the process on the third outline.

The stamp set also includes a small stamp with four small berries designed to perfectly align with the berries on the holly images. So I inked up the berry image using Real Red ink, stamped off, then stamped onto one of my leaf images. I repeated this a second time so all eight berries on the holly sprig were coloured. As before I repeated the process until all three holly sprigs were done.

Now I needed just one final stamp from the Joyful Holly Stamp Set, the sentiment “A joyful Christmas to you”. I inked this up with Shaded Spruce and stamped it beside my main holly image. Then I was ready to begin assembling my project.

RHINESTONE REACTION

Staying with my original colour palette I opted for Shaded Spruce Card for my card base. Using my Paper Trimmer I cut and scored the card, then folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

Next I cut a layer of Real Red Card and attached my main panel to it using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow). With that done I mounted the assembled panel onto my card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

That just left the second Whisper White layer which I fixed inside the card base using liquid glue.

#simplestamping Christmas card created using the Joyful Holly Stamp Set and Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

At this point my card was essentially finished, but I wondered if I could step it up just a little, while still keeping it a #simplestamping project. It was then that I remembered the Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels I’d bought months ago.

I soon discovered that each rhinestone was sized perfectly for the berries in the Joyful Holly Stamp Set. It was obviously meant to be. So I attached eight self-adhesive rhinestones onto the front of my card and immediately knew I’d made the right decision. My quick and easy card really packed a punch. What’s more it’s a design that could easily used to create cards in bulk, not a bad thing with Christmas fast approaching.

PRODUCT LIST

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad
Joyful Holly Photopolymer Stamp Set
Joyful Holly Photopolymer Stamp Set
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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