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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

HC Gatefold peace On Earth-Candlelit Christmas Debut

Good morning!

The snow is gently falling, the decorating has been done, and the soft glow from the candles in the window invite you to just sit, relax and enjoy the peaceful side of the holiday season! Flickering candlelight is always a cozy welcome addition to any Christmas festivities, and is a lovely way to create a warm and welcoming ambiance, allowing for a stillness that leads to reflections of the season! Steeped in traditions for centuries, illuminated candles have been associated with the yuletide season in various ways…from being placed in the window offering a warm welcome to travelers from afar, to representing the Star of Bethlehem guiding the Wise Men to the birthplace of Jesus Christ, to setting the ambiance to a family Christmas dinner! Whether you enjoy the brilliance of candlelit lanterns, grand candelabras or a glowing votive, there is no denying the beautiful luminescence candles bring to the advent season! Join us as we leave behind the hustle and bustle and take time to reflect on the calmer side of the holiday season with the new Candlelit Christmas Collection! Become enraptured in a glimmering paper collection hued in brilliant blues, garland greens and holly berry reds, ensconced in illustrations of glowing candlelit lanterns, pretty centerpieces, and gladdening poinsettias, all dipped in elegant snowflake patterns, breathtaking brocades and festive floral clusters! A brilliant assembling of cling stamp sets, along with coordinating dies, offer radiant illustrations of festive lanterns, stunning ornamental centerpieces and beautifully scripted sentiments, perfect for embellishing all of your Christmas themed paper crafting creations. Stamp, die cut and shape an assortment of traditional flowering poinsettias, along with decorative holly accents quickly and easily with the coordinating cling stamp set, dies and dimensional shaping mold, allowing you to assemble realistic holiday poinsettias ideal for accenting handmade holiday greeting cards, scrapbook layouts, and heirloom albums!  So, join us as we light our favorite candles, take in the beauty of the holiday season, and enjoy the shimmer and incandescence of the Candlelit Christmas collection.





HC PRODUCTS USED      

Other Products:
Snow Pen, Ivory cardstock , Sky Blue Brilliance Ink, Gold cardstock, Copic Markers: R21, R24, R29, C01,C3, C5, B21, B32, B24, E21, E50, E51, E53, E33, E35, G14, YG63, Y11, Y15, Y35, Y38, white cardstock.

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE
Instructions:
Card size: 12 X 6”. Cut Ivory cardstock in 3 pieces, one 6 X 6”, two 6 X 3 1/2".  Score the two 3 1/2" pieces at 1/2" on one side each.  Glue the 1/2" tab to the 6” piece, one on each side then fold tightly with a bone folder.  Cut decorative paper for the 6” center and both sides (front and back) then glue each to the card base.  Cut 2 Starry Night decorative dies from Ivory, one for each side on the outside, curves facing center.  Cut a full Starry Night die by matching center lines from Ivory and glue to the center inside.

Stamp Poinsettias, cardinals, deer, lantern, hanging ornament decoration, and pine bough using black on white cardstock.  Color critters, lantern and ornaments with Copic markers.  Spray the poinsettias with red and yellow inks or liquid watercolor (Dylusions spray inks used for this sample).  Die cut and form flowers then add gold Prills.  Stamp trees using Fern Green and then use a Snow Pen on them and the pine boughs, heat to puff.

Cut 2 small ovals out of ivory for the inside of two sides (big enough to hold lantern and ornaments).  Cut the large ornament from gold and the inside from white.  Sponge blue at the top of ornament then glue to gold outer ornament.  Add trees and more Snow Pen in foreground then add deer popping up the tops of the deer gluing the hooves.  Glue pine boughs and cardinal at the top of the ornament.  Glue the Poinsettias at the top of center both sides of the ornament.  Add glitter to the card inside and out.
Make a belly band with a 12 X 1 1/2" piece of decorative paper.  Glue a decorative border strip of poinsettias down the center (the ends will not meet but will be covered by the Lacy Diamond).  Cut the Lacy Diamond from Ivory including the center part.  Cut a Diamond Basics to fit from red decorative paper.  Glue pieces together then attach belly band strip (ends will be under Diamond).  Add two Poinsettias, one at each side of the Lacy Diamond and the “Peace on Earth band, curved, on top of the Lacy Diamond.  Glitter Poinsettias and Belly Band then slide onto card to complete.
Thanks for visiting today!
Robin

Psalms 139:13-16
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You [f]covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for [g]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.

15 My [h]frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

2 comments:

Patricia Manhire said...

Such a beautiful card. Your attention to detail is amazing!

Jan's Paper Flowers said...

Wowsers...this is gorgeous Robin! This card is so full of beauty, it's a gift in itself!