
Il primo biglietto ha come protagonista la natività Blessed Family di Stampendous e lo sfondo è realizzato col clear stamp Elegant Swirls di Rhonna Farrer (Autumn Leaves) timbrato col tampone Chocolate (Impress). La scritta Joy è stampata con l’alfabeto clear Retro Alphabet (Stampendous) ed embossata con la polvere bianca. Infine l’impuntura bianca su fondo blu l’ho fatta a mano con la penna gel Uniball.
Now that everyone has already received gifts and Christmas cards, I won’t take the risk of spoiling a surprise introducing to you a couple of greetings cards I created in December. In making the former I used the Blessed Family (Stampendous) and the Rhonna Farrer’s clear stamp Elegant Swirls (Autumn Leaves) for the background. This, I printed with Chocolate pad (Impress). I composed the sentiment ‘Joy’ by using the clear Retro alphabet set (Stampendous) then embossing it with white powder. In the end, I freehand added white dots with a Uniball gel pen.
A tricky for beginners: you can avoid loosing lots of time in measuring the space between dots with a ruler; prepare instead a transparent template using acetate sheets you can get recycling an old box-cover.

First, draw the dots using a permanent marker (I distanced of 0.5 cm). You can easily make use of the squares printed on the cutting pad to measure the distance between the dots.
Poi si bucano i puntini segnati usando un punteruolo o un ago da lana appuntito.
Then, pierce every dot by means of a punch or a wool needle.

Now you have the holes where you can insert your pen or pencil so to draw easily the stitching (you can even use the punch itself and create a real sewing trace).

In making the latter card, I used a very particular recycled paper, with rough pattern on it. It was part of a writing pad I found at home. Surprisingly, it gave the perfect rustic effect to this card. I printed the reindeer Let's Play! (Penny Black) with Chocolate (Impress), the same colour I used for the background swirl (isn’t it obvious that I love this stamp? : )
Come tocco finale ho dato qualche ‘colpo di luce’ al ricciolo con la penna gel bianca Uniball e una bella spolverata di neve alle renne usando il pennarello da embossing trasparente e la polvere da rilievo bianca. La porosità caratteristica di questa carta ha reso la copertura dell’embossing grossolana e imperfetta, rendendo ancora più naturale l’effetto neve.
Finally, I added some light spots to the swirl with Uniball gel pen and I dusted the reindeers with snow using the clear embossing mark and the white embossing powder.
PS: thanks to everyone for the compliments and encouragements! I’ll try to answer to all your questions by e-mail or, in case I can’t get your e-address, by commenting your comments.
complimenti meritati oserei direi, anzi meritatissimi! adoro le carte grezze e l'effetto è davvero piacevole
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bellissime anche queste card!
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