Pages

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Shepherds' Watch

Inspiration

The stamps from the new Heartfelt Creations' Classic Christmas Collection are so wonderful for capturing the true Christmas spirit. This one takes very few supplies, but those few ingredients result in a simple, elegant greeting. It would be an easy one to mass-produce!

Shepherds' Watch

Ingredients

Note: Finished card size is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Paper

Stamper's Select White (PaperTrey Ink)5 1/2" x 11", score at 5 1/2", and
5" x 5" (2 pieces)

Inks

Versamark (Tsukineko)

Stamps

HCPC 3430 Shepherd Scene PreCut Set (Heartfelt Creations)

Accessories

Grand Calibur (Spellbinders)
Labels 1 Grand Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Corner rounder punch (SU!)
Silver embossing powder (Sweet Stamps)
Heat gun
Ribbon (Michaels)
3-D Foam Squares (3L)
Zip-Dry
ATG (Scotch)
Scor-Pal
Scissors
Rotary trimmer (Fiskars)

Instructions

BASE CARD

Cut the base card from white card stock measuring 5 1/2" x 11", score at 5 1/2", and fold. Round all 4 corners. Cut a white square measuring 5" x 5", and round all 4 corners. Mount a strip of ribbon across the square. Mount the square on the front of the card using foam squares.

IMAGE

Stamp the shepherd scene on white paper using Versarmark ink, and heat emboss with silver embossing powder. Cut/emboss the image using the smallest Grand Labels 1 die, and mount on the front of the card using foam squares.Finish by tying a bow, and gluing it to the left of the image.

Reminder

Head over to the Heartfelt Creations blog for all the beautiful creations by the design team, and leave a comment there by October 18 for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blue_Orange

3 comments:

Olena said...

Lovely! Love it! Olena

Betty J Schaub said...

beautiful Lisa! So serene just as we all believe it should be. :O)

Helen said...

Elegant indeed! Definitely brings me back to what Christmas should be all about!

Post a Comment

Your kind comments make my day!