Christmas Silhouette Cards

I've been playing with my new Christmas Silhouette downloads.....
These card were created using Serif CraftArtist.
Downloads available HERE


SILHOUETTE CHURCH
You could either create this card totally in your graphics programme and print it out or you can print various papers and images and layer them manually ( hybrid crafting? ). For this card, I created the arrangement so everthing is the right size and then separated the elements, printed them and lastly, layered and glued them.

1.  Import paper X1P6. Crop it so you have a square measuring approx. 4.5 x 4.5 ins..

2.  Import the mat X1m2, resize so it fits neatly inside the paper square.

3.  Import the diamond ring X1 dr1 and resize so it fits over the diamonds on the mat.

4.  Import the silhouette background circle X1b6, resize and position so it fits in the centre of the mat.

5.  Import the silhouette frame X1 sf1, resize so it fits over the background circle.

6.  Import the church X1 im2, resize and position it in the silhouette scene. Copy and paste the church so you

     have another to decoupage.

7.  Import the star X1im3c, resize and position in the sky.

8.  Group all the element of the scene together (not the background paper) and separate from the paper.

9.  Import paper X1P5 and crop so there is a strip of paper with just 4 or 5 circles left.



This what you should have to print out.

10. Print the images out on to printable card. If you wish you can pring the papers on to paper and the 

      other images on to card. 

11. Cut all the elements out.
Making up the card:

12. You now need an A5 greetings card and some dark blue card.

13. Layer the paper on to the dark blue card and glue to the top of the greetings card. Glue the silhouette

      scene in the centre. Fix the church over the church on the scene with double-sided sticky pads or

      silicone rubber.

14. Use Glossy Accents (spread with a cocktail stick) on the windows to give a glass effect.

15: Punch a snowflake border (Martha Stewart) from the dark blue card.

16. Glue the strip of circles paper to the base of the card, then glue the snowflake border above it.

17. Glue blue gemstones along the snowflake border

This all sounds a bit long-winded, but it's quite straightforward.

SILHOUETTE TREE CARD

This card uses one of Hunkydory's cards as a base.

The papers are printed

1.  Import papers X1P1 and X1P4, keep to the size they import at (8 x 8 ins) and print on to paper.

2.  Import mat X1m1 and resize to 3.75 x 3.75 ins.

3.  Import the background circle X1 b3, resize to approx. 3 ins. diameter and position in the centre of the

     mat.

4.  Import the white silhouette frame X1 sf1a, resize and place it over the background circle. Group together.

5.  Import the white tree X1 im5a and the tree lights X1 im7a. Resize and position the lights over the circles

     on the tree. Group the tree and lights together.

6.  Resize and position the tree in the silhouette scene.

7.  Import the beaded ring X1 br2, resize and position it between the edge of the mat and the silhouette

     scene. group the ring and mat together.

8.  Separate the scene, so you have a) the mat and ring b)the background circle and silhouette frame and

     c) the tree with lights. Print on to printable card.

This is what you will print

9  Cut all the elements out.

Making up the card:

10. Mask the central square with Post It notes or similar. Sponge around the outside of the square with

      blue dye ink.

11. Cut the paper the papers into strips to fit the two outer panels on the card. Then cut blocks of paper to

      fit the next two panels. Glue the panels to the card.

12. Fix the mat section of the silhouette scene in the middle of the square using double-sided sticky pads.

      Next fix the silhouette frame section in the centre of the mat with dssp and lastly fix the tree.

13. Decorate the card with blue and silver sequins, and glitter.





CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

The CD Sunday Challenge this week is...Bling It On

This is my entry

The card is from Hunkydory. The backing paper is from Peerless Designs..Floral Elegance. The Jewelled Dragonfly is from CaroLines (DE02C392L).

The dragonfly was stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid ink and embossed with pearl powder. The 'jewels' weredecorated with Glossy Accents, spread into shape with a cocktail stick and then sprinkled with glitter. The 'beads' were tiny pink crystals. larger gemstones were applied to the body.

Strips of the backing paper were layered on to black card and hlued to the main card. Four smaller rectangles of card were glued into the spaces and a pink dragonfly brad attached to each.

The corners of the central square were stippled with Tattered Rose Distress and Brilliance Galaxy Gold

inks. The four flower were punched from the backing paper and decorated with a pink gemstone.

CD SUNDAY AND OOH LA LA

This is my entry for two Challenges

CD Sunday...Mixed Bouquet

Ooh La La...Summer Flowers

The background paper is from Ooh La La CD...Femme Fatale, the flowers and paper on the vase are from MCS.. Paper Flower Expert. The vase and fern are stamps from CaroLines.

The papers and flowers were printed on Conqueror Champagne paper, which give a golden glow.

The vase was stamped and embossed with gold tinsel powder. The ferns were stamped with Pearlescent Ivy Brilliance ink.

Apologies for the lighting but it shows the gold tinge quite well!

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

This week's CD Sunday Challenge is to use a digistamp as well as images from a CD.

This is my entry

The papers are from Joanna Sheen's CD Eastern Treasures.

The digistamp (flower) is one of my Petal Power digis...DIG001, coloured altered to purples.

I cut the doily die (Martha Stewart) using the Cuttlebug and glued it to white card. Trimmed so points were at the edge. I rounded the corners of the white card and also the other bamboo paper. The latter was glued to lilac card.

The flower digi was printed on to vellum, the pieces cut out and made up according to intsructions. A gemstone made the flower centre. Triangular purple gemstones were glued in some of the doily spaces (what else can you do with triangle gemstones?) and a thin line of glitter applied to the outside of the doily using a Quickie glue pen.

Butterflies punched from the same paper as doily and glued to corners.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

This week's CD Sunday Challenge is...Say It With Scallops

Here is my entry

The papers are from Peerless Designs..Floral Elegance.

I cut the scalloped square with my Accucut machine. I used Photoshop to create a scalloped circle from one of the papers, imported it to Serif CraftArtist and resized it. It was then cut into four...each quarter was glued to black card which was then glued to the scalloped square (glued on to black card).

The flower is one of my Digistamps, Petal Power 6, printed on to vellum, made according to instructions.

Small pink pearls were then glued around the inner square and four butterflies punched from the same paper.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

This week's CD Sunday Challenge is...Die Cutting

As I missed last weeks challenge (Oriental) I've made a card using both topics!

The main image and paper are from Joanna Sheen's Oriental Dreams.

The die cut is one of my new Cut-Outs...Corner Diamond 1. I cut it from black card, scanned the diamond part into computer and created a template from it. I then imported the CD image and placed the template ( making it a bit smaller) over it, adjusting the size until it 'looked right'.

The corners were put through a cuttlebug Eastern embossing folder. I then sponged the four corners with Glacier Blue Opalite ink and embossed with several layers of clear powder to create the lacquered effect. The pieces were layered over the paper and mounted on to the card.

Embellished with gems and pearls.

NEW DRAGONFLY STAMPS

I decidied to try Sheena Douglass's Paint Fusion technique with my new Heartistic Dragonfly stamps.

I crackled the large Scalloped Circle Mountboard Cut-Out and stamped 3 of the dragonflies with grey ink.

Then painted the wings and bodies. The whole circle was sprayed with a glitter spray from Crafter's Companion.