Did you have all a merry Christmas? Did you enjoy the holidays with your family and friends! I sure did but I am happy to be back to my crafting table with a little time to spend there!
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Today is december 31 - of course I had to made a Happy New Year card!
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- I created the background by ink blending and using the hearts stencil. Then I die cut a recatangle from that paper.
- I stamped the fox with Memento ink, coloured it with Copics and fussy cut it.
- For the sentiment I heat embossed the happy in white on black cardstock and fussy cut it, too.
- The second part of the sentiment I embossed in white, too, but this time on turquoise cardstock and cut it into a narrow stripe.
- Then I assembled the card.
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- You get a soft background when you add first a layer of ink blending and then using the stencil! I t makes the edges less harsh.
- I love to use the Double Stiched rectangles white on white on my cards to create a subtle frame.
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Next week will start a new challenge on the blog with a fabulous prize!
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