Wednesday, December 5, 2018

ICS Blog Hop: Christmas Cards Galore with Joy & Noel



 Happy December and welcome to our December ICS Blog Hop! I'm happy to share one of our November club cards with you today. For my club, I wanted to focus on shimmer paint and so all four cards used shimmer paint in some way. This is the second one using the Bright Copper shimmer paint!

For this card, I used the Joy & Noel stamp set with one of my favorite techniques - watercoloring on shimmery paper. :) I started by embossing the image with copper embossing powder. Set yourself up to paint by dropping a drop of each color you'd like to use on a clear block - this will be your painting palette. Place the drops far enough away on the block that they won't touch! Then, color in the portion you want to color with water alone in an aquapainter and then proceed to drop bits of color into it. It's like magic! Once it's dry, fussy-cut it out with paper snips.

It might be tricky to see here, but I also used copper Shimmer Paint on the Buffalo Check stamp in the background - simply use a sponge dauber to apply the shimmer paint. A word of caution though - you'll want to clean the stamp soon after while it's still wet or you'll be scraping the shimmer paint off the stamp! It does still work; it's just considerably harder work!




 Unfortunately, the Merry Merlot & Copper Ribbon is already sold out and is no longer available - which is a good reminder for all of us. If there is something you have your eye on, please do yourself a favor and don't hesitate to order it! There are many, many items in the Holiday Catalog that will be discontinued forever soon - and trust me, if you like it now, you'll be kicking yourself that you didn't order it while it was still available! If you're in Canada, you're welcome to order from me at my online store and if you're in another country, please find a local demonstrator! Thank you for stopping by, and now go visit Debbi who is next in the blog hop!









Like what you see? Here's what I used to make this card. Click on any of the images to visit my online store!

25 comments:

  1. So beautiful! I really like the metallics with the Merry Merlot, it creates a beautiful color combination! Wonderful card!

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    1. Thank you! I agree, copper and Merry Merlot are a match made in heaven!

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  2. Fantastic card!! Bummer that some of those items are sold out!

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    1. I know! It's a good reminder for all of us to not hesitate to order the things we like!!

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  3. Great card. Wonderful job with the water coloring.

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  4. My favorite ribbon and combo! Oh how I love copper embossing, your card is sweet!

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  5. WOW card...love all the layering and texturing you've got going on.

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  6. Love the embossed image, and your coloring is beautiful! Nice card design!

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  7. Lovely card. Great techniques from the fussy cutting to the superb water coloring!

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    1. thank you. I'm one of those ones who love a little fussy cutting now and then!

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  8. Beautiful card, Jenilee! Love all the layering & textures!

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  9. When I saw this stamp in the catalog it didn't wow me but your use of the copper has really opened my eyes!

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    1. I'm glad you like it! Everything looks better in copper!

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  10. I love the copper embossing and watercoloring too. Fun!

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