Christmas Card with Matching Tag

Hello everyone!  I just returned from a wonderful Caribbean cruise and suddenly realized how close the holidays are.  So, for my first post this month with Altered Pages, I want to share a really cute and fun Christmas card and matching gift tag using this adorable Christmas elf digital image from our sponsor, Smeared Ink.

I first sized the image to fit four onto one sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" smooth white card stock. Then I used my Royal Brush Drawing Art Set to color in the image.  I mixed colors until I was able to match those on the green snowflakes paper.  (TIP: You can blend the pencil easily with Gamsol, or any other odorless mineral spirits and a blending stump.)

Next, I used a curved rectangle die (or any die you may have) to cut out the image.  Then I edged the card stock with Memento Luxe Peanut Brittle and Rhubarb Stalk ink, blending towards the center with a blending tool.

Here is a picture of the parts I used to make the card and tag.  Shown are an orange-ish red 5"x7" card, a 4-3/4" x 6-3/4" piece cut from the Green Snowflakes 12x12 paper, a green print piece die cut slightly larger than the die cut image, Ribbon, Sheer, and German Medallions.

Before these pieces were layered onto the red card base, I wrapped a piece of the sheer ribbon around the top left and lower right corners of the Green Snowflakes 12x12 paper and adhered it using the Double Side Tape Mini.  I then adhered the next green print layer with the Double Side Tape Mini, but popped the top layer of the image with Adhesive Dimensionals.   This gave the card some nice dimension.

A double bow was adhered to the top left corner with Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Then I cut one of the gold medallions out, highlighting with the Niji Oil Pastels red, which I adhered to the center of the bow.  A Hello December Giant Rhinestones was added to the center of the medallion.

The tag was simple.  I die cut one from the same Green Snowflakes 12x12 paper, but used the reverse side for the front of the tag.  I colored in a second digital image of the Christmas elf, fussy cut only the elf, and adhered to the front of the tag with Glue Stick.

I added a double bow from the sheer ribbon, and added another Hello December Giant Rhinestones to the center of the bow.  I took a piece of twine to tie the bow through the hole in the tag, leaving the ends free to tie onto the gift package.

Smeared Ink digital stamp Christmas elf
Royal Brush Drawing Art Set
Green Snowflakes 12x12 paper
Hello December Giant Rhinestones
Ranger Blending Tools
Ribbon, Sheer
German Medallions
Niji Oil Pastels
Memento Luxe Ink Pads (Rhubarb Stalk, Peanut Brittle)
Adhesive Dimensionals
Aleene's Tacky Glue
Double Side Tape Mini
Glue Stick

Thanks to our sponsor, Smeared Ink, for allowing us to use their fab digital images.

I hope you enjoyed my card and matching tag project today. Please be sure to check out all of the terrific products available at Altered Pages. 

Have a wonderful and creative week!

Barbara

Halloween ATCs

Howl-O everone, and welcome!  I am excited to share some spook-tacular ATCs with you today, using the ever-so-wonderful products from Altered Pages, but also from our sponsor, Royal Brush, aka Royal & Langnickel.  I received a wonderful Drawing Art Set from them, and I am going to show you how I enhanced my Altered Pages black and white collage sheets and rubber stamped images.

I first cut my 6x6 Black Mat Board into ATC sized (2-1/2" x 3-1/2") pieces.  I like to use something heavy, like mat board or chipboard, as a base.  It allows me to put heavier embellishments on my background without it collapsing under the weight, and even if I don't use anything heavy, I just like the feel.

I used gel medium to glue the Spooky Paper 12x12 to each ATC, reversing the paper on some for variety.

On the Boo ATC below, I fussy cut the phrenology head, added color with my Drawing Art Set, and glued it to the ATC.  I also fussy cut the  leg bone and column top, glueing to the ATC.  A small scrap of chevron print was glued below the head, a strip of German scrap border along the side, and tiny alphabet stickers to spell BOO.  I used the colored pencils to add shadows around the images, adding depth.

Boo ATC

On the Bones ATC below, I fussy cut the doorway and adhered to the ATC first, then the pile of  bones was added.  I stamped Patonce Cross with black StazOn ink, colored and fussy cut, then adhere to the center of the door.  I added a strip of German scrap border along the side, and tiny alphabet stickers to spell BONES.  Again, I used the Stacked Skulls stamp to add shadows around the images, adding depth.

Bones ATC

For the Skulls ATC,  I added a strip of German scrap border along the side, along with tiny alphabet stickers to spell SKULLS.   I colored and fussy cut the column, adhering along the right side.  I stamped the  Stacked Skulls with black StazOn ink and colored with the  colored pencils, which I also used to add shadows around the images, adding depth.

Skulls ATC

For the Creep ATC, is used the colored pencils to add details to the skull before glueing it to the center.  I darkened the eyes, nose, and mouth openings with the black colored pencil, allowing some of the paper design to still show through the eyes area for a bit of a creepy look.  I cut a German Medallion in quarters to make corners, which I glued to each corner.  I used the colored pencils to add shadows around the images, and tiny alphabet stickers to spell CREEP.

Creep ATC

Altered Pages Supplies:


8x8 Glitz Paper Pads (Sunshine in my Soul)
Collage sheets:  Anatomy 101, Vintage Architecture 1029

Gel Medium

6x6 Black Mat Board
Spooky Paper 12x12
Spooky Die Cuts
Stacked Skulls stamp
Patonce Cross stamp
Muse cling mounts
German Medallions
German Pennant Point Gold
Jet Black Stazon Midi
Glue Stick

Remember this month Altered Pages is partnering with Royal & Langnickel.  In celebration of that along with October being breast cancer awareness month we are giving away this beautiful Pink Art Journal. 

           

To be entered into the drawing all you have to do is just place an order of $10 or more with Alteredpages.com.  The lucky winner will be announced on the blog as well as our Facebook page on November 1, 2015.  Good luck!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a very Happy Halloween!!!

Barbara

Pink Card and ATC for October

Hello everyone! Welcome to my first Altered Pages post for October.  Can you believe Fall is here already?  And since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I thought it would be fitting to make a card and ATC in honor of it.  We also have a wonderful sponsor this month, Royal & Langnickel, makers of many fine art products.  I hope you will stop by and check out their website.

Here are the parts I used to make the card.  I started with a kraft card (A2 size), trimmed paper slightly smaller than card front, and die cut the pieces shown with label dies.  The middle solid pink piece was made by tracing around the smaller die and fussy cutting.  I did not want too much of the brassy gold paper to show, and this particular die set does not have another in-between size.

Edge the print layer with Delicata Gold ink and the blending tool, adhere to card front.

I needed to color my dyeable seam binding to a matching pink color, so these are the products I used to do this.  The Royal sable brushes worked like a charm and were so soft and silky smooth that they just glided across the ribbon.

A tiny dot of the Magenta Splash ink on my craft mat was all that was needed, adding lots of water and picking the color up with the Royal sable  brush.

When dry, I folded it in the shape used to promote breast cancer awareness, stapled in the center, and covered the staple with a dew drop.

I also made an ATC that I thought would be nice to include inside the card.

Once again, I used my Splash Inks to color this beautiful gypsy lady.  She was stamped with black Stazon ink onto a piece of print paper from the Pretty in Pink pad.  Stazon ink is waterproof and will not bleed when I add water.  

I put a few drops of each color and one drop of white acrylic paint onto my craft sheet.  With a wet brush, I picked up the colors, as needed, mixing colors to make new colors, and adding the white if I needed a more pastel, and somewhat opaque, color. The possibilities are absolutely endless with these highly concentrated inks.  

When the paper was dry, I adhered it with glue stick to a darker pink paper layer, which was glued to a slightly larger ATC sized kraft card.

Supplies:
Altered Pages Collage Sheets:  ATC Beauty;
6x6 Glitz Paper Pads (Pretty in Pink)
Rubber Stamp Sets: Gypsy Journey set
Kraft envelopes & cards
StazOn Midi ink pad Black
Delicata Ink Pad Gold
Ranger Blending Tools
Dyeable Seam Binding
Splash Inks
Dew Drops (Pink)
Glue Stick
Double Side Tape Mini
Royal & Langnickel SableTek brush

White acrylic paint

Big Chat stickers (Remember)

Altered Pages will be having a Royal Brush PINK giveaway this month, so be sure to leave a comment on their blog for a chance to win.  And while you're there, take a moment to check out the new products in the Altered Pages shop.  Good things await!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful and creative week!

Barbara