Happy New Year card
- on 01.08.12
- Christmas cards, Stampin Up!
- 7 Comments
I’ll admit, I didn’t send out all the Christmas cards I wanted. In fact I mailed out very few… what is it with that? I made them but then got caught up with all the Christmas preparations that I didn’t end up writing/mailing them. So I’ve made a bunch of Happy New Year cards to mail out to some friends and Stampin’ Up! team members.
Hmm, I just couldn’t photograph this card well due to the glitter paper but anyway…
So it’s simple but I think using the silver glitter paper and a little embellishment (notice the paperclip the ribbon is tied to and the rhinestone?) it’s enough because the patterned paper is just so lovely. Watch out for a lot more cards from me using this glitter paper, it’s an absolute delight to use.
Try this tip: Try making this same card in another theme. I think it would look fantastic as it is but changing the ’2012′ to say ‘baby’ and making it a baby card. Or maybe change the colours and change the ’2012′ to say ‘love’ for a Valentine’s Day card. I think this card is flexible enough to be used for a variety of occasions. What do you think?
Ribbon tip: The ribbon I’ve used here is a wide striped grosgrain. I know some people find they’re not sure how to use wide ribbon – personally I love wide ribbon. A different way to use than doing the usual bows it is what I’ve done here: just cut the edges off a length of ribbon (that is, cut up the left and right of it) then pull the threads to create a fringe. It only takes a few seconds to do and it’s a lovely effect and changes the look of ribbon.
And here’s a list of Stampin’ Up! products that I used to create this card:
Rubber Stamps:
No rubber stamping on this card!
Cardstock & Paper:
Marina Mist
Early Espresso
Spice Cake Designer Series Paper (Australian Summer Mini Catalogue)
Silver Glitter Paper (Australian Summer Mini Catalogue)
Tools:
Big Shot
Simple Numbers Bigz Die (use the Simple Letters Alphabet if you want to make this card for other occasions like Valentine’s or Baby card)
Accessories:
Soft Suede Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Clips Assortment (paperclip)
Basic Jewels (rhinestone)
Adhesives:
SNAIL
Tombow Multi (a thin outline to glue down the glitter numbers)
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