A quick card

Yesterday I had my xray and they found nothing wrong, which is good. But at the same time, there’s still no explaining why my back is hurting. So I went to get some accupuncture done and that single time has made the biggest difference! The Dr. was able to get rid of ALL of the pain between my shoulders, and greatly reduced the pain in my middle back. I have another appointment for accupuncture on Tuesday after my training session, and the accupuncturist is actually located at my gym. Which, I dont have to tell you how convenient that is.

Anyway, so today I wanted to make a card. I was inbetween doses of meds and wanted to hop downstairs a bit. I have 3 swaps that Im in. One is a demo only swap for Christmas cards, another is a glitter swap and the 3rd I just signed up for today is a swap with the new Papertrey Christmas sets! So much fun! But I havent made any yet. Although, since Papertrey JUST released last night I cant really make any until they come.

So here is an idea that I may use for one of the other two cards, I like the layout but I’m not crazy how the glitter turned out. And there is a weird little spot in the middle of my snowman that Im not fond of. There is also some clear EP on the poinsettia image, although it doesnt show up in the picture, it’s a nice touch IRL. I decided to use Beate’s weekend sketch as my starting point.

Instructions:

1. Starting with a piece of old olive CS cut and folded to standard size. I used my corner rounder on all 4 corners, then sponged in old olive ink and then again in chocolate chip ink. I then stamped the snowflake from ‘perfect presentation’ in old olive all over the front and set it aside.
2. Next I cut a piece of chocoalte chip CS to 3.5 x 3 and used the open argyle from ‘all in a row’ around the corners in chocolate chip ink.
3. Then I cut a piece of real red CS at 3 x 2.5 and sponged the edges in real red ink. Then I used my distresser tool around the edges.
4. After that I cut a piece of old olive CS at 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 and used my ticket punch on the edges. Then I sponged in old olive ink and then again in chocolate chip ink.
5. Using the snowman stamp and versamark ink pad I stamped it onto the old olive. Then I used heat and stick powder and red SU glitter. I adhered this to the red CS, punched with my 1/16 handheld punch and added pewter brads. Then used dimensionals and adhered it to the chocolate chip CS.
6. Taking my 5/8 inch red grosgrain ribbon, I wrapped it around the bottom of the card and adhered it in place with some snail.
7. Then I stamped the poinsettia image in real red ink onto white CS and cut it out with my 1 1/4 circle punch. While the ink was still wet I poured some heat and stick onto the image, then heated it and put some clear EP onto it and set it again.
8. I then punched out a 1 3/8 inch circle and adhered the two together.
9. Next I used my scallop punch with chocolate chip CS and then used my paper piercer on each scallop. I then added some sponging around the edge with chocolate chip ink. And then adhered the layered image to the scallop.
10. Finally I adhered the layered scallop to the cardfront with dimensionals and the layered snowman to the cardfront with snail.

And there it is! My medication will be kicking in any minute and then I’ll be out! I hope to make another card tomorrow and then be in full crafty action by Monday! I hope everyone is having a GREAT weekend.

The DEETS:

Stamps: Perfect presentation, all in a row-SU
CS: Old olive, real red, chocolate chip, white-SU
Ink: old olive, real red, chocoalte chip, versamark-SU
Accessories: sponges, dimensionals, pewter brads, heat and stick powder, clear ep, red glitter, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 circle punches, 1/16th handheld punch and scallop circle punch-SU

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