Glittering Christmas Stars

Morning everyone, i hope you had a lovely weekend, boy was it stormy last night here in Cornwall.

Today im sharing a batch of Christmas cards.  It first involved making backgrounds using alcohol inks on Yupo paper - i had such fun with that and playing with various colours and patterns.  Then part two was die cutting a star wreath in the middle and then some die cut star baubles to finish. 

5x5 white card base.  I first made my backgrounds using Tim Holtz alcohol inks on yupo paper, i also added in a couple of his new pearl range and they are gorgeous.  I then die cut a square of the inky background to fit the cardbase and attached it well to the middle of the card front.  I then die cut my star wreath die in the middle so that it cut completely through the cardfront. As the yupo paper is so thin the die easily cut through that and the 300gsm card front.

I then die cut 2 white circle frames, one for the inside of the star wreath circle and one for the outside to help frame it and draw the eye in.  I then die cut my hanging star die from both silver mirror card and silver glitter card, as its in 2 parts i then partnered up the mirror version with the glitter version, so in this first card i have a glitter outline around my solid mirror star, then for the next card i used the mirror outline with a solid glitter star in the middle. 

Stamped greeting to finish.  I made my inserts from pearlised paper so that it slightly shimmers in the light through the stars.

A close up, you can clearly see my star wreath and all the little appertures it leaves in the card front so that the light shines through.  I only have one hanging star die so had to cut it 3 times per card but it easily fit through my mini machine so not too bad to do sat in front of the tv. 

This shows the 2 cards side by side, the silver glitter solid stars on the left and the mirror one on the right. Blue, purples & pinks.

Different colour version and on these ones i used gold stars again in the glitter card and mirror card.

 Red and gold tones, gold stars. 

I really enjoyed making these ones and just love the vibrant colours of the alcohol inks of yupo paper.

Items Used:

Frantic Stamper star on a string die

Star circle wreath die

Stitched square die

Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks

Yupo paper

Clearely besotted sentiment stamps

Gold & Silver mirror card & glitter card

5x5 white craftuk Ltd cardblanks

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope you all have a good week. Emmax

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