Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Masculine Christmas card

I've been wanting to play with my gilding flakes ever since I found them at a newly discovered craft shop in my area, because I was determined to use them to play along with Taheerah's current Gossip Column challenge at the Winnie & Walter blog, which is all about precious metals. This week's Christmas Muse card by Cornelia was a great incentive to do so.


I used more or less the same layout that Cornelia used, but I toned down the colours by using a kraft card base and I used 2 stamps and the kissing technique to mimick Cornelia's foil tree.
I first placed my tree stamp (Winter Woodland, Winnie & Walter) on the door of my MISTI and stamped the tree using green ink (Studio Calico), and then I stamped the stag from the same stamp set in two colours of brown, using a different corner in my MISTI. I then stamped the Tiny flag background (woodblock mounted stamp by Hero Arts) onto the tree stamp (still on the door of my MISITI) using Versamark ink and then stamped the tree again. After heat embossing the tiny flag pattern using Sticky embossing powder (Ranger), I spread out some gilding flakes over my heat embossed image and burnished using a piece of Rubit Scrubit (Ranger). I messed up my heat embossed sentiment (Happy Christmas, Winnie & Walter), so I heat embossed it again onto a snippet of vellum and attached this over the original sentiment using a tiny staple. I love how it adds to the masculine feel of my card. I coloured the edge of my white card base by swiping my green ink over it and then adhered my panel. To finish things off, I adhered a few woodgrain sequins (Studio Calico).

Challenges:
Muse: ChristmasVisions - 67 (see Cornelia's muse card below)


Taheerah's Gossip column at W&W - No. 5 Precious metals 
(do check it out if you haven't done so, and be amazed and inspired)


AAA Cards - 76 Masculine


Christmas Card Challenges - 46 Anything Christmas goes


52CCT - Embossing (dry or heat)


A blog named Hero - Geometric
Hero Arts - Holiday cards
Jingle Belles - While shepherds watched their flocks (i.e. feature animals)



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19 comments:

  1. Ardyth26 October 2016 at 01:11

    What a fun, artistic take on the inspiration! So glad you joined us at MCV this week!

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  2. Cornelia (fun stamping)26 October 2016 at 03:51

    This is awesome! Love your CASE! I have some gilding flakes collecting dust somewhere....I think I need to get them out! So glad you are playing along with us at MCV this week - I know I can count on you! Hugs, Cornleia

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  3. ElizStewart26 October 2016 at 07:37

    Wow...really nice job! Corneliamade it look so easy...but it really wasn't....I am so glad someone else really gave it the college try!

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  4. brenda26 October 2016 at 12:03

    A pretty creation as always, apols for the tardy blogging on my part but slow going at this end.

    B x

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  5. Melissa L.26 October 2016 at 14:58

    Lovely, Marianne. Great crisp stamping and overall design. I love the gold triangles. Super cool on the Kraft! Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards. :)

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  6. Anonymous26 October 2016 at 17:03

    Prachtig gedaan, mooie keuzes van alle materialen. Door het hert twee kleuren te geven, creëer je m.i.z.ook diepte. Geldt ook voor je kerstboomglitters. Erg leuk. XXX ineke☀️

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  7. Lindsey26 October 2016 at 23:46

    This is such a great way to CASE Cornelia's card! The gilding flakes sound like fun to use, and perfect on the tree.

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  8. Robyn Oliver27 October 2016 at 00:26

    Love your card Marianne, great take on this weeks Muse and yes I thought about my gilding stuff too.

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  9. foleysfriend27 October 2016 at 04:44

    Loving how you achieved the tiny flag detail on the tree; thank you for explaining the process; great interpretation of Cornelia's MCV card.

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  10. Barbara27 October 2016 at 20:33

    Great card - I love the green on kraft and the gold shimmer!

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  11. Loll28 October 2016 at 03:04

    Love the depth of your images from shading withe different tones of ink for both your tree and your deer. Very beautfiul design with the gilding flakes pattern ... great way to use the kissing technique! xx

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  12. Debbie28 October 2016 at 04:20

    Beautiful card!!
    Thanks for playing along this week at Christmas Card Challenges!!
    Debbie (CCC DT)
    Debbie's Dash of This and That

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  13. Deborah Frings28 October 2016 at 13:58

    I do like this. Great way to emboss the pattern on the tree! Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT this week! Deborah, DT.

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  14. Kajcyika28 October 2016 at 15:22

    Great use of embossing! I'm really loving it! :)
    Thanks for sharing it with us at 52CCT! :)

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  15. SmilynStef29 October 2016 at 14:39

    Awesome save on the sentiment ... I do love the staple and the cool gilded tree ... so glad you joined us at Jingle Belles.

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  16. lauren bergold2 November 2016 at 17:51

    oh my goodness, this is so very lovely, in every way! thanks for joining our celebration of christmas critters at JINGLE BELLES! :)

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  17. Taheerah4 November 2016 at 01:36

    Such a fantastic way to add a touch of gold without it being overpowering! Thanks for spreading The Gossip on w&w's The Gossip Column!

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  18. Jenny Colacicco7 November 2016 at 15:19

    Such a clever technique - really modern, with a traditional style. I really like this. Thanks so much for sharing at AAA Cards. Jenny x

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  19. ~amy~13 November 2016 at 17:34

    Love the added gold! Thanks for joining us for the Hero Arts Holiday Cardmaking Challenge!

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