Holy Family

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If you have been following the blog hop in order you've just seen Dawnmarie's wonderful Berry Christmas creations at DM Dezigns.

Just sit back and imagine a few of the things you might make with the Holy Family stamp set as you see what I have for you here. :) I took several pictures, while I was creating, of both the candle and the card shade, so look for tutorials next week if you are interested.

First, I wanted to create a home decor item, but a Nativity scene limits the possibilities just a bit. My downline Kris suggested a candle, and candles are one of my favorite quick and easy projects. I merely embossed on white tissue paper, turned the gold embossing powder toward the candle and melded the paper into the candle. (Turning the gold embossing powder toward the candle created the reversed image you see.)

I had already decided to create the home decor/card combo creation below which is also candle-centered. The "front" of the card has a gatefold appearance and is tied by gold cord. The Real Red sentiment panel is mounted on vellum edged in gold-embossing. The "gates" allow the card to stand on its own.

The "back" of the card has a top note-sized hole with the gold embossed image on vellum. I edged the Real Red image frame in gold embossing powder by using the Versamarker and added three gold brads. The star is cut out and attached with a mini glue dot. I apologize for the poor/fuzzy picture quality...I wanted the candle glow to shine. Safety first...be sure to allow proper distance between your shade and votive candle holder.

This last picture is of three regular cards using different image treatments. I wanted the card on the left to be easy to duplicate so the image is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on Vanilla. I used the Big Shot Join in the Cheer die for the word JOY.

The center image is stamped in StazOn ink on our watercolor paper and watercolored using classic inks and an aquapainter. I used the sentiment from Christmas Cardinal to create a simple card.

The card on the right has a base of Very Vanilla cardstock cut with the Big Shot Scallop Square die. The image and the Merry Christmas from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set are gold-embossed and layered with gold cardstock for a design that looks a bit more elegant. These cards are in the Stampin' Addicts gallery individually.

Please continue to Kat's Kards to see what gorgeous things she's done with the Delightful Decorations set and Punch.

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