Hi crafters,
I am taking part in another blog hop today with the Crafty Collaborations team. Our theme for Technique Tuesday is Punch Techniques. This was a fun one to create and I can't wait to see what everyone else has come up with for the challenge.
I used the Holly Border Punch from the July - December 2021 Mini Catalogue to create a background panel and I also used the Label Me Lovely Punch for my sentiment topper.
I made a card base from Crumb Cake cardstock and then used a Basic White cardstock panel for my background. I took a piece of scrap cardstock and created a border pattern using the Holly Border Punch. I placed this over my background panel and using a Shaded Spruce Stampin' Write Marker I traced the holly leaves onto the background. I used a Real Red Stampin' Write Marker for the berries. I repeated this two more times to cover the background panel. I trimmed the panel to size and adhered to my card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I punched out the label shape using the Label Me Lovely Punch and then placed this inside my Stamparatus before stamping my sentiment. I did some stamp surgery on the Happy Christmas stamp by cutting the words apart so I could stack them on to the punched shape. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink, positioning the words individually so I could achieve a closer placement. I also punched out a label from Real Red cardstock and cut this in half before adhering to the reverse of my white label to have a red layer on the top and bottom of my topper. Finally I added some holly accents in Shaded Spruce cardstock and berries in Real Red cardstock. I layered the holly by folding the second piece in half and only gluing the centre so that the leaves have dimension. I added Shimmery Crystal Effects to the berries for a small pop of shine and sparkle.
I hope you are feeling inspired to get your punches out and start creating. The full list of participants for this blog hop is below and I hope you keep hopping. Don't forget to leave us a comment - we love to hear what you think of our projects.
Happy crafting, Rachel x
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