Christmas Lights Heat Embossed Card

I signed up for a swap using products from the new July to January mini catalog – I chose the Christmas Lights set as my focus. This set can be ordered by itself or as part of the larger Lights Aglow collection:

My initial thought was to go straight for traditional holiday colors for my swap but I was sort of spinning my wheels – everything I went to go try just didn’t do it for me. So I decided to go black and white for something different!

To make this card, you’ll need the following supplies:

• Christmas Lights and Brightest Glow Bundles
• Color & Contour Stamp set
• Basic White Thick card stock, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ along the long side
• Basic Black card stock cut at 5 3/8″ x 4 1 /8″ and piece for tree stamp
• Basic White card stock cut at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and scrap
• Versamark ink
• Silver and Black embossing powders
• Simply Elegant Trim and Iridescent Rhinestones
• Basic Tools (snips, trimmer, adhesives, clear blocks)
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Mini or Regular)
• Heat Tool

To make this card, follow these steps:

• Adhere the Basic Black cardstock to the cardfront
• Using Versamark, stamp the ‘splotchy’ stamp from the Color & Contour stamp set in the upper left and bottom right of the Basic White panel. Cover in Black embossing powder and heat set with Heat Tool.
• Using Versamark, stamp Christmas tree on Basic Black card stock scrap and cover in Silver embossing powder. Heat set with Heat Tool. Cut out using die from Christmas Lights bundle
• Adhere Christmas tree to Basic White panel using glue
• Wrap length of silver twine from Simply Elegant Trim around white panel towards the bottom of the tree. Secure to the back using tape
• Adhere white panel to black panel on card front
• Stamp sentiment in Versamark on a scrap of Basic White and crop using die from Bright Glow bundle. Adhere over twine using Adhesive Foam Strips
• Tie a bow from silver twine and adhere to edge of sentiment
• Place a few Iridescent Rhinestones on card front to finish

I love how this came out!

I’ve included links to the products I’ve used below – they’ll take you straight to my online store. I’ve included the individual sets, as well as the whole collection:

Product List

Remember, Sale-A-Bration is going on for January and February. For every 50 dollars spent (before shipping and taxes), you are entitled to free products from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. So exciting!! Joining Stampin Up! now (if interested) give you an option to add a Stampin’ Mini Cut & Emboss to your starter kit! Woo hoo!

For orders under $150, please use hostess code RTSC4UED upon check out. If your order is over that amount, don’t use that code and enjoy those Stampin’ Rewards. Contact me with any questions.

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