Today my mailman brought the new JustRite “A Merry Little Christmas Set“. I had to use it right away. The colors for today’s color challenge on Splitcoaststampers was Taken with Teal, Very Vanilla and Close to Cocoa. I thought I could make that work for a Christmas card.
Ever since I shot the video for the Recessed Window tutorial, I was itching to try it as a Photo Christmas card. I didn’t have a good professionally printed tutorial, so I decided to just printed one out from my computer. It’s not really a good print, but I thought it would work until I get one printed out from a store.
The card base is a 5 1/4″ x 10 3/4″ piece of Taken with Teal cardstock scored at 5 1/4″ and 5 1/2″. My window frame consists of a 5″ square of Very Vanilla and a 4 13/16″ square of Close to Cocoa Prints Designer Paper.
The photo was cut out with Square Nestabilitiesand layered on a slightly bigger Very Vanilla Scallop Square, cut with Nestabilities as well.
The medallion was created by stamping the sentiment from A Merry Little Christmas set in Close to Cocoa on Very Vanilla cardstock. It was punched out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch and layered on a 1 3/8″ Taken with Teal Circle Punch-out. the bottom layer was cut, embossed and stencilled with the Kaleidoscope Pendant Shapeabilities. Last I added cream pearls from the Pretties Kit and covered the Vanilla sentiment layer in Crystal Effect.
On the inside I covered the back or the recessed window first with the same size Very Vanilla cardstock scallop square that I used on the front. Then I added a Close to Cocoa cardstock piece that had been cut with the Kaleidoscope Pendant die. The edges were sponged and more pearls from the Pretties Kit were added. The sentiment is another stamp from the Christmas Stamp Ensemble. It had been stamped in Close to Cocoa, cut out with Classic Circle Nestabilities and layered on the next size up Circle cutout in Taken with Teal.
(I think before I sent it away, I will create another frame like the one on the card front to add around the center piece here.)
The first layer is a 5″ square of Close to Cocoa cardstock followed by a 4 13/16″ square of Very Vanilla cardstock. The top right corner was paper pierced. On the lower part I added a 1 1/4″ x 5″ piece of Close to Cocoa Print Designer Paper. The image is another stamp from A Merry Little Christmas set. It was stamped in Basic Brown ink and colored with Copic Markers. It was cut with a 1 1/4″ circle punch, then layered on a 1 3/8″ Close to Cocoa Circle. The last layer is a Taken with Teal piece of cardstock that had been cut with Kaleidoscope Pendant Shapeabilities from Spellbinders. I added Crystal Effects over the bow and the flames in the image.
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.14 Responses to “Christmas Recessed Window”
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WOW Beate!!!! I just LOVE what you’ve made here!!! The JustRite stamp looks totally awesome on the pendant like that!!! Stunning card, great colours, love the ribbon, love the inside —- love it all!!!!! 🙂
These are just so beautiful, Beate!! Love the idea of the recessed window with the picture in it for a Christmas card! This new set is very fun too!! Love them layered on the pendents!
WOW! Beate, this is so stunning!
This is beyond gorgeous !!! LOVE the idea of putting a picture in the recessed window….genius !
Big Hugs
It is so beautiful color and soft card. I love it. Thank you for sharing
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Love the colors and the neat way you framed the sentiment!
Wow! What a treasure this card is! Beautifully done! The inside is as goregeous as the outside.
WOW this is fantastic. I am always blown away by what you create Beate. You are such an inspiration!
Hi Beate,
WoW this card is beautiful!! I luv how you put the photo on the card. What a fab idea!!
Thx for all the lovely comments you left on my blog. Your such a sweetie! Thx for stopping by!
xoxo,
Lori
This is very pretty!!! I think the photo you used is wonderful for a holidy card..except that its lacking you! 🙂
What a beautiful way to frame a photo! I love this idea…and your card is fabulous!!
I love your choice of color…even for a holiday card! You absolutely make your cards tweak our interest.
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