CHRISTMAS STAR SWIRLED DESIGNS

I wanted to use the star die cuts from Swirled Design today, and what better way to use them but for a Christmas Card?

I turned the large gold star die-cut into an "ornament" by layering it over the stamped circular swirl image from the stamp set.  To create a hanger for my ornament, I used one of the narrow scrap gold strips that are created when the star is die cut.  If you look closely at the star you will see that I had plenty of the little strips to choose from.  I adhered it above the star and then added a Cherry Cobbler & Gold Bow.

The front of the Cherry Cobbler card base was covered with the Cherry Cobbler Season of Elegance Specialty Paper.  Doesn't it make a pretty card base?

A brushed gold foil mat creates an elegant border around the Basic White cardstock, AND -- I was able to die cut the large star and several of the small stars from the center of that foil cardstock before I adhered the Basic White cardstock to it.  

I always try to remember to do this as it really stretches the use of foil and expensive specialty papers.  

The Merry Christmas greeting is from the Long Time No See stamp set.  It is stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink directly on the Basic White cardstock to keep the card nice and flat for mailing.  The small die-cut stars added to the center of the large star and above the sentiment also create a "flatter" card than other gems or embellishments would.

For the inside of the card I used another piece of the Season of Elegance Specialty Paper as the mat, and then I die cut a lot of stars from both the Season of Elegance Paper and little gold foil scraps that I can never seem to throw away.

I thought it really dressed up the inside of the card and tied it to the front.

What do you think?

Use this link to download a tutorial for today's card.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Swirled Designs Bundle (English) [167311]	Long Time No See Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [166189]	Hope & Peace Cling Stamp Set (English) [159773]	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685]
Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164144]	Brushed Silver And Gold Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [164861]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083]
Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Satin Ribbon [164028]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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