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In the Gallery my 2002 card

21 years ago

This is not my usual style and have to make some cutesy ones too. For some reason I had to do this card this way. First I stamped a lot of the images on vellum and planned to use them but they just didn't work out. I had thought of using blue but blue is not a Christmas color for me.

Inside is a big "Peace on Earth" embossed in gold.

I'd never stamped on mulberry paper before but it took it and the embossing pretty well.

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Comments (8)

Gramof3
21 years ago
That is beautiful; and nice to remind people for "the reason for the season".
minnie_tx
Original Author
21 years ago
thank you. I'm going to get some more mulberry paper and try it on a reddish background. Usually my cards are snowmen or santas etc. I got this stamp last year from Stampin' Up and it's just been sitting around doing nothing.
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ArtsyCraftsy
21 years ago
Minnie- that is a lovely, elegant card! I'm interested in the gold paper...was that something you got from stampin up? I love its crinkly texture!

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taunia1
21 years ago
Minnie, your card is beautiful; very elegant. I (stupid me), didn't even realize you could print on mulberry paper. I'll have to try it. I just printed for the first time on velum & then embossed on it this a.m. Thanks for sharing your beautiful card!
minnie_tx
Original Author
21 years ago
I haven't seen any stamping on Mulberry before. I knew I wanted the paper but tried to use a vellum on top and that didn't look right so I just tried it out. I was happy with how it turned out. The crinkled paper I got in package of Decorative papers by Black Ink from Michael's. I think there was only one sheet in the pack.
I did have some other very nice gold papers which I used on some of the cards. I also got some gold tissue that has dull/shiny surface from the tissue area at Michael's. I cut it to the size I wanted and then crumpled it up into a tight ball in my hand and then spread it out flattening it. I used the same techniques on cards a couple of years ago.
Lia_SC
21 years ago
Love your card, Minnie!

I have some of that crinkly gold that came in a Black Ink pack. I'd love to find a pkg with only the gold. It's so soft, almost like fabric. Great idea 'bout the tissue paper!

I've tried stamping on mulberry, but never the embossing. Thanks for letting us know we can! :-D
Tiger_SunnyFla
21 years ago
Yes, Minnie, the card is really beautiful! Thanx for sharing!!
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minnie_tx
Original Author
21 years ago
Thanks everyone. I hope somebody got some good ideas from it. I got some green mulberry today and am going to try it on the red card stock . I looked for all gold in those packs but couldn't find it. I'm going to look over at Hobby Lobby next they have different papers in different areas of the store. Some in Scrapbooking and stamps and some over by the area where they have the photo stuff.
As far as crinkling up paper to use. Smell it first. I got some last year that was a beautiful wrapping paper but it smelled so metallic I couldn't use it.

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