SusieQueue Creates
Here's my offering for From the Heart Stamps Sketch #40 which was actually supposed to be posted by yesterday...oh well. I didn't make the deadline but I did have fun with this sketch and I love Birdbrain Chick (don't you?). This image is called Holly Jollly Christmas.
For this one, I used randomly cut strips of paper to create the rounded background shape but didn't make it a smooth curve. The holly accent was done with a Sizzix Embosslits. I wish they would do more of these in classic designs like this holly.
I used my Wink of Stella glitter pens to add subtle touches of glitter here and there. They add just the right something extra. I hope you can see the effect they give in the detail shot: the dots were made with the pens and I also highlighted some other things...like the red Christmas tree balls. As I'm sure you can tell; "Ho Ho Ho" was wet-embossed.
Don't you just love getting ready for Christmas?!
04 Nov 2013 - Too late and very early!
From the Heart Stamps Sketch #40 and #41
FTHS Sketch #41
I'm not going to miss the deadline this week. FTHS posted Sketch #41 this morning and here's my version. I used their image Seven Christmas Birds.
This card is a pretty straight-forward interpretation of the sketch but a couple of things are worth noticing. To add texture, I frayed some brown burlap for the back layer of the vertical strip and I embellished it with some dark green boughs punched using Martha Stewart's "Branch" punch (see detail photo).
The background paper, which is a work of art all by itself is Bazzill Basics "Believe" which is two-sided. The second side is red dots on tan and is used in the rounded banner.
I hope you're having tons of fun making Christmas cards.
