BELIEVE

Holiday hello all!

Inspired by and playing along with the Challenges below:

The Card Concept Challenge #145 Festive

Shabby Chic and Vintage Style

Crimbo Crackers #221 Anything Festive

Krafty Chicks #536 Week 1 Stamped or Digi Image

SUPPLIES

STAMPS  Hero Arts candles (partial: I omitted the flame portion),  Basicgrey flourishes, Stampin' Up! Harlequin background

DIE CUTS   Momenta #32265 R8

INKS   Distress Antique Linen, Memento Tuxedo Black, Staz-on White

MARKERS   Copic assorted greens

EMBELLISHMENTS   Jolee's Boutique flat back black faceted gems, random flat back reflective red gems, sheer gold ribbon, acetate sheet

CARDSTOCK   mirror gold, random white

OTHER   Pentel Slicci gold pen, Wink of Stella glitter brush pen

STEPS

1.  Trim acetate panel and score to side fold card size

2.  Cut 4 white cardstock panels to the size shown

3.  Stamp one white panel with harlequin background stamp and Distress Antique Linen ink

4.  Ink candles stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink (I omitted the flames) on previously stamped panel and again on scrap white cardstock

5.  Color the candles on scrap cardstock with black and gold pens as shown, and trim around each candle.  Adhere to image panel

6.  Color in the leaves with Copic markers and adhere flat back gems where berries are stamped

7.  Ink flourishes with black ink and stamp in desired pattern. Coat with Wink of Stella when ink is dry.

8.  Stamp large flourish in white Staz-on onto acetate cardfront

9.  Use make-up sponge to add ink to edges of cardfront with white Staz-on

10.  Apply ribbon as shown to image panel and along card fold 

11.  Die cut sentiment from mirror gold cardstock and apply over ribbon as shown

12.  Apply flat back faceted black gems as shown

 Thanks so much for being here!