Joy to the World

Hi! This week we are all about stamping at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, in our Stamp Out 2013 challenge, the last challenge of the year. It is simple, just use a stamp, or many stamps.

I made a Christmas card with some new Hero Arts stamps. I really like this World Ornament stamp and it worked perfectly together with one of my favourite sentiments. Stars were repeated four times on the card, stamped on the background, embossed on the white cardstock, two star embellishments, and die cut from a mirror sheet.

The globe was stamped on Wendy Vecchi's Clearly for Art Modeling Film and coloured at the back with alcohol inks and a alcohol fillable pen marker. I cut the globe out, heated it with my heat gun and shaped it around a ball. Be careful not to burn yourself. The Modeling Film keeps its shape perfectly. It is a favourite product of mine, for example, I used it the other day for a totally different looks on Tim Holtz pre-released Jumbo Tattered Florals die. I punched a hole at the top of the globe and tied with tinsel.

For the background, I used a folded piece of Ranger's Specialty Stamping Paper and inked it softly with Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean. This tiny star background stamp is a new favourite of mine, I love the mix of tiny and small stars and even the tiniest of the stars stamp with perfect detail. It was stamped with Cornflower Blue Archival Ink. The white cardstock is also Specialty Stamping paper and was embossed in the Starry Night folder.

The star border was die cut from a mirror sheet, which looks like a real mirror. The sentiment was stamped with Cornflower Blue ink and cut into a banner. I also added a tinsel border for an even more festive feel. The tree is die cut with the great Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Mod Tree die.

I hope you will join us in our stamping challenge. As always, one participant wins a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp.

Thank you for looking!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Surfaces: Ranger Specialty Stamping Paper; Wendy Vecchi Stampers Anonymous Clearly For Art Modeling Film

Dies: Sizzix: Star Cluster On the Edge; Simon Says Stamp: Mod Tree

Embossing folder: Sizzix: Iron Gate & Starry Night

Stamps: Hero Arts: World Ornament K5866, Merriest Christmas Wishes CG377, Tiny Star Background CG616

Ink: Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean; Ranger Archival Ink: Cornflower Blue; Tsukineko Stazon Jet Black

Alcohol Ink: Adirondack: Lettuce, Meadow, Latte, Stonewashed, Sail Boat Blue

Embellishments: Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Mirrored Sheets, Mirrored Stars, Silver Tinsel Twine