Hello again, today I'm sharing a quick Christmas card I've made
using this week's special offer card Canary Yellow from +papermilldirect . This is a lovely shade of yellow and being 240gsm is perfect for cardmaking, you can get your hands on a small box of A4 for the extra special price of just £3-50 whilst stocks last.
To create my card base I scored and folded an A4 sheet of PMD White
Linen card and then trimmed it down to approx 5.5" square. The card will
be used in 'tent' position with the fold at the top.
I thought I would test the Canary Yellow card in my Cricut Explore
and created this 2 layered Christmas Star ornament shape, I chose the
shape from the 'Quilted Ornaments' design set / cartridge, which is free
if you have the subscription. The intricate design top layer cut
perfectly in my Explore and I cut a bottom layer from PMD Ultra White
Pearlised to add a subtle sparkle, using cosmic shimmer clear drying
glue to adhere the layers together.
Using my Explore and a black pen, I cut a square of PMD White Linen card
approx 4 5/8" square and 'attached' some text to run along the bottom,
the sentiment being 'Star of Wonder', I wanted to add a modern look and
went with 'Wonder Star of Wonder Star' so that it stretched across the
bottom of the white linen square. I must confess that my black Cricut
pen has run out and so I have improvised and am using a Black Pilot V5
pen instead which I am pleased to report has given a great result on the
linen textured card.
A square of Canary Yellow card was cut at approx 5" square as a mat
layer to add the pop of colour that will cordinate with the star shape,
and the text square was adhered ontop using double sided tape. I found
some elasticated gold twine and wrapped it across the top of the card
and secured the ends on the back with strong doubled sided tape. The
panel was then mounted onto the card front using 3D foam pads to give
height.
I wanted to keep a clean simple look to the star, as a lot of the
design element is in the cut out detailing, so I just added a faux pearl
to the centre and a few clear adhesive gems, before mounting the star
to the card front using 3D foam pads. I positioned the star at an angle
and added a bow of gold fluted ribbon to the loop so that it looks as
if the ornament is hanging from one of the strings of gold twine.
This was a really quick idea and quick to make, I was happy with how
it turned out and how well this particular shade of yellow worked for a
Christmas theme.
Canary Yellow 240gsm - Special Offer Card - Papermilldirect
White Linen Card - Papermilldirect
Ultra White Pearlised Card - Papermilldirect
Gold Twine, Gold Ribbon, Adhesive Pearl and Clear Gems - from stash
Adhesives used: Cosmic Shimmer clear drying glue, 3D foam pads, double-sided tape
More ideas for using Papermilldirect cardstocks with a Cricut machine can be found by using this quick link here:http://pollypurplehorse.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/cricut
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