Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Holiday Step Card with Cheery Lynn Designs and Core'dinations

All week long the Cheery Lynn Design team is creating with Core'dinations paper, and over at the Core'dinations blog, they are using Cheery Lynn Designs dies.  What fun we are having!


Using an assortment of Core'dinations Whitewash Cardstock, I created a step card.  There are 3 steps, on the first and second I began with a snowbank created with an aquaWhitewash cardstock, which I embossed with my Cheery Lynn Designs Dotted Swiss XL embossing plate, then sanded so the aqua core of the paper shows through.  Again on the first step, I added a Cheery Lynn Designs Victorian Picket Fence, decorated with two Christmas Lights Swags and the bow from the new Ornamental Wreath and Bow die.  I added Viva Decor Glass Effect Gel to the Christmas lights to make them shiny.  The figures on the second step are Lil Christmas Lolita Willow and Lil Lad Christmas Luca from Tickled Pink Stamps.  You can see the embossed dots on the snow banks on this step.



For the 3rd step, I started with a piece of gray Whitewash Cardstock that I embossed with my Big Weaver Plate, sanding it to get the look of siding.  I then added a Screen Door die cut using a blue Whitewash, reversing the bottom panel drop outs and putting them back in.  Then I cut a square to fit the top part of the door.  I added an Ornamental Wreath and Bow adding a few berries with my Viva Decor Pearl pen.  A silver gem for a door knob was the final touch. 


Next I added some more snow banks using my Swiss Dots embossed aqua Whitewash cardstock on both sides of the door.  Then I added my Elegant Evergreen die, popping up the layers for dimension.  I added some red gems and a gold star as accents.   All of the sanding on the cardstock was done using the Core'dinations Sand It Gadget.  Finished size is 5 x 7 inches.

Challenges:
Tickled Pink Christmas Challenge - Embossing
Ooh La La - Christmas
Sparkle Creations - Christmas Cheer

10 comments:

Karen W said...

This is totally cool, fantastic idea and great card.

ednamburgess said...

So cute, love it. Wondered how you got the fence to stand up and now I see. Very festive looking. Edna

Sharron Lynne said...

A super card. Love the warm, log cabin with wreath on the door and the picket fence. Very Christmassey.

Unknown said...

This is just brilliant Sandy! I love how it all looks like a scene and has so much dimension and detail! Just fab! :)

Thanks for joining us at OLL this week :)
Lizy DT x

Alanna said...

Such a great card. I love all the detail. Thanks for joining us this week at Christmas Card Challenges.

iCreateforfun said...

Very nice card using those dies.

Doreen said...

What a great card.Thanks for sharing this with us at OLL,hope you join us next time.xxx

juelmarie said...

Way too cute! I love those guys - they are some of my favorite images! Thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenge Good luck

Crafty Hugs
Juelmarie DT

Sandy said...

This is BEAUTIFUL!

Sue from Oregon said...

Wowser...such great details!