Festive baubles

Now that my Christmas cards are starting to reach their destinations I can start to share some of my special cards that were made for my friends in the card making community. Making something for such talented people is always a little daunting. Here is one inspired by using the Chocolate Baroque Indian Textiles stamps which I felt lent themselves to covering baubles.

Once again I am struggling to take decent pics in the dull light this time of year, so I apologise for the poor picture quality.

I die cut the baubles with a Marianne die, using the hanger from an Impression Obsession bauble set as I prefer that one. I then pressed the die cut to the stamp, rather than the other way around to try and get the positioning of the stamp as central as possible to the bauble. I added colour with Distress Ink shading with highlights added with DI markers. The pine branches and sentiment are stamped with the Stampin' Up Ornamental Pine stamps, with the branches embossed in a WOW platinum sparkle powder and the sentiment in silver detail EP. I mounted the baubles with some teal coloured fine velvet ribbon and finished off with a few random gems.

I hope all your Christmas prep is going well. I have thankfully finished my present shopping and most gifts have been wrapped now. It seems like work is going to be very busy for me in the run up to the holiday so I am having to be well organised. I just have one mammoth present project to finish, but I think the finishing line is finally in sight with that one! I have until Sunday when I am doing a present delivery run for completing the task, so please keep your fingers crossed for me. Then I will look forward to getting my decorations up and final finishing touches done for our quiet Christmas at home in the country.

Elaine