I think this is going to be my Christmas card this year. The garland is the wreath from the Welcome Christmas stamp set (I love that set). I punched some holes in it with the 1/16” hole punch and backed it with some Real Red card stock to look like berries. The fireplace is textured with the square lattice embossing folder and the fire is made with the two-step bird punch and word window. You can find the cheat sheet here Campfire
The mantle: I've had several inquiries about the mantle. I cut a piece of soft suede 3/4" wide and a little longer than the card.trimmed the edges at an angle and glued it to the top of the card (that's the lower piece). The top piece is about 1/4" wide and I rounded the edges and stuck it on with some half dimensionals or use the strip at the edge of the sheet. I added some suede ink with a blender pen to create a shadow.
The bows: I used Cherry Cobbler seem binding, twisted it and stuck it on with a glue dot. I tried making real bows but they looked too large.
You can paint these items with Christmas colors to give them a festive look. Fireside Christmas Decoration Filling the fireplace with lit candles of all sizes and shapes to enhance your hearth.
Posted by: plumbing | May 29, 2011 at 09:10 PM
A very creative card. The design was great and beautiful. Good work!
Posted by: Fireside Sets | January 14, 2011 at 09:09 PM
Love your clever design, Jackie! Gorgeous and creative card!
Posted by: Rosemarie Diehl | November 08, 2010 at 12:17 AM
Love the garland!
Sharon L
Posted by: sharon l | October 12, 2010 at 06:21 PM
This is stunning! Love it! :)
Posted by: pesc | October 09, 2010 at 09:49 PM