Darice Bells & Bow Stencil with Pillow-Top Background

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Darice Bells & Bow Stencil with Pillow-Top Background

I got a really late start on my Christmas cards this year. I'm playing catch-up this month with the Winter Holiday Cards in July Challenge at Artsy Inkers. This is my second batch, and I now have a total of fourteen cards for the year--thirteen of those so far this month.

I messed up the edges of the focal piece when I was stenciling. That's why I ended up die-cutting this one. I had to make a new Pillow-Top mat for it. After making one with the Soft Sage ink, I decided to add Soft Celery so the background would be a better match for the card base.

CARD:
4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Card base and mat—Carnival 80-lb. cover vellum, Red

CARD With Die-Cuts:
Green card base—Bazzill Hillary
Red mat on green card—Bazzill Cardinal
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight

BACKGROUND:
Pillow-Top Technique
Canson 90-lb. watercolor paper
Memories Ink For Hero Arts Shadow Stamps. Soft Sage (I added a touch of Soft Celery on the card with the die-cut focal piece and mat)

FOCAL IMAGE:
Canson 90-lb. Cold-Press Watercolor Paper
Just Rite sentiment--Christmas Antique Labels One
Versafine Ink--Olympia Green
Darice brass stencil--Xmas Bells/Bow, 1020-63
Kaleidacolor Ink Pads:
Ribbon--the darkest colors in the Tomato Vine and Desert Pink pads
Leaves—the greens from Riviera and Vineyard (I rouged on the lighter color and stippled on the darker green.)
Bells—bronze from Vineyard and lavender from Baby Powder (I brushed almost all the ink off on a piece of paper before applying it to the bells.)
Wink of Stella—Clear on the entire image on the die-cut image piece; none on one card; silver on the rest

MEASUREMENTS (except green card):
Card Base — 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Pillow Top Mat – 4 ” x 5 ¼”
Red Mat — 2 ¾” x 4 ½”
Focal Piece — 2 ½” x 4 ¼”

MEASUREMENTS (green card):
Card Base – 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Pillow-Top Mat – 3 ½” x 4 ¾”
Red Mat – 2 ¾” x 3 7/8”
Focal Piece – 2 ¼” 3 1/8”

TFL.
Daria